That’s because USB is in quantum superposition until you try and plug it in.
Challenge Defeatism. Resist Doomerism. Alt account @ Lemmy.world (now banned).
That’s because USB is in quantum superposition until you try and plug it in.
Hardly surprising given the money donated to the Tories by the property sector:
Not sure how things stack up compared to Labour, but there’s most likely still a lot of money being thrown around to make sure builders make as much profit as possible.
The Telegraph did a response to this, make of it what you will: https://web.archive.org/web/20250102100357/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/02/no-brexit-not-costing-uk-economy-100bn-year/
You are 100% correct, negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf
Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/social-media-facebook-twitter-politics-b1870628.html
And so, negative headlines are getting worse: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276367
But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/202009/the-psychological-impact-negative-news
So it’s important to try and stay positive:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/benefits-of-good-news
If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:
Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or ‘burying your head in the sand’: https://www.learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positivity/
https://www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism
And doesn’t mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling
https://goodable.co/blog/tips-for-balancing-positive-and-negative-news/
Some world news summaries can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-37067259
https://www.economist.com/the-world-this-week
I’d call him a cunt but he lacks the warmth and the depth.
Posts rarely make me laugh out loud, but yours often do. Please keep at it!
On today’s episode of Bullshit That Never Happened…
Why not both?
Sequel to Alyx?
Gotta dream fast!
Escort Section where the person you’re escorting moves at a slower pace than you do, forcing you to jog, walk, jog all the time.
Want to quit the game? Sure go into the menu, click Quit Session -> Are you sure? -> click Yes -> Loading Screen -> Game menu -> click Quit Game -> Are you sure? -> click Yes -> Loading Screen -> Unskippable game title intro -> sub menu with Quit Game, Continue Game, New Game -> click Quit Game -> Are you sure? -> click Yes -> Loading Screen -> Desktop
Ironlily’s stuff is pretty cute.
This looks like the armour you’d get as a quest reward in a ARPG.
But for how long?