HeartyBeast

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Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president in c/news@kbin.social
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 4 months ago

Sentencing July 11 - delayed because the original date would clash with a court appearance in Florida

Rapid rollout of clean technologies makes energy cheaper, not more costly in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Certainly, if you on an ‘agile’ tariff in the UK it can be a lot cheaper. There were times a few month ago when it was particularly windy - they were paying me to use electricity/charge my solar batteries from the grid.

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Plans dropped to replace community school with CofE school (humanists.uk)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by HeartyBeast@kbin.social to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Plans to close the only school of no religious character in its area and replace it with a Church of England school have been scrapped. The move has been welcomed by Humanists UK, who has been working with teachers, parents, and the National Education Union (NEU) to stop the proposal

German carmaker Volkswagen says forced labour in one of its sub-supplier's plants in China was not identified as 'no full supply chain transparency exists' in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I wonder how many manufacturers can currently manage that.

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Revealed: how touts drew up secret plans to sabotage Labour’s ticket reforms (www.theguardian.com)
 

Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying

The level of engagement on Reddit these days in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 4 months ago

However, the upside is that there are no bots, dark patterns, or manipulated feeds.

There’s a huge amount of incoming spam, much of it, I suspect posted by bots. I’ve also seen account posting ‘news’ from sites that are clearly AI generated

The level of engagement on Reddit these days in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 28 points 4 months ago (3 children)

To be honest, it feels much more likely to see posts on the Fediverse with many upvotes, few or no comments

Virginia went all in on solar. Then its powerful utility changed the rules. After Dominion Energy required expensive upgrades, many solar projects were put on hold. in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 8 points 4 months ago

It can work where there is real competition. For natural monopolies, not so much.

Usually it happens because the state wants to sell off family silver to make some short term cash :(

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So, if I gave you some volunteering contacts as links, would you commit to starting next month for me? Or would it take a threat of fines/court action?

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Would you be up for being compelled to give up a day a month to do good works? Not volunteering, mind, compelled.

Drinkers lose up to £114 a year over beer and wine short measures, study reveals in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 4 months ago

“It’s a bit lively tonight “

Drinkers lose up to £114 a year over beer and wine short measures, study reveals in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

£115? That’s nearly 3 pints of bitter

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 12 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I contribute plenty. I volunteer for several charities including AgeUK and a local food bank and I give blood.

Want to make it mandatory? piss off.

Almost a third of household smart meters not working properly, says Citizens Advice in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 4 months ago

If you’re on an agile tariff where the price changes ever 30 minutes, it’s a bit of a bummer

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For first time in a billion years, two lifeforms have merged into one (www.independent.co.uk)
 

‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

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CDC Warns of Cow-to-Human Transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu in Texas (scitechdaily.com)
 

A Texas farm worker contracted H5N1 from dairy cattle, indicating a new route of transmission for the virus, which has a high mortality rate and diverse symptoms in humans. The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health alert after the first case of H5N1 a

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Cern: Scientists search for mysterious ghost particles (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Physicists believe a new experiment could prove their existence and answer fundamental questions about our Universe.

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If kbin is going down for planned maintenance can the generic ‘ Over the next few days, there will be a change in server infrastructure…’ text at least be dated (kbin.social)
 

It’s impossible to tell if there is an actual server upgrade, or they have just gone down, displaying the message from last time.

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AFP: Proliferating 'news' sites spew AI-generated fake stories (www.msn.com)
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Vice Media stops publishing on website and cuts hundreds of jobs (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Vice Media Group filed for bankruptcy in May and was bought by Fortress Investment Group.

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Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO (arstechnica.com)
 

If you've posted on Reddit, you're likely feeding the future of AI.

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Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable (www.quantamagazine.org)
 

The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet.

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So blimey - what happened there? (kbin.social)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by HeartyBeast@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
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Kbin seemed tio take a nice long sleep there. I almost assumed it had fallen over for good. I Really hate the generic, undated 'over the next few days we are working on servers' mesesage.

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Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit (apnews.com)
 

A jury said Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.

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