Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#GrantShapps’ #bike licence plates proposal ‘a strange and pointless idea’ | Grant Shapps | The Guardian

A pointless idea from the #Tories, egged on by the #DailyMail. Just another way to snoop on a demographic who cause far fewer accidents than motor vehicle users.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/17/grant-shapps-bike-licence-plates-proposal-a-strange-and-pointless-idea

#Cycling #UK

#LizTruss has refused to enshrine #AnimalWelfare in #TradeDeals, says minister | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Not just #welfare but also #FoodSafety and qulaity would be put at risk.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/liz-truss-animal-welfare-trade-deals-george-eustice

#UK #Politics #Brexit

Tried the Qwant privacy-oriented search engine, but it's much weaker than Google. It couldn't find my own web page or maps to local buildings.

The Monmouthshire Building Society is working with Welsh Government and Cambria Cydfuddiannol Ltd to create Banc Cambria, which is set to begin operations next year https://nation.cymru/news/ms-makes-banc-cambria-plea-as-barclays-closes-last-branch-on-ynys-mon/

The National Library of Wales is offering a new post with the aim of emphasising the nation's diverse history
https://nation.cymru/culture/national-library-of-wales-offering-job-decolonising-its-archives-to-emphasise-the-nations-diverse-history/

#England must reduce #meat intake to avoid #ClimateBreakdown, says food tsar | #Food | The Guardian

Although I’m not a #vegetarian, I can see the need to cut back both on meat consumption and the land it uses by a huge amount.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/16/england-must-reduce-meat-dairy-intake-says-henry-dimbleby

#UK #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Farming #Agriculture

#introduction

Hi everyone! My name is Evan, I'm a product design student from Ireland. I joined the fediverse last year to explore more ways of communicating with people online, and I'm glad to have found Lurk!
My main interests include:
∙ Design, be it physical, graphical or software.
∙ Photography, especially exploring interesting ways of taking photos.
∙ Learning. I love learning about technology, sustainability and languages.
I also love origami, bees and exploring the world around me. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone on here!

#WoodlandTrust’s #UK #tree of the year #2022 nominations – in #pictures | #Art and design | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/aug/09/woodland-trusts-uk-tree-of-the-year-2022-nominations-in-pictures

#Photography

#LochArkaig #OspreyCam: Live #Webcam - Woodland Trust

It’s rare now to see three members of the #osprey family together. I can’t tell which is which now and whether there are still four members in the family. I also like this #capture because it catches the #sunset.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam

#UK #Scotland #Wildlife #Conservation

@ifixcoinops The other big effect is computer software being copyrightable. In the 1970s, no one knew if computer code could be copyrighted, but in the 1980s that became an issue. The courts looked back at the player piano situation: a player piano roll isn't that different than punch cards for a computer, a set of instructions for a machine to follow. And if a player piano roll falls under the 1909 copyright law, so does computer code.

So all software licensing also comes out of player pianos.

I got some of my #photographs printed out on proper photographic paper and the results are spectacular. The #colours are so sharp and the #images are crisp. My laptop monitor is #HD standard but, at full resolution, these pictures are so much better. But there is little point in showing them on an image as it would be impossible to show the quality.

#Louisiana child kicked out of class because #parents are #same-sex #couple | Louisiana | The Guardian

Meanwhile, in the 18th century.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/11/louisisana-kindergarten-class-kicked-out-parents-same-sex-couple

#Prejudice #Homophobia #Persecution #US