Delphi

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#upcycling #crafts
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#photography appreciation
#knitting #crochet #sewing #reading #art
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#covidzero
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#Alttext header Moody clouds and the ocean September 2016

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2025-10-27 08:27:49 UTC

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My guess is that the data gives the mean average.
I suspect that in many cities it is well in excess of 44%.

2025-10-25 14:03:21 UTC

UK citizen, UK born.
Everytime my job title changed I had to give them my passport to copy (same company).
Every new job I've had needed my NI number.
Those who already take illegal workers will carry on doing so. How would digital ID stop them?
So cut the crap & stop telling us
digital ID will "clamp down on illegal working".
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/starmer-update-digital-id-cards-32742348
#digitalID #tech #digitalexclusion #poverty #government #jobs #work #UK

2025-10-24 10:20:19 UTC

Climate change affects everything.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/22/mosquitos-found-in-iceland-for-the-first-time-following-record-breaking-temperatures?insEmail=1&insNltCmpId=257&insNltSldt=10080&insPnName=euronewsfr&ins_iid=ZTA0MTVkMTYtMTIyNy00OWFlLTkyODMtYzAwMDdmN2I4OGY2&isIns=1&isInsNltCmp=1
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #iceland #mosquitos #insects #Entomology #temperature #weather #World

2025-10-11 07:30:33 UTC

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It is impossible not to feel sad, angry or both every day now.
It is similar in the UK. The politicians are boasting policies to remove people. Many have been are legally here decades.
News yesterday was they were refusing NHS care for a child born in the UK whose mother was from a British Territory and now has citizenship here.
After expensive and very long legal cases some people get to stay. However, they are put through so much stress.
We must stop all this hate. :face_hug:

2025-09-29 17:40:23 UTC

How worried should we be about this?
Internal #UK #flight passengers "separated by nationality and asked to provide identification upon landing"
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25502971.passengers-internal-uk-flight-subjected-id-check/?ref=eb&nid=1911&block=article_block_a&u=b92d3e8ba00f2f475626044523cc87e9&date=290925
#Government #freedom #identification #politics #police #UK #flights #flying #airport #Bristol #Scotland #Glasgow

2025-09-28 11:13:39 UTC

It isn't just that they want us all to have digital identification, it's who they want to do it.
If US surveillance group Palantir are involved we're well & truly doomed.
The co-founder Peter Thiel, a major Trump supporter has said “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” WTF
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194
We aren't the only ones fighting this
https://kein-palantir-bw.org/
#Government #UK #digitalid #surveillance #data #freedom #palantir #USA #Trump

2025-09-23 17:56:35 UTC

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A ruler, pencil, scissors and some grid/graph/squared paper works for next to nothing.

2025-09-17 11:30:25 UTC

The rhetoric surrounding #Covid has led to most people believing it will do them no harm.
That's not accurate. Repeated #infections make it more likely you'll have debilitating #LongCovid
Many factors increase risk and yet the #NHS #vaccination programme has been reduced to ridiculous levels.
Is it stealth privatisation to charge a £100 for a Covid vaccine for those with an increased risk eg. being over 50?
https://budscovidinfo.substack.com/p/covid-19-risk-assessment-for-england-8cf?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53f4c458-2ac7-4639-96f5-17d6c11ae54c_1080x540.png&open=false
#health only for #wealthy
#vaccines #UK #workers

2025-09-13 09:54:59 UTC

For once a #SouthernWater has done the right thing.
Back-scratching the wealthy & breaking rules because they may honour the ordinary people with favours is unacceptable.
What would be next...turning off a life-support machine so the elite can light their driveway?
We are not serfs doffing caps at the lord of the manor.
We are a democracy & must prevent that being shredded.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/idiot-water-bosses-block-supplies-to-billionaire-s-country-estate/ar-AA1Mp4jx?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f07ac45f340e4a778d04ef00910456df&ei=15
#water #wealthy #elite #trump #uk #ethics #ofwat #loophole #DannyKruger #Wiltshire

2025-09-09 09:35:43 UTC

The latest (that we know of) Banksy streetart on the London Court was very quickly covered.
It reminded me of this earlier Banksy statement.
#Banksy #Graffiti #streetart #activism #art #artists #artist #freespeech #protest
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/173/630/660/251/447/original/8b93c2335cc9856e.jpeg

2025-09-06 08:33:23 UTC

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Aargh! What a nightmare.
I had a lot of fillings back them but it's likely I needed them. The black heavy 'gas mask' was so awful I clearly remember it decades later.
My concern now is that children with teeth in terrible condition aren't getting the care they need.
Much is down to parents not doing anything to prevent dental decay (like mine) but that's no consolation for a child in pain.

