YungOnions
@YungOnions@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply 1 week ago:
It’s a start. Better than nothing and better late than never.
- Comment on Sense of Urgency About Climate Change Is Declining Among Youth, Poll Finds 1 week ago:
To be clear, this poll is only about American youth. I’ve not seen anything about the same reduction in youth from elsewhere in the world.
It’s also worth noting that the poll didn’t have a particularly large number of participants and that the age range was 18+ which obviously excludes a fair number of American youths younger than 18.
The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from April 18 to 22, 2024 with 808 adults in the United States.
- Comment on Migration has failed to drive economic growth, warns report 1 week ago:
No idea why reports are never linked in articles like this, tbh. It only took me a couple of minutes to find: cps.org.uk/…/CPS_TAKING_BACK_CONTROL_PDF.pdf
- Comment on Migration has failed to drive economic growth, warns report 1 week ago:
Link to the report in question: cps.org.uk/…/CPS_TAKING_BACK_CONTROL_PDF.pdf
- Comment on England set to miss post-Brexit targets to clean up rivers by 2027 1 week ago:
What a shocking surprise.
- Comment on Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' 3 weeks ago:
A couple of years ago I saw an article on Toyota inventing something called solid state battery’s… Never heard anything about that again.
… the article you provided was nothing more than “LG is researching solid state batteries”
- Comment on I am the thing that goes *thump* 'Fuck!' in the night 3 weeks ago:
Just to, you know, keep things interesting.
- Comment on Reading the news trying to find something that doesn't just make me sigh 4 weeks ago:
You just need to look in the right places!
- Comment on Jail for holding a placard? Protest over the climate crisis is being brutally suppressed 4 weeks ago:
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
- Comment on Say hello to biodegradable microplastics: Plant-based polymers that can disappear within seven months 4 weeks ago:
Excellent, now roll it out ASAP.
- Comment on Ain't no one around to hate in the basement. Just me and my jug. 4 weeks ago:
Hey, I like Appletinis and I don’t hate myself that much!
- Comment on How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine - IGN 1 month ago:
Oh for fucks sake. I really enjoyed Deck Nine’s LiS work. This is extremely disappointing.
- Comment on A mere 57 mega polluters 80 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, new analysis shows 1 month ago:
It’s easy to lose track of the difference an individual can make to climate change, but you must view it from an appropriate perspective:
crowdsourcingsustainability.org/climate-change-ca…
theconversation.com/climate-change-yes-your-indiv…
It’s hard to remain positive these days, so please take some time to remind yourself about all the things that are going well in the world:
- Comment on Ringleader of global monkey torture network, 'The Torture King', is charged 1 month ago:
Here’s some good news to hopefully brighten your day back up!
- Comment on Brexit’s Lasting Damage Is Looking Inescapable 1 month ago:
This isn’t about shareholders, this is about demonstrating the economic performance of the UK in the lead up to Brexit as it pertains to our current situation. In your previous comment you seemed to be implying that you can’t extrapolate a trend line prior to a recession and I demonstrated that you could because the lead up was measured in years. I’m not arguing that damage from a recession is permanent, I’m arguing that it put us in an already bad place in terms of productivity etc prior to 2020.
- Comment on Brexit’s Lasting Damage Is Looking Inescapable 1 month ago:
It’s not just a ‘run up to a recession’ it’s over 12 years of continuous growth arrested in 2008. I’d argue that’s more than enough data points to extrapolate a trend line. Don’t take my word for it, though. Here’s an example of the ONS doing the same thing: www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/…/index.html
- Comment on Brexit’s Lasting Damage Is Looking Inescapable 1 month ago:
If you extrapolate out a trend line from pre-2008 to now on the GDP graph you’ll see that the position where we would have been prior to the financial crash is higher than our current position. The same is true on the productivity chart, albeit a lot closer. My point it that we were already in a bad point prior to Brexit.
