2026-04-12T18:46:04Z https://yabu.me Bruno Girin https://yabu.me/npub1c6ujyfqlh2e39c9kghxy9ld6r686gum6ppt4nj9eelt7skrlx64skuc2rn https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/000/020/097/original/129d9b4605b29eaa.jpg https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/000/020/097/original/129d9b4605b29eaa.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdy6u5jhs25ly0lsmsdavfe0evyqmqufwlme03tkhzkq377r2c9pqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2knwsjxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cjdm9ays3rjgdpde3jyv9qvcurjwcrxtsv5lzn9ugtzzzltnjks4fen68'>nevent1q…en68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Front seat in a double decker is definitely worth all the head banging. 2026-04-19T14:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9339audu94wmz8ug7huk4e3n585pfzgj83usg3745asel33cx7aczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2ky62m39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mkak22xz2h2rxekn20mf3wlqrsn9cllfz6thcyl5hp2f4w6685g8mge2j'>nevent1q…ge2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mrs R custom pressed 7&#34; vynils? 2026-03-09T19:27:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfslhsavfg0j385j9l0ns8t9ntkaut9m452g5mzsyuxds4rany4hqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kchkalh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq758tny8x3patmees7wmf5u2nuzwy6v9ca5clfjkhc2y60lud0mc8aw6xp'>nevent1q…w6xp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to live in the constituency next door and I generally agree with this statement: &#34;Reform lost because it is a very left wing seat.&#34; It&#39;s a very worker friendly seat and they despise the Tories. I believe that some of the swing to Reform is a result of people falling for the &#34;man of the people&#34; lie. To beat Reform, that lie and the fact that Reform is Tory++ needs to be exposed. 2026-03-01T13:44:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9jzvjcrx9arx5p99slcsjxza9wvmq564s5unszqsmueaydqwedfczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kdlw0kv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfmxe7t6karmaxlpp8v4crw0nnrqp4j503xav07dmrw9nharwmpctuuasn'>nevent1q…uasn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The obvious answer to that would be: use the same tools that we used in France at the end of the 18th Century? I&#39;m sure the plans are still available.<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-05T19:42:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvexl5d464amdpg66scn4x8qkuxxw2h8yc5yaddzp9ua35580fqqgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k0jd8zr RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@warandpeas/115973415174327884">https://mastodon.social/@warandpeas/115973415174327884</a><br/><br/>As a Patreon supporter of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y32am59pwakepr9mkfyh056nzcvyc7jf3nf2nkjdu6kt832yvxxql2g9js" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>War and Peas 🧿</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y32…g9js</span>)</a></span> , I endorse this scientific message.<br/>nostr:note1qjfvcfs2kagfswjelu9ku3gzfglgfwdmjyng47vf3fpdvj2g7cespkashp<br/> 2026-01-28T15:29:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz8njqpsnwd272ujzpezczqdjyuhrkclzv524a3pzx04w5f69pd9czyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k4w4930 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8avjthkzjja47mq7zxy5adrxckswkdpjlucwmvtqk3j0af3shecqk7cvxn'>nevent1q…cvxn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Crossing my fingers that you get good weather and trains. 2026-01-09T13:04:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8aqg2yvcqdv0l25f6xdx6vt0cft6t3pyq6wpl3j649q2v3h28e6czyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kjmp8x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyuupn9m245x80emnvzhfrx86s4fjj9mx0q295dd4eyfdkkf0vcc5g3p4w'>nevent1q…3p4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As someone who benefitted from free education, I&#39;ll point out that making it free only makes the system less bad, it doesn&#39;t address the root cause.<br/><br/>As long as achieving good grades is seen as essential for success, students will focus on it. For them to learn, you need to offer a way forward to those with mediocre grades. 2026-01-08T13:54:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs975c4ux0mvhj390zpl6w5h0khntzpn8dwu8au76n38wt5gjztryqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kueh8j5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9lpw9jxg2cv3htzu7ec5c444wzcn06jd0h8mn3pu4jw5jul399nqjf7hzn'>nevent1q…7hzn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also very useful for people who have Raynaud&#39;s: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/raynauds/">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/raynauds/</a> 2025-12-27T17:53:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m9tj0vpy4wnpvyw7yv6w0p9fyle88hdret8qgscrpm50g5eh6cqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kscq28p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhfek0l806m96fp6pdhc4lw5upwl3q42qvyktx8zdk63909ly9jqedhkkj'>nevent1q…hkkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cool! Can you harmonise ticket prices and buying processes so that I can buy a ticket from Valencia to Brussels in one go please?