2025-09-05 18:21:33 UTC

School dentists in the 1960s made sure children didn't suffer the toothaches they suffer now.
Children learning to brush their teeth isn't enough. We need to make sure they all have access to free dental care.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/05/school-dental-service-served-children-well
#NHS #dentist #dental #health #children #teeth #healthcare #schools

2025-09-04 09:54:54 UTC

Using the bus (tram/train/tube) & not a car helps lower #carbonemissions
Busy commuters need a system that works for them.
Tap in & out is okay with barriers but not on buses.
You get to your stop, you're heading for #work, it's crowded you jump off the #bus before it takes off again BUT you didn't tap in the dash.
Unsurprising & an extra stressor.
Needs a rethink.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25439596.edinburgh-trams-passengers-failed-tap-off-45-000-times/
#Scotland #publictransport #transport
#finance #expense #costofliving #travel #green #environment

2025-08-20 17:16:30 UTC

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I'm with you. Beautiful to look at but it'd only take one slip of my size 3's to say goodbye to my retirement plans.

2024-11-22 18:31:46 UTC

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Sadly, on narrow island roads I don't think substantial bikes would stop vehicles passing too close. Oh goodness, it's very tricky to retro fit the UK with suitable facilities for cycles. We have nice bike paths near me but they don't go anywhere practical.
In Holland & Denmark I've seen very large, effective bike lanes but pedestrians have to take great care crossing them! In places (like Copenhagen) they did seem rather fast & furious.

2024-11-22 16:23:02 UTC

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Effective though cargo bikes are, it's not the bike that's revolutionary, it's the cycletrack which looks to be separated from both cars & pedestrians. With safe cycle paths deliveries & so much more could happen by bike.

2024-11-18 10:46:51 UTC

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I could knit your cat a cat snow-suit.
Okay, maybe not my best idea.
Next-doors cat wasn't best pleased with a collar, let alone anything else. To date he's managed to destroy at least 6 of the things.
I can't think of a cat that wouldn't like the cat-house in the picture.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/503/545/649/995/298/original/a87c793058c139af.jpeg

2024-11-13 17:56:54 UTC

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Sadly true.

2024-11-13 17:52:28 UTC

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Private healthcare companies are unprincipled leeches.

2024-11-13 13:14:31 UTC

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Some private sector healthcare depends on the NHS as backup when something doesn't go to plan e.g. an operation.
Private healthcare depends on NHS for intensive care.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68717086

2024-11-13 13:12:24 UTC

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Only the NHS treats common conditions when they aren't profitable.
In many cases only the NHS has any aftercare (I've seen a post-op private patient requiring A&E because the only private aftercare was one appointment a week later).
Private at a competitve cost encourages dependency & then the cost will rise or the service will be discontinued for something more profitable.
The Government know this as many of them are making £££ from private sector.

2024-11-13 12:23:17 UTC

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Sounds like a boring job🤔 What are you reading at the moment?
I just finished The old man and his sons by Heðin Brú. I'd started & rejected it a few years back & was just about to send it to Oxfam books when I changed my mind. I decided that as I've been to the Faroe Islands a couple of times I should make the effort & not be squimish about the whaling. I'm glad I read it & feel I have improved my understanding of island life 50 years ago. Great book.

2024-11-10 18:11:36 UTC

Hey #nature! It is #autum not #spring. #flowers #plants #woodland
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/530/509/509/original/ea498a1661d84fa4.jpg
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/416/871/520/original/a1c166bfc25da943.jpg
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/535/343/680/original/25e88e10d2df48b2.jpg

2024-11-10 17:49:46 UTC

#silentsunday
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/912/670/208/343/original/b3ed59e0aa501fc6.jpg

2024-11-08 09:54:19 UTC

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He doesn't give a toss as he's not going to be around long enough to see the worst of it (I hope).
With a bit of luck an unfortunate weather incident will put an end to him.

2024-11-08 08:45:37 UTC

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One thing we need is a way for the less mobile to have the same advantages of fewer cars. Not everyone has a mobility scooter. Perhaps a good start would be to include more benches in pedestrian areas.

2024-11-06 17:46:17 UTC

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I'm rather puzzled as to why anyone would buy a smart air fryer.

