Rogue
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- Comment on ‘Dexter: Resurrection’: First Look at Michael C. Hall, Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklage 7 hours ago:
Well the “AI” we have today doesn’t think, it has no intelligence, it simply recycles things it’s heard before
- Comment on 28 YEARS LATER - New Trailer 23 hours ago:
They did an incredibly job finding unique filming locations across Northumberland.
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The opening scenes are filmed in the maintenance tunnel beneath the dam at Kielder Water maps.app.goo.gl/UypK6WEymBMgVwTp9
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The island scenes are filmed on Lindisfarne/Holy Island, although it looks like they’d heavily edited the layout and re-arranged it maps.app.goo.gl/HwWQGx6Ciqtqusoq6
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River scenes are filmed at Plankey Mill / Allen Banks and Stawards Gorge maps.app.goo.gl/d5xcQ961bk9yA5p79
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Lindisfarne again. Note the castle has been removed from the background.
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I’m not sure where the beach scene is. I’m not aware of a forest right on a sandy beach like this in Northumberland so I suspect it might be heavily edited. They were filming at Matthews Linn in Kielder Forest so there’s a possibility it is here: www.bing.com/maps?cp=55.20521~-2.563028&lvl=17.4&…
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I have no idea where the abandoned house is. They were filming somewhere along the Forest Drive at Kielder so it could be in that area.
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The stony beach is just below Hawkhope Car Park by the dam at Kielder Water maps.app.goo.gl/YNrGnMepoeeF1fVP8
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The following scene with the high concrete walls are filmed inside the spillway beside the dam. maps.app.goo.gl/9h2aoLdx9hXfMDdh7
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They re-painted this abandoned petrol station at Knowesgate to become the Happy Eater. This is my personal favourite because despite them going for a dystopian, abandoned aesthetic they literally made it look better. maps.app.goo.gl/HnfEDbE3nGbxviQ57
- Comment on Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly? 1 day ago:
“Mirror, signal, manoeuvre” is what we’re taught in the UK. So according to our highway code you’re acting correctly,but obvs that may be different elsewhere.
Basically you only signal after you’ve confirmed there is space and that is safe to do so, therefore the time between indicating and actually acting is minimal.
The main problem you see is some people drive aggressively and use signalling as a demand that others make space for them, move out of their way etc. That’s not how it’s meant to work.
- Comment on Vets tell BBC they are under 'consistent pressure' to make money 3 days ago:
Independent vets are A rarity. The reality is your vets probably is owned by a corporate and you’d just never know
- Comment on SSL/TLS certificates will last 47 days max by 2029 3 days ago:
Setting up a VPN is far far more complex
- Comment on The cast and crew of Mythic Quest are being laid off and the last episode patched by Apple to 'say goodbye, instead of just game over' 3 days ago:
I really enjoyed it, but it is a very niche show. It’s funny but it’s a much slower kind of comedy than you’d get from a typical sitcom.
Also, in my opinion the final scene betrayed everything that set it apart. Therefore cancelling it was probably the right move because the next season would have sucked.
- Comment on Raid on Quaker Meeting House, mass arrests by London Metropolitan Police of Youth Demand members 2 weeks ago:
Police made six arrests of women attendees during the raid, on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, and a further five Youth Demand supporters at other locations, mostly their homes, on Friday. In total the police conducted 12 house raids within 20 hours.
suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance
That has to be the most dystopian crime possible.
- Comment on Balatro Creator Admits That He Didn't Expect The Game To Get Such Great Reviews 5 weeks ago:
Read the actual source rather than some blog spam about it: localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aarh
- Comment on Proton GE 9-26 Released With Updates For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, GTA 5 Enhanced, And More 5 weeks ago:
Again, I’m not saying Linux is bad or even at fault for these issues, but these issues exist and I it’s valid that some people don’t wanna deal with it.
You don’t know that these things issues exist because you’ve never tried it.
You even admit at times you’re too lazy to even set these things up.
If you have a highly customised setup you need to accept some responsibility for it and not expect others to test it for you.
- Comment on What's easier to shoot, a bow or a firearm? 1 month ago:
Of all the weapons in the vast Soviet arsenal nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947, more commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov.
It’s the world’s most popular assault rifle, a weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood, it doesn’t break, jam, or overheat. It will shoot whether it’s covered in mud or filled with sand. It’s so easy even a child can use it, and they do.
