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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour MP claims it'd cost "Upwards of £100bn to Nationalise Water". He is an extremely smart man. Why does he lie like this?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The investments I was referring to was gilts, which is how the government borrows money from foreign countries and private investors.

  We do absolutely need foreign investment as our national debt is currently £2.7 trillion (about £40k per person)

  If governments start selling that debt, then higher interest rates will be demanded for new gilts by those willing to still buy them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour MP claims it'd cost "Upwards of £100bn to Nationalise Water". He is an extremely smart man. Why does he lie like this?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You know what you’re right “collapse” of the pensions is overstated, but it will hit “low risk” pensions by a couple of percentage points. Low risk pensions options are mostly owned by people in their 60s who are keeping a close eye on their retirement income, and who also vote in large numbers, not the people you want to make clear you are going to take away a few hundred a month for the rest of their lives.

  Just today government borrowing went up just because the growth forecast was a little worse then expected. If the government is suddenly on the hook for tens of billions in water infrastructure investment at the same time they are seen as anti-business and willing to rug-pull private investment, you bet foreign governments will sell their investments in the UK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour MP claims it'd cost "Upwards of £100bn to Nationalise Water". He is an extremely smart man. Why does he lie like this?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There is another way… the new government regulator can force terms on the water companies that limit bill hikes, pay, dividends and bonuses until the upgrades they were supposed to do over the last 40 years are completed and their debts are repaid.

  The pensions take a bit of a hit without wiping them out and the government is just ensuring the vital infrastructure is upgraded and sewage is treated as promised when they privatised.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour MP claims it'd cost "Upwards of £100bn to Nationalise Water". He is an extremely smart man. Why does he lie like this?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In that case I know a political party you’ll love… until the “find out” period comes for you.

  Just ignore what is happening elsewhere, I’m sure it will be different here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour MP claims it'd cost "Upwards of £100bn to Nationalise Water". He is an extremely smart man. Why does he lie like this?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d love this to be a 4 step plan however…

  Step 5, Watch the collapse of virtually all private pensions in the UK as their value drops due to heavy investment in various water companies.

  Step 6, Watch the gilt markets collapse as the UK government is seen as reckless and anti business as it removes assets from private investors.

  Step 7, government borrowing goes up just as debt to GDP goes flying past 100%.

  Step 8, government collapses and Nigel Farage comes swinging to the “rescue” by stuffing as many of the remaining £50 notes passing through the government into his pockets, and the pockets of his friends, while selling off the NHS and making the UK the first nation in the world to revert back into a 3rd world country.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s not forget all that lovely metadata they can harvest by accessing the camera module, including the exact GPS co-ordinates the picture was taken.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  JK Rowling hate-tweeting

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A turd floating down a river?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owners of laptops with very cheap aftermarket batteries, is it worth the discount?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Extended family “IT Guy” here. Have replaced 30ish laptops batteries. The cheap ones on Amazon/eBay you have a ~30% chance of them being DOA, and 99% chance of them being dead within a year.

  “Brands” like Duracell GreenCell I’ve had better luck with but I’ve been sent batteries from GreenCell which only lasted a year because they were sitting on a shelf for 3 years before they were sent to me.

  OEM batteries tend to last longer than the originals as most BIOSs from Dell, Lenovo etc. now include battery optimisation which extends the life of cells.

  It all come down to what you need, and how much you value your time compared to money. My personal stuff I always go OEM as I rarely replace my laptops. Current one from 2015 is still going strong. If you are willing to put up with returns and rapid replacements a £20 cheapie can look good when the OEM is £100

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you charge an electric car without a credit card?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I went back through your posts to find out where you were based… and I have discovered that there are in fact many stupid questions 😀…

  This may be different in the US as your distances are a little larger… but we charge at home overnight and have never needed to charge anywhere else. Every morning we have 250miles available and 1200miles a month costs us ~$30 in electricity.

