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- Comment on UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows 21 hours ago:
Volvo XC90
I searched this and Volvo’s page for it calls it a “Large mild hybrid SUV”. Here’s a Volvo XC90 compared to a BMW X1 from 2011-2015. It would seem that SUVs have been increasing in size …
- Comment on How half the US lost part of their minds 4 days ago:
yup
- Submitted 4 days ago to videos@lemmy.world | 5 comments
- Comment on Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Keir Starmer says 4 days ago:
The flag has always represented oppression and colonialism for me
- Comment on Susanna Rustin: A gender-critical book at Scotland’s National Library is the latest in a long line of cancellations 6 days ago:
“I’m a bigot and people won’t buy my hateful book 😭”
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- Comment on REGISTER OF LORDS’ INTERESTS, a list of people who influence our politics and the directorships, companies they own, companies they have shares in, and other financial benefits. 2 weeks ago:
It’s almost as if having unelected rich old farts decide on which laws should pass is a bad idea
- Comment on oven 2 weeks ago:
I didn’t see it after a while of scrolling so thought it necessary
- Comment on Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial 2 weeks ago:
Please just fix the existing system instead of replacing it with a shittier one. Not everyone has a phone.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to aneurysmposting@sopuli.xyz | 8 comments
- Comment on Finish the story, chat. 2 weeks ago:
My guess is that this is to do with penguin huddling and circle packing
- Comment on Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? 4 weeks ago:
Squatting saves lives
- Comment on What's your thoughts on this? 4 weeks ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drax_Group
The uk government keeps giving them renewable energy subsidies because trees can regrow but ignore the fact that they cut down trees the other side of the world to burn them here. It releases all the carbon stored in the trees into the atmosphere and then they capture a small percentage of it back and pretend to be the good guys.
- Comment on Chinese firm a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say 5 weeks ago:
How about making it owned by the workers or the customers? Why should people have to line corporate pockets to have access to drinking water?
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- Comment on Southern Water nearly doubles CEO pay to £1.4m despite bonus ban 1 month ago:
Pledge to wothold your water bill payment: takebackwater.uk
- Comment on Tax pubs on profit not property value, urges Greene King boss 2 months ago:
That and they charge £5.60 for a pint
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
As per usual, I will wait for reviews before doing anything. Kerbal Space Program 2 and Prison Architect 2 are both puppeteered corpses of a beloved game’s brand, let’s hope this isn’t another instance of that.
- Comment on A US law firm is taking NordVPN to Court over "deceptive" auto-renewal pricing – here's what we know 2 months ago:
😱 a heavily advertised product turns out to be crappy in some way?! Colour me surprised
- Comment on As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG 2 months ago:
Everyone can play your game 🏴☠️
- Comment on my phone turning my headphone volume one notch from silent halfway through a song then telling me off for turning it back up 3 months ago:
yep, android 11. my phone is fine but the manufacturer no longer updates the software so I’m left with this. No lineage OS either :/
- Comment on Anon gets banned for having Nothing 3 months ago:
They were being a smartass because they refused to clarify an obviously confusing statement. Average 4chan user
- my phone turning my headphone volume one notch from silent halfway through a song then telling me off for turning it back uplemmy.blahaj.zone ↗Submitted 3 months ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 35 comments
- Comment on Whatever you decide to name 'em 3 months ago:
Sometimes, mainly just fries I think. I’d certainly know what you meant if you said mcdonalds chips but I’d personally call them fries
- Comment on Whatever you decide to name 'em 3 months ago:
As someone from the UK I’d like to clarify that I’d call those Maccies fries, they’re too thinly cut to be chips.
- Comment on Steam Deck Beta update brings controller fixes, plus an essential game fix for Desktop 4 months ago:
One of my main gripes with the console currently, hopefully this actually fixes it 🤞
- Comment on Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console 5 months ago:
The new switch has a whole button that doesn’t work without a paid online subscription 🤪
- Comment on Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console 5 months ago:
I’m intrigued to see if the new switch, with its higher price tag, lasts any longer or if it’s gimped to make consumers keep buying replacements again.
- Comment on Today we Walk 5 months ago:
His name was Tony
- Comment on The Simple Act of Buying a Graphics Card Is the Defining Misery of PC Gaming in 2025 6 months ago:
My RX480 from 2016 is still kicking, if crashing a bit. At this rate when it breaks I’ll just use my steam deck docked instead of selling my liver to buy a new GPU
