2026-01-21T10:12:20Z https://nostr.now AnguaDelphine https://nostr.now/npub1vwlx8022866az903ujawakzsljvvxyptfpwfrq3js3q9xw8xg2uscjv6v2 https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfc324upeuv5vhu9gysyxjssyjssckfsj2uyxv384c0gv9l0g4jagzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjntzra5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t2hfc8dv5pfgl9qfu4qayn8pzn5x3fs8fp7y9v6fff477f83wkcmv75gv'>nevent1q…75gv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The issue being: when did the Beeb become a State Religion with legally enforceable tithes?<br/><br/>There is no longer any way to enforce a Public Service requirement on them, let alone the commercial sector (6 companies now?) and with ways to bypass region locking and no way to prove you yave a TV licence, a subscription model is the ONLY way forward.<br/><br/>The only halfway decent output on the Beeb is produced independently and has been for years.<br/>Remove the BBC &#34;Executives in charge of Production&#34; and it might be watchable.<br/><br/>The most thought provoking programmes in recent history have been on Channel 4 - ENTIRELY 3rd party productions.<br/>POSSIBLE exception to that being the Post Office scandal drama on ITV.<br/><br/>Other than that it&#39;s unfair competition and overstaffing.<br/><br/>There is UKTV, Britbox etc - streaming and selling DVDs / Blurays, so why have the expensive setup now.<br/><br/>I would argue to keep Freesat though, not perfect but covers areas with terrestrial problems including lack of broadband.<br/>It can be funded commercially. #UK #BBC #TVTax #Freesat #SubscriptionTV 2025-04-26T13:51:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03h74kwgm6azawte4jfw7vasnrzjymj268tn6xys2w2klue3jhcszyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj5h2cnt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f9yh0hc7djuujezpaptys2v22c5sf09e72uv06smhezq0egl30qryqv93'>nevent1q…qv93</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And like the gallows and even the ghastly men on the Home Office List, all Performative Cruelty is popular with certain people until it affects them.<br/><br/>Competitive Othering?<br/><br/>Cheapest way forward is UBI, but Idiotocracies do not like the idea of a fair society. 2025-04-22T07:29:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfl0t4jnzclfvkcx5f8xm0gk4muz7kp4ppcwmeqr6ulr7qk23f6cczyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjs5cyhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4l7s5ew3v6mvwt6euwny73hkw38guv7640q4exvf73mwej9q47s55cj4y'>nevent1q…cj4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m a Brit, but that sounds familiar.<br/><br/>Incompetent prescribing of dangerous &amp; addictive drugs, or worse none at all due to sex / gender / race etc.<br/>For some people a TENS machine can help; not if you have a cardiac condition though, often coincident.<br/><br/>In my experience, all you can do is find coping mechanisms; diet, furniture even.<br/>Long Term (decades) I have found nerve damage helps; with pain anyway, the loss of haptics and eventually control of dead areas, not so much.<br/>In my case progressive, injury related and abuse by so called medics.<br/>Bad enough i&#39;m dyspraxic, so get injured regularly despite precautions.<br/><br/>There has to be a better solution that permanent nerve blocks surgically; which I have heard of being promoted.<br/><br/>Pain is a warning mechanism, if only that parts of your brain have gone tilt.<br/><br/>Is it misfiring nerves?<br/>Issues in nerves talking to brain?<br/>Or the brain itself not understanding correctly?<br/><br/>I suspect all 3; what it ISN&#39;T, is that certain people* have higher pain thresholds, reduced sensitivity, should stop moaning etc.<br/><br/>*The sexist &amp; racist attitudes of the so called medical profession are obscene. Add the other prejudices and it is a nightmare. <br/>CF/MFS was dismissed until LongCovid proves that PostViral Syndrome/s are real and debilitating.<br/>The bullshit psycho industry has limited research into pain mechanisms and autoimmune conditions generally. 