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Sloth Life posted:I'm coming round on nature's terrible beauty  have some ring-tailed lemurs, also fearsome (not my pics)   Splendid cats itt too, good vibes all round, very necessary after the last couple of days
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Aug 13, 2019 14:18
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Don't most people's emails have that disclaimer at the bottom about being for intended eyes only and so on? Bet they wouldn't be pleased the dumbass MP's tweeting out pictures of albeit small snippets of their emails.
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Aug 13, 2019 14:19
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See I told you Causal Inference was important!
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Aug 13, 2019 14:21
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I cannot believe that wasn't deliberate. Nobody could possibly be that dumb. If it was deliberate, I don't even think it means anything. It might serve as a nice cover for some poo poo they want to bury. They're already saying a snap GE in september is on the cards so it's not like this adds new information.
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Aug 13, 2019 14:27
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Isn't Damian Hinds one of the more overt "gently caress boris" guys? If so it may well just be preparing for Boris loving up and an early election "having" to happen. As opposed to giving the game away.
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Aug 13, 2019 14:33
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Belfast Zoo used to have free-roaming ringtailed lemurs, they were lovely. I understand why they don’t do it any more but interacting with them and the prairie dogs was one of the comparatively few highlights of being a kid round there in the early 90s.
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Aug 13, 2019 14:42
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Filboid Studge posted:Belfast Zoo used to have free-roaming ringtailed lemurs, they were lovely. I understand why they don’t do it any more but interacting with them and the prairie dogs was one of the comparatively few highlights of being a kid round there in the early 90s. Fota Wildlife Park in Cork used to have free range lemurs when I was a kid but the stupid bastards kept getting crushed by the train that brought you there
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Aug 13, 2019 14:50
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Filboid Studge posted:Belfast Zoo used to have free-roaming ringtailed lemurs, they were lovely. I understand why they don’t do it any more but interacting with them and the prairie dogs was one of the comparatively few highlights of being a kid round there in the early 90s. Aww they don't have the lemurs anymore? They were one of the better bits. When I was back a few years ago I was wondering why I didn't see them, thought the poo poo weather had kept them inside. The prairie dogs are great though. I remember they used to interfere with so many picnics. I took this photo there last time I was over:  and this one, which is poignant given the current fate of H&W is hanging in the balance: 
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Aug 13, 2019 14:56
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Thinking technology has the potential to be useful to humans is not remotely the same thing as "we must always be 'progressing'" because that is the mindset of capitalism. No we mustn't always progress, technological and productive progress without a social foundation is exactly what got us where we are today. A perfectly static world is infinitely preferable to one where everyone gets killed by dickheads shouting PROGRESS as they wipe out most of the earth's biosphere and population.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:01
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OwlFancier posted:Thinking technology has the potential to be useful to humans is not remotely the same thing as "we must always be 'progressing'" because that is the mindset of capitalism. No we mustn't always progress, technological and productive progress without a social foundation is exactly what got us where we are today. A perfectly static world is infinitely preferable to one where everyone gets killed by dickheads shouting PROGRESS as they wipe out most of the earth's biosphere and population. Progress is good actually, its literally what the word means. You're talking about regression or digression or some other ression.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:10
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Gonzo McFee posted:It's also very difficult to kill yourself that way. Simple ligatures rarely have enough pressure to fully cut off all oxygen to the brain. You need an anchor thatll be able to support your weight and a ligature that can do the same. If he did it that way chances are he'd have struggled for a long while and made a lot of noise doing it. https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1161257248120823808?s=19 Guess he did make a lot of noise.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:13
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OwlFancier posted:Thinking technology has the potential to be useful to humans is not remotely the same thing as "we must always be 'progressing'" because that is the mindset of capitalism. No we mustn't always progress, technological and productive progress without a social foundation is exactly what got us where we are today. A perfectly static world is infinitely preferable to one where everyone gets killed by dickheads shouting PROGRESS as they wipe out most of the earth's biosphere and population. On the one hand you're completely and totally right. On the other hand, jet packs.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:15
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Progress is good actually, its literally what the word means. You're talking about regression or digression or some other ression. He means people who consider the endless churning out of slightly refined tech to be a positive end in and of itself, and you know he does.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:17
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OwlFancier posted:Thinking technology has the potential to be useful to humans is not remotely the same thing as "we must always be 'progressing'" because that is the mindset of capitalism. No we mustn't always progress, technological and productive progress without a social foundation is exactly what got us where we are today. A perfectly static world is infinitely preferable to one where everyone gets killed by dickheads shouting PROGRESS as they wipe out most of the earth's biosphere and population. Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time?
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Aug 13, 2019 15:19
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Don't most people's emails have that disclaimer at the bottom about being for intended eyes only and so on? Bet they wouldn't be pleased the dumbass MP's tweeting out pictures of albeit small snippets of their emails. That disclaimer is absolutely loving worthless.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:20
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I'm a big fan of the current theory that weed causes mass shootings - I saw someone posted the Hitchens tweet and I think there was a Guardian article or something about it? All those famous Dutch and Portuguese shootings I keep hearing about, it's wild how those just keep happening there thanks to the easy availability of the worst drug there is. Also I had a third interview for a cool job today, they're down to me and one other candidate so hopefully I get to stop being one of those layabout scroungers you've heard so much about and rejoin the ranks of genius hyperproductive techbros. It's for a research non-profit with a big focus on climate change and ecology, please hold your guillotines at least until I'm rich.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:21
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AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time?