The Soviets put the gun on a coin, Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people’s greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure; no one was lining up to buy their cars. ~ Lord of War
- Comment on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater teases new announcement with countdown 1 month ago:
Pretty sure it’s 3rd April
- Comment on The UK could be at the forefront of the climate revolution. Here’s how. 1 month ago:
It’s not going to happen. Labour need to put funds towards fixing the NHS and other state services systems that have been systematically dismantled by the conservatives.
With America isolating itself times are uncertain so funding has to be set aside to deal with inevitable turmoil.
Finally, European nations need to decide whether to accept America handing Ukraine over to Russia or if they continue to support Ukraine. Even if Europe withdraws resources from Ukraine there needs to be a reassessment of military spending because NATO doesn’t look particularly reliable right now.
- Comment on SkyNews | The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England has fallen for the fourth month in a row, new figures show. 1 month ago:
I somehow replied to the wrong post. Here’s what I meant to say:
But calling wait lists pointless is also pointless.
This is going to be ultra pedantic but in case I was misunderstood: I’m saying that using wait times as a target is pointless. Obvs we do need wait lists themselves…
What would you propose as a method for measuring NHS effectivness.
First I know I’m not qualified in any way to answer this and there will be people with knowledge who can provide a far better answer. But if you do want my opinion then I’d say a reasonable place to start would be to simply ask the patient. The written answers will be subjective but you can collate all the [yes/no] answers together to see objective patterns of whether patient satisfaction is improving or getting worse.
How long were you waiting? [Number of weeks] (Would be very interesting to compare this subjective answer to the actual recorded data)
Was the wait time acceptable? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> Did your condition deteriorate as a result of the delay? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> How did you condition deteriorate? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Did you receive treatment? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> Did the treatment improve your condition? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> Why didn’t the treatment help with your condition? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Were you referred to another service? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> Do you agree with the decision to refer you elsewhere? [Yes/No/I don’t know]
-> Why don’t you believe the referral is correct? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Overall how satisfied were you satisfied? [0-10]
-> How could we improve? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
- Comment on SkyNews | The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England has fallen for the fourth month in a row, new figures show. 2 months ago:
But calling wait lists pointless is also pointless.
This is going to be ultra pedantic but in case I was misunderstood: I’m saying that using wait times as a target is pointless. Obvs we do need wait lists themselves…
What would you propose as a method for measuring NHS effectivness.
First I know I’m not qualified in any way to answer this and there will be people with knowledge who can provide a far better answer. But if you do want my opinion then I’d say a reasonable place to start would be to simply ask the patient. The written answers will be subjective but you can collate all the [yes/no] answers together to see objective patterns of whether patient satisfaction is improving or getting worse.
How long were you waiting? (Number of weeks) (Would be very interesting to compare this subjective answer to the actual recorded data) Was the wait time acceptable? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> Did your condition deteriorate as a result of the delay? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> How did you condition deteriorate? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Did you receive treatment? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> Did the treatment improve your condition? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> Why didn’t the treatment help with your condition? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Were you referred to another service? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> Do you agree with the decision to refer you elsewhere? [Yes/No/I don’t know] -> Why don’t you believe the referral is correct? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
Overall how satisfied were you satisfied? [0-10] -> How could we improve? [Answer in as many words as you like, or possibly a tree of yes/no questions]
- Comment on SkyNews | The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England has fallen for the fourth month in a row, new figures show. 2 months ago:
Waiting lists are a fucking pointless target.
It simply encourages organisations not to add you to the wait list or to find any excuse to remove you from them.
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Speech and language therapists will remove patients from their wait list because the patient did not answer or return phone calls. Its an absolutely ridiculous system that will penalise patients with speech impediments for being unable to handle phone calls.
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Mental health services will insist patients see a trainee in order to meet their wait list target. Then if the patient is not satisfied with the trainee’s competence the patient is added back to the wait list. However because the patient has technically been seen the target is met and the patient will end up waiting indefinitely because the service prioritises other patients in order to meet the wait list target.
The system is absolutely corrupt. Targets are fucking pointless.
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- Comment on Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails 2 months ago:
Bevy is damn impressive. I can understand why it’s not suitable for large projects yet but for anyone tinkering or projects willing to adapt to a rapidly iterate ecosystem is well worth a look.
