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Nice list, thanks

The same was said about the single market, we're leaving that now contrary to statements by: Owen Paterson Daniel Hannan Nigel Farage Matthew Elliot Arron Banks I believe they call…

How is this funded? Is this just another way to mine people's data?

Hang on, haven't broadcast TV channels been doing this for years? Pretty sure all those Saturday reruns are played faster to fit in more ads

Coal power stations produce around 5-10 tonnes of radioactive waste every year. This seems to be ignored for the most part when discussing nuclear energy.

From 7th May PayPal have lost my business, as has any business which uses paypal exclusively. This is a completely customer hostile stance and shows capitalism at its worst.

Ok, I accept that Vox is not the best source of information on this matter. Here is a compilation of studies where the author has tried to include either peer-reviewed studies or r…

A harmless offence by Apple? Consider that AI facial recognition is already known to have a bias which disproportionally affects people of colour [1]. Then consider that in the US …

Check out the Mui wood display ( https://mui.jp/#en ). It seems as though it would fit a kitchen display quite nicely. When not in use it doesn't even resemble a display of any kin…

Mint with XFCE. Fast, lightweight, and good stability.

Very interesting to see how a particular style of game can have beneficial effects on attention. I wonder if the opposite is also true, although I'm sure there's some ethical issue…

FTA: Being in IT, in any capacity, is very often thankless and demoralizing. Many of us are expected to constantly do more with less time and for less money, among other things. In…

I'm sorry but anecdotes do not prove that something is objectively better, and if the argument is built on anecdotes, then the argument should be rejected. Also if you make a claim…

> But, objectively, for the everyman, is the Apple ecosystem currently the best? It absolutely is. Have any evidence to back up that spurious claim?

You do have a very good point

Seems Microsoft learned nothing from the anti-trust cases of the 90's

What an absolute farce. It is almost unbelievable how technically incompetent government employees can be. Included in the publicly available information: login credentials to a U.…

I'm not sure why anyone would want to do this?

Love it!

I'm always a fan of free educational tools, especially ones that cross traditional borders.

I was concerned by the lack of technical expertise in the home office when Theresa May was Home Sec. Now with Amber Rudd I am terrified. Here is a person who admits she doesn't und…

The dawn of a new type of troll?