Delphi

Delphi, 7 months ago to uk

Heard of #palantir? The #UK #Tory #Government wants to give them #millions of £££s to have full access to all of your #health #data and you aren't going to get a say in it. Their plan is to sell your #privacy for a #profit.
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/palantir-last-chance-petition/

Delphi, 4 months ago to ai

#AI is already getting out-of-hand. There's plenty of #performers, #artists & #musicians who couldn't afford to go to #court.
Using you to #teach #ArtificialIntelligence is appearing in #smallprint in a variety of places e.g. when you use a #chatbot for #customerservices. It isn't going to end well.

I'm pleased to see using material without permission getting called out here:

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/george-carlin-ai-special-sued-by-estate-1235888510/amp/
#GeorgeCarlin #comedy #comedians #standup #performance #acting #arts #theatre #actors #music

Delphi, 5 months ago to Funny

This is super. Hope to see more 'voice-overs from Janey in future.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/23996592.watch-janey-godleys-priceless-michelle-mone-interview-voiceover/ #MichelleMonePPE #Comedy #JaneyGodleys #Funny #Politics #ToriesUnfitToGovern #ppeProfiteers #PPE #HOL #HouseofLords

Delphi, 4 months ago to uk

#Corruption index shows that the #UK has it's lowest score since 2012.
I'm not in the least surprised.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/01/30/corruption-is-a-growing-problem-in-europe-according-to-transparency-international
#finance #money #ToriesUnfitToGovern #Tories #ToryCorruption #CorruptionPerceptionsIndex #CPI #banks #moneylaundering #scandal #foreignbribery #bribery #politics #poverty #inequality

Delphi, 6 months ago to random

They do like to close the door behind them don't they? Certain politicians are self-serving sociopaths who shouldn't not be given power over people.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/10/new-uk-immigration-rules-home-secretary-james-cleverly-mother-nhs-worker

Delphi, 4 months ago to random

#silentsunday

Delphi, 1 month ago to Insurance

#inflation is overwhelming every area of our #lives. Even small #groceries increase10p each time you #shop. #Insurance, #Electricity, #gas, #fuel, & #rent all eyewatering. Try to #budget & the #landlords, #shareholders & #elite manage without fail to pour #misery on us to enforce #poverty. #SharedOwnership became a way to get a #home for you & your #family. Predictable #mortgages & #rents for a while enabling budgeting. Then WHAM #servicecharges increase 41%

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659647
#homeless

Delphi, 2 months ago to Health

"The number of people #hospitalized for #COVID #infections in #England in #2023 was greater than the number of people hospitalized for the #flu in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 combined."
#Data #sources in the blog.
https://drruth.substack.com/p/covid-news-and-more-33024?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=713112&post_id=143119604&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1pg7hv&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
#COVID19 #virus #infection #health #hospital #NHS #vaccination

Delphi, 3 months ago to america

I can find out more about the current #covid situation in #America than I can where I live🙁
Will the next #booster hit the right #variant? Most of us will not be entitled to another #vaccine anyway as they are being further restricted. Our #Government would rather throw #vaccines away than keep people #healthy.
https://drruth.substack.com/p/covid-news-and-more-21824?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=713112&post_id=141802664&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1pg7hv&utm_medium=email
#covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #longcovid #COVIDisAirborne #pandemic #publichealth #SARS_COV_2 #wastewater #testing #vaccination #NHS

Delphi, 16 days ago to Birding

The number of #Puffins you can spot on the #Shetland #webcam on the #cliff at #SumburghHead is increasing.

#Birding #twitching #seabirds #ornithology #bird #birds #seabirds #ocean #sea #photography #photo #outdoors #wildlife #nature #travel #Islands #birdwatching

Delphi, 1 month ago to sailing

#silentsunday #sail #sailing #boats #water #ocean #sea A #tetrapod #wave #erosion #sea #Madeira #travel #photo #zoomed #photography #foto #leisure

Delphi, 1 month ago to progress

At some point we will end up in #medieval times as the #England unravells every #development, every element of #progress, we are moving backwards through #time. We've already reached #1984
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/medicine-shortages-in-england-beyond-critical-pharmacists-warn
#medicine #pharmacy #pharmacist #shortages #publichealth #Government #diabetes #epilepsy #bipolar #ADHD #HRT #adrenaline #antibiotics #RoyalPharmaceuticalSociety #treatment #health #NHS #prescription #patients #hospital #doctor #GP #drugs #death #health #Brexit

Delphi, 24 days ago to photography

#silentsunday #photograph #photography #trees #travel #tourism #tourist #Canaries #Tenerife #flowers #blossom #foto #urban #outdoors

A tree in Tenerife in blossom with orange flowers. There's a block of flats behind and to the right. There are lower buildings to the side. The sky is blue and cloudless.

