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[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 31 points 2 months ago

Reminder, the SC didn't rule that trans people had to be excluded from gender segregated things, only that they could. Labour doesn't have to do this, they're choosing to, and even if they did, they're the fucking government. What is the point of an elective dictatorship if the party of government is going to be so unwilling to actually change anything?

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago

The main government proposal is to let AI firms use copyright-protected work to build their models without permission, unless the copyright holders signal they do not want their work to be used in that process – a solution that critics say is impractical and unworkable.

The critics are right, this sounds ridiculous. Like, how would it work if a work is updated to include such an opt-out, does the copyright holder have to tell every AI company about the change, or do AI companies have to continuously monitor the material they use for updates? It better not be the later as AI companies are already bad enough with their horrendous scraping of the web.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's critical support because it's hypocritical.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Apparently this is based on a law from 1861, so it's about as British as you can get.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm sure the 'protect women' lot will now fight the UK's regressive abortion laws as hard as they've campaigned against trans people.

But it is seriously fucked up that we don't afford women their bodily autonomy here. Hopefully that abortion decimalisation that Labour MPs are reported to be pushing goes somewhere.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I hope the guidelines help. I really want to believe that a lot of attitudes we see about trans people are from a place of ignorance rather than malice, though I do fear that I'm being naïve. The admin statement will, frustratingly, take awhile, if at all, as it's been two weeks since I've heard from another admin, unless I make one unilaterally.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 14 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Normally this should be removed under the "We're not YPTB" rule, but as this is a new situation I'll allow this thread to act as a megathread. New posts about this will be removed, so post any new memes here.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 22 points 2 months ago

Israel supporters only have to vote for one country while the other votes are split between 25 others.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You could just tell how nervous the presenters where after they announced Switzerland got 0 from the public.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 25 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Luxembourg deserved so much better.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

To win we must defeat the great enemy, the People's Front of Judea!

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So I looked up 'Immortal Chess' and it appears to be s site akin to Lichess and now I'm just confused.

 
 
 
 

The rise - higher than stated last month - will see the average annual bill rise to £603, but there are significant variations between regions.

Water companies have committed extra money for investment in infrastructure, such as reservoirs, and more help for struggling customers.

However, consumer groups are warning the rise means more households will fall into debt.

Regulator Ofwat outlined forecast bill rises in December, which would cover the next five years.

But the bill rises for the year from April, external, announced by industry body Water UK, are higher than those announced by Ofwat as the calculations now include inflation - so account for rising prices that suppliers face.

The average bill increase equates to around £10 a month, from £40 to £50, but millions of households face even steeper rises.

Southern Water customers told they will see a 47% increase to £703 a year while Hafren Dyfrdwy and South West Water bills are rising by 32%.

Thames Water customers have been warned they will see a 31% hike and Yorkshire Water is raising bills by 29%.

Bournemouth Water customers will also see a 32% increase to their bills.

Other factors, such as whether a customer is metered and how much water they use, means the bill changes will vary considerably for customers depending on their circumstances.

Bill rises for the next five years are being front-loaded, with a big increase this April so that spending on new infrastructure, such as new reservoirs, can get going.

 
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