Anyone know why news.ycombinator.com hasn't fallen foul of this legislation?
Readit Newsblisstonia commented on Online Safety Act – shutdowns and site blocks blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks... · Posted by u/azalemeth
blisstonia commented on Online Safety Act – shutdowns and site blocks blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks... · Posted by u/azalemeth
I hope any websites geoblocking UK ip addresses will leave some message about why they are blocking access, so the user sees it and hates it.
blisstonia commented on Online Safety Act – shutdowns and site blocks blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks... · Posted by u/azalemeth
Some similar discussions from earlier this year,
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43152154 ("In memoriam (onlinesafetyact.co.uk)"—147 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42433044 ("Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Safety Act is enforced) (lfgss.com)"—555 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43152178 ("Lobsters blocking UK users because of the Online Safety Act"—87 comments)
Lobsters hasn't been blocked here in the UK.
blisstonia commented on Is the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS alien technology? [pdf] lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loe... · Posted by u/jackbravo
Oh cool, a .PDF I can squint at.
If you live in the UK and have recently got FTTP, this box is capable of giving you pretty much close to the ISP advertised speeds (with SQM enabled in OpenWRT). It should be good for symmetric gigabit connections, which is very cool!
Imagine running PiHole and WireGuard on your router… exceptional stuff.
Whatever you think of cryptocurrencies, the mystery is alluring and endlessly fascinating.
blisstonia commented on Vanilla OS 2: an immutable distribution to run all software lwn.net/Articles/989629/... · Posted by u/signa11
I’m glad to see the author note that the installer is problematic - I think I’ve only had 1 seamless install in about a dozen attempts.
I filed a bug report to add a function to copy error messages from the installer - would be really helpful to file meaningful bugs reports
They probably may want to fix few things with their own design - https://imgur.com/a/xu9J1P3
Yeah the headings being teeny weeny is jarring.
On the ballots today, the best logo (read: branding) was that of Count Binface.
You have fptp there too?
Yes, unfortunately. In the past the London Mayoral and London Assembly votes were Proportional Representation — but that changed this year.
General Elections in the UK have always been FPTP.