Posts by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
(DIR) Post #AvcMec0SaI1Zi9Ravg by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-06-26T12:51:43Z
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This cartoon needs to be aired again...
(DIR) Post #AvqrO5LbXvZyLQjDFI by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-07-06T08:43:45Z
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Look Google, We Have This New Private, Offline Alternative Nowhttps://news.itsfoss.com/comaps-launch/ A maps app that doesn't track you but lets you track your path on the map. A pathbreaking open-source alternative.
(DIR) Post #AwUjgkOUvBzVUHyLjM by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-07-25T09:59:53Z
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The National welcomes Donut tRump to Scotland in true Scottish style.Oddly enough, The National seems to be selling in unusually large numbers today, this was almost the last copy left at my corner shop... and I only bought it to take a photo of the headline đ
(DIR) Post #AwdOiKEB6PFPeXQ7rE by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-07-28T16:41:29Z
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Mistralâs new âenvironmental auditâ shows how much AI is hurting the planethttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/mistrals-new-environmental-audit-shows-how-much-ai-is-hurting-the-planet/ Individual prompts don't cost much, but billions together can have aggregate impact.
(DIR) Post #Awga7fWgeayMZ3L5DU by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-07-31T07:23:55Z
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic deathhttps://yle.fi/a/74-20174831 A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and high-quality cycling and walking infrastructure.See Edinburgh, it can be done...
(DIR) Post #AwvEyF8oCSzGSZEWum by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-08-07T09:25:58Z
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Government accused of silencing legal support before controversial protest https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/08/07/government-accused-of-silencing-legal-support-before-controversial-protest/ Campaign group Defend Our Juries has reported that its website has been taken down, days before a major demonstration in London â in a move that raises serious questions about the UK Labour governmentâs attitude to protest and dissent.
(DIR) Post #AxerTQD5dS6s8dj7Ds by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-08-29T08:10:17Z
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To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlandshttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250828-to-defend-against-russian-tanks-finland-and-poland-consider-restoring-wetlands Finland and Poland are both considering re-wetting dried out peat bogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring significant environmental benefits.
(DIR) Post #AyZipKQivq0aePfh4K by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-09-25T19:16:45Z
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RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research â but the US military is still funding it https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03093-6 The [US] Department of Defense is continuing to bankroll projects to develop vaccines against deadly pathogens.
(DIR) Post #Aydz0GfncEpe5EniTI by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-09-27T19:47:35Z
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Use Proportional Representation at the next General Election - Petitions https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728017
(DIR) Post #Ayf4wVzVW3hjJdZZeC by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-09-28T07:50:27Z
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Home truths, where is Scotland after 26 years of devolution? https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/home-truths-where-is-scotland-after-26-years-of-devolution/
(DIR) Post #Ayxqeip1MicaXhWnJI by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-10-07T08:22:36Z
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Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earthâs atmosphere https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/ Kessler syndrome is bad; atmospheric incineration may be worse
(DIR) Post #AyyUNjAcoT8Sro5HtI by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-10-07T12:06:26Z
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Windows 10 refuses to go gentle into that good night https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/windows_11_local_account_loophole/ Rage, rage against the dying of the free security updates.In the meantime, I have been busy helping people to move their Win 10 boxes to Linux...
(DIR) Post #AzrefwWZgRmvrVcq7U by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-11-03T09:36:18Z
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@futurebird Yeah, I fell for that nonsense years ago too. Later, when I started to think about it, I realised what a pack of lies it was...
(DIR) Post #B0XE0ydlG5t12uqQPg by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-11-23T09:50:42Z
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Navy made legal threats to try and keep nuclear pollution secrethttps://www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/ Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
(DIR) Post #B0mI24URb76Il0Xa3U by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-11-30T13:19:35Z
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Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment â melanin â may allow it to harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. This proposed mechanism is even referred to as radiosynthesis.
(DIR) Post #B0qK1SGGhwZ8jYaEvQ by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-12-02T10:06:21Z
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We need this in Edinburgh!
(DIR) Post #B0qK1Y8KsLmkwguzOS by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-12-02T15:18:33Z
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For those who want to know, the sweeper trailer is made in North America https://bikelanesweeper.com/ No price given on their website or information about export outwith North America
(DIR) Post #B1PZOhsj64YTgViNKy by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-12-19T10:25:24Z
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Why world records seem to be getting harder to beat - according to maths https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251003-the-maths-behind-world-recordsGreat stuff from @kityates
(DIR) Post #B1TM9K0zIRsv12VV0y by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2025-12-20T13:40:22Z
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Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/airbus_sovereign_cloud/ Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud â but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider.
(DIR) Post #B28NzH2CMpjdJo5COe by kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2026-01-08T08:51:37Z
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Snatching Maduro was all about the spectacle https://www.theverge.com/policy/858075/trump-venezuela-maduro-kidnapping-spectacleReal people are dead because Donut tRump wanted a spectacle.