2026-08-02T13:55:13Z https://nostr.ae Simon Hobeck https://nostr.ae/npub1uzu7qy25x2pu8gn0x4g5pzmeczpved4mqrn4mu5xt0h5y2laqqhs78jaff https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/109/389/437/780/626/661/original/1a35f39245e44f92.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/109/389/437/780/626/661/original/1a35f39245e44f92.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfy6uxyvrk8cdxz93u42lchg9ur5gmj96s99y4vf4wnvcsnhy8grqzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7je42cj Another day of tree and hedge planting at Chew valley farm. 120 whips planted along one hedge line.<br/>Coming to the end of planting season so rushing to get the remaining whips into the ground and patching up tree guards to defend against rabbits and deer.<br/>#treeplanting #AvonNeedsTrees<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/187/873/947/761/144/original/d2e4e31f56478ca2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T12:27:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2enetzyzne74tp6xtl5wd029qdfs75ssjesmuz7quzm2a80zhnjgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7vteruz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20nmj25rn4ajnmmq4d9vq45928s846h5gs5hp98mqy0prf8c66cs2c67qv'>nevent1q…67qv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a positive addendum to the diagram is that Palantir are no longer used at MHCLG (mentioned as Dept for Levelling up, which is the old name).<br/>I was part of a team who replaced Palantir with a new, in-house developed tool. It&#39;s not much, but every little helps! 2026-01-27T21:31:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7dfg5wg0w74xkcvzkzvj5msv09v44e02whv3d9q85x8gul0znrgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7jj0au7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8p70ugs5xnvamuhukxnpmnm5c30x03wl5yeqdmh656c7n7jwg7mqa8prnd'>nevent1q…prnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do you know the most strategic choice to keep out Reform Ltd?<br/>Is it Labour, or do the greens have a reasonable chance to win?<br/>I&#39;m a member of the Green party and have seen their messaging, especially regarding fund raising so know they plan to campaign hard in the seat. 2026-01-27T13:05:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs89grgzglx0fgfgkxpsx40wk2235tqgd6fskw47qd04fhc33psttszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7r025la Love this post from <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> highlighting how politics in the UK appears to be moving to Greens vs Reform as the previous major parties are dying.<br/>I like how it frames the opportunity such as when Labour replaced can he Liberals.<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/15/how-the-light-gets-in/#theories-of-change">https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/15/how-the-light-gets-in/#theories-of-change</a><br/><br/>#GPEW #greenpartyuk 2026-01-16T13:01:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsghcvjqjdeu79wu3mpljf9ngyxj0pxxhptu29me7punky522mda8szyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7f264ax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxa7xgkch5p8006hnlhdj3c7rgvu2jnqr40mcvqftv8s7tdnx28qgc7ppdu'>nevent1q…ppdu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just a reminder of the madness of imperial measurements.<br/>16 drams to 1oz, and then 16 ozs to 1lb. And 14 lbs to 1 stone. 2st to 1 qr. So how many drams to a cwt?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/753/045/491/936/201/original/0d726e9d01429e7a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T17:26:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxa7xgkch5p8006hnlhdj3c7rgvu2jnqr40mcvqftv8s7tdnx28qgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz70cquvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5n4u6s2p2tq0qp923v86gzpnyns0dmg45sfckt8d4kpskemxwcgazj2h4'>nevent1q…j2h4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;worlds biggest things&#34; in 1955.<br/>Feels like any natural thing (like mountain height) has remained the same but all human made things have changed.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/753/030/045/000/929/original/d47ae885a6699d93.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T17:20:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5n4u6s2p2tq0qp923v86gzpnyns0dmg45sfckt8d4kpskemxwcgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7q8dc8e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqk4x0r723u8dcmwlha25y6echmmwqxfad23hrxsn73ap9lthdu0glzy9wl'>nevent1q…y9wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1955 thought it important to know military ranks and population count by race!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/753/013/237/865/291/original/a2bc303e18bf9d00.