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I mainly meant it as a goal to aim for. Police don't have to be brutish idiots.

Our police use a "police by consent" mindset, rather than a "police by force" one. Most don't even carry guns.

Unless you can trace your ancestry back 5-10 generations, along with enough peerages and titles to matter, you are at best middle class. At least according to the old fashioned mindset.

As a fellow tea snob, I salute you. 👍

FYI, I'm not American, I'm watching from the outside.

The UK police, while they have their issues, are a lot better than American police. A lot of them also love the bodycams. They make their job a LOT easier, with far less hassle.

I'm a major one for transparency. I will accept that a police or justice officer doing their job properly and reasonably, can still make enemies. A certain level of information security, of their private lives, is then reasonable to keep them and their families safe.

Their job life should be documented well however. If their body cam is not working, it should be assumed to hide something, until proven otherwise.

I also don't see the US's ICE as police or justice. They have shown none of the restraint and control expected of the role. They are armed thugs, with a powerful backer, and should be treated as such.

There's 2 tea cultures in the UK. Upper class is straight, perhaps with a little lemon and honey, in quite delicate teas. Working class is strong tea with milk and sugar.

Milk was originally to stop factory tea from cracking cheap cups. It's now just a cultural thing, normal teas taste weird without milk.

Peaceful protests have an implicit threat. We are peaceful so far. If it is ineffective, some elements might go aggressive.

A good example is the Irish troubles. The protests often started out peacefully. They could explode into civil unrest very easily however. Also, they are backed by the actions of the IRA. If the UK government tried to crush them, the IRA would have struck back HARD. They also moderated their own attack level. They didn't want to drive people away from the political and protest wings, but make sure the UK government felt it. E.g. by calling in attacks before detonation. Thereby limiting civilian casualties, while maximising economic damage. They were more than capable of getting nasty however.

Even as law enforcement, they have a level of rights to privacy, just like the rest of us. That is why badge numbers are used. They unambiguously identify them, without also spreading who their siblings are, and where their children go to school.

The lack of ANY identifying features for ICE "agents" is VERY telling.

There's an interesting argument that honey can be vegan, by that criteria.

A bee colony is not generally trapped in a hive. They are capable of leaving, if it's not to their standards, or they find somewhere between. The catch is that artificial bee hives are amazing for bees, compared to natural locations. The only catch is the "rent" taken by the eldritch creatures. They never take too much however, only taking excess the hive doesn't need.

Basically bees could be argued to be paying rent, in honey, for high quality accommodation.

The false choice trick either works really well, or they clock it quickly and leave you for dust. Our minion caught on far too quickly.

Powering through the tantrums is sometimes all you can do. My record was about 30 minutes or so. By the end I was more wowed by their stamina than stressing. Once they realise that tantrums don't work well, they move on to other tactics (for better or for worse).

We seem to have dodged that phrase so far. At three, her goto was "you're not my favourite!!!". The hardest thing was taking their feelings seriously, without laughing at the cuteness.

If it helps, training them to negotiate helps a lot. It lets them get a "win" while doing what you want. It also requires higher level thought, which seems to help suppress emotional tantrums. Finally, it encourages them to make known what is actually important to them.

Very rarely, if ever.

The only time it is justifiable is if it's either pre-agreed or if there is a threat to the child.

If there is reason to think they are being groomed, or used in some way, then yes. E.g. a room search after getting information that they are holding drugs for a dealer. They should be treated like a police search. Only done when there is real reason, rather than just fishing.

If it's pre-agreed that a device isn't private, then the rules change slightly. A younger child's phone or computer should be subject to respectful monitoring. It should also be part of an open and equitable discussion on boundaries and rules. Even here, the goal should be to protect the child from dangers, not to snoop on what they are chatting with friends about beyond that.

Privacy, is an important thing for children. It needs to be provided with guard rails initially, but should be respected as best you can.

I tend to refer to them as informational Vs conditioning ads.

Informational are actually useful. They let you know a company exists, or a new product is available.

The conditioning ads are the evil ones. They are basically hacking your brain. We often shop based on familiarity, rather than logic. We weigh seeing a product in an ad at almost the same level as a friend recommending it. Throw enough ads at someone and they default to "all my friends recommend it, it must be good."

I would love to either block or ban conditioning adverts, without also banning informational ones. The former are a lot more slippery at trying to bypass blocks.

There is a path, from the ground, up your leg, across your torso (including your heart) and down your other leg.

This is the reason that downed high voltage power lines are so dangerous. Walking with a long stride can create enough of a differential to fibrillate your heart.

It actually takes all paths proportionally. This is partly why nearby lightning strikes are so dangerous. Even if the ground is a better conductor than your legs, enough current can still flow to stop your heart.

Unfortunately we now need to deal with our own shit. We can't just ship it halfway around the world and forget about it.

It's a catch 22. A lot of good products die due to people not knowing they exist (or remembering).

I have no issues with informational based advertising. Basically the polite "we exist" or "we've got this now" type adverts. I take offence to adverts trying to mess with my mental familiarity levels. I'm doubly offended when they get aggressive with pushing that on me.

A great example is steam ads. It gives you some when you first start it. It's trivial to skip or ignore them however. It also sits back and gets out of the way as soon as you're not interested.

Studies like this aren't useful against the minority of bigots. It is very useful to counter the shit they put out.

Studies like this give concrete facts that can be used to counter nebulous opinions in the uninformed. There will always be the bigots out there, but we need to cut down the uninformed supporters they rely on to spread their shit.

I have a smart home setup. I originally used a Pi. Unfortunately, it started to become unreliable after about 12-18 months. Apparently it quite a common issue with long term Pi systems.

I eventually changed to a small NUC. A bit less power efficient, but it's been bomb proof for a few years now.

I always knew he was an arsehole, but I thought he was at least a like minded arsehole, when it came to saving the planet.

The trapped kids incident also the first proper crack I noticed in his image. Now, I wouldn't touch anything of his with a 40' pole.

While Putin was likely acting on their interests, the current situation has gone completely pear shaped on that front. Putin is stuck. If he backs down, he's dead, if he doesn't win, he's dead. He's currently riding the limbo between those situations, hoping for a 3rd option.

If he died, the powers behind him would likely take the chance to disengage. The current situation is bad for business, and plans need to be re-thought. It wouldn't fix things long term, but short term, they would likely back down.