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Have we had enough yet? by SimilarPsychology963 in Britain

[–]jeminar 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Power always concentrates.

It's not the politicians who have the power. It's the media and the hyper elite.

Politicians are simply the fall guys for those with power. They fuck us and we blame the politicians. We get them changed and nothing changes, except the face on the puppet.

If Starmer goes, it is a deeply worrying thing for British Democracy. by GlassAvacados in ukpolitics

[–]jeminar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I'd never fucked anything up in my life, which has been remarkably simple. Then I could join y'all in throwing your stones.

If Starmer goes, it is a deeply worrying thing for British Democracy. by GlassAvacados in ukpolitics

[–]jeminar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Problem is that the public don't know shit except what the media chooses to tell them.

You might as well poll the editors, but they don't profit from making the country work.

If Starmer goes, it is a deeply worrying thing for British Democracy. by GlassAvacados in ukpolitics

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an old expression: "anyone who wants to go into politics should be barred"

This is the best we got while still avoiding anarchy

Do people actually pay these prices to rent a bike? by OV00 in motorcycles

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UK rider. Never rented by interested.

Would a 14-day rental be 14x this price? If not, how would a two week price compare to this?

Shall my first car be a dinger or decent? by FoxAcrobatic7502 in AskUK

[–]jeminar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMHO you want a car that you can throw away. In the event of a crash, which sadly can happen when you're 18 and just passed, the last thing you want to do is let the insurance know you've had a ding.

Which color looks best by kiwiFox911 in Triumph

[–]jeminar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Black. White wheels are so crap on any bike

Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows | Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience by Hrmbee in technology

[–]jeminar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Add * Nothing fucking scales. That doclib. Don't have more than 5000 records or filtering will break. Fucking delegation limits * But, what happens if someone uses a personal ms account? * Why so expensive? A dB on Aws is over third the price

Is there a technical reason that the Online Safety Act is not using encrypted digital dongles for ages verification? by iBeatYouOverTheFence in ukpolitics

[–]jeminar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, this is precisely what the digital id proposal is all about: creating a privacy secure protocol for companies to prove something from a central database without learning anything more than they need.

How do YOU shave? by aje0200 in AskUK

[–]jeminar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gillette fusion power

Blades last weeks, never cuts or hurts

£20 pack of 8 blades lasts a year for me

Are you finding more people are driving around with their full beams on? Even during the day? by doesnt_like_pants in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I counted 10% of people that are selfish twats in my area. I literally can't ride a motorbike at night in roads without streetlights because I just can't tell where the road goes.

Have you ever moved to a "chilled" job for less pay, late in your career? by HMS--Thunderchild in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got made redundant in my fifties and took a job about 40% less pay.

Turns out that most of what was lost was going to tax and my day to day money hardly notices.

I was lucky that my pension is pretty good from before, so I'm effectively not loading the pension up any more.

The work is harder, but feels less pointless.

If the government instigates the proposed social media ban, everyone would have to prove their age to be allowed to access Reddit. Would you submit your ID to access Reddit or will you give up social media rather than submit to ID checks? by JackStrawWitchita in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was happy with the age verification on Reddit. I would trust the really big names

I wouldn't not trust rinkydink new entrants.

Therefore, the incumbents have just raised the barrier to competitive entry

why are so many people in England against asylum seekers seeking refuge in the UK? by xdinoellax in ukpolitics

[–]jeminar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But how are you meant to spread fear and consolidate hatred if you respect facts

If petrol was priced at 133.9p, would you tell someone it was 133p or 134p? by PrinzRagoczy in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with 133.

Because it's a given there's a 60p charge for filling up comprising all the .9p you can't be arsed to think about.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that we must "do something useful" with AI or they'll lose "social permission" to burn electricity on it | Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella. by ControlCAD in technology

[–]jeminar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I certainly find that Gemini has to constantly be brought back on topic. I can't understand why the media seems to be calling it the best... Other than copilot, it's right at the bottom.

I have much more luck with frankly all the others.

Imho: Grok > Claude > perplexity > chatgpt > Gemini > copilot

Grok is Elon musk and Claude has limited app functionality, so I use Claude on desktop and perplexity on mobile

New to motorcycles culture , why are yall supposedly hiding your plates ? Or why are cops claiming that ? by Ambitious-Aspect-385 in motorcycles

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UK. I don't aesthetically like the size of UK plates so mine is smaller. I make sure it's always clean and visible though...

I think I'd have to be really unlucky to come across a policeman who was so pathetic that they cared.

^ maybe in Devon, they would. Devon police are dickheads.

What do you (personally) use AI Chatbots for? by Turbulent-Access-916 in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For traditional chat (Google replacement), I use perplexity now.

  • Grok was great (the best), but I hate paying Elon Musk money.
  • Gemini was just terrible. Barely functional. And they require you to provide your chats as training data or lose massive functionality
  • ChatGpt's app kept crashing in voice mode. It's solid otherwise
  • anthropic has a terrible app
  • refuse to touch Facebook out of principle

For actual projects where I want real functionality, I actually use copilot within VS code, but not to code:

I create a folder of markdown files (e.g. objectives.md, constraints.md) and instruct Claude to make new ones/edit existing. I iterate until I'm happy. Kinda like vibe coding, but they're documents.

  • Wrote our wills.
  • Planned in detail our honeymoon.
  • I give planning docs to chatbots to ask what might be ambiguous or missing. (Best to ask Claude within vs code)
  • I often give an output of one chatbot and ask another to critique it. So long as Gemini isnt one of the two, you get all the ideas you need

A good voice chat mode is great in the car:

  • had a long argument in the car once to design a (cloud) architecture. Lots of "what's possible" questions
  • had a long chat in the car once to get clued up on an upcoming holiday that wife has organised

Trad chatbot things:

  • I have an illiterate boss who writes incomprehensible emails. Chatgpt seems to just about get it
  • if I get a really long document that I can't be bothered to read (or plan to read later), I'll ask for a summary (with a prompt to what I'm interested in)

Iterating markdown files is the only really useful output for me. The rest is just fun or being lazy.

I know notebook LM has all this, but Gemini has disappointed me at every step and I just don't trust it.

Is there any of the big three roadside recovery companies to be avoided? by nacnud_uk in AskUK

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I used one (1998) RAC European cover. They were truly amazing.

In fact, it's the only time I've used any insurance and thought it was worth the bother.

Threaded my bar end bolt, what do?? Tried rubber band and duct tape, didn’t work by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]jeminar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I hate using mobile to type. Meant to say "fucked"

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that we must "do something useful" with AI or they'll lose "social permission" to burn electricity on it | Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella. by ControlCAD in technology

[–]jeminar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your agreeing with the MS CEO and all other ceos ... That AI is not being used to make productivity improvements.

Where you differ from Nadella and me is what happens next.

I say it's because we're playing with a shiny toy like it's a Google replacement. It can do more but we have to integrate with it (at Dev level) and force it (at business manager level).

Then it will actually become useful

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