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T17:16:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqk4x0r723u8dcmwlha25y6echmmwqxfad23hrxsn73ap9lthdu0gzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz73tj6u0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8t0xc6z8tdwph64h5ypqyeerq9l7cd9fngpmuefmsgaysn629jcs3pn89c'>nevent1q…n89c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What days were considered special in 1958. Including &#34;Trafalgar day&#34; and &#34;Empire day&#34;.<br/>Just realised I never sent my &#34;happy St Crispin&#39;s day&#34; cards -oh well, will save them until next year.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/752/992/651/217/704/original/c0854a1c3447fc70.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T17:12:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8t0xc6z8tdwph64h5ypqyeerq9l7cd9fngpmuefmsgaysn629jcszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz766s60j At my parents place in Suffolk and found an old book called &#34;everybody&#39;s pocket companion&#34;. Think its from 1955. Had a good page on collective nouns.<br/>Who knew a group of kittens is called a &#34;kindle&#34; or a group of snipe are called a &#34;wisp&#34;<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/752/485/895/243/022/original/7620b8510b8a2f0d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/752/486/359/611/810/original/550e6031358da413.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T15:08:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95rq7kxyg3rtzvcht5r77kq4kpxcp0va6luyr6kpzfjevrx89fuqzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7uw38h9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyutdgj5x0fmnc6zk0rpnlvp55708yzzkux6d5dexc3phecswpn6q9kjewp'>nevent1q…jewp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as an adoptive parent, I am in various social circles for adoption and I too have seen some of the families break down. All parents realise how damaging it is to the child(ren) so break up is like the nuclear option!<br/>I&#39;ve recently been attending a course with an amazing child psychotherapist and learned that the majority of adoptive children have undiagnosed neurodiversity which combine with early age trauma. this needs lots of support that councils can&#39;t afford so extremely ration 2025-11-28T07:34:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqgjnu34j2slms7wak0gh9t5csh8wk2fy25wng3lazje5w3fanh9czyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7aquads In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20d2qhln3wy6fsf8qgcw9qa5ddaf8dj9u42zxkm8jx6gklgmau4gvkfr7p'>nevent1q…fr7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The central list can be compared against DVLA or other central DBs (passport office, etc) and changes in one could trigger a message to the citizen prompting them to register. Or if a new person added to DVLA/HMPO that could be added to the central register and passed back to the Local Auth. 2/2.<br/>Ultimately, I think we could have a meta-dataset rather than one big DB. 2025-07-17T14:58:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20d2qhln3wy6fsf8qgcw9qa5ddaf8dj9u42zxkm8jx6gklgmau4gzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7ddmmk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4cfqeu34hfe50uns56dujfvg769luhxglp4rt0v4eym7egqy93s8pw6v7'>nevent1q…w6v7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>its connected to a British aversion to ID cards and centralised databases and also due to meeting data protection.<br/>The driving licence list has many people, but not everyone and would we link voting rights to driving. Data protection prevents using data for other purposes unless agreed.<br/>I think a better approach is for local authorities to still own THE electoral role for their area, but to share it to central gov who can aggregate all into a combined register....1/2 2025-07-17T14:55:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgln6n9caqjm8kurmn3d2a00xdrep2tl58xz2x02vep94qevg6nkszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7pznf63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcup5flmn3vg3pj7edcyhxsznfmxm9kpz4kphtyemq24uz4yc2vqrlnkfl'>nevent1q…nkfl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is a good idea, its just the IT systems used across councils are clunky and there&#39;s no money to change them.<br/>There isn&#39;t a single electoral role. Each LA maintains their own and they use different, old systems. So if you move house you need to register again.<br/>Some councils send out voter reg forms when someone signs up for council tax and that is often quite effective. 