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  • ‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners

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  • Def should be that simple.

    Unfortunately, over the last 2 decades. We have seen a huge effort from the right wing. To remove that limitation. Mainly funded from the same billionaires that fund such crap in the US where such rules do not exist.

    The left needs to work hard to ensure these challenges are both identified and publicised for what they are. An attempt to licence lieing to the public.

  • William Hill owner says it could shut shops if Reeves raises gambling taxes

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  • Do they honestly think that is a threat.

    Such an announcement would be marginally less pleasing. Then Thames waters creditors declaring bankruptcy

  • We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | George Monbiot

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  • Unlike the US. Where its written constitution prevents trump from... eh

    Having carte blanche to toxify their nation?

  • What are some bare minimum concepts beginner Linux users should understand?

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  • Sorry to grin at you. But in OS theory Linux is known as a monolith kernal. So you choice of words would have given my lecturers a freakout.

    But while your terminology is a bit crossed. The ideal you are explaining is fine.

    Better Technical way to put it. Linux is just the kernal. Much of the interface you see is actually programs or apps running above that kernal. A d can be changed amd selected.

    Windows is also started multipart. But has become less so over time. And it's single distributer makes it way less obvious. By preventing any competition within it's internal structure. The original monolithic kernal of Windows was the MS Dos command.com program. But I no lying those of us from the 80s and early 90 remember using it.

  • British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

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  • Not the same people.

    This article is a legal opinion. Not a government one. The gov has not admitted that a genocide is happening. Risk of one is still the closest they have gotten.

    The current UK gov is consistent in their arsehollery if nothing else.

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    Extraterrestrial life in Thermosphere hypothesis

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  • It also has had real issues finding funding. And yes many who have worked for it. Have then had real issues finding work outside that field.

    So yes by many it has spent a sizable portion of that 65 years seen as not real science. And a waste of money.

    Quackery is a term normally saved for medical non science. Not a term I tend to use unless the scientific background is actually false.

    Scientists tend to just question the effectiveness and cost of a scientific endever.

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    Extraterrestrial life in Thermosphere hypothesis

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  • Agreed. No sane scientist will say it exists.

    The strongest claim would be,. That it is less likely 0 life outside earth exist then some.

    But what OP says is far more quack like, although traditionally quack is a term saved for medical lack of science. It feels right here.

    As you say. His claim that extra terrestrial life Is on earth is not only without evidence. It opposes much evidence we do have. Like the limitations of distance or any other traveling life within our solar system.

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    Extraterrestrial life in Thermosphere hypothesis

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  • The fact that unidentified things exist on this planet is clear.

    Them coming from a extra terrestrial source is not in any way clear. Without any evidence of the transfer of life to or from earth. The idea of extra terrestrial origins of any form of earth bound life is still to be questioned.

    You say extraterrestrial life is only recently accepted as feasible by scientist. In this you are correct, mainly due to evidence off the number of plannets.

    But no seriose scientist has any reason to accept that life has reached earth. First due to 0 evidence of such life having the ability to travel existing within our own solar system. 2nd from the complete lack of evidence of any form of faster then light gravel from other solar systems. Along with no yet existing evidence of life.

    It is in no way scientifically feasable to believe any of your experience is extra terrestrial in origin or alive.

  • Parents and students fight against anti-racist book banning

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  • Fucking disgusting that racist little shits like this. Feel comfortable expressing such opinions around schools.

    Unfortunately it's seems these arseholes are being encouraged by government actions. Dispite the vast majority of voters and polling being opposed to their ideals.

    Shows how fucking dangerous FPTP can be when 30% plus is all that is needed to rule. Division becomes a political strategy rather then a risk.

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    Extraterrestrial life in Thermosphere hypothesis

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  • True nowadays. And for about 20 years.

    But in the not to distant past. Yes the whole idea of alien life was often seen by more strict researchers as quakery. Although unfairly so. Scientist dispite their denial have some very clear bias when seeing 0 evidence. Dispite the logical falicy in it. The lack of ability to research potential distant star systems. Made dedicating your research to it a little questionable and resulted in some negative views. Or at the least the idea that you were not seriose in expecting any real breakthroughs. And just wasting money and resources.

    The thing that made the difference was the number of planners found. Via new methodologies. As we developed the ability to monitor stars. And saw just how many had planets. Even with limited evidence on earth sized planners. It quickly became more questionable to think of earth as unique. Then quickly more earth sized planets became identifiable as more data was available. So more scientists started to take the research seriously.

    Now it is very much common opinion that earth being unique is rather a dumb assumption science wise. Dispite it always being unlikely. The evidence now makes research seem less wasteful.

  • Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

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  • That assumes they had no costs in producing or acquiring the not fit for purpose goods. And that they knew the goods were unfit.

