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@MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz @JimmyB@mas.to Absolutely. And not to do what the BBC does, and equate the loud opinion of, say, the Chief Rabbi, as the unassailable viewpoint of every Jew in England...

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social You just know that seat 4 is the most comfortable and has the best view.

@jchaven@social.sdf.org @kibcol1049@mstdn.social Broken biscuits are diet biscuits - all the calories have escaped out of the break.

@Ronnie@mastodon.social Think that's about the amount of attention famous people generally deserve. Now if one of you was getting married and decided to share that with us, I would be more interested - a person I interact with is fundamentally more important to me.

@parismarx@mastodon.online I'm sure that his comments are illegal in many jurisdictions, but I also know that he can afford lawyers to draw out a case for a very long time. Threats of murder from anyone else would land the person in real trouble in most countries, but we now have people who not only think they are above the law, they know it, because they have bought off the governments and politicians.

@codinghorror@infosec.exchange I am still amazed that this successful programme hasn't caused Ireland to bring in a complete Universal Basic Income for ALL its citizens. Because not everyone is an artist, but the same principles apply.

@fazalmajid@social.vivaldi.net @codinghorror@infosec.exchange Considering his income level, it wouldn't be worth his while applying. But so what if he did - UNIVERSAL means just that 100% of the people get it.

@dropbear@aus.social It matters to those who are adherents of a religion, too. If you consider yourself to be a Christian, but haven't darkened the threshold of a church for twenty years (and don't have an accessibility or other good reason why you haven't), you are probably not a Christian, and definitely not a good one.

@Jacob_Wren@mastodon.social I gave my friend an elephant for his birthday. He said thanks, so I said 'Don't mention it.'

@fishidwardrobe@social.tchncs.de @Jacob_Wren@mastodon.social are you sure? Maybe they're just not mentioning it?

@RaffKarva@sunny.garden @janeishly@beige.party You could argue that the length of tenure of your account proves you are an adult, if that's what it's about. The 'money-laundering' issue doesn't wash either, because they already know your bank account details from way back. Ask them why they need to compromise your government document privacy and security by allowing them (or someone else?) to hold a copy of your passport. The questions probably won't help, but this needs to publicised more widely.

@ScriptFanix@maly.io @jmax@mastodon.social @TimWardCam@c.im @resuna@ohai.social @yugthebug@mastodon.social @thirstybear@agilodon.social AI is a meaningless term. For a start, nobody really believes that machines, algorithms or tools are really sentient beings (as far as I can see, the only ones who claim that are the notorious liars who actually make the tools and a few people who are of sub-par intelligence who have been duped by their marketing), or in any meaningful sense, 'intelligent'. So, we shouldn't use the term at all. Call them slopbots, slop distributors.

@howking@mastodonczech.cz @jmopp@masto.ai @maxleibman@beige.party I wondered when someone would say that. Saying something is 'here to stay' is not an argument for adopting it. I can remember when loads of other technologies were 'here to stay', and then the early adopters got burnt, or even everyone got burnt (eg. P2000 video, asbestos...). Nazism was here to stay in 1930s Germany (and yes, it is relevant, considering who is funding and profiting from LLMs)

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Notice how everyone has just presumed that the poster, at a nerdy conference by the looks of it, was written in base 10 and not base 3 or base 4...

@theogrin@chaosfem.tw @pathunstrom@ngmx.com Not just any company or corporation, ANYBODY. That self-employed musician who thinks it's okay to use 'ai art'. Same there - tell them you're stealing their music, because they have forfeited the right to the copyright.

@mees@sunny.garden @r_alb@mastodon.social And door locks, and doors, and walls, and toilet cubicles, and PINs for bank cards, and...

@dgar@aus.social So THAT'S what Rock and Roll actually means. Makes sense, now.

@Rojertb@mastodon.scot I wondered at what level of corruption FIFA had to get to before any other organisation had to refuse to deal with them. It's not financial corruption, it's not sucking up to countries that are not particularly into football and don't have the climate for it at the right time of year for the world cup, it's not even breaking the rules because a politician intervenes in the middle of a tournament, it's not even deliberately trying to fix the match against enemy teams. This is the level?

@michaelvcooper1@mastodon.social @flargh@mastodon.social what I was thinking. Every time that it looks like they're going to accidentally make a good decision, he distracts them by rubbing against their legs, or scratching them, or bringing them a mouse. Did a good job with the lettuce lady, and has got a bit complacent since.

@DavidNielsen@mastodon.social @Nonilex@masto.ai @lisamelton@mastodon.social Even IF there were significant changes, and people learned to trust the US authorities again (which would take a long time), the fact is that, once people have got out of the habit of going to one place, it takes a generation or more to get back up the same numbers, as people will be going other places, and talking to their friends about those places, so they go there, and so on.

@jencmars@mastodon.art That's nothing, I spotted an albino Dalmatian yesterday (it was the least I could do for him!)

