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Junior G-man posted:Yeah, but that is the age of the average Tory voters' computer ... e: In the year 196, Hadrian's Wall is partially destroyed under the first Labour government.
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unison buddies! gmb has better leadership imo but unison for sure has better cover. also free stuff and you can self refer if you want to become a rep (I think you need to be selected somehow via gmb).
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Two images from the BBC with tremendous photoshop potential for people who are good at that sort of thing: 
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Nov 15, 2019 16:55
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Gary Younge is one of the vanishingly few Gooduns there and that's a good read
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The service I get with virgin got dramatically better once I did the goon approved thing and started using the poo poo hub/router from virgin just in modem mode and bought a cheap wifi router to go on top and do all the actual work But all hail some communal internet provided I can still get my torrents and porn
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Nov 15, 2019 16:57
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No way this hasn't been supplied by CCHQ to subtly give him that Churchill demeanor he craves
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This thing where Labour directly link to Tory campaign materials and make fun of it is brilliant. Totally off topic: There is a series on Netflix called "The Toys That Made Us". It has had some very entertaining episodes about the history of iconic toy lines (the one about Barbie is great). They announced a new series today with an episode about wrestling figures. I have never been a wrestling fan myself but I know there are some big advocates in the thread so I wanted to tip you off in the hope you will be able to watch this telly programme and find it not only cool but also good.
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Nov 15, 2019 17:02
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The Free internet... is antisemitic. https://twitter.com/inthesedeserts/status/1195370660228456449
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Josef bugman posted:Wow, he was born 40 years before me exactly! And lo! It was foretold that after 40 years in the desert of Neoliberalism, a successor to the Jam Man would arise, not knowing who he truly was. The time is near for the Jam Man to pass on the mantle, but is Josef ready? Do not flee to your manhole! Can you jam? Do you have the marrow? Only time will tell. No wonder you're such a nice person if you share a birthday with Corbz 
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Sanford posted:This thing where Labour directly link to Tory campaign materials and make fun of it is brilliant. I've watched a bit of that, it's fun but the voiceover guy is excruciatingly obnoxious
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Barry Foster posted:Gary Younge is one of the vanishingly few Gooduns there and that's a good read I wrote a very angry email to the graun over that bullshit anti-semitism smear, and asked why their writers of colour keep being overlooked in favour of... I was more diplomatic but basically so that Kettle, Behr, Friedland et al keep making GBS threads out "corbyn gey" articles.
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Gonzo McFee posted:The Free internet... THEY CAN'T USE IT ON THE SHABBAT, JEREMY YOU MUST STEP DOWN
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https://twitter.com/krishgm/status/1195370411120353281 How is expanding internet a good thing when I, a wealthy media man living in London, am happy to pay for my broadband? And what of the Five Gigabits?
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/krishgm/status/1195370411120353281 hey why not nationalised 5G too, good idea Krishnan
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Barry Foster posted:hey why not nationalised 5G too, good idea Krishnan I think Corbyn did say that was going to happen too, in the speech.
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good question. sounds like you're not economically rational, hope none of your ideology depends on that
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Jose posted:So they're giving a whole £3 more than you currently get on universal credit a month A very basic universal income.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:I mean, you can fill a backyard swimming pool with a smaller pipe, it just takes longer. Commerce and industry definitely needs to pay though, otherwise you're certain to end up in a situation where companies use 10x the water to increase productivity by 1%. Gonzo McFee posted:The Free internet... DesperateDan posted:The service I get with virgin got dramatically better once I did the goon approved thing and started using the poo poo hub/router from virgin just in modem mode and bought a cheap wifi router to go on top and do all the actual work 
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Barry Foster posted:Can we do math-magic to unfuck the predicted vote share based on that? kantar's pr: https://uk.kantar.com/public-opinio...ho-to-vote-for/ kantar's detailed doc: http://www.kantar.com/public/download/documents/300/Kantar+poll+-+7-11+November+2019.pdf numbers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19BRuYQDh-FmIAOpLVYBIkWoz6Lo7ckuq7euyyVJuqOI/edit?usp=sharing someone more experienced check my math and rationale, and yes there is an off by 1 on their weighted 65+ sample base. a glance through the background of the poll shows why you should never trust any polls
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"Why should I find a woman who loves me, when I can pay prostitutes for sex?" - a man whose middle name is "Guru", so he must be very wise
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My friend's landlord says the free Internet thing has convinced him to vote Labour for the first time since 1997. (he wants everyone to be able to stream his execution in HD)
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Nov 15, 2019 17:25
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That CV thing is just digital phrenology. Thanks, tech bros.