See, for example, ONS graphs for unemployment: www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/…/lms
Or adjusted pay: www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/…/lms
That’s all I’m saying. The issue with with placing that blame exclusively at the feet of Brexit a) ignores the inherent difficulty in separating the economic affects of Covid and Brexit and b) shifts blame from decades of economic and political missteps by our government and onto an convenient scapegoat. The whole things a mess, but Brexit cannot be viewed in isolation.
- Comment on Brexit’s Lasting Damage Is Looking Inescapable 1 month ago:
Sure! Here’s the ONS data for GDP: www.ons.gov.uk/economy/…/ukea
Here’s the ONS data for Productivity: www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/…/prdy
I was wrong on my dates; however. It’s more like 2008 rather than 2003, so ties in with the financial crisis.
You also miss my point. I’m not arguing whether Brexit did or didn’t affect our economy, I’m pointing out that the data shows we had economic issues long before 2020, and so pointing the finger of blame solely at Brexit is missing the wider picture.
Also, whilst I don’t disagree re. your comments on recovery, it’s worth bearing in mind that Foreign Direct Investment in the UK remains respectably high as of 2022: unctad.org/node/41440
- Comment on Brexit’s Lasting Damage Is Looking Inescapable 1 month ago:
Our GDP per capita and productivity have been underperforming since 2003. There’s more going on here than just Brexit.
- Comment on Brexit ban on EU ID cards ‘disastrous act of economic self-harm’, says tourism boss 1 month ago:
Well said. Brexit happened and now we need to move on. Wallowing in this constant self-flagellation is doing no one any good, and blaming Brexit instead of the incumbent government making all the decisions isn’t helping either.
- Comment on ‘Complex’ post-Brexit tax rules means price rises for UK wine drinkers 1 month ago:
If this encourages people to drink less alcohol, I’d say this is a good thing. Some people a know drink far too much, but because it’s wine it gets a free pass.
- Comment on Battle over deep-sea mining heats up 1 month ago:
Yeah, this isn’t a good look for the UN at all.
- Comment on Government's heat pump strategy well behind 600k a year by 2028 target 1 month ago:
One potentially begats the other. If the demand is there then the installer base will follow. That demand is still comparatively low though, which is unlikely to change until the government starts mandating installs. It’s a real Catch 22 - demand is low because quality is wildly varied. Quality is wildly varied because demand is low.
- Comment on Government's heat pump strategy well behind 600k a year by 2028 target 1 month ago:
It’s certainly a fair point. In the UK we have accreditation such as mcscertified.com which provide at least some piece of mind and the government provides a platform to search for certified installer: www.gov.uk/guidance/find-a-heat-pump-installer
- Comment on Government's heat pump strategy well behind 600k a year by 2028 target 1 month ago:
Interesting point. Hadn’t even considered the cumulative noise issue. I imagine heat pumps will get quieter, but initially at leat you’re right, they could be a real issue in terraced properties, for example.
- Comment on Why firms are bringing their manufacturing back home - BBC News 2 months ago:
Better late than never!
- Comment on Green anger as ministers promise new gas power plants ‘to avoid blackouts’ 2 months ago:
Maybe. Given this governments track record I only believe something is going to happen when it actually does, not when it’s revealed, committed, unveiled pledged or otherwise. We’ll see I guess.
- Comment on Green anger as ministers promise new gas power plants ‘to avoid blackouts’ 2 months ago:
‘The Government did not give any details about when or where the power stations would be built.’
This is the important bit. As frustrating as these ‘commitments’ are there’s no guarantee they’ll even happen.
- Comment on Amazon "search through reviews" is blindly just running an AI model now 2 months ago:
Yeah, I tried that. I tried putting stuff in the box and all it comes up with is ‘Hmm, no matches. To get an answer, try different keywords or post your question to the community.’
Are you from the UK? I’m wondering of this is a Europe vs elsewhere thing.
- Comment on Amazon "search through reviews" is blindly just running an AI model now 2 months ago:
Yeah, likewise. I’m using the android app, on Amazon UK.