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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 03/10/2026

We could go on 😂 it's a complex ecosystem balance

Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 03/10/2026

- the "boost" to GDP through extra sales of food to replace stolen food, and to repairing buildings from damage - the "benefit" to fisheries of full seagulls eating less fish. - the generational impact of seagulls primarily eating chips and pasties vs. shoreline detritus …

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 03/10/2026

- how much environmental cost there is to having such a high seagull population (damage to property, shit everywhere blocking gutters etc.) - psychological damage and reduced GDP through the disruption to peoples' sleep in seaside towns …

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 03/10/2026

We now need an analysis of: - how much seagulls save us in terms of cleaning leftover food on the street, resulting in less labour - how much "accidental feeding" of the kind mentioned reduces that …

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.com

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 01/10/2026

"As for UBI, I think it’s a terrible idea—an invitation for people not to work, which creates a million personal and social problems in its turn." Paragon of rank incompetence—Bret Stephens. UBI is a floor. Any job leaves someone with more income, and having no income creates millions of problems.

nytimes.com

Opinion | Behold the Paragons of Rank Incompetence (Gift Article)

The dawn of A.I. comes at the dusk of American sanity.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The language of 'defensive' support is a smokescreen - the PM has committed the UK to this conflict Thousands have been killed by the Saudi-led coalition. Weddings hit, markets destroyed. International Humanitarian Law breached. The UK must not back the murderous Saudi regime.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 01/10/2026

Saw Le Vent du Nord (from Quebec) tonight. Saw them 2 years ago for the first time after listening for 20 years. Such an amazingly talented band and really uplifting. All in French. Violins. Hurdy Gurdy. Accordion. Foot tapping. Gorgeous ensemble and harmony vocals. Looks effortless. GO SEE THEM

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Joseph @jofuzz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Enter Shikari announcing a hiatus for 2027 is doing 1d20 psychic damage to me. They've been my favorite band since I was 16, TWENTY years ago. Their music has changed and I've changed too. They are very outwardly political and helped me break away from the homegrown conservatism I was raised in.🫡🦁

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

OK, let’s try this: FB24976658: My Apple Account is locked every day Any help from any Apple folks to get this seen by the right people would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court. Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life. Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home. Must change laws.

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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court

Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s fun how there was a guy at the heart of politics who everyone knew was such an enormous crook and malicious bastard that they nicknamed him “the Prince of Darkness”, and then it turned out he was sharing confidential government info with Russian oligarchs and an infamous sex trafficker.

Lawson was an early enthusiast for New Labour
- "I thought the Labour Party needed to be modernised and changed" - and even did a stint
with Peter Mandelson, working on strategy in the 97 Millbank operation.
"Jesus, God, what a brilliant organiser!" he says of the 'Prince of Darkness' who recently became
darker still. "I was never that particularly close to him, but I could see why people were impressed." (Asked later whether he feels sorry for Mandelson, Lawson says yes, explaining: "I'm on the soft left - I'm quite soft emotionally as well as politically.")

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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A reminder that neurodivergence only exists in Britain if you are right-wing and/or rich.

Ben Delo supports Farage because of autism

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.

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Matthaus Woolard @hishnash.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Most heatmaps use rectangular grids, but with Swift Charts we can use PointPlots to arrange cells with alternative shapes. In my new post, we explore hexagonal cells for spatial data. nilcoalescing.com/blog/Visuali... #iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang

nilcoalescing.com

Visualising data with a hexagonal heatmap in Swift Charts

Explore alternatives to rectangular heatmap cells for visualising spatial data along coastlines and irregular boundaries.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 26/09/2026

Working on a really cool exciting new feature for @shareshot.app and enjoying the feature design part though it is always tricky. "We could do X" vs "Yes but will people use it, will results look good and will it be easy to understand?". Really the three pillars of how we approach things.

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Shareshot App @shareshot.app · 24/09/2026

2.0.3 is out now! It includes a bunch of bug fixes. If you were having the Mac app "freak out” 😵‍💫 when trying to Share or show a context menu, this one's for you! Go get it now for improved stability and a small new feature…

Shareshot 2.0.3

It fixes a bunch of weird bugs! If you've been experiencing problems, you should update.

