Owen
@oburbidge.bsky.social
Retired scientist, now working in medicines manufacturing sector. Interested in renewables, ASHP and EV owner.
Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Views are entirely my own
🔶🏳️🌈 he/him
Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Views are entirely my own
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This must be the most outrageous example of Farage's racist bullying. A 17-year-old Farage bullying a 9-year-old lad – NINE – for being black, and even waiting at the school gate to heap more abuse on the little lad.
What an absolute f***ing scumbag.
Deeply shocking, even by 1970s standards.
What an absolute f***ing scumbag.
Deeply shocking, even by 1970s standards.
Yinke Bankola says he was 9 when the sixth form Dulwich school prefect Nigel Farage, aged 17, asked him where he was from, then told him "that's the way back to Africa".
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This must be the most outrageous example of Farage's racist bullying. A 17-year-old Farage bullying a 9-year-old lad – NINE – for being black, and even waiting at the school gate to heap more abuse on the little lad.
What an absolute f***ing scumbag.
Deeply shocking, even by 1970s standards.
What an absolute f***ing scumbag.
Deeply shocking, even by 1970s standards.
Invited by friends for dinner.
We said ‘do you mind if we bring Crumble’
We received a 👍
Got here, had a lovely starter and main course.
They go to us ‘it’s very generous of you to bring dessert’
We looked horrified. We hadn’t brought crumble. We had brought Crumble! 😅😅😅
We said ‘do you mind if we bring Crumble’
We received a 👍
Got here, had a lovely starter and main course.
They go to us ‘it’s very generous of you to bring dessert’
We looked horrified. We hadn’t brought crumble. We had brought Crumble! 😅😅😅
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Invited by friends for dinner.
We said ‘do you mind if we bring Crumble’
We received a 👍
Got here, had a lovely starter and main course.
They go to us ‘it’s very generous of you to bring dessert’
We looked horrified. We hadn’t brought crumble. We had brought Crumble! 😅😅😅
We said ‘do you mind if we bring Crumble’
We received a 👍
Got here, had a lovely starter and main course.
They go to us ‘it’s very generous of you to bring dessert’
We looked horrified. We hadn’t brought crumble. We had brought Crumble! 😅😅😅
This is niche 🤣
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is niche 🤣
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Wrapped 2025 has dropped 👀👀
How has Britain's democracy performed this year? Let's check...
How has Britain's democracy performed this year? Let's check...
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wrapped 2025 has dropped 👀👀
How has Britain's democracy performed this year? Let's check...
How has Britain's democracy performed this year? Let's check...
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This is exactly right. The problem in the UK tech sector with VC isn't just cash.
VC do two things. They provide cash and more importantly they are a governance structure for providing managerial support.
1.
AI start-ups in the UK need more than money share.google/W4CbRwpcYwPG...
VC do two things. They provide cash and more importantly they are a governance structure for providing managerial support.
1.
AI start-ups in the UK need more than money share.google/W4CbRwpcYwPG...
AI start-ups in the UK need more than money
In Silicon Valley, VCs offer both funding and advice from partners who built their own global businesses
share.google
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This is exactly right. The problem in the UK tech sector with VC isn't just cash.
VC do two things. They provide cash and more importantly they are a governance structure for providing managerial support.
1.
AI start-ups in the UK need more than money share.google/W4CbRwpcYwPG...
VC do two things. They provide cash and more importantly they are a governance structure for providing managerial support.
1.
AI start-ups in the UK need more than money share.google/W4CbRwpcYwPG...
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Why? It’s a failing asset
Lots of news coverage this morning about £28 billion investment approved to upgrade the UK's energy network.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Why? It’s a failing asset
ASHP service done. Can you believe we’ve had this one a year next week?!
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
ASHP service done. Can you believe we’ve had this one a year next week?!
A report just published by Seeing Machines a company producing driver monitoring systems says:
‘Cell-phone use as a source of distraction is declining in every region except the UK’
Doesn’t surprise me. Every day when walking Crumble I see drivers texting, surfing the net, on TikTok. The works.
‘Cell-phone use as a source of distraction is declining in every region except the UK’
Doesn’t surprise me. Every day when walking Crumble I see drivers texting, surfing the net, on TikTok. The works.
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A report just published by Seeing Machines a company producing driver monitoring systems says:
‘Cell-phone use as a source of distraction is declining in every region except the UK’
Doesn’t surprise me. Every day when walking Crumble I see drivers texting, surfing the net, on TikTok. The works.
‘Cell-phone use as a source of distraction is declining in every region except the UK’
Doesn’t surprise me. Every day when walking Crumble I see drivers texting, surfing the net, on TikTok. The works.
