Notices by Oli (olivernoble@mastodon.world)

@GossiTheDog
Mastodon has many lovely features of originality and brings joy and happiness in life

The design is smooth and appealing to all ages and has supetb durabilty especially the molars which are larger than those of the average American

(This crap was created by a human as a parody - happily i havent seen much AI garbage...yet , except on Ebay descriptions)

@clacke @goatsarah @jheartney
Traffic lights allow for pedestrian phases

Because roundabouts are so efficient for traffic flow, crossing a road at a busy roundabout is very difficult

(Not disagreeing that the UK fails to recognise political "donations", " gifts", directorships, and post-politics employment as corruption)

@thomasfuchs
I think its just and American thing, I have today seen references to "president Carter"

Its a bit grovelly and wierd though

Britain and the US deliver performative aid

While enabling Israel to deliver plausible genocide

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/david-cameron-warns-of-gaza-famine-as-uk-sends-royal-navy-ship-to-boost-aid-effort?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Today I learned ..
The UK parliament has an "All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide (APPG-G)"

This is a cross-party group which apparently aims to ensure Britain does all it can to stop genocides and crimes against humanity.

Thats good, isnt it?
What have they said about #gaza, the #ICJ, "plausible genocide, and arms sales to #Israel ?

https://mas.to/@NotImpressed/112435407401915855

#TIL #Politics #UKPolitics

@ryanc

DVSA are usually ok at answering calls, though YMMV, hope you get it resolved

@ryanc
Does this link work?
Seem ok here
https://www.gov.uk/book-driving-test

@Phil_C @wooliex @tlalexander @rachael @notjustbikes
"All uk cars have speedometers downgraded by 10%"

That is dangerous nonsense - certainly not my experience in any car recently - under-reading very slightly, yes, but nowhere near 10%

You may be thinking of old magnet, spring and cable drive systems ... That went a long time ago

@CloudyMrs @Drivingforce @piglet I am not #Scottish but the often repeated mantra from #starmerites that the opportunity for an independent #Scotland has gone seems bizarre and somewhat arrogant - i know thats not exactly what the OP claimed but #labour's anti-independence rhetoric looks a bit desperate

I know #Starmer is very opposed and may try to frustrate the process but even as an #English observer, the case for independence looks stronger every year and support seems solid and increasing

@jeffowski and nipples!
Show guns, violence and killing to Americans - no problem
But NIPPLES .....that's obscene

@avantgeared @Radical_EgoCom I dont have a dog in this idealogical spat

But "look at china"..
China has lifted a billion people out of poverty in a few decades - compare that with india or south africa or anywhere else

China is also authoritarian, and intolerant and brutal towards dissenters especially from some minorities ...but to suggest that the chinese system has been *only* harmful to its people is simplistic

@aral @Sophie i thought the same, the creativity behind the animation is lovely, - made real would be fantastic