Spotted today in London, England. What is this clear plastic shelf below the car's license plate?

I'm running another free comedy show at The Glitch on Lower Marsh. This show is totally free, just turn up. If you find me (just ask for Sal), a pint of the usual for anybody who tells me that they found out about the night via this post.

Is there a way to connect Matrix to MS Teams? And for bonus points, Zoom's messaging system?

Have some classic early 2000s meme-rock

I could have connected one of many affordable and excellent-quality webcams to my computer, but I think this is better. Nikon's new 24mm f1.7 lens is really good for desk-based closeup work.

Can we have some love for London's longest alley?

I took this photo at BST Hyde Park today. Lana did eventually perform and she wasn't cut off like at Glastonbury.

"But her emails!"

Insisting on similarity is a kind of lie to make Clinton’s conduct look worse than it was, to make Trump’s look more benign than it was, or both at the same time.

I enjoyed this video because vast sections of London, are easily recognizable from this 60 year old video:

"A Journey from Castrol House in Marylebone Road London, to the City of Bath in a MKII Jaguar in 1963. Advanced motorist George Eyles takes us through London, out over the Hammersmith Flyover (an area which has really changed a lot) and follows the A4 West onto Reading and a newly built section of the M4. Later he passes through Newbury, Hungerford, Chippenham, Malborough, Calne, and ends at Bath. It is fascinating to see how all these towns and roads looked back then"

Some friends of mine are running a free evening of improv comedy at The Cavendish Arms, near Stockwell.

Cavendish Arms is best known as a stand-up comedy venue, but they’ve opened their stage to this bunch of scriptless weirdos. Please come along for an evening of free entertainment. We've booked some of London's best teams of improvisers.

I’m going to be there, and I will personally buy a pint for anyone (up to 5 people) who tells me that they saw this ad on Lemmy!

Support for SDL and Linux's threading model means that Dwarf Fortress might soon be available on Linux machines.

The financial unsustainability of traditional, car-centric American suburbs, consisting mainly of single-family units, is a critical aspect of the problem of urban sprawl. The design of these suburbs necessitates constant expansion into undeveloped land. This is because the initial infrastructure costs, such as roads, utilities, and public services, are often subsidized by development fees and future property taxes from new construction. However, as these communities age, the costs of maintaining and replacing this infrastructure can significantly exceed the revenue from property taxes, creating a financial shortfall. This is often referred to as a "growth Ponzi scheme" – new development brings in a temporary influx of revenue, which is used to pay for the cost of existing liabilities, but in the process, incurs even more long-term liabilities.

Moreover, the dispersed, low-density nature of these suburbs compounds the issue, leading to inefficient public service delivery and increased per capita costs. The reliance on private vehicles, due to large distances between residences, workplaces, and essential amenities, also places a heavy financial burden on families, particularly those in lower income brackets. Affordable housing options are limited, contributing to socio-economic segregation. Furthermore, the conversion of natural and agricultural land into residential and commercial areas can lead to losses in ecosystem services, the costs of which are often not accounted for. Thus, from both a municipal and a resident perspective, traditional American suburbs present a financially unsustainable model for urban development.

Lemmy users are invited to an evening of improvised comedy at The Glitch, Lower Marsh, London SE1. Oddly enough the venue is selling tickets for a few pounds, but if you want a free ticket just reply to me and I will comp you one.

Yesterday a woman received a 28 month sentence, with over a year in custody, for using abortion pills to end her pregnancy. Humanists UK has reacted with shock and horror, and calls for immediate action to reform abortion law in England and Wales.

Carla Foster, a mother of three, will spend 14 months in custody and a further 14 months on licence, as she took abortion bills outside the legal limit using pills at home during the pandemic. Ms Foster was initially charged with child destruction which she denied and later pled guilty to an offence under a Victorian law, the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act.