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Piccadilly Squirrel Incident
  • Did the squirrel make it out OK?

  • What is something you want to use, yet are NOT using?
  • There are several things I was doing in X-Org that I really don't have the capacity to figure out in Wayland. One of them was customizing touch pad shortcuts, I used to like having 3 figure swipe commands that worked like keyboard shortcuts. The other was my KVM programs like Barrier seems unable to work in Wayland.

    I hope for simple solutions to these problems in the future.

  • [Dave Meltzer via WOR] People within AEW frustrated at Tony Khan’s decision to air the CM Punk/Jack Perry footage. Many feel like the company just has to move on.
  • This was honestly my last straw with AEW. I had felt for awhile that the variety early AEW had (Young Bucks indie, Lucha bros Lucha Libre, Omega DDT/NJPW influence, Mox's hardcore, Jericho/Cody's WWE influence) was done with a single unified vision, with everyone putting ego's aside to make something bigger then the sum of it's parts. An AEW roster that was so respectful that Brodie Lee's illness was never leaked to the press.

    I honestly can't say that the reactionary AEW has me gripped like the early AEW that was interested in long form storytelling. And one with a roster so divided you can feel dissension within the roster. I don't want backstage drama to be the basis of ongoing storytelling, that's not an interesting story. I want to see the show working like a well oiled machine. It honestly makes me uncomfortable watching AEW as it is currently.

    I thought AEW purpose was to change the wrestling industry not succumb to it.

  • In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there
  • It is misleading. It is 30% of the entire revenue of the game. And it is objective whether Valve deserves 30% of that revenue. It's also true that games aren't locked to the Steam platform and can absolutely make money outside of Valve's influence. History has shown though that it is less profitable then being inside the Steam ecosystem.

  • In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there
  • The efficiency is doing it so effectively that on an open platform competitors can create there own store, pay for AAA games to appear on their store, take the smallest of pay cuts, pass it on to the consumer, and still have customers prefer to pay more to be in the Steam ecosystem. I'm against monopolies but Valve's is absolutely efficient.

  • Grade II listed BT Tower to become hotel in £275 million deal - Enfield Independent
  • That has always been up in the air, certain functions of the building and it's link to the building has been designated a secret. It's not like the building itself is inconspicuous though.

  • A February update from the Admins
  • The London community is quiet at the moment so I wouldn't mind moderating it myself for now, adversely I wouldn't mind taking on mod duties for other communities until such a time where that would become unmanageable. I appreciate the work being done by the way, I can very much feel a contrast now vs when Feddit UK was essentially unmaintained.

  • This popular indoor market in Stratford has been forced to close
  • I hope we get some sort of intervention here but I doubt it.

  • Any chance to include a theme based on the "Dracula" colour scheme?
  • Thank you. I'm not the best with messing with CSS but I'll see what I can do. Realistically though I'll probably need assistance and I don't mind waiting till you have a good moment.

  • Wimbledon: Electric double-decker bus catches fire during rush hour
  • Electric fires are no joke. I'm glad no one is hurt and that this might open up discussions about how to avoid future incidents.

  • Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree mocked after arriving from Norway: ‘Where’s the other half of it?’
  • Looks like it been fixed up with a bit of trickery It's a shame as it didn't leave in that state it's just the journey wasn't particularly kind to it.

    Hasn't this been a bit of a running trend now? I'm sure I'm having Déjà vu from it.

  • Any chance to include a theme based on the "Dracula" colour scheme?
  • Thank you for your consideration sorry for the late reply I thought I replied but apparently didn't...

  • Tech news doesn't understand ad blockers or Chrome extensions
  • I do want to read articles that change my beliefs and I'm willing to listen to any take that goes against the wider narrative, but nothing that was said here really challenges anything being said on most tech news sites.

    Yeah news sites might not always have full understanding of the semantics but the wider piont of Google's Manifest V3 restricting uBlock Origin capabilties and not offering an adequate solution is still very valid.

  • One Piece chapter 1100
  • I believe Kuma's soul was moved into that giant Robot because Vegapunk didn't have it within himself to essentially kill Kuma. Giving Kuma an ancient Iron Giant's soul achieves the same effect and is more humane. Also makes scene why Kuma's current body just scaled the Red Line like the Iron Giant did in the past attacking Mary Geoise.

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    Honey, are you okay? You've barely touched your breakfast flour...
  • As a non-American this name still sounds really wierd to me. I just mentally picture meat juice on cookies.

  • Any chance to include a theme based on the "Dracula" colour scheme?

    Wikipedia Article, Website. I love this colour scheme and I was wondering if an admin can take a look at adding a theme for it. If you did I would really appreciate it.

