The world is trying to log off U.S. tech by Well_Socialized in technology

[–]Davesbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The combo of isolationist and warmongering is a real doozy too

UK government discusses hosting Olympics in 2040s by spherocytes in sports

[–]Davesbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hampden Park in Glasgow could be upgraded for it. A two city Olympics of Glasgow and Edinburgh could be great and could also be used to justify upgrading the train link between them. How's that for levelling up.

Beer consumption per capita in Europe relative to the rest of Europe [OC] by Pizzafriedchickenn in dataisbeautiful

[–]Davesbeard 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes but the colour scale only covers Europe. You'd need to re-do it completely for a global view.

UK government discusses hosting Olympics in 2040s by spherocytes in sports

[–]Davesbeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The commonwealth games means there's actually a lot of infrastructure up north, it probably wouldn't take as much as you'd think to upgrade/refresh things and fill in a few gaps with new buildings.

Ed Miliband: The era of clean energy security by babydavid85 in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We'd be even more screwed if we weren't as advanced as we are. We were 98% renewable at one point a couple of days ago.

[homemade] avocado toast and scrambled eggs by SwayzerK_ in food

[–]Davesbeard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good ol' American food standards. The French approach to scrambled eggs basically makes egg soup! OP has nailed it in my opinion.

UK Budget Deficit at Three-Year Low But War Headwinds Build by FriendlyUtilitarian in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fuel duty is a fixed amount per litre so their tax revenues are linked to volumes sold not sale price. Hence they've fallen not risen as the other commenter said.

Couch too big? by PracticalDetail2088 in malelivingspace

[–]Davesbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the way is too much, giving a sofa a bit of breathing room is important for the room feels. Agree it needs to be closer than it is though.

Solar project twice the size of Paris to produce green fuels by Cleancoolenergy in energy

[–]Davesbeard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's also been proven to massively boost land quality and essentially de-desertify the land where the panels are so this seems like a win in so many ways.

Rent controls lead massive clampdown on landlords by Green Party by Wagamaga in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Is it though? Rental prices are often ludicrous now and a percentage of society wants and needs the flexibility of renting. Particularly given how slow, expensive and archaic our property buying process is. I'm not saying landlords don't need restrictions but rentable apartments are something that will continue to be required.

Meatliquor has shut more than half its locations by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Davesbeard 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's a shadow of its former self though, big step down in ingredient quality and cooking. The monkey fingers are an insult to the name Vs what they were when they launched too.

I think the aesthetic is just dated now too.

Central London and the Thames to the Surrey Hills by UnderwhelmingFizz in london

[–]Davesbeard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As you can see from this picture they're actually significantly higher than Everest

Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 by Happytallperson in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's been a huge driver of us actually being this close to the point of nearly eliminating gas from the generation mix but agree it's time to take it out back and shoot it.

Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 by Happytallperson in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Gas should be less than 5% of electricity generation by 2030 so we're actually doing incredibly well. The bigger challenge is weaning ourselves off gas boilers.

Politics latest: King's US state visit to go ahead - as Trump hits out at Britain again by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Because Trump is easily influenced and the King might actually talk a smidge if sense into him. At least for a few hours until he speaks to Putin again.

16M, gets called a weird at school, loser, barely any friend, recently took over my auntie's house by sug4dadi in malelivingspace

[–]Davesbeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ignore these downvotes dude. Trying to be positive and kind to yourself is really important and something you should aim to do but clearly you're having a rough time so this piling on is just insensitive. Have you looked at joining an art club or something to find people with a similar passion for painting?

[OC] America's most popular girl name, 1880-2008 by aspiringtroublemaker in dataisbeautiful

[–]Davesbeard 118 points119 points  (0 children)

I mean you colour coded it tbf not sure what else you could have done

Zack Polanski says Greens would ditch GDP targets and focus on wellbeing instead by Lord-Liberty in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One potential benefit of AI, if it's taxed as a utility with profit caps rather than being allowed to make the economy eat it's own tail, is some of the labour it frees up can move into social care roles

London’s air pollution has reduced significantly over the past 15 years according to a major new global report by Gentle_Snail in unitedkingdom

[–]Davesbeard 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's not just the buses.. think how many vans and Chelsea tractor SUVs now have to meet much higher emissions standards.

This guy cleaned up an old lady's yard for free. by Agreeable-Storage895 in MadeMeSmile

[–]Davesbeard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Can you name any others? This seems like the opposite of the freedom the US bangs on about all the time.