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Lobster God posted:Anyone going to/at the Sheffield anti-boris protest? I'm on my way to the Bristol one! 255 is the average number of brilliant posts that I make each week.
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Boris Galerkin posted:Because this is the first time I’ve heard of it? Nothingtoseehere posted:This thread has literally just launched it's own podcast (Sucessful goon project!). Yeah the first episode went up last night. It's the thread's podcast  (which should definitely be top of the podcast list in the OP)
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Pochoclo posted:Then you face Lizzie Ascended 
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Aug 31, 2019 11:51
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Just started listening to it, sounding a lot better than I expected. Also the rollups line at the beginning is 
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Jippa posted:Terry Christian is like a drunk ukmt poster. The responses to this are just sublime. I often think that if we actually lived in the magical world which only exists in the minds of Brexiteers things would be so great, supply and logistics just don't exist, the only reason you can't have <thing> is because a European is being a rude butt
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Pesky Splinter posted:They have occasional interesting historical episodes, but they're far too hand-wringingly centrist for me, personally. whoa poo poo it actually happened now when will it splinter
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Aug 31, 2019 12:08
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Sanitary Naptime posted:Evening comrades! Actually pretty good! Solid chemistry, good direction, not too much awkwardness or silence, liked the game at the end (4/4 yeeeaaaah). here's a vehicle version of Brexit 
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Aug 31, 2019 12:14
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Nothingtoseehere posted:This thread has literally just launched it's own podcast (Sucessful goon project!). You all do know that the only thing worse than a failed goon project is a successful goon project, right?
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Aug 31, 2019 12:14
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goddamnedtwisto posted:https://twitter.com/dumbdrunkpeople/status/1167511301712728064 Glad to see that we've found Rory Stewart's Brexit Citizens' Assembly
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Aug 31, 2019 12:23
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Is anyone else an old curmudgeon like me who insists on downloading podcasts to their PC so they have an archive, which they can then transfer to their devices as needed? If so (or if you'd like to be) I'm happy to share my janky powershell script that just scrapes an entire RSS feed and dumps the MP3s out to separate folders.
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Aug 31, 2019 12:24
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Boris Galerkin posted:Is anyone familiar with the podcast “Talking Politics”? Found it in my recommendations and listened to one episode. It seems ok to my American ears but I just wanted to check in with you guys in case I’m listening to some alt-right shitshow. Yeah I listen to it a bunch, it's usually good overall commentary and insight, but it's extremely centrist and Helen in particular suffers from Corbyn phobia. That said, they've done two episodes with Adam Tooze that are absolutely amazing. Listen to the one called Crashed.
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Aug 31, 2019 12:26
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I was about to go to the protest in Manchester but it's currently chucking it down and I'm trapped indoors. This is why there will never be a revolution in Britain.
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Aug 31, 2019 12:29
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Is anyone else an old curmudgeon like me who insists on downloading podcasts to their PC so they have an archive, which they can then transfer to their devices as needed? Why are you doing this to yourself?  Of all the pointless things you could inflict on yourself, why this?
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Aug 31, 2019 12:33
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Cerebral Bore posted:You all do know that the only thing worse than a failed goon project is a successful goon project, right? We haven’t built a single child killing zip line yet so maybe it won’t be awful
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Cerebral Bore posted:You all do know that the only thing worse than a failed goon project is a successful goon project, right? It's pretty fortunate that there's no difference between good and bad things, then.
