I'm all for this. The arts really suffered for years under austerity and cut backs. Right now it feels like enjoyment only for the rich (who can afford tickets, can afford not to work or nepostism). The UK has deep cultural heritage and needs to nurture and develop it in all parts or society.
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Hundred percent agree apart from the fact that it's only been there last 30 years. It has always been the case but now is on a quicker scale with technology and the complete surrender to international companies (mainly American where consumer rights do not exist). Government responses are there (and we have much more protection here than most of the world) but they are still slow to respond so more people are caught before they can respond.
We need some way to have preventative measures, a change in attitude from the "business community" and actual repercussions.
First though, we need to stop buying from / using Amazon, Meta, Google, etc.
These came for a reason and after people were fucked over:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale_conner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weights_and_Measures_Acts_(UK)
I found it a real struggle with the TV to find a non smart one, especially as the smart ones are cheaper. Best bet is to get a TV stick and never connect the TV to the internet
I have a Nvidia Shield (bought used on eBay) and works fine with my LG Smart TV, which has never touched the internet. I have a Xiami Mii TV S on another TV, which is the closest to stock android TV I found. Do not get a firestick! Both have 4k, can control TV volume through the remote, have auto turn on/off, plus the TV just goes to that channel so don't have to touch the TV remotes ever. The Shield is faster and easier to setup but much more expensive.
You could also buy a mini PC but can be harder for certain apps and full video and sound quality (avoid if you want Netflix and other apps). I have stremio (with Real Debrid), jellyfin and TiviMate (IPTV) for all of our needs so could get away with a mini PC but considering the effort I decided not to.
Not sure about the sound bar as bought sonos years ago. It works flawlessly with the TV and runs through home assistant now (responds to Shield remote volume control or can play music through HA BUT I set it up with the original app so can't comment on that part). It has great audio quality but agree that I would look elsewhere if looking now (although would still consider it).
I also use pihole to try to block any trackers etc.
I saw one last week in suburban London. It is fucking massive. I'm used to bigger cars on our roads but this monster dwarfed my hatchback and the other days. It could barely fit in the lane and was left hand drive so must be imported. It's absolutely insane for somebody to buy that and ride!
Do you or anybody know if there is a good place to find tactics currently being battle tested and updated from Minnesota and other places? I feel like the HK protests also had lots of interesting findings. It might be useful for SUTR and other UK anti-facist groups
Sorry, I didn't actually realise it was not an open link as thought they had a few free queries. Just replace it with searching for "UK tower blocks" in your search of choice and hopefully you'll see my message.
On Kagi, I have to say though, I happily pay for it. If it's free, you are the product, so not sure how it could be worse privacy wise. That's not mental gymnastics to me, I never saw an advert for it and chose it after seeing it recommended a lot on Lemmy. Tried it out and was sold with the results.
I know there were some gripes around some potential, small funding of a Russian search engine (if I remember but happy to be corrected) but it felt like it was in the area of don't let perfect get in the way of good, and they are so much better than any of the free alternatives. I don't see ads, promoted results, AI crap and can customise my searches to suit me. They realease lots of upgrades that make the experience better for me instead of corporate advertisers. I used DuckDuckGo for years but started to see really bad results. Give me an alternative and I'll try it out!
Oh, actually that does make sense. They say they're only targeting "illegal" immigrants and have no authority to police against citizens so this adds to the blatant lies. Thanks for the input.
It is still galling to see though so hope you can see that it is horrible to see, especially as a minority. It's hard not to interpret as only citizens (or in some way white people) matter
Oh wow, I didn't realise (parts of) Japan, Korea, India, and fucking UK (https://kagi.com/images?q=tower+blocks+uk) are all socialist hellholes because of their apartment blocks...
Why does it matter if he is a US citizen? Speaks volumes about what is getting covered and what is not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvDIRTHFalc&t=40 (40s mark in case the timestamp link does not work) for how to pronounce it
Does that include Lemmy? Im trying to device if I could spend less time on here as my only type of social media
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For something similar here on a pavement, im really tempted to spray paint a line up all the cars in line with the curb but too worried that I'll be the only one getting into trouble. Maybe if theres a washable one or I could get a few people together to protest
The worst part of this is they see it as a "look, you're going to defend your people so don't come after ours, checkmate, we're super brainy, our way wins" whereas in reality, if they broke the law, fuck em. Anybody who breaks the law and pulls some shit deserves what they get, regardless of "politic view"
Ooof, that's bad!
I get the "why are you so western, what's wrong with you, why do you want to do what your friends do instead of what I tell you", erm, well you came over to this country and had kids, we were one of very few Indians or any other minority, where they chose to move to from a fairly diverse area they lived in before just before I was born - yes of course it's my fault completely!
That don't mention the harm that comes from people not being able to access support from their local GP or NHS service, who struggle through the system without help, with a stigma that they are somehow faking it because the numbers have shot up, without the drugs or support they need to operate and work.
