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- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 day ago:
it’s also not a good look for the left to come off as to utterly deny demographics
Not sure if you mean me here, but I didn’t think I was doing that at all.
- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 day ago:
Blood pressure is fine, thanks.
You did, but I wasn’t wrong to object to your original, unclarified claim.
The reason I did is that it’s the kind of thing that you hear being used as a racist dog whistle - “Oh, there are parts of London that are no good areas, you never see a white face…” etc.
I’m not saying you were doing that, but the way you worded it left it open to that interpretation.
- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 day ago:
Compared to the rest of the country in the ethnic-cultural sense? Yeah absolutely.
Nobody disputes that London has a substantially more diverse population than other places - but it’s still completely untrue to say “British people are few and far between” in London, even if you restrict it to White British (which your original claim did not).
- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 day ago:
British people are few and far between in London? Ok then.
- Comment on Will I ever be seen as truly British? 1 day ago:
For what it’s worth, if you’ve lived here since you were six, I’d absolutely consider you British.
British with Polish roots maybe, and perhaps officially Polish in legal terms (re your passport), but this is your home, so perception-wise I’d definitely call you British.
Re working and voting, that’s where it gets more complicated and I don’t know what the rules say, although it would seem hugely unfair for you not to have those rights having lived here for such a large proportion of your life. You could maybe try your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau for more informed advice on those points.
Sorry you experienced the kind of abuse/patronising attitudes as you describe - some people are just arseholes unfortunately. Doesn’t make them right though.
I hope that things get easier for you, and that as time passes you feel more accepted by those around you and are able to take part in regular life as much as possible.
- Comment on If somebody spends the whole day watching fox or religious propaganda, gets worked up and all he can think of is owning a liberal or converting an unbeliever, is this person a victim or just gullible? 1 day ago:
Fair point :-)
- Comment on If somebody spends the whole day watching fox or religious propaganda, gets worked up and all he can think of is owning a liberal or converting an unbeliever, is this person a victim or just gullible? 2 days ago:
Too great a tune not to include a link for the uninitiated! :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=983DwAOCXRI
The end of their career finale
Apart from Bedtime for Democracy (SaSoC is on Frankenchrist) ;-)
- Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5 2 days ago:
Beat me to it!
RIP Jack Nance and Ed Wright.
- Comment on What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments? 1 week ago:
I’m picturing cave paintings, followed immediately beneath by lines and lines of small text.
- Comment on Yes, you cannot, so to do it do like this 1 week ago:
If you want to experience frustration try getting your business verified on Facebook if Facebook haven’t already decided that your business needs to be verified.
Or indeed doing almost anything relating to FB Business. It’s a nightmare to use in my experience, and the help articles are always out of date, mentioning features that no longer exist.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Is your username a reference to The Day Today? If so I love it.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I’d very much doubt he can just use it any way he pleases, or for personal use at all for that matter.
I don’t know about charity law in the US, but the point of a foundation, I think, is that you lose control of the money, and in return don’t have to pay tax on it anymore.
That’s not to say that shenanigans aren’t possible, or that he doesn’t still have a say, but I don’t think he could use it the way you’re describing.
- Comment on This manhole placement is more than mildly infuriating 2 weeks ago:
Not perfect, but I did it on my phone, so she me ;-)
- Comment on What would happen if every atom on earth was to simultaneously double in size? 2 weeks ago:
If OP is god, then I guess he/she isn’t as omniscient as we thought.
- Comment on What side do you open a banana from? 2 weeks ago:
With a needle and thread? I tried that once when I was a kid, but I couldn’t get it to work.
- Comment on This manhole placement is more than mildly infuriating 2 weeks ago:
Correct:
- Comment on This manhole placement is more than mildly infuriating 2 weeks ago:
Fixed:
- Comment on I was handed this lovely flyer while grocery shopping 3 weeks ago:
As an addendum addendum addendum addendum, buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.
- Comment on Why is "Dear X" considered more formal than "To X" in e-mail/writing? 3 weeks ago:
So you’re saying “Howdy-doodly-doo” is too much?
No wonder I never got that job.
- Comment on Anyone else travel to see the eclipse just to have clouds come in right before totality? 4 weeks ago:
Next total eclipse in the UK is 2090, unfortunately.
In Aug 2026 there’s a 90% one though. And if you travel to the right part of Spain for that one it’s another Total.
- Comment on Windows 10 is the last version of Windows 5 weeks ago:
They removed the Quick Launch toolbar in Win11 - main reason I didn’t even consider moving.
I have just recently discovered a way to bring it back, but it’s not exactly optimal.
- Comment on Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update 5 weeks ago:
Superior
- Comment on The longer I look, the more confused I get. What is this marketing? 1 month ago:
I agree. It’s clever, given the theme of escapism - at a glance it’s a pic of someone using a monitor, but the more you look, the more things are weird or uncanny. And yet she is so engrossed, she doesn’t know (or care).
Took me a while to spot that the outside is rotated 90 degrees!
- Comment on Who owns the servers for Lemmy? 1 month ago:
Ah Plus… I liked Plus.
If only Google had made it available to more people sooner rather than having that dumb invite system.
I genuinely think they could have wiped FB out. Whether Google are any better is another question of course.
- Comment on Are people in the stock photos real? 1 month ago:
Don’t know if it’s a full time job, but I work with stick photos for a range of clients, and there are some people you see pop up in dozens of pics, covering all sorts of differing scenarios. There’s one particular older woman, with very short white hair, who I’ve seen over and over and over again, it’s weird.
- Comment on Sometimes when I say danke (thanks or thank you) some of my friends will say (and the spelling is wrong but it's as close as I can get) they will say danata or maybe it's dinata. 1 month ago:
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
- Comment on How do you refer to the lgbtq+ "community" least excludingly? 2 months ago:
Not being part of that community myself, I don’t carry any weight in this debate, but I do like this suggestion a lot - the Plus community sounds kinda cool.
Only problem is that if it were written as “+”, that might also be read as “positive”, which might then lead to ‘hilarious’ jokes about HIV.
Nonetheless, I think it’s a good idea, if that was what the people involved wanted of course.
- Comment on How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected? 3 months ago:
In the UK, petrol stations almost always have CCTV monitoring pumps, and can use number plates to identify anyone who leaves without paying. Probably similar in the EU I would think.
That said, it’s also increasingly common to have a pay at the pump system, where you have to use your credit/debit card before you can fill up, with the amount being taken off automatically based on how much fuel you used.
- Comment on How can I clean my mouse wheel without taking apart my mouse? 3 months ago:
I can’t find a pic, but I’m sure-ish (like 70-80%) that I once used a mouse that had 2 wheels on the underside, one rolling vertical and one horizontal. I don’t think it was very good.
- Comment on Amazon pricing makes no sense. 3 months ago:
Good bot.
I just can’t seem to memorise that format!
