kim_harding ✅

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

My Green Tick ✅: https://kimharding.net/blog/now-on-mastodon/
The wee festival which I founded: https://edfoc.org.uk/
On pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/521608704618874231
On peertube.tv: https://peertube.tv/a/kim_harding/video-channels

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2026-04-16 20:53:17 UTC

Google Chrome lacks protection against one of the most basic and common ways to track users online
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/16/google_chrome_lacks_browser_fingerprinting/
Browser fingerprinting is everywhere

2026-04-16 09:51:19 UTC

He is Seriously, Frighteningly, Utterly, and Completely Losing His Mind
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/hes-losing-all-his-marbles
We are in great danger.
Thought from @npub1xjw…3c9q about a President who is loosing his marble in public...

2026-01-01 09:51:56 UTC

France fears ‘era of Trumpism’ as public broadcaster comes under fire from right
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/french-public-broadcaster-under-parliamentary-inquiry-into-neutrality-workings-and-financing-udr
Investigation established by [the Russian and US billionaire funded] UDR party to look at ‘neutrality, workings and financing’ of state TV and radio

2025-11-26 13:19:04 UTC

Is there a link between migration and crime?
https://www.theferret.scot/is-there-a-link-between-migration-and-crime/
Migration's alleged link to increased crime has been back in the spotlight in recent years, so @npub1ndw…f30y looked at the evidence.
TL;DR They found that “no statistical evidence exists to relate an increase in the number of immigrants to the rise of any kind of crime”. The problem is with the Media...

2025-05-28 21:30:35 UTC

Health impacts of diesel vehicles suspected of using prohibited defeat devices in the EU and UK
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/health-impacts-of-diesel-vehicles-suspected-of-using-prohibited-defeat-devices-in-the-eu-and-uk/
#FuckCars!

2024-12-19 15:01:10 UTC

More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/18/kenya-facebook-moderators-sue-after-diagnoses-of-severe-ptsd
Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
▪️PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action
▪️‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content

2024-12-02 11:45:00 UTC

‘Brain rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/12/02/brain-rot-is-oxfords-word-of-the-year-for-2024
‘Brain rot’ refers to the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”
The Oxford Word of the Year 2024 has been announced, and it’s a 170-year-old concept that has gained new meaning on social media.

2024-12-01 15:07:13 UTC

The forgotten street found behind a hidden library door in Edinburgh https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2l119zlpo
Makes you wonder how many more have yet to be rediscovered... 😉

2024-12-01 13:12:40 UTC

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All of those countries have seen Russia as a threat for a great many years...

2024-11-29 17:49:00 UTC

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Ah, but cars are magical and can break the laws of physics... 🙁

2024-11-29 17:39:04 UTC

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Now waiting for a wave of replies telling me that cars aren't really a problem... 🤮

2024-11-29 15:14:18 UTC

The Death of Critical Thinking Will Kill Us Long Before AI
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-death-of-critical-thinking-will-kill-us-long-before-ai/
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society.

2024-11-19 10:45:36 UTC

The Original NeXT computer used by Sir Tim Berners-Lee to design the World Wide Web
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/original-next-computer-used-by-sir-tim-berners-lee-to-design-the-world-wide-web-next/6QHcxbuGnQ4rng

2024-11-09 17:47:34 UTC

Osteoporosis Is a 'Silent Killer'. Here's How to Avoid It
https://www.sciencealert.com/osteoporosis-is-a-silent-killer-heres-how-to-avoid-it
Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer.

2024-11-08 08:35:17 UTC

Pedestrian-friendly cities have lower rates of diabetes and obesity
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2309343-pedestrian-friendly-cities-have-lower-rates-of-diabetes-and-obesity/
A review of 170 studies finds consistent evidence that people are less likely to be obese or have diabetes if they live in cities where walking and cycling is safe and convenient.
How much more evidence do we need before we kick cars out of cities?

2024-11-02 19:29:24 UTC

American Carnage: The Husk-Turnip Plan for Total Collapse
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/01/american-carnage-the-musk-trump-plan-for-total-collapse/
A systems lens suggests a quarter of GDP could evaporate on a pathway to violent civil unrest, concentration camps, and genocidal violence that would be a free gift to Putin

2024-10-27 20:07:26 UTC

Fossil fuel subsidies for company cars cost EU taxpayers €42 billion every year - new study
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/fossil-fuel-subsidies-for-company-cars-cost-eu-taxpayers-eur42-billion-every-year-new-study
The new European Commission has committed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and ensure a just green transition, now it has to deliver on this promise, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) says.

2024-10-27 15:00:41 UTC

Laura Laker: I've had 6 bikes stolen in 17 years – how do we tackle the problem? https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/laura-laker-six-bikes-stolen-in-17-years Laura reflects on becoming a statistic in the bike-theft epidemic

2024-10-18 15:53:40 UTC

People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273435/bluesky-user-spike-x-tos-ai-changes-blocking
Bluesky says it added half a million new users in a day; meanwhile, X is planning to essentially get rid of the block feature
Sadly, Mastodon seems to be missing out

2024-10-08 12:05:21 UTC

Cyclists with headphones in hear more than cars with windows up
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/cyclists-with-headphones-in-hear-more-than-cars-with-windows-up
A study conducted in Australia by an industrial designer has found that cyclists with headphones in hear more than motorists do with car windows up.

2024-10-01 18:57:09 UTC

How breaking up Google could lower your online shopping bill
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/breaking-up-google-could-make-online-ads-less-terrible/
A DOJ win in Google's ad tech monopoly trial could benefit everyone, experts say.

2024-05-20 13:51:12 UTC

Wow, this map (nicked from Amazing Maps on another place) really shows how different the Road traffic death rate in the US is vs Europe
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/473/700/129/411/622/original/bc4e84b678b87821.jpg