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by fredley 1y ago
[citation needed] Population growth in the UK is roughly in line with other developed countries. The past few years have been a bit choppy due to global events like the pandemic, but the UK is not an outlier in its population growth.
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Is Miss England's AI round dangerous or progressive?(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by fredley 1y ago|0 comments
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by fredley 1y ago
Barely effective? The difference 20 minutes after my toddler takes a dose is astonishing.
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M&S click and collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by fredley 1y ago|0 comments
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by fredley 1y ago
Fun challenge for AoC…
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by fredley 1y ago
FWIW 2FAS starts to show you the next code near the end of the window, this is very handy https://2fas.com/
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by fredley 1y ago
Do plasma donations remove more PFAS than other types of blood donation? I donate whole blood regularly, but have never measured my PFAS levels. As far as I know there isn't great data yet on whether it makes a big difference.
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by fredley 1y ago
The best time to delete Facebook was many years ago. The second best time is now.
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by fredley 1y ago
> Smokers actually cost less than non-smokers because they die a decade and a half sooner, and old age is where most expense happens. This is often mentioned, but it's simply not true. It's not old age itself that costs money,
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by fredley 1y ago
It's not just the universal healthcare enables access to healthcare to more people. When healthcare is something being paid for by everyone, the state of other people's health matters to you too (not just your own). Therefore, thi
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by fredley 1y ago
Noun Project is fantastic. It's been around for at least a decade and it's hard to find things with no icons these days. I notice it suffers from the same London Bridge problem, do people never learn? https://en.wikiped
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by fredley 1y ago
The image for Physics shows an impossible Newton's Cradle. The balls should be, well, cradled between two strings. https://www.thiings.co/things/physics
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by fredley 1y ago
And some of those people have mouths and noses, some don't. Creepy image.
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by fredley 1y ago
The entry for London Bridge is wrong, Tower Bridge is depicted.
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When will M&S take online orders again?(moneyweek.com)
89 points by fredley 1y ago|131 comments
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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem is one of its top posts for 6M(engadget.com)
3 points by fredley 1y ago|0 comments
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by fredley 1y ago
Fantastic writing. Fantastic acting. It’s really hard to fault it to be honest. In a sea of Stars Wars slop churned out by Disney it’s incredible this got made.
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by fredley 2y ago
This is surely the ultimate reminder that you, yes you - wise, knowledgeable and aware person - can get phished. Bravo Troy for the exemplar response to the situation.
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by fredley 2y ago
This time my Wheel of Fortune will hit, I know it!
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by fredley 2y ago
Right now every UK company—regardless of what they actually do—is preparing to claim they're doing it with AI in order to qualify for Government grants. Or they should be!
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by fredley 2y ago
Don't blame them, this is how products are marketed and sold now, e.g. AI washing machines, AI microwaves, AI features in cars, AI home lighting. Of course, most of these things don't have anything a software engineer or computer
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by fredley 2y ago
This is absolutely insane. If they want to know where potholes are, throw up a basic site with a map for reporting, people are very motivated by issues on the roads. Or just ask Google to share Waze data - many potholes on major roads are
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by fredley 2y ago
I think if they did, they’d sell less of it. Consumers would associate the cheaper price with a poorer quality product (most are probably not directly aware of the amount of duty they’re paying or even that they are). The whole goal of non
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by fredley 2y ago
Anecdotally, my local (UK) brewery’s most profitable beer is their alcohol free one. Partly this is because it’s priced the same as their alcoholic beers, but they pay no duty!
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Why printers add secret tracking dots (2017)(bbc.com)
4 points by fredley 2y ago|0 comments
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We fell for the oldest lie on the internet [video](youtube.com)
2 points by fredley 2y ago|0 comments
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by fredley 2y ago
https://leafletjs.com/
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Segment Display [video](youtube.com)
1 points by fredley 2y ago|0 comments
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Large Horse(large.horse)
24 points by fredley 2y ago|15 comments
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AI can beat real university students in exams, study suggests(bbc.co.uk)
20 points by fredley 2y ago|25 comments

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