Don’t tempt me. This would be so epic on our driveway
I came across this old gas pump that someone used as a holder for their EV charger!
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Don’t tempt me. This would be so epic on our driveway
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The amount of time and energy and effort spent on actively trying to strip rights from minorities who aren't hurting anyone is staggering. Not only will it now take decades of work to undo this harm, it's a whole decade lost when we could have been improving gender equality and support service.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The amount of time and energy and effort spent on actively trying to strip rights from minorities who aren't hurting anyone is staggering. Not only will it now take decades of work to undo this harm, it's a whole decade lost when we could have been improving gender equality and support service.
Made a beautiful lemon beurre blanc sauce tonight.
Served it with fresh cod from the fish quay.
Would highly recommend making it because it’s a phenomenal and hugely underrated sauce!
Served it with fresh cod from the fish quay.
Would highly recommend making it because it’s a phenomenal and hugely underrated sauce!
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Made a beautiful lemon beurre blanc sauce tonight.
Served it with fresh cod from the fish quay.
Would highly recommend making it because it’s a phenomenal and hugely underrated sauce!
Served it with fresh cod from the fish quay.
Would highly recommend making it because it’s a phenomenal and hugely underrated sauce!
ASHP stats Nov-2025 (via @OpenEnergyMonitor)
Elec consump = 338kWh of which
DHW = 24kWh, SH = 311kWh
total heat delivered = 1526kWh
Overall COP = 4.51
COP space heat = 4.58
COP hot water = 3.61
Av flow temp = 30.3C
Outside temp = 6.02C
Room temp = 20.43C
Power draw SH = 603W
Power draw DHW = 884W
Elec consump = 338kWh of which
DHW = 24kWh, SH = 311kWh
total heat delivered = 1526kWh
Overall COP = 4.51
COP space heat = 4.58
COP hot water = 3.61
Av flow temp = 30.3C
Outside temp = 6.02C
Room temp = 20.43C
Power draw SH = 603W
Power draw DHW = 884W
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
ASHP stats Nov-2025 (via @OpenEnergyMonitor)
Elec consump = 338kWh of which
DHW = 24kWh, SH = 311kWh
total heat delivered = 1526kWh
Overall COP = 4.51
COP space heat = 4.58
COP hot water = 3.61
Av flow temp = 30.3C
Outside temp = 6.02C
Room temp = 20.43C
Power draw SH = 603W
Power draw DHW = 884W
Elec consump = 338kWh of which
DHW = 24kWh, SH = 311kWh
total heat delivered = 1526kWh
Overall COP = 4.51
COP space heat = 4.58
COP hot water = 3.61
Av flow temp = 30.3C
Outside temp = 6.02C
Room temp = 20.43C
Power draw SH = 603W
Power draw DHW = 884W
Came so close to being involved in a crash on the A1 just now.
Someone was smiling down on me. How I missed the three car crash unfolding in front of me I don’t know.
😩
Someone was smiling down on me. How I missed the three car crash unfolding in front of me I don’t know.
😩
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Came so close to being involved in a crash on the A1 just now.
Someone was smiling down on me. How I missed the three car crash unfolding in front of me I don’t know.
😩
Someone was smiling down on me. How I missed the three car crash unfolding in front of me I don’t know.
😩
There’s a famous proverb which goes something like this.
If a job on LinkedIn isn’t promoted, does it even exist?
Seriously. Who wants to trawl through page upon page of LinkedIn jobs when all the promoted ones at the top either don’t exist, closed weeks ago or are relisted?!
If a job on LinkedIn isn’t promoted, does it even exist?
Seriously. Who wants to trawl through page upon page of LinkedIn jobs when all the promoted ones at the top either don’t exist, closed weeks ago or are relisted?!
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There’s a famous proverb which goes something like this.
If a job on LinkedIn isn’t promoted, does it even exist?
Seriously. Who wants to trawl through page upon page of LinkedIn jobs when all the promoted ones at the top either don’t exist, closed weeks ago or are relisted?!
If a job on LinkedIn isn’t promoted, does it even exist?
Seriously. Who wants to trawl through page upon page of LinkedIn jobs when all the promoted ones at the top either don’t exist, closed weeks ago or are relisted?!
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Could we run out of water? “People would be shocked if they knew just how close we’ve come", a former Environment Agency officer told me. To many on this damp little island, the idea’s preposterous. But it’s a very real threat. Here's what I know...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Could we run out of water? “People would be shocked if they knew just how close we’ve come", a former Environment Agency officer told me. To many on this damp little island, the idea’s preposterous. But it’s a very real threat. Here's what I know...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
watershedinvestigations.com/day-zero-is-...