2025-04-19T07:58:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs288hahgj2an4mfea88p9hzl8hqczq75zf9z86zvf7keeq4e4kp9czyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj4ap08m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfc8087q9k8cmg7huzn29xjaua9u0w7junsxf7v24mlcy33w2r4yszvercu'>nevent1q…ercu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too serious to make the usual cracks, like the ones in their supply pipes.<br/>So - yes renationalise but do it better.<br/>Follow with the rest of critical National Infrastructure.<br/><br/>Unless we can build duplicates OF pipes / cables / rails, how CAN there be competition?<br/>NeoLiberalism has almost destroyed the UK amongst other countries.<br/>Time for a lefty alternative but with actual oversight this time.<br/><br/>Oh and as far as the National Grid is concerned, MicroGeneration. The Grid should be limited to being a backup.<br/>With creative storage, local power options are possible and would be cheaper. 2025-04-16T08:03:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf94d8vulj2n885dzyh7779whk0jxwtz0geq7u62asqfpgme42t3qzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptja84lv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvknhfjy5m0z86q4qcer06gkqnlqtfw9m0ywqk8j38f4mjulfeqsf7k7lf'>nevent1q…k7lf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmmm.<br/>Cotton / denim layers? 2025-04-15T20:23:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp00sm6c9z8acf24evnxl0a3000xs2rhwt6mnamy5nczcq88kzldqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj0qlfgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst38nayw2s76lkzg5qu2a74mlh7j0utm2gjnw9j2ctpv4aex8s97qh7cth0'>nevent1q…cth0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Certain elements within the USA, chiefly the wealthiest, have manipulated so many people for so many years it is impossible to pin it down.<br/><br/>I hardly think it is a sad thing to see an Empire die, the British one survived until the middle of the last century, not that Upper Class Brits believe it is gone.<br/><br/>The US one will have been short lived, but may well go down in history as having had the most catastrophic effects in its creation, brief reign then demise.<br/><br/>Sadly it will not be remembered as a warning, just like the many before it.<br/>&#34;Oh but what they did wrong was ...; WE&#39;ll do THIS instead&#34;. 2025-04-14T14:23:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy0qca49d2r5zwczjuh2m5ef8rscaxn0pkfhxuxj8wuvk226kqw0szyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjtwh6uf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3dr83emkwzpd6euann45hxausuqas3nv2sfajr343vyfl86eelsm5qk36'>nevent1q…qk36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The thieving bastard tried copyrighting it if I remember correctly.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s20wsx5d90r4sqljl03v9g4fw6h7cuhw3rj45qrmxmfr8ea29klqwntwmm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>stux⚡️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s20…twmm</span>)</a></span> 2025-04-14T14:04:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs905qcvd4xmxc5a5slxc327757ahd28ktv447tjun20mtfyljnk0gzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjjq6a4t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr82c3wx9gdgfhurkjnzz88rd87nxg77vh0sgvpu776gkrxcffus6zwk7e'>nevent1q…wk7e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At a guess no.<br/><br/>Eventually many people will develop periodontitis and with no access to antimicrobials, they will develop life limiting cardiac &amp; pancreatic conditions.<br/><br/>Obviously dentists will not be spotting other cancers, like they used to. Like ooh access to opthalmologists - amazing what they can pick up from an eye exam.<br/><br/>Result, reduced numbers of people qualifying for an Old Age Pension, assuming it&#39;s still around in a decade.<br/><br/>Strange that noone has correlated the 3 conditions - wonder why?<br/><br/>At a guess - numbers. Eugenics by Economics.<br/>NeoLiberalism at its most callous. 2025-04-05T17:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvs39cdtny2l3m4hgs8zrr3w4rql3h60kqd2y6qffmc90zg6rnfmszyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjauj2sm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3vsnwu3w5txn7zwyrjhdv5pgffvjw9r75l0lccgl4tez05hngpsndmy9s'>nevent1q…my9s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me of plotlines from Judge John Deed* and The Thick Of It.