Sparky

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• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 1 day, 12 hours

  

  Will I go around the paywall of my employer and post the story here for free, in public? No. Good journalism costs.

• Lfgss tattoo?

  in The End is Nigh or The Future of LFGSS • 1 day, 12 hours

  

  I've never tattooed anyone but I'll happily do all these.

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 1 day, 13 hours

  

  New Scientist's story is up:

  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2461213-hundreds-of-small-websites-may-shut-down-due-to-uks-online-safety-act/

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 4 days, 10 hours

  

  Yep. In comparison, Ofcom and DSIT were marginally more friendly.

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 4 days, 10 hours

  

  I'm trying to write an article but @Velocio hasn't responded to my DM asking for an interview. I'm trying not to take it personally.

• 3D Printing

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 days, 16 hours

  

  These are not a standard size, unfortunately. It's from a weird 1960s Japanese guitar.

• 3D Printing

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 days, 17 hours

  

  Greetings, 3D-printers. I've never used a 3D printer or done much of anything in CAD but I do have a little fix that I think would be relatively simple and ideal for these sorts of machines. Would anyone be up for helping for some sort of beer- or money-based reward? I have a guitar that's missing a tuner ferrule: it's basically a tube with an ID and an OD, then a curved wider bit at the top. Could something like this be matched?

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 5 days, 15 hours

  

  I just mentioned this to my boss (I write about tech for New Scientist magazine) and he's game for a story if I can find another couple of examples of websites shuttering because of the Act. And if I do that I'll be approaching Gov and Ofcom for their side of things...

  Not saying that this could solve anything, change the Act, or stop LFGSS having to shut, but you never know.

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 5 days, 15 hours

  

  Is this affecting other websites? Feels like we'll see more of this, but @Velocio is probably ahead of the curve on understanding the implications of the new Act?

• Starting/running a business

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