Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

@corsent

I also remember the PCs at college circa 1993/4 era having AutoCard which required a dongle similar to this to make it work, an anti piracy measure or something.

@emiliaxenia @anneapplebaum

Here in the UK we seem to have lot of people running loose and looting in places such as Oxford Street London, this is all planned on social media platforms such as TikTok, I think it was recently moved to Portsmouth, but there has been called for this in other places too. along with some other dumb idea to take as many paracetamol as possible, which people clearly oblige and have a go.

The latter if someone dies as a result should go down as 1 death by stupidity, and 2 death by parental neglect, and the parents also prosecuted accordingly.

Social media HAS A LOT to answer for, as do in many cases the PARENTS of these people who seem oblivius to what their offspring are up to.

So with this, and what you describe here, it is just more proof that big tech does not care about anythinbg that happens on their platform, the problem is that any laws, enforcements impacts here too, when we here, actually try and DO SOMETHING about fake news, trolling, and stupid stunts etc.

Not sure if online safety bill will make a difference, but we already have laws on child neglect so if your offspring decide to go to the centre of London and run riot, AND they are under 18 YOU as a parent should face FULL WEIGHT OF THE LAW, as should your offspring.

We are however far too weak and too easily ready to make excuses.

@corsent

Ah yes, I still have a few of those, remember them well, esp when I had a peripheral that didn't connect unless I had one.

Steam Train engineering wheels, bogies and other parts

#SteamTrain #Parts #Engineering

@josephthomas

I think given what is going on in Canada, Maui, and other places with wild fires, and all the other problems the US (and other countries has) it would be nice for those at the top to be able to focus on important issues that affect the US people. At present they are distracted by Trump. Trump thrives on being in the media, the media makes money from this, why report 13 year old girl who has been raped and denied an abortion, when they can report Trump this, trump that.

It is time for many in the US to grow up, get out of their diapers and start to think about and discuss actual important issues, not focus on a criminal narcisstic idiot who in the eyes of the rest of the worl;d makes the US look stupid and a majority of the population look retarded due to the polls putting trump as favorite for the white house republican nomination.

This may be fine if you are a dictator like Putin, Xi, or Kim Jon Un, but for the rest of us it is a terrifying prospect.

This may sound harsh for a lot of Americans to hear but you are really not doing yourselves any favours, Time to stand up to the GOP and MAGA before it is too late.

@Lazarou

Given this keeps happening they have to sue and be paid a LOT of money time to fight back, same for those in Norfolk and Suffolk too.

Not just about the money this needs to be about making sure it never happens again.

@josephthomas

Surely he should get a place in the Guinness book of world records for the US President with the most criminal indictments. Up to now that has not been a category.