The exclusive deals… I personally will wait for a game to move from epic exclusive to steam, but maybe some people don’t want to.

I enjoyed that game and the Indiana Jones one too.

Iraq, which has called the dollar the currency of its “enemy state,” informed oil customers earlier this month to start making payments in euros, beginning November 1. Baghdad also has threatened to stop oil exports, the bulk of which flows through the UN humanitarian program, if its request for payment in the euro is denied.

https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/un-says-iraq-switch-to-euros-would-be-costly-1.433781

After the invasion it switched back to the us dollar. https://medium.com/%40gsaidheeraj/from-saddam-to-maduro-the-hidden-cost-of-pricing-oil-beyond-the-dollar-2b9e373cc944

It’s certainly a coincidence. I’m sure it’s not a justification for war, or even a threat of war.

Guess my £150 tracker watch isn’t necessary anymore /s

Even if it’s encrypted starlink (isp) can still use other information such as times, IPs visited, volume of data.

https://broadbandnow.com/guides/what-your-isp-knows-about-your-data-use#what

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I thought the point of TLS / SSL was that the ISP would see only encrypted data. They can still see the sites you visit (due to IPs) but not the full path.

• https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/ssl/transport-layer-security-tls/
• https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/faq?hl=en-GB

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The AAP is continuing to recommend immunization against 18 diseases, including RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, influenza and meningococcal disease. The CDC had reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.

Where do you live that this has happened twice!?

Thanks for the reply, I will checkout Wallabag.

It’s a legal requirement in the UK. Mobile number is used in so many places it’s effectively acting as an ID.

This fosters consumer choice and supports effective competition by removing barriers to switching – being able to keep your number may impact your decision to change provider.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/phone-numbers/number-portability-info

How do you download articles in advance? I used to use pocket but it’s been discontinued.

I WFH so between 3 - 4gb per month on mobile network. If I’m on holiday or have to head to the office more for some reason it’ll go up.

Most of it is audio, either music or podcasts, so with a bit of planning I could pre-download stuff on WiFi if I needed to cut down.

I’m in the UK and totally agree the packages are just ridiculous in price and data limits, I get by on £5 a month rolling - Lebara, Lyca - seem to offer the best small deals.

For comparison I use 30-40gb on WiFi.

No worries with blocked roads either. Can just squeeze through most gaps. In the worst case scenario just lift the bike over any cars.

You’ll have to rent a starlink from Elon, so he can keep an eye on your habits too.

Just think of the marketing potential, dynamic pricing …

(Sounds like hell to me)

If only we had some sort of free trade agreement with people who have similar life styles, standards and ideas on democracy. Perhaps our close neighbours, like France, Holland, Germany, (Belgium, Italy at a push, Spain, Portugal, Poland) …

It’d be even better if we had some sort of shared legislative body so that we could agree those standards.

What’s your point here, that the US will suddenly convert all the chicken production to organic? Do they have enough organic chicken to export to us?

Chlorine washing and routine use of antibiotics should not be seen as a way to compensate for cramped or dirty conditions on the farm or in the abattoir.

Or should we just stick with the higher quality we already expect.

Chlorinated chicken imports would also wrestle for market share with UK farmers and producers.

Do you want to support UK consumers and farmers, or not?

The CLA played an important role in shaping the Agriculture Act. The success of the Agriculture Act depends on the perspective. Overall, as a piece of legislation it has provided a stable framework on the priority areas at the time, and has proven robust in the face of global and domestic disruptions.

https://www.cla.org.uk/news/five-years-on-has-the-agriculture-act-delivered/

The UK government has seemingly “lost its shepherd for agriculture and rural development” in the form of the EU Commission, a farming union has told the Welsh affairs select committee.

https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/eu-referendum/uk-government-has-lost-its-shepherd-for-agriculture

I know nothing of farming, but it doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement 5 years on.

Here’s the podcast episode description:

When people think of oil rich nations their mind generally goes to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the US.

But according to international statistics, the country with the largest oil reserves is Venezuela, with 300 billion barrels worth.

At their peak they produced over 3.5 million barrels of the stuff per day. However, due to lack of investment, sanctions and mismanagement that peak is long gone.

Following their military intervention, the US administration claims they can get Venezuela’s oil production up and running at full capacity within 18 months.

But can they, and why is it that estimates for other countries oil reserves have fluctuated but Venezuela’s has stayed at 300 billion barrels for over two decades?