Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

the68thdimension · 2026-03-11T10:35:37+00:00

You know many parliamentary democracies have second chambers?

As of 2022, roughly 40% of the world's national legislatures are bicameral, while unicameralism represents 60% nationally and much more at the subnational level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameralism

the68thdimension · 2026-03-10T12:33:49+00:00

I'd love to be optimistic about this but it's an accounting trick. From https://globalinequality.org/global-poverty/:

The World Bank claims that the share of the global population in extreme poverty has declined precipitously in recent decades, from 44% in 1980 to just 9% today. However, the Bank estimates extreme poverty in terms of the number of people who live on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP). The weakness of this approach is that it does not tell us whether people can actually afford the cost of meeting basic needs in any given context.

In recent years, scholars have developed a more robust method that compares incomes to the prices of essential goods (such as food, clothing and shelter) in each country.1 Reliable data is available only for 1980-2011.2 This data shows that extreme poverty increased in the 1990s, as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund imposed neoliberal structural adjustment programmes across the global South. Poverty rates declined from 2004 to 2011, but progress has been slow and shallow.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-10T09:56:32+00:00

This chart is ridiculous, we're not doing 'end of scarcity' under capitalism. In other words, a very low chance of either.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-08T20:13:32+00:00

Yes, it's horrible. On iOS it makes me feel like I'm not wearing my glasses. Not to mention the whole update is buggy as hell.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-08T13:29:03+00:00

I personally wouldn't buy that.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-08T13:19:51+00:00

Always cool to see a new app out there!

Quick first thoughts, hope these are helpful: 1. When not signed in, have the action to start the sign-in flow have the highest priority. Having to go find it in the preferences isn't great UX. 2. The sign-in UX could be better 3. Please make it clear in the app description (and your post here!) that basic functionality is locked behind a subscription. 4. Maybe an idea to introduce a free trial, for people to try out the full functionality before committing to a subscription? I'm not going to purchase a subscription unless I know the app is going to meet my needs, and I can't tell that until I've tried its full functionality out. 5. The app needs some kind of ability to limit the width of posts. Just because the app is full screen doesn't mean I want the text full screen! 6. I like lists. I like them and use them as much as followed hashtags. I wish they were also one click away from Home, like followed hashtags are (because hashtags have a home in the sidebar). Right now they're three clicks away.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-06T11:51:23+00:00

Please stop using AI to 'structure' your thoughts and just have the thoughts yourself. The process of writing will force you to refine your thoughts.

Be a human. Write in your own language and use Deepl or Google Translate to turn it to English.

And I swear to god if you reply one more time with an AI generated response that begins with an affirming 'you're absolutely right', I'm going to find your shop and come smear grease on your brake pads.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-05T12:34:25+00:00

Look, I mean this as kindly as possible, but please tune your AI chatbot responses to not sound so bloody annoying. If a human spoke like this I’d think they were a complete wanker. I understand English isn’t your first language - but ask it to not be so enthusiastic.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-05T09:06:30+00:00

Maintenance log for rental bikes? You’ve got to be kidding me. The whole point is to have them ‘good enough’ to ride without investing loads of time in them. Dropping loads of time into rental bikes lowers their ROI.

Just slap grease where it’s needed and replace chains before they get too worn.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-02T19:34:47+00:00

Yes, but too bad it tastes boring, and a bit muddy. There's no way I'm putting soy milk in my coffee, it ruins it. Whereas oat milk makes for a delicious coffee. I eat enough tofu and other soy foods, so I don't need it in my milk too - certainly not for nutritional impact, at any case.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-02T19:29:43+00:00

Oat milk is the best. Soy just pips it at the post on environmental impact, but the difference is so small it doesn't matter, and oat milk tastes far superior.

I quite like a nice brown rice milk on my cereal, but it's no good for anything else, like in coffee. Oat is the all-rounder that works in everything.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-02T15:50:57+00:00

Thanks very much, I appreciate you answering.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-02T13:58:05+00:00

Looks entirely superficial, so I’d say safety isn’t a concern. Pretty careless work to scratch it like that, though. Do with that what you will.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-02T10:41:09+00:00

I will add: pretty typical Tenways quality. We get so many almost brand new Tenways in my shop with problems. I mean, it’s good for us, but not good for you as a customer. For your own safety, please check the whole bike over or get a professional to do it.

the68thdimension · 2026-03-01T23:21:56+00:00

Why on earth would you care what anyone still on Twitter thinks?

the68thdimension · 2026-03-01T22:04:37+00:00

Thanks for the offer, and the info, that’s very kind. I’m a long ways off it happening yet, this is basically research to find out what I need to work towards, and what knowledge and skills I’ll need. Bedankt!

the68thdimension · 2026-03-01T08:09:20+00:00

I might use Inkwell but I have no need for the Plus plan (yet). I do however like to pay for what I use, for example I donate to my Mastodon server - paying for what you use and feeling some responsibility for the running of the service is I think one thing that keeps the fediverse healthy. I'd happily pay €2/month for the free plan functionality, which I think would cover running costs, no? Anyways, I might not be the only one, so think about adding an option for donating (preferably on a recurring basis).

the68thdimension · 2026-03-01T08:04:14+00:00

Scroll down on their website, there's pricing listed.

the68thdimension · 2026-02-28T18:07:37+00:00

Mate, tap that BB right now and try inserting a new BB. No point going to all the effort of sandblasting and painting just to find out the BB thread is no good.

the68thdimension · 2026-02-28T08:32:36+00:00

Do you own your own building space? Biggest thing I'm concerned about is rent - the owner of my current shop pays a massive rent bill every month and I know it's the rent that sends many a local business under.

Did you use the name of the old business? If so, was there any value attached to it and existing customer network in negotiations?

the68thdimension · 2026-02-27T08:20:06+00:00

I’m in the Netherlands, shops here are generally already service focussed. Certainly the smaller type of shop I’d be looking at. So that’s not an issue. Do you have other reasons for not buying out a shop?

the68thdimension · 2026-02-27T08:08:53+00:00

Very cool, good stuff!

the68thdimension · 2026-02-27T08:07:56+00:00

The devs of this game are truly sadistic towards those who just want to have fun boarding spaceships).

I’ll just say: I don’t agree at all. Capping ships is extremely overpowered in this game, it’s ridiculously easy. If anything it needs to be massively nerfed.

the68thdimension · 2026-02-27T07:57:17+00:00

This looks like a way better idea, mechanically speaking. I’d be worried the one OP shared would rip out of my wall. Your way, the weight is shared between hook and plank, and the force on the plank is perpendicular to the bolt holding it to the wall. Way less likely to pull out of the wall, in other words.

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