<br/><br/>Also some slow night trains would be cool, especially if linked up to some of the high-speed day services. 2025-11-05T10:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0dd4wy0cu5pelsdqp2720tsed9hnsp2n3npl25eswzl2dspvavgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kgy78l5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzjrqfy25gwczkx6mzx5y9skx40npvl4jsk9rjqfxhapjy7cvsdsxgmkn4'>nevent1q…mkn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can now do VAT returns, I&#39;m sure this will massively spice up your admin life! 2025-09-25T19:22:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzn36utvwkgd0unhzj27seh6dhw6zfv5vntsduzn946w6peu7ytczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2keeyfqj As I&#39;ve recently moved countries, it&#39;s time for an updated #introduction. I am French, I spent half my life in the UK and I recently moved to Spain. My feed may feature posts in several languages.<br/><br/>I love living in a place where I can cycle everywhere. I´m a fan of urban wildlife, green spaces and sustainable infrastructure.<br/><br/>I like indie comics, eclectic music, home grown software, train and tall ship travel, and home cooked food. And wine, I&#39;m French, we like wine. And smelly cheese. 2025-08-29T16:20:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstev2sy2yh06grdlhhypkgeyehg64rpc488v9g3gxlcsk5g8p3kcszyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kuwy5x5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszg9h5j8aclhpx3yylmnntn73q325mc3uyyjqqwzjthln4998q64q2767f8'>nevent1q…67f8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does your list of tunes vary from one type of gigs to another? 2025-08-19T09:02:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqn3kkmca80he0c2tx60zh076ndyt2jzl6j879xd6tvxscehxz2pgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kf4a6dn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvke8ff62uxxgpa50amg5c4je726796mlkx8hccs97kqkhxrqvmyqcgkteq'>nevent1q…kteq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sounds cool! What game is it? 2025-07-21T12:47:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfate86gq98xk8kcjm9j9gqn0xzcjj55tqts4y9sg2rj8h0rk30rczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kpdgynf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93azlg3davh4ccxp73zd3vcyzjgcynv5hgjsj6avj7280ewj02tqsxdycf'>nevent1q…dycf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The number of times I&#39;ve had to sneak into a pub to go pee because there are absolutely no public facilities in central London is frustrating.<br/><br/>Then you have the Schrödinger&#39;s facilities like Piccadilly Circus tube station toilets: sometimes they&#39;re there, sometimes they aren&#39;t but you don&#39;t know until you try to go. 2025-07-01T14:08:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv5s4yhjks8pp2jwsefcayyd4laytvcyaet60qdhh67t8rztrujeqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kkx8cyl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzu0zyzg9yp90n7qwd8ghn74g3kg3gv4vufkdv0sqmjxw0s377sswzczp2'>nevent1q…czp2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ealing is Labour of the type that just want to keep the status quo and not alienate drivers.<br/><br/>It was *one* of the reasons. There were others. Once I had taken the decision to leave, the cyclability of Valencia definitely gave it an edge over other potential choices. 2025-06-06T20:25:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ms6lr0vt9ypfg6vsekgkrwh8pa8e9m959yhgravexsfwgpu29xqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kus58t7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8272t3pk70a3twvpdg83wcw28uk9nl9v8spzag9pcen7r23uf2dsxr5fdy'>nevent1q…5fdy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>same with cycling. As soon as you offer people a real, practical choice, they will use it.<br/><br/>Incidentally that&#39;s one of the reasons I just left London: without a car, public transport was the only choice because cycling in West London is not an option if you want to stay out of A&amp;E.