2025-07-17T12:40:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqggny4ptdgfrxkt4uu4u42mh6zmquvmnkrj7vm9xfgss7w0wkllqzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7p5ph7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqy2nfn74m7d9w6kgdt3sykyk9qd7qzafgqyw9hu0m9frpprachdgxunzam'>nevent1q…nzam</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I worked as a product manager on the citizen facing services for register to vote. We explored how we could expand the service to support pre-registration at 14 and also the automatic registration. Still some challenges to solve but great they are changing the Open register to opt-in rather than opt-out.<br/>If this bill gets passed my son (now 13) would be able to vote in the next GE (likely around 2028/29). 2025-07-17T11:02:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszduqm067e4ltxtua88nwumdgthqkqkpt0dyuqv2nfw97m6u73k8gzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7zhj3wp <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eaekf467w44yaw84dtsph5c9t5aya6txvhjmnkd8k95eg62vwg7sw9z64n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>atomicker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eae…z64n</span>)</a></span> hello, just wanted to say how much I appreciate your Shinhanga posts. I find them all beautiful and it really brightens the moment to see them.<br/>🙏 2025-04-17T19:16:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsysfy0aktwendkm6l26adrey305h7ye2kz2nt0gmlzwk7fnfk3tcgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7d6ykch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqvmjk3fz5vnpupc3jfk3z0y60vc4u40stfp3hgm83m85tj47jds5gp9vt'>nevent1q…p9vt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel sorry for Ofsted in this matter. They are trying to make things better for parents by giving more nuance and detail, yet they get complaints it&#39;s too complex. <br/>Yes, judging a school is complex. Some institutions can be great at some things, yet poor at others. Can that all be munged together into one word. I don&#39;t think so. <br/>I wonder how much user testing they did with their new scales? I would expect some. 2025-01-31T19:24:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9vapmq25shxun9hg2xsth99zavh0sqtqtp9mujvmqmdkwcrxq4pczyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7ntan5q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqg20cdjelt56sa3g2kugm8ftu7t8lmxpxeheyvlu5vmf3z9yv3tgd7dmjr'>nevent1q…dmjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that&#39;s an interesting idea but it feels too imprecise or clunky. Wouldn&#39;t some form of land value tax be more elegant as it doesn&#39;t create artificial deadlines but applies pressure to develop. So if a developer still wanted to landbank, then they could - but they still pay. It also doesn&#39;t restrict land sales which a 10 year blockade could do. Or can a new owner restart the clock as that may lead to shell companies passing land around. 2024-12-09T08:13:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvacp0z26felhcw7e7xeupzl597ck90y6xjrcckghprjlq0kvf35qzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7f34hnc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv5uhg673fexggchvxxty6wgm4cydzmqss9jzjmu5u9u3092266g4q0w82'>nevent1q…0w82</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well done. That&#39;s an impressive amount of dedication.<br/>Maybe the green one&#39;s emotional manipulation is working. 2024-12-03T20:50:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0lr7ephfvz2ry26gqhrna9vt7wasdjd5vgp25je4rnd7ec6lz7uqzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz78wptnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvq0get0urxmra38w0c9spp3yy2qkyadtjfr0msu4ena2vp0lqkucvj069u'>nevent1q…069u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bedminster!!!! I&#39;ll have you know this is deepest Totterdown :) 2024-11-17T18:37:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2qy4x4rtaravpafhs9hltm0qhxhzujgn6tzeef2aj24frtwld3fczyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz76gm2zs #boingboing is now only accessible via paywall or disabling adblocker. That&#39;s disappointing, I liked browsing boing boing but I&#39;m not keen on either option.<br/>Given their target audience I can&#39;t see this being a popular change. 2024-11-09T15:06:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3mfa6wh74cmwerfjhwt4car38ztew87h5sh2t75gfn5dg3k9k9szyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz767p9sc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8893gsqwgxhgyl3wwhrczkdxaqzfs9tkhp3d734yqyuaz3gqzpq3sc8sx'>nevent1q…c8sx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hjz3272mc3cfqq9mqc8tsqvww6h6am545dz95stn9ylmxrdpzspshy0n2d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>StreetComplete News & Support</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hjz…0n2d</span>)</a></span> <br/>I&#39;ve just checked StreetComplete but it doesn&#39;t seem to have an option / overlay for street speed limits. 