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It's 05.45 and my #LonelyWalk for #NationalWalkingMonth starts on the southwest corner of J28 of the M25. I'm walking the #Havering sections of the A12 and A127 today.

First is the reworking of the shared path through J28 with toucans just appearing.

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University of Exeter looks to be held in contempt of court over refusal to answer an FOI and wilful destruction of the information under the pretext of data rights informationrightsandwrongs.com

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Last year, I walked from the M25 to the centre of London for #NationalWalkingMonth.

This year it will be another long walk, but in #Havering, my own London Borough where I shall be circumnavigating the A12 and A127, two Transport for London managed roads which create huge problems of severance,

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The runners going by train from have had to battle lines blocked for a power cut (Elizabeth Line too), or disruption from earlier trespassing at Upminster. Should get a medal for getting to the start line! nationalrail.co.uk/service-dis

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Apropos of nothing, here are the names of some English parish councils with scheduled elections this May.

Slapton
Piddington & Wheeler End
Dobwalls
Egloskerry
Cassop-cum-Quarrington
Sprotbrough and Cusworth
Hooton Pagnell
Netherwitton
Nunnykirk
Snitter
Cockshutt-cum-Petton
Neen Savage
Fittleton-cum-Haxton
Stourton with Gasper

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Scenes of absolute shock and chaos as Lark Ascending plummets out of the top two

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Holy shit, Carole Cadwalladr’s TED appearance is incredible. *Unbelievably* brave to stand up in person in front of the people enabling tyranny, call it out directly, and call THEM out by name.

“You are not gods. You are men; and you are careless.” Phenomenal.

youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE

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The CA/Browser Forum has voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47 days starting in 2029.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

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Do you like saying integers aloud? We're still going with our collaborative online project to get people to say digits of the most recently discovered Mersenne prime, in the hope we can say all 41 million digits before someone discovers a new largest prime! Details at saytheprime.com

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“When numbers have meaning it makes it a lot easier for me” vs “I over think the given information and confuse myself”: do engineering students prefer maths questions in context? aperiodical.com/2025/04/when-n

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Finished reading Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach which lays out a future which is still radical 50 years after publication. There are a lot of ideas in this book – sustainability, accountability and work-life balance – which are equally relevant today.

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Parents! Do you worry that your child is not gaining sufficient experience for handling the problems they'll encounter in their adult lives?

Never fear - now your youngsters can have all the "fun" of dealing with online UK Government services from an early age.

Just point them to tf230.matteason.co.uk/ every time they lose a tooth.

#DeptOfTeeth

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