@fitheach @clacke

there was a discussion about this yesterday, in the context of radio broadcasting. I think a combination of commercial labels and streaming services creates a situation where the remaining "new" artists are chasing much the same sound in the hope of making a career out of music, whilst music has become *less* important for many young people as they are caught up in a constant hustle to survive (I don't hear of as many young folk starting bands or becoming DJs as in 90s/00s)>>

@gemlog @welshpixie @fitheach

its not an official sign, the one we get taught to look out for is like this - you usually only get them around schools - sometimes but not always with a 20mph (32 km/h) limit

@boud @rysiek

given how slim the margins were for Brexit here in UK, I really wouldn't be surprised if as many as half the Russians do *not* want any war - also life for the everyday person in RU doesn't look /that/ bad (other than heavy authorities and dangerous roads) - and a war on the doorstep isn't going to improve things for anybody..

@avalon @kawaiipunk @nuala

so far none of the reports of Google suspending accounts for using NewPipe have been proven (the reports appear to come from edgelord/troll types, including some from Northern European countries where if Google *did* do that and singled out users from those countries it would create a shitstorm across the whole EU). I have it installed on multiple devices although I rarely watch videos on mobile due to the small screens..

The BBC report on the increasing popularity of @Fairphone devices (and their ease of repair) in #Germany

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60374806

@saxnot @neauoire

He certainly did build it, but its less clear if he was really in peril and may have gone to Morocco specifically to try this stunt.

He got a traffic violation ticket and a fine of around 450€ for "nature of vehicle not in accordance with registration/import documents" (to be fair exactly the same would happen anywhere in Europe to anyone who tried this on a public road)

https://sahara-overland.com/2017/08/05/the-2cv-motorcycle-survival-story/

@michel_slm @lightweight @drwho

its like a trade association here in Britain, I do some work for one which represents private health and social care companies as a secondment from my usual employer (who charge for my time at cost price). The trade association isn't meant to make a big profit (just to cover its costs) but it still represents the interests of private companies rather than any wider social change aim (although better conditions in health and social care are a positive thing)

@Eden these (and others) seem to be mistakes that Tesla *choose* to make (as they don't want to "kowtow to regulations") or even guarantee the same product quality as existing cars (I have an interest in car detailing and I've read a lot of complaints that the bodywork on a Tesla isn't anywhere as it should be considering how much one costs).

My VW apparently can play MP4s on the screen but the function is locked out and rightly so (as it would make the vehicle fail inspection here in UK)

@packetcat ISTR In UK they started chasing the big corporate market but ignored SMEs, then went to making lower build quality devices aimed at a younger customer base, some of whom used BBM rather like a mix of Signal and Encrochat with predictable results - after both drug dealers and political activists widely used the messenger handed over a fuckload of data to feds in about 2011 following riots in England; which killed their appeal with the "yoof" market somewhat...

@thomasfuchs I remember Acorn were always suffering from supply chain problems and delivery delays (which is to some extent why American computers slowly took over the UK market in spite of the Archimedes being a very powerful and capable machine)

@thomasfuchs I wonder if a factor at the time was that Acorn/ARM were still selling entire computers that were competitors to the Mac (particularly in education and graphics applications in UK and Europe?)