blackn1ght
@blackn1ght@feddit.uk
- Comment on The most important person in Britain you’ve never heard of 1 day ago:
They probably already know.
But I hope that it’s his team that has this power, not just solely on him. I’d have to imagine (HOPE) that there’s a chain of command and some kind of playbook that whoever is in charge can authorise and act on whatever needs doing in such situations.
- Comment on A cartoonist's review of AI art, by Matthew Inman 1 day ago:
“Yes, but I’ll be quick, I promise.”
Isn’t quick.
- Comment on Here's what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight 2 days ago:
I do like the idea of permits. Landlords must have a permit per property within a local authority (LA) and reject applications if they see fit, such as having too many permits already or blacklisted. The LA should be free to set whatever cost they want per permit. Tennants can raise issues in a centralised portal where the landlord can view them and resolve them, and if they’re not actioned upon or done properly the LA can intervene and start charging additional fines, or failure to deal with serious issues like mould could see the LA taking possession of the property.
The LA set the rental price so landlords don’t just wack up rent prices.
This might provide some income for cash strapped councils without having to purchase their own housing stock and managing it.
There could even be some funds available for well rated landlords that have to use the money to improve properties as an incentive to be proactive in their repairs etc.
- Comment on Nigel Farage felt ‘genuinely worried’ by alleged TikTok death threat, court hears 2 days ago:
I dunno what client you’re using but voyager lets you filter posts by keywords.
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- Comment on Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate 2 days ago:
Yeah exactly, that’s what I mean.
- Comment on Disabled man denied access to train at Homerton station over ‘made-up rule’ 2 days ago:
If this keeps happening then there’s a failure in training or information to station staff, I can’t imagine they’re making this up out of nowhere.
Also, this is a really nice site - no bullshit cookie banner, no newsletter dialog, clean, easy to read site.
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 2 days ago:
This only affects sugary drinks, so their Zero and diet options should be exempt. Although a book I read recently was showing evidence that artificial sweeteners can also drive obesity, so we might start seeing things affecting those drinks too.
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 2 days ago:
They can drink as much as they like. There’s nothing stopping someone buying another drink.
Obesity is a huge public health concern that should be treated seriously and we should be steering our culture into making better health decisions.
- Comment on Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate 2 days ago:
Don’t blame the fucking printing business, own your fucking mistake. If politicians can’t even own insificant mistakes like this then they’re obviously not going to hold their hands up when they inventively fuck something up more critical.
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 2 days ago:
You can have free refills your beer but not your alcohol free beer lol
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 1 week ago:
Oh c’mon, he’s no where near that bad.
- Comment on save the planet 🌎 1 week ago:
What does this even mean?
- Comment on Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme 1 week ago:
This will make fuck all difference. Employers already do background checks, I’ve always had to give some kind of ID whenever I’ve started a new job, and there will always been employers that don’t do any checks.
In theory, this should be one of those things that should make accessing services easier, but we all know this will be a foot in the door to more authoritarian bullshit and be yet another opportunity to show government incompetence.
- Comment on The search for anti-gravity propulsion 2 weeks ago:
I bet this service would cost an arm and a leg though.
- Comment on ‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops 2 weeks ago:
Well you see he’s stopped using the internet for his university work. But he still uses the internet for research for his essays.
- Comment on Dazzling! 2 weeks ago:
It’s so competing artists can’t copy her design.
- Comment on ‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops 2 weeks ago:
I’ve got images of the lecturer giving him death stares every time he starts typing, filling the room with the cliter-clatter of the keys.
- Comment on Is it possible to move the three buttons at the bottom to the side? 2 weeks ago:
I was being an idiot, I didn’t know you can do it from the right edge.
- Comment on Is it possible to move the three buttons at the bottom to the side? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve just given it a go but unfortunately that’s even worse, as I need to reach the very left of the screen. Cheers for the advice though!
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- Comment on ‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops 3 weeks ago:
They’re still using computers to do their university work and submit it though. It’s more about them not using a laptop in a lecture hall and using pen and paper instead. That’s not really a big deal considering that’s probably what most people were doing anyway up until relatively recently.
- Comment on ‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops 3 weeks ago:
Title is misleading:
Nick, a philosophy student at the University of Cambridge, stopped using his laptop for university work in the last year of his undergraduate degree. He still types his essays, but lecture notes, revision, and essay planning are all done by hand.
The second sentence contradicts the first:
stopped using his laptop for university work
then
He still types his essays
So basically he’s not taking a laptop in to the lecture hall to take notes etc but is still using a computer to complete his work. Which makes sense as pen & paper in that environment is way more practical anyway.
- Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator 3 weeks ago:
I used to work at a popular electrical retailer in the UK, and Samsung had come to our offices with some of their latest appliances, including a fridge freezer with a screen like this. They were trying to demonstrate the feature where you could look inside your fridge so you didn’t need to open the door, amongst other things, but it was of course a horrible laggy mess. I told the rep that nobody is going to use this after the first time and it’s just easier to open the door and look inside. You could tell he thought it was shit too but couldn’t come out and say it, but his smirk said it all.
- Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator 3 weeks ago:
Sammobile apparently has 1660 “partners”, the fuck?
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 1 comment
- Comment on Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks | TechCrunch 3 weeks ago:
I know it’s cool to shit on spotify and streaming services on Lemmy, but personally I disagree. I loved Winamp and had tens of thousands of songs back in the day, downloaded on my zippy 56k dial up connection. But being able to search for and play virtually any song available instantly and share collaborative playlists, no matter where you are, is so much better.
- Comment on Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs 3 weeks ago:
It’s both. The networking with kids from private school and their parents is probably more valuable than the education that they receive.
- Comment on Four arrested after photo of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle 3 weeks ago:
Arrested for displaying a picture onto a stone wall? Fuck off
- Comment on UK’s last local currency axed due to rise of digital and card payments 5 weeks ago:
The Lewes Pound – the UK’s final surviving local currency – is being officially discontinued after 16 years of circulation
I didn’t even know you could get ultra localised currencies like this.