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AngusTheNerd

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AngusTheNerd 40 points a year ago

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AngusTheNerd 24 points 2 years ago

We had these where I worked, what a lot of people miss is these don't actually record until the person wearing it presses a button, it doesn't have the battery life to record, encode, then broadcast video for 8+ hours. No doubt when that becomes feasible they'll give it a go though.

In the UK we have to announce to everyone it's recording. The gangs and thieves know this and don't care. They were happy to attack and rob us when we already had store wide CCTV.

The only deterrent that worked was a security guard we had for a short while, but the company withdrew them because we weren't losing over 5% of our daily take to theft, ignoring that we got the guard because two people had been sent to hospital after being attacked by a gang of youths.

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AngusTheNerd 7 points 3 years ago

Got a 10 year old laptop that couldn't do anything while running Windows 10. Couldn't install Windows 11 because no TPM chip. Was about to replace it when I thought screw it and gave Linux a go.

It now runs as smoothly as the day I got it, and am now a Linux convert.

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AngusTheNerd 4 points 2 years ago

A.G. Barr of Scotland produce a variety of fizzy drinks, including Barr cola. Can be seen in most medium or above sized shops in the UK, unsure of their availability abroad.

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AngusTheNerd 3 points a year ago

Georganics is a UK producer of dental products I'm rather fond of. They make the effort to be as environmentally responsible as possible. I use their toothpaste tablets to great effect.

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AngusTheNerd 3 points 2 years ago

People who vote green know they won't win an election, but do so anyway to pressure the larger parties to do more about climate change. The Greens themselves achnowledge this.

However, the pressure won't have much effect until they start actually taking seats from them. Standing down to give Labour a clear shot would destroy their steady gain in momentum and spoil the best chance they've ever had to get more seats.

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AngusTheNerd 3 points 2 years ago

Dartmoor ponies are such a lovely surprise when you come access them. Very kind and gentle. Hopefully this is a success!

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 6 months ago

This website is a fantastic resource I'll absolutely be sending people ask questions like these, no more lengthy explanations. Thank you for sharing!

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 2 years ago

Only 121 votes, a very slim margin.

Central Devon was even closer, a majority of only 61 votes!

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 2 years ago

Wholeheartedly agree, best we can do is do business with local shops where possible.

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 2 years ago

Previous government intended to cancel the leg to Euston despite all the work already being done to save money, but hadn't confirmed.

It made little sense because they'd already spent a lot of money to build a good amount of it and would've made all of it a waste.

Not to mention, having a high speed line terminate further than the main line it's meant to take pressure from would've defeated the point.

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 2 years ago

I just so happened to work in that little shop for around 6 months just before it was sold to Morrisons. During that time we were regularly among the top 10 best performing stores in the company, putting most stores in richer places like London to shame.

The queue for the Post Office would sometimes reach the door, it was a very busy place that made plenty of money.

The idea that the store itself is unprofitable is not believable. Either the management they put in there is awful, the business strategy is terrible, or the real reason is something else all together.

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AngusTheNerd 2 points a year ago

The toothpaste tablets come with a little jar you can take in your carry-on luggage. Any boxes for travel would probably be sold seperatly.

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AngusTheNerd 2 points 2 years ago

This was a cross-post, didn't realise it didn't provide the link. I'll try find the link for you.

Edit: Added the link to the post, will remember to double check in future.

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AngusTheNerd 1 point a year ago

It was McColl's at the time, they didn't have self services there.

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AngusTheNerd 1 point 2 years ago

Which would make perfect sense if there was some way of adding '... but don't count my vote if it makes electing the Labour candidate less likely' to your ballot. As it is, the effect of voting Green is to make a Labour government, and therefore any effective action on climate change, less likely. So, your real choice is: A Labour government, that does something (even if it's less than you'd like) or voting Green and handing government back to the Tories, and getting nothing (which is definitely less than you'd like).

I agree, which is why I'm voting Labour in a Conservative stronghold. Granted they would still be the largest party after losing those 4 seats, even if they don't reach majority they'd still be able to make a coalition, most likely with the Lib Dems.

And right now, when Labour are promising to decarbonise the grid by 2030, which may well be impossible, it's especially absurd to insist they do 'more'. 'More' than borderline impossible?

That claim by Labour probably has about 10 caveats that would further delay proper decarbonisation.

We also need to decarbonizing everything, not just the grid. Get people out of cars and onto bikes/transit, switch vehicles to renewables, reduce plastic use and meat consumption etc. Pledges for these would require action that would antagonize the majority of Labours voter base so they'll never make any of substance.

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