Danny Yee
@DannyYee
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Oxford (ex Sydney), books, sustainable transport, education, science, mathematics. Mastodon and BSky with same handle
Oxford (was Sydney)
Joined May 2009
The History of Wales in Twelve Poems - short historical essays accompanied by poems https://t.co/nGXwjoLGQi (my review)
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Europe's Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War https://t.co/YC63NSvWxm (my review) - "a long and involved, but rewarding, account of one of the most traumatic periods in European history"
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advances in enumerative geometry https://t.co/hFBlVEcJzi (Quanta)
quantamagazine.org
Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics.
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Stockholm's approach to getting cars out of the city https://t.co/NeSIIR65QH (Politico)
politico.eu
Instead of imposing permanent pedestrianizations, authorities are backing pop-up schemes to make streets temporarily car-free.
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the closure of a methodist chapel https://t.co/0NhBmfOz3s (New Statesman)
newstatesman.com
The closure of a Methodist chapel on Tyneside tells a story of England’s dwindling congregations – and highlights the loss of a vibrant community life that cannot be replaced.
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Would be great if all these people were able to cycle around Oxford all the time, not just on a specially organised ride.
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I had a great time today helping marshal Oxford's Kidical Mass ride. We had over 200 riders, half of them children, which was a record.
oxfordclarion.uk
The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city...
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Leonard Barden's chess commentary was already an institution when I was a nine year old playing in my first tournaments
theguardian.com
Now 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record
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Local residents have set up a petition to oppose an increase in parking at the proposed Warneford Park develpment. The plans create an additional 230 car parking spaces, which residents say are likely to result in at least 500 extra car trips a day. https://t.co/txthLwdKsU
actionnetwork.org
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Oxford are jointly planning a major redevelopment of Warneford Park as detailed on the Warneford Park Consultation website, which will result in a...
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Oral history integrated into a compelling narrative - my review of David Van Reybrouck's _Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World_ https://t.co/48OATQukA3
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@OxfordClarion The plans also include 240 more car parking spaces. Making a mockery of the university's commitment to Vision Zero, as that will increase traffic at the junctions where Ling Felce and Jennifer Wong were killed, making safe redesigns impossible.
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_The Year of the Hare_ - a journalist takes a hare on a light-hearted romp through rural Finland https://t.co/hYl6ykz7vy (my review)
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"What is important is that this question not be what breaks us—that Americans remember that we are united by the ideals of democracy, freedom, liberty, and justice that we still hold dear, and which demand our allegiance above any person or party or spacing issue."
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one space or two after full-stops? https://t.co/hbXD92Xfaq (Atlantic)
theatlantic.com
A new study proves that half of people are correct. The other is also correct.
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The richest fifth of households have benefited twice as much from the fuel duty freeze as the poorest fifth https://t.co/pJj94W1e5O
theguardian.com
Successive chancellors have steered clear of increasing taxes for motorists for 15 years, but this should be a no-brainer for cash-strapped Rachel Reeves, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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genocide in Gaza https://t.co/Pnt0An707Y (B'Tselem) "the unequivocal conclusion that Israel is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza strip. In other words: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip."
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the Smurfs' communist roots betrayed
theguardian.com
In Chris Miller’s new film, a Smurf is told to ‘believe you were born great’. But does this approach contradict what Peyo’s original Smurfs stood for?
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Ireland is backing off on default 30km/hr limits, but local authorities can _choose_ them. National secondary roads are going from 100 to 80km/hr (roughly 60 to 50mph) and local rural roads from 80 to 60km/hr (roughly from 50 to 37mph)
irishcycle.com
In a statement issued just before 10pm on Saturday night, Minister of State with responsibility for Road Safety, Seán Canney, said he “rejected recent claims that the Government is rolling ba…
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A Millennium of Amsterdam: Spatial History of a Marvellous City https://t.co/MhWUa1dTTV (my review)
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🚨Clarion exclusive🚨 With @OxfordshireCC launching a consultation on the proposed congestion charge, we asked Luke Marion of @OxfordBusCo to share his thoughts on tackling 'Oxford's traffic emergency' to help deliver a world-class bus service in the city. https://t.co/v7kNnmuZ5L
oxfordclarion.uk
A temporary congestion charge could be introduced to Oxford this autumn to get the city’s streets moving again. Among its main aims is speeding up bus journey times, currently suffering from queues...
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