tenebrisnox

@tenebrisnox@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d not heard of this before. Most appropriate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Help me out here? Aren’t these the same groups calling for freedom of speech and against cancel culture. It’s all so confusing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s interesting that terms like “Awful April” and “Cost of Living Crisis” are so rapidly adopted. I’m convinced they are thought up in something like a Civil Service or lobby group PR panel and then given to media. Both terms assure us that these things are short-lived and not usual when we know that “Austerity” (a less reassuring one) is now a permanent state of affairs. This is the way it’s going to be forever. Unless we go for the pitchforks and torches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CalDAV Server Without Exposing Server?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Could you set up a Cloudflare tunnel and make sure the security rules are tight enough to keep others out?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK economy grows by 0.1% in unexpected boost for Rachel Reeves⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I struggle to understand economics. How is it that almost all the major big businesses in UK have been reporting strong if not record profits recently? And yet hardly any growth… hmmm…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My Deep Thoughts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you been listening to and analysing the lyrics of mid-1970s Pink Floyd? If not then that could be your next move.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many young people find doing a day's work 'stressful', says Liz Kendall⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ban work before it kills you!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This. Exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Water bills in England and Wales to rise by £123 a year in April⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why am I not surprised?

  (More and more I have an absolute feeling that I’m being fucked over by already wealthy people - and there’s nothing I can do about it in any way!)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wimbledon school crash: Woman rearrested over deaths of two girls⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You are right. Is a hitherto episode of epilepsy a good defence for dangerous driving in general?

  I guess it could come down to whether or not the person has previous incidents of dangerous driving or they have footage or other evidence to suggest she wasn’t epileptic. If there’s no physical evidence or subsequent seizures. (I know I’m speculating and - you are right - we should assume innocence and that her account is right until shown not to be).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wimbledon school crash: Woman rearrested over deaths of two girls⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a way checking whether an epileptic seizure has taken place? (MRI scan showing trace evidence in the brain?) If the driver has not experienced subsequent seizures, it would be difficult to accept this one without evidence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Water bills in England and Wales to rise by £123 a year in April⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What strikes me is how a so-called “independent regulator” seems to collaborate with these water companies and make HUGE pay rises seem normal and inevitble.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK warns Putin after Russian spy ship seen near British waters⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Non story for sabre-rattling attempt.

  Navy rear-admiral on LBC this morning said that Russian subs go up the Channel daily to noin their Northern fleet and that if the UK scrambled a response every time it would exhaust the country’s resources. He said that Russian vessels are legally allowed in the area as long as they don’t interfere with any UK underwater resources.

  Distraction from the Harry vs The Sun story and calls for criminal prosecutions?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vegan drink Oatly can’t call itself ‘milk’, judges rule⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure (but happy to be corrected) that there is a legal standard definition of what constitutes milk. There was a documentary on Radio 4 a few years ago that asked “What is milk?” and found that - in UK and Europe - it couldn’t be answered (other than it had some cow involvement somewhere). Some pateurised “milks” had barely any actual milk. From what I remember it was the lobbying of the dairy industry that prevented a standard definition.