CrowyTech

Ahh that makes sense.

Thank you 😀

I'm certainly enjoying Lemmy so far and think I'm getting to grips with it

As someone who proudly wore the Red Cross for many years as a volunteer I felt proud to be part of a global movement of Red Cross, Red Cresent & Red Crystal National Societies. Knowing that international law and the Geneva Conventions mean little to nothing to 'civilized' nations saddens me immensely.

I'm only a month in to Lemmy, can you explain this bit for me?

subscribing to communities on other servers will drag the content over here.

Like OP I joined feddit.UK as a Brit it seemed the most fitting.

I tent to just view my subbed list and only sporadically come on to local to see what's happening on the instance.

I definitely get the Reddit vibe on my subbed feed.

Are you saying above that what I sub to that is in other instances comes here somehow?

Sorry for being a bit thick

Seeing as my labour MP is still not replying I've also emailed Ed Davey. I know that Parliamentary procedures means he can only respond to his constituents I wanted him to know I support their pushing of the agenda and to keep it up.

Feels like the LDs are the only ones willing to

Yep 🤦

After reading what the Dutch Parliament did I wrote off to my MP asking if she'd push for UK tech independence, or at least European.

Still waiting for a reply 🙄

As someone who proudly wore the Red Cross for many years as a volunteer I felt proud to be part of a global movement of Red Cross, Red Cresent & Red Crystal National Societies. Knowing that international law and the Geneva Conventions mean little to nothing to 'civilized' nations saddens me immensely.

I'd welcome digital IDs, not on the immigration front, but on the convenience of a) having ID accessible without a wallet, and b) not needing to use a passport or driving licence for ID when some people can't get a driving licence and don't want to have to carry the passport for buying alcohol for example

For lightweight things like email, as you say, I don't know why everyone doesn't do it.

The PWA seems to work well enough to fill the 'app' gap if you want it on your phone.

Let's just push PWAs more!

While the "Buy British" campaign focuses on physical goods, we must also address our digital independence. The Dutch parliament's recent steps to reduce reliance on US software highlight the need for greater autonomy in our tech infrastructure. The UK should follow suit, promoting European tech solutions to enhance digital sovereignty and foster domestic innovation. Let's expand the conversation to include both economic and technological independence. I hope the Lib Dems continue to push this.

That maybe so, but why such an excessive stay? Stick her on a plane, sorted.

Quaker curious