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Is this an American thing? On my gas stove, the front left is rapid boil, front right is simmer, and the back two are normal.

Yeah, I guess you could protest the general concept without mentioning Palestine Action, but as soon as it’s about Palestine Action, it would become illegal.

These people are protesting about the genocide, but also protesting against the proscribing of Palestine Action, and shining a spotlight on the draconian laws which means that the government can proscribe any organisation they don’t like, and arrest everyone who shows vague support for them.

They know they will get arrested doing this, but there’s no legal way of protesting the proscribing.

The original Life Is Strange menu music is lovely too.

Wetherspoons is against British values; it’s not right to make people queue at a bar!

This is how it works in real Britain - you find a free space at the bar, and try to look at the barkeep until they ignore you and serve someone else who came after you. Then it’s a 50-50 chance whether they point at you and say “they were here before me”.

It’s insane - I don’t give unrestricted internet access (certainly no social media) to my 9 year old, let alone a 6 year old!

Parent education is needed badly!

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Tim Coulson, professor of zoology and head of biology at the University of Oxford, said hotter weather means there is more for ladybirds to eat, so they are thriving.
And we shouldn’t be annoyed about seeing more of them around than usual: ‘People should learn to love the ladybirds. They are effective predators of aphids, which can be a major pest of many plant species.

For those who dont want to get past the pay/cookiewall

Fair enough, I wouldn’t disagree that it wasn’t the worstn’t way to word it.

I don’t disagree that it wasn’t a reasonable protest and those responsible should be prosecuted for the criminal damage etc… but to list them as a terrorist group because of one non-terrorising action is a tad ridiculous, counter-intuitive, and the optics for the government are terrible.

Yeah, it’s pretty different in the UK. Different towns, different parks, and different areas of parks, can all have their own rules.

Take this confusing sign for example which caught lots of dog walkers out:

Disabled! …The answer is disabled isn’t it?

Help, my map doesn’t have New Zealand and I got lost

I’m not an Owen Jones cheerleader but if he has 13 sources for his claims without exaggerating or taking things out of context, what legal claim can Raffi possibly have?

Edit: though it might be telling that it’s published by a website no one has heard of, rather than something like The Guardian.

Selling out his country to Russia is a matter of principle for Farage, and he’d never sell out his principles.

I’ve been playing BG3 for about 70h on the steam deck. Performance isn’t perfect, but it’s definitely playable on 30fps and low graphics. I’ve just got to Baldurs Gate city and I noticed the audio stutters slightly in busy areas. That’s the only noticeable performance issue I’ve had.

I have only played it on the steam deck so I have nothing to compare it against however. I’d love to play it on something more powerful so I don’t have to see it in potato-level graphics tho 😅

True. “Quality of life” is a bit of a weird measurement if they aren’t using it as a shorthand for “purchasing power”, as it can be pretty subjective.

Like you said, the local amenities where you live can really add to “quality of life”. I can walk to a pub, nature reserve, cafe, supermarket, school, or a bunch of other places within a 10 minute walk. I can cycle to work in 20 minutes.

That is fairly common in the UK and I’d think is pretty uncommon in the US.

Ah you’re not even from the UK. I’m not sure what the quality of life is like in Mississippi (however you want to measure it) but it’s not terrible here outside of London.

I don’t have data on hand but from my own experience I can tell you that we do not have an awful quality of life generally speaking, nor do I personally know anyone who is having a terrible quality of life in terms of their buying power and ability to support themselves. I’m able to support my family without issue on my wage.

People are generally struggling a bit more since inflation has taken hold over the last year or so, and there are reports of more people needing to use food banks etc - which is horrific - and there are big issues around home ownership. However it’s certainly not that case that the majority of people are in abject poverty.

Personally I’d hate to live in London - it attracts money and it has great public transport, but to me it doesn’t feel like a great place to live in many ways and everything is so much more expensive there.

Yes the NHS has been ruined by lack of investment from previous governments, but it is due to get big investments from the new government, so fingers crossed.

Where is that data from? I’d be surprised if the US wasn’t worse when considering health insurance, car reliance, etc.