2024-11-06 12:17:50 UTC

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We can persist, we will persist. We have refused to be brainwashed.
✊ solidarity

2024-11-06 10:48:34 UTC

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:face_hug:

2024-11-05 13:13:00 UTC

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It's true but it isn't a competition.

2024-11-05 13:03:43 UTC

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Only when they run somebody over.
Note: I'm absolutely not being serious I don't approve of guns.

2024-11-05 11:05:18 UTC

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They need to refund every penny with interest right now.

2024-11-04 18:15:11 UTC

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Thank you for posting this. I'm old but not what I'd class as elderly as yet! I have balance issues from a chronic condition and I can't go out alone for a walk anymore. I can regain balance by standing still a moment but if bikes whizz by on our shared bike/ walking path (previously a railway line) it's all too fast for me to stay upright.

2024-11-01 13:02:36 UTC

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Satest UK spatula suggestions?
I have some wooden ones I use but I could do with an update on best place to buy nowadays.

2024-10-31 18:34:50 UTC

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How is it not distracted driving, to keep checking the blue line?

2024-10-27 12:07:57 UTC

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Well that's depressing twice over. There's certainly more evidence of AI on the web with poor writing everywhere. Why do we need it at all? The mistakes are ridiculous. Every now and again I email someone with a screenshot to show them what a hash AI made of their website.
Nuclear has great potential to be the death of us. Replacing fossil fuels with the nightmare of future radioactivity clean-up rather than using wind, solar, wave and hydro makes no sense.

2024-10-21 18:31:03 UTC

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2/2
They have lots car-free cyclepaths & cargo bike styles elsewhere but I beleive they still have issues with people nicking their bikes.
I'd also like lockers to hang waterproof gear so you neither have to get your groceries wet or roast as you drip around doing your shopping (a lot to ask, I know but they did lots more things to enable cars).

2024-10-21 18:29:10 UTC

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True. They never have anyonev the least bit like me. However, if they did it wouldn't make a difference as I'm not easily influenced by images. What would make a difference: routes safe enough for an old, disabled, slightly wobbly person; safe bike parking at stores & GPs so you don't come out to find your (locked) bike gone or your wheels squished; methods to get shopping home (panniers aren't enough for a week's groceries). 1/2
https://bikefair.org/blog/bicycle-theft-figures-netherlands

2024-10-21 08:23:47 UTC

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Another nightmare. Politicians rake in money, patients fight fires to get fair treatment. It's depressing beyond words.

2024-10-20 17:46:38 UTC

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Thanks.Will look at those.

2024-10-20 16:32:10 UTC

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Progress is being made on eco-electric heating but is anyone considering the whole picture. Glasgow can get very cold. Eco-friendly electric heating isn't enough on it's own. It won't succeed until there are no winter powercuts & electricity is affordable. Some progress is being made on the latter by heating methods that use less. However, what do people who only have eco-electric heating (without storage) do when storms or road works cut supplies.

2024-10-20 16:24:16 UTC

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Cities get ranked, towns get consider but remote villages and rural areas are totally ignored.

2024-10-19 15:52:57 UTC

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Well that's grim but rather interesting.

2024-10-18 10:06:58 UTC

#Starmer should consider replacing #WesStreeting given his view that #forced #medical #treatment is acceptable. To even #voice it indicates a poor understanding of the #history of mass non-medical decisions without #patient #inclusion.
It's not clear if he'd make it #mandatory but the mere suggestion is #offensive & potentially #dangerous.
Refusal of #care is a basic #ethical #principles of #medicine.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/17/ethical-alarms-should-be-ringing-over-weight-loss-jabs-for-the-jobless
#health #obesity #benefits #work #NHS #weightloss #Government #doctor

2024-10-15 10:07:40 UTC

“#Illness caused by #obesity causes people to take an extra four sick days a year on average, while many others are forced out of work altogether.”
Where's #Wes' #evidence?
Few #companies track of your #weight at the time you give them a #Fitnote?
Is he making his assumptions on #heart conditions & #diabetes T2, also assuming they're all #obese which isn't true & that all #diabetics have poorly controlled #bloodglucose, which they don't.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/14/unemployed-could-be-given-weight-loss-jabs-to-get-back-to-work-says-wes-streeting
#Government #discrimination

