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Starting next year, the British government is planning to introduce facial age estimation
—where AI scans your face and suggests how old you are
—to help determine the age of asylum seekers arriving at the United Kingdom’s border.
The move is believed to be the first time that a so-called facial age estimation (FAE) system has been used in this way.
Many asylum seekers arriving in the UK will not have documents proving their age, and if children are incorrectly classed …

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-04-29 17:42:04

from my link log —
The inside story of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, by those who knew him.
inews.co.uk/culture/books/insi
saved 2026-04-29

@johnhobbs@mstdn.ca
2026-07-13 13:03:04

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲?
Most people think it’s just “extra income.”
That’s only half the story.
A side hustle is any income stream outside your main job or pension – but the type of side hustle determines whether you’re building freedom or just staying busy.
Robert Kiyosaki’s 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 explains this clearly:
🔹 𝐄 – 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞:
Paid for time worked
✔ Easy to start
✖ Income stops when you stop
🔹 𝐒 – 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝:
You own the job
✔ More control, higher income potential
✖ Still tied to your time
🔹 𝐁 – 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫:
Systems work for you
✔ Scalable, leveraged income
✖ Requires learning and setup
🔹 𝐈 – 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫:
Money works for you
✔ Potentially passive
✖ Requires capital and knowledge
👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:
Not all side hustles move you forward. Some just make you tired.
Over my next posts, I’ll break down each quadrant so you can decide what actually fits your goals and stage of life.
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Where are you now – and where do you 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 to be?

@johnhobbs@mstdn.ca
2026-06-01 13:27:15

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲?
Most people think it’s just “extra income.”
That’s only half the story.
A side hustle is any income stream outside your main job or pension – but the type of side hustle determines whether you’re building freedom or just staying busy.
Robert Kiyosaki’s 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 explains this clearly:
🔹 𝐄 – 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞:
Paid for time worked
✔ Easy to start
✖ Income stops when you stop
🔹 𝐒 – 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝:
You own the job
✔ More control, higher income potential
✖ Still tied to your time
🔹 𝐁 – 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫:
Systems work for you
✔ Scalable, leveraged income
✖ Requires learning and setup
🔹 𝐈 – 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫:
Money works for you
✔ Potentially passive
✖ Requires capital and knowledge
👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:
Not all side hustles move you forward. Some just make you tired.
Over my next posts, I’ll break down each quadrant so you can decide what actually fits your goals and stage of life.
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Where are you now – and where do you 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 to be?

@johnhobbs@mstdn.ca
2026-04-20 13:01:43

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲?
Most people think it’s just “extra income.”
That’s only half the story.
A side hustle is any income stream outside your main job or pension – but the type of side hustle determines whether you’re building freedom or just staying busy.
Robert Kiyosaki’s 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 explains this clearly:
🔹 𝐄 – 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞:
Paid for time worked
✔ Easy to start
✖ Income stops when you stop
🔹 𝐒 – 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝:
You own the job
✔ More control, higher income potential
✖ Still tied to your time
🔹 𝐁 – 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫:
Systems work for you
✔ Scalable, leveraged income
✖ Requires learning and setup
🔹 𝐈 – 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫:
Money works for you
✔ Potentially passive
✖ Requires capital and knowledge
👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:
Not all side hustles move you forward. Some just make you tired.
Over my next posts, I’ll break down each quadrant so you can decide what actually fits your goals and stage of life.
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Where are you now – and where do you 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 to be?