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Does a VPN used on a smartphone with Wi-Fi disabled (mobile data only enabled) provide any sort of protection?
I've never completely understood this, but I think the answer would probably be "no," although I'm not sure. Usually when I leave the house I turn off wifi and just use mobile data (this is a habit from my pre-VPN days), although I guess I should probably just keep it on since using strange Wi-Fi with a VPN is ok (unless someone...
Euro bottles are so much better now ( toobnix.org )
I know they're supposed to be good for the environment but... God I hate those caps.
Google Delists Sites Providing DIY Hormone Therapy at Behest of UK Government ( www.404media.co )
Marc Conway risked his life to stop the London Bridge terror attack. Why did he fear being sent to prison for it? ( www.theguardian.com )
Five ways to catapult the UK towards solar energy success - Positive News ( www.positive.news )
After 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower! ( lemmy.world )
Doctor Who first look review – Ncuti Gatwa will make this show far more fun than it’s been for years ( www.theguardian.com )
Christmas specials don’t count. Intermediate trilogies where David Tennant is the Fourteenth-and-a-Half Doctor or whatever don’t count. The new era of Doctor Who, with Russell T Davies back as the showrunner and Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, only really begins here, with the new season proper. The first double bill, comprising...
What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?
It bugs me when people say "the thing is is that" (if you listen for it, you'll start hearing it... or maybe that's something that people only do in my area.) ("What the thing is is that..." is fine. But "the thing is is that..." bugs me.)...
Men over 30, what do you keep in your bedside nightstand?
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Roars with Success: A Critical and Commercial Triumph ( bdnut.com )
Godzilla Minus One, the highly anticipated kaiju film from director Takashi Yamazaki, has finally arrived, and it's a monster hit. Premiering on December 1,
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of Mastodon's new US nonprofit | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others ( apnews.com )
Humza Yousaf to resign as Scotland's first minister ( www.bbc.co.uk )
ONS staff refuse to work two days a week in office ( www.bbc.com )
Conservative MP Daniel Poulter defects to Labour ( www.bbc.co.uk )
For first time in a billion years, two lifeforms have merged into one ( www.independent.co.uk )
‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers? ( www.theregister.com )
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
Please turn off science ( kbin.social )
3 or 4 spam "Buy Phloboxidril Now In Your Area" posts per day were tolerable. 20 to 50 aren't. I know I could block the magazine, but I'm just one of the many who are subjected to it....
Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power ( wapo.st )
I'll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.
if it's posted here, it's propaganda ( lemmy.cafe )
even this one....
Chinese Export Surge Clouds U.S. Hopes of a Domestic Solar Boom ( www.nytimes.com )
Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher ( www.theguardian.com )
Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week after 19 years of operation. Musk had donated £1m to the FIH...
24% of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones: UK watchdog ( www.theregister.com )
The UK's telecoms regulator has found that nearly a quarter of children between the ages of five and seven own a smartphone while a similar percentage use social media unsupervised....
UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays ( www.ft.com )
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Tradescantia flowers ( mander.xyz )
Wizards - a place to post wizards ( lemmy.world )
I really like wizards and I wanted to share my collection of cool wizard art along with any others I find in my travels. Its also an excuse to look through piles of fantasy art and go "well now thats a cool wizard!"...
Someone got Gab's AI chatbot to show its instructions ( mbin.grits.dev )
Credit to @bontchev
Alan Bates considers private prosecutions of Post Office bosses ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates says he will consider raising funds for private prosecutions of Post Office bosses over the Horizon IT scandal....