2026-10-28T19:38:03Z https://nostr.now SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️ https://nostr.now/npub1a9uh5ldjf2yu0zc5m7acgvw7zzu23zka2sv05kqdzxhafs27sgrsde0tdy https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/523/429/814/877/641/original/be28d262cdc1ef71.jpg https://mastodon.me.uk/system/accounts/avatars/109/523/429/814/877/641/original/be28d262cdc1ef71.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2f4u38gjpeldyc552afex4s9cu7q2udypng6uteq3p523vup3rczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwmd5uja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0994ddw6z35ffhnqnh33lee7gyat6cwe3jcyn27g57as5skp645cfkatxs'>nevent1q…atxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there is a reason that the EU built their own GPS system even though the USA one was &#34;free&#34;<br/><br/>&gt; One of the aims of Galileo is to provide an independent high-precision positioning system so European political and military authorities do not have to rely on the United States GPS or the Russian GLONASS systems, which could be disabled or degraded by their operators at any time<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation_system)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation_system)</a> 2026-10-19T16:32:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tpxjce2vx80rsu596alqxhg7kfdp78f4tn6szsdskrkq2mmkkaqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwmqw4ky In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ea7zux6zf23vxq923p3n5uu40sef57x4h3l5478mg9ml5s68fuqtf8lzm'>nevent1q…8lzm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my experience is that USAians will look after neighbours, and even strangers they meet<br/><br/>But they have a strange idea about what government is for<br/><br/>There is also a puritanical streak that prioritises punishing freeloaders over looking after the needy - even when it makes everyone worse off. 2026-09-23T14:04:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszk6gk60kpzh56eqgpfm0fhf9vnp554tmp9nls5gxjwjgeygtgkeczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwzykudf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyydqt88tfk8eapka2xuqty7zamnyfd2wcuyhd9tlgg8cf6g4gusglgk6qj'>nevent1q…k6qj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>capitalism has really failed to recognise where value is - or indeed what our values are<br/><br/>Our economy does not align at all with our collective values - ask people what is most important and they will talk about looking after the young, the sick, the elderly 2026-09-23T14:01:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstcapqnuq4ywzddk75g5cufm5n9a7c4c6shlafhfk29umw5ff5vgczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwrd5z25 I&#39;m feeling nervous, second ever bisque firing loaded and ready to fire.<br/><br/>#pottery<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/117/270/971/772/616/086/original/40e39a9c4919f901.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-14T19:11:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp72hhzhsldksyg0af45d7wcw2pkly8z6t0ucgkgmz9sqnc7fs4nczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwkv24u4 They aren&#39;t going after the RNLI because of refugees <br/><br/>They are going after the refugees to undermine the lifeboats<br/><br/>They are doing it in order to label heros as traitors<br/><br/>To stop people volunteering <br/><br/>It is only about fascism<br/><br/>They are using the weakest to attack the best of us.<br/><br/>They are the billionaires funding it all<br/><br/>#rnli #heros #facism #ukpol #billionaires 2026-09-13T11:55:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrw9anv6ar3p3ryuhwsrkl30eejntd4sl8rtkhmegjhkwqkfps7zgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwz4nyt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9dzuq86c5kt0nyyz8dtexa42hse88ydeuk6qf0flw68zssztpzq2wrdf2'>nevent1q…rdf2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the patriarchy sucks<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think it&#39;s fair to say women pay the price or to blame men for the existence of patriarchy <br/><br/>It&#39;s men who kill themselves (and each other)<br/><br/>Women live longer, happier lives, with more friends<br/><br/>Boys are raised mostly by mothers, teachers are mostly women.<br/><br/>We all pay the price, we all play a part in making it this way, we all can change it. 2026-07-31T17:41:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9dzuq86c5kt0nyyz8dtexa42hse88ydeuk6qf0flw68zssztpzqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwp6kcs4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhl0cvghej5ppgtc2shcwxvjjwur2p5wknlvzh667f9zng8vmd3gcft0vr'>nevent1q…t0vr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and the solution is paternity rights<br/><br/>As I understand it the Scandinavian system which strongly encourages Dads to take significant amounts of paternity leave has promoted equality for both genders<br/><br/>Childcare is sometimes labeled as unpaid work - but it is also the source of a lot of friendships - and a lot of emotions 2026-07-31T17:36:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tlj0pgrxds7pnapjc4l623cvvp6tg5l6dm5cld60j589pesun7qzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw4f7ce5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvkpmp8xnju9axjm23wwwdfzm9ha4jz50v6r9d0h8u8wuf5examcpvxjry'>nevent1q…xjry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>because people buy them<br/><br/>and buy them again when they break<br/><br/>Other phones are available <br/><br/>With user replaceable batteries even 2026-07-24T09:45:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfjyf7v2cjsgutx6zxtk7q3xfqkd3y32x0gxjm7nf5hwh26jzuh9gzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw6clegq I miss English summers..