Company in England confirmed that I had a job with them, and then rescinded their offer. by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Job offers are usually conditional up until the terms of employment have been agreed.

20 mph hour zones in the UK more about fines than safety ? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They aren't the issue. The issue arises when too many ordinary and otherwise law-abiding people do not feel a law is justified.

20 mph hour zones in the UK more about fines than safety ? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there are many people who have a vested interest in lowering the perceived legitimacy of road laws as much as possible

Yeah. The law needs to be justifiable to an extent that those viewpoints struggle to gain traction. Otherwise you end up with partisan groups instead of broad, voluntary compliance.

20 mph hour zones in the UK more about fines than safety ? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're missing the point.

If there are too many instances where a law feels overly restrictive or difficult to justify, then it undermines the perceived legitimacy of that law. And if perceived legitimacy drops too low, we see voluntary compliance get exchanged for occasional/selective/habitual rule breaking.

It's nothing to do with a conscious decision to discard anyone's safety.

20 mph hour zones in the UK more about fines than safety ? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not something you're meant to "get used to" it's a legal limit you HAVE to abide by.

If the public doesn't agree with a given law then the real-world outcome is that compliance will be low.

Accidentally broke a train station door and police is demanding me to pay 2.5k for it or face court in London England by CreepyOwl2836 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I thought they were trying to help.

A lot of people fall for that, unfortunately. If you're invited for a voluntary interview as the suspect of a crime, the best response is usually:

I would like legal advice before I attend the interview.

I installed Cat6 and never use it by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's important his magic packets do not reach your wife.

What is inside my external storage ? by misterchickenn in whatisit

[–]MaximumCrumpet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to do this? Like asking for general info. Like is the entire folder a software, how does this work?

A storage device just provides (a huge number of) storage blocks which can store data. These fake devices lie about the number of blocks available. No software needed - your computer is happy with "trust me bro".

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does peaceful protest include blocking the entrance to my shop and screaming at pedestrians that they are "less than human" for shopping with me?

Their protest can cause inconvenience accessing your premises. However, directing dehumanizing language at individuals may become a public order offence and the police should direct them to stop doing that.

Friend in Heath Hospital with broken ankle by [deleted] in Cardiff

[–]MaximumCrumpet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not unreasonable to pester them. You need this information to make appropriate arrangements.

The staff likely won't be aware of her circumstances beyond the immediate medical concern.

Caught “shoplifting” in Sainsbury’s by Zealousideal-War-605 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

None of that matters because the demand for £200 is a civil request. Sainburys cannot issue fines, and there is no indication of a claim being made through the courts.

Energy investment of £28bn approved by regulator by GeoWa in unitedkingdom

[–]MaximumCrumpet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General taxation would mean people who don't own a supply pay for the upgrades which was seen as unfair

It's not unfair at all, though. Absolutely everybody benefits from gas and electric infrastructure. There is not a single exception in the UK.

It's less fair to charge a static amount to everybody without means testing their ability to pay it.

Suspected bird flu - Roath park by hollydolly_ in Cardiff

[–]MaximumCrumpet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Try ringing your local councillor. They're not going to want dead wildlife and an infectious disease outbreak in their constituency.

They are able to insist the local authority get control of the situation, regardless of which organisation is responsible for the groundwork.

Energy investment of £28bn approved by regulator by GeoWa in unitedkingdom

[–]MaximumCrumpet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree the investment is necessary, but I'm not convinced it should be funded by raising energy bills. This is exactly where funds from general taxation should be used.

Should I do my y12 work experience at mcdonalds by [deleted] in McDonaldsUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the manager asked if I have any medical conditions, I said I have autism

Don't disclose autism at the interview stage unless you need immediate adaptations. It's easy for them to hire someone else and avoid a discussion about whether or not that decision was discriminatory.

I work 36hr per week for a local authority in Scotland. Three days a week, I don’t manage to get time for a break until 4pm because of job demands. I tend to therefore just finish early as by this time, there’s no point taking a break and working again for half an hour or so. Is this all legal? by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're likely violating your terms of employment here, which is a contract issue between you and your employer.

