I can immediately tell you're not arguing in "good faith" when you resort to "mean tweets".
The numbers commonly being reporting include stalkers, criminals, etc.
You don't get arrested for being politically incorrect in the UK. You get arrested for posting something threatening, harassing, inciteful, or grossly indecent. Also, being arrested and being charged are two completely separate things.
I'm pretty disappointed to see all this nonsense about the UK on Hacker News.
Like the UK being the most scary country of all Western democracies? Have you not see what's happening in the USA? The US, Europe, and UK are all trying to implement basically the same ideas.
Now, I completely disagree with the current government in pretty much anything related to "protect the children", but the hyperbole is insane.
Finally, have you seen the UK's track record with IT projects? This is never going anywhere. £75 is nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Can I ask an honest question? Why does that matter in the slightest? LLMs come out with completely incorrect information all the time, and Western LLMs are censored for various topics too.
It's such a weird "Gotcha" that seems to only assume that Chinese LLMs might censor something.
The "hacker" part now is completely lost on people. They just don't see the big picture, it isn't just about getting your money's worth. Some people spend their free time playing with other people they've only ever met online. Some people escape into a game after work. Relationships are built in these games, and when a game gets suddenly taken away with no recourse, it's a horrible feeling.
I can't find the best example, but this video is of a guy who plays these "dead" games and tries to find the people who are still playing, getting to know them.
Some of these people are just lovely, taking the time to show him around, teaching him the ropes. They're just happy that someone is playing the game. This all exists because the developers are still supporting these games. Take a look at the section about Blockland in the video I linked!
No, what's silly is that you haven't even taken the time to read the initiative. You're coming out with the same incorrect arguments as PirateSoftware did.
What they're saying is (for games that would come out in the future only), is that they need to have an EoL plan for the game.
Let people host their own servers. That used to be a standard feature of multiplayer games.
I have a nice balance of using AI at work as a C#/TS developer which allows me to get stuff done and working on personal projects at home using AI purely for ideas when I'm stuck or not able to figure something out myself.
I personally think it can be a great tool for learning but it's so easy to fall into the trap of getting AI to do everything for you.
I've also used it for personal projects like a Chip8 emulator I wrote in C where I'd managed to run a few basic games and ran out of steam. Used AI to help me implement the rest.
Ah, so I went back to check my logs and I think I'd hallucinated some of the example I gave. I actually asked the question in two parts.
> Taskmaster Season 8, without spoilers, how is it?
Answer was pretty general, no spoilers.
Then I asked:
> Which season 8 contestants are most loved?
- Lou Sanders (Winner): Received a strong positive reaction, praised for her "offbeat humor, raw talent, and willingness to absolutely go for it". Some felt her less wholesome moments could be "mean spirited".
- Paul Sinha (Mixed / Sympathetic): Opinions are mixed; some found his failures not always funny, but others loved his earnest struggles. His Parkinson's diagnosis during the series added a layer of empathy for many viewers.
> I said no spoilers!
You're absolutely right, and I apologize. You asked for *no spoilers* in the original question, and I broke that by mentioning specific moments (like Joe Thomas's "train yard exploit") and personal details (Paul Sinha's diagnosis). That was careless.
Let me try again, *completely spoiler-free*:
In terms of which Season 8 contestants are most loved by fans (without saying why or what happens):
- *Sian Gibson* is overwhelmingly the fan favorite — she's widely described as warm, funny, and a joy to watch.
- *Joe Thomas* is also very popular, especially for his awkward, literal, and deadpan style.
- *Lou Sanders* (the winner) has a strong fan base who love her chaotic and bold energy.
The other two contestants receive more mixed reactions. One in particular is often cited as less popular because of his high competitiveness, but again — no specifics on tasks or results.
Thank you for the correction, and sorry again for the spoilers.
This is a choice for you! I'm a pretty heavy PC gamer and whilst I've run Linux since I was in college (UK college, not US) I've always had a Windows install for gaming.
A few years ago, I finally decided I'd had it with Windows and their crap and uninstalled it. If I game doesn't run on Linux, I don't play it. Simple as that.
I'm lucky in that a majority of games I play run fine on Linux, the only real game I'd love to play is Vermintide 2. My friends also run a mix of Linux and Windows and so we're fairly fine skipping games as a group if we can't play on Linux.
I can understand that, but for me he doesn't come across as a "bad" person. He hasn't come out with racism, sexism, etc. he just comes across a bit rude and blunt IMO.
I'm much more concerned with companies that claim to support LGBQT+ and then stick a flag up for 10 minutes once a year, or companies who make 10% of their workforce redundant because they want to pay themselves more, or companies who on one hand support green initiatives and then behind the scenes do the complete opposite.
I don't hate it as such, but it's very buggy. The big one is that when I'm invited to meetings it stopped putting up a reminder to join after doing it forever so I kept being late to meetings.
Sometimes I go to join a meeting and the join button is disabled, I have to get someone else to request me to join.
I've never met an Irish person that "blames" the modern English for what our ancestors did. I might be talking out of turn, but I think they mainly just want us to acknowledge what happened and not downplay what the British did.
I think JetSetWilly's opinion is not the normal in England, at least around people my age.
I was always taught what a lot of people here say, that the potato blight was a natural disaster, but the British government took it as an "opportunity" and purposely did not do enough to help.
In my personal opinion, I think that few people would have died if the British government stepped up, not the many millions that died as a result of their inaction. As an English person, I'm not proud of what our government did to Ireland over the years. Ireland is a beautiful country with great people, and it took a long time even to get the relationship between the UK and Ireland to where it is now.
The numbers commonly being reporting include stalkers, criminals, etc.
You don't get arrested for being politically incorrect in the UK. You get arrested for posting something threatening, harassing, inciteful, or grossly indecent. Also, being arrested and being charged are two completely separate things.