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  • Thousands of counter-protesters take to UK streets as far-right unrest fails to materialise

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  • Hopefully this is the turning point, and the disorder will now fade out.

  • Researcher finds a way to invisibly reverse Windows updates

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  • Considering how much worse Windows seems to get with each update and new version, Microsoft will soon be developing methods of invisibly install Windows updates to force them through.

    I look forward to a future where the battle between Microsoft and malware brings Windows computers to a standstill in an endless loop of invisibly installing and removing updates.

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  • The makeup of web users has changed a lot since 2010. The average web surfer was a lot less passive in attitude in decades past.

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  • Yeah this feels like a move that would have worked a lot better before Reddit had burned a bunch of bridges with their most active users.

    The pool of people with enough goodwill to pay now is likely small, and shrinking. The causal new users probably are that keen to pay up either.

  • The Worst Feature Apple Ever Made

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  • Well, indirectly the Magic Mouse does control screen time. Can’t be doomscrolling when you can’t scroll at all while the mouse is charging.

  • The Worst Feature Apple Ever Made

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  • I’ve never found Screen Time all that useful, for the same reason as the article - it can’t distinguish good usage from bad usage. Screen Time only counts time - but it can’t tell which minutes is doomscrolling and which are used more positively.

    Maybe that’s an application for Apple Intelligence, although there would be some pretty big privacy issues there.

    Screen Time is also not helped by only working on Apple devices. It can’t account for time spent using using non Apple devices like TVs, consoles, PCs with other operating systems etc. it might have been more useful if there was an external API screen time software for other platforms could report to.

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  • We probably need a few more years of network and storage improvements to make open video platforms properly viable. Video data is big and bandwidth is expensive, which makes keeping servers running over a certain size difficult.

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  • Apparently there are some people that like ads, and a larger amount who may not like them but are willing to tolerate them.

    Those of us who will make proactive choices to not engage with advertising are the minority.

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    Water temperatures near UK last year were hottest on record, say scientists

    www.theguardian.com /environment/article/2024/jul/25/water-temperatures-near-uk-last-year-were-hottest-on-record-say-scientists
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    Two in five not saving enough in pension for even basic retirement

    inews.co.uk /inews-lifestyle/money/pensions-and-retirement/million-not-saving-enough-pension-basic-retirement-3183373

  • ‘Bedlam’ in UK as air and rail travel hit by global IT outage

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  • Thankfully everywhere I’ve been today was still taking cards. I had to have an emergency rummage for some extra notes this morning just in case.

  • ‘Bedlam’ in UK as air and rail travel hit by global IT outage

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  • That’s one of the few things I miss about the COVID lockdowns. Far less people travelling meant a lot less noise and more clean air.

    I’m not sure what it says about us when it takes a disaster to help the planet.

  • GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK hit by IT outage

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  • I’ve also been off today, but my plans nearly unraveled because all the trains were cancelled at my station.

    Ticket office had all computers down with blue screens, it was chaos. I managed to work around it, but anyone trying to get to airports etc today for holidays are going to be really struggling.

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    GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK hit by IT outage

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cp0823lz4j7o

  • Major IT outage affecting banks, airlines, media outlets across the world

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  • Might seem easy to someone with a technical background. But the last thing businesses want to be doing is telling average end users to boot into safe mode and start deleting system files.

    If that started happening en masse we would quickly end up with far more problems than we started with. Plenty of users would end up deleting system32 entirely or something else equally damaging.

  • Ofcom to ban inflation-linked mid-contract price rises on phones, pay-TV and broadband

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  • There some low cost MVNOs that offer rolling plans. No frills but cheaper than major networks.

    Giffgaff have recurring “goodybag” system that can be quite cheap. They keep costs low through things like having minimal customer support.

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  • Depends on your computing platform.

    I see another reply has already covered Linux.

    On a Mac, press and hold a character key and a list of accent characters will appear. There are also dead key combinations using the option key to enter special characters directly.

  • Looking for a cheap dopamine hit ;)

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  • Have you got any air quality sensors? Particulates, CO2, VOCs, CO, Radon, there’s a while bunch of sensors, and a variety of DIY projects to put them together.

    It also has the practical benefit of maybe improving your health.

  • SUSE Requests openSUSE to Rebrand

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  • Seems a pointless endeavour. The open and enterprise sides are so deeply linked, it makes sense that they share a brand.

    Separating them only weakens the broader SUSE ecosystem.

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    Stoke-on-Trent couple fined £1,200 after clearing up rubbish

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cldyny34kx4o

  • MFW in the northern hemisphere right now

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  • Except in England, where it is still largely grey and miserable. We are still patiently waiting for summer.

  • Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election

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  • There's a chance Liz Truss could lose her seat this time. She previously had a large majority but her failed stint as PM tarnishing her and a strong challenge by a local independent could unseat her.

    Global pork markets will never be the same again.

  • Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election

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  • From the results that have come in so far, the right wing populist party Reform UK is quickly rising as a new political force. They've placed second in at least three constituencies so far.

    If Starmer's Labour fail to make visible progress to the country's fortunes we could be facing a Trump moment in the form of Nigel Farage.

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    Home Assistant 2024.7: Time to resize your cards!

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2024/07/03/release-20247/
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    Uk Smart Bulb Recommendations

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    Government destroys £1.4bn of PPE from one Covid deal

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cll476qzm85o
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    Train cancellations up 9% in a year despite soaring fares and bonuses

    inews.co.uk /news/train-cancellations-up-soaring-fares-bonuses-3124365
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    UK in secret talks over financial turmoil at IT giant - that could hit benefits and NHS

    inews.co.uk /news/uk-fears-financial-turmoil-it-giant-severe-effect-pip-nhs-3110917
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    Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain

    www.theguardian.com /society/article/2024/jun/17/teachers-gps-staggering-extra-demands-poverty-great-britain
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    PIP and benefits whistleblowers ‘told to catch people out and assess their smell’

    inews.co.uk /news/pip-benefits-whistleblowers-catch-people-out-assess-smell-3108476
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    BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal sewage spills in one year

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c4nn46rjej6o
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    GDP: UK economy fails to grow during wet April

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/clmmvnpr8n8o
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    Toilet training and high anxiety - how schools are changing

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cd1ddegp8zvo
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    Humane is said to be seeking a $1 billion buyout after only 10,000 orders of its terrible AI Pin

    www.engadget.com /humane-is-said-to-be-seeking-a-1-billion-buyout-after-only-10000-orders-of-its-terrible-ai-pin-134147878.html
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    Nature groups launch legal challenge over England's wildlife loss

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c4nn54ge0rmo
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    Campaign launched to save ‘boringly ugly’ 1980s BT phone boxes

    www.theguardian.com /culture/article/2024/jun/06/campaign-launched-to-save-boringly-ugly-1980s-bt-phone-boxes
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    Home Assistant 2024.6: Dipping our toes in the world of AI using LLMs

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2024/06/05/release-20246/
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    UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters

    www.theguardian.com /business/article/2024/jun/05/uk-clothing-sales-eu-crash-brexit-red-tape-deters-exporters
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    UK retailers call for business rates and planning reform after fall in shoppers

    www.theguardian.com /business/article/2024/may/31/uk-retailers-call-for-business-rates-and-planning-reform-after-fall-in-shoppers