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Product Manager at Smoothwall. Into edtech, Leeds United, conservation, photography. Try not to anger the cat. He/him.
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It may not always be the case that alternatives are needed (not that I'm saying we should not do so!)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%...
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I think Tim has it right (but I do work for him). Secure the device, broker trust via parents.
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Age verification leaves the onus on the provider - basically leaving niche/unregulated sources of porn available regardless. Add to that the ineffective nature of transactional AV, and the costs to providers, and you have a fairly unhealthy landscape
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They're talking age verification being bypassed. Parental controls can also be bypassed, but as there's usually a more holistic and long lived approach, parents can often see the attempts to bypass and have a conversation.
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This recent blog by @edent.tel supports this position! shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06...
For all their foibles, a password manager is still your best shot imo
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Last time I was in Whitby I was in a place where the choice was haddock with skin, or cod without.
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I'm considering adding some more crimes to the list...
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Cod is one of the 3 crimes of fish and chips. The other 2 being cooking in oil, and leaving skin on
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I've booked an Amsterdam trip for my friends' kids, their first trip out of the UK (9 and 13yo). Shortest plane ride in case they hate it! Only 3 days. Any hidden gem we should not miss in your opinion?
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Take a leaf out of Europe's book. Walking isn't a terrible idea. Small investment on the route to the city would help, as would widening the ginnel up to Wortley, but that would require political good sense from lcc
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Ah yes, spotted it in the kindle library.
Hope you can get them all back in the light of day
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I managed to track down a description of "numbers game", I definitely read that. Presumably in dead tree format?
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Hmm. Now I'm wondering if I've read those. Best check. I loved bone ships, and I only stopped reading your latest series because of the length of the books (I was trying to hit 100 books last year)
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Just think how much you will enjoy watching the play off final with absolutely zero jeopardy. I am not bothered about the football today, for me it's just the principle of being free to watch it without anxiety!
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I hope not, but you do get that feeling
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Someone tried to buy soup online with one of my cards. When the app pinged, I was in fact buying soup in person with a different card. So well played bank for differentiating my soupy proclivities
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Labour hasn’t confronted Reform’s worldview—it’s validated it.
You can’t spend nine months echoing your opponent’s values and then act surprised when the public decides to go straight to the source.
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I stand corrected. (obviously I'm now going join the reform party and complain about my free speech or some crap)
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Platypus also lays eggs, so it is possible to make platy custard
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At least all these dingbats won't be picking it off the carousel by mistake
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I'd say ask sky if you have to have an engineer over to switch (I've heard in some cases there's 2 lots of fibre). If it's the same fibre, it's likely worth switching for cost. My neighbour switched away from a troublesome voda fibre, and her connection seems less haunted now.