[-] lennier@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

Whereas Argentina, a nation which only exists due to a colonial empire taking adverse possession of (already populated, unlike the Falklands) land, and whose entire claim boils down to "it's kinda near me and I want it, someone who never administered it promised it to me" is definitely morally right and justifies the forced expulsion of the only permanent population an island has ever had.

[-] lennier@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It is actually included in the standard license, just the documentation for enabling it is quite easy to misunderstand (it mentions several times that it's for business only, but what it means is needing to enable it is business only. It's already enabled for standard users). Confused me too.

[-] lennier@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago

For such self proclaimed leftwingers they sure love Putin. I guess some people can't let the 80s go

[-] lennier@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

The rail industry was asked nearly 20 years ago what would best increase capacity in our existing infrastructure and this is what they cam up with. Faster, more frequent services on a high speed line that frees up paths on old mainlines for more local services and more rail freight, as these are at capacity right now

Sure, you can argue that it wasn't a perfect plan, but it's what we have. Framing it as "high speed travel to London" is what the press have been doing for 15 years and is disingenuous.

Of course it doesn't matter because even before this latest idiocy the plan had been gutted down enough that a lot of that extra capacity wouldn't have appeared, and we instead have spent billions extra tunnelling under fields near rich people's homes so they wouldn't have to hear trains every now and then

[-] lennier@kbin.social 35 points 10 months ago

Some drivers hate them because they think buses are cheating by using them, and of course that one more lane would totally fix traffic once and for all

Presumably this policy is around adjusting them to not be bus lanes outside certain hours, which is actually the case for many of them at the moment, but most drivers ignore this because it would require them to be capable of reading a sign.

[-] lennier@kbin.social 141 points 10 months ago

Luckily, these are just the last desperate acts of an unelected Prime Minister, who only got the job because the last one crashed the economy inside a month (who only got the job because the last one was Boris Johnson). He knows that the party will be condemned to irrelevance next year and is anxious to find anything that could possibly resonate with enough voters

Ironically Rishi Sunak famously doesn't really drive, and once had to borrow someone else's car for a publicity stunt where he inadvertently demonstrated that he doesn't even know how to fill one up with petrol. Sadly he doesn't drive because hes a gazillionaire, not because he uses public transport

[-] lennier@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago

Some companies main users that they want to protect are customers who consider security to be having one shared password written on the noticeboard in the office. Sadly, sms is just an easier sell to a lot of users, and even getting them to do that can be a nightmare.

As for why proper TOTP isn't supported as well... the cynic in me gives you the answer "the auditor required we implement 2fa, we have implemented sms 2fa, now go implement shiny feature x instead of wasting time" is probably a common corporate response.

[-] lennier@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Bovril, often consumed in liquid form at football matches, because this country's food food culture has come a long way, but still needs to remember it's roots

[-] lennier@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

I kickstarted it 11 years ago, I'm sure squadron 42 will be out any day now, right?

Luckily, I really wanted a space sim, so I kickstarted elite too. It was far less hyped and star citizen fans always big up how they're not the same scope (which is true if you ignore everything else about SC), but at least it was released and very enjoyable.

I usually try star citizen out every time I get a new PC to see if it's any better just to make myself happy that I never sunk money into ship preorders etc

[-] lennier@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I switched to an ISP with transparent pricing the instant Openreach fttp came to my area

Mid contract price rises and overcharging customers who don't want, remember or know how to to play the game with virgin media retentions can get to fuck

[-] lennier@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

In the UK, as long as you are able to track your finances well enough to ensure you repay the balance in full each month (you can arrange for this to happen automatically), there's no reason not to use a credit card.

You should especially use it for purchases over £100 as by law card issuers are jointly liable for problems with goods purchased, so if I have a warranty issue the retailer won't help with I can go through section 75 with my bank

I have never purchased something on a credit card and had it on the balance long enough to pay interest though, the rates are insane.

[-] lennier@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

No-one in Britain would even think about tax implications, because there is a generous tax allowance on sales of private possessions, and private vehicle sales are wholly exempt

Last time I sold a vehicle the guy paid me via a bank transfer and the money was in the account by the time I'd loaded by banks app to check. So yeah, very different. I haven't touched a note in at least four years

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