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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The thing with AI is it's built to take instruction from natural language rather than code. But as humans we know when we say one thing it's often understood as another (just ask my wife!). Right there is the problem. We struggle talking to humans, why think we can talk to machines? #AI

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Put another way, it’s not “Now do cars.” It’s a question of whether or not drivers are asked to take collective responsibility for the behavior of all other drivers in the way people ask of “cyclists.”

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is just to say... I have stolen the work that you spent years creating and which you were probably hoping would pay your bills But online sharing doesn't count It's actually a compliment So fuck you BTW, I'm a fan

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train. But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK. Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Powerful and important letter about artificial so-called intelligence from Sheila Hayman from Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, in the FT today

$Margaret McGirr’s letter (“AI can lend a hand, but it will struggle to replace one”, July 21) and Chine McDonald’s guest column (“This retro revival is more than a longing for the past”, Opinion, August 7) both touch (sic) on something that should be obvious, but is carefully ignored by almost everyone in the tech world. Namely that our intelligence is embodied, evolved and biological, and inseparable from our bodies. The brain’s job is to control the body in the world; it is the last organ to develop. Every square centimetre of our hands (and of the rest of our skin) contains about a 170 touch sensors or nerve endings, sensitive to different kinds of touch: a slap, a burn, a caress, a hug — each of which travels to different parts of the midbrain, prompting the appropriate response. Quickly to the autonomic nervous system for something dangerous; more slowly via a different channel for something carrying meaning. In addition to the hand’s limitless versatility, it is self-repairing, regulates its own temperature, knows without being programmed how much pressure to exert on an egg, a tennis ball or a day-old chick, and can fuse neurologically to whatever it holds. So when we put a glass down on the table or slide a knife through an apple, we feel the table, or the apple, not the glass or handle in our hand (try it!). Finally, and most urgently, the entire human body — including the hands — does everything on 25 or so watts of completely renewable energy: a tiny fraction of what a humanoid robot, even one of the current primitive iteration of robots, needs. The “retro revival” is thus not cultural nostalgia. It’s millions of years of evolution crying out to be heard, before we suppress it totally in the service of an automated — and dead — planet. Sheila Hayman Member of the Advisory Board, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, London NW1, UK$

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Drama should be a core GCSE subject iandunt.substack.com/p/the-hellbo...

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Nick Lester-Davis @quinlet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Of the 29 pedestrians killed on the pavement, 28 were hit by cars and one by a mobility scooter. None were hit by bicycles or e-bikes.

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Ben (BicycleBenUK) @ben.fiets.uk · 18/08/2026

I've seen this before and it's really enlightening to the point it should probably be on the driving test, theory test, highway code, regular PSAs etc.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

everything but

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helmets. hi-viz! lights! bells! training! licensing!
no headphones! don't ride at night! make eye contact! be predictable!

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remarkable how so many people care about the safety of cyclists when it comes to everything but protected and connected infrastructure.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is so true..... #BookSky

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If I was a bicycle manufacturer I would get together with 'rivals' and co-fund a rolling cycle to work roadshow in a given area, showing up in shopping malls, office parks and large employer offices to showcase cost savings, bikes and kit. Every six months to each location. #bikesky #cycling

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Robbie Williams giving strong Jimmy Saville vibes in that tracksuit #worldcup

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

As we watch the Wimbledon final I'm reminded that there are no line judges anymore and the calls are made entirely by machine, but made to sound like the people they replaced. I resent the subterfuge, but if they simply blooped and bleeped people would reject them out of hand. #wimbledon #tennis

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I especially love this diagram.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

it's not complicated.

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If it's raining wear a jacket

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My ride buddies were talking punctures. Half a mile later I cut my tyre... cause and effect right there. Seriously, careless talk costs lives (or at least tyres). Fortunately one of us had a spare inner tube and a tyre boot, otherwise it would have been a long walk! #mtb #mtbtyres

A close up of a large sidewall cut in a mountain bike tyre

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muli-cycles @muli-cycles.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Small when you ride it. Big when you need it. The basket unfolds in seconds and carries up to 70 kg. With the muli transport mat, bulky items, crates and groceries stay organized and secure. Up to 100 L of cargo space. Less than 2 m long. Built for #everydaytransport. #muli #cargobike

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Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 08/06/2026

“I grew up in a very typical Chicago suburb: very car oriented, where bikes were considered just toys for kids and teenagers, until they got their driver's license. But my parents are immigrants from Germany, and I spent summers in Germany with them, and my grandmother. . .” 🧵

A woman stands smiling on a paved park path next to her black commuter bicycle, with a lush green park landscape and the hazy Chicago skyline with Hancock Center visible. She has shoulder-length gray hair and is wearing a dark jacket over a magenta top, a black knee-length skirt, brown suede boots, and a long silver necklace. Her bicycle is a black step-through Linus, equipped with a rear cargo rack holding a black wire basket with a sticker that reads 'You'd Be Happier Biking'.

A closer shot of the same woman gently smiling with the skyline behind her.

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

When you listen to those radio stations in 2026 that play '80s hits - familiar as they are... It's basically the same as people in the '80s listening to music from the 1930s... Maybe we should look where we're going instead of where we've been?

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Agree, a website that communicates fantastically clearly. The key message - it's in the country's interest to go green - is one we should be pushing in the UK. A country that invests in itself instead of giving money away would be a patriotic message that Labour could sell.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Natalie Anne Kyriacou OAM - an Australian environmentalist, social justice advocate & author, delivers a powerful and deeply provocative address. Opening with the question, “How do you think we will be written about in history books?”

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's occurred to me that Wes Streeting suffers from Palantir Fascistitis. It's an debilitating condition that's very hard to shake off. #palantir #labour #nhs #wes #streeting

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today’s column: some initial thoughts on what a “whole of society” approach to tackling antisemitism in the United Kingdom would have to do:

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How not to defeat antisemitism

The only way to overcome this scourge is to see it for what it is: racism

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

In a world where we throw figures of £billions around, £5m doesn't sound much. But with a 5% return, I could have a £250,000 income per year for the rest of my life. Conversely, it could make a significant impact on a local community. Worth asking, where does all this money go?

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A business retro insulating people's homes, then installing heat pump + solar + batteries at as close to cost as possible. Using local trades to ensure money stays local.

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Just been to Netherlands. This is true, incredible infrastructure, working on a report for the Muddymoles website.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

the big mac

Drive a driver placing a drive-through order at the window -A driver can sit in a busy drive thru for 20 minutes, but can’t wait five seconds for me to cross the street one day I hope to be as respectful as a Big Mac

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This time next week I should nearing Rotterdam on a four day leisurely bike trip from Dunkirk - Ghent - Middelburg - Rotterdam - Amsterdam. Looking to explore and enjoy Belgium/Netherlands bike infra with four friends. Hopefully good riding, good company, good food and drink. Can't wait!

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Worried your bike’s not cool enough or you’ll get left behind? Don’t sweat it, group rides are just riders figuring it out together. 📖 Learn the ropes, signals & tips in our beginner guide: cyclinguk.org/group-cycling

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

At the risk of sounding like a sociopath, I wish everyone would tag their cat pics with #cats or something so I can block the hashtag. I really don't care about your cats and don't expect anyone to care about my dog...

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Two thoughts about #traitors success in the UK. 1. The object of the game is to be last person standing. On that basis, doesn't matter if you are a traitor or a faithful 2. Show is so much better for being self contained with no audience vote or input. Set up the board and let them play

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 12/01/2026

“Journeys are safer & smoother when we all work together” Lovely common sense road rules ad from Wokingham Borough Council.

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