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by permo-w 1y ago
is it splitting hairs though? they're going to prison for refusing to engage with the justice system, which is a very normal thing to go to prison for the world over. what the original offence was isn't really relevant
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by permo-w 1y ago
perhaps there needs to be an inquiry into the issue
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by permo-w 1y ago
I'd add that while I agree that the BBC could and perhaps should be doing a lot more to make profit from BBC Worldwide, I think the concern there is that too much focus on that could start to bring in unwanted incentives, such as prior
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by permo-w 1y ago
this is a fantastic, well-thought-out analysis of the kind that is all too rare amongst people talking about the BBC. thank you
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by permo-w 1y ago
this modern style of criticism is so tiring. if you philosophically disagree with something, don't try to abuse the defence of an oppressed group as a rhetorical technique to make it harder for people to argue with you, just say you di
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by permo-w 1y ago
no one is going to prison for not paying the license fee. the article brings up prison, but only as a way to sneakily associate it with non-license fee payment in a way that clearly worked on you
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by permo-w 1y ago
most money, yes. best scripts, no.
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by permo-w 1y ago
it's not tax payers' money
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by permo-w 1y ago
read Spycatcher. in the post-war/cold war era, Britain, particularly the upper classes, was fucking riddled with soviet agents, mostly British-born communist sympathisers who were activated by the USSR, and many of them could have been
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by permo-w 1y ago
of course you can love it or not love it, but I'd make my decision based on whether you enjoy its content rather than on what MI5 made them do during the cold war
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by permo-w 1y ago
look, perhaps I've been a bit uncivil in the way I've responded to you, but I think these are what you're confusing: -- a site not being able to tell the location of your dns server, which is true -- your dns server not affec
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by permo-w 1y ago
why are you over and over again just guessing at what's true? literally google the words "dns geoblocking" and then come and apologise
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by permo-w 1y ago
my friend I will ask you again: why are you saying this if you haven't actually tried it? google it if you don't believe me. I have used the technique many times, and just because you think geoblocking works one way does not mean
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by permo-w 1y ago
why say something if you quite clearly don't actually know anything about the thing you're saying? do you really think I'm saying this without having done this myself many times? without it being a well-known and well-publici
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by permo-w 1y ago
well you're right. admittedly I haven't watched much recently besides White Lotus. on the other hand, it is true that most very highly regarded American shows have British actors in key roles, or creatives in production
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by permo-w 1y ago
then hide yourself in a cave and never come out because everyone lies and everything lies and the world is built on lies name an institution as large and wide and old as the BBC that hasn't told far more lies for far less honourable re
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by permo-w 1y ago
this is a mentally lazy response
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by permo-w 1y ago
in what sense?
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by permo-w 1y ago
>it'll make space for the next generation. space promptly filled by B or C tier talent as the best go and work elsewhere to get paid appropriately
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by permo-w 1y ago
I completely agree with and understand this reaction to people like Huw Edwards being paid stupid amounts of money to read words off a screen while managing the colossal task of simultaneously looking concerned, doing a serious voice, and n
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by permo-w 1y ago
>Wolf Hall ... you're nitpicking. it's a high class, well-produced, well-acted, British-made TV show, by the BBC, of a very high quality that would be well-regarded in any era (if you ignore the weird racial thing they did in S
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by permo-w 1y ago
the comment is being downvoted because its central premise is preposterous: the BBC lied about vetted people for MI5 30 years ago -> therefore it's a lying propaganda institution -> therefore it should be disbanded first of all,
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by permo-w 1y ago
it wasn't just the BBC, it was the police, hospitals, the royal family, the prime minister, the music industry, etc etc etc
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by permo-w 1y ago
I agree that they should let people subscribe monthly, but this is a completely illogical take. you might as well say you don't want to go to the cinema because the lead actor was paid the market rate for the job. if you don't lik
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by permo-w 1y ago
this kind of take is usually the preserve of nostalgic old men who've just discovered YouTube comments, so I'm surprised to see it rephrased so many times here. if you aren't finding high quality modern British-made TV shows
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by permo-w 1y ago
just change your dns to a UK server
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by permo-w 1y ago
I feel like at this point the LLM space is just filled with people solving and resolving the same problems over and over
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by permo-w 1y ago
fair enough, but it wasn't clear
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by permo-w 1y ago
it's telling that you've not actually addressed anything I said. you're just repeating yourself and appealing to the authority of others. you've quite clearly decided that Android is your "team" and you're
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by permo-w 1y ago
I just tried syncthing, and first of all I do not trust the fork of the app present on the app store, second of all, christ is it slow. why would I ever rely on this when I should be able to just use a usb cable? it's like trying to sa

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