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Cloudflare = NSA creation to get around HTTPS

The Swiss are trying to cap population the UK no longer counts

Well the Swiss are not in EU either, but both are still in Europe

Like so many things from history, this is all Britain’s fault. The farcical UK Online Safety Act is forcing all social media platforms and adult-oriented websites to require age verification checks before its citizens can access them

I guess no other US state or country has demanded age checks, great journalism from kotaku...

It's not for Kick.com but a porn site called motherCENSORED.com.

The full uncensored site name found in this PDF: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/48590/document...

Yes I remember when UK regulator blocked Microsoft from buying Activision there were posts on r/Microsoft regarding their ability to send update to brick all Windows installs in UK and delete all Azure data of UK companies, how UK was a small insignificant market compared to BRICs so it wouldn't hurt MSFT stock price.

Given JD Vance obviously hates UK/EU way more than Trump, and he may be next US president, he may in fact threaten Microsoft to do it against UK and EU.

But only 56% in a poll? Is that enough for another referendum and guarantee rejoin? EU politicians have made it clear, ALL UK opt-outs will be gone if UK rejoins, whether it is UK opt-out regarding budget (like paying billions less in annual EU fees like UK did before), to special fishing rights pre-Brexit, to forced to adopt Euro currency and drop Pound sterling.

Is this important market?

Norway is just 5-6 million population. Does being number 1 in Norway even mean anything?

UK is near 70million. Germany 80million. What about the stats for those? How many Teslas were sold as percentage in UK?

The page you linked to ends with:

The proposed Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill emphasised the non-justiciability of the revived prerogative powers, prevented courts from making certain rulings in relation to a Government's power to dissolve Parliament. It received royal assent over two years later, on 24 March 2022.

As some have said before, it effectively means in future the Supreme Court can't undo or interfere with prorogation like what Boris Johnson did in 2019. The Labour party have said they won't cancel this law, so Kier Starmer can now do same as Boris and courts can't stop him.

pull all investment out of the UK.

Wow I didn't know big tech invested so much in the UK!

There's also this site which allows easy switching/previewing of classless CSS themes:

https://www.cssbed.com/

Not sure this is correct? It loads for me on Virgin Media broadband connection (although slow), also responds to pings at 70ms.

I wouldn't trust "reclaimthenet.org" after reading this HN post 9 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44953549

Quoting: https://www.politico.eu/article/gold-germany-conservatives-s...

Already in 2012, Wanderwitz had unsuccessfully requested to inspect the gold holdings as part of an effort to pressure the bank to either take a more active role as a custodian, or to repatriate it to Germany.

Well that is worrying, what was he unsuccessful?

Surely that is going to be big world drama if it turns out Germany's gold is missing in New York?

Today, over half of the Bundesbank’s reserves are stored on its premises in Frankfurt. Outside the U.S., the remaining 13 percent is held at the Bank of England.

I see Germany not asking for gold in London to be returned, I guess because required for trade in currency?

Looks like US exports for same year less than half of EU:

Exports were $3,053.5 billion Source: https://www.bea.gov/news/2024/us-international-trade-goods-a...

And UK exports last year were $1trillion Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-trade-in-numbers...

So unless I am mistaken, the UK+EU export $7.43 trillion whereas US just $3 trillion

I tried the Lite version of uBlock Origin (made for Manifest V3) but it failed to block all ads like the full version, for example I got black screen on YouTube, the ads seem to play in background, just with black screen and no audio (you still had to wait for the ad to run!)

I've since seen posts by others on Reddit and elsewhere with exact same issue, so looks like something affecting all Lite versions of uBlock, they simply can't block as effectively as Manifest v2 version.

From that list I don't see HN being affected, although I read somewhere that a report button on user generated content was required to comply for smaller sites.

I recently read a report that with latest tax rises by new government, UK is now taxing and spending (as percentage of GDP) the same as mainland European countries like Germany/France. Traditionally both have been been less (not as low as US I think).

U.S. government has proposed three potential cooperation options to TSMC

2. TSMC joining other firms as investors in Intel Foundry Services (IFS), a division being spun off from Intel, with TSMC transferring its technology as part of its shareholder role.

On the other hand, if TSMC rejects the proposals, the U.S. government could impose a 100% tariff on chips made in Taiwan

When US can't compete, they have to blackmail/steal/sanction to rescue their failed corporations. The same stealing accusation they level at China.

member states’ demands over fishing rights and a youth mobility scheme

without early assurances on fish and mobility

bloc’s demands for continued fishing rights and a youth mobility deal

The EU has made clear that a youth mobility agreement to allow for 18 to 30-year-olds to study and work in the UK — which Brussels is calling a youth experience scheme — is vital to any wider reset with the UK.

Why is the EU so desperate for EU people to go live and work in UK? I thought the EU was superior in every way and the UK was 3rd world gutter, a money laundering country that produces nothing with worse pay and living conditions inflation than glorious world super power EU?

I didn't read about any windfarms destroyed due to the windspeeds.

According to FT, so much energy was created because of the winds that briefly energy had to be exported to France and nuclear power generation reduced. Some windfarms in UK had to be paid to turn off otherwise there will be too much energy in the electrical grid (hence the export to France).

https://www.ft.com/content/caac56de-d357-46e5-b2c7-49738ff0f...

For those in UK you can get 98 CRI lighting from this company: https://www.biaslighting.co.uk/collections/medialight-mk2 Not cheap compared to the usual Amazon Chinese stuff though

What makes you think the UK ICO won’t bring legal cases against individuals or companies applying fingerprinting?

Not enough staff in ICO to bring these cases. All the capable people earn much more in private sector (banking/finance) in London.

Interesting so UK cannot impose rules on companies that operate and making billions in revenue in UK because "UK small". But when both a much smaller economy than UK like Australia imposes a rule on big tech like the news law, it is much different in challenging big tech.

I saw a post a few weeks ago on HN asking what's the point (in general) of using a UK legal firm when legal firms in US/EU/India exist (!).

What about adverts on YouTube and TikTok and other online platforms? I doubt kids/teenagers watch much TV at all these days.

Interesting I Google'd this and it costs NHS in UK £1,350 GBP aka $1,719.22 USD for same 20 pills at same dosage (document dated 2019)

https://gmmmg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Fidaxomicin-...

That is a lot of money, which bank/payment processor is processing that much? Does it not send alarm bells? Do the bank get fined?

According to post by YouTube, the game is banned in Pakistan as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE83eJl6FUE

These US bases should be closed, I don't care they are for mutual training between both countries or other such excuses. The UK should be as hostile to US made weapons and NATO in general as much as the French.

Is there any Russian money going to UK/London anymore? Or any that wasn't frozen/sanctioned that hasn't already left.

I know of trader who left London to work in Dubai to still take his Russian clients business, and apparently all Russian money is going there instead of London.