Trained ecological scientist (B.Sc., MPhil), dyslexic thinker, blogger, bicycle rider, sometimes driver, ex ADI, bla-de-bla-de-blaa... I have a tendency to head off down cyber rabbit holes, follow if you want to see where I go ;-) #Science #cycling #ActiveTravel #Nature #Environment #Tech #Scotland #ClimateChange #politics #ScottishPolitics #EdFoC #Life #Edinburgh #CargoBikes #Random #BikeToot #searchable
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Last Notes npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/29/new-uk-homes-flood-risk-areas-insurance-aviva-amanda-blanc-budget Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/22/lithium-battery-fires-waste-recycling-centres-vapes-uk Experts say fires caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are putting lives at risk. Why haven't vapes been banned? npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Users complain that UK Azure is having capacity problems https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/users_complain_of_uk_azure/ Microslop Azure capacity woes are back, and worse than ever, judging by the complaints of UK users. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Your next puffer jacket could be made from bulrushes, as carbon‑storing peat farming takes off https://theconversation.com/your-next-puffer-jacket-could-be-made-from-bulrushes-as-carbon-storing-peat-farming-takes-off-269958 Have you ever wondered what keeps you warm in your winter jacket? Most jacket insulation is made from human made synthetic fibres (polyester) or natural down from ducks or geese. Some winter jackets are insulated with something a little more surprising – bulrushes. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Using the marine flyways concept to accelerate ocean conservation https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.70339 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Country that put backdoors into Cisco routers to spy on world bans foreign routers https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/fcc_foreign_routers/ Unfortunately, there aren't many options [for the poor sods in the US] unless you're Starlink #Routers npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ First ever antiproton transport https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/03/24/first-ever-antiproton-transport Today at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, antiprotons have been transported across the site in a specially designed trap for the first time ever. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00879-0 Researchers are pulling clues from genetic material in ice age soils and rewriting chapters of human history. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ @nprofile…h6ty That is the point of the article, there was no prior planning or any form of competency from the US Commander in Chief... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ The world just lived through the 11 hottest years on record — what now? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00946-6 Earth is increasingly ‘out of balance’, as more heat is trapped in the atmosphere, driving global warming. #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCrisisIsNow npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws Doesn’t care if its devices can’t be sold in regions that require ID verification. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ May you live in interesting times... https://no01.substack.com/p/march-19-21-god-is-a-comedian Three weeks into the Iran war, reality has passed through the looking glass, out the other side, and is now selling tickets to the gift shop. What follows is not satire. Satire requires exaggeration, and you cannot exaggerate something that is already operating at maximum absurdity. This is simply the news, and nothing but the news. Told straight, in a universe that has clearly stopped taking its medication. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Court Finds Husk Misled Investors When He Bought Twitter https://uk.pcmag.com/social-media/163909/court-finds-musk-misled-investors-when-he-bought-twitter Following a class-action lawsuit, a California court found that Husk had misled investors with a series of tweets claiming that 20% of Twitter consisted of bots and spam accounts, impacting the platform’s share price. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study https://theconversation.com/swedens-old-growth-natural-forests-store-83-more-carbon-than-managed-woodlands-new-study-277150 Original research paper here https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8554 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/decoupled-how-spain-cut-the-link-between-gas-and-power-prices-using-renewables/ Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the electricity market. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ US DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/missing-epstein-files-justice-department-b2931925.html Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Turns out most cybercriminals are old enough to know better https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/turns_out_most_cybercriminals_are/ Law enforcement data shows profit-driven cybercrime is dominated by 35- to 44-year-olds, not script kiddies npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/ That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch https://www.theverge.com/policy/886348/meta-glasses-ice-doxxing-privacy Anyone else notice that ICE isn’t worried about getting doxed by Meta? npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ RAF site in Cyprus hit by drone hours after Starmer allows US to use British bases https://www.itv.com/news/2026-03-02/raf-cyprus-site-hit-by-drone-hours-after-starmer-allows-us-to-use-british-bases Another stupid miscalculation from Starmer, siding with the War Criminals... