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UK petition: Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset

Sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757426/

Deadline: 25 August 2026

Signature graph: https://petition-track.uk/check-petition/757426

#UK #petition

People who have used induction hobs before - would you prefer touch controls (like touchscreen on a phone) or physical knobs and dials?

Touch: Easier to clean, but not great if you spill while cooking. Breakage: touch stops registering, or registers touch when you haven't touched it.

Knobs and dials: Muscle memory works better than with touch controls, but harder to clean. Breakage: Knob falls off.

#poll #polls

THE TRUSTWORTHY SHIRTS TOURNAMENT

I was intrigued by the original "who would you trust more?" poll by @the-unflappablewolf, attached for posterity.

I was curious to know whether this result was an indicator that Star Trek imbued the most trustworthiness, so I did a survey. I've turned the responses into a 32-team tournament, with the top responses from the survey randomised into pairs for round 1. Winners will use votes from both Mastodon and Tumblr, summarised here: https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/809931792568188928/shirt-tournament

#ShirtTournament

I am very much in need of information from people in England and Wales about piercing removal.

My earlobes are pierced. The holes are healed, I haven't worn earrings for many years. They're not stretched or split, just standard tiny earring holes for studs or hoops.

According to the entire world, they eventually just... close? But mine are still there, and they semi-regularly get swollen and infected.

I've contacted two national private hospitals and they both said they don't offer piercing closure surgery in my situation. My NHS GP refused me because it was a voluntary cosmetic procedure.

Does anyone know how someone in my situation usually goes about this? Do piercers offer piercing-closing minor surgeries or anything? Has anyone had this done at a private hospital, and if so, which one?

Edit:
NO, I do not want to apply olive oil or raw garlic or any other foods to my ear lobes. I KNOW that my piercing holes may never fully close, I already know how to keep them clean, and I do not need explanations as to why it is happening. I WANT ADVICE FROM PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES ABOUT SURGICAL REMOVAL OF PIERCING HOLES.

Do you find discussion of suicide triggering?

(If there's nuance, choose "Yes, somewhat".)

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Mozilla have a vibe-gathering survey out about AI. https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201 If you use Firefox or any other Mozilla software, please tell them how you feel about AI. #Mozilla #Firefox #Thunderbird #AI #LLMs #FuckAI #NoAI #AntiAI