The UK is such an outlier.
We have to close the spark gap. Sooner rather than later.
Given this is a policy change, government should be able to act relatively quickly.
We have to close the spark gap. Sooner rather than later.
Given this is a policy change, government should be able to act relatively quickly.
Countries around the world are already showing this works, combining fair fossil fuel taxes, targeted credits, and smarter electricity pricing.
The result? Cleaner, more affordable heating for everyone.
The result? Cleaner, more affordable heating for everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The UK is such an outlier.
We have to close the spark gap. Sooner rather than later.
Given this is a policy change, government should be able to act relatively quickly.
We have to close the spark gap. Sooner rather than later.
Given this is a policy change, government should be able to act relatively quickly.
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I find Your Party's frequent use of AI very illuminating. Because when they talk about workers, they clearly do not include in that a large number of Arts sector and 'knowledge' workers. I suspect they regard them with contempt. Which is one of the many reasons they are not going to get far.
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I find Your Party's frequent use of AI very illuminating. Because when they talk about workers, they clearly do not include in that a large number of Arts sector and 'knowledge' workers. I suspect they regard them with contempt. Which is one of the many reasons they are not going to get far.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Today is a sad day.
We planted this hedge two years ago..
I made a mistake when choosing it & opted for blackthorn (thinking oooh sloes. Love them in gin).
It’s dangerous by the footpath & it suckers & spreads. Plus it’s preventing me building the new wall.
So today I started taking it out
🤦♂️😭😢
We planted this hedge two years ago..
I made a mistake when choosing it & opted for blackthorn (thinking oooh sloes. Love them in gin).
It’s dangerous by the footpath & it suckers & spreads. Plus it’s preventing me building the new wall.
So today I started taking it out
🤦♂️😭😢
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today is a sad day.
We planted this hedge two years ago..
I made a mistake when choosing it & opted for blackthorn (thinking oooh sloes. Love them in gin).
It’s dangerous by the footpath & it suckers & spreads. Plus it’s preventing me building the new wall.
So today I started taking it out
🤦♂️😭😢
We planted this hedge two years ago..
I made a mistake when choosing it & opted for blackthorn (thinking oooh sloes. Love them in gin).
It’s dangerous by the footpath & it suckers & spreads. Plus it’s preventing me building the new wall.
So today I started taking it out
🤦♂️😭😢
Impulse purchases at the market today.
4 mangos.
A bunch of fresh methi
Will dehydrate both overnight for long term storage
4 mangos.
A bunch of fresh methi
Will dehydrate both overnight for long term storage
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Impulse purchases at the market today.
4 mangos.
A bunch of fresh methi
Will dehydrate both overnight for long term storage
4 mangos.
A bunch of fresh methi
Will dehydrate both overnight for long term storage
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So this manifesto pledge is ok to be broken.
But Reeves can’t possibly raise tax or scrap the triple-lock pension because she would be breaking manifesto pledges.
Right. Gotcha. When it benefits workers too bad. When it benefits businesses or non-workers, fair game
So this manifesto pledge is ok to be broken.
But Reeves can’t possibly raise tax or scrap the triple-lock pension because she would be breaking manifesto pledges.
Right. Gotcha. When it benefits workers too bad. When it benefits businesses or non-workers, fair game
Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So this manifesto pledge is ok to be broken.
But Reeves can’t possibly raise tax or scrap the triple-lock pension because she would be breaking manifesto pledges.
Right. Gotcha. When it benefits workers too bad. When it benefits businesses or non-workers, fair game
So this manifesto pledge is ok to be broken.
But Reeves can’t possibly raise tax or scrap the triple-lock pension because she would be breaking manifesto pledges.
Right. Gotcha. When it benefits workers too bad. When it benefits businesses or non-workers, fair game
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Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Bluesky I need your help!
I won a drinks cabinet at auction and placing it in the office/library. I would like to wallpaper the back and add some LEDs to light it up.
But what wallpaper to I choose?
I won a drinks cabinet at auction and placing it in the office/library. I would like to wallpaper the back and add some LEDs to light it up.
But what wallpaper to I choose?
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bluesky I need your help!
I won a drinks cabinet at auction and placing it in the office/library. I would like to wallpaper the back and add some LEDs to light it up.
But what wallpaper to I choose?
I won a drinks cabinet at auction and placing it in the office/library. I would like to wallpaper the back and add some LEDs to light it up.
But what wallpaper to I choose?
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This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".