    A fraud case would be more about proving they knew the goods would not be fit for purpose. Failing to pay back money when if they did not know. Is just breach of contract.

    Proving there knowledge before the event. And the cost of providing the goods. Or the companies wealth to payback the costs of operation while obtaining and shipping the goods. Are all extremely complex to do.

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    Why Scientists Are Obsessed With Finding a Room-Temperature Superconductor

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  • not very useful for power cables and lines.

    While you are correct about time. That is true of most if not all new science.

    But. While media oversimplification of science. Concentrates on cost etc. power lines ETC is in no way the main needs of super conductors. We already have theability to move electricity that way. And the cost of lose at high voltage is nothing compared to rebuilding the system with some new materials we don't have yet. It works ATM. With transformers etc. a relatively cheap and very easy technology.

    The more needed tech is in the small scale. Magnetic effects with super conductors etc. The effect on magnetic flux when using low to no resistance conductors is huge. Basically a whole different science to the every day electro magnetic effect we see in almost all modern technology.

  • Here's what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight

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  • Or beat them at their own game

    This is basically the green proposal.

    Massive social housing build. With 2x taxation (council tax I assume) for empty houses.

    Idea being landlord are either forced to rent at reducing prices. Or sell the property at reducing prices. Rather then hold on and force a housing shortage while the gov tries to build housing.

    Personally: I'd add set up a nationalised building firm. To buy unused brown field land (using eminent domain). And provide building services and equipment to local auths.

    Or building corp will just refuse to build untill the gov is classed as a failure. We have already seen such companies sit on development land until prices increase.

  • Is it so hard to get Nvidia GPUs working with Linux?

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  • The complaints are more about lack of support for OS drivers. If using proprietary drivers is not a worry. Then they are fine. Often the OS stuff works if your set up is simple.

    My advice. Do not upgrade to quickly. They tend to have errors in their new proprietary drivers. Watch and see how others have done. Before upgrading essential machines.

    The other issue. For non rendering. Their latest models performance to £$ etc is getting very bad. But blender still has major speed advantages on Nvidia. But that is looking more and more short term as blender grows.

  • Any experience with Orange Pi Zero 2W?

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  • Considering the same. Would love to hear from others who have tried it.

    The lack of community support and OS knowledge is my main worry. So honestly if any knowledge exists here. Opening a new community to share may be the best option.

  • 'We're the future, don't wait around for Corbyn and Sultana': Inside the Green Party conference

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  • Agreed. But unfortunately the only way we will win. Is to work with the lefts desire to split. It is why we need PR. Because the Right sure as hell will use the splitting against us.

    But the only way we will get it. Is to accept our weakness and work around it. Green and Your Party have both indicated a willingness to work together in the past. It is down to members to vote to ensure we do. Ours splits are a good thing for democracy. Having a group of parties willing to debate and argue in parliament But still work together to prevent the right taking over. (IE confidence and supply agreement) Is the closest thing FPTP allows to a 50% plus control over the election process.

    Adding support for PR changes to the agreement would likely help win support. Not to mention being just a fucking good idea.

  • 'We're the future, don't wait around for Corbyn and Sultana': Inside the Green Party conference

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  • Given Greens polling still hovers around 11%. Even with the parties increase in membership. (About 20k)

    He really needs to show some real data. Before claiming a new party is not needed.

    If he can get votes good for him. But trying to harm other left wing parties when he is still failing to inspire voters. Seems desperate to say the least.

    Honestly. Massive and well planned unification of left wing parties. Is the only hope in 2029. The left as a whole is far to divided. The parties agreeing not to compete in areas where an existing left of centre party it the best chance of beating the right wing. And agreeing to a clear confidence and supply agreement in parliament supporting the Left party with the most seats.

    This is the only hope ATM of the left opposing reforms/tory control of media and billionaires funding.

  • We need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

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  • We need a government publisising the value of immigration and multiculturalism.

    Unfortunately we do not have one. And even if the current one changed it's views. Without addressing the cost of living crisis. And it's cause, recent increases in inequality of wealth/asset distribution. No one will listen.

    More so then any time in recent post WW2 history. The very wealthy <1%. Own a higher % of UK (and world) wealth then both governments and the 99+% of society.

    This means they compete for all resources while the rest are unable to. While the gov refuses to accept let alone address that inequality. The 1% will continue to find huge divisionary properganda by funding misleading politicians, media and social Media. To prevent the 99% concentrating on their wealth growth.

  • Labour Party members just defected to Your Party en masse

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  • As MPs they would be independents. Not your party members.

    That is part of the point of your party. The leadership. when members vote one in. Cannot select MP. So they can only move with constituency your party member support.

    So no until the party is fully set up. Supporting your party is all MPs can do.