Yes, some people take advantage and use it as an excuse. Most people however just want to function day to day and have a job that they can do with the right medication.
It's an anecdote but I have some relatives - 3 brothers. They always struggled with something but we had no idea what it was. They muddled through life doing pretty well considering but could have been better. One got diagnosed with ADHD in his 40s, which led to the two others getting diagnosed after. One was in Australia for years with a diagnosis, medication and support both from his doctor and work. He had a really good fill time job. He then moved back to the UK to be closer to family. His local GP would not give him medication he was using and would not use the reports he got over there. He had to push to get on a list locally just to start the while process again. He struggled so much, unable to find the motivation for job hunting, unable to keep the occasional job he found, all while knowing the issue but unable to get the medication and support he needed. He ended up being on the dole but did not want to be there! He got depressed making it even garden.
After a year or so, he found out about right to chose and after another 6 months wait, finally got a diagnosis, support and medication. He's now found work and has the things he needs to actually do it. This is why right to choose has bloomed!
Same on an Indian forum. They'd all blame me. They blamed me for not learning their language. I didn't refuse to learn it, they didn't teach me properly and the lagoons I got were on reading and writing, not speaking and understand. I could read any books but had no idea what it meant and lost it. I was in a taxi and the guy asked where I was from. When he's said he spoke to me in that language and I said I don't understand. He asked me how that happened and I said my parents didn't teach me. He literally said to me that it wasn't their fault and that it I wanted to, I could learn quickly, blaming me effectively.
Luckily for me, it was mainly my dad. My mum was like that for some things but not as bad. Made it more bearable than lots of people I know.
Everything you said resonates unfortunately. The worst for me was my dad paid for my first year of rent at university. He kept bringing that up years later for any little thing.
I learned to just avoid doing things, do a bad job or forget to reduce what they ask for. I don't ask or expect anything in return, which has it's own problems though as I try to do too much myself and don't trust/rely on others which harms me long term.
Im glad he mentioned enforcement cameras in London as they do seem to really work to stop the best majority of drivers but it also has to be seen in the wider context.
We have standard signage across the country, and one agency who registers cars and provides driving licences. The same sign being used everywhere is super helpful.
Enforcement of all driving infractions are high (apart from speeding to an extent). We have lots of speed cameras, red light cameras and yellow box cameras (https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/red-routes/rules-of-red-routes/yellow-box-junctions). We have highly motivated (often too aggressive) parking enforcers run by the councils who give tickets, and some councils aggressively remove cars in bus lanes or other areas where parking is not allowed. My friend got his car towed for parking on a double yellow overnight and I'll tell you, the stress, annoyance and cost was enough for all our friends to be careful (in certain places which you learn or assume the worst e.g. Nottingham and Newham do this, Surrey does not seem to so see lots of misuse of double yellows and bus stops there).
We have mandatory, standard licence plates both front and back. You are likely to get pulled over by the police if it's missing or not visible. There's also a risk if it doesn't match the car, which they have instant access to the details of through the one agency (name, model, colour).
We also have a points system as fines allow rich people to ignore these rules if you have fixed fines. Each infraction could be 2 to 6 points. If you get 12 points you lose your licence and I think you have to retake your test. You have a lower threshold for a while after first passing your test. I would love to see a fine being a percentage of income or wealth like some countries but the points system seems to work.
In central London, driving or having a car is seen as an expensive privilege. It's also slower (because of bus lanes and restrictions), hard to find parking and we have great alternative transport. The suburbs are a different story where I don't know anybody who does not have access to a car. If we improve public transport across the outside boroughs (I.e. not just into central), I really hope car usage will go down.
It's very rare to see drivers using bus lanes in London as a result of these different factors, not just the cameras themselves.
Fun fact: diplomatic consider themselves exempt from these which is pretty annoying because they are not taxes, they are fines for bad behaviour (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-14/hcws218)
I would highly suggest a UPS. I use random external hard drives without RAID as part of my media setup. The electric went out overnight last year. I knew it had happened as my oven was flashing. The server restarted itself so thought everything was fine.
Then some things were glitchy and it took me a few days to release one of the drives was not mounting. Luckily I did not lose the data but it still took a while to fix. It takes even longer to restore a backup.
To mainly save myself time and effort, I bought a basic UPS with 2 plugs. It keeps the server and main router on for 15 minutes but I've set it up to send a command to shut down asap just in case. My server seems to automatically switch on when power comes back so not had any issues since.
Great work! Also, degaussing gives me major throwbacks... I had absolutely no clue what it did but really enjoyed the look of the screen wobbling around and even the sound of the thunk. I think I liked to do it so often enough for shits and giggles, that I never saw what gaussing is
Surely you would read the leaflet first to double check it is correct before posting. Everyone knows printers can make mistakes. You check first before actual use. No excuse, they just don't care about the law