Negative positivity — or why even scanned negatives are worth hanging on to…

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Why being in nature is so good for your mental health:

We have evolved in nature for thousands of years, and so it’s just intuitive that we are healthiest and the most balanced when we are in nature.

Surfers Against Sewage:

Ofwat have championed that water company plans will cut discharges from storm overflows by 44% by 2030. But, this will still allow discharges to occur a massive 200,000 times a year. What really takes this piss is that Ofwat had already told companies to reduce spills by 21% by next year anyway. So when you break it down between 2025-2030 they are only requiring a 23% reduction.

Disgusting, both figuratively and literally.

Jodie Whittaker returns to Doctor Who for Big Finish.

Oh, brilliant!

Zak Asgard:

By January this year, videos about Stanley cups had been viewed a soul-destroying 201.4 million times. Think about that. Videos of people sucking on what is essentially an adult training cup have been viewed more times than Nasa’s YouTube upload of the Apollo 11 mission.

Dream house.

A modern, two-story house with large windows is situated in a lush, wooded area.

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Apparently BT have decided that providing us with broadband is a pretty optional thing, so today will be powered by mobile broadband.

Let’s hope it’s up to a Zoom judging session…

If you’re a journalist, everyone’s a critic. @manton’s turn:

It used to be that opinion sections and letters to the editor were great places to hear a diverse set of perspectives. Now the whole web is that. Journalists are straining their credibility when we most need the facts.

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It’s time to stop caring what journalists think.

— @dave, not beating about the bush…

Does a new government open up the chance to refresh the transparency agenda?

A discussion from #ODCamp in Manchester…