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  • Keir Starmer says digital ID cards an ‘enormous opportunity’ for the UK

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  • An enormous opportunity for the state to surveil and control the populace that is.

  • Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

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  • Many places have a “Challenge 30” policy or similar where they ask for ID if you look under 30.

    If you still look youthful at 40 it’s possible to get ID’d.

  • Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme

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  • I’ve heard rumours they are even going to call it the “Brit Card”.

    Say no to Starmer Cards and the surveillance state.

  • Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

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  • Well, this will do nothing to hinder illegal migration. So the question is what do they want it for?

  • Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses And The New Glassholes

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  • An open source smart glasses platform would be a much better direction.

    But that only provides security assurances for the wearer of the glasses. Anyone else interacting with them doesn’t know how they are configured, and what is being recorded and/or shared.

  • Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses And The New Glassholes

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  • The core technology is impressive, and has legitimate use cases.

    But that doesn’t outweigh the enormous privacy concerns these devices raise. They aren’t being angled as an accessory for specific activities, but as everyday wearables. If smart glasses like these became common they would be unavoidable, creating leave of intrusion that’s concerning even without Meta being involved.

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    UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/sep/15/uk-and-us-line-up-string-of-deals-to-build-modular-nuclear-reactors-in-britain
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    Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

    www.apple.com /newsroom/2025/09/apple-unveils-iphone-17-pro-and-iphone-17-pro-max/
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    NHS hospital league tables revealed - including A&E and operation waiting times

    inews.co.uk /news/nhs-hospital-tables-operation-waiting-times-3905889
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    'Get benefits claimants back to work to boost economy', PM tells new welfare chief

    inews.co.uk /news/politics/get-benefits-claimants-back-work-boost-economy-pm-welfare-3904362
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  • Yup, the UK once again creating a needlessly convoluted and harmful solution to an already solved problem.

    I would laugh if I didn’t live here.

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  • The figures are the averages for the full trial period.

    So it’s possible they were making more queries at the start of the trial, but then mostly stopped when if they found using Copilot was more a hindrance than a help.

  • mkdocs for recipe catalogue

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  • So far I just keep recipes in whatever I’m using for notes.

    Some of these dedicated programs look interesting though. Thinking about it, it would be handy to have some dedicated cooking features, like being able to search for recipes by ingredients.

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    Home Assistant 2025.9: Features for tiles and automations for miles

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2025/09/03/release-20259/
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    Under-16s to be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks including Monster

    inews.co.uk /news/under-16s-banned-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-monster-3894447
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    Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial

    www.independent.co.uk /travel/news-and-advice/gps-train-rail-tickets-contactless-b2817348.html

  • Zigbee Temp + Humidity Sensors

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  • I think the options either that combination are limited. IKEA Zigbee devices use removable batteries, but they don’t have a temperature sensor. They do have a USB air quality sensor but it’s a bit more complex/expensive.

    There are some good WiFi, Bluetooth or RF options with removable batteries but they won’t be Zigbee.

    I’ve heard of some people modifying the coin cell devices to used a wired power supply, maybe that would be an option.

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    UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c4gmjm8z47jo
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    Parents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey finds

    www.theguardian.com /education/2025/aug/19/parents-skipping-meals-to-afford-school-uniforms-survey-england
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    Meat from EU set to be cheaper as UK axes new border checks in Brexit reset

    inews.co.uk /news/politics/meat-eu-cheaper-uk-border-checks-brexit-reset-3863031
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Ubuntu Pro for Personal/Home Use

  • Home Assistant 2025.8: The summer of AI ☀️

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  • It's not mentioned in the release notes anywhere, but the 2025.8 update has subtly changed the shade of blue used in the UI:

    It's been throwing me off a bit ever since I updated.

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    Home Assistant 2025.8: The summer of AI ☀️

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2025/08/06/release-20258/

  • Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government

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  • I think some parents feel a bit disempowered about how to actually make their kids healthier online.

    All of the time restrictions (and more) being proposed can already be done with parental controls that are built into devices now, and have been for years.

    The state setting digital curfews is a ridiculous level of overreach. The OSA and now this, we are heading in a dangerous direction.

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    SEND parents 'terrified' as ministers drop promise to protect all current support

    inews.co.uk /news/send-parents-terrified-ministers-drop-promise-protect-support-3821869

  • (Laser) Printer go brrrr

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  • We have a cheap and reliable black and white laser printer at home for convenient printing of stuff like return labels.

    On the rare occasion colour of photo prints are needed, there’s a great little independent print and photo place in town that does prints for pennies.

    Seems to be the best of both worlds.

  • UK to lower voting age to 16

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  • This feels like a big shift for it actually to happen, but I think it's the right decision overall.

    The idea that 16 legally a person can (with some caveats) live independently in their own home and raise a family, and pay all the relevant tax along the way, but not have their say in elections has always seemed incongruous to me. It's the young who feel the political outcomes the longest after all.

    How many young people will actually turn out is another question politically though.

  • UK to lower voting age to 16

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  • Younger people still trend left, but they also may trend lefter than Labour. Which could mean more splitting of the overall vote and more unpredictability with our FPTP system.

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    Annual climate stocktake shows weather records and extremes now the norm in UK Climate

    www.metoffice.gov.uk /about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2025/annual-climate-stocktake-shows-weather-records-and-extremes-now-the-norm-in-uk-climate
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    Royal Mail given go-ahead to scrap second-class post on Saturdays

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c36x8k2612ko
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    Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/jul/07/public-ownership-of-water-in-england-and-wales-is-best-way-to-improve-industry-peoples-commission-finds

  • UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows

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  • I thought the size of carry on luggage was checked at check in before boarding. It was the last time I flew.

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    Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

    www.theguardian.com /society/2025/jul/02/starmer-outlines-plan-to-shift-nhs-care-from-hospitals-to-new-health-centres
  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    Home Assistant 2025.7: That's the question

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2025/07/02/release-20257/
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    Ofsted criticised over training manual linking autistic children to extremism

    www.theguardian.com /education/2025/jun/10/ofsted-training-manual-criticised-autistic-children-extremism-prevent
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  • The new windowing system looks like a big improvement.

  • Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design

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  • I think I remember running that on a Live CD that came with a Linux magazine.

    Bloody hell I’m old.

  • Apple @lemmy.world
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    Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design

    www.apple.com /newsroom/2025/06/apple-introduces-a-delightful-and-elegant-new-software-design/

  • Looking for the Best KDE Distro – Fast, Stable, and Feature-Rich

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  • I would also recommend openSUSE Tumbleweed. I’m usually a Debian/Debian-based person but I’ve been running Tumbleweed on my desktop for a few years now and it’s been great.

    It has a few peculiarities like any distro but it’s been very stable, with few issues even with things like Nvidia drivers. Docs and community seem good too.