Edge can’t be anticompetitive if no one is using it

They couldn’t even be bothered developing their own apps for it. The mail app began to lag behind Outlook on Android, Minecraft was never ported to it when it could have been a killer exclusive app.

Labour gained 811 votes compared to the 2019 election, Conservatives lost over 20,000

As I understand it, the efficiency of a wind turbine increases with blade size, so multiple smaller personal wind turbines are less efficient than fewer, larger turbines that serve a neighbourhood, as well as costing much more and using more overall resources.

In a co-operative the shareholders are employees and associated members, and they elect the board.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumers'_co-operative

Not that Unity is a co-operative, but there is another way.

I’m still waiting.

Honestly the one killer use case for AI is to transcribe how-to YouTube videos into a static web page with thumbnail images.

It’s an entirely intentional deception. People get the fear that they’ll not be able to pass on their 3-bed semi-detached*, a dinner table set and the last dregs of a private pension to their kids, so they vote so that rich people don’t have to redistribute wealth.

• Usual caveat for London 🙄

Capitalism has a definition. He’s saying that the markers that define Capitalism (as opposed to Mercentilism, Feudalism, etc.) are no longer there.

Specifically he’s saying that you can now no longer be on the top rung by privately owning the means of production, which is probably the biggest hallmark of Capitalism.

The government do appear to have a hand in picking board members and executives though, and it’s regulated by the govt-appointed body Ofcom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64383742

(And yes, I’m aware of the irony of posting a BBC news link)

AV+ was not a PR method and only offered minor benefits above FPTP. It would still lead to a concentration of power between the two main parties, but it would increase the overall number of seats gained by a centrist party.

AV+ suited the Tories (and Labour) only slightly less well than FPTP, but Lib Dems would have been a much bigger spare leg if it had gone through. For the Tories, it was a win-win result.

In other words, the LDs allowed themselves to make another compromise, being tempted with another minor power grab, and in doing so allowed themselves to be outplayed again, and didn’t even gain us the minor democratic benefits AV+ had to offer.

As for AV+ being a short leap to PR, I have doubts, even though I voted in favour of it. PR would be less beneficial than AV+ to the three main parties now, so why would the LDs try to push it through? Also the referendum would have been used as a weapon - “the people voted so we can’t change it” - just as has been done for election reform, the Scottish Referendum and Brexit since.

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The costs are high. Finance regulations force the banks to investigate high-profile clients for any conflicts of interest or reasons where a bank may be facilitating something illegal or sanctioned. It is literally illegal for the bank not to perform these checks. They can’t just put on blinkers and claim ignorance.

It would be at least negligent to shareholders, and possibly outright illegal, not to act on that information if there were significant risk.

Brown coal output 12.2021: 10100 GWh Black coal output 12.2021: 5391 GWh

Of course comparing August 2021 - August 2023 there’s less of a difference, but still a noticeable drop.

Lua crew represent

Shout out to the 5% of UKIPpers who voted to remain

I think it’s making sure that they can’t record their voice in a single session and have it synthesised forevermore.

I don’t see anyone outside so it checks out.

Tactically speaking, you can vote for the party you want to win only if you are absolutely certain that a) the tories have such a strong majority there isn’t a chance of anyone else getting in; b) some other party has such a majority there isn’t a chance of the Tories getting in. Otherwise you vote for the non-Tory party (or party that will not ally with the Tories) that is most likely to make it in your area.

I still vote tactically because there have historically been some close results where I live, but I’m sick of voting for parties I don’t want to win. I decided to become a member of the political party that I felt I was in most in line with, despite the fact I rarely vote for them. Small gesture, I know.