<br/><br/>I hate knowing that the new normal is not a static state but one that keeps getting worse untill sometime after we start really dealing with the problem.<br/><br/>#climatechange #heatwave 2026-07-10T10:57:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92d8r3kn4jjw6a72j7df038ay0f3f6hskwlkevtj30tjqkrw3mfszyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwa0d0yy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswp6plxl8slw8t8qj98aplpk65gdhr5aph6569dvf53hnydkhwqdqnq203v'>nevent1q…203v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the funny thing is there was a *lot* of &#34;hysteria&#34; about the heat and drought in 1976<br/><br/>I was only 7 at the time and having a great summer (we lived by the beach) - I remember asking my parents why the telly was making such a fuss about it all <br/><br/>Because really a big fuss was made about it in 1976 - enough for a 7 year old to notice.<br/><br/>But I guess some people can forget all that if they want to.<br/><br/>#climatechange #1976 #heatwave #drought 2026-07-01T07:15:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7rgzfj7t3yxf6uvtk2g7mwfzlr9yjtgt6c8ql9puw8rxfq6ecqgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw064fn0 Food prices keep going up<br/><br/>Climate change is getting worse<br/><br/>These two facts are connected<br/><br/>#costOfLiving #farming #eating #climatechange 2026-06-23T15:43:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93j3z09f6ntptkd0xms98v2dh05kggxx36d9tmdqysw02xvwcvzczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwurjzsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszzk8rek67gq9m0u93ckk8xpserc2j5jplpa6a0ygjtwmeksqayzgc69kv6'>nevent1q…9kv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why is this a question for the greens ??<br/><br/>Burnham should be demonstrating his willingness and ability to win green votes by working together.<br/><br/>If he doesn&#39;t have the political nous to do any more than expect the green party to step aside - then does he deserve to win ?<br/><br/>BUT - the idea of a Reform government is truly horrendous - that level of corruption and incompetence would be disastrous here as it has been for the USA 2026-05-19T11:22:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0t2vpx2dzk95y80a20a3749l6zey6whznew2awj94fxd4m09wedgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwfx6svv We need a change in direction from government<br/><br/>I think it would be very hard for Kier Starter to do this and appear genuine <br/><br/>Someone new could bring in real change and passion<br/><br/>As I understand it Zack Polanski has said he couldn&#39;t work with Kier Starmer but left open the question of a partnership with a different Labour party, ideally on that backed electoral reform<br/><br/>#ukpol #greenparty #labour 2026-05-12T08:05:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4s7h24petxwps3py8v04lwnd47xeyswxenxmqn0u2lawvl49l7szyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwfpdqny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2eplcnuvgtnyk2jl64fkmxy5nwadzrxudkev4zyv7fj4k80ar6egqm5u5r'>nevent1q…5u5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the move to video is driven by advertising - not by video being a good medium for tutorials<br/><br/>Also a lot of the audience for &#34;tutorials&#34; is made up of passive viewers <br/><br/>I think it&#39;s actually a lot harder to use the internet for learning then it was 15 to 20 years ago. 2026-05-11T09:52:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyk6rrvsertpzxqfrcjsd20gk6f9mrnmt76vcz2s8suxs7wlt5g2szyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwwelymk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdaveuk6d75fcduh72m5ns64ehr335ptx97ytl7jw5lnjr3g9gtuc8zq2c6'>nevent1q…q2c6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BTW - I blame TV and radio for this more than AI<br/><br/>Now we are used to watching the polished, edited highlights of the best performances the world has to offer<br/><br/>Before recordings and broadcasts when you saw sport or heard music it was a live performance by real people in your locality<br/><br/>The gap between what you saw and what you could do must have been smaller 2026-05-11T08:57:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdaveuk6d75fcduh72m5ns64ehr335ptx97ytl7jw5lnjr3g9gtuczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwn3c6n6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg046qqsh7uy8t9tq7sj3ea4pw8jrjafr58a30cj4vst7lpmye40qwh02wg'>nevent1q…02wg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sometimes teach kayaking<br/><br/>For most people the first time in an unstable, hard to control boat is wobbly - and yet many people instantly say &#34;I&#39;m no good at this&#34; <br/><br/>I learned I have to remind then that they have no reason to be good at it the first time<br/><br/>Before you can be good at something first you have to be bad at it - and for that you at least have to try it! <br/><br/>“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.