My heart bleeds
- the upsides, no tax, sunshine, cheap imported 3rd world labour, an ability to return to the UK for the NHS
- the downsides Oakshott & Tice, oh and a little war
No I didn't bother reading or linking the attached article
#Upsides #Downsides #Dubai #Expats #TaxExiles #IgnoranceIsBliss
Downsides of Privacy & Security | Go Incognito 6.8
Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-scams/
5 #Downsides of Rigid #Routines That No One Talks About
»When #OnlineContent #Disappears: 38% of #webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later.« https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/?eicker.news #tech #media
"Britain is following EU law as if it had remained a member while bearing the huge burden of extra trade friction which the other 27 member nations do not. It seems that even when the UK “held all the cards”, it still ended up losing. Quite a feat."
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/brexit-despatches-from-the-downside-no-19/
@djohngo #passkey #security #downsides
1) changing your password after losing your access device might not be enough.
2) Recovery could be harder depending on the site
3) walking away from your old device could be harder
I can not make up more.
#JobSearching While #Trans Has #Risks That Most People Don't Even Realize.
Disclosing #genderidentity or #sexualorientation on an #application has #unfair #downsides — but not sharing comes with big #costs, too.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Workplace #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trans-job-seekers_l_649c8170e4b08853f0761586
“The answer to the question of “Are electric vehicles really eco-friendly?” largely depends on how we manage the #Downsides associated with their batteries. Changes in how we design, produce, use and recycle electric car #Batteries are urgently needed. These changes can ensure that, in solving the problem of #FossilFuel #Emissions, we also minimise other environmental harms.”
https://theconversation.com/batteries-are-the-environmental-achilles-heel-of-electric-vehicles-unless-we-repair-reuse-and-recycle-them-205404
#Shared #EVs #Cars #EBus #ZeroRepairability #Reuse #MetabolismWithNature #SupplyChains
The environmental impacts of electric vehicle batteries range from mining, and energy and water use to the hazards of discarded batteries. These issues can be resolved, but there’s no time to waste.
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