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/ Please note that Palantir would rather that you didn't share this story, it makes them look even more stupid if you do... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Explosions rock Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/dubais-famous-fairmont-hotel-in-flames-after-iranian-air-strike War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole region. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Hackers Expose The Massive Surveillance Stack Hiding Inside Your “Age Verification” Check https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/25/hackers-expose-the-massive-surveillance-stack-hiding-inside-your-age-verification-check/ npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Mood for today... https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/116/147/910/078/232/258/original/2b3d4eccfd2258d4.jpg npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Britain's creaking courts to use Copilot for transcriptions https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/26/copilot_courts_system/ Ministry of Justice wowed by Ontario's paperless system, announces £12M for AI unit npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Why sell UK assets abroad when the government should be buying them instead? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02/26/why-sell-uk-assets-abroad-when-the-government-should-be-buying-them-instead/ France’s [Sate owned] Engie strikes deal to buy UK Power Networks for £10.5bn npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ How Scottish Gaelic is helping protect Scotland’s seas https://theconversation.com/how-scottish-gaelic-is-helping-protect-scotlands-seas-155660 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Goldman Sachs launches AI-free index https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/ai-goldman-sachs-stocks-index Goldman Sachs has launched an S&P ex-AI index, SPXXAI, which that lets you invest in the S&P 500 benchmark index minus all things AI. This product is proof of the demand among investors for a way to hedge their exposure to the AI trade. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ ‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’ npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ OK so now that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has shown that it is possible to be arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, how about looking at the conduct of Tory cabinet members from 2010 to 2024? Quite a few of them should be full investigated and brought to court if a case to answer is found... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ More than 135,000 OpenClaw instances exposed to internet in latest vibe-coded disaster https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/openclaw_instances_exposed_vibe_code/?td=keepreading By default, the bot listens on all network interfaces, and many users never change it npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Qualcomm CEO pockets 15% pay rise as profits fall 45% https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/qualcomm_ceo_pay/ Cristiano Amon took home almost $30M in 2025 as the chipmaker booked higher revenues despite earnings slide. Nice work, if you can get it... #fFailingUpwards npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Palantir has no place in UK public services https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sutlana-palantir-no-place-uk-public-services-ministry-of-defence/ From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts? Follow the money... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ MP expected to step down potentially paving way for Burnham's return https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14rrez0mr4o Former Labour minister Andrew Gwynne is on the brink of standing down as an MP, ministers and party officials believe. The move could potentially pave a way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to return to the Commons and make a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Melon Husk accused of making up maths to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/elon-musk-accused-of-making-up-math-to-squeeze-134b-from-openai-microsoft/ Musk’s maths reduced ChatGPT inventors’ contributions to “zero,” OpenAI argued. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Just the Browser https://justthebrowser.com/ Just the Browser helps you remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers. The goal is to give you "just the browser" and nothing else, using hidden settings in web browsers intended for companies and other organizations. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ For those with a dark clear sky just now, the solar storm is ongoing, so there is a good chance to see the #Aurora again tonight. Sadly, here in Edinburgh there is a thick layer of cloud over head... 🙁 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ MPs ask who's responsible when AI crashes the UK finance system https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/treasury_committee_ai/ Committee says watchdogs lack urgency as accountability for automated decisions remains unresolved npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools https://www.science.org/content/article/no-bull-austrian-cow-has-learned-use-tools First evidence for tool use in cattle includes a skill previously seen only in humans and chimpanzees npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims https://www.science.org/content/article/nearly-third-social-media-research-has-undisclosed-ties-industry-preprint-claims Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files https://www.404media.co/data-hoarder-uses-ai-to-create-searchable-database-of-epstein-files/ The open-source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump. #EpsteinFiles #Trump npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business https://gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo-says-making-war-crimes-constitutional-would-be-good-for-business-2000695162 Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defence policy. