Notices by iona 🐝 (iona@social.coop), page 59

@ghost_bird I had never heard of Afrofuturism but now I am in an internet rabbit hole reading about it - interesting :)

Really, RTÉ radio? You're going over to sportsball *now*?

And the world moves on a little further. https://social.coop/media/0dAWRtGpfU4wOf7GsNI

@ghost_bird To be fair, tourists are a pain in the arse especially in areas like the Highlands.

The camper van brigade are a particular problem in a region with poor quality and narrow roads. They usually come laden with cheap groceries from home and don't bring much benefit to the local economy.

But other than tourism, what does the area have going for it economically?

@ghost_bird I've spent quite a lot of time up there over the years and it's really not that friendly a place to be. Two reasons:

1. People are still 'outsiders' after living in an area for 20-30 years, or even after being born there if their parents were 'incomers'
2. The sort of people who *move* there from towns are the type of people who can't coexist in urban areas, so are not the best at getting along with different people

Scratch the surface of the Highlands and it's a shit hole.

The Scottish highlands. Beautiful, but with a very nasty underbelly. (cw violence, bullying)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44222575

@bobstechsite We had torrential rain all day yesterday but it's sunny today.

The pollution is getting onto my chest today, I think it's hanging heavy over the area whereas it usually blows away. It is kind of painful.

I am really glad I am in Ireland next week, I think my lungs need a few days to recover.

@mikebabb @bobstechsite My mum was lucky with hers, she dropped the thing and cracked the screen. The insurance paid for a new one - it was barely functional at the point where she dropped it anyway.

@bobstechsite My mum spent four figures on a Microsoft 'Surface' tablet-laptop-hybrid thingie. The keyboard alone was something like £100. It's been nothing but trouble, no user-replaceable parts, no way of diagnosing issues.

@bobstechsite Is Bang and Olufsen any more than a 'name' to make rich people pay more for stuff? B&O or not, they're still laptop speakers.

Reminds me of the days when certain phone manufacturers used to boast that they had a "Carl Zeiss" lens. It's still just a phone camera...

@devurandom Yes - fines are a percentage of turnover, so if Google or Facebook are found in breach, they'll be fined more than a small startup.

@bobstechsite @mikebabb The only criticism I have, and this is perfectly understandable because of its age, is that the laptop screen could be better. It isn't particularly bright and the 1366x768 resolution is a bit small in 2018.

But 90% of the time I'm using it docked with a nice big 1080p monitor and mechanical keyboard, so it's fine. I wouldn't pay hundreds of pounds more for a slightly better laptop screen.

@mikebabb @bobstechsite I use an ex-corporate X220 that I got from eBay, complete with docking station. The eBay seller refurbished it and installed an SSD and it flies along running Debian as a 'desktop' machine.

When I need to travel somewhere, I take it off the dock and throw it in the bag, and my setup travels with me. It's nicer and quieter and more convenient than having a tower buzzing away all day, and uses less power.

I have been running it for >3 years and it's still perfect.

@crakila Irish radio is rubbish. I wanted to listen to something about it from the UK, and RTÉ 1 is doing a pre recorded sportsball programme, Newstalk is in Irish.

I know it's on the Late Late Show, but I can't pick that up here! 😂

https://www.newstalk.com/Exit-poll-published-as-voting-closes-in-Eighth-Amendment-referendum

@cathal > eneaenenenenent enene tet in teentent evenent Chris Waddle

https://social.coop/media/XP1Ss_53LVFICKICgA4

@GOwin Thank you for fixing this junction! I've always wanted to contribute to OSM but I find it all a bit complicated...