<br/><br/>It is impossible to satirise politics anymore.<br/><br/>*I think the Fash (Bliarite) politician said something like &#34;a fixed sentence for every offence&#34;. 2025-03-29T15:29:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82wp5us9eengwpqg2gvuqvszvwdszs4s5enxwt9zf9q8cpfcgwsgzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjc3hjey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23djcpu2kt5nn9dg5nndvejdjefw6sxysyhhm9xjt0hy26a0pd2qec3pcq'>nevent1q…3pcq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmmm ... on the basis that almost every damned electrical item is, in part, a computer nowadays - Hordes of the things.<br/><br/>I would need to do a count and it&#39;s late* and i&#39;m tired.<br/><br/>The TV is Android, the STB is Linux...<br/><br/>*UTC_0 (GMT for another week). 2025-03-18T23:25:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpvvnppsus8dqm8scxjxj5gtextjps28vx9wzchsae205xss3laqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjjphkqz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz0n4nq9c4jlllrz4xn3esfuhq5890ch9vv685r90m5tpphge2v6srxyfd2'>nevent1q…yfd2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well I am just speculating here.<br/><br/>Projection over the Russian involvement not being too successful?<br/>Moldova didn&#39;t work out so well, especially after one woman asked AT the Ballot Box when she was going to get paid.<br/><br/>Or trying to deflect from the blatant vote rigging / denying in advance / planning events for 6 January 2025?<br/><br/>Or getting irritated that somebody might bring up blatant US interference in / rigging of overseas elections? 2024-10-22T20:59:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsppt57mkkgnanrs255r7t997gfkvkxjd6ywu45kq2s5xxn24yzjygzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjz7l3ey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7emw9saccrupwy35drv25shet45fwjqqk7sxwwd7hx95p6zlssq4wmvnq'>nevent1q…mvnq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Tech is largely crap, Husk is basically a drug addled dillettante screwing with people because he can.<br/>For all that he is at best a distraction from the Billionaires we don&#39;t hear about / from much if at all.<br/><br/>The New Feudal Order doesn&#39;t care what form of Government a country has as long as it can be manipulated.<br/><br/>The death of journalism and free speech in the UK should have EVERYBODY on the streets; enough of us and no way to stop or hunt down later.<br/>Maybe this month&#39;s budget will be the Tipping Point. 2024-10-18T15:33:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3nh2y32x4cun84jjyrg0waq7ynsh6v2tc2j0c28wm2wz69au4aqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj8kpztn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrqjnj390f86xd00xqptzkxp7g9hscgd80t9xl77pchjzlmxj85g9y9xxa'>nevent1q…9xxa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well &#34;Trickle Down Economics&#34; has always been a thinly disguised euphemism.<br/><br/>When they start talking UBI, Statutory provision of essentials deemed basic human rights by International Treaties...<br/><br/>I think the short answer is how they made their money &amp; who funds them.<br/><br/>Maybe someone should explain Fiat Currency to them. 2024-09-24T22:52:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy79rvx02v3tzwegsvl6l7fjdrj82wm6elsfznsmmucmx3hw9nkqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjumjt5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88zkh3dzu4uecdm59ex9fz3cyccwqpfmfcs0mu6nhu57jvps3zxgh3306f'>nevent1q…306f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmmm sounds like the sort of attitude MAGAts are hoping for.<br/>Screwy system in the USA, but in the event of challenges, voter percentages carry a lot of weight.<br/><br/>Between Voter Suppression and anger, the UK GE saw barely half the electorate actually vote.<br/>End result we have a government without any ethical legitimacy*, with an overwhelming majority in parliament due to our screwy system.<br/><br/>*Worst liars this century and they&#39;re proving more disreputable than the Blue brand Tories they replaced.<br/>Also looking like the Labour party could split fairly soon anyway, so hopefully we won&#39;t have them for the full 5 years. 