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Powerful Two-Hander posted:Someone I used to work with years ago called their child Tzigane after a piece of music and now I'm wondering if they ever googled it.  Do they live in the UK? There are Russian surnames that have 'tzigan' as their root, e.g. Tzigannikov, Tziganyuk, but naming someone Tzigane is rather odd.
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Gonzo McFee posted:Stop clapping for me it's getting embarrassing love when NHS workers say this kind of thing on twitter and the mob turns on them for not truly loving the NHS
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Apr 17, 2020 19:11
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communism bitch posted:I haven't heard anybody clapping in my town and I love it tbh On my mum's estate on Hayling Island last week it consisted of a minute of solid whooping mixed with hitting pans with spoons, followed by someone playing 'The Last Post' and 'We'll Meet Again' on their tablet. My mum looked suitably mortified, while I'm pretty sure everyone could hear me laughing
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baka kaba posted:love when NHS workers say this kind of thing on twitter and the mob turns on them for not truly loving the NHS No True NHS Worker 
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Apr 17, 2020 19:22
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The Clap is catching on where I live. The first week nobody did it but last night there was a lot of it and even a bloke out with bagpipes People who aren't curmudgeonly grumpy goons generally like joining in things, I suppose
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Apr 17, 2020 19:22
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Like pandemics.
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Apr 17, 2020 19:26
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I hate myself for hating the clap.
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Apr 17, 2020 19:30
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I'd like it better if there was also a national outcry about what people in the NHS are going through and why nothing's being done about it. Solidarity's great, but right now it feels like a lot of people collectively telling themselves everything's cool - especially when you see the outrage at NHS workers criticising it (or not just being sufficiently grateful) all feels a bit like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSf4NRE3OcI&t=5s
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Apr 17, 2020 19:32
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The Perfect Element posted:I hate myself for hating the clap. It's understandable as made clear in this fine tune from Lawnmower Deth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daB4qAvMQzU
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Apr 17, 2020 19:32
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The clap isn't inherently a good or bad thing, but its political character is very much up for argument. Is it like the 'community efforts' after the London riots which were middle class people cleaning up the glass and then cheering on the police and the courts as they sent people down for 2 years for nicking a pair of shorts or part of a wider platform of support for a vital service which has been cruelly mistreated? I've supported NHS strikes, I've voted Labour and I have clapped a bit because it's a coherent gesture of support along with the rest of my actions and beliefs. It doesn't matter whether you clap or not but you absolutely need to hammer people who do clap into turning a simple gesture into meaningful support.
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So I think I'm gonna cancel my membership of Labour, and possibly Unison, and put the money into joining the IWW instead. A good idea? Do they do much useful stuff? They seem pretty sound, but I'm quite new to Actually Doing Stuff beyond voting in whatever ballot papers that happen come through my door.
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:Someone I used to work with years ago called their child Tzigane after a piece of music and now I'm wondering if they ever googled it. it's a great piece tbf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7d8DXb1kbI
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Apr 17, 2020 19:48
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Probably don't leave a union if it will leave you in a workplace without one. No matter how lovely their politics you might need legal support if your employer tries to gently caress you
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Ditch Unison, think very hard before ditching Labour. The PLP and bureaucracy may be awful but it is still one of the biggest and most effective spaces for left-wing organising in the UK, and short of some serious political upheaval will remain so. You're going to be able to do a lot more working with groups like Momentum than you are outside the party (though that's not to say don't also join the IWW and other groups). If you leave, you hand victory to the enemy unless you have a viable national-level power structure outside the party, which as far as I can see does not exist in the UK at present.crispix posted:Probably don't leave a union if it will leave you in a workplace without one. No matter how lovely their politics you might need legal support if your employer tries to gently caress you This too, yeah. You might be able to shift over to Unite or some other broad base union fairly easily though.
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Answers Me posted:So I think I'm gonna cancel my membership of Labour, and possibly Unison, and put the money into joining the IWW instead. A good idea? Do they do much useful stuff? They seem pretty sound, but I'm quite new to Actually Doing Stuff beyond voting in whatever ballot papers that happen come through my door. They have a corona fund going, but if they do anything is basically up to you and your chapter since everyone is a volunteer. They don't have paid staff iirc. I'm sure Borrovan could elaborate way more than me! Also make sure you are still a member of whatever union is the biggest where you work so you're covered legally since unfortunately the iww doesn't have that many resources.
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ThomasPaine posted:Ditch Unison, think very hard before ditching Labour. The PLP and bureaucracy may be awful but it is still one of the biggest and most effective spaces for left-wing organising in the UK, and short of some serious political upheaval will remain so. You're going to be able to do a lot more working with groups like Momentum than you are outside the party (though that's not to say don't also join the IWW and other groups). If you leave, you hand victory to the enemy unless you have a viable national-level power structure outside the party, which as far as I can see does not exist in the UK at present. Fair play, thanks all. Maybe I'll just stick with the current arrangement and actually pull my finger out when this is over.
