Do you mean where people use it as an adjective? E.g., 'This house is very aesthetic' where they mean 'beautiful'?
True. You'd have to have a certain quantum of shittiness to even end up in his orbit. But once in it, things can always get worse.
I'm sure similar things have been shared here before because I saw this and thought it was possibly the most solar punk thing possible.
A 3D printer that:
- Is solar powered
- Is open source
- Can be run using FOSS
- Can use recycled plastic as its material
- Can print most of its own parts, including the solar panel components
“Nothing I have experienced prepared me for the very public and relentless implosion of my father’s life,” writes Caroline Giuliani, announcing her support for Kamala Harris.
“Nothing I have experienced prepared me for the very public and relentless implosion of my father’s life,” writes Caroline Giuliani, announcing her support for Kamala Harris.
Things did not go so well for these Main Line farmers.
Things did not go so well for these Main Line farmers.
The conference was a good opportunity to discuss how the Labour government can double the size of the co-op and mutual economy.
Man, I hope she does this. It's not something a future government would realistically undo.
It's also not the kind of thing that would be obviously life-changing for anyone but it would be a permanent change for the better!
The Energy Secretary on Keir Starmer, Sue Gray and why he wants to prove public ownership works.
God will save the King, us peasants have to save ourselves.
First time I've ever felt like joining the army.
GOD SAVE THE KING
Problem is that continuing not to invest = austerity. So if he doesn't announce some new spending or at the very least something that will boost growth somehow, there will be more austerity. Something's gotta give!
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13549957
A conservative explaining why Trump and Vance's lies are indefensible.
A conservative explaining why Trump and Vance's lies are indefensible.
How deep does the rabbit hole go?
I thought that women drank tea and men drank coffee, because that was what my mum and dad did.
But he voted Trump in 2016. I think that's what @Chuymatt@beehaw.org meant by a 'historical conservative'.
Yeah, it's not exactly a fun walk even now. I normally go through Soho if I'm in the area even if it takes longer.
I read a while back that the average speed of a bus in central London is 3 (three!) miles per hour.
You are right that they can't compete directly with online shopping, but that's not why people go there. Studies have consistently shown that closing shopping areas to through-traffic is good for businesses, precisely because it makes them easier, not harder, to access. Shops don't benefit in any way from hundreds of cars (or, in this case, buses and taxis) driving past them!
EDIT: Thought I should link to a specific study rather than just vaguely waving at them. There are many to choose from but this one is particularly interesting because it's from the US, where they generally don't have good cycling and public transport infrastructure, but it still shows benefits for businesses:
While we observed some mixed results, we generally found that street improvements have either positive impacts on corridor economic and business performance or non-significant impacts.
It's important to note that nothing always works everywhere ('some mixed results', here), but the balance of evidence is in favour of at least trialling traffic reduction schemes in commercial districts.
Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting buses
Yeah, it's a fair point. I think the downside of caps is that it feels like the article is screaming at you!
The Greens very much do run on nimby platforms, including their co-leader, mentioned in the article. And it is just deeply aggravating when they oppose green infrastructure for nimby reasons, whether it wins them votes or not.
Also, lots of words start off as acronyms and then lose that status. 'Laser' is a good example: originally 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation', but now always written in lowercase.
Proponents of more homes, turbines and infrastructure – even on the green belt – prepare for rally at party conference
What about this one person I heard about who's old and also blind and she needs to take her cat to the vet and if she can't drive at 30mph past a primary school her cat will die? What about her?
The survey also found that 88 per cent of the capital’s residents believe that cycle lanes should be compulsory when one is available
Rough sleeping is a specific category of homelessness, meaning people who are sleeping actually outside, on the street. Homelessness can refer more generally to people who are shuttling between different temporary accommodation or couch surfing. Obviously there's some overlap and people often go from one to the other.
Next they'll realise giving people food stops them being hungry!
Inspired by Finnish success story, mayor Andy Burnham says unconditional homes policy ‘saves public money’
Never too late to repent, I suppose. Although this is a bit light on the repentance.
Notable points here:
>Trump and his surrogates will blame [Harris] for the economic policies of the Biden administration, as well as the border crisis. Based on my experience, however, a vice president truly has little to no influence on economic policy. A vice president may provide input, but it is the president who is the ultimate decision-maker. That is part of the job of being the president. Further, Congress has as much, if not more, power to affect our economy through legislation. It is as much their failure as Biden’s that child care, housing, gasoline and groceries cost too much. And as for the border, Trump and his supporters in Congress assumed partial responsibility for the tough border situation when they killed bipartisan legislation in order to help Trump’s election chances.
Definitely the right decision. I criticise the Greens a lot for letting their nimbyism trump their environmentalism, so it's only fair that I praise them embracing their yimby side!
Keep the picture but turn it sideways, then everyone's happy.
An earlier version of this story, titled simply ‘Ctrl’, was published a while ago on a site that’s now shut down, so it’s no longer available online. I think I may as well p…
This was published a while ago by a zine that's now shut down, so I just republished it on my blog. Has a tone I guess half way between Nick Hornby and Chuck Palahniuk, if that makes any sense (I doubt it).
Obviously there is some distressing material in there, so please be aware of that before you read on.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement in the House of Commons on Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report.
This is the full statement Starmer made in the House today, for those interested. I have no idea why they always format political speeches like this, now, but I thought the content was very good.
Angry rightwing commentators can rant and rave all they like – we won’t stop striving for a more equal society, says RMT leader Mick Lynch
For all the initial noise against low-traffic neighbourhoods, most people like them and they can benefit the public purse