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Italy to send 378 industrial boilers to heat Ukraine amid energy crisis and freezing temperatures https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/18/italy-to-send-industrial-boilers/ Delivery follows agreements between Zelenskyy and Meloni as Russian strikes cripple heating systems. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/archaeologists-find-a-supersized-medieval-shipwreck-in-denmark/ The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660 When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their elected official. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ @nprofile…vjcg Interesting, I am surprised to find that the BBC series is still available to watch on iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00866km/episodes/guide @nprofile…hkea @nprofile…p5wq npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Living their best life? What the Highland lynx did next https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2y1ygjmy2o Three lynx that were found starving after being abandoned in the Highlands a year ago are now thriving in a wildlife park, say their keepers. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/wine_11_arrives_faster_and/ Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical” https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/never-before-seen-linux-malware-is-far-more-advanced-than-typical/ VoidLink includes an unusually broad and advanced array of capabilities. Similar frameworks targeting Windows servers have flourished for years. They are less common on Linux machines. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1916422/us-tech-giants-allying-with-european-far-right-to-strip-back-eu-rules Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ The Dark Money Operatives Pushing For Regime Change In Iran https://www.levernews.com/the-dark-money-operatives-pushing-for-regime-change-in-iran/ Neocon think tanks demanding that Trump overthrow Iran’s government, no matter the risks, are funded by anti-Muslim billionaires and fossil fuel fortunes. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said https://www.theferret.scot/farmed-salmon-were-treated-with-a-lot-more-drugs-than-the-industry-said/ The credibility of the salmon farming industry has come under attack after it admitted underestimating by 66 per cent the amount of antibiotics used to treat diseased fish in 2024. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Large language mistake https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/14/uk-and-eu-tree-planting-pledges-face-reality-check-as-scientists-warn-the-climate-window-i The reality is that we have to stop the extraction and use of fossil carbon!!! We can not tree plant our way out of the #ClimateCrisis npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Richest 1% have ‘blown through’ their carbon budget for 2026 in just 10 days https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/10/richest-1-have-blown-through-their-carbon-budget-for-2026-in-just-10-days-experts-warn Governments are being pressured to ban carbon-intensive luxury items and tax fossil fuel profits to meet climate targets. The super-rich are fuelling the climate crisis with “gross carbon recklessness” as calls for an increased wealth tax grow louder. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Brompton reports losses of £2m but remains ‘optimistic’ with new releases in the pipeline https://www.bikeradar.com/news/brompton-2025-financial-report The folding bike company says it was "a year of balanced outcomes" npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00007-y A giant functional atlas of immune cells in a Chinese cohort reveals crucial differences with European and Japanese data sets. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Smart glasses: 'I was secretly filmed and trolled online' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx23ke7rm7go Meta should be held responsible... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Job Alert: Wildlife Ranger Needed For Remote, Uninhabited Scottish Island https://explorersweb.com/job-alert-wildlife-ranger-needed-for-remote-uninhabited-scottish-island/ Want a change of scenery? Possess a detailed knowledge of birds? Then the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a job for you. The SWT is hiring a ranger for a six-month position on Handa, an uninhabited island off the coast of the Scottish Highlands. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Let us not forget that tRump's poll ratings are falling, including among his base... #nevent1q…6aag npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ The hidden health dangers of electric scooters: how ‘assisted mobility’ is making us less mobile https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-health-dangers-of-electric-scooters-how-assisted-mobility-is-making-us-less-mobile-272476 You think this is bad, wait until you find out about cars... