Starmer is still better than the alternatives (Farage, Badenoch) but that's not saying much. The alternatives are just that shit.

Labour need to backtrack on the authoritarianism pronto, otherwise we'll be proper fucked the next time a real authoritarian gets in (like Trump bum buddy Farage). Some of the laws they're creating are made to be abused, even though Starmer isn't going to abuse them (he lacks the initiative, drive and imagination for that)

Things like this are why I prefer a wired connection. That and sound quality.

The simple answer to this is "if you want public money, give us parts of your company, otherwise fuck off and die". Also if we capped or outright stopped losses from being used to minimise taxes on profits it would help protect us against reckless billionaires.

Rockets are really cool. They are our one major way of getting off this planet and even without humans involved are the way we send things to space so we can understand the universe around us. You shouldn't have to like any of the people involved or can even actively dislike them for other reasons, and still get that.

Only one commencement speech about AI is going to get applause: https://www.smbc-comics.com/co... .

The Games and Entertainment division has always been a loss for Microsoft. Long before AI came along it was supported by the more profitable divisions (OS and Applications). It's the same story over at Sony with the Playstation losing money and being funded by more profitable things.

It's just after 25 years of making a loss, the M$ management aren't seeing any benefit from it.

Florida Man has done almost anything but he ain't stolen no kids.

Algorithms also assume that people know what they're doing and will act rationally. If anyone thinks people drive this way they are clearly not paying attention to the roads.

Every traffic jam starts with just one arsehole, just one who thinks they're different, special, above it all. One arsehole who decides that 30 is fast enough for everyone. One arsehole who sits on the phone, One arsehole who cuts people up, straddles two lanes, doesn't proceed at a green light. One arsehole who thinks the rules don't apply to him (and only him) and refuses to fit into traffic.

The kicker is, there are a lot more than just one arsehole on the roads.

And don't think that autonomous cars will save us, first off, they'll never work in our lifetimes but ignoring that they will be programmed to follow the rules to the letter (not the least important reason is to ensure the manufacture is as indemnified as possible from any blame), they will wait for a large enough gap, they will ignore faster moving lanes, they will wait for intersections to be clear, they won't speed... So the arsehole will decide that they know how to drive better because they will force their way into traffic, tailgate, so on and so forth.

You are correct to recognize that cell phones don't work well for a bunch of reasons as the cause. But your causes suffer some of the same problems. In particular, fertility rates are going down throughout the world, and have been since the 1970s, while almost everything you've listed is US specific in the last 30 years.

I'm less worried about Starmer as King Cnut, he's well intentioned but delusional and incompetent... I'm more concerned about how these laws will be used by King Cunt's like Nigel Farage if they ever gained power. For this reason alone these laws need to be opposed but the fools voting for fascists like Farage are just telling politicians like Starmer that they want more fascism (and is anyone surprised they're getting it?).

To be fair, that was an easy mistake for a Florida doctor to make as the average Floridian has no heart, no spine, no brain and their heads and arses are interchangeable.

The UK is one of the few places where you can still buy small amounts of codeine in over the counter painkillers (less than 13mg from memory). This is one of the reasons we're not having the same levels of prescription pain killer prescriptions as the US or Australia.

Australia banned it a bit over 10 years ago and everyone suddenly went doctor shopping for pain killers, now Australians are using strong painkillers as recreational drugs (A.K.A. Hillbilly Heroin) ... quelle surprise!

It's the same story with pseudoephedrine, you can still get it in the UK without a prescription, even though it's a faff having to ask the pharmacist specifically for the product that contains it. If anything we need to be putting the prescribing of more low level pharmaceuticals in the hands of pharmacists and reduce the load on the NHS clinics and A&E departments.

Apple definitely can afford to give up Europe, but that just means handing the market entirely to Android rather than it's current state of mostly Android. That will have a knock on effect to other markets... Apple can still afford this but they won't because they're too arrogant and greedy.

Instead they'll complain and try to undermine the EU.

Yep, I'd rather see the EU close whatsapp to chat bots in entirety.

I think you mean Protected Designation of Origin. It can only be called Mafia if it comes from the Mafia region of Italy.