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adrianfry

@adrianfry@mastodon.scot

Musician and repairer/restorer of many things (reuse/recycle). Aberdeenshire. Lover of nature, leftwing, green, atheist, pacifist. Pro- democracy, electoral reform (PR not FPTP), republic, international cooperation (not Brexit), and steady-state economics. Deeply concerned about climate change. Scotland should be allowed a vote on independence.

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adrianfry, to uk
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I've just signed up to make a regular donation to the @goodlawproject

If you're not aware of them, the do great work in holding institutions, particularly the to account, ensuring that they act within the law.

https://goodlawproject.org/

b9AcE, to random
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"We must remove Hamas", says Netanyahu and company is the reason they must continue committing absolutely textbook mass-systematic war crimes, crimes against humanity, like murdering 12000 children.

12000 murdered children will be the the reason Hamas, Ansar Allah, Hizb Allah, al-Qaeda, ISIL and similar organizations will grow probably at rates only Bush II managed to achieve previously.

The only question is if Netanyahu and the genocide crew know and intend for that to happen, or not. It seems extremely improbable that if nothing else Shin Bet, Mossad, or the (overt or covert) allies' CIA, BND, SVR, MİT, SÄPO, MI6, et al have not informed the responsible decision-makers that we, as humankind overall, KNOW from vast previous unanimous experience that this is how humans works.
Shared extreme mass-atrocity with a combined frustration of it being ignored or intended is the main proliferation mechanism, whether actually counter-strategic or not, it just is.

If we therefore assume those decision-makers are informed but still making the decision which WILL harm the world immensely for decades, be a threat to YOU regardless of whom or where you are; they are knowingly premeditated intentionally complicit in not just all those immediate deaths, but also the future resulting – threats to humanity.

adrianfry,
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@szczur @b9AcE Yes, I agree. Israel's actions in (and the West Bank) are driven by the Zionist desire to destroy what little remains of and the people. The IDF's stated war against Hamas is a front for this genocidal displacement.

adrianfry, to ai
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I wonder how many people who consider themselves to be environmentally aware use without thinking of the consequences?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/23/ai-chat-gpt-environmental-impact-energy-carbon-intensive-technology

adrianfry, to Canada
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Another bonus is to be the collapse of exports to , to which Labour's approach is cakeism.

When will and his stooges admit that the reason why we're not getting decent trade deals is that we're a small country just outside the periphery of a massive trading bloc?

The answer to so many of the UK's woes is much closer alignment and integration with the , including Freedom of Movement. But, vote , get policy.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/23/hard-cheese-canada-rejects-british-attempt-to-secure-tariff-free-exports

adrianfry, to random
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In 1980 a First Class stamp cost 12p which equates to about 50p today. The actual cost is now £1.25. Can anyone explain why it now costs more than double?

Whilst it's tempting to assume that privatisation is to blame and that shareholders are the beneficiaries, I wonder whether there are other reasons?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/mar/27/60p-price-stamp-royal-mail

adrianfry, to Scotland
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The about in compared with .

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23197309.scots-pay-tax-english-facts/

mythologyandhistory, to Futurology
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Did you know that there are reliefs from a pre-Columbian society that were thought to be innocuous, but modern suspects something much more ...?

At Monte Albán, an site in , the earliest carved show "Danzante", lit. "dancers".

Or that's what was assumed to be shown in the 19th c.

Today, the images are identified as being of naked men with mutilated genitals in twisted positions.

They're assumed to be sacrificial of .

adrianfry,
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@mythologyandhistory First the burning butt plug and now mutilated genitals - what next?!

mythologyandhistory, to Women
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Did you know that in , may be punished by a burning plug?

Female that misbehaved might find themselves restrained & humiliated in a REALLY bad way... a root was peeled, carved into an insertable shape & administered to the .

This would cause a burning sensation that increases over time. Only after some 30 minutes will the pain ease, and it is prolonged by clenching.

A similar practice is used on to keep their tail up.

adrianfry,
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@mythologyandhistory I fear that some people pay good money for that kind of treatment today.

adrianfry, to uk
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One wonders whether shareholders will also be expected to bear any of this burden upon the sector?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/15/ofgem-plans-household-charge-to-help-energy-firms-recover-bad-debts

adrianfry, to random
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I'm a fervent supporter of Dignity In Dying and their campaign to change the law regarding .

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/09/diana-rigg-assisted-dying-rachael-stirling-mother-cancer

keefeglise, to random

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I might capture brief audio snippets from YouTube? It's for a quiz.

adrianfry,
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@ianRobinson @keefeglise Aye, having used the free version of AudioHijack for years, I've now paid for it.

Delphi, to car
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We can't afford to buy a #car until the old one is beyond repair. Affordable #electricvehicles & the extra for a #car #chargingpoint aren't available. Choice is for the wealthy.
It's not the only issue though. #Electricity for them isn't green & batteries are #toxic & exploiting miners in #DevelopingCoutries. Are we being pushed out of the #climate frying pan & into a #pollution fire? There are solutions but #Governments need to fund them not #oil & #gas production.
#ElectricCars #ClimateCrisis

adrianfry,
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@peterbrown @Delphi @simon_brooke Have you any recommendations for a decent quality model of utilitarian ?