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Aug 31, 2019 12:37
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Sheffield rally over just as it started tipping it down so have taken shelter in a pub with a pint. Really good turn out and some v good speakers. Several from unions who got big cheers/applause when talking about ending austerity as well as brexit. Good speeches from 3 Labour Mps, Louise Haigh, Gill Furniss and Paul Blomfield. The first 2 especially pushed a pro-left agenda which went down well. A few green speakers who were decent and mentioned climate strikes. Natalie Bennet was probably the least good in terms of content, went for mostly trying to gin up the crown with only partial success. Lib dems went in hard on working together, presumably in an attempt to remain relevant. The only speaker who was booed was Angela Smith and it was so bad the co-ordinator had to step in to stop it. Lots of EU flags, lots of Labour placards and some decent home made ones (the Apocalypse is Cummings and Coup d'twats being some choice slogans). No SWP ones despite them having a stand, which was a nice change.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:Why are you doing this to yourself? Couple of reasons - it lets me stream them over my home network without loving about setting up feeds on each of my devices, and it means I can chuck them on my phone for listening to in areas where there's no internet access. The real reason of course is that I'm an old man who remembers the days of dialup, and like people who lived through post-war austerity, I tend to hoard anything that might be vaguely of use. I basically never stream anything if there's a possibility of downloading it myself because streams and other digital services are by their very nature ephemeral - and hard drive space is really loving cheap. Also it's hardly inflicting hardship - ten minutes of scripting and once a day it just does it's thing in the background. e: Also my chosen podcast app doesn't let me do custom RSS feeds, so I need something like this for the premium patreon feeds anyway, but the script long pre-dates this.
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Aug 31, 2019 12:40
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I think I’m so big and fancy cos I spent a whole year at the Home Secretariat Now I’m making decisions that will funnel all the money from the British proletariat I’m tough on scroungers in a way that will appeal to the common garden gammon-man I’m the chancellor dude who’s getting tough on food, I am an egg-man! I never give two hoots about my modest roots as the son of a bus driver ‘Xcept when I mention it to demonstrate merit, and prove that I’m an honest striver I swan around Downing Street with ease, While Boris lets me (mostly) do as I please Just wish I didn’t have to do the Number 10 squeeze, I am an egg-man! I’m and egg-man, I’m an egg egg-man, Oh I’m an egg-man. I’m an Ayn Rand man, I’m a freedom man, I’m an egg-man. ‘Cause compared to the spreadsheet man that came before me, I constrict all the purse-strings even more tightly, The poor won’t even see a ha’penny, I am an egg-man! I got the job when I was able to provide my credentials as a strict libertarian, Telling people to pull upon their bootstraps, guys, and maybe go vegetarian. The impending no-deal Brexit doesn’t bother me, It’s just one more excuse for my philosophy, And then objectivist ideas will be accepted, you’ll see! I am an egg-man. I’m and egg-man, I’m an egg egg-man, Oh I’m an egg-man. I’m an Ayn Rand man, I’m a freedom man, I’m an egg-man. I’m awesome cos I occupy an office of state, And never had it handed out to me on a plate, Though I do seem to go through them at a frightening rate, I am an egg-man! Yes it does scan, I promise, if you get the syncopation right Bobstar fucked around with this message at 12:43 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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Aug 31, 2019 12:40
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Saw a conservative table set up outside a Nero near where I live, so when they tried to coerce me to sign up to the conservative party, I gave them the finger, told them that they were a cancer on this country and to go gently caress themselves for what they've done. Blue is also my favourite colour, so it's yet another thing they've ruined. Felt good man.
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Bobstar posted:I think I’m so big and fancy cos I spent a whole year at the Home Secretariat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQiSgWGAc24 Doesn't scan at all, what are you talking about?
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Aug 31, 2019 12:46
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Lobster God posted:Sheffield rally over just as it started tipping it down so have taken shelter in a pub with a pint. That's good. And lol at CUK-TINGE pretending they're Pro-democracy
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Couple of reasons - it lets me stream them over my home network without loving about setting up feeds on each of my devices, and it means I can chuck them on my phone for listening to in areas where there's no internet access. As an old lady who also remembers the days of dialup - when a 132MB download would take all night and then some git would phone me in the morning about 2MB before the end and the whole thing would abort. (Remember when you couldn't receive or make a phone call and use the internet at the same time?) I don't do the RSS feeds, but I am guilty of downloading stuff that I'll almost certainly never look at again. Am just coming to terms with letting go of 100+ audio cassettes once I have tracked the contents down on one of the audio sites (spotify, youtube, dailymotion, soundcloud, radioarchive etc). Mind you, I've had a heavy cold for the last week so creating playlists to match the mix tapes friends made me 30 years ago has been reasonably entertaining and not overly demanding and brought back some great memories.
