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- Comment on Sharon Osbourne attending a Tommy Robinson march proves Kneecap were right about her 3 weeks ago:
Not to defend Osbourne in any way but from a newspaper owned by DMG Media who the hell are they to be speaking?
- Comment on Is Kagi Worth It? 5 weeks ago:
I use it, I like it, though there is something in the back of my mind about the company that sets off alarm bells that I can’t quite put my finger on so I’m cautious. But I don’t mind the model of paying for online services in principle. I would say it’s about as good as DuckDuckGo was 10 years ago when it was still good (DDG has gone downhill like a lot of things in my opinion), and Kagi is the best search I can find now. I do research for work so I need the unlimited (middle) tier since I use a lot of search, I consider it reasonable value for money. I suggest doing the free trial and see how long it takes to run out before deciding which tier to choose.
- Comment on Is 71° F (21° C) the ideal weather to wear shorts? 1 month ago:
In which direction? Because if it’s somewhat warm but raining I’d be more likely to lean towards shorts since they’re easier to dry than long trousers.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I believe they’re pronouncing France to rhyme with your pronunciation of pants, not the other way round, it only works for some accents, not mine either.
- Comment on Public invited to pick Sycamore Gap tree artwork 1 month ago:
The article is frustratingly cryptic, reading it (because there are so many gaps) I was left with the impression that this was talking about plans for some kind of permanent monument at the site, but doing a bit of digging the best I can tell this is purely about deciding what to do with the timber, not what should replace it at the site.
- Comment on bri'ish people be like 1 month ago:
No…
- Comment on Is there any good laptop cleaners so I can set it to max settings and get rid of bloware that are free? 1 month ago:
Never a good idea to use a computer with the preinstalled operating system. Always do a clean install, then you know exactly what’s on it.
- Comment on Which Linux Distribution has the best Community Support? 2 months ago:
Based on experience I’ve always found the Fedora community very helpful and knowledgeable, I wouldn’t exactly say humming with with activity but maybe the best quality to quantity ratio and not much drama.
- Comment on It’s Not Just Andrew, the Entire Monarchy Is Rotten 2 months ago:
Since you asked, I just thought the article seemed like a bit of a gossipy tangent of the more serious story of the day, and voted against it, it’s just a vote, not a monarchist, the opposite, just got fed up with too much monarchy for one day.
- Comment on Thumb-Key Speed 2 months ago:
Yes I’ve been using it in some form for about 15 years - FYI it originally started as the MessagEase keyboard; Thumb-Key is an open source replacement (maintained by none-other than Dessalines of Lemmy).
The reason I chose it is because I use Dvorak on desktop, but Dvorak is notoriously bad for one thumb typing so I thought if I was going to learn a new layout I may as well learn something that’s optimised for one thumb. As for whether it’s faster, I have nothing to really compare it to, I’m not anywhere near as fast as on my physical Dvorak keyboard (which I use significantly more) but I’ve never used anything else on touch screen.
- Comment on What's with companies naming things "MyNoun"? 2 months ago:
I think you’re probably right, though I feel like there’s something nagging me in the back of my mind that I’d seen that somewhere in software pre-Windows 95 but I can’t think of it. They were using it a lot in the 90s definitely.
- Comment on do most people really like the taste and smell of eggs? 2 months ago:
For me eggs are a better improver of foods than a base for a meal. I.e. I’ll rarely crave “eggs” in general, but I could be planning a meal of something else and then think “oh, an egg will be nice with that”.
- Comment on What type of laptop do you recommend for simply browsing the internet? 2 months ago:
More clumsy to use than a mouse/keyboard setup, smaller screen, fewer options when it comes to adblocking/privacy (or options in general).
- Comment on New study: No-alcohol and low-alcohol beers, and dry pubs, are on the rise 3 months ago:
Because different people have different tastes?
- Comment on 2025 likely to be UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office 4 months ago:
Surely it’s likely to have been at this stage, not likely to be.
- Comment on Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future 4 months ago:
I never said I wasn’t happy
- Comment on Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future 4 months ago:
What’s insecure about using the British flag on a British state owned railway?
It feels like a forced sense of pride. If anything the British national railway should be a national symbol in and of itself, it shouldn’t need to be propped up by the union flag. I don’t hate the design either by the way, but it seems heavy-handed.
- Comment on Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future 4 months ago:
Just because the rest of the world does something it doesn’t mean we should be doing it too. It has been noticed as a new trend.
- Comment on NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’ 5 months ago:
I think you’re missing the nuance here, flying the flag alone doesn’t make you a racist, but if it’s become culturally associated with racism then it’s a data-point that can build up that picture.
- Comment on NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’ 5 months ago:
It’s always been a sign that you’re a bit of a pillock to be honest, I don’t think it’s changed much in my lifetime.
- Comment on On Prince Andrews Road, a Frustrating Effort to Get a New Address 5 months ago:
Princess Diana Drive as well, built shortly after she died I recall, it was a bit controversial.
- Comment on Vegan Politician Zack Polanski Elected New Green Party Leader In Landslide Victory 7 months ago:
It’s good to assume good intent I think. Your response was non sequitur, it felt more charitable to assume you innocently responded to the wrong person or had some clarification to offer if not.
- Comment on Vegan Politician Zack Polanski Elected New Green Party Leader In Landslide Victory 7 months ago:
I think you responded to the wrong person…
- Comment on Vegan Politician Zack Polanski Elected New Green Party Leader In Landslide Victory 7 months ago:
I thought he already was?
- Comment on Is anyone NOT steaming their Music? 7 months ago:
No, I have to own my music if I’m going to enjoy it; the thought of a company being able to take away music that I love takes away the enjoyment. I need at least the files and the backups under my control. It’s not even about price, I would still buy CDs and rip them if that was the only way.
- Comment on BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage 7 months ago:
You’re doing it yourself.
- Comment on BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage 7 months ago:
Repeat something enough and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. First it was “Jeremy Corbyn is unelectable”, now it’s “Nigel Farage is on course to be the next Prime Minister”. Same thing.
- Comment on How do you combat boredom? 9 months ago:
But they did, I made a friendly comment, I was even self-deprecating about it, mostly to be funny, and they accused me of having prejudices. I don’t take well to being called prejudiced, I’m not. Then they randomly brought up racism, that was a weird exchange.
- Comment on How do you combat boredom? 9 months ago:
No. OK, you’re not being a rational person here so goodbye.
- Comment on How do you combat boredom? 9 months ago:
Well mine was a tongue in cheek comment too, and I thought quite friendly, and then you decided to call me prejudiced. The main point I was picking up on was mindless internet scrolling which is something I do when I’m unhealthily managing my boredom, it’s a warning sign for me, maybe it’s not for you, but I thought I would share my perspective, as I did in a non-judgemental way. Masturbation is perfectly fine, it can be healthy, it can be not, when combined with mindless internet scrolling it didn’t sound healthy to me but that’s just me. I don’t get fishing either but I wouldn’t judge someone for it, just like I didn’t judge you, but you responded like I did judge you, it’s like we’re on Reddit or something.