Interesting Links for 24-09-2021

[andrewducker]

If your electricity provider just collapsed, or you just fancy a new one, I recommend Octopus and this link gives you a £50 signing bonus

(tags:electricity UK )

Apple threatened Facebook ban over slavery posts on Instagram

(tags:Apple Facebook slavery )

About Naming Ostara, Litha, and Mabon

(tags:paganism calendars history )

I see we've moved into the "fuel shortages" phase of Project Fear

(tags:UK trade Europe fuel Doom )

Brexit cancels bonfire night: Import rules reduce UK firework supply by 70 per cent (many dogs now converting to Brexit)

(tags:fireworks UK Europe Doom )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

Why isn't Octopus in the category of firms that are at risk?

[andrewducker]

I'm on their flexible tariff, which has presumably gone up as wholesale prices have.

If a supplier has most of their people on fixed prices and doesn't have a buffer of cash on hand then they'll be in a lot of trouble.

I assume Octopus puts enough aside to survive a price shock.

[andrewducker]

Aha!

They're an international conglomerate with their fingers in a lot of energy pies. So UK energy prices going up will cost them but they have other sources of income to support them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Energy_Group?wprov=sfla1

[mountainkiss]

Ahahaha gotcha. Merci.

[calimac]

First I'd heard of a company called Octopus. Unusual name.

[anef]

I think you mean tentacles!

[andrewducker]

I do *usually* mean tentacles, it's true!

[dewline]

2. In this instance, I think I am in agreement with Apple HQ. Apple management is obnoxious about a great many things, but on this point, enabling slavery is not a thing I would want them tolerating, ever!

5. Dogs are, by temperament, opposed to fireworks, regardless of Brexit. I think the reduction of fireworks availability to humans will make them more content.

[woodpijn.livejournal.com]

That was his point. Dogs are known to be opposed to fireworks. Since Brexit is causing firework shortages, Andy is making the joke that this has therefore caused dogs to start supporting Brexit.

[kerk_hiraeth]

I'm not going to miss them if I don't have to deal with explosions going off for days, if not weeks at a time.

I'd cancel Bonfire Night altogether if it were up to me anyways, so totally not biased...

kerk