The technology thread

[Bada-Bing!]

Ofcom urged to investigate Virgin Media broadband contracts

Terms and conditions allow firm to raise bills at any time and by an unlimited amount, Which? claims

www.theguardian.com

Let’s see what comes of this. My one increased by 29% in June. Have to wait until December to re-negotiate. I do think VM use the in contract discount as a huge disincentive to leave.

In my case not having a telephone line is also a bonus, although tempted just to get one and just not plug in the phone.

 

[SG59_]

I think they're slowly taking them out anyway. I know my friend's lost his and they're using the number via the router instead.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I think they're slowly taking them out anyway. I know my friend's lost his and they're using the number via the router instead.

I know you can make calls via Teams. Used to do that at work.

I don’t have a telephone line just use my mobile instead.

 

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Would explain a lot.

 

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Nats air traffic control fault: Experts reflect on three days of chaos

Why did a fault that was fixed promptly delay so many flights?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Offshore wind auction fails to attract any bids

There will be no new offshore wind projects after firms said the price for electricity was too low.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Post Office: Horizon scandal victims offered £600,000 compensation

The sum is for postmasters whose wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting have now been overturned.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sadly a consequence of badly implemented technology.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

BBC News - Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall

Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall

The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".

www.bbc.co.uk

Final nail in the coffin if he does this. Just shows he isn't the genius people pretend he is.

 

[Amiga500]

Final nail in the coffin if he does this. Just shows he isn't the genius people pretend he is.

Fukin great.

Hope he does it and it dies off - it, along with the rest of social media, has definitely more minuses than pluses these days.

 

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Game of Thrones author sues ChatGPT owner OpenAI

George RR Martin and John Grisham are among the authors suing the company over copyright laws.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Just shows he isn't the genius people pretend he is.

If you haven’t already watch 13 lives and you can see what an absolute moron he is for thinking he could get his sub to get through those flooded narrow cave tunnels to rescue those boys. Absolutely no chance as one of the rescuers said only for him to turn round and accuse them all of being pedos.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

If you haven’t already watch 13 lives and you can see what an absolute moron he is for thinking he could get his sub to get through those flooded narrow cave tunnels to rescue those boys. Absolutely no chance as one of the rescuers said only for him to turn round and accuse them all of being pedos.

That was the point where I really started to dislike Musk. It was so pathetic and the fact he got away with it because the guy didn't appear to suffer material damage is ridiculous. Musk, Trump and Johnson are all in the same style, emotionally stunted individuals who didn't really develop beyond children and yet have managed to get a lot of power in their hands.

 

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That was the point where I really started to dislike Musk. It was so pathetic and the fact he got away with it because the guy didn't appear to suffer material damage is ridiculous. Musk, Trump and Johnson are all in the same style, emotionally stunted individuals who didn't really develop beyond children and yet have managed to get a lot of power in their hands.

Yeh narcissists the lot of them. Wanting to play the hero.

 

[Reiser99]

AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo

More than 20 Spanish girls in the small town of Almendralejo have so far come forward as victims.

www.bbc.com

It's worrying that it's becoming easier and easier to do this. The worry is when will it escalate to framing people or making them do things they never did

 

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X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers

A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers

A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.

www.bbc.co.uk

As if more evidence was needed that Musk if just part of the far right conspiracy fringe. He's been removing every barrier to the lunatics.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

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Amazon pledges parcels in an hour using drone deliveries

Deliveries will be in one area to begin with from late 2024 and only for items weighing up to 5lbs.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Bella the cat breaks 'loudest purr' world record

Bella, a 14-year-old cat from Huntingdon, purrs at 54.6 decibels - as loud as boiling a kettle.

www.bbc.co.uk

Purrrrrfect!!!