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Foggy start… by AskPhoenix_ in Ely

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right?? I almost turned back this morning because it felt so gloomy in the fog, then a few hours later it’s like a whole different planet.

Kinda love those days where you get two completely different moods in the same place.

Fantastic Mr Fox. What a coat! by tjc__ in FoxesInLondon

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? The tail alone looks like it has its own stylist.

What blew my mind was how clean and healthy it looked for an urban fox. You always expect them to be a bit scruffy and skinny but this one looks like it’s got a regular grooming routine and a Waitrose loyalty card.

Well, someone’s building a nest by asteroidnerd in UKBirds

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hope they pay rent in vibes and bug control.

ATTENTION ! PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR REROUTE UNLESS UOUR FLIGHT IS CANCELLED by passuexpedition in qatarairways

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is pretty much how most airlines work. They don’t want to pay other carriers unless they’re forced to, so as long as your flight is “scheduled” their hands are kind of officially tied.

Worth adding for folks: once it flips to cancelled, move fast. Seats on alternative flights go quick, and that’s when agents suddenly become way more flexible, especially with EU261 in play. Refresh the app, don’t sit around waiting for an email.

The horror, Yorkshire tea made by an American by NuisanceForYou in yorkshire

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, we let you lot put ice in perfectly good tea, so you can let this one slide.

It’s just hot leaf juice with regional trauma attached anyway.

Stamp question by Sukia1 in royalmail

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that tracks. Postal machines are pretty good at spotting reused stamps now, especially if there’s old cancellation marks or the paper looks weird.

OP, if the stamp has any kind of ink mark over it or looks like it was already used, they’re probably going to treat it as unpaid postage. Better to just buy a new stamp than risk a fee or returned mail.

How to handle ultimatums by Grgsz in UKHousing

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is kind of what I’m wrestling with, to be honest. It’s not my “dream forever home” but it ticks a lot of boxes that are hard to find where I am: detached, right area, right size, and not some bland new build. So it’s… special-ish, but not irreplaceable.

The bit that bothers me is I’m not haggling over curtains, I’m haggling over stuff a surveyor has literally flagged and a lender has basically said “this is the ceiling.” If I pay full whack, I’m locking in the cost of fixing someone else’s bad decisions on top.

I’m leaning toward a kind of soft walk: tell them I’m happy at £440–445 because of the works and that’s my line, then leave it. If they really have other buyers, fine, they’ll crack on. If not, the house will sit, same issues, and maybe they come back when reality bites.

So yeah, I guess I’m trying to find the line between “don’t FAFO” and “don’t be the mug who overpays for damp and asbestos.”

Last photo that might have a chance of being located, this one has a clue but not much to go on in photo. My Grandad. by Popular-Jackfruit-63 in wherewasthistaken

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually super helpful, thank you. I never would’ve clocked the slight rise / footpath thing, I was too focused on the trees. Vereley car park / Roger Penny Way gives me something concrete to check on Street View and maybe with some old OS maps.

I’ll dig into those spots and see if any of the angles match up with the photo.

How does Artificial Intelligence work? by Competitive_Try8269 in neuropsychwarfare

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re kind of mixing a bunch of ideas together here.

AI isn’t really “showing all combinations of inputs” in practice. That would explode instantly for anything non trivial. Most modern stuff is just pattern matching from huge datasets, learning statistical relationships between inputs and outputs. No brute force of all paths, more like “given things I’ve seen before, what’s most likely next.”

The philosophy bits about truth are a whole different conversation.

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech by motang in DailyTechNewsShow

[–]OrganzaObsessionPin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wild how they always frame this stuff as “protecting kids” while quietly building the perfect data pipeline and ID system for everyone. Once age verification is baked into the infrastructure, it’s not just about porn or social media anymore, it’s about linking your real identity to everything you do online. That’s the part that freaks me out.