Notices by Jonathan T (jonnyt@mastodon.me.uk)

At this point in history, I think we in the UK should be doing a lot more to celebrate our independence from the USA.

#USPolitics #USPol #UKPolitics #UKPol

@evan Based on property costs alone in the current circumstances, anyone living in a remotely decent-sized and quality home is going to be closer to being a millionaire in terms of 'wealth' than they are someone with 100K. Therefore the lowest bound is too low.

@evan Oops. An artefact that I will remove. I was going to say something about making an assumption that we aren't able to change any other parameters in society etc but it was proving too complex for my melting brain to cope with (it's obscenely hot today in London).

@GossiTheDog Renting is a Hobson's choice. Private landlord - most likely ripping you off and will do fuck all for you. Letting agent - all but certainly ripping you off while also ripping off the landlord at the same time. Will still do fuck all for you, or the landlord.

Landlords justifiably have a bad reputation. Letting agents are much, much worse.

@gedeonm Paging @skeletor

@darnell A simpler solution that is still less than ideal but solves two problems in one: to join/remain on an instance you need to make a donation using a credit card. It can be 1 penny or as much as you want. Can't have a credit card unless you are 18. Helps fund the maintenance of the instance you are joining/have joined.

@cwebber If you don't already follow them, @DreadShips is all you need for ships so bad they sank.

@cwebber

@GreenSkyOverMe @schratze One day they'll discover bikes and walking.

@GreenSkyOverMe A lot of it is faked. Look closely before and after the transition occurs.

@t_robinart @Darkedge @GreenSkyOverMe @oregonthedm.bsky.social Look more closely - not everything is as it seems is all I'm going to say.

@inthehands What do you call an electric fire? A Tesla.
How does a Tesla owner get out of their car? As a piece of charcoal.
What do you call the steering wheel in a Tesla? Detached.
Tesla have featured more deaths than Total Recall. Which is what happens on a monthly basis when you buy one.
What do you call full self drive in a Tesla? A lie.
Why buy a coffin when you can buy a Tesla instead.
Why aren't Cybertrucks sold in Europe? Because they're shit.

@dgar @Darkedge Which is an excuse to resurrect Rick Polito's on point TV guide description in 1998.

@evan Unfortunately I did answer, so you may want to withdraw the award.

@evan The intelligent and knowledgeable response to this poll is to not even attempt to answer it.

@jalefkowit @asthargf Just replace cappuccinos with avocados and it'll be the same article today. In the 2000s it was lattes.

@catsalad @jalefkowit I think you just had 'very good friends' before 1995.

@cstross Can't say I know. Bought some for the first time recently and my reaction was similar to yours - I thought they forewarn you and that the battery life was about a year's worth anyway.

@cstross Supposed origin story/rationale in this article: https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/18/airtags-worst-feature-gets-fixed-forever-by-this-new-add-on-accessory/

@chartier Competition from cheap - and even more dangerous - knockoffs sold on Amazon would be my guess.