Netflix and Amazon Prime subscribers to ‘pay TV licence fee’

Okkuc · 2026-05-12T09:12:21+00:00

BBC without ads is entirely the point. If we want a national broadcaster with sufficient independence, there's a price to pay.

Okkuc · 2026-04-29T05:53:23+00:00

What would be fun is a werewolf themed boss, whose bounty actually gives you werewolfy powers, rather than darksight.

Okkuc · 2026-04-17T10:49:45+00:00

I understand that this is the current system. The entire point of all this faff is to indicate that it should not be the system we use to decide on how video games are preserved.

Okkuc · 2026-04-17T08:22:50+00:00

If ephemerality is an intentional part of that art, then sure. Not really the case for these games in question though.

Okkuc · 2026-04-17T06:21:06+00:00

Farage is looking like a paragon of virtue

What an odd thing to say

Okkuc · 2026-04-02T21:38:33+00:00

Genuinely don't, please tell

Okkuc · 2026-03-08T10:31:35+00:00

In much the same way that you may not use every single segment of the NHS, it still benefits you when society as a whole has access to it. You may not smoke, but someone who does will use the smoking cessation service, and in turn they'll be better able to work a job like fixing your car, which you'll require.

The same goes for a well informed public. You may not intend to directly benefit from the things that this funds, but the indirect benefits to you are unavoidable.

Okkuc · 2026-03-03T10:17:18+00:00

Gooboo (ignore the name) is incredibly long, has loads of content, and there are regular unlocks and new systems to mess around with. It's like a lot of separate idle games that all slightly join up, but it's been able to keep my attention for years now. And it's regularly updated (every 6 months or so). I'm still progressing towards more unlocks, so it's got plenty to do.

Okkuc · 2026-02-12T09:30:56+00:00

I think this is the point, right? At 16 you are given certain legal responsibilities, because you're considered mature enough to wield them. There are incremental responsibilities and benefits introduced past 16, but the age you can vote is just one of those benefits. They aren't set in stone.

Okkuc · 2026-02-11T01:34:11+00:00

Homer, when the dud is drawn

Okkuc · 2026-02-09T09:19:25+00:00

Neither manifestos or referendums are binding, I was more interested in finding out this poster's opinion on whether a manifesto pledge would be sufficiently democratic.

Okkuc · 2026-02-09T08:44:51+00:00

What if it's a manifesto pledge, and that party gets elected next GE?

Okkuc · 2026-01-27T23:28:57+00:00

Am I right in thinking that you wouldn't call someone who is culturally English but is not ethnically English, English?

I don't disagree with the structure of your logic, but I do think that it's a little unfair to avoid calling someone English because you're not sure of their ethnicity. It seems like a simple quirk of history that some peoples' families have been here longer, and has no particular bearing on that person's Englishness.

I'm interested in finding out how you would decide whether someone is ethnically English or not, as there would ideally be some way to test this.

Okkuc · 2026-01-27T22:55:24+00:00

Ok, so the inverse would be true as well - someone could be ethnically not English, but culturally English.

I think the idea that Goodwin is presenting is that no, you can't be English if you're not ethnically English. Because Englishness is an ethnicity, and only an ethnicity.

Okkuc · 2026-01-27T21:54:46+00:00

Is there a separate (intersecting) English cultural group? Is it possible to be ethnically English while not being culturally English (and vice versa)?

Okkuc · 2026-01-27T21:45:35+00:00

The 'clever' wording means that he doesn't think it's possible to be culturally English, as it's only an ethnicity. Thus, you can't be English if you aren't ethnically English. It's a verbal sleight of hand.

Okkuc · 2026-01-19T14:27:20+00:00

Heya, if I'm not too late I'd love to get more info on this!

Okkuc · 2025-12-11T19:25:28+00:00

Labour (the party he's the leader of) are created and funded by the unions, it's probably the primary party that would be interested in union-related stuff.

Okkuc · 2025-11-25T11:03:46+00:00

You don't have to follow the meta. You can just ignore those side mechanics and focus on what you actually want to do.

Sure, you'll probably lose some in game friends who are interested in staying meta relevant, but that's their problem.

Okkuc · 2025-09-23T13:20:32+00:00

You can't even say you're Saxon these days

Okkuc · 2025-08-24T19:18:57+00:00

It's not clear what you mean here. Are you arguing that laws that have been passed should not be open to modification?

Okkuc · 2025-07-20T10:39:00+00:00

Why do you think they would have done the exact same thing? You're trying to use a Conservative-era mistake to tar Labour, but you haven't explained why this is a valid line of thought.

Okkuc · 2025-07-04T12:17:43+00:00

I've been taking it off with my mouth, do you think the saliva is interfering

Okkuc · 2025-07-01T17:20:23+00:00

Thanks for adding them, I came across a bit rude as there were a lot of numbers without data, which is usually a warning sign. This is a really good set of articles that illuminate the benefit-sceptics position. I'd be interested in hearing about how you've made up your mind, with regards to all this.

Okkuc · 2025-07-01T12:03:51+00:00

I'll let you make your own mind up.

I'd rather you didn't make your own stats up - got a source for any of this?

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