@theogrin@chaosfem.tw @pathunstrom@ngmx.com (part-time self-employed musician here)

@4censord@unfug.social Although I rarely do anything more than sew on a button, I CAN do more major work. The legacy of a mum who had three boys and one girl, and made sure we could all sew and iron before we left home, and I am now 60, so that was a bit radical for Britain at the time.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Especially since every other nation in the world has cracked it

@akareilly@hachyderm.io What SHOULD happen is that the programmer writes the documentation, and then gives it to a completely non-techie person and watch ON CAMERA as they try to work out what to do. Only then will they realise that what is obvious to them, on their computer running the latest hardware and software, isn't the amazing thing they thought it was when run by a non-tech person on an ageing, not-quite-up-to-date, not backed-up home computer with limited memory.

@david_megginson@mstdn.ca uke players are worse, in my experience. Although they're not at such high tension, and are either fluorocarbon or nylon, and therefore break very rarely, some players I have met have been playing 5 years or more and NEVER changed them from the stock ones that were on when bought. As soon as the strings are pitting where they hit the frets, they need replacing.

@eestileib@tech.lgbt @cube_drone@mastodon.social @golgaloth@writing.exchange Will probably be due to you not eating enough greens...

@mrrmot@oldbytes.space @Jacob_Wren@mastodon.social not on your nelly.

@catsalad@infosec.exchange but every other sort of bread is okay, then?

@emd@cosocial.ca You could just pull up an area of grass and leave it fallow, with occasional water, and see what turns up - the only things that will grow will either be seeded from other nearby gardens, or from the countryside. Depends how near you are to a wild area, though.

@commonst@social.vivaldi.net We've got a lot of our furniture from secondhand sources - functional and built to last. And even if you do scratch it, it'll still do its job. Furniture (like many things) should, first and foremost, be functional. Any beauty is a nice addition.

@kathhayhoe@fediscience.org Seriously, you talk as if people should be FLYING AT ALL? You depict a convertible CAR? These are the two things that Americans (and the rest of the world, mainly as copycats) need to address. Walking, hiking, public transport, sustainable and walkable/bikeable cities, infrastructure that works for all, not just car-drivers.

@aral@mastodon.ar.al Sorry, I have mislaid my tiny violin again...

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social Ah, but that depends on the accuracy of your calculator.

@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk it also asked if they could publicise the reason. Of course you can, if you dare...

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy especially since the vast majority of those planes are on short haul trips that could be viably replaced by rail.

@syulang@climatejustice.social @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green Which reminds me of that scene in Shrek when he and Donkey turn up at the gates to the Prince's town and EVERYTHING is outsized and 'in your face' and Donkey says about someone overcompensating...

@ScottishGreens@mastodon.scot Can we redefine the England/Scotland border to just south of me? PLEASE!

@kibcol1049@mstdn.social The best thing to do if you do more than splash a mobile phone is: 1. Turn it OFF immediately. Any damage caused by water is often caused AFTER the event as the water goes through powered electronics. 2. Remove from any case or holder & open every hole or cover you easily can. You could even take it to a repairer to open up more. Leave it 24 hours or more to thoroughly dry it (on a sunny windowsill or warm radiator may help). As a fairphone owner, I could remove the back and battery.

@straithe@infosec.exchange Shame

@verdantsquare@mastodon.world I still can't understand WHY they've done this. 1. It's not as if Bayeux is difficult to get to from the UK. 2. The potential for damage or vandalism in taking it out of its temperature- and humidity-controlled environment for transport (both ways) is significant. 3. If you really can't get to see the original, an old copy has been on display in Reading for years, made by some needle workers from Leek, iirc.

@nicole@tietz.social @failedLyndonLaRouchite@mas.to If a workplace rushes you to do something, you should say, "You have a choice - get it done quickly, and it won't work, or get it done right first time." When you put it like that, most managers realise, and if they don't, you record the fact for when it all collapses and their boss wants to know why.

@davidho@mastodon.world And to think that my first computer had 16k RAM (which I later upgraded to 48k), and that was perfectly adequate for me to program in (BASIC, a few minor bits of Z80 machine code), and to produce 14 colours, plus black and white.

@overholt@glammr.us Basic communication theory - data is NOT information. Too many people fall at this first hurdle, which helps the LargeLieMaker industry.

@danmccullough@ecoevo.social If you actually want wild flowers in your garden, then you have to treat it as a wild nature sanctuary (for up to a decade) and they naturally appear. Some long-lived seeds may well have been dormant in the soil waiting for the right conditions. Others will be spread by wildlife, and the lack of pesticides and excessive tidying that many people indulge in, will encourage natural fauna and flora. My parents lawn has native local wildflowers in, only took 10 years without pesticides

@calvin@gluck.cc @davidho@mastodon.world Yes, but in the UK, sold as the ZX Spectrum.

@brenttoderian.bsky.social yes, this is the coolest summer of the rest of your life.

@Martranslations@mastodon.social @maxleibman@beige.party everything always is.

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social Probably explains the Book of Revelation...

@Erik_Buchanan@mastodon.social me doing a double take before realising you are probably using the term 'pants' to mean different to the way we use it in the UK...