mjr

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[–] mjr@infosec.pub 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Blair's government removed their permission to work while waiting for decision. That seems to have created an immoral incentive for decisions to be made very slowly at some later point, because if the government doesn't decide, the ignorant can't complain as much about refugees taking jobs.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 27 points 3 weeks ago

8.8 million population, which probably means a bit less than 7 million potential voters because kids and others can't vote and it's a relatively young city. Only 5 million registered to vote at present.

So still 2 million is worryingly low, but not as bad as if there were 8m potential voters.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn't that just lead to rule by the arrogant and insensitive?

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 7 points 3 weeks ago

Free at the point of use. Like freeways but transport. Still has to be paid for somehow, but is called free. More accessible than some transport projects, so it seems like a good move.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They've been owned!

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because they feel this is more of a priority than climate change, the cost of living, air pollution, ...?

I wonder how many areas don't have some local councillor's home in them, given that most of England still has county, district and town/parish councils, each with between 12 and 90 councillors. This law could easily have some unforseen consequences.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Digital ownership? Games producers want to own players' fingers now? I guess that's slightly better than cutting their ears off.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 102 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

De-googled phones exist, but they’re rooted or using a custom firmware. Usually, these phones spoof Google Play Services, replacing that layer with something called MicroG.

So root and flash your phone today!

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 10 points 3 weeks ago

Mr O’Grady accepted that the sign was an obstacle.

However, he said it is accepted that Sligo County Council complied with the Department of Transport Traffic Manual.

So basically, it's a government-approved killing, as a 85cm-wide sign in an already-undersize 1.2m cycle lane is both an obvious potentially-fatal crash hazard and perfectly legal. When will Ireland protect cyclists better?

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago

Did they in this case?

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And the better response would be to take steps to improve public health in order to reduce the care costs, but that's too much like hard work, so let's just raise the retirement age and sweat some taxes out of those who remain healthy for longer.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Frequent software updates, device incompatibility, and short upgrade cycles make systems expensive to maintain

Well done, smart home gouger companies: you've killed the goose and turned the promise of better homes into an expectation of random unwanted oversize future upgrade bills.

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