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Brit here: It is very uncommon.

This is an interesting development. I would predict some of the biggest losers in the AI boom will be Indian (and similar) outsourcing companies. Companies like Wipro and Infosys have thrived off rich…

I genuinely can't tell if this is satire or not.

Americans always think a British accent is exactly one accent.

True, existing addictions are a good bet, but a brand new one with no competition, regulation or recognition? That's you you get Zuckerberg wealthy.

Me too. I first assumced it was an OCR error, then remembered they were emails and wouldn't need to go through OCR. Then I thought that the US Government is exactly the kind of place to print out…

If you want to become a billionaire, the best way to do it is invent some new addiction.

Calling it now: this is ignobel prize-worthy research. If it doesn’t get a nod I’ll eat my hat.

I love this fact. If you're a fish with no neck, the route it takes is the most direct and obvious. But as evolution gradually lengthened necks the route remained the same!

As someone in the UK, this was especially chilling.

Once you start noticing how often you see content that references e.g. anything that's happening in the US right now (I'm in the UK), you realise how 'news' is everywhere . If you…

Yes, laws only matter if they are collectively believed in. International law just the same. This has always been the case, but largely speaking in the West, for the last century or so, the rule of la…

https://mamota.net my ultra minimalist site

That's fair, library systems can be very variable, where we are we can access audiobooks on a desktop, so there's access to the raw files, I can see how if you're doing it with an iPhon…

The Yoto system actively encourages you to buy 'blank' cards to fill with your own content, and the process is relatively simple. Simply remove the DRM from the borrowed media, (convert to a…

Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' unease https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmlnmnwzk2o …

Ditto. I started migrating 3 years ago, and now almost nothing reaches my Gmail any more. Weaning off Google is hard, but this felt like the most significant step.

During the war, ships were arriving from the US packed with munitions. They needed something to take back, just for ballast, so they used rubble from the destroyed city.

Castle Park, where the barges were moored until recently was flattened during World War II. The rubble was exported to the USA, and was used as landfill to create Bristol Basin, New York. https:/…

Seems gurt lush to me.

> faster than it would naturally Implying migration is 'unnatural'. Which it isn't, humans have migrated as long as they've existed, and without migration the population in the …

Most water companies in the UK will not allow you to start a new flat rate tarriff though (and will definitely be applying pressure to those on a flat rate to get a meter). So if you move house chance…

[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 …

Barely effective? The difference 20 minutes after my toddler takes a dose is astonishing.

Fun challenge for AoC…