UniquesNotUseful 2mo ago • 100%
They have some powers, they got upset at Facebook and decided to flex a bit by sending one of the boys around, to invite one of his mates for a chat.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/24/mps-seize-cache-facebook-internal-papers
The person sent was the serjeant at arms. They carry a sword. Doubt they took it out but they also carry one of the House of Commons maces, which is gold covered and jewel encrusted, about 1.5m (4.9ft) long and weighs roughly 10kg (22 lbs).
Imagine some large, pissed off looking dude, dressed like he’s from the year 1415, kicking your hotel door in because you didn’t RSPV properly. Then being told hand over documents or we may stick you in jail (and you know the pretended it would be the Tower of London).
The 1,000 yard stare he must get when asked if he enjoyed London and how lovely that history must be.
UniquesNotUseful 9mo ago • 50%
1950s, the time of plenty… if you ignore the rationing you mean? Life expectancy of 69 (12 years less). Infant mortality was almost 10 times higher, 30 infants died per 1,000 births vs 3.25 per 1,000.
Healthcare has grown from 3.5% gdp to 9%, more stuff gets treated.
There are double owner occupier housing now. 1953 was about 30%. 1956 is when protected rents ended and rents started to increase massively.
Defined pensions were taxed to death by Brown. They do still exist though (I have one, along with a SIPP). More people contribute to pensions than ever before and the age people stop work is starting to decline.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 33%
Did you have healthcare before Russia invaded Ukraine and started murdering babies? Was it even on the cards?
It's not an economic factor either. US health costs are much higher than other developed nations. It spends 17% of GDP, almost double of Germany (next highest).
Spending is without the positive outcomes. Infant mortality of 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births (17,000 extra dead babies a year Vs an average.rate), for context you are worse than Russia with 4.9 but better tha Chile 5.9). 23.8 maternal deaths per 100,000 births being 3 times higher than most wealthy nations.
The economic considerations are that you have a lot of heath businesses. If you socialised medicine and reduced spend, you may improve health outcomes but how would they pay for the very nice buildings they have loans for?
Finally, US doesn't want universal healthcare as a society. Whilst they may be financially wrecked by costs and live shorter more painful lives, that is far preferential than seeing the low income family get the same free cancer treatment for their child.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Brian Cox was also in d:Ream.
American but E from the eels, his dad came up with the Many Worlds Interpretation
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 81%
What would they do for the hours after school finished normally or if work on weekends?
Sounds like a work / life balance problem. Companies will have to be made to change their working practices, allow more remote, flexible working hours and reduced time.
UK is, very, slowly starting to move to a 4 day week for work (reduced hours, not cramming in 4 days x 10 hours). The productivity increases along with recruitment make it worthwhile. My company isn't there but 35 hours + 50 days holiday so not far.
That would solve the 4 day school day. Also allow for parents to educate their kids for 1/2 a day if needed.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 91%
Yes but not for long.
As (generally climate denying) people love to point out, wind and solar is erratic power generation. For this reason you need triple capacity Vs requirements.
This means that for a huge amount of time you'll have excess energy, once we start to be predominantly renewables, battery storage is expensive. One of the solutions is to create hydrogen, also pumped hydrogen, etc.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Number emigrating from UK to Ireland has dropped a bit vs 2016, Ireland to UK are about the same. Numbers are negligible and skewed with the CTA.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Banking sector regulations require financial reserves that can be used to cover emergencies.
The EU revised the rules recently that meant banks could count the cost of its software as part of its cash reserves, increasing them by € billions each year.
You try and sell your copy of windows 10 and Norton anti virus to make ends meet.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Also when you are paying for those that is after tax as well. So I save about £2k a year just on travel costs, that’s the same as a £3k pay increase.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 77%
She was protesting about the physical and sexual abuse of children by the church. The criticism helped to continue the protection of pedophiles, which continued for decades and still happens.
Joe Pesci (a study in short man syndrome) said on TV he wanted to slap her for ripping up a photo and the audience applauded him for it.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 50%
We didn't go far enough. Only supplied non lethal aid the roos and the ostriches after the wild camel cull. The drop bears were trained but I fear we'll pay when they turn against us all.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 50%
Russia invaded Ukraine not the other way around.
Russia is threatening to attack commercial ships, NATO countries are going to restrict Russian naval moves through their territories to stop ther murder of civilians.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
They can also add punitive damages. Didn't seem to be in this case BUT a meal marketed at children shouldn't cause scars.
With the coffee case had lots of damages for this. MacDonalds had been warned that they were serving coffee at dangerous temperatures, had 700 complaints but it was cheaper to pay compensation than fix.
They served the coffee at much higher temperatures than other establishments, so normally you'd have 12 seconds to wipe coffee off your skin but with MacDonalds it was 3 seconds, causing 3rd degree burns.
They lied saying it was done as people wanted to drink after driving for a long time but their surveys showed the opposite.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Thank you may look for some - added my failed experiment as an edit to my original.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
If commuting, I take public transport so charge on last bit of journey before (or after work) if needed or a heavy phone day.
At home/weekends - whenever it drops and I have time.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
Thank you. I will do some experiments and report back.
Report back: A) first findings are ther cross over between chemists and leather workers seems to be low.
B) Isopropyl alcohol seemed to make it set arder
C) Butane had a slightly better response but didn't really help enough - think it had gone to far to be saved.
So moved to new can and doubling leather making output it seems best options.
Edit at bottom: I have purchased a larger pot than usual of contact adhesive. My last pot was 1/2 the size and started to thicken after a year (mostly used). As a hobyiest, I'm wondering if there is a cheap solution to extend the life of the glue or bring it back to life, it's not the cost but trying to reduce waste. Product is a solvent based polychloroprene contact adhesive (EVO-STIK IMPACT ADHESIVE). To identify if cause was user error - stored in the tin, and I wrapped in plastic as an extra air barrier, it was on a shelf inside. Would adding solvents work (have Butane and isopropanol alcohol on hand). Happy to experiment but nice to know I'm not creating leather wrapped napalm. Obviously best plan would be to double my leathercraft output. Any advice on better glue in UK would be welcomed. Thank you. EDIT: A) first findings are ther cross over between chemists and leather workers seems to be low. B) Isopropyl alcohol seemed to make it set arder C) Butane had a slightly better response but didn't really help enough - think it had gone to far to be saved.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
They do train LLMs on others. A fairly successful new tact has been to train them not on the output but on how the LLM got to the output. So teaching how to answer questions rather than answers by rote.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
I can talk from a UK perspective.
Whilst investigating someone, the police should not normally release the name of the person because it could endanger their life or lead to disorder.
The media are free to name suspects BUT get it right or have the ever loving shit sued out of them. This is even as far as naming a small group of people.
Once charged, then police release the names, it becomes public knowledge. Where it's serious cases like rape or child abuse then it's often proactively released. This is because it helps gather evidence or get others to come forward.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 100%
When the Soviet Union imploded, they had 30,000 nuclear warheads dotted about in various states. People were predicting that they would be used then as well.
UniquesNotUseful 1y ago • 43%
Food impacts behaviour of children. Their behaviour will impact on others in class.
Parents happily ship their kids off to school, and expect teachers to deal with their shitly raised kids, pumped full of crap food and having poor behaviour impact on others. Entitled parents then bitch about how it’s their rights to to do a bad job of raising their property children.
but also added a cup of Pringles as she didn’t consider it to be ‘unhealthy’.
This is for a 3 year old! How stupid is she? This kid is really going to benefit from home schooling, yet another future problem for society to pick up the pieces up.
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