Peter Barabas
@peterbarabas.bsky.social
Retina researcher at Queen's University Belfast but also a cosmopolitan globalist-humanist human, father, husband, son and brother. Well-informed optimist.
Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
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Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
No DM
What an "amazing" idea....
It might just be a question of time before they introduce slightly more expensive, "ad-free" and/or "surveilence-free" versions of cars, hosuehold electric items (why stop at fridges?), sofas, airplane tickets, taxis...
Another money-making step in enshittification.
It might just be a question of time before they introduce slightly more expensive, "ad-free" and/or "surveilence-free" versions of cars, hosuehold electric items (why stop at fridges?), sofas, airplane tickets, taxis...
Another money-making step in enshittification.
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What an "amazing" idea....
It might just be a question of time before they introduce slightly more expensive, "ad-free" and/or "surveilence-free" versions of cars, hosuehold electric items (why stop at fridges?), sofas, airplane tickets, taxis...
Another money-making step in enshittification.
It might just be a question of time before they introduce slightly more expensive, "ad-free" and/or "surveilence-free" versions of cars, hosuehold electric items (why stop at fridges?), sofas, airplane tickets, taxis...
Another money-making step in enshittification.
> then keeping your phone close by, because if you do not pick up the phone fast, you are back to square 1 (see above).
This leads to talking about your health issue at work, on the train etc - killing even the thought of privacy.
> then come the waiting lists...
This leads to talking about your health issue at work, on the train etc - killing even the thought of privacy.
> then come the waiting lists...
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
> then keeping your phone close by, because if you do not pick up the phone fast, you are back to square 1 (see above).
This leads to talking about your health issue at work, on the train etc - killing even the thought of privacy.
> then come the waiting lists...
This leads to talking about your health issue at work, on the train etc - killing even the thought of privacy.
> then come the waiting lists...
Why? I guess Covid killed or maimed a bunch a doctors and led to burnout in a score more, causing even more severe understaffing and because this system allows GPs to retain some control over their busy days.
For patients this means:
> 1-3 days of sitting on the phone in the morning to get through.
For patients this means:
> 1-3 days of sitting on the phone in the morning to get through.
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why? I guess Covid killed or maimed a bunch a doctors and led to burnout in a score more, causing even more severe understaffing and because this system allows GPs to retain some control over their busy days.
For patients this means:
> 1-3 days of sitting on the phone in the morning to get through.
For patients this means:
> 1-3 days of sitting on the phone in the morning to get through.
During the first year of the Covid pandemic, a triage system was introduced to save the seriusly understaffed system from collapse. As far as i know, patients call (within a short time window) the surgery, leave their info. Then the GP prioritizes cases and calls back people.
This is still on.
This is still on.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
During the first year of the Covid pandemic, a triage system was introduced to save the seriusly understaffed system from collapse. As far as i know, patients call (within a short time window) the surgery, leave their info. Then the GP prioritizes cases and calls back people.
This is still on.
This is still on.
Example: multi-planetary societies may be better sutied to survive planetary-level calamities, but if they take the current culture with them, it will merely extend our "world wars" to "mutli-world wars" with a potential nuclear apocalypse simply extended to multiple planets.
December 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Example: multi-planetary societies may be better sutied to survive planetary-level calamities, but if they take the current culture with them, it will merely extend our "world wars" to "mutli-world wars" with a potential nuclear apocalypse simply extended to multiple planets.
It is a very good one, I loved it too :) Delicate and witty, does not try to be grandiose, world-saving or even historically "important" and it's one of a kind.
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It is a very good one, I loved it too :) Delicate and witty, does not try to be grandiose, world-saving or even historically "important" and it's one of a kind.
It was one of the reasons we left the USA. Having twins born there (while a blessing), was simply not affordable for us - at least back in 2013-2014, though I assume childcare costs have not come down since than.
In the UK it was very expensive but within our means.
In the UK it was very expensive but within our means.
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It was one of the reasons we left the USA. Having twins born there (while a blessing), was simply not affordable for us - at least back in 2013-2014, though I assume childcare costs have not come down since than.
In the UK it was very expensive but within our means.
In the UK it was very expensive but within our means.
If a law is never put in practice because it is so heinous, it should not exist. No law like that deterres the people it is supposed to deter, it merely questions the law/rule-based system, pushing society towards lawlessness and achieving at best the opposite of the stated intention.
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If a law is never put in practice because it is so heinous, it should not exist. No law like that deterres the people it is supposed to deter, it merely questions the law/rule-based system, pushing society towards lawlessness and achieving at best the opposite of the stated intention.
Literally, destroying the last shreds of difference between Labour, Conservatives and Reform with regard to immigration.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Literally, destroying the last shreds of difference between Labour, Conservatives and Reform with regard to immigration.
It's not about motivating people to work. Not about laziness, "wokeness", culture wars, gender wars.
It is mostly about freedom - freedom to infect.
Rolling back public health in response to increased need for public health and then trying to fathom why oh why is there more disease is... erm 'Kay
It is mostly about freedom - freedom to infect.
Rolling back public health in response to increased need for public health and then trying to fathom why oh why is there more disease is... erm 'Kay
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's not about motivating people to work. Not about laziness, "wokeness", culture wars, gender wars.
It is mostly about freedom - freedom to infect.
Rolling back public health in response to increased need for public health and then trying to fathom why oh why is there more disease is... erm 'Kay
It is mostly about freedom - freedom to infect.
Rolling back public health in response to increased need for public health and then trying to fathom why oh why is there more disease is... erm 'Kay