The SAG is more than just the big-name celebs that come to mind when we think of "actors/actresses". It also covers all the extras and up-and-coming talent who aren't powerful enough to have negotiating power. One of the causes behind the strike are the parasites wanting to pay extras a day's work ($187) to come in and get a full body scan done so they can continue to use their likeness in perpetuity.
The @ points your browser to the community on the right instance. As for the link taking you to the base instance while on kbin, it's because kbin uses /m/ instead of /c/ as a separator like Lemmy. So for you to visit that NCD from kbin, the link would be https://kbin.social/m/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works. Also it looks like kbin is still having problems receiving updates from lemmy and vice versa.
It's the cost of materials and labour that is the biggest contributing factor in driving building prices up. Any solution to the shit build problem would drive prices up. More stringent licencing and better enforcement would still drive prices up as it will reduce the labour pool. There's no two ways around it. We as a society seem to have forgotten that you get what you pay for.
I suspect the construction quality is so bad because our building warranties are so laughably short compared to the expected life of the home. Iirc most states, the builder is only expected to warranty homes against major problems for up to 6 years, and it's up to the homeowner to chase down the builder (who may have gone out of business in a meantime).
If your typical family home is meant to last 30 years, the warranty should last 30 years.
My first thought was "is there enough content in the No campaign for an entire channel?". That was quickly followed by "yeah, they're going to make up all sorts of stupid shit."
Honestly they should just outright ban all private spending on this and make everything go through the AEC.
And there are fears scams could increase as customers take less care and make the UK a greater target for criminals.
Then maybe the banks can step up then?
But there are plenty of scam prevention measures banks could implement. All of them make payments more of a pain in the ass and there are way too many people who would trade safety for convenience. That said I like this measure. If scam education isn't working well enough then it's time to treat people with kid gloves.
The SAG is more than just the big-name celebs that come to mind when we think of "actors/actresses". It also covers all the extras and up-and-coming talent who aren't powerful enough to have negotiating power. One of the causes behind the strike are the parasites wanting to pay extras a day's work ($187) to come in and get a full body scan done so they can continue to use their likeness in perpetuity.