&#34; 2026-05-11T08:33:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfkx36cj47evsaglzmgcnw6z23pwjfatc5ekp4ds0rjz2r06r74tqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwvcwj2v One of the things I try to avoid as a parent is arguing with my son when he says something I want to agree with.<br/><br/>If he says he is good at tidying his room - I try and agree with him while maybe suggesting some areas for improvement.<br/><br/>I think we need this tactic more in politics.<br/><br/>If Starmer says he is keeping the UK out of the USA/Israel war - then great - I support that.<br/><br/>I think maybe he could stop the USA using RAF airbases to load bombs though.<br/><br/>#parenting #politics #war #peace #ukpol 2026-04-14T14:03:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsympplc6jc9lqd60snkeqqcp28fejmm3sk452ryv4lp9rjdzqq48gzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwrh5yh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d8afr92l7cwkcggj8u3hmngdu7jc2hwufuvg25xez0dysc7rj2cncfesw'>nevent1q…fesw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve taught kids to kayak who on first getting into an unstable boat immediately say &#34;I&#39;m no good at this&#34;<br/><br/>.. you have to be bad at something before you can be good at it - and before you can even be bad at it - you have to try it 2025-12-29T22:18:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0mtlc6vddqx78jt4hyh24mwttxeryuf663qh2a82qruk9n225aszyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw57xjfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq6t87q9tljzuu99j5k79tvz0jledqe0xjqn7ffpmdexy038ljwsc26ca8'>nevent1q…6ca8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RSS can be implemented with static sites - all that is needed is an XML file.<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t &#34;boosting&#34; an article just sharing a link to it?<br/><br/>A federated comment system would be great though .. blog comments were great in the days before spam. 2025-09-28T19:18:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqa78exke6l8h7fz9rh0vacauujcqjf25a36l5z2dgkmkkn8j82qqzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwqct37h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkmpum6f60z360m3tem3apmvfjw77d5dhqpwcp46c2vge97npjvszj4uq2'>nevent1q…4uq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.&#34;<br/><br/>Noam Chomsky 2025-09-15T15:40:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszut2x9h665f3ga93p297327ax2l8dq9p6h82ffnlvyu0se86twtgzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwgwwqv3 Funny how when you talk about electric cars people always bring up range anxiety.<br/><br/>But when talking about petrol cars they never talk about end-of-civilisation anxiety.<br/><br/>#ev #climatechange 2025-08-29T19:29:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmvlqu6wzm0vk90fz9mtl28t3q5yq4ay2hazddvvtqrmcr22e90gzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwe679cr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx0vtpg5paujm6cvv3k83hvs0udvt38g8jk329prjt2p2yj083hqly8jcz'>nevent1q…8jcz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>golang is far from perfect - but the stdlib is good enough not to need libraries for a lot of use cases<br/><br/>This makes for very long lived code <br/><br/>and avoids the churn of JavaScript libraries - there have ben a few just for dates<br/><br/>Which is better depends on use case and preferences 2025-06-14T13:45:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdpqznyr3sz3888f8jgl6kwd88vgkfztgee76njq5y9ulpvcnk6vszyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwlu8uj7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf687svgw4uul09reh5ndu00uh9l3nlesqsefn5kgfkd0ltzxkkrgdyark5'>nevent1q…ark5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and it&#39;s still better than JavaScript time/date formatting 2025-06-13T10:17:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03q6643ve0he7knfchuqsnvtr4n7wmjprrfk6kyv53uj0ghfncnczyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqwph09es In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxha2kwtz06ckzg28kma8y2nlhphanj0x0mpvmzrpqpyzuh92ngs2lmkze'>nevent1q…mkze</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there are many many big risks that we get distracted from by focusing on relatively smaller risks.<br/><br/>How much this is the result of the malign interests of the billionaires and how much is just general human nature I don&#39;t know.<br/><br/>But I think we could do better if our leadership (in all it&#39;s forms) was better and braver. 2025-02-27T22:16:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zk7hgn534gng97hh4gkkq0ulcdnqk44gf0uf5n5t274262splagzyr5hj7nakf9gn3utzn0mhpp3mcgt32y2m42p37jcp5g6l4xpt6pqw964g5g since bird-killing wind turbines seem to be in the news again it&#39;s time to share this graph about the things that kills birds<br/><br/>Spolier alert - turbines are so far down this list that this new cycle is clearly not motivated by a love of birds.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/15195/wind-turbines-are-not-killing-fields-for-birds/">https://www.statista.com/chart/15195/wind-turbines-are-not-killing-fields-for-birds/</a><br/><br/>#renewables #climate #windPower #birds #statistics<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/077/021/640/670/015/original/fb9b7a206578bbdc.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-27T17:29:01Z