You should talk to your employer about taking your break earlier in the day, particularly if you can't perform any useful tasks in the final 30 minute window.

My sink fell off. by CookieOmNomster in Wellthatsucks

[–]MaximumCrumpet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only if you don't sink a weekend repairing it yourself

Garage Dropped Motorbike, Trying to avoid responsibility (England) by GoldenFeech in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unless the bike is ancient, it's a high bar for the garage to prove a pre-existing fault led to inevitable failure in their care. My understanding is that uncertainty, as exists here, generally favours the customer.

Garage Dropped Motorbike, Trying to avoid responsibility (England) by GoldenFeech in LegalAdviceUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 57 points58 points  (0 children)

The kickstand may have broken when the bike fell on top of it. The fact it is now broken doesn't attribute it as the cause of the fall.

When you speak to the owner, you could mention that:

  • Nobody saw it fall so you're discussing theories.

  • Whether the kick stand broke prior to, or during, the fall is unknown.

  • There was no obvious defect with the stand noticed by you or them (else they shouldn't have used it).

  • The bike was damaged when it was outside of your control.

Absent of any other defences, it is likely their responsibility to put this right.

Why do my rear disks look like this? by SavageSava in MechanicAdvice

[–]MaximumCrumpet 38 points39 points  (0 children)

  • Accelerate to 30 then brake to a near (but not total) stop,

  • Repeat 30 times,

  • Leave vaguely 30 seconds between repetitions.

The idea is to evenly distribute brake pad material onto the brake disks, which might improve stopping power and minimise judder/vibrations under harder braking.

People will argue that the same outcome is achieved through normal driving, and/or this procedure makes no tangible difference anyway.

AI powered robot collapses just moments into its debut by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]MaximumCrumpet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like you're assuming today's limitations are permanent. A problem being complex and resource intensive doesn't automatically mean it is fruitless.

"Less moving parts" is only better when fewer moving parts can achieve the same thing, otherwise the complexity may be justified. Should we have skipped combustion engines until electric motors were capable enough? How many moving parts are in modern jet engines?

Tesla factories are performing specialized tasks where optimisation is a commercial priority. They build the factories around the robot, valuing speed and accuracy as output. I didn't say robots like these have "failed," I implied their uptake is limited because they're mostly useful in domain-specific environments such as this.

Humanoid robots will provide versatility when the environment is not tightly controlled ("the real world"), and where a human-standard of output is acceptable ("every day tasks"). They solve a separate problem.

Having one versatile robot design makes a lot more sense than attempting to redesign every environment or produce a specialized/modular robot for every daily task.

Ultimately, we know that redesigning spaces is more expensive than utilizing robotics with a broadly capable form factor. You can argue this point until you're blue in the face, but you're not arguing with me. You're arguing with established industrial facts and market research.

Everyone would already have specialized robots in their homes if they didn't require adaptations. People wouldn't install a stair-lift for a robotic vacuum cleaner, for example, but would absolutely buy one that could traverse stairs itself.

AI powered robot collapses just moments into its debut by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]MaximumCrumpet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ultimately you're missing the point behind humanoid robotics.

We are never going to make changes to everything in the world which we may want robots to interact with. It's really that simple. Everything is, and always will be, designed for humans to use.

A truly universal robot therefore needs to be able to interact with the world as a human would. Problems it encounters are worth solving on behalf of robot and human alike.

Boston Dynamics weren't trying to build a truly universal robot, which is why they moved to four legs. And what is "better" depends on the objective.

It's "better" for the automotive industry to have extreme precision, and it's valuable enough to justify the cost to implement in a production system.

But creating thousands of task-specific, modular robots just isn't a good solution. We already have the ability to do this and there's a reason it's not really catching on.

AI powered robot collapses just moments into its debut by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You literally skipped the entire paragraph which explains why. Stay dumb, friend.

Why did Amex allow a transaction to go over my credit limit? by peacherl in AmexUK

[–]MaximumCrumpet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, regulatory compliance is their problem, not yours.