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    Counter-Strike 2 is out, but it’s not Steam Deck Verified
  • Has anyone tested this on a Steam Deck yet and can report it's performance?

  • Cabin (geodome) in the woods
  • Reminds me of one of Oculus Quest 2's default envioments.

  • Whoa mama
  • Too many to count, but the entirety of "Cape Feare" was a good one. I only saw the film the episode was based later on in life. It was one of favourite episodes beforehand and seeing the references only increased my appreciation.

  • Oxford Street offering free shops to independent businesses
    www.ianvisits.co.uk Oxford Street offering free shops to independent businesses

    Oxford Street could soon look less like a row of garish American Candy stores and more eclectic, with a scheme to offer free shops to small and independent businesses.

    Oxford Street offering free shops to independent businesses

    >The campaign is aimed at businesses looking to launch their first store or physical space, and the chosen firms will be given a prime store location for an initial six-month period. These opportunities will be 100% rent-free for brands, with a minimum reduction of business rates of 70%. Stores will either be available for single occupancy or as a themed concept store shared between multiple brands.

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    'We bumped into Ken Livingstone on a random London bus so asked him about ULEZ' - MyLondon
    www.mylondon.news 'We bumped into Ken Livingstone on a random London bus so asked him about ULEZ'

    He says he wants to see 'a car free London' and that humans will be extinct by the middle of the century

    'We bumped into Ken Livingstone on a random London bus so asked him about ULEZ'

    >Asked about his view of the controversy surrounding Mr Khan’s proposal to expand the ULEZ, Mr Livingstone said: “I would have started it - if I hadn’t lost to Boris, it would have been in operation for a decade. It’s going to save tens of thousands of lives.

    >“So many people die from air pollution in London. Boris, when he beat me, scrapped all my plans to tackle this because I was already working on it.

    >“And then in his eight years as Mayor, 76,000 Londoners died from air pollution. Fortunately, Sadiq Khan has taken that up now, and it’ll get better. But, that is our problem.”

    >He said: “I would be doing it if I was there. I just want a car free London, and everyone on the Tube and bus and the train.”

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    ‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid - The Big Issue
    www.bigissue.com ‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid - The Big Issue

    People who rent in London are at a greater risk of homelessness than before as the number of available homes in the capital has plummeted

    ‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid - The Big Issue

    "New research from the London School of Economics (LSE) and property firm Savills shows why that search has become even more difficult since Covid, with a 41% reduction in the number of homes available for private rent."

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    Where do you get your News?

    Since starting this community I created a RSS feed to find news that would be worth posting here and I'm interested in if there is any London focused news sites that would make a good addition to my list.

    So far I have:

    • BBC News London
    • The Guardian London
    • Metro
    • MyLondon
    • The Independent - London
    • Londonist
    • timeout.com

    Do you have any suggestions to add to this list? I'm interested in any news site that would have good content that would be great to post to this community.

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    Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’ - TheGuardian
    www.theguardian.com Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’

    GLA data reveals over 1,700 more people on the streets compared with last year amid cost of living crisis

    Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’

    Rough sleeping is soaring in London, with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year – a 21% rise, according to figures from the Greater London Authority (GLA).

    The increase from 8,329 people seen sleeping rough in 2021-22 to 10,053 in 2022-23 was described as “categorically terrible” by Rick Henderson, the chief executive of the Homeless Link frontline charity, and “extremely alarming” by Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London.

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    Mayor insists he has ULEZ mandate despite not including expansion in manifesto - MyLondon
    www.mylondon.news Mayor insists he has ULEZ mandate despite not including expansion in manifesto

    The mayor has been accused of 'rushing through' the controversial measure

    Mayor insists he has ULEZ mandate despite not including expansion in manifesto

    The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has insisted he has a mandate from Londoners to expand the city's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) despite not including the move in his 2020 manifesto. In a clash with Conservative assembly members on the issue during Mayor's Question Time at City Hall this morning, (Thursday, June 22), Mr Khan was also accused of "rushing" the policy through before the next mayoral election in May 2024, and not wanting to give Londoners a say.

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    METRO: Remains of a Roman tomb unearthed near London Bridge station
    metro.co.uk 2,000-year-old twist in the London Bridge tiles

    It was probably used as a burial ground for wealthier members of society.

    2,000-year-old twist in the London Bridge tiles

    >Archaeologists have discovered that the huge Roman mosaics discovered near the Shard last year, were actually part of a Roman tomb.

    >This rare piece of history was discovered just a stone’s throw from Borough Market and London Bridge station, said the Museum of London Archeology (MOLA).

    >The remains of the structure at the Liberty of Southwark site have an ‘astonishing level of preservation’, making it the most intact Roman mausoleum ever to be discovered in Britain, according to MOLA.

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