  You may be able to get a prepaid debit card and use that on public charging stations for long journeys or emergencies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blocking stolen phones from the cloud can be done, should be done, won't be done⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  User replacement of “Activation Locked” new, 2nd hand, and OEM parts can be done, should be done, won’t be done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Still in warranty or less than 3 years old? I saw the Reddit post on this issue, might still be worth asking, they may have developed a hardware of software fix, and if not they may allow you to switch model.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That noise is the heads being cleaned, which needs to happen on all inkjet printers. It may be that your one was simply broken. I bet if you call Brother and ask for some advice they will help you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Called brother about this and talked through the issues raised by Rossmann, they convinced me enough to buy 3 printers from them this month.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Which printer and why? I just bought three L8690CDW Colour laser printers for me and my family after calling Brother who were happy to talk me thought my concerns, they informed me that this model does not have chipped cartridges so it’s ineligible for their cartridge subscription program and they also can’t tell if the cartridge is genuine or not. They don’t care if you use 3rd party toner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The grand prize⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Possible but the expense ruined my plans in the end… I did consider collecting broken tungsten end mills and inserts from machine shops and throwing them in molten lead, like croutons in a lead soup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The grand prize⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I really wanted to use Tungsten as the base ballast for a custom narrowboat, for better headroom. Other than the cost you also have the problem of tungsten’s melting point being so high you can’t pour it into a boat hull without melting through.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can imagine the "will you be using the mobile app?" question to get cheaper food is going to devolve into the Mark of the Beast and someday no one will be able to buy anything without using the apps⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Credit card companies know where you are spending your money, but not what you are buying.

  They have been selling your data but it’s less valuable in the world of store apps and online stores where every search and purchase is linked to your email. Still worth opting out of any “data sharing” options your Credit Card company has though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can imagine the "will you be using the mobile app?" question to get cheaper food is going to devolve into the Mark of the Beast and someday no one will be able to buy anything without using the apps⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not “a set of people” anymore it’s you, and there is always more data.

  Buy some doughnuts for the office… your health insurance just went up.

  You buy a new car which has fancy connected features, but now it sells your driving safety score to your car insurance company.

  Buy a vegan ready meal, both vegan food companies and the meat industry compete for your business, you might get a few discounts, but your free will is being influenced.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can imagine the "will you be using the mobile app?" question to get cheaper food is going to devolve into the Mark of the Beast and someday no one will be able to buy anything without using the apps⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The difference is when credit cards were introduced their business model was charging customers interest and businesses fees.

  Now the business model is making customer profiles to sell to advertisers, insurance companies and anyone else who is willing to buy the data. I don’t want every business I use to be collecting all this information.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple teases “week of announcements” about the Mac starting on Monday⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess you don’t read usernames

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple teases “week of announcements” about the Mac starting on Monday⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just another person trying to belittle the passion of some guy on the internet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This article is over 2 years old, so not exactly new news.

  Just keep your phone for as long as possible and only upgrade when you absolutely have to.

  There are no environmentally friendly options, but making sure your device is recycled at EOL, replacing your battery rather than your phone, and keeping it for as long as possible is the best you can do while still having the luxury of owning a phone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls'⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not aware of any insulation and rendering options that allow breathability of the sub structure. This is why any internal leaks need to be fixed and rising damp needs to be mitigated with DryRods.

  Pretty much the only buildings that cannot be insulated without a massive amount of work is where the floor of the building is sitting in groundwater without a waterproofing membrane.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls'⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree, but then articles like this are the reason these people are so annoyed at the installers, they make it sound like there are mysterious procedures and practices which are not being followed, while failing to detail any of them and making the problem worse.

  Anyone reading this will only ever come to the conclusion that they had a bad installer and won’t want their help, all while their house is turning into a stroganoff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls'⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know a lot about building and insulation. The most likely cause of this is pre-existing damp that was just exasperated by the insulation making it warm on top of the damp.

  If there is any sign of “rising damp” the modern way of dealing with it is by installing a layer of DryRods, however if the insulation was installed during a particularly dry period there might not have been evidence of a pre-existing problem.

  Other than that possibility it could be an unrelated pipe leak, physical damage to the insulation and render, or an issue with the guttering.

  Finally cold-bridging where a portion of the envelope of the house is I insulated and forms condensation, this is pretty much the only issue which could be a mistake on behalf of installer, but even then it should be obvious and made worse by failing to open windows or turn on extractors when showering, drying washing or cooking.

  Any of this information could have been in the article, it’s absence is suspicious. Whatever the reason the first thing you need to do is let the contractor investigate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls'⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It sounds like the company is offering to come back and fix whatever problem is causing the damp but the homeowner is refusing to let them fix it. Sounds like they’re just idiots.

  The article doesn’t say what installation standards are not being adhered to. It’s not rocket science, you take insulation boards, you glue or screw or both to the house and you mesh ad render over the top. It sounds like whoever wrote this didn’t do much investigation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government pledges nearly £22bn for carbon capture projects⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What a waste of money, ask any independent climate scientist what you could could spend £22bn on, carbon capture and storage wouldn’t even be in the top 100 suggestions.