Darkmoon_UK

As a well qualified software Dev, I left the UK ten years ago. One of the many experiences that led to that decision was being 'in the front row seats' shall we say, of a software startup that tried everything to get some support from the government.

All it did was earn us extra, inconvenient attention from tax auditors - who naturally found us completely clean. Great demonstration of how much UK Gov cared about innovation to me, at that time.

UK Gov appear obsessed with two things: 1) Their financial sector - which produces nothing of material worth, and 2) strutting on the world stage. Both great hobbies of a hard-core elite who look down on the lower (+middle) classes with contempt.

Consequent decades of domestic policy failure due to this high-level corruption, and the media's projection of those failures onto Europe, are what led to Brexit: Moreso than any real racism - an easy charge that unjustly deflected the elite's brief flash of geopolitical shame onto 'gammons'.

The now tragic UK could have chosen to become a progressive beacon of academic excellence in Europe had it not been for greed of a few (sale of ARM as another bellwether, anyone?).

Ever thus, I suppose.

Gross, could've made it up with Europe, but went fascist instead. Disappointment after disappointment UK.

*moot

So can you really!? Not helpful discourse at all.

I'll never understand people that drive these entirely unnecessary abominations. Energy efficiency should be a major motivating factor in vehicle choice: which generally indicates smaller vehicles for most tasks.

I firmly believe that most local, individual journeys should be made by eScooter these days, and a saloon car is already the best format for mid range family trips (it wasn't broken - just go electric).

SUVs are mostly a sign of sociopathic tendencies - a manifestation of the drivers need to be feel bigger, heavier, stronger than the next person. To be confident you'll injure the other party in a crash regardless of who was in the right.. because "fuck you I can afford this".

If you live in the country, fine, the rugged format makes sense. Drive one exclusively in the suburbs to pick your shopping up? The choice says something about the buyers personality IMO, and it's not favourable.

You wouldn't catch me dead driving one by choice.

To give you the benefit of the doubt; it's Russian vs Ukrainian spelling. With Chornobyl being the accepted Ukrainian spelling.

The massive infrastructure project 5 minutes from my house is not nothing. I'm very happy Labour are putting my taxes towards constructing the nation.

Recently joined the Tuta + Custom Domain gang myself... Can confirm a smooth User Experience!

I'd add that I also migrated my DNS from Squarespace (formerly Google Domains) to France's Scaleway. Altogether smooth transition.

You're just not Spreading hard enough, friend. Excel is like the OG low-code App Dev platform!

Perfectly put.

and are still way better than China

Oh man, I have news for you. As a UK/Australian citizen I would genuinely feel much more at ease travelling to China tomorrow than the US.

That is not a recent change either.

The US has a very scary reputation worldwide for its psychotic police force and guns everywhere.

I have been to China before, just as a no-fuss tourist. I detected no edge, and had a fun time.

I mean much of the hype is warranted I just wish every man and his dog would spare us their personal revelations about it on LinkedIn.