thehatfox
@thehatfox@lemmy.world
- Comment on Romance author gets locked out of Google Docs for “inappropriate” content 5 months ago:
Yet another reminder that “the cloud” is really just “someone else’s computer”. The end users of cloud based products are controlled by “someone else’s” rules and whims.
- Comment on EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam 7 months ago:
Nice. They are all on sale too. Also includes the Populous sequels (The Beginning had destructible 3D environments, quite innovative for the time) and the Command and Conquer Ultimate Collection.
From the looks of the Steam pages they don’t require Origin either.
Looks like I’m not having a productive weekend this week!
- James Cleverly’s flight of fantasy with new Rwanda treaty – as Tory MPs plot rebellionwww.independent.co.uk ↗Submitted 10 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 3 comments
- Comment on UK likely to miss Paris climate targets by wide margin, analysis shows 11 months ago:
Most of them probably think they will have died by the time the effects of climate change are great enough to bother them, or that their money will be enough to insulate themselves from it. There’s already plenty of Silicon Valley types fantasising about luxury doomsday bunkers.
I think there’s a significant amount of hopelessness and futility in the corridors of power also. It is an enormous task to get the entire world to take coordinated and far reaching action on anything, and some don’t think it’s possible.
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- Comment on 'Toothless' sewage watchdog fails to visit 90% of toxic water spills in England 11 months ago:
They care so much they appointed an environment secretary who is married to the head of Anglian Water.
- Comment on Boris Johnson considered ‘raid’ on vaccine plant in the Netherlands 11 months ago:
It sounds crazy a “raid” was ever even considered. As if things weren’t difficult enough at the time, launching military action against our neighbour would have been catastrophic.
Relations with the EU would have been completely torn to shreds, even the UK’s global image would start approaching pariah status.
Not to mention the precedent that would have set either.
Utterly reckless, even by the standards of Boris Johnson.
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- Comment on Labour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party 11 months ago:
It’s all part of a broader plan to harness the untapped energy trade with Atlantis and Doggerland.
- Comment on Labour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party 11 months ago:
The cables also have to come onshore at some point, especially if one of the aims is to better connect inland rural communities.
Which will mean some sort of pylon.
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- Comment on Brits turn off Twitter, although teens keen on genAI 11 months ago:
The full Online Nation report for 2023 is available on Ofcom website here.
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- Comment on Britain detects first human case of flu strain similar to pig virus 11 months ago:
Another option is that we could eat less meat, which would allow for higher health and welfare standards to be implemented on farms.
- Comment on Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents 11 months ago:
Of course, one size does not fit all
I suppose that’s the root of the issue with our approach to education. If schooling is mandatory then it should also be mandatory to properly meet each child’s individual needs, but in practice that doesn’t happen. As a result many children reject school and achieve poor outcomes from it.
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- Comment on Best and worst parcel delivery firms revealed in Citizens Advice rankings 11 months ago:
For comparison, here is a link to the 2022 league table.
Apparently Royal Mail has gotten worse (2.75 overall down from 3), and Evri despite still being at the bottom of the table has actually improved somewhat (2 overall up from 1.75).
- Comment on Best and worst parcel delivery firms revealed in Citizens Advice rankings 11 months ago:
Yes, it’s pretty poor that none of them managed even a 3 out of 5 overall.
There are quite a few couriers missing though, no Fedex, DHL, DPD Local, Parcelforce, UPS. I wonder how they compare.
- Comment on Best and worst parcel delivery firms revealed in Citizens Advice rankings 11 months ago:
Evri parcel gets lost or damaged.
Their service seems to greatly depend on the individual drivers in each area, the driver in my town is great but I’ve heard it’s terrible in some of the surrounding areas.
- Comment on Britain detects first human case of flu strain similar to pig virus 11 months ago:
Just what we need, a second round of swine flu. Thankfully in this case it seems to be mild.
There’s also that mystery respiratory disease appearing in clusters in China…should I get the extra toilet paper in advance this time?
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- Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts spark fears of ‘existential threat’ to English councilswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 11 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 2 comments