Interesting Links for 13-08-2025

[andrewducker]

1. Denethor in Lord of the Rings is now a metaphor for doomscrolling

(tags:lotr doom )

2. The UK government's final tip on how to save water is, frankly, out of contact with reality

(tags:uk government water EpicWTF )

3. Call for free bus travel to help under-22s in England into work (Scotland already has this)

(tags:buses children england )

4. Tracing a joke back through British TV

(tags:tv history comedy jokes )

5. Carolyn Mercer Describes Her Experiences of Transgender Conversion Therapy

(tags:transgender torture bigotry uk video history )

6. Trans conversion therapy survivor: 'I wanted to be cured so asked to be electrocuted'

(tags:torture uk transgender bigotry history )

Comments

[bens_dad]

2. Suggesting we delete photos is unrealistic as that wont obviously stop water use.
Not uploading them to the cloud might save water, but suggesting that is just as unrealistic.

However, if apps browse the pictures inefficiently having more pictures stored might require more electricity, heat and water.

Maybe a silly final suggestion is deliberate. It makes people look at and talk about the article :-)

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[channelpenguin]

yes, that last item is unhinged.

but "Turn off the taps when brushing teeth or shaving." of my DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN YES,YES, YES!!!! I do this automatically. It drives me absolutely insane when others don't.

[movingfinger]

2. "VC's AI systems crawling your messages and photos use a lot of water" is not a me problem, it's a problem that can be addressed with suitable, human-centered, law and regulation.

[juan_gandhi]

"Delete old emails" to save water, wow.
Drought in England, sounds crazy, of course.

[anna_wing]

I remember having to practise water conservation in my childhood. Among other things we had our showers standing in a plastic basin and used it to fill the toilet cisterns.