- Comment on "The insultingly low salary you would have accepted is still too high." 2 months ago:
That’s actually insane.
I wonder if they’ve just sent out a generic rejection without checking it.
- Comment on Mod of a similar comm to one I started deleted my advertising post, now downvotes half the stuff I post in my comm 2 months ago:
It’s not harmless. They’re maliciously using downvotes and as a consequence lemmy’s algorithm will rank OPs content lower.
This isn’t a case of downvoting individual statements you disagree with, it’s harassment.
- Comment on Mod of a similar comm to one I started deleted my advertising post, now downvotes half the stuff I post in my comm 2 months ago:
The mod took down my post without any comment, reply, or reason.
This is definitely enough reason.
It also opens up an interesting debate about what is appropriate. While the mod action is understandable (they don’t want rival communities), it’s a bit of a misuse of mod tools to delete it in my opinion.
Then separately they’re harassing you by following you round downvoting everything you post. That’s the sign of somebody unhinged. They are able to compartmentalise actions that occur inside their community from the wider Lemmy.
- Comment on Is Civilization 7 not fun? 2 months ago:
The game itself is cheaper than that. I suspect they chose to pay for a deluxe edition
- Comment on Are mods usually confusing as hell or am I just an idiot? 2 months ago:
I decided to not even bother with a significant number of mods because they just seemed mind numbingly confusing to set up.
I’m not complaining, I’m just wondering if I’m missing some trick or something.
I think you made the right choice here.
There’s no quality control in modding communities so I’d say the effort the developer puts into the install instructions is going to be a reasonable indicator of the quality of the mod itself.
- Comment on Can a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life? 2 months ago:
Personally I think nobody gives a fuck about your profile while you’re alive so why does it suddenly have significance when you’re dead.
Grief is a horrible process that we all go through. Cultural norms are to simply ignore it, suppress it and pretend we’ve moved on.
The digital age preserves a far greater record of our lives than ever before. I don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing.
- Comment on WH Smith in secret talks to sell historic high street arm 2 months ago:
Unfortunately they have a monopoly in quite a few service stations so there’s no alternative at times.
- Comment on WH Smith in secret talks to sell historic high street arm 2 months ago:
WHSmith was the first business to adopt enshittification as a business model.
Back when a 500 ml drink was typically £1 or £1.20 in most stores they’d be marked up to £2 in WHSmith and you’d be conned into thinking±buying 2 for £3 thinking it was a good deal.
Then the sales desk would be littered with giant bars of shitty chocolate that the cashier had to suggest you buy.
Such a shitty store. Wish it had failed a long time ago.
- Comment on Strongest storm in generations predicted as Éowyn to hit UK and Ireland 2 months ago:
I’m far enough that I think it’s inappropriate to have issued it to my area.
It’s a very invasive system. The phone screams at you with a siren noise even on silent. And very boldly declared itself a RED warning.
If they are expanding it to account for travel distances I think they should have more accurate wording.
I’m happy to have these alerts enabled if they’re used appropriately but if they start to make a habit of it I’ll end up disabling them.
- Comment on Strongest storm in generations predicted as Éowyn to hit UK and Ireland 2 months ago:
The government have kicked their emergency red alert system into action causing my phone to shrill at me.
In the true fashion of government competence I’m not even located in the red warning area.
- Comment on Digital driving licences to be ‘put on phones this year’ 2 months ago:
I might consider using it if it was an open data format, or a download to Google Wallet, Apple Wallet etc but it’s a proprietary app.
Why the fuck does it need to be an app?
Why would anyone want to send telemetry directly to the government, it’s insane.
- Comment on The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’ 3 months ago:
It’s absolutely fucking ridiculous to be even entertaining the notion of mining coal in a developed country.
The north is neglected but opening new coal mines is not a solution to any problem.
- Comment on Uh. So how are the Maplin's in your area doing? 3 months ago:
Their target market are people they can upsell extended warranties, anti-virus, etc too. So if you’re buying individual computer components you already have too much knowledge for them to exploit you
- Comment on Motorist gets ticket for being stuck in Lincoln hospital car park 4 months ago:
What’s even more insane is hospital staff have little choice but to use these car parks so they’re exploited daily.