<br/><br/>Now in Valencia, I can choose between public transport and cycling for everything I do and I&#39;m much happier that way. 2025-06-06T18:16:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5nzcralthj5vlgnu0k49agm6t68xp0lshrtvzffnuhhh04js0dqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kfpxla6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8509th64sw92unu6t85zvt992tsvmnevt4uw9g47jlfmsdfehlwcqurcxl'>nevent1q…rcxl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no idea if this is a place you&#39;re considering but I just move from London to Valencia and would be happy to help with admin and anything else if you wanted to do the same. 2025-04-17T12:02:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l4q36s2d93lsftaesr26sxjwe85u60eymz5066jkk6y5r56jhrszyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k0cn2yg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvqnp58jy20qhx9lmm4uz734cuj6yw03xfjchh6qhzdlwqf726vqut5msl'>nevent1q…5msl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they&#39;re not the only ones, the town of Lorient in Brittany shows the same, 50% fewer serious accidents (in French): <a href="https://www.letelegramme.fr/morbihan/lorient-56100/a-lorient-pionniere-du-passage-a-30-kmh-le-nombre-daccidents-graves-a-ete-divise-par-deux-6778297.php">https://www.letelegramme.fr/morbihan/lorient-56100/a-lorient-pionniere-du-passage-a-30-kmh-le-nombre-daccidents-graves-a-ete-divise-par-deux-6778297.php</a> 2025-03-22T09:41:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrpurrvd409z448x0nmq2g5snd98wkkjf8ym3ac4halxllrlkuu9qzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kdz79d9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdgnl7hpsx32pnch4exqmvhst28m903rzt0gyl0q76g6pm0jh5eczdkv0e'>nevent1q…kv0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good to hear, give him lots of hugs! 2025-03-06T22:01:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz384dmavkgjm07f8d2lyfwtuwmxyslyhcnxt03y2dh34nthfn62gzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kv8x0dg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8leu6jgezsvzp402xxmq2yk9w6rgjujh9zgh3mh92kycclcghasucdpel'>nevent1q…dpel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>interestingly my Samsung phone doesn&#39;t allow me to uninstall Facebook or Instagram, I can just disable them 🤔 2025-02-22T21:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8grcp509y4jvrckemdumgpyy6q44e7vn3rr3crr2tvqpje9qdxqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k03y4f3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdwjukud54lnmpfmr93j5z2c874x9h0j96z6pe89u8xf3zjgnfpqwfm0hw'>nevent1q…m0hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>having worked on an NHS IT project a few years ago, I can guarantee that the IT and communications problems are symptoms, not root causes. 2025-02-17T08:35:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhu4vlxm4njjkrtulca7sec0z0fm64y5da3hf656d3mjvlzdmp3gzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k32q6nz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwavpxwwc8j98u5ny6hjjl528hyhelxze9mz7t5dtyp55xqs2ukshh7gx5'>nevent1q…7gx5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the Wikipedia article on democracy is clear that elections constitute a &#34;minimalist definition of democracy&#34;: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy</a><br/><br/>A democracy without protection against fascism is an unstable equilibrium: it only works as far as nobody pulls it away from equilibrium. 2025-02-13T07:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnwg8yktdvgd75k0y2klrlxp5q4uhncycypl8xz5h3vh2cjsdwcgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2krturrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hzd7t4fzyn8ay26ulaucfuqg4ma5tt927g927pynwc0g9w2ne8g46pc35'>nevent1q…pc35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Londoner here and yes there are quite a few of us in the fedi, we might just be easier to find on UK focused servers than big generic ones. 2025-01-31T19:11:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqdl275j0gwl60emd33y4mwelkly0vntl0u4xz0hnjk89x4cmgcyszyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k3wcl07 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgf3kyxg8n6j9dfuw58664e68adq7ruuq8uu95fa7ay57fh6ckxs3p6kxp'>nevent1q…6kxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the orange juice would act like vinegar does in French dressing I assume? I&#39;ll have to try that next time I have oranges! 