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:As an old lady who also remembers the days of dialup - when a 132MB download would take all night and then some git would phone me in the morning about 2MB before the end and the whole thing would abort. (Remember when you couldn't receive or make a phone call and use the internet at the same time?) *makes modem noises* 28k baud & BBS for life. I even got to experience "You've got mail" on AOL when I was in Houston as a child. Australia had some of the worst 'modern' internet services, and still does because of pathetic mismanagement in the National Broadband Network (NBN.) Pretty thankful for what I've got in London even though I do pay a bit more for reliability and unfiltered access through one of the lesser known ISPs. Most common thing for me was downloads that you left overnight or even for days would end up corrupt - and these file sizes were 500Mb at the time lol. Diet Crack fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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Just went and shelled out 100 quids worth of food n stuff at Aldi (2 of us, makes it a less outrageous 50 each). Cashier asked if we were prepping for the Apocalypse. Not far off hun, tbh. Neither of us are survivalists (he likes camping a bit, I like a solid roof thank you) so if any goons have good ideas/spot a gap in our preps pls shout. Bulk: Dried pasta / micro rice / couscous / tinned potatoes. Protein: quinoa /peanut butter/ kidney beans/ chickpeas/ tinned chicken curry Adhoc: selection of cooking sauces/ passata/ vegetable oil/ chilli and garlic oil/ 48 toilet rolls / 24 uht milk./ Coffee and decaf coffee. (We are lucky to be able to spare the cash and the space for a pantry. ) Sloth Life fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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Nothingtoseehere posted:That is marvellous, but what tune is it supposed to be to? I feel like it's a modern major general parody till the chorus happens. Thanks. It's Apeman by the Kinks (though I did just have fun trying and failing to sing it to Modern Major General!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHqs8SffDo
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Sloth Life posted:Just went and shelled out 100 quids worth of food n stuff at Aldi (2 of us, makes it a less outrageous 50 each). Cashier asked if we were prepping for the Apocalypse. Not far off hun, tbh. Get some bottled water for rehydrating all that dried stuff and drinking. After all, Johnson did promise that the chemicals needed to purify water would definitely be available post Apocalypse.... Waitrose are doing packs of 4x2l bottles for about £1.50 (it's my nearest store and water is very heavy to carry in my back pack so don't wall me). (Don't rely on using precious fuel resources to be able to boil dodgy tap water or river water for the requisite 10 mins on full boil)
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Get some bottled water for rehydrating all that dried stuff and drinking. After all, Johnson did promise that the chemicals needed to purify water would definitely be available post Apocalypse.... Good idea! Thank you xc
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Protest in Nottingham was rad, we occupied parliament street and annoyed the police by refusing to get onto the pavement Leaving now cos it's just boring speakers who I've heard before
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Yep yep, just going to stockpile some essentials from the *checks notes* £0 left over from my generous universal credit payment. I've made peace with the substantial likelihood of my demise.
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Just need to get a UKMT socialist solidarity network going I’ll put up the wiki
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Tarnop posted:Yep yep, just going to stockpile some essentials from the *checks notes* £0 left over from my generous universal credit payment. Let us all donate £1 to your survival. GoonFundMe.
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Big turnout for the Bristol demo too! We shut the city centre down for an hour lol
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bump_fn posted:don’t need a safety net for poor if they’re all dead That's their plan, swing the vote by killing the voters. Or deporting them.
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Pistol_Pete posted:Big turnout for the Bristol demo too! We shut the city centre down for an hour lol The speakers are loving awful. 3 Labour MPs and only one called for decent extra parliamentary action and none seemed to mention an election. There was also a loving lib dem.
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It’s US politics, but everyone should check out the saga of Bedbug Bret Stephens if you haven’t already, it’s some of the the greatest lols in years.
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