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My problems with season 4 of Discovery
  • Absolutely agree - this is exactly my issues with Season 4 as well.

    Look at how SWN did things as an alternative, they were able to have characters talk about their feelings in a much more natural way during down time.. not in the middle of the action while there is an end of the universe ticking clock.

  • Labour rules out universal childcare for young children in fiscal credibility drive
  • That’s disappointing… I think…. It’s complicated.

    Childcare costs are extremely high and even with higher earning families it’s not something that can be done lightly… full time nursery is easily the equivalent of a 2nd mortgage (if not more!)

    I wonder what the research says about families that don’t qualify for this sort of help - does it lead to women disproportionally leaving the workforce? I’d be surprised if it doesn’t

    Are we okay with that? Isn’t in the interest of societies to encourage a fair balance across all groups so women don’t find that their careers inevitably suffers more than men.

    On the other hand is it societies responsibility to help fund high earners so they can have the “privilege” of both parents working? It does leave a bad taste providing financial support to those who already earn plenty of money……

    but we wouldn’t think for a second of means testing NHS or more relevant to this discussion - state education from the age of 5 (at least I hope we wouldn’t). Is it such a leap to extend the free “state education” to lower ages?

  • On Politics and Forking
  • You’ve captured my own confusing and conflicting thoughts as well.

    I have so far loved my experience here (just been a few days) beehaw is exactly what is what to see in an online community

    But despite the federated nature of lemmy the code ultimately is (so I’m learning in this thread!) currently in the hands of people who are the opposite of beehaw. That’s a difficult pill to swallow.

  • how’s your week going, Beehaw
  • In future you may look back and see this as an important turning point in your life that you’d never want to change.

    I switched out from my original degree and went into an entirely different field and if it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t have anything like the life I’ve got now.

  • Bluey S03E47 - Cricket

    >During a friendly game of neighbourhood cricket, the dads struggle to bowl Rusty out.

    Just watched this Bluey episode with my 2.5 year old and thought I’d post to see if there was anyone else here has watched it.

    If any show encapsulates the Beehaw ethos of kindness it’s this one!

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    Welcome to Daystrom Institute!
  • Happy to be here. Good timing with SNW starting back up again this week.

    Just a thought though: Traditionally Daystrom (and the other ST subreddits) had no spoiler rules.

    As we don’t have the same sort of tools to temporarily filter keywords or group communities rather than subscribe etc perhaps we could try to be a bit spoiler conscious (at least for the very latest new episode) - give people a chance to catch up.

    Testing

    Hello Worlds

  • What to do when it's too hot to sleep?
  • Agree with this - I live in the UK where home AC is rare, the summers are just getting hotter and hotter though. I don’t regret for a second buying a portable AC for those nights where it just really is too hot. Absolutely worth it.

  • I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing
  • Alternative for those who don’t have $1k+ and a whole load of shelf space: Kiwix - You can download an offline copy of Wikipedia.

    It’s actually quite useful when/if you go traveling or live near low-signal areas. Can get a copy on your phone for quick reference for pretty much anything.

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    www.bbc.co.uk Boris Johnson steps down as MP with immediate effect

    Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP with immediate effect after receiving the Partygate report

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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland @lemmy.ml Schedar @beehaw.org
    www.theguardian.com Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers during Covid restrictions’

    Exclusive: friend ‘helped the couple plan their wedding’ in May 2021 when restrictions on indoor gatherings in place

    Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers during Covid restrictions’
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