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A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny... Let's have it!

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  • Yrtree.me - it's still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me

  • The best thing you can do for the fediverse is just be kind

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  • Yeah, let's show them! ... how to be decent human beings by example.

  • are you permanently banned off reddit? or do you just like lemmy more?

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  • Left during the APIcalypse, largely only go back to help guide people to the fire exits.

  • Tesla's decline in Europe

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  • And this is the European bit of Istanbul:

    https://istanbul.tips/guide-about-european-side-of-istanbul-things-to-do-see-how-to-get-around/

    It is where most of the key historical buildings are, and I've always had accommodation there (my uncle lived there too). If you are flying in, you'll usually arrive at the main airport, which is also on the European side. If you are foolish to use EasyJet they use an airport on the Asian side which is an awful long way out of the city and involves driving through mile after mile of new tower blocks that are a worry in an earthquake zone (earthquakes are moving westward along the North Anatolian Fault and Istanbul will likely be hit next - it'll be horrific).

  • Tesla's decline in Europe

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  • Tesla's decline in Europe

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  • I believe it is to do with the difference in the starting number if registrations but would need to see the data broken down.

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  • The ideology around this is clear when you consider the government’s focus on getting people with long term mental health conditions into work, apparently without doing anything to improve mental health support.

    This is the bit that I don't get - help people improve their mental health and they'll go back to work. That should be the Labour approach. Unfortunately, they are going the brutal Tory way and just cutting help to force people to do it. The underlying assumption must be that they consider a lot of the people impacted by this to be abusing the system. It all stinks.

  • Did you know? Lemmy instances with *key instances!

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  • Here is a discussion on Tumblr equivalents.

  • Germany finances Ukraine's use of Starlink alternative Eutelsat

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  • Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

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  • I presume because he hadn't been charged with anything. Also one rule for the rich...

  • More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space

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  • I saw a Rolls Royce Chelsea tractor (proper footballer's wives material - probably waa) the other day that was doing the school run. Money really can't buy taste.

    We should ban them because they are bad for people and the environment but also because they are naff.

  • Percy Pig’s US adventure may be short-lived as M&S responds to Trump tariffs

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  • Take that Yanks! How do you like them apples? Which are a healthier snack than Percy Pig sweets.

  • FediForum Has Been Canceled

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  • Sorry, English is not my first language, bit I thought the post is somewhat clear?

    English is my first language and it was clear to me.

  • FediForum Has Been Canceled

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  • I already mentioned that there are edge cases. Edge cases do not discredit foundational frameworks that define reality.

    But when you are trying to define or classify things it is the edge cases that are key. It is at the edges that we hope to find a clear divide between one set of things and another.

    Unfortunately, with sex chromosomes, their impact on development and that effect on performance it feels like the more we know the less we understand.

    International sporting bodies have huge resources and access to the best experts in the various fields and they can't come up with a good way to classify male and female. I could, at least, see the logic in their going for testosterone exposure during puberty as being a useful guide, although it is complex and rather arbitrary, but there are counter-arguments to that which suggest it isn't useful. So the sporting bodies seem to be falling back on chromosome testing, which is no guide at all to performance and seems to be favoured because it is easy to test for - like the drunk looking for his keys under a lamppost because the light was better there.

  • What features are missing from piefed, or, why aren't we reccommending piefed instead of lemmy?

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  • Can confirm. When we took over the running of feddit.uk migrating the images took forever as it was around 300GB.

  • "Liberation Day" Trump’s Tariffs on Europe

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  • It's all done with a crude metric - half the current "tariffs" on American goods to a minimum of 10%.

    Russia are, presumably, not on the list because they are sanctioned and there is no trade.

  • Is SourceHut a good Github alternative?

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  • And they are implementing AP via ForgeFed.

  • Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, says she has days to live after car crash

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  • To be fair to them, this was the Duke of Edinburgh's (steering) wheelhouse and we have to cut whoever has taken over the job some slack, as he made accidenting look easier than it actually is.

  • Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’

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  • Luckily, I'm with United Utilities who will only be raising bills by 32% each year for 5 years. Which is a bargain! I think.

  • Anyone else over April Fools being an extension of companies R&D depts

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  • Free guns for all, y'all!

  • Alan Moore @feddit.uk
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    Watchmen author Alan Moore on the 'ramshackle institution' that changed his life

    www.bigissue.com /culture/art/alan-moore-arts-lab-northampton-comics/
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence over photo of TV presenter

    www.independent.co.uk /news/uk/crime/laurence-fox-court-photo-narinder-kaur-gb-news-b2721224.html
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Antarctic krill

    www.sciencenews.org /article/krill-smell-adelie-penguin-poop
  • Broligarchy Watch @lemm.ee
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    Peter Thiel's network is quietly shaping Trump's government

    www.bloomberg.com /features/2025-peter-thiel-trump-administration-connections/
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Meta considering subscription option for UK Facebook users

    www.standard.co.uk /news/uk/meta-facebook-people-british-instagram-b1218275.html
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c1en1yjv4dpo
  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    James Bond - Feddit UK

    feddit.uk /c/jamesbond
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Tardis-style police box proposed to tackle High Street crime

    www.watfordobserver.co.uk /news/25011151.plans-tardis-style-police-box-watford-high-street/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    I changed my name to Pudsey Bear and now I can't get a passport

    www.walesonline.co.uk /news/wales-news/changed-name-pudsey-bear-now-31245820
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Shelter worker scoured bin of dog vomit for human toes to sell for $400 on black market

    www.smh.com.au /national/victoria/shelter-worker-scoured-bin-of-dog-vomit-for-human-toes-to-sell-for-400-on-black-market-20250317-p5lk1i.html
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Currenlty in Public Beta

    You can now try out ActivityPub on Ghost(Pro) --

    ghost.org /help/social-web/
  • okmatewanker @feddit.uk
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    Signed, the UK

  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    China deports Japanese pair after two weeks of detention for flashing buttocks at Great Wall

    www.malaymail.com /news/world/2025/03/14/china-deports-japanese-pair-after-two-weeks-of-detention-for-flashing-buttocks-at-great-wall/169582
  • Broligarchy Watch @lemm.ee
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    Meta tries to bury a tell-all book

    www.wired.com /story/plaintext/careless-people-meta-mark-zuckerberg/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Watch: Lucky escape for man hit by Peru train

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/videos/cq6yzll9j92o
  • Terrible Estate Agent Photos @feddit.uk
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    "Luxury studio"

    www.rightmove.co.uk /properties/158711540
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Fediverse alternative to Pinterest?

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Pinterest changes user terms so it can train AI on user data and photos, regardless of when they were posted

    futurism.com /pinterest-data-photos-train-ai
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Pinterest changes user terms so it can train AI on user data and photos, regardless of when they were posted

    futurism.com /pinterest-data-photos-train-ai
  • Buy European @feddit.uk
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    Recommend European comics