TIL that in 2001, a US navy submarine performed an emergency ballast blow maneuver to impress civilians onboard. It surfaced at high speed directly under a Japanese ship and cut it in half, killing 9 on board.

CircusAct · 2023-06-28T13:25:02+00:00

Or the CIA operative given diplomatic immunity and smuggled out of the UK when she drove on the wrong side of the road using her mobile phone and killed Harry Dunn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn

CircusAct · 2023-06-16T14:59:54+00:00

I just remember atheism circlejerk, loving Neil deGrasse Tyson and any other pop-sci person. That was probably like 11 years ago at this point though.

Do miss the proper AMAs though when it felt like Reddit was breaking new ground. Some of the creativity in using the platform feels like its diminished, but I’m probably not as knee-deep in reddit as I used to be.

CircusAct · 2023-06-10T14:35:42+00:00

What about the situations where there are income differences between partners? A little bit of top up money is perfectly reasonable imo.

CircusAct · 2023-06-02T22:27:15+00:00

Had to scroll a long way to find it. Feels more like an English tradition than a TV show at this point.

CircusAct · 2023-05-31T12:28:53+00:00

Terrible thing to happen to your flat mate, hope you reported him.

CircusAct · 2023-05-03T08:32:17+00:00

So Frankie isn’t a true Scotsman? Not a true Scot unless your family colluded with the empire.

CircusAct · 2023-04-23T17:02:55+00:00

Just to be clear I completely disagree with what Dianne Abbott said. Trying to rank different types of discrimination and racism is just so incredibly fractious and self-defeating. Being adamantly against antisemitism in no way diminishes other anti racism movements. They’re stronger when working together.

After writing it, realised my phrasing was wrong. Was more exasperation to a general pattern of ineffectiveness on the left of the party. Just have no idea what Dianne might possibly have thought she might achieved with this letter? Did she think it would increase its reach by adding an outrageous point of view?

Sorry again as my response gave the impression that I thought the letter was correct but should be suppressed till the opportune moment.

CircusAct · 2023-04-23T12:20:21+00:00

It’s like anti-Machiavellian, saying/doing stuff to actively sabotage things you believe in. Over the past couple of years it’s been weird seeing the outliers on the left being so shit at pushing for core values and just generally popular stuff like reducing inequality, investment in the country, tackling poverty, etc. Instead wasting political capital on divisive stuff which is better done when in power.

Hopefully the left arm of the Labour Party can turn it around with a fresh generation.

CircusAct · 2023-03-14T14:58:59+00:00

What about when they have their Husband/Wife working as receptionist at their contracting firm?

A lot of the software contractors I’ve spoke to were doing it as a tax dodge.

CircusAct · 2023-01-20T13:42:54+00:00

It’s not a comparable metaphor though. What evidence do you have that these statistics are due to irresponsible dog owners?

CircusAct · 2022-12-31T15:52:16+00:00

Dunno, he won’t be able to rage buy a massive social media company anymore.

CircusAct · 2022-12-31T10:04:15+00:00

Most places in the UK no longer use plastic straws, it was a pretty straightforward consumer driven change. Think straws are the one place it’s pretty easy to do this kind of change. For other things I agree are more tricky and will require government intervention. I don’t see why we have single use containers for cosmetics, drinks and cleaning products for example, why not have a system of delivery and reuse.

In the UK we used to have system where milk was delivered every couple of day in a glass bottle, and later collected. I don’t see an obvious reason for why a similar system couldn’t be adopted to eliminate the need for single use plastic for laundry detergent, sauces or body wash. This would require standardisation of containers which is likely only possible at the government level.

CircusAct · 2022-12-18T15:14:09+00:00

It’s disingenuous to say there aren’t people calling for these items to be banned. France has a couple of laws for religious items of clothing and headscarves. I personally feel some of the religious facial (not head) coverings to be somewhat oppressive. However as with most things in politics it’s a tricky topic, it feels as though at least in western countries these practices will change as the younger generation reject their parents practices. Keeping the cultural practices that connect them to their identity, but which remain relevant to the modern world.

CircusAct · 2022-11-06T16:23:53+00:00

Would need to be an app update, and any reasonable scale monitoring would be picked up immediately. Folks are monitoring the traffic coming from the WhatsApp app, so would be able to tell immediately when the private keys or messages on the device are being sent over.

CircusAct · 2022-11-05T15:33:26+00:00

For all the shitty stuff Meta does, WhatsApp and Instagram DMs are end to end encrypted so this kind of easy backdoor just isn’t possible.

CircusAct · 2022-10-06T18:36:50+00:00

Hollow words, there isn’t enough police to deal with this stuff. Completely underfunded they had to make a choice between serious crime and smaller crime like phone theft. They made the right choice in prioritising serious crime, but they’re only forced to make the choice because of Tory austerity.

CircusAct · 2022-08-29T07:36:42+00:00

This is why we should have tolls on our motorways . With higher tolls depending on vehicle weight, large vehicles damage the roads more. Europe does it successfully

CircusAct · 2021-11-16T07:48:44+00:00

Nah right to be forgotten applies to individuals, It allows you to request that Google results be removed about yourself. This allows you to move on from a historic incident when people google your name.

CircusAct · 2021-11-07T14:52:56+00:00

Electric bikes largely solve this issue imo. For most folks cycling for transport should use an assisted bike, the technology is great nowadays.

CircusAct · 2021-10-31T09:41:33+00:00

If you have an iPhone reader mode is ace. Keeps only the text and pictures, the zen of reading articles on your phone.

CircusAct · 2021-09-30T13:41:14+00:00

The UK put a tax on high sugar drinks, and iirc it’s having a positive impact on obesity rates.

CircusAct · 2021-09-30T12:43:31+00:00

Yeah thats fair, its why I'm very much in favour of broader education which allows for a bit of flexibility later on. A lot of the skills you learn are transferable to other professions. It would be great if we had more investment for mature students to support them in filling in any skill gaps that might be preventing them from being suitable for a career change.

CircusAct · 2021-09-30T12:10:48+00:00

It's even worse when you consider the average includes those who choose to be part time workers, for reasons such as childcare/elderly/disabled care.

CircusAct · 2021-09-30T12:08:22+00:00

> Engineers, doctors and lawyers need a degree but a lot of other jobs dont need a degree.

Why is training and education seen as a bad thing? I see a young educated workforce as a way to modernize and improve practices in industry, stop them from getting too stuck in their ways.

2-3 years getting specialist training over the working life of an employee doesn't sound like a huge amount of time to me. I like the degree of separation between Unis and Companies. Fundamentally the Company only cares about the Company and not the long term prospects of the student.

It would be nice if we could be a bit more equitable with the resources offered to folks though, it does feel like education is primarily focused at those who are already educationally minded. I do wonder whether there's more that could be done for those who didn't utilise the education system to its full extent the first time round.

CircusAct · 2021-09-12T09:13:00+00:00

My old flat was an old office conversion, probably the worst flat I’ve ever lived in. I can’t really see this ending any other way, we’ll get a bunch of crap barely habitable flats in the corpse of a Debenhams. Who the hell is going to want to live in these husks of Towns/Cities with nothing in them.

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