OrlandoDoom

joined 1 year ago

Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's mad that it's not equal, if mothers and fathers have equal childcare leave there's no need to discriminate against hiring women full time (which is a thing that still happens, some companies don't like to take women in their mind 20s full time cos they end up taking maternity, I saw this happen first hand while I was in RBS, that was only 2 jobs/a few years ago)

Huw Edwards: Former BBC presenter given suspended sentence over indecent images of children in c/britishtelly@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

Looking it up at least a year behind bars for the worst of images, seems low

Manchester turns to ‘housing first’ scheme to eradicate rough sleeping in c/manchester@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

Good

You've got to move house at least 150 miles away from there you currently live. Where would you choose? in c/askuk@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I go Tilburg every year anyway, so..... I mean it's not a bad town, cycling is good. Also Roadburn is the sickest festival there is.

You've got to move house at least 150 miles away from there you currently live. Where would you choose? in c/askuk@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Netherlands, not Amsterdam though.

Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge to be closed in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Good

Royal finances: Monarchy to get £45m extra funding - BBC News in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Stole it, that's how we get stuff in England, just look at our museums

Why don't utility companies charge the exact amount used for the monthly bill? in c/askuk@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

They do if you ask them to.

Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year in c/britishtelly@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

Sharp dropoff between 18 and 21 I bet. Never had a TV license myself, never had broadcast TV either.

If there's something I really want to watch, I'll try and buy it. If I can't buy a copy anywhere, I just pirate it.

UK 'Crackdown' on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests & 40 Warnings. in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've been pirating stuff for decades and never had so much as a warning from an ISP. Get a VPN.

Lancashire mum fined £240 defends term-time holiday in c/casualuk@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

Well, £2760, but close enough

Meatly Receives UK Approval for Cultivated Meat in Pet Food in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

Replace the human grade stuff with cultivated too