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Nov 15, 2019 17:26
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How are the Tories still at a 13% lead?
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Sanford posted:My friend's landlord says the free Internet thing has convinced him to vote Labour for the first time since 1997. huh, nice also graun is asking about joris losing his seat but the tories win, which is an extremely normal state of election campaigns
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Barry Foster posted:I gotcha (edited my post too) on the UCU chat earlier, if you join the union please join the pickets too as and when you can. you can do teach outs, but honestly, that isn't a big thing and will be attended poorly and takes you off the picket. don't worry about what your students think, just make sure you explain to them what is happening and why, they can make up their mind and usually students end up sympathetic. if you are teaching postgrads in partic, be sure to emphasise that if they intend to go into academia that this strike is for their future. the casualisation of contracts is utter piss for their future prospects, make sure to get that stuff across when you can. you do not have to tell your students or boss that you are striking either, but it might be worth informing those with disability/access issues in a private manner to ease stress on their daily life.
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Bundy posted:The Lies on the bus go round and round... Someone's in the toilet snorting coke Snorting coke Snorting coke Someone's in the toilet snorting coke All day long!
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Chuka Umana posted:How are the Tories still at a 13% lead? I mentioned this yesterday, apparently about half the populace aren't paying attention to the campaign, and will only tune in in the fortnight before polling day. Flagship policies like this broadband should break through some of the not-paying-attentions.
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Any student that doesn't support strikes and protests is a twat and should be ostracised from social events until they grovel and apologise.
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Tesseraction posted:Any student that doesn't support strikes and protests is a twat and should be ostracised from social events until they grovel and apologise. agreed
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Gonzo McFee posted:Amazing. The future is so poo poo. "Weapons of Math Destruction (O'Neil, 2016, ch. 6) posted:Even putting aside the issues of fairness and legality, research suggests that personality tests are poor predictors of job performance. Frank Schmidt, a business professor at the University of Iowa, analyzed a century of workplace productivity data to measure the predictive value of various selection processes. Personality tests ranked low on the scale—they were only one-third as predictive as cognitive exams, and also far below reference checks. This is particularly galling because certain personality tests, research shows, can actually help employees gain insight into themselves. They can also be used for team building and for enhancing communication. After all, they create a situation in which people think explicitly about how to work together. That intention alone might end up creating a better working environment. In other words, if we define the goal as a happier worker, personality tests might end up being a useful tool. The three key points she determines for whether an algorithmic system fits into her WMD category: 1) Opacity - can we see inside to see precisely how it works, can we update it with relevant feedback, can we detect when it's going wrong? 2) Scale - how widely is it deployed? is it in widespread use by, say, companies who people need to apply to, to get work in order to live? 3) Damage - what effects does it have on peoples' lives when it does go wrong? It's an easy read. CGI Stardust fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Chuka Umana posted:How are the Tories still at a 13% lead? An incredibly biased media and some questionable polling methodologies.
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Jedit posted:"Why should I find a woman who loves me, when I can pay prostitutes for sex?" No need to be lovely about his name
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Absolute bullshit poll weightings that seem to assume only half the 18-24 year olds who voted last time will, yet somehow +10% of the 65+ will drag themselves out into cold midwinter. Just repeat to yourself constantly that polls are used to influence outcomes, not predict them. Plus of course the usual screeching media bias. E: Boris is still standing in Uxbridge. Goddamn I wish I still lived there so I could vote against him like 2017. I wonder if this is his attempt to 'accidentally' get fired and oh no I couldn't get my deal through those traitors rabble rabble whoops back to being a high paid columnist. RockyB fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Barry Foster posted:No need to be lovely about his name It's pretty funny when western people mock Indian names when ours are just as dumb. The name Matthew meant "Gift of God." The name Adam just means "a man."
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Chuka Umana posted:How are the Tories still at a 13% lead? Older polls, from before people started paying attention.
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