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ UK moves to ban boiling lobsters, shrimp, crabs and langoustines alive, recognizing their capacity for pain https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/12/31/uk-moves-to-ban-boiling-lobsters-shrimp-crabs-and-langoustines-alive-recognizing-their-capacity-for-pain_6748952_114.html The measure, to be implemented by 2030, would also apply to crustaceans and cephalopod mollusks, including octopuses, all of which are recognized as sentient beings under British law. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Bike Commuter Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegwv5tTEE5b6r-CTieB9P99I_nVGbeFcZpW-hZFwKDzJc39Q/viewform Do you get around by bike? Have any thoughts to share on the topic? npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/us-government-finds-new-excuse-to-stop-construction-of-offshore-wind/ Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Mysterious Shipwreck Discovered in ‘Pristine’ Condition in Lake Ontario—With Its Masts Still Standing https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-shipwreck-discovered-in-pristine-condition-in-lake-ontario-with-its-masts-still-standing-180987868/ Divers found the well-preserved vessel while searching for a different wreck called the “Rapid City,” which sank near Toronto in 1917 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/internet_bad_for_society/ Ofcom survey finds 18-34s increasingly see life online as bad for society and their mental health npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Paleontologists find first bee nest fossils made inside fossilized bones https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/paleontologists-find-first-bee-nest-fossils-made-inside-fossilized-bones/ …in a cave that narrowly escaped becoming a latrine npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Why is RAM so expensive right now? It's way more complicated than you think https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-is-ram-so-expensive-right-now-its-more-complicated-than-you-think Yes, AI is partly to blame for surging prices and DRAM shortages, but that's not the whole story npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Why RSS matters https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/ The future of the web depends on simple, open standards. RSS has always worked quietly in the background. In a moment when the web is being reshaped by enclosure, consolidation, and algorithmic mediation, its reliability is exactly what we need. If we treat RSS not as a relic of an earlier web but as the strategic infrastructure it already is, it can continue to anchor a more open, more resilient, and more humane internet for decades to come. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-road-traffic-authority-ditches-microsoft/ The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ 75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-reform-uks-donations-have-come Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ US oil industry doesn’t see profit in tRump’s “pro-petroleum” moves https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/us-oil-industry-doesnt-see-profit-in-trumps-pro-petroleum-moves/ The financial picture around drilling is moving against the tRump administration’s hopes . No wonder he dreams of invading an OPEC producer... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ LG Quietly Installs Microsoft Copilot on Its Smart TVs—And You Can't Delete It https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/162044/lg-quietly-installs-microsoft-copilot-on-its-smart-tvs-and-you-cant-delete-it LG TV owners are not happy about the AI app showing up unannounced, becoming a permanent fixture on their homescreen. #DontBuyLG npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Man arrested for allegedly wiping his Google Pixel before a CBP search https://www.techspot.com/news/110560-man-arrested-allegedly-wiping-google-pixel-before-cbp.html Wiping a device can lead to obstruction charges npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ EU banks should reduce their reliance on US Big Tech, top supervisor says https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-banks-big-tech-us-politics-europe-digital-services-economy/ Dutch central bank exec warns ‘concentration risk’ could lead to ‘major operational problems.’ npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Humm, maybe time for another referendum... https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/703/069/661/584/281/original/5e9d446dabd6518e.jpg npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ UK finally vows to look at 35-year-old Computer Misuse Act https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/uk_computer_misuse_act/ Portugal has become the latest country to carve out protections for researchers under its cybersecurity law. The move increases pressure on the UK after a government minister admitted last week that the 35-year-old Computer Misuse Act needed updating to protect cybersecurity pros from prosecution. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Google's AI training tactics land it in another EU antitrust fight https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/eu_google_ai_antitrust/ Brussels probes whether unpaid web and YouTube content – and rivals' lock-outs – amount to abuse of dominance npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01122025/china-port-in-peru-impact-on-amazon-rainforest/ The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/in-1995-a-netscape-employee-wrote-a-hack-in-10-days-that-now-runs-the-internet/ Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html Schleswig-Holstein saves 15 million euros in license costs by migrating from Microsoft to free software. The conversion is significantly cheaper. All Governments should be following this lead... