@bashtoni @rradczewski it’s been said, but can’t be repeated enough that Computer Weekly did excellent journalism on this. They didn’t let it go. Private eye too.

@susankayequinn @brad I also wish there wasn’t quite so much truth in that.

@susankayequinn @brad woah there communist… where I’m from we only do that collective thing if we’re burning wood pellets imported from irreplaceable Canadian forest… or nuclear.

@susankayequinn @brad I do understand the capital outlay is too much for many, but there are creative ways around that.

@susankayequinn because there is no option other than oil or gas… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn877d27gndo

Curiously all those rural homes that are not, and never will be, on the gas network do have electricity.

@mullvadnet @Ankitayadav I’m deeply suspicious of this. As I understand it this advert wasn’t banned, it wasn’t accepted. Very different.

@Downes @jwcph that analogy doesn’t work at all. These things are not comparable and I’m sure you know this so I can only assume you’re not contributing in good faith here.

@Downes @jwcph I don’t understand what you’re saying here.

@Natasha_Jay this is a lot of fun. I can follow the thread of things back to 1200 but after that… nope