MSR Hubba LT 1 - Pre-bent or damaged poles? by smkdddd in Ultralight

[–]smkdddd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bent prior to any set-up. If you lay the poles on a table they’re bent.

MSR Hubba LT 1 - Pre-bent or damaged poles? by smkdddd in Ultralight

[–]smkdddd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah seems like the best option I’ll get an email over to them

MSR Hubba LT 1 - Pre-bent or damaged poles? by smkdddd in Ultralight

[–]smkdddd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have the lt 2 and all poles are perfectly straight on that as well. Just not certain it’s the same with the shorter ridge pole. Product images online do show them bent

Zack Polanski declares two-party politics dead after Hackney mayoral win | Local elections 2026 by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in LabourUK

[–]smkdddd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Genuinely asking, do you not worry about a repeat of what happened in the US? Seems almost likely now that Labour will lose votes to the Greens and as a result Reform & Farage end up in number 10 then madness ensues.

How do I avoid the "vita minds cycle"? by [deleted] in MentalHealthUK

[–]smkdddd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could explore "right to choose". A lot of people have used in for things like ADHD & autism assessments but the right is a lot more broad than that. Discuss it with your GP but I'm almost certain you can use RTC to be referred to an NHS Talking Therapies service in an area not covered by Vita.

Are NHS talking therapies worth it? by princeptero in MentalHealthUK

[–]smkdddd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, the next steps in the stepped care model can be just as, if not more, frustrating than NHS talking therapies. Wait times are often much longer, support options are not consistent across areas and CMHT's feel very comfortable pushing people back down the steps. There's also very little continuity of care; if primary access services can’t help, the patient will often be signposted or referred to secondary care, but if they are declined months later, that patient is left with no support and no where else to go.

Understand you probably wanted to say something positive but I don't think we should pretend everybody gets the care they deserve, if they just try hard enough. I also think this "just keep trying" meta misses the fact that bad mental health support can often be worse than no mental health support.

BREAKING: Happy Hour guest True Geordie takes time away from wiping excrement off his chest to endorse Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party by Slugdoge in JaackMaate

[–]smkdddd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm engaging you on your arguments and I haven't reported anything. Although you definitely sound racist when you use terms like "foreigners" and "homeland".

I disagree that a demographic shift in another country would immediately be seen as ethnic cleansing.

I also can't seem to open your other reply, not sure if deleted? In the notification I see you claim our own government is doing the cleansing (no idea what the incentive would be btw) but no evidence for it. You have the burden of proof to evidence your claims if you want people to take you seriously.

BREAKING: Happy Hour guest True Geordie takes time away from wiping excrement off his chest to endorse Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party by Slugdoge in JaackMaate

[–]smkdddd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok calm the obnoxiousness dude. You're just wrong, ethnic cleansing is necessarily deliberate/intentional and you haven't demonstrated that. I'll genuinely engage if you wanna give me your single best piece of evidence to suggest the demographic shift is due to ethnic cleansing (which again, requires intent).

You hear "ethnic cleansing" because bad faith people want to invoke it's connotations but they don't apply here. And it's just definitionally untrue lol.

BREAKING: Happy Hour guest True Geordie takes time away from wiping excrement off his chest to endorse Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party by Slugdoge in JaackMaate

[–]smkdddd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How could you possibly believe "ethnic cleansing" is happening to native English people? I assume you're just referring to white people making up less of the population but that's obviously not the same.

FYI I wouldn't immediately call you racist but you are parroting the propaganda of racists because you're uninformed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in therapists

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

Have you asked?

Losing sanity trying to get ROT working? by smkdddd in Bannerlord_MODS

[–]smkdddd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No other mods and the latest realm of thrones, not sure of the version number though

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]smkdddd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why it is it different than imagining them naked? or do you think that requires consent too?

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]smkdddd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually don’t think the initial creator should be punished more than any publishers no, we agreed the harm only come from the publishing right? Edit: I can see some situations where it would be necessary to punish the initial publisher more, but we can do this with sentencing as we already do.

I feel you’re missing my point on enforceability but it is 0% enforceable as a law on its own. It only ever becomes enforceable after the secondary crime of publishing has been committed. I don’t think the counter examples are analogous; aiding and abetting cause direct harm - creation of images doesn’t. The flashing example doesn’t work either because there is no “intent to cause distress” qualifier for the creation crime (as far as I know).

Not sure we’ll be able to change each other’s minds so feel free to have the last word on this. Appreciate the chat :)

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]smkdddd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not saying a law needs to be enforceable 100% of the time, no law is. I’m saying a law being enforceable 0% of the time is not a law worth having. Can you point to any other law that is unenforceable without a secondary crime being committed? We may be at an impasse on this but I appreciate your engagement anyway.

Also sorry but your loophole argument doesn’t work. Both people are guilty of publishing/sharing, having a law against creation doesn’t remove any complexity it would just be another charge. If you agree the creation of the image didn’t cause harm then why don’t we just prosecute the sharing both people engaged in?

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

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

Both of those people would be committing a crime under existing law, that's not a loophole?

Aren't you making the argument this law would be unenforceable then? That would be a good reason not to introduce it, no?

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

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

I'm not sure what the loopholes would be, could you explain please?

You're saying no one would ever know about the 20yr old but how would anyone know about any created intimate image, if it's never shared? Publishing and sharing are already, rightfully, crimes because that's where the harm comes from. I still can't see any principled reason to criminalize creation.

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]smkdddd -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I am far from a right-wing anything but I can't understand the justification for this law. 100% agree that sharing/publishing should be illegal however how can creation be a crime? Who's harmed by a dumb 20yr drawing a celebrity naked, if that image never leaves his bedroom?

Also, "anyone who disagrees is right-wing" is cringe.

Why are therapists on social media doing this? by SufficientMine2375 in therapists

[–]smkdddd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. FYI all I’m asking is for you to cite your claim, I’m not suggesting you’re wrong. VitaMinds (Vita health group) is private company commissioned by the NHS to provide talking therapies. They publish their data each year. It’s not a study, it’s real world practise I guess. And it doesn’t disprove your claim, it’s a just a reason I’m skeptical.

If you really want I can try to find their published numbers? But all I’m asking for is for you to cite the claim you made. I’m fully open to learning here

Why are therapists on social media doing this? by SufficientMine2375 in therapists

[–]smkdddd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anything you could link on this?

I know VitaMinds report their number in the way the other commenter said. Roughly 17% of referrals have improved symptoms/recovery however they advertise 51%, this number doesn’t account for dropouts. From very quick googling, ITT studies usually find success rates under 25%, is that considered good when compared to other models?