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Apr 17, 2020 19:54
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Endjinneer posted:How much is in the solidarity fund? Can we buy it?
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Apr 17, 2020 19:58
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Guavanaut posted:I'm down for chipping in to buy the JC and make Miftan the Chief Editor. I'd do it for a substantially reduced salary (from the old editor I don't know if you can legally reduce my salary atm lol)
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Apr 17, 2020 20:02
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Had a thought - what if people picked a random day - say Wednesday or Tuesday - and went outside at 8pm and started clapping. How long before other people would come out and clap even though they have no idea what you are clapping for? But maybe now is not the time for wind ups.
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https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1251230259808219136
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Apr 17, 2020 20:26
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A slight touch of the photoshops methinks!
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Apr 17, 2020 20:35
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This, however, is 100% real.
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Guavanaut posted:This, however, is 100% real. Behold, sinners, the demon of a thousand ragged arseholes.
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Apr 17, 2020 20:59
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Blimey, Prince William on the left there has let himself go
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Apr 17, 2020 21:06
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Hey how do people know when Morrison's add extra delivery slots? Is it some insider info about when they're being released, or is it just on a particular day of the week?
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Apr 17, 2020 21:10
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I'm going shopping weekly, loading up my camping backpack and hoofing it back. Then I disinfect anything I want to use that day or anything that needs to go in the fridge or freezer, leave the rest for a few days before putting them away.
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Apr 17, 2020 21:19
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Guavanaut posted:This, however, is 100% real. Wear this and tell everyone it's a burqa.
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Apr 17, 2020 21:26
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Apr 17, 2020 22:26
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I was asked today what I think about the nurses who treated Boris Johnson being basically the only ones to get any sort of praise. I was on shift, so I muttered "I doubt anyone who works in the NHS does it for praise" in lieu of saying something political and offending a member of the public.
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Apr 17, 2020 22:34
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kingturnip posted:Just done a back-garden haircut with the clippers and then sat in on an hour-long videocall while trying to keep the camera still enough that no-one could see the assorted detritus in my room. If it's zoom you're using, allow me to commend the 'virtual background' feature. Cunningly blocks all your assorted detritus and replaces it with an image of your choosing.
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Prince John posted:If it's zoom you're using, allow me to commend the 'virtual background' feature. Cunningly blocks all your assorted detritus and replaces it with an image of your choosing. I tried it in a cluttered office and it managed to only pick up the door and turn it into a portal to a starry void.
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Apr 17, 2020 22:54
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Which still seems like it would distract from the mess.
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Apr 17, 2020 22:56
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I don’t think anybody here does clapping, they just let fireworks off incredibly close to our block of flats instead.
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Prince John posted:If it's zoom you're using, allow me to commend the 'virtual background' feature. Cunningly blocks all your assorted detritus and replaces it with an image of your choosing. It has 80s palm trees.
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^^ That sounds amazing. Oh that's a shame, I get full coverage. Just asking the dumb question on the offchance, but you don't have the 'i have a green screen' option ticked do you? That messes it right up if you don't actually have one.
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Cerv posted:put the company into liquidation on the assumption that no-one else would be interested in buying it. they get the assets (the brand basically) cheap, and the liabilities are gone. creditors are shafted getting only pennies on the pound. staff laid off cheaply. a cosy stitch-up. Why anyone's allowed to do this more than once, and even on that one time without massive restrictions on their subsequent actions, is a mystery. But hey, that's capitalism!
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If you have a solid bright coloured sheet etc that isn't near skin tone that you can hang up or tape to a wall, the video mixing software OBS will let you pick any colour to chromakey out and drop in any background (stills or video) that you want.  https://obsproject.com OBS will pipe out to a virtual webcam via a plugin, but not every video conferencing software will see the vcam. Zoom does, discord does, the StarLeaf we use for work only does in their web client, not the windows app.
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Question; why is the government announcing that it's another 3 weeks of lockdown while also announcing the furlough support will be going on for at least 3 months? Is there some public good to tricking some people into thinking 'it might only be another few weeks' while the Savvy Reader understands it'll be much longer?
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Vitamin P posted:Question; why is the government announcing that it's another 3 weeks of lockdown while also announcing the furlough support will be going on for at least 3 months? Is there some public good to tricking some people into thinking 'it might only be another few weeks' while the Savvy Reader understands it'll be much longer? I think the lifting of the lockdown is intended/expected to be a progressive thing rather than ending all quarantine efforts all at once? So the additional three weeks is just to the beginning of that, but we can't expect everyone to be back to normal for much longer.
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