HelenG, to climate

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    adrianfry,
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    @HelenG Further disappointment from the Labour party who are now virtually indistinguishable from the pre-Brexit Tories.

    adrianfry, to random
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    All of today's concerts in are free entry. It's a marathon day with performances from noon to midnight. Great to hear such a celebration of in .

    adrianfry, to Lace
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    Can anybody identify this mystery object? I'm wondering whether it has something to do with lacework?

    A 58mm metal disc with 12 short splines that extend and retract when a thumbwheel is rotated.

    adrianfry, to random
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    says "“Rightwing and nationalist protesters who engage in aggression are rightly met with a stern response yet pro-Palestinian mobs displaying almost identical behaviour are largely ignored, even when clearly breaking the law?"

    There's clear double standards in 's rhetoric, with rightwing 'protesters' and leftwing 'mobs'.

    I posit that in fact leftwing protesters are usually not aggressive whereas those on the right are.

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/08/suella-braverman-accuses-police-of-double-standards-on-rallies

    ChrisMayLA6, to london
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    How bus use has changed in London & in big cities outside of London since deregulation. (from which London was exempt).

    From @thomasforth (posted at the other place)

    Its quite an extraordinary 'natural experiment' - from which we can draw the conclusion (without too much difficulty) that is not the way forward if are to be part of the

    (and don't get me started on exceptionalism....)

    adrianfry,
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    @ChrisMayLA6 @thomasforth The is an example of a massively under-utilised privatised transport project. I'm currently unable to locate a recent report, but this one from 2013 is damning.

    https://bettertransport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/legacy-files/research-files/M6_Toll_Ten_Years_briefing_Dec2013_FINAL.pdf

    adrianfry, to Scotland
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    It would seem that because I oppose the 'core British value' of the and support transition to a , the government in Westminster consider me an .

    For the record, I also oppose the disUK's FPTP system, and support free votes (with supermajority) on becoming an nation and a .

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/04/plans-to-redefine-extremism-would-include-undermining-uk-values

    ren_stats, to Europe

    - as % of demand on 03.11.2023

    Top 5 countries:
    178% 🇫🇮
    112% 🇵🇹
    95% 🇳🇴
    91% 🇩🇰
    83% 🇸🇪

    Source: ENTSO-E

    adrianfry,
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    @ren_stats Why is the not included in these statistics for in ?

    adrianfry, to random
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    The Trump-supporting rightwing billionaire Peter Thiel (of PayPal & Palantir) says that Rishi is too moderate and essentially the same as Keir .

    Thiel is an arsehole but not an idiot.

    "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/03/thatcherite-conservatism-global-political-right-peter-thiel

    aral, to Bulgaria
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    🚨 Another EU mass surveillance attempt. Will kill privacy on web. Must not pass. 🚨

    “[A]ll web browsers distributed in Europe will be required to trust the certificate authorities and cryptographic keys selected by EU governments.

    These changes radically expand the capability of EU governments to surveil their citizens by ensuring cryptographic keys under government control can be used to intercept encrypted web traffic across the EU.”

    https://last-chance-for-eidas.org

    adrianfry,
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    @aral What does 'distributed in Europe' mean? I have access to the whole world's servers and can download a browser from anywhere, especially as I use a VPN. Anyone with their eye on privacy would surely circumvent this nonsense, so it's pointless anyway?

    adrianfry,
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    @aral Your description of politicians having a Bronze Age understanding of technology is fabulous!

    We're hearing how UK ministers ignored the advice of medical experts at the start of the Covid pandemic. It's astonishing how those who govern deem spin to be of far more importance than science.

    fkamiah17, to random
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    "The authors assess that in Gaza, 52,000 pregnant women and more than 30,000 children under six months are drinking brackish or contaminated water"

    https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-10-29/ty-article/.premium/internal-u-s-state-dept-document-urges-pressure-on-israel-to-renew-gaza-water-supply/0000018b-77ea-d1da-a1bb-7ffaf09e0000

    adrianfry,
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    @fkamiah17 Withholding clean from two million citizens tells us all we need to know about and .

    fkamiah17, to UKpolitics
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    "Starmer refuses to say if Israel is complying with international law, saying it is unwise for politicians to make instant judgments on these issues"
    Except the UN and the ICC are already investigating known war crimes.

    adrianfry,
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    @fkamiah17 Starmer has that fence so far up his arse crack. I'm seriously beginning to wonder whether the next government is going to be discernibly better than the .

    georgetakei, to random

    I don’t know the answer to many of the world’s great problems. But have they tried diverting all power to the forward array? That worked for us often.

    adrianfry,
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    @georgetakei We've a lot of problems, are you sure there's sufficient dilithium onboard?

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