Delphi, 3 months ago to gardening

#silentsunday #topiary #walledgarden #Osbornehouse #NationalTrust #Pigs #garden #gardening

Delphi, 3 months ago to news

Sad #news this morning.
Condolences to Dave Myers' family and friends.
He brought joy to so many and will live on in the many programmes he made with Si King.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
#HairyBikers #Chef #Motorbike #obituary #death #cancer #TV

Delphi, 1 month ago to Health

Does #tories latest bad idea include a #cure for #longcovid or any of a thousand other debilitating conditions?
Of course not.
Luckily I don't have to claim #benefits as I 'languish' at home with #trigeminalneuralgia after 7 yrs training to get my #job. But just like those who have to claim, I'd jump at the chance to have my #health & #working life back.
More than any other #Government, this one is so deluded they all think they're #medical experts.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1896150/tories-plan-sick-note-britain-new-service
#sicknote

Delphi, 4 months ago to random

We need a new #mattress, having got almost 2 decades out of the current one. What is the point in #bed #shops #selling online things you can't try in the #store? Today we were told (#instore) that "that one is #online only". If we can't test it out for 5 minutes we can't buy it. Do people really buy something that needs to last 5-years plus without even touching one? Haven't got the time or patience to risk a #returnable one.

Delphi, 1 month ago to uk

It hasn't happened yet but the offer of a paid for #covid vaccine is promised in the #UK

#Luctrative for the #seller. I wonder how many #Tories have a finger in that #profit margin.

If you're already living in #poverty now you'll have an extra worry. To #HeatOrEat we can now add or get #sick.

A #country I was once proud to belong to, now turns my stomach.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/26/boots-to-offer-covid-vaccines-in-england-for-nearly-100-pounds-a-jab

@trendless @CastlTrAstonDrs @covidisnotover @covid19 @covidisairborne @covid #Health #Government #PublicHealth

Delphi, 3 months ago to uk

Does the #UK now have the most #inhumane #SARS_COV_2 #policies in the #developed world?

"'bespoke, non-standard method of cost-effectiveness assessment' to inform priorities moving forward"
Plain #English translation: we don't care how #sick those excluded get as we'll have more #money than you can imagine by the time the full impact of repeated #covid #infections hits the #population.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/15/covid-booster-jabs-campaign-spring-2024-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw
#vaccine #booster #longcovid #virus #COVIDisAirborne #COVID19 #longcovidkids

Delphi, 4 months ago to car

My #grandparents worked on the #buses in the days when the #drivers cab wasn't accessible from the the rest of the #bus. They'd be shocked to know how dangerous working in #publictransport has become.

£2 #busfares probably don't tempt some people to give up a #car #journey because #behaviour has become so bad. #Violent #youths & adults appear to be commonplace in the #news now.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/elgin-safety-emergency-services-hospital-police-scotland-b1136829.html
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/24095230.isle-wight-police-arrest-boy-16-alleged-bus-driver-attack/

Delphi, 3 months ago to random

This may be the understatement of the day
"borders on pathological"
I have no doubt that a #narcissistic #psychopath is #pathological
https://therapymantra.co/narcissistic/warning-signs-to-identify-a-narcissistic-psychopath/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/trump-verdict-judge-new-york-fraud-case

Delphi, 4 months ago to Futurology

#WaterCompanies are shirking their responsibilities & dumping #sewage. The #discharges on the #IsleofWight are frequent. When the companies get #fined they pass the cost onto #customers who have no choices. #Water is essential. #Shareholders are laughing all the way to the #bank https://onthewight.com/southern-water-announces-9-increase-in-customer-bills-from-april/?mc_cid=c55a1253f5
#bills #SewageScandal #SewageDischarges #costofliving #ToriesUnfitToGovern #PeopleNotProfit

Delphi, 4 months ago to France

#France beats the #USA handsdown in keeping their #consititution upp-to-date. Wake-up #America some of your #States need to realise it's the #21stcentury #humanrights #WomensChoice #WomensRights #abortion

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240131-french-mps-vote-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-constitution-sending-bill-to-senate #MonCorpsMonChoix #humanrights #WomensChoice #WomensRights #abortion

NormanDunbar, 1 month ago to random

Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Wednesday. Tne weather is fine here today, wherever I am. Another driving day today, you'll be glad to hear, very few bad puns and dad jokes!

Have a great day without me, take care and have lots of fun.

Today's random photo is from Buckden in Upper Wharfedale and is titled "Dandelions need living too"!

NormanDunbar, 2 months ago to random

MrsD just saw what she thinks was a mink running across our garden! This is not good news.