With the efforts I’m doing to try and de-google / de-big US tech this needs to be my next move.

Trying to convince my better half to do it on his laptop is a pain. I’m under if you degoogle my chromebook now or once it loses support.

I think I’ll join the platform that the lettuce launches, it’ll likely last longer

Over these recent months the I think it’s quite clear where we should be focusing our efforts. I can only hope we build a much stronger relationship with the EU.

Do I personally want us to rejoin, definitely!

Do I think we will? Not any time soon.

I certainly think having a relationship like the Swiss or Norway should be a good starting point.

I’m just not sure what to upload. I seldomly uploaded photos on Facebook, before I came off it, and that’s with friends and family. Does Joe public want to see what I’ve been doing?

Maybe I’m not the right audience for pixelfed

Where can I read more about this? I’m not getting far with the link 🫤

Pixelfed is the one I need to learn to use, I never did Instagram so never know what images to post, or who I’m bothered about following erc.

I’m hoping Lemmy grows more so that the niche communities (that were still relatively active on reddit, even for their neichness) can start to have regular threads going.

What I’d also like to see is posts that I can spend 5-10 minutes in because they have more comments than the ~5 we have now.

As someone who proudly wore the Red Cross for many years as a volunteer I felt proud to be part of a global movement of Red Cross, Red Cresent & Red Crystal National Societies. Knowing that international law and the Geneva Conventions mean little to nothing to ‘civilized’ nations saddens me immensely.

Seeing as my labour MP is still not replying I’ve also emailed Ed Davey. I know that Parliamentary procedures means he can only respond to his constituents I wanted him to know I support their pushing of the agenda and to keep it up.

Feels like the LDs are the only ones willing to

Yep 🤦

After reading what the Dutch Parliament did I wrote off to my MP asking if she’d push for UK tech independence, or at least European.

Still waiting for a reply 🙄

I’d welcome digital IDs, not on the immigration front, but on the convenience of a) having ID accessible without a wallet, and b) not needing to use a passport or driving licence for ID when some people can’t get a driving licence and don’t want to have to carry the passport for buying alcohol for example

While the “Buy British” campaign focuses on physical goods, we must also address our digital independence. The Dutch parliament’s recent steps to reduce reliance on US software highlight the need for greater autonomy in our tech infrastructure. The UK should follow suit, promoting European tech solutions to enhance digital sovereignty and foster domestic innovation. Let’s expand the conversation to include both economic and technological independence. I hope the Lib Dems continue to push this.

That maybe so, but why such an excessive stay? Stick her on a plane, sorted.

Sorry, is this in current android or the beta? I’d love to know how