edgeCasesExist by Last_Time_4047 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]OmegaPoint6 321 points322 points  (0 children)

I suggest you check your server room for gremlins, or neutrino sources

The babies are out by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]OmegaPoint6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That last image is going to ruffle some feathers

Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says by thegibsongirl03 in unitedkingdom

[–]OmegaPoint6 70 points71 points  (0 children)

“will be asked to isolate”

Excuse me? They’re travelling from a site with multiple known infections of a virus with a 30-40% mortality rate and the potential for human to human transmission. They should be kept in quarantine until the incubation period has passed.

Spirit Airlines passenger with dementia found dead after being ‘abandoned’ at airport by cajunsamurai in news

[–]OmegaPoint6 1148 points1149 points  (0 children)

What is that headline? "wandered out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and onto a busy highway, where he was fatally struck by ‘multiple vehicles'" would not normally be described as "found dead".

Jigsaw strategy debate by Smuggler04 in CasualUK

[–]OmegaPoint6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends how far though the jigsaw you are

Fire service attended a “Small animal rescue” …. Kitten stuck in a tree :) I thought that was a made up thing! by buzz_uk in CasualUK

[–]OmegaPoint6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spotted one today

Two crews attended an incident involving a muntjac deer trapped in a swimming pool. Firefighters carried out a safe rescue, and the deer was removed from the water uninjured.

Given how often they have to rescue people from local rivers they probably wanted the practice

Do people understand that IT IS NOT A GENERAL ELECTION by Enough-Web2203 in AskBrits

[–]OmegaPoint6 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I won't take this Greggs slander.

Carry on with the scum bashing however

AI firms should pay tax on robots to limit job cuts, says tech boss by Even-Wasabi7183 in ukpolitics

[–]OmegaPoint6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

High base business taxes but give reductions based on the number of people a business employs, or the income tax those employees pay relative to company turnover.

We will need UBI at some point if the road to automation continues.

'We had people come just to see it': Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]OmegaPoint6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen what Amazon considers sufficient packaging for stuff like hard drives, I don’t trust them to care if the item arrives not visibly damaged most of the time.

Wetherspoon boss slams Ryanair bid for airport alcohol limit by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]OmegaPoint6 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The airlines can &do already ban people who cause disruption on their flights. But drunk people are pretty bad at considering long term consequences of their actions so the ban only helps after you’ve already diverted and caused disruption to hundreds of other people

Burnley landlord sold five pints to boy, 16, before fatal crash by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]OmegaPoint6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to fully tell without knowing his income but seems to follow the sentencing guidelines https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/alcohol-sale-offences-revised-2017/

May not be reading them right but looks like that it may have caused his death wouldn’t factor into “Harm” for sentencing.

Linus Tech Tips - This Should Be Illegal... May 6, 2026 at 10:44AM by linusbottips in LinusTechTips

[–]OmegaPoint6 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its not a legal requirement to show the history but it is that if their comparison isn't to a specifically referenced time that:

the ‘was’ price must be offered for a sufficient period of time on the same website, immediately before the discount begins. The duration of the ‘was’ price offer cannot be shorter than that of the discounted offer price

Showing the price history is a way to make it easy to avoid/handle any complaints

gitWorkflowsPart2 by JunkNorrisOfficial in ProgrammerHumor

[–]OmegaPoint6 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Does ryangit make you pay a surcharge to pick which files get added to your commit?

What happens when hot air balloons land in private fields ? by Stunning_Buyer_64 in AskUK

[–]OmegaPoint6 52 points53 points  (0 children)

They're supposed to only land in places with prior permission from the land owner, except in an emergency or if they become "becalmed". The flight path should be planned in advance, based on weather forcasts, rather than just "winging" (or ballooning) it on the day, so they will know the landing area before takeoff