2024-09-17T22:18:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6qw0urkfm2chhvnk508v6uuk2qe7azygfrc8tmq7wq7sugktfvqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj7pj447 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs295ljv23xrajymkjdvtw9sgf24jsqmk57faz98crvgutevcsjrncptp5gp'>nevent1q…p5gp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is another term for humans who kill and collect trophies. Serial Killers.<br/>Why is it acceptable if they target non-humans? 2024-09-12T19:32:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsda6kwhke580tk04n5sh6e72rvvgfynypjdv8nyzz269a2jlykp4qzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjakc6rt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthu7wh5negd0ylrmmj03l8ecnd3vr3k7dtynd4783u4l0dsp2ydgkwk84r'>nevent1q…k84r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh dear I must be old, I recognise almost all the components &amp; cables.<br/>Massive hassle but more fun than modern ones.<br/>To qualify that, I actually bought one of the first Newtons.<br/>Would have taken half that case. 2024-08-28T21:18:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz8s22mhnt5j2s8xjmf6m2hu8rcsxy3n2c3up2p8e5dddx9twtd7qzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj6fkspc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ud3dfdvym3etz5upyw4z44yhxmsgwxh7qalf2j9tupfswhdf8jcnpthvv'>nevent1q…thvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So true.<br/>I think the only one they didn&#39;t buy was Conflict Catcher.<br/>Essential as I used a lot of (PAID FOR) Shareware back then.<br/>Sorry the names escape me it was 20+ years ago now.<br/><br/>Nowadays it&#39;s AppleStore or nothing I believe? 2024-08-25T14:13:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstljc0jdc5t7r2vsxvqeghqg0yhm2smmmdxn6g2e04v68s538t4vqzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjmlrex6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyy0at29rvul3dcpvzppza6t9yxeu5ll4flak760lx3wgfgstc3cl0ecr6'>nevent1q…ecr6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No i&#39;m an idiot (old anyway).<br/>My 1st Mac was a 230C with dock etc.<br/>Had a trackball &amp; buttons not touchpad.<br/>I was thinking of my last mac, 540C.<br/><br/>Moving from PC (Atari ST before that).<br/>The Duo was fun, couldn&#39;t decide between powerbook and desktop so got that.<br/>Got fed up with it and got AV Macs soon after. 2024-08-25T14:07:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08gp0xukgvm3ul2gat9zwnstrju97tjl00v30cuzc4jfpwv83ldgzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjfwep0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp76kwffssw065yrqpfzx99t8d3rs08grn7sh2n5tuqnj2c29nzug94h2j8'>nevent1q…h2j8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The wonders of Aladdin Desktop Tools and others - so good Apple bought them out. 2024-08-25T12:18:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfmjjevuedh8aqc8n94h3vpkn65430acre5w3zns75vvwufxhwvszyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptjqf3qg7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05k3u4dxt4jss9glzhmgetevehhxnj6rw874me6r2wqps2hry6rqdgmhm6'>nevent1q…mhm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The game I remember. Never got any parades though :(<br/><br/>Fairly certain that was my first Mac (1993).<br/>Tiny screen but useable without the Dock.<br/>Better with external monitor though.<br/>The SIZE of the dock though!!! 2024-08-25T12:17:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgulvc96xfu43pgfjzrdpfcplhf5vkpa8mj674jh0mzr48rck8ctgzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj8427vj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wksvv9y2g53p2jx79xcprcnpllrv04yefnrn7u5ppryaz5ftmqcej9y44'>nevent1q…9y44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow.<br/>Wonderful picture BTW. 2024-08-20T21:12:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf4j3qn26xjphq45sr2j53qsgfxdehh2mngqf79p5npskzzmn27zgzyp3mucaafgltt5g478jt4mkc2r7f3scs9dy9eyvzx2zyq5ecueptj4zpt2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2h82l8z5kpc99awz8wvmjmcq37k8ynhsfznj32j3rja2zclhawlg790gp3'>nevent1q…0gp3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amazing.<br/>I assume what looks like mercury is the eye? 2024-08-20T20:39:53Z