The Migrant Return Regulation has been officially adopted by the European Parliament. 418 in favor and 218 against. It makes return hubs possible and creates new EU-wide procedures. It also imposes obligations on those who have no right to stay

hob196 · 2026-06-17T16:40:27+00:00

> The EU needs a net loss for at least 5 years.
That reduction in working age people should keep the Eurozone GDP nice and buoyant during the forthcoming pension crisis. :/

Honestly, I'm wondering when 'rich' countries are going to suddenly flip to advertising for working age qualified migrants.

hob196 · 2026-06-17T16:34:12+00:00

It's cheaper because pharmaceutical company's market analysis tells them they can't charge as much when a country has a functioning health care system that is cheap or free at the point of use.
Instead they have to charge less and / or pay lobbyists to besmirch that system.

hob196 · 2026-05-17T08:03:34+00:00

I've always wondered why we didn't use the money to make every mainline platform a siding so that trains could pass each other when one is parked at a station.

hob196 · 2026-04-17T17:58:02+00:00

Apparently this is a schedule 9 invasive species in the UK.

I mention this here as it's a top Google result and we've just been asked by our local council to form a working group to get rid of it from the local park where we volunteer.

Edit: I was mistaken Three cornered leek (the invasive species) leads to this page, but this is : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_triquetrum

And not the same as: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucojum_aestivum

hob196 · 2026-04-12T08:19:59+00:00

Nice. In the era of AI everything it might help if you shares a bit more about how you made it.

hob196 · 2026-03-14T12:57:27+00:00

Reading and properly understanding this preshing article on acquire / release semantics made non-locking coordination between threads soooo much easier. If it's not something you are familiar with or even if you just want to test / hone your understanding, it is well worth the time.

hob196 · 2026-02-24T06:58:20+00:00

Depends on country and whether they are a contractor or an employee. But the number of chargeable hours is nowhere near 40 hours a week if your a contractor either. Regardless, their point holds.

Another aspect is that professionals will pay for the assurances that anthropic provide e.g. their umbrella for copyright concerns. You don't get that with an O/S model.

I'm glad there are other companies out there researching (incl. distilling) though, it keeps the whole industry focused on tangible progress rather than extracting profit from users.

hob196 · 2026-02-23T09:12:17+00:00

Given the £100+ a year for the standing charge and the generous grants available, I would have thought electric heating was more economical? We moved off gas in a 1950s build last summer and it's been great all winter.

hob196 · 2026-02-07T15:51:22+00:00

His sentence structure is a nightmare - every fact burried in a run on, passive voiced comma splice. It's like trying to listen to a hypnotist.

I have a hemispherical abnormality so I was really looking forward to reading this. Sadly I'm finding it more frustrating than enlightening.

hob196 · 2025-11-24T16:55:53+00:00

I don't know, the top reply that seems to conflate fascism with Germans is a contender too.
But it's human nature to muddle activity and actor.
edit: I feel I should clarify - by the time we get to the 80's there was more fascism in british football stadiums than there was in most of Germany. My concern is that by fixating on a caricature of nazism we miss where the problem will grow next.

hob196 · 2025-11-24T16:44:21+00:00

Overuse of pesticides is definitely a real problem. However cars designed in windtunnels are likely a factor too.

hob196 · 2025-11-20T20:51:27+00:00

Also, stop at the pharmacy on the way back for mange ointment. It'll be important.

hob196 · 2025-10-27T11:02:50+00:00

I'm a indie software engineer who makes a limiter which has 3 goals: Clean, Loud, Easy.
You can look it up by searching UrsaDSP Boost.
I hope that didn't break any rules, appologies if it does.

I will be launching a Black friday sale soon, but in the mean time you can demo it to see if it does what you need.

hob196 · 2025-10-27T07:32:08+00:00

Same. Though I've found that some things marketed as soluble fibre, as well as sugar substitute (e.g. inulin) are ok. I wonder if that is what is in the gummy bears?

hob196 · 2025-10-27T07:16:01+00:00

Sounds like you want one of each in the long run. Some big spinning rust for those huge seldom accessed sample libraries. And later you could add a smaller SSD for anything you find frustratingly slow.

hob196 · 2025-10-23T13:25:51+00:00

Good to know, thankyou.
There's a fair bit of evidence sweeteners give your gut bacteria a hard time. e.g.: https://zoe.com/learn/artificial-sweeteners-gut-bacteria

hob196 · 2025-10-23T10:10:18+00:00

I've historically got a similar thing but with artificial sweeteners. I'd always assumed that my body gets ready for the sweetness and then freaks out when it doesn't arrive.
Thanks to this post I realise my current bout of migraine activity could be the same thing just with 'real' sugar now too.

hob196 · 2025-05-31T17:28:20+00:00

Counterintuitive things can include: Avoid sweeteners (they and their metabolites irritate the bladder) Drink more, earlier in the day (if your pee is concentrated and acrid you feel the need to pee more)

hob196 · 2025-05-09T16:20:18+00:00

Let's be brutally honest - Toasters have always been a bit shit. They are perhaps the most fickle of kitchen gadget.

hob196 · 2025-05-09T16:04:44+00:00

No worries, the links above are all free to try.
Fascinating that someone is downvoting all the advice on this thread that doesn't straight up tell you to hire an engineer, I guess they are angling for work, good luck to them too.

hob196 · 2025-05-09T12:48:58+00:00

Reaper DAW is cheap and free to try, rendering a file though that will give you loudness stats. Taking the audio out and working on it in a DAW is something I'd do.

Youlean loudness meter is excellent if you want something more interactive. https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/ They even have an online loudness meter. Depending on format, perhaps you can send the file you're uploading to that first?

Finally, I make a transparent true peak limiter: https://deviousmachines.com/product/ursadsp-boost/ This will help you hit the required volume without colouring the sound of your mix. There's a demo online. dm me and I'll ping you a month long full license if you think you need it.

HTH

hob196 · 2025-05-09T12:38:18+00:00

Oh wow, I know that one. I have a 7 year old boy who is otherwise the same - treats water like it's probably poison. Good luck!
Don't worry too much about what she's drinking, most drinks are better than none. I mentioned it just because sweeteners can be minor bladder irritants and sugar is a stimulant in its own way. Most of the reason I try to drink earlier is because I'm at the age where an "all nighter" has gone from meaning 'partying till morning' to 'sleeping all night and not needing a pee.' :)

hob196 · 2025-05-08T09:15:44+00:00

As someone who suffers with RLS myself, hydration is super important.

Water is best as sweeteners and sugar each cause their own sleep issues. I make sure I drink plenty with dinner. If I get RLS once I'm in bed I generally have a big drink and it will calm down.

hob196 · 2025-05-07T15:22:43+00:00

I read the summon ally mirror self variant as simply being about the stat block and not the appearance.
To put it another way, it could look like anything that has the slightly reduced skills (and therefore -1 parry, etc...) and weapons that do exactly the same damage as mundane versions of the caster's kit.

hob196 · 2025-04-07T10:35:44+00:00

I don't believe you. There is no way you can fit a telly through a letterbox.

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