rlamacraft @rlamacraft@qoto.org

The only way for Labour to resolve its internal differences - and the Labour electorate too - is: to implement PR during this parliament; split in two; then form a coalition after the next election, with the Lib Dems and/or Greens thrown in too

Slightly pedantic, but the government actually does have a magic money tree and it's called the Bank of England. It can, and does, create money out of thin air. It would be far more accurate to say 'We have a magic money tree but we have to be careful how we use it'.

As of today, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published closer to the Apollo 11 Moon landing than it was to the present day.

Why don’t we want to clutter that first line? Why the 50 character limit when monitors these days allow greater resolutions than the old 80 character width limit?

One word. Scannability. With git log —pretty=oneline I want a vertical list of meaningful summaries I can scan down without too much lateral eye movement. Try doing that with 140+ characters! 50 wide seems about right.

The lack of public toilets in our towns and cities is a national disgrace. Simple solution: give businesses a small rebate on their council tax in exchange for allowing non-customers to use their facilities.

These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

Something which has significantly improved everyone's lives, but is completely taken for granted or even reviled for some reason is the humble LED. Cheap, a fraction of the energy and heat, lasts for years and years. Marvellous.

Which one of you Fedi weirdos* was at the Edinburgh trans rights demo holding the sign saying:

private String gender
not
public const bool gender

* affectionate

Maths class should have fun stuff like English has creative writing and science has experiments. Show some practical side to it and quit boring the kids.

Being ultra rich is an illness. A deep, terrifying sickness. Once personal wealth surpasses a point at which you could lead a very comfortable life, the drive to amass and hoard more is an unnatural perversion. You aren't curing hunger. Or saving humanity. You're just unwell.

It would be great if you could spend time banking certain jobs. Free half hour on the weekend? Shave five times, so you can redeem that time during the week. Put the bins out 52 times in a day and don't do it for a whole year. Spare time often comes at the wrong time.

has anyone told Trump that the "great" in "great depression" didn't mean "good"

"Universal Basic Income would remove the incentive to work", say people with enough money to never have to work again but who mysteriously carry on.