2024-10-12 15:55:01 UTC

There had to be a sneaky catch didn't there. #Eton start paying #vat now but #claim #money back for the previous 10 years! The start date should be the same on both. This is ridiculous.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/12/eton-among-elite-private-schools-set-to-cash-in-on-windfall-from-new-vat-rules
#privateschool #scam #windfall #HMRC #independentschools

2024-10-09 12:47:04 UTC

Lockdown isn't the key factor here. Owing to lockdown something else has been discovered. It's bad & needs exploring. Children living in outback Australia who can't attend a physical school still learn to communicate. In the UK , doesn't communication start at home before school age. What is happening in homes that results in children not understanding basics. TV, radio, phones and computers were were available to many. I assume under 5s weren't left alone all day.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/08/school-starters-pandemic-lack-communication-skills-ofsted

2024-10-08 12:28:10 UTC

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

2024-10-08 12:27:35 UTC

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and smelly!

2024-09-19 12:51:17 UTC

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Couldn't afford to stop work for a degree earlier. My first degree was psychology & I loved every minute.

2024-09-19 12:35:54 UTC

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I agree. These were valuable but sadly, little else. It may be owing to my specific 1960s/70s secondary modern school where children who failed the 11-plus were sent. The 11-plus proved useless as an indicator as I joied Mensa after school & won a studentship for my PhD after I did my 1st degree in my 50s.

2024-09-19 12:29:57 UTC

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My early education didn't really begin to give me techniques beyond basic maths & English until I got to degree level. At that point techniques became part of it.

2024-09-19 11:00:25 UTC

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The quashing of cultural identities has happened all over the word by various nations. I just learnt about Norway & Sweden forbidding the use of Sámi (1899). Also Denmark & the Faroese language (early 20th century). We should know better now & encourage all the World's cultural identities.

2024-09-18 16:58:09 UTC

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It was & in Hooke's Law is still seared into my brain😆 although I haven't needed it even once.

2024-09-18 10:15:24 UTC

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Our physics teacher used to whack pupils on the head with a copy of Nelkon. This tome was so heavy that I eventually hurt my shoulder carrying it in my satchel. Pleased to say I never got bashed with it.
One other girl and me were the first in that school to be allowed to do physics and metalwork. The physics teacher was ancient. He wore a lab coat & used to wander out of the class mid-sentence & continue when he got back as if nothing happened. Loved it.

2024-09-17 14:44:53 UTC

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I remember it well. Funnily enough neither me nor my brother thought twice about having to get up (on instruction) to change it. In the 60s small tasks weren't considered the end of the world, you just did it.

2024-09-17 11:01:02 UTC

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Not to mention getting up to retune (with luck & no high wind) the tv to the other channel.

2024-09-16 09:39:06 UTC

Yesterday (I think) I followed a link I was interested in (from I don't remember who) on here & it took me to the link below. The article makes good points. Goodness, does this news media's readers understand words such as kompromat (from the Russian компрома? We had to look it up!😂
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24585360.labour-mps-ditched-universalism-first-opportunity/
#Labour #AndrewTickell #TheNational #Scotland #LaboutMPs #pensioners #freezing #politics #RachelReeves #FuelPoverty #Starmer #hypothermia #dying #NHS #PensionCredit #winterfuelpayment

2024-09-10 14:06:28 UTC

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This may be based on the Tory belief that posh babies wouldn't get near a jam sandwich.

2024-09-10 10:45:28 UTC

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Not wishing to be rude but I'd have thought that would encourage rats and mice.

2024-09-10 08:04:33 UTC

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Thank you for sharing. Percy is one determined stoat (is it a stoat? I'm guessing).

2024-07-02 11:34:59 UTC

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When did it become illiegal to hold a sign outside a court. Free speech and democracy is over. Dystopian society is here.

2024-06-25 09:15:11 UTC

What is meant by 2-tier is that the #wealthy & #ellite will have #healthcare access but for everyone else it will be added to the struggle to #heat or #Eat. The #NHS has been all but destroyed.
#21stCentury #UK is #dystopian.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24407662.nhs-growth-two-tier-healthcare-beyond-question/?ref=ebbn&nid=1388&u=b92d3e8ba00f2f475626044523cc87e9&date=250624

2024-05-23 08:40:19 UTC

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What they don't get is that it can also seriously damage the healthy young, fit people. There are going to be a lot of people with heart, lung, brain, immune problems etc in the future because they had covid in the past. Even mild covid can do damage. Vaccines are great but they aren't 100% and they wane over time. The vaccines protect from severe covid. Unfortuantely even mild covid can lead to problems. It's a nasty lottery.