Apocalypteroid
@Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk
- Comment on Could building new train stations help get Britain back on track? 6 days ago:
No, just one will do
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 1 week ago:
Yes, I forgot how obese people are famously terrified of stickers.
A far better way to tackle the obesity crisis would be to implement stricter laws around processed food additives, how food is labelled and priced, and educating people about their diet at an early age instead of this uninforcible nanny state nonsense.
They could, if they were serious about doing something, make it illegal to sell drinks with a high sugar content… Or make unhealthy food packaging unappealing like they did with tabacco products… Include healthy eating in the national curriculum…
This isn’t going to change anything and makes the government look stupid.
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 1 week ago:
I was referring to the sticker deterrent method as outlined by the article but let’s discuss.
So, every company selling sugary drink refills has to now spend hundreds of thousands, if not millions, on new cups or tags and the associated tech to make the system work for every outlet. Then, what if I buy a coke zero then decide I want a refill of full fat? Or, visa versa? Gets a bit complicated there.
They could also have a tap behind the counter for sugary drinks and refill taps with ‘diet’ versions accessible to patrons. But again that would mean installing another bunch of taps in every outlet.
Furthermore, who’s going to be checking up on this, making sure restaurants are following the law? As it’s not a safety issue it doesn’t fall within the FSA’s remit so there’s literally no one checking up on this.
It’s a virtue signalling nothing law. Sure, you can enforce anything if you throw money at it, but this is the UK. Currently scraping the barrel in the race to the bottom. If the sticker doesn’t stop you there’s not going to be any consequences.
- Comment on Pubs could stay open until early hours in move to boost UK growth 1 week ago:
While at the same time we’re banning fizzy drink refills…? Make it make sense!
- Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK 1 week ago:
If customers are allowed to help themselves then it’s totally uninforcible. It’s not like the restaurants are going to police this and a sticker isn’t going to deter anyone!
- Comment on 3 Outdoor broadband hub UK 2 weeks ago:
Yes. I live in a fairly rural location and can’t get full fibre yet so I thought I’d give it a punt. After a fair few teething issues I now get consistent speeds of around 300mbps which is much better than anything else in the area and is incredibly cheap as well. (If you sing up through uswitch then it’s only £17 a month)
Cons: You’ll have to find a spot outside where you get decent 5g signal, which might mean climbing up a ladder and screwing it to the wall. Personally, I had a bit of a nightmare setting it up because it doesn’t like open VPN protocols and their India based tech support were useless and lied to me when they couldn’t solve my problem.
Overall, I would say if you can’t get cable fibre then it’s worth giving it a try, you get a 30 day trial period so can return it really easily if you don’t get on with it. I’m pretty pleased with it despite the teething troubles, however given my customer experience, will probably look elsewhere when I am able.
- Comment on Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs 2 weeks ago:
I’d take some taste the difference ketamine while racking up lines with my club card.
- Comment on Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities 3 weeks ago:
That’s an expensive way to bait a trap, and you’ll end up just catching bankers
- Comment on More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on We will never surrender our flag, Sir Keir Starmer says 5 weeks ago:
I’ll never surrender my cumstained flag, says exhausted Starmer
- Comment on Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent 5 weeks ago:
Always money for war
- Comment on Assisted dying bill is a ‘licence to kill’, Theresa May says 5 weeks ago:
“And you know I’m aiming straight for your heart”, she said after, maybe.
- Comment on JK Rowling slams Graham Linehan’s arrest at Heathrow 5 weeks ago:
Neeson wasn’t inciting violence though was he? He wasn’t encouraging others to be violent. He was describing an incident in his past which he went on to describe how this behaviour filled him with shame and remorse. It was literally the opposite of inciting violence.
