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geomannie

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Retired/recovering #petroleum #geologist, fascinated by #bicycles, bike fettling, #cycling, #geography, #sedimentology and #GIS. Hates #Brexit. Open to an independent Scotland in the EU.

"I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion
Has broken Nature’s social union"

I now live on top of a #drumlin in #Glasgow #Scotland but I keep a soft spot in my heart for #Aberdeen & #Aberdeenshire where I spent my formative years. #Newburgh #Tarves #Ferryhill

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randahl , to random
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Beautiful!

Historian Dr Timothy Snyder shows up in congress and absolutely wipes the floor with Marjorie Taylor Greene by simply presenting the facts, and listing all the times the ultra MAGA politicians have fallen for Putin’s propaganda — hook line and sinker.

https://youtu.be/deZGDItziG4?si=mAIZ3Uxf7cxED-Xd

geomannie ,
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@randahl The difficulty with exquisite rebuttals like this is that the infinitely prefers opinion over fact. The best you can hope for is to influence the waverers but once they have drunk the right wing Koolaid, it's really hard to bring them back to reality.

BuffaloCrisps , to random
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I'm totally biased, completely subjective, and of course utterly partial. The emotions rose up for the final few chapters, so no surprises when I say that this is a warmly told, caring, big-duvet-on-a-rainy-day type of an autobiography. 🥹

Well told and well done Rob.



geomannie ,
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@BuffaloCrisps @bookstodon For fans of this is an absolute must read. Informative but as you say warmly told.

parismarx , to random
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A top European auto safety body is releasing new rules that will require physical buttons and knobs for key vehicle features to receive a full five-star safety rating. I’d like to see the same in North America.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091043/euro-ncap-safety-rating-europe-2026-touchscreen-buttons-dials

geomannie ,
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@parismarx What we need is a return to the approach taken by in their 145 series. Note how every button control on the dash has its own distinctive shape. You could tell which button your fingers were on even without looking.

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