If your problems persist call a doctor (crossed out) get in touch with us please.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

apnews.com

https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 24/09/2026

youtu.be/pG7eyBQk8sk?si=WpPrE...

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 23/09/2026

Next up: Genocide renamed to "Ultrakilllllll!"

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 23/09/2026

AppleCare One must be purchased with your iCloud Apple ID. Otherwise you cannot add devices to it. So if you have a company email address that must order devices, but a different ID for iCloud, it just won't work. So you have to pay personally and expense AppleCare. Super annoying.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 22/09/2026

My wife spotted this today in a local charity shop. How prescient of Ed Sheeran to have done a "Divided World Tour". That or the current timeline is messed up and that was the merch intended for this year but used back in 2017 😂 Next year? "Both Sides World Tour" Feels like must-have irony wear!

Photo of an Ed Sheeran “Divided World Tour”

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 22/09/2026

This is such a banger from Coroner. Still can't believe they came back with an album this great after 30 years or so.

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 21/09/2026

TIL that if your app tries to create a landscape image 188000 pixels wide, your Mac will try really hard to do it, use 119GB of memory and then kernel panic.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 20/09/2026

…but before we got it at off peak outside the 6 hour limit too. So its just got more expensive for charges over 6 hours, right? If correct this is what the summary should be in your documentation. "Off peak charging rates are now limited to 6 hours per day."

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Ben McCarthy @benricem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The banality of evil.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 18/09/2026

"The UK should convene a coalition of concerned north Atlantic states to establish an Amoc Observatory, with an early warning system to be the global reference point on the issue." - Ben Judah www.ft.com/content/4870...

ft.com

We need an observatory for the cooling north Atlantic

The UK should convene a coalition of concerned states if rising emissions lead to the collapse of the Amoc that brings warm water to northern regions

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You’d think that Tom Watson taking a promotion to Palantir’s top media bullshit and left-stomping officer might raise questions about exactly what has been happening here

theguardian.com

Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn

Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Given he moved to Monaco to dodge his taxes in 2020 (after supporting Brexit) he seemingly lost faith in the UK some time ago ... Jim Ratcliffe, bigoted billionaire, gets another platform to waffle on about a country he doesn't live in www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 19/09/2026

Doesn't scrollEdgeEffect work for leading and trailing?

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Matt Corey @matt1corey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Need to think about these horizontally scrolling sections on the iPhone Duo — they look great on a traditional iPhone screen, but the way they go beneath the side toolbar on the Duo is pretty awkward. Anyone else have a similar scenario they've found a good solution for? #iPhoneDuo #indiedev

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Shareshot App @shareshot.app · 18/09/2026

New iPhone day for many of you! You may notice Shareshot says something like "Unknown device - no frames for your device". Well, the stupid computer is lying to you. It has frames! If it defaults to 17 Pro or 16 because you just upgraded, go and select 18 Pro. It will remember that from now on! 🤦‍♂️

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

No you have to be eating “reduced to clear” or out of bins to feed a family off that.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

So they’re just really tight

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

I'm just glad they can still afford a cleaner, poor things.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

You see we all just need to do some meal planning. Source: www.thetimes.com/money/family...

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

Still angry from this one I spotted a few weeks ago. Fuck these rich twats.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New: Flock invented a fake "police department" called Flock City PD, which ran real searches on real cameras for real people. Searched for 'coexist bumper sticker' 'truck with a trump sticker,' 'star of david'.. Flock says it was done to prove mod tools worked www.404media.co/flock-city-p...

404media.co

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

Flock ran searches for “coexist bumper sticker,” “white truck with a trump sticker,” and “Star of David,” apparently to demonstrate what cops shouldn't search for.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

Because our Zoe always looks to you like it is charging to 100% so you might plan to charge it during peak times that were always charged at off peak rate before?! Its completely infathomable.

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 17/09/2026

I’m sorry @octopus.energy but as a long time customer this charging cap stuff for Intelligent Octopus Go makes no sense to me at all. I’ve read all the stuff about it numerous times. It seems like it’s just possibly costing me more to plug it in more often now despite the explanations…

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