blackn1ght
@blackn1ght@feddit.uk
- Comment on World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public 1 day ago:
This is pretty sick. Now we need a review of all the best pubs on the route.
- Comment on [Video] British journalist Steve Sweeney bombed by Israel while reporting in Lebanon 1 day ago:
Imgur blocks traffic from the UK, so many of us can’t see this without being on a VPN and switching to a different country.
@RubberDuck@lemmy.world Any chance you can use a different host?
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- Comment on Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk 4 days ago:
Not great that people there’s 700 going to be out of a job, but I won’t shed a tear for the company. Their prices were always outrageous.
- Comment on British expats who fled Gulf desperate to avoid huge tax bills after London return 1 week ago:
- Comment on Customers of three UK banks report being able to see other people’s accounts on app 1 week ago:
The DPO Controller at the banks: I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!
- Comment on Migration minister fails UK citizenship test question 1 week ago:
My friend was revising for his UK citizenship test back in 2012. I had a couple of goes on a mock test and I failed it both times. The questions were absurd and I’d bet most people wouldn’t know about and were of no relevance to British culture.
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- Comment on Doom Bar maker Sharp’s Brewery in Cornwall to be closed by US owner 2 weeks ago:
I wonder if St Austell brewery would be interested in buying it? It would help keep its Cornish heritage.
I’m suprised that it’s such a popular beer though, personally I’ve never liked it.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Isn’t the new Digg significantly younger though?
- Comment on US stealth fighter fleet spotted over Lancashire as Trump threatens strikes on Iran 3 weeks ago:
We heard this last night. We live under a flight corridor and not that far from Manchester & Liverpool so it’s not too unusual to hear air traffic, but this was extremely loud and lasted for about 10 minutes. Checked Flight Radar and there were two USAF refueling jets overhead, although it didn’t show any other jets.
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 6 comments
- Comment on Fly-tipping across England reaches record high 3 weeks ago:
Why don’t the fly tippers just take it to the tip?
- Comment on MPs back UK broadcasters in push to expand sport’s free-to-air ‘crown jewels’ 3 weeks ago:
More live F1 on channel 4 please!
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- Comment on UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully 3 weeks ago:
Well where’s the proof that he created it? I’ll happily stand corrected.
I just think that if we’re going to attack someone, it’s probably a good idea to use facts that are true and not made up (it’s likely that op just misremembered the details) otherwise it just puts doubt on any further valid points. I’ve no interest in defending the guy but I do think we should try and keep our facts straight when we criticise him.
- Comment on UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully 3 weeks ago:
It was always the version of events that I’ve read.
I just did a quick search and found this, a video claiming that he was a mod, but the majority of comments indicate it’s not true and that it was debunked.
- Comment on UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully 3 weeks ago:
I’m not defending the guy but wasn’t it that a mod of that subreddit added him as a mod as a joke? I don’t think spez created it.
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 3 weeks ago:
I try it every now and again but I simply don’t “get” the format. This isn’t an issue wtih Mastodon, it’s just that style of social media, I had the same issue with Twitter. The vast majority of content seems to be people just dumping their thoughts into a post. I think it’s because I have no interest in following people, but topics, which I find that Lemmy/Reddit easier to follow.
- Comment on Banned Mullvad VPN TV ad criticizing United Kingdom escalating censorship and mass surveillance “And Then?” 3 weeks ago:
Yep, the vast majority of people will pick the path of least resitance, and signing up to centralised services are usually very familiar and easy. Throw in the concept of instances / servers, and suddenly people are confused - they don’t know what that means for their experience and it gives them a choice paralysis.
- Comment on We conduct affairs of state in a building that’s riddled with asbestos and mice. Can’t Britain do any better? 3 weeks ago:
I like the idea of moving things up north, but I’m not sure if it’s really practical given that Whitehall is in London and other key departments.
- Comment on We conduct affairs of state in a building that’s riddled with asbestos and mice. Can’t Britain do any better? 3 weeks ago:
Then there is the “full decant” option, in which both houses would move while the job is done. Neither option comes cheap. It would be an estimated £8.4-£11.5bn and take 19 to 24 years for the full decant, whereas staying put would come at a whopping £11.8-£18.7bn and take somewhere between 38 and a staggering 61 years.
Seems like the full decant option it is then?
I’ve read that one of the reasons why repair jobs take so long is because some Lords refuse to have sessions is there’s any visible building work going on in the chamber. So contractors need to stop, put things back and stop while there’s a session going on and then continue when it’s finished. And other staff complain if there’s any slight bit of noise going on.
If they can decant everyone out then this should surely help with that as contractors can work uninterrupted.
- Comment on Hold my beer... 4 weeks ago:
You flipping turnip!
- Comment on UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears 4 weeks ago:
However, the UK is taking a less aggressive stance, with Visa and Mastercard working within the initiative.
Both companies are part of the new funders group, giving them a stake and a say alongside a large number of banks and payment companies including Santander UK, NatWest, Nationwide, Lloyds Banking Group, the ATM network body Link, and Coventry Building Society.
I’m confused, Visa and MasterCard are involved in the project that’s looking to replace them?
- Comment on Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform 4 weeks ago:
I’m still in favour of ditching school uniforms entirely and just mandating that they can’t have any branding on their clothes.
If schools want to have a uniform, they should pay for it and not charge the parents.
- Comment on North of England launch bid to host Olympic Games 5 weeks ago:
Gold medalists receive a butter pie barm.
- Comment on One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds 5 weeks ago:
Yeah. I was like “errrr no fucking shit they’re closely related?”
- Comment on One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds 5 weeks ago:
The title confused me, I thought it meant that the parents were closely related to the child. Turns out it means where the two parents are closely related to each other, i.e. cousins.
- Comment on Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK 5 weeks ago:
What about coconut milk?
