Rooney’s old account @girls_can@qoto.org

In 2011 I happened across the story of the 1970s "Stop de Kindermoord" protests in the Netherlands. It was forgotten history. No-one had covered this subject in the English language in decades and it was rarely mentioned in Dutch.
Protests about the lack of safety for children on the streets became a highly effective movement which fed into the safe cycling infrastructure which we have today. Nowadays, most Dutch children cycle independently in relative safety, to school as well as to visit friends etc.
I'm happy to see that this subject has been picked up by many other people in the last ten years, though sadly it still hasn't been translated successfully into other countries' policies.
#cycling #safety #RoadSafety #planning #StopDeKindermoord
https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2011/01/stop-child-murder.html

I'm working on a project for the Open Data Institute about #Responsible #Data #Stewardship. We're interested in the relationship to terminology such as '#DataEthics' (is there a difference?) and whether it's possible to develop #frameworks of #BestPractice.

I realise this is a key area of interest for people here and a live issue more generally. We'd be interested in people's thoughts / opinions and whether there are resources we should be aware of.

Here's more detail https://theodi.org/article/framework-for-responsible-data-stewardship/

A well named shagbark hickory, Carya ovata. Apparently, little bats will roost under the sections of bark.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #ShagbarkHicory #KeeperOfBooks

Curating my Favourites list. If I "Unfavourite" something from you it's not because I no longer like it - it's because the list's got to big and I'm reducing it to things I'm thinking I'll reference again.

Math Skills x Stage of Life

(Okay, I do a bit more than spreadsheets, but I still chuckled). Not sure who made this, but it's brilliant 😆

If you ever had a vaccine, injection or surgery, you are indebted to the ancient & wondrous horseshoe crab.

Why? Its blue blood contains Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) which clumps at contact with bacterial toxins. Animals are caught for their blood to test the sterility of medical equipment & injections.

Unfortunately the harvest is unsustainable & populations are in decline. An effective synthetic substitute has been available for 2 decades & we just need the biomedical industry to switch.

Almost two years of destruction. Dozens of programs closed. Hundreds of jobs lost. Thousands of students' futures overthrown. Millions of dollars shoveled into private pockets. Never let these betrayals be forgotten. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/laurentian-exits-creditor-protection-1.6666713

I’ve worked in and for hundreds of cities all over the world. The cities that are doing amazing and innovative things aren’t cities with ideal weather, or topography, or size, or demographics, or wealth, or regulatory systems/powers, or even politics.

They’re the cities that have stopped making excuses.

#cities #urbanism

#NatureEscapes Day 5: Stripes left, solids right. Amazing how unconcerned many large mammals are by observers in large protected areas in #Tanzania. They are cautious outside parks. Lionesses tried to take a zebra soon after, for which we had front row seats (but *just* missed - actually took down the zebra, but were startled by something, and the zebra zipped away, thanking its lucky stars). #luckyZebra #chillElephants

"You up?"
4th century, BC