@atomicpoet @fediverse

Thankfully that would almost certainly be a scam in my country and many others.

I am an asthmatic. Well controlled by a thrice daily cocktail of medicines. All free at the point of need. Paid for by our taxes.

The true scandal is the countries that make this plea possible.

@tetris11 @GuelphOnTwoWheels

I wish them a 'Merry Christmas' (except at Christmas time) and enjoy their confusion ;-)

@joklhops

Yes, governence is key. That should ideally have it's users as stakeholders and be for public benefit and not for profit. Oh and be efficient. There's no technical reason why domains should cost more than $5.

There has to be a government connection since the DNS infrastructure in a developed country has to protected against bad actors will necessarily be linked, but not controlled, by national cybersecurity.

Oh and it should be a politically stable country. Problematical for the US?

@renwillis @dylanTheDeveloper

Depends on the country. Some are imho better run than com/net/org.

Disclosure: my company is a country registrar.

@DrTCombs @james @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars @green Spot on. It was very evident when they reconfigured #Sydenham's high street. The consultation was heavy on zebra crossings (pedestrian has priority). What happened The existing one was removed and we have controlled crossings with long lead times.

The justification was it maximised traffic flow essential for TfL buses at a South #London pinch point. Except we have parking bays on both sides when a bus lane would have solved that issue.

@james @DrTCombs @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars @green Wow - that's pretty authoritarian, like mandating helmets for #cyclists. But is it enforced?

@DrTCombs @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars @green Sorry but coming across the pond we used to told don't jaywalk in the same sentence of never reach for the glovebox in the presence of a cop. Hope they are both myths but don't want to be the one who finds out they may be not.

We have enough trouble with our own cops who can often 'forget' the law if they take against our cycling. But that has improved over the years.

@ajsadauskas @DrTCombs @fuck_cars @green Most people in the UK will not wait that long. They will dodge across regardless. Perhaps easier in London when roads are narrower and congestion slows/stops traffic. Except for cyclist who can still zip through ;-)

I the US I believe its called jaywalking. Thankfully it's legal here. It's still a fight to keep zebra crossings where the pedestrian has absolute priority being replaced with 'controlled' crossings.