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ ‘No Faith’ in X and Meta to Tackle Abuse in Politics, Says Speaker’s Inquiry as It Suggests MPs Leave Platforms https://bylinetimes.com/2025/10/29/x-and-meta-musk-abuse-in-politics-speakers-inquiry-mps-leave-platforms/ Damning report finds social media giants are failing in legal duties to remove threats npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Man Indicted for Stalking Women Says ChatGPT Encouraged His Behaviour https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/161822/man-indicted-for-stalking-women-says-chatgpt-encouraged-his-behavior 31-year-old Brett Michael Dadig 'stalked and harassed 11 women by weaponizing modern technology,' according to federal prosecutors. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy https://theconversation.com/how-the-uks-dependency-on-cars-slows-down-the-economy-270393 It is time that decision makes woke up to the fact that we have a serious car problem, and started to make the alternatives much more attractive... Added to which, cars are literally killing the planet #FuckCars npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Lawyer's 6-year-old son uses AI to build copyright infringement generator https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/ai_has_made_ip_violations/ Rights holders had better buckle up for years of legal wrangling, IP lawyer tells The Reg npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ @nprofile…w47d Personally, I would very much like to have 2500:2500 but currently not interested in anything above that, as that is the limit of my home network. But then again, I am not the average home user npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Deeply misleading headline from the BBC "Energy grid investment of £28bn to push up household bills" with a photo showing an electricity pylon https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp84yymxpjno Only more than halfway down the article do they mention that 64% of the money will be spent on fossil gas infrastructure, which will become a stranded asset when/if we fully decarbonise our energy supply... 🤬 #DontLookUp npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Openreach Update FTTP Broadband Spec for Future 5.5Gbps and 8.5Gbps Speeds https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/12/openreach-update-fttp-broadband-spec-for-future-5-5gbps-and-8-5gbps-speeds.html However, it is not likely so arrive with domestic customers any time soon and CityFibre will still probably be faster and cheaper... npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range https://theconversation.com/temperatures-in-a-patch-of-antarctic-moss-can-vary-as-much-as-an-entire-mountain-range-269801 Full research paper here https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.70155 (paywalled) npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Tesla faces class action over Powerwall recall that leaves people with bricked batteries https://electrek.co/2025/11/27/tesla-class-action-over-powerwall-recall-bricked-batteries/ Just don't buy anything from Tesla npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ 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 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ We need this in Edinburgh! https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/649/406/115/661/112/original/b1e44f845810a59f.mp4 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Two AI copyright cases, two very different outcomes – here’s why https://theconversation.com/two-ai-copyright-cases-two-very-different-outcomes-heres-why-270229 npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Farage has made more than £140,000 from selling personal video messages online in the last year, appearing in these videos 90 times more than he spoke in parliament https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nigel-farage-cameo-videos-parliament-records-5HjdNgN_2/ https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/643/776/325/654/115/original/af219771a21bffae.png npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Adriana Groh: ‘The internet works thanks to a shared infrastructure that nobody owns, but that we must take care of’ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-30/adriana-groh-the-internet-works-thanks-to-a-shared-infrastructure-that-nobody-owns-but-that-we-must-take-care-of.html The head of Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency believes that Europe must invest in open source to achieve technological independence npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ 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 – melanin – 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. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Mass protests in the central German town of Giessen against new AfD youth group https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/29/mass-protests-in-the-central-german-town-of-giessen-against-new-afd-youth-group npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ Jury trials are flawed and unwieldy – but vital for justice being seen to be done https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/28/jury-trials-flawed-unwieldy-justice-legal-system-david-lammy The independence of UK courts and public confidence in the legal system could be the victims of David Lammy’s plan for justice on the cheap npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03768-0 Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time. npub1qc7ne43e5dmf4mv8upku79962308uqlgnjvgpyxgxkufkf4k59aqmyjjgw kim_harding ✅ World leaders must find the courage to end the fossil-fuel age https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03851-6 Despite the weak agreement seen at the COP30 climate conference, Brazil was right to prioritize discussing the eventual phase-out of fossil fuels. Others must now help to find a way forward.