2025-01-13T19:16:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjkjw7egmuwsyffgv3qs3j5ccfyr02gsqrwe3sjpnley6fl34hxqzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kzpzn08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxa42ef5gutcv850vk8jej3ddffyld6ukkgqt580jf7e35dww8wqvmkt6d'>nevent1q…kt6d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>maybe explaining the energy transition through the medium of cat memes would work? 2025-01-05T15:32:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2uckgmfdwem2qwnv7j65kglryefy63h3g5nzx2qg46kwf0vy8vgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kxpf655 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0838uv87gn8z4gcevqxmtvk5u3zaa9myam8fsdmy3y7rncsfud4c5e46ze'>nevent1q…46ze</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>note: it works great on an Android phone, just in case you can&#39;t wait. 2025-01-03T15:35:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyl3zh4e2sysyy74cznzq2qae7quz89empasacmljkzj5tkmspl3szyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kcw3dka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8uw4ntan3cwjjmy0pn29dg985qv0tmws7rr233lu05sudcxtq2gjzrjz7'>nevent1q…rjz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>non-retiree here: I couldn&#39;t afford the house I live in today despite only buying it 13 years ago because, in that time, house prices in my neighbourhood went up 60% while my salary didn&#39;t.<br/><br/>I&#39;d quite like to see how that graph varies between regions too. 2024-12-10T12:07:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxl2h8zaqyd4wxmnnccatvq86hfxmhpyx7g2s4p5y8sdgjfmz7zqszyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2ku402c7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm3z89sg348dms3v4m6zdjp84ys7l6v22dp8sdwg9u6z93rugx4qj0rvvg'>nevent1q…rvvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and before that, there was a period full of LCD screens with all purpose menu button that allowed you to navigate through options. Same reason: move the complexity to software; same drawback: hard to navigate.<br/><br/>I remember choosing my first SLR camera out of 4 entry models: the one I chose was the one that still had physical dials and buttons for key controls. Once I got used to it, I could change settings by touch alone. 2024-11-04T12:47:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0rcm760yaf4cxlra95h67evmdpgrwtjlvtvz0fl5z3psarrpe8qzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k9t75y4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhsrudy47yrs3nqfmwglz65lq8vkz85ay3h5w64n5jra6yczvw6qzyt2fj'>nevent1q…t2fj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wow! I was there on the 8th!<br/><br/>The big flooded area is the Albufera national park around the lagoon which is not built up and acts exactly as it should as a flood plain. It could have been a lot worse if that area hadn&#39;t been a protected nature reserve! 2024-10-31T12:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysnp5y63hypeaq5f5msmxrs885c4x3e6uv0685djv0ah3ne2vy5szyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2k03mtxn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6tahgef02se2j8nnlgzkwzeyua4q8ggqewumrpa77yv6v78hghqhs0m0z'>nevent1q…0m0z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I got that to work with Hugo recently but realised I didn&#39;t write about it. Time to write it down! 2024-10-25T13:11:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspj3anflmhk2fzerjeqapvfy8dj8r9zx59nus7tasyux6p5wg3cmczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kpt20ce On the train between Paris and Barcelona. We just crossed into Spain: no passport control, no delay. The contrast between this and the Eurostar journey yesterday, that started with a long queue, security and passport control, is striking.<br/><br/>Freedom of movement is one of the best things the EU enables for its citizens, we need to make sure we keep it and extend it.<br/><br/>In unrelated thoughts: fuck #Brexit 2024-09-30T18:42:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstagegyjrpqq449zw96g5zqy78n99r35r05733rercxf23qa8s2sczyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kw5f6cl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrev9hx32shzps4dvxhq0wlthpm48vs375mfmtnkpda8t64tnsl9gsqa4rr'>nevent1q…a4rr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so if you want to be invisible to bees you should wear red? 2024-09-06T16:03:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a0r0lvtqfy6ldw9rscuwcygcd7mzr56xdjthhtfkwfel93k7yhgzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2khwa098 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gh34744tt3sv0qvnp59py0numgfznmz8fejrfca3ts5fkzevs6cev9ues'>nevent1q…9ues</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>couldn&#39;t you stop in Mulhouse? It&#39;s 30 minutes by train and both cities share the same airport. 2024-08-30T08:48:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpaxt0zkshvgq4al6yk2prxkm86t9nvtwvmnpfsj5ard688js8ugzyrrtjg3yr7atxyhqkezucshahg0glfrn0gy9wkwgh88a06zc0um2kq4m48e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7wt8h6zu44g2rhmnp8064n57p6dmag7z4k9ld7juqr39q25mydq58sfv9'>nevent1q…sfv9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I reckon billionaires are very good at filtering out the bits that don&#39;t align with their beliefs, that&#39;s how they run their companies too. 2024-08-28T21:56:15Z