2024-11-03T19:47:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2eszj77nfx98sdrqukv2zax7cd0j9n6ktdpn0j3tca8n83ykfukszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz793upzx Hey #openstreetmap people, i need your help again.<br/>I&#39;m using Overpass Turbo for the first time and struggling with a query that should be simple.<br/>I&#39;ve checked various help files but can&#39;t find anything.<br/>I just want to show roads that have no speed limit. (So i know to go and fix that).<br/><br/>Something like:<br/>nwr[&#34;highway&#34;][&#34;maxspeed&#34;=null] 2024-11-03T17:22:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0f8fj8r8yftj3nssv0d0s9xk3p92pwxz50atarnx66ekm0y3p3pczyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7mp0k8y Question for #openstreetmap people.<br/>I&#39;m in a different town and there are many houses added to OSM but they do not have addresses. Instead someone has added points with address details.<br/>My thought is to merge the point into the building and reduce duplication. Is that a good or bad idea? Is there a good reason to separate address from the building outlines? 2024-10-28T08:31:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0evck630v9ffae6xwc4r8ft5z7h20px0hgnmkn8u4yfmr78hg5pgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7v70mkn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2mkuedshzysalcu53d59sw98dm2lnsctj9h9r2xwjae4cdefpmgr98x5f'>nevent1q…8x5f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I watched the video of Boyen presenting the work and he later said it could be done in 5 years and 4.5bn USD. This was based on being more targeted with where they clean. Either way, I agree with him that it would be such a great achievement. A real uplifting story for our age. 2024-09-11T15:09:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0gza5y5cadew5r4sxm0uq5gpxfpsp3staqw54u7wzaavnk3xltxczyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz78jx47x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9aa76kaepmmjez6ed4jr4de3rzgp3ljm6e658ajvye9wws2czhgnet4ah'>nevent1q…t4ah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what does #letsgopens mean? I understand it to mean you really like pens for writing/drawing. Have I got that right? 2024-09-06T21:30:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq68fnnc25hd799gx49xy55ap8j4dj6h2fzhukflwz7xtwrkrtlsszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz72f4lde I&#39;ve been travelling to many different cities across the UK recently. In each place I have used #openStreetMap via Organic Maps and it has always been great.<br/>I&#39;ve used #StreetComplete in a few places to add extra details so I help build the solution. <br/>So to all those who help update #OSM, I can only say - Thank you. 2024-08-31T19:55:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0r089zy04ctd98aun8n7qjzk2mj7n5dspjw66xyyme40vnh56kpgzyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz7tcfvfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd02fvr50xgqx053mtmvstekh4dye08fnrxmnugxdspulh446n22c2pxwfl'>nevent1q…xwfl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree that this is a soft way to get rid of people. But I wonder if it&#39;s really that new. Pre-pandemic companies could always tighten rules to encourage people to leave. E.g. office hours, dress code, strict usage of tech, etc. <br/>RTO is just an easier control measure (perhaps prerequisite for using those others). 2024-08-24T13:46:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8kemuumppzwnt7l5hx245c4vf0gy7fnmk3llu603hhklp8t2888czyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz73qgnxf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8p9q5xzmlmcsk2yxsfyxyxk5lcl49p7n3jhef3spf5mnm72lvksqx9xn3'>nevent1q…9xn3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hast du <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t2qahzdg6c3adunnvr04mw0aeevydnrlef2zm8j9xnlmxce5ud4sjln4vh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1t2qahzdg6c3adunnvr04mw0aeevydnrlef2zm8j9xnlmxce5ud4sjln4vh</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t2q…n4vh</span>)</a></span> gesehen? Ich finde es toll. 2024-08-09T19:14:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswg9qfva97p0fjmfym8qp5dnp2zk66mmsd9n7tfz5k32kck5cthtszyrstncq32seg8sazdu64zsyt08qg9n9khvqwwh0jsed77s3tl5qz78w0l2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlekmqz2wutnajxmhpnz0u4e9prvqqf97khr6f8m45xee5qms4aca8kagw'>nevent1q…kagw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>isn&#39;t his audience mostly right leaning people on twitter? So wouldn&#39;t this system disenfranchise Trump supporters more than Harris? 2024-08-03T08:04:16Z