“Thousands in Devon no longer have to boil drinking water, says supplier”
That’s quite the headline, in the UK. It’s amazing how our water quality has gone from being really very good to absolute shite (or, in the case of open water, literal shite) since leaving the EU.
@craiggrannell You're so right, but I think the timescale is coincidental - since privatisation is probably better starting point.
And the absolute hypocritical bullshit of Southern Water telling us in their latest adverts to save water while all the time they are polluting our beaches and chucking rain water straight into the sea and rivers.
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I see Apple Insider since ran a story on this. They should have got eBay’s PR team in the mix. And then also asked why eBay is allowing such auctions and dismissing anyone who flags them with AI replies. (I didn’t have that with this one, but I did with a recent expensive comics auction that broke eBay’s own terms in multiple ways and where the seller didn’t have the goods. I just hope that one didn’t sell too.)
Oof. It’s all going to come tumbling down. The sad thing is that while Internet Archive without doubt overreached multiple times and breached IP law countless times, it’s also doing great work in keeping media alive that would otherwise be gone, not least web pages via Wayback.
Some will doubtless see gimmickry here. But this subtle effect surely has potential benefits, in providing another visual cue regarding a tool that doesn’t exist in reality, including its orientation. Previously, just the mark was previewed. Now, the shape of the tool can be seen. It’d be interesting to hear from digital artists whether they find this useful.
This kind of crap hits home because I remember the years of stress after Brexit, in working out what we’d do as a family. When time and time again, my Icelandic wife fell through the cracks. The thousands we spent on legal fees. (Our lawyer was ace though.) The bureaucracy. The local library displaying Mein Kampf prominently next to where foreigners had to supply biometric data. The almost performative cruelty of the system. The absurd twists of the knife from the Home Office. Tear it all down.
@rowan_johnson I hope she gets through the system OK. And, yes, Brits have no idea. The number of times I heard “just get her a passport, then” as if all you had to do was complete and mail a form.
@craiggrannell exactly, and thank you. Despite what the rags say, it’s really hard to get residency and citizenship here. The average person has no idea how visas and immigration works.
The only thing I disagree with in this news is the notion the government should make an exception for this man. And that’s because he’s been in the UK for 40 years. Anyone who’s been here for even a fraction of that should at the very least have ILR. No pissing around. No exorbitant fees. Just a right to reside. Again, at the very least.
That this man will be in his 80s before this cruel, ridiculous govt would allow him permanent residency is sick.
ALSO! Tiny fuzzy coots. The one near its parent in this shot was all I HAVE WINGS. None of its siblings were, but this one was all FLAP FLAP FLAPPY FLAP. Very cute.
The sentiment of the Samsung ad is in the right place. And despite being cynical, it has more soul and humanity than Apple’s ad.
But.
The Android ecosystem isn’t even close to the iPad one, when it comes to creative apps. It’s notable that Samsung’s ad only shows a bit of sheet music on the screen, and only very briefly. And that the guitarist isn’t really even using the tablet. Kind of sums up Android tablets, really.