Jim Holmes
@jimholmes.bsky.social
Writes software for streaming TV while listening to music
Our loss of regional railways (Beeching) had a similar effect on us at the national level. We're car-bound in the countryside but with relatively sane public transport in some cities.
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our loss of regional railways (Beeching) had a similar effect on us at the national level. We're car-bound in the countryside but with relatively sane public transport in some cities.
Oh he lives in LA. Exactly the kind of car-bound hell I try to avoid. They lost the streetcar network and the city congealed around car use. I remember seeing from the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park, the thick layer of greasy air collecting above it. So EVs are a good step there I suppose.
November 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Oh he lives in LA. Exactly the kind of car-bound hell I try to avoid. They lost the streetcar network and the city congealed around car use. I remember seeing from the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park, the thick layer of greasy air collecting above it. So EVs are a good step there I suppose.
BUT LOOK AT ALL THIS SOVEREIGNTY
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BUT LOOK AT ALL THIS SOVEREIGNTY
That looks good. How much was that vehicle (car?)? How did you charge it and how long does it take? And how long does it hold that if you don't use it? And how does the max range change as the battery ages and if you load up the vehicle?
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That looks good. How much was that vehicle (car?)? How did you charge it and how long does it take? And how long does it hold that if you don't use it? And how does the max range change as the battery ages and if you load up the vehicle?
Yes. I assume it's to conform to rules laid down by Ofcom. I prefer nts.live for this reason as well as the general eclecticism.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Yes. I assume it's to conform to rules laid down by Ofcom. I prefer nts.live for this reason as well as the general eclecticism.
... Or stereotype those expressing them. I'd go for an EV if I could feasibly use and afford it. I'm literally choosing my next car now and I'd be happy to learn that I can do the above and take one on a couple of weeks camping holiday.
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
... Or stereotype those expressing them. I'd go for an EV if I could feasibly use and afford it. I'm literally choosing my next car now and I'd be happy to learn that I can do the above and take one on a couple of weeks camping holiday.
Yes this is my situation. I live in London so don't drive around locally. My main use-case of a vehicle is to get to a place without public transport 130 miles away, potentially at no notice in the small hours (elderly parent in countryside).
It doesn't help when ppl scoff at concerns over EVs.
It doesn't help when ppl scoff at concerns over EVs.
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Yes this is my situation. I live in London so don't drive around locally. My main use-case of a vehicle is to get to a place without public transport 130 miles away, potentially at no notice in the small hours (elderly parent in countryside).
It doesn't help when ppl scoff at concerns over EVs.
It doesn't help when ppl scoff at concerns over EVs.
We do. It was particularly amazingly handy during lockdowns. Ours also does bread, potatoes and garden supplies such as soil.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We do. It was particularly amazingly handy during lockdowns. Ours also does bread, potatoes and garden supplies such as soil.
Is that why there's barely a ripple in the millpond of the markets today? (image from www.ft.com/alphaville)
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Is that why there's barely a ripple in the millpond of the markets today? (image from www.ft.com/alphaville)
I like driving in my [electric] car
It don't look much but I've been far
I drove up to Muswell Hill
I hope I can afford to pay the bill
It don't look much but I've been far
I drove up to Muswell Hill
I hope I can afford to pay the bill
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I like driving in my [electric] car
It don't look much but I've been far
I drove up to Muswell Hill
I hope I can afford to pay the bill
It don't look much but I've been far
I drove up to Muswell Hill
I hope I can afford to pay the bill
I saw Flaer open for Craven Faults on Saturday afternoon and I inexpertly mused that this is how Satie's work might sound if he were active now. Some of it is that kind of mood, anyway.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGw...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGw...
You And I Are Earth
YouTube video by Flaer - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I saw Flaer open for Craven Faults on Saturday afternoon and I inexpertly mused that this is how Satie's work might sound if he were active now. Some of it is that kind of mood, anyway.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGw...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGw...
I was there on Saturday but hadn't noticed this was "Shepard tones"
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I was there on Saturday but hadn't noticed this was "Shepard tones"
Is he smoothing out irregularities? Something about LuciFer?
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Is he smoothing out irregularities? Something about LuciFer?
He is a key instigator of popular EV adoption in Norway. www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...
How pop band A-ha inspired Norway's electric car revolution
The band imported one of Norway's first EVs and launched a campaign of civil disobedience.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
He is a key instigator of popular EV adoption in Norway. www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...
They did this in Seattle too
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
They did this in Seattle too
How embarrassing of him, to threaten a journalist in front of a guest.
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How embarrassing of him, to threaten a journalist in front of a guest.
That also features in other episodes, e.g., White Bear www.imdb.com/title/tt2542...
"Black Mirror" White Bear (TV Episode 2013) ⭐ 7.9 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
42m | TV-MA
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November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
That also features in other episodes, e.g., White Bear www.imdb.com/title/tt2542...
"Oh, would you like me to send a prostitute to your room?"
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Oh, would you like me to send a prostitute to your room?"
Didn't she just go along with John Redwood's idea? I wonder what he thinks of it all, with the benefit of hindsight.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Didn't she just go along with John Redwood's idea? I wonder what he thinks of it all, with the benefit of hindsight.