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Aug 13, 2019 15:22
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AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time? all i want is for porn to get increasingly weird to make up for how normalised its all become
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Aug 13, 2019 15:23
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big scary monsters posted:I'm a big fan of the current theory that weed causes mass shootings - I saw someone posted the Hitchens tweet and I think there was a Guardian article or something about it? All those famous Dutch and Portuguese shootings I keep hearing about, it's wild how those just keep happening there thanks to the easy availability of the worst drug there is. Weed is not that freely available in Portugal, at least not like in the Netherlands. Jose posted:all i want is for porn to get increasingly weird to make up for how normalised its all become Have you been to a porn site lately, dude? It's getting there.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:24
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AceOfFlames posted:wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? oh my loving god
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Aug 13, 2019 15:24
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Jose posted:all i want is for porn to get increasingly weird to make up for how normalised its all become Conservative party introducing ULTRA PORN, for 75 year olds only because it’s that filthy they need another age limit on it:
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Aug 13, 2019 15:25
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thespaceinvader posted:Life is boring at the moment. That's part of the point of the loving system. So I'll take boredom where the planet isn't rapidly dying and there aren't hundred-billionaires, over boredom where it is and there are. The planets dying a bit more rapidly than you currently imagine. Life won't be boring soon!
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Aug 13, 2019 15:25
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AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time? Motherfucker the solution to inequality and people having lovely lives is not "well we just need to produce more poo poo so that the people at the bottom have enough stuff" it's to stop the fuckers at the top from hoarding everything and forcing everyone else to have lovely lives so that they can hoard even more loving poo poo. Christ almighty you people annoy me. How the hell do you think we're going to even get to that point without radical changes to how resources are distributed? You're looking at millions of people dying because of that idiotic idea and you can't think of anything but "well I'd be really bored if we didn't kill them all because I need a new loving facebook game to play"] The problems in the world are not ones of productive capacity. They are problems of how productive capacity is utilized. They are social problems you god drat nerd. I know you don't like thinking about society but that does not change the loving truth of the matter What an utterly worthless example of a human being, who cannot imagine anything to do with their lives other than loving consume novelties. What a miserable parody of human potential you are.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:25
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Julio Cruz posted:oh my loving god Ok, bad example. Your phone then.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:26
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AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time?  Edit: you should honestly just quit while you're behind mate
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AceOfFlames posted:Weed is not that freely available in Portugal, at least not like in the Netherlands. Lmao
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AceOfFlames posted:Ok, bad example. Your phone then. holy fucjking poo poo
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Aug 13, 2019 15:26
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Make another example and see if you can get to three things I don't have!
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Aug 13, 2019 15:27
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MrFlibble posted:The planets dying a bit more rapidly than you currently imagine. I'm pretty sure the planet's dying about as quickly as I think it is. And I'm pretty sure it will still be boring and tedious and grindingly awful until the point where it very rapidly and painfully and permanently isn't.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:27
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thespaceinvader posted:I'm pretty sure the planet's dying about as quickly as I think it is. And I'm pretty sure it will still be boring and tedious and grindingly awful until the point where it very rapidly and painfully and permanently isn't.  I was trying to be fun.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:29
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AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time? Friends, family, socialising, art and culture in all its many and varied forms, philosophy, science, nature. People can devote entire lifetimes to cultivating these or growing them as a personal skill, with no expectation of changing the world. Do these mean literally nothing to you? Go and get a hobby, god loving drat.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:32
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MrFlibble posted:
OK. Do have fun laughing about how millions of people are going to die within our lifetimes of entirely preventable causes, for the enrichment of people who already can't possibly spend all their money. It's a LAUGH a MINUTE. And by LAUGH I mean JEFF BEZOS JUST
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Aug 13, 2019 15:33
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OwlFancier posted:Thinking technology has the potential to be useful to humans is not remotely the same thing as "we must always be 'progressing'" because that is the mindset of capitalism. No we mustn't always progress, technological and productive progress without a social foundation is exactly what got us where we are today. A perfectly static world is infinitely preferable to one where everyone gets killed by dickheads shouting PROGRESS as they wipe out most of the earth's biosphere and population. Can you clarify the exact academic field of study you work in that allows you to make such confident statements about the future interaction of climatology, ecology, technology, economics and politics? Or is being ignorant about STEM sufficient proof of mastery of all other fields?
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Aug 13, 2019 15:34
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And you can go wank off to pictures of elon musk too.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:35
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MrFlibble posted:Make another example and see if you can get to three things I don't have! A history of making worthwhile posts!
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thespaceinvader posted:OK. Do have fun laughing about how millions of people are going to die within our lifetimes of entirely preventable causes, for the enrichment of people who already can't possibly spend all their money. Yeah, now you got it. NotJustANumber99 posted:A history of making worthwhile posts! Well, I suppose I asked for that.
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AceOfFlames posted:Ok, bad example. Your phone then. Who loving cares, it's just a phone
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Aug 13, 2019 15:36
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OwlFancier posted:And you can go wank off to pictures of elon musk too. he;'s currently embroiled in another scandal of asking epstein for advice about his stupid tweets about going private lol
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AceOfFlames posted:It feels unnecessarily disrespectful and missing the point all for the sake of saving some words. Is it so hard to add a qualified like "inconsiderate/unempathetic/etc" to the group name? Otherwise it's like if you want to do the right thing, you have to hear verbal abuse 24/7 because "oh they are just blowing off steam". I don't insult anyone unless they do harm to others. Period. Brexit is an objectively harmful thing. Bigotry is an objectively harmful thing. Those are acceptable targets. AceOfFlames posted:Maybe if we get to Trek levels of technology sure but come on, wouldn't living in freaking neo tribalism forever and only thinking of your own survival just get boring? Heck, even if you fixed health care, inequality, fake news and fascism today (which would be fantastic and better than corporate dystopia) wouldn't you get bored if Facebook were still the same 40 years from now? What would you even do in the mean time?
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