LucyLastic

joined 2 years ago
[–] LucyLastic 3 points 1 year ago

In the UK buses and taxis increasingly take cards, and are phasing out cash. Same goes for shops. Having a card becomes the norm because it's less fiddly and more convenient - great!

To open a bank account you need a fixed address and proof of ID in the form of a passport or driving license.

In the last year several thousand people have had bank accounts closed under the presumption of being a "politically vulnerable person", one example was a teacher who went to volunteer in Ukraine for while.

If your bank account is overdrawn you get fees and are unable to use your card.

My mother is 85 and doesn't understand ATMs, never mind online banking. The decreased access to cash has left her confused, and when stressed she can't remember her pin number.

So, the most vulnerable in society are gradually being squeezed out of the ability to live day-to-day thanks to cash being phased out ... the same is a desirable end-point for many capitalists elsewhere in the first world because they don't see the value of people on the bottom rung.

[–] LucyLastic 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Parents literally walked in on her mid-murder, but yeah maybe she was just pretending to kill it? For a joke?

[–] LucyLastic 2 points 1 year ago

Lidl screwdriver = adequate for occasional DIY, 3 Stars

Bosch screwdriver = can be used as a substitute chisel or crowbar every day for a lifetime, 5 stars

[–] LucyLastic 6 points 1 year ago

Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul, and Public Enemy would be good examples of rap that was politically and socially progressive, I'm sure a bit of digging would give a long list

[–] LucyLastic 19 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Except that a lot of early and grass-roots rap railed against those things, but that wasn't what got large scale commercial backing in the long run

[–] LucyLastic 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks to the Internet Archive I played the original Streetfighter 2 and Outrun arcade games, I'm sure Gauntlet and Bubble Bobble are on there too ;-)

[–] LucyLastic 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Facts and logic.

[–] LucyLastic 1 points 2 years ago

Hungarian grammar.

[–] LucyLastic 5 points 2 years ago

I got the velcro on my motorbike boots replaced at a shoe repair shop, a whole €12 to get another couple of years use out of them seemed likes bargain. New boots like them are €150 at least

[–] LucyLastic 7 points 2 years ago

Hows the humidity when it gets that hot?

I've done low humidity 45° days/38° nights and it was pretty toasty, but 35° with high humidity kicks my arse. The last couple of weeks here in Catalunya we've had 30-35° with high humidity and I'm just exhausted.

[–] LucyLastic 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nobody has said it wasn't a crime.

If you can't understand that willful manslaughter and conspiracy to obstruct the legal process, by those in positions of power, is not a far worse crime then you are either arguing in bad faith or gullible enough to fall for right wing talking points.

[–] LucyLastic 5 points 2 years ago

I saw the Hugh Jackman we have at home

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