RANT CORNER

[firlandsfarm]

I suggest you be prepared to accept that sometimes others may not share your opinions.

It will never happen James!

[Derek27]

I suggest you be prepared to accept that sometimes others may not share your opinions.

It will never happen James!

I accept others don't share my opinions, I'm merely explaining why their opinion's wrong, which is no more than what you attempt to do when you have a disagreement. The only difference is that you fail.

[Derek27]

If you want to eat less meat to protect the environment, just cook an omelette. Why eat crap that's designed to emulate meat?

American crap food manufacture, Beyond Meat, have announced sales are down a third since I posted my advice.

[Derek27]

Sentencing offenders to prison for short periods makes them more likely to reoffend when they get out!

Lock 'em up for five years then, take potential future crimes into consideration.

[greenmark]

Sentencing offenders to prison for short periods makes them more likely to reoffend when they get out!

Lock 'em up for five years then, take potential future crimes into consideration.

Our system has always been about punishment. The work done to prevent reoffending is a bit like social work - huge demand, minimal resources. Hence, people reoffend - No s**t sherlock!
I doubt that a majority in prison would be described as hardened criminals.
Seems drugs, alcohol related violence, deprivation, housing issues propel people into offending. That landscape doesn't change when they emerge from prison - quite the opposite I would think.
They are mosty people that given a better choice would take it. But they never get that. My only certain knowledge of this is that Timpsons did (may still do) actively recruit and train ex-prisoners and have a 75% retention rate from that cohort. Doesn't that say something positive?
Are we saying that all 80,000 prisoners are beyond redemption?

[Derek27]

Sentencing offenders to prison for short periods makes them more likely to reoffend when they get out!

Lock 'em up for five years then, take potential future crimes into consideration.

Our system has always been about punishment. The work done to prevent reoffending is a bit like social work - huge demand, minimal resources. Hence, people reoffend - No s**t sherlock!
I doubt that a majority in prison would be described as hardened criminals.
Seems drugs, alcohol related violence, deprivation, housing issues propel people into offending. That landscape doesn't change when they emerge from prison - quite the opposite I would think.
They are mosty people that given a better choice would take it. But they never get that. My only certain knowledge of this is that Timpsons did (may still do) actively recruit and train ex-prisoners and have a 75% retention rate from that cohort. Doesn't that say something positive?
Are we saying that all 80,000 prisoners are beyond redemption?

I've always regarded the purpose of prison as segregation rather than punishment, to keep them away from the public. I have sympathy for drug addicts, there should be more treatment available, but people who have no regards for others, burglars, fraudsters, etc. should just be banged up for a long time.

[Derek27]

I've never sent a FOI request myself, but from what I've seen on the What Do They Know website, all too often the initial request is handled by somebody lower down the ranks who doesn't have the brains to understand a simple question. Perhaps that explains why NI police names and addresses have appeared on the internet.

[Derek27]

A 10-sided coin, the first of its kind, has been minted to commemorate Prince George's birthday. Buy it now ... before they make the first 11-sided coin next year.

[greenmark]

"About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66430817

Good grief that's a figure that staggers me. What kind of society have we created?

Depression is not trivial and I'm not pointing at these poor people and saying "pull yourself together", just a recognition of a startling statistic and I wonder how we've got to this point.
I know from family and family friends that medics like prescribing drugs to address depression. But also know antidepressants are never anything other than a temporary solution, but are dirt cheap compared to psychotherapy, which is the solution.

[Derek27]

I ranted before about the lack of small trolleys at ASDA. Today I asked why they're so hard to find.

People are nicking the small trolleys!! Bastards!

[firlandsfarm]

"About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66430817

That's depressing!

[Derek27]

"About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66430817

Good grief that's a figure that staggers me. What kind of society have we created?

Depression is not trivial and I'm not pointing at these poor people and saying "pull yourself together", just a recognition of a startling statistic and I wonder how we've got to this point.
I know from family and family friends that medics like prescribing drugs to address depression. But also know antidepressants are never anything other than a temporary solution, but are dirt cheap compared to psychotherapy, which is the solution.

I've spent years on antidepressants and had a lot of trouble (insomnia) getting off them. I found running and weight training a great mood-lifting benefit, better than any medication, but for people who aren't so fit or are so severely depressed that they're just slumped on their couch unable to do anything, some sort of medication is probably essential.

[Derek27]

Has anyone ever had a Windows 11 "suggested" notification that was useful?

It's switched on by default when you install Windows, I guess everybody switches it off upon first notification, but Microsoft seem to sneakily turn them back on from time to time.

[greenmark]

Has anyone ever had a Windows 11 "suggested" notification that was useful?

It's switched on by default when you install Windows, I guess everybody switches it off upon first notification, but Microsoft seem to sneakily turn them back on from time to time.

Indeed. It's annoying like the periodic attempts to get you to adopt Bing as your default search engine and Edge as your default browser.
I also have Avast free and get pestered on a daily basis to go Premiium via alarmist notifications about security. But I guess thats the "price" for being a cheapskate.

[ShaunWhite]

Indeed. It's annoying like the periodic attempts to get you to adopt Bing as your default search engine and Edge as your default browser.
I also have Avast free and get pestered on a daily basis to go Premiium via alarmist notifications about security. But I guess thats the "price" for being a cheapskate.

AVG free is pretty good at just getting on with it. Maybe one nag a month about upgrading.

I think Windows prompts about Bing if you've accidentally clicked on the description on the background startup picture. It tries to launch something that tells you about it.