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Pistol_Pete posted:Coronavirus cases are creeping up again across much of Europe, which is kind of dispiriting. In the UK, we've gone from a low of 550ish a day at the start of July to 700ish now. France and Spain are doing a lot worse, while Italy seems to be doing something right - their numbers remain low and not trending upwards. it's great news about italy because im going on holiday there next week. don t hink sicily was ever seriously affected though? 
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Breath Ray posted:it's great news about italy because im going on holiday there next week. don t hink sicily was ever seriously affected though? When did you come crawling back in here you piece of poo poo?
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Breath Ray posted:it's great news about italy because im going on holiday there next week. don t hink sicily was ever seriously affected though? gently caress off scum
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communism bitch posted:When did you come crawling back in here you piece of poo poo? when pissflaps got banned as usual
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communism bitch posted:When did you come crawling back in here you piece of poo poo? just checked, it was about a month ago as part of some research on costa rica
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The Guardian has seriously hosed over Owen Jones: https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1288404140457107456
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Ratjaculation posted:banana chomps were a thing as a child that i totally didnt make up In chocolate and chocolate-and-coconut coverings, which is how I discovered that a) dried coconut is not in fact big chunks of sugar for even more hyperactive fun and b) I really loving hate coconut, partly for the taste, mainly for a).
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the real thing's okay but dried coconut is abominable
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Jul 29, 2020 17:13
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Is this like the coriander thing? I like coconut, but some people seem to absolutely hate it, and I genuinely can't picture anyone having more than a mild dislike of it, because it isn't that strong of a flavour in my mind.
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Lt. Danger posted:the real thing's okay but dried coconut is abominable
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:Is this like the coriander thing? I like coconut, but some people seem to absolutely hate it, and I genuinely can't picture anyone having more than a mild dislike of it, because it isn't that strong of a flavour in my mind. This is me with cucumber. Everyone says cucumber has a really mild/unnoticeable smell and taste, but I can't stand it. Even being in the same room as it is really unpleasant since the smell is incredibly overpowering and disgusting to me. My aunt is the same but everyone else thinks I'm a freak.
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Comrade Fakename posted:The Guardian has seriously hosed over Owen Jones: Somewhere there is a whatsapp group giggling about their jape on 'squealer'.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:Is this like the coriander thing? I like coconut, but some people seem to absolutely hate it, and I genuinely can't picture anyone having more than a mild dislike of it, because it isn't that strong of a flavour in my mind. Genuinely I think - like with a lot of my food dislikes - it's down to that shock of it not being what I expected marking it forever in my brain as "not good". Like I still vividly remember taking a big bite into what I thought was a mini Bakewell but was in fact an iced mince pie, and since then I can't stand either mince pies or Bakewell tarts. Other things, like quite a lot of veg, I've managed to retrain myself on because it turns out as wonderful a woman as my mother was, and as good as a cook she was in many ways, she had a very British blind spot for veg and boiled the living poo poo out of them without even putting salt in the water - it was a genuine revelation in my late teens when I discovered that carrots had both taste and texture, for example.
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stev posted:This is me with cucumber. Everyone says cucumber has a really mild/unnoticeable smell and taste, but I can't stand it. Even being in the same room as it is really unpleasant since the smell is incredibly overpowering and disgusting to me. I'm similar with a bunch of stuff and the thing that gets me is that if the taste is so unnoticeable why the hell does anyone put it in anything?
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stev posted:This is me with cucumber. Everyone says cucumber has a really mild/unnoticeable smell and taste, but I can't stand it. Even being in the same room as it is really unpleasant since the smell is incredibly overpowering and disgusting to me. Oh hey it me. Like you put it in a sandwich and it contaminates the entire thing with overpowring cuke puke. Yeaaurgh.
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stev posted:This is me with cucumber. Everyone says cucumber has a really mild/unnoticeable smell and taste, but I can't stand it. Even being in the same room as it is really unpleasant since the smell is incredibly overpowering and disgusting to me. Cucumber is supposedly this thing where 95% of the population cant taste cucumbers so it just has this thin, watery texture. It sounds like you are in the 5% of people who can taste it. With coconut I really don't like the taste or texture. I think it also brings me back to my granny's baking where she made this awesome buns I loved. But she would also put desiccated coconut on some of her buns and I did not like that at all.
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95% of people won't share this cucumber. 🥒
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The Question IRL posted:Cucumber is supposedly this thing where 95% of the population cant taste cucumbers so it just has this thin, watery texture. Now I'm going to be worrying about how many other things taste disgusting but not in a way I can taste.
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Jul 29, 2020 18:07
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So I actually did receive a reply today to my Complaint about the BBC removing links to transgender charities on their LGBT Action line page. As expected, a pretty limp reply. Of course, other Action Line pages that have NHS links (like the pregnancy page) manage to also have links to charities and other support, so I wonder why there's a double standard when it comes to transgender people...  They haven't given a good explanation for why the links to trans charities were removed in the first place (hint: TERFs/institutional transphobia/both) and why they can't be reinstated. The support information on the NHS page linked is a few pages deep as well, so it's not an ideal place to signpost someone to that might require immediate support. Complaints can be made here for anyone interested. I've made another complaint, referencing my first to state that they did not answer my initial complaint satisfactorily. I don't think Ofcom can do much with BBC content online, but I might send an e-mail their way if my second complaint is similarly fobbed off.
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OwlFancier posted:Is other people's taste real? Tenured Doctor of Philosophy: it's not only real, it's terrible
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No More Toast posted:As expected, a pretty limp reply. Of course, other Action Line pages that have NHS links (like the pregnancy page) manage to also have links to charities and other support, so I wonder why there's a double standard when it comes to transgender people... Yeah and the NHS advice and support pretty much amounts to "visit your GP" and "your GP can give you advice" So the BBC removed links to support organisations and replaced it with "see your GP", and when people complained they changed that to a link to another page that says "see your GP"
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Well, I'm getting dumped out of my nice seconded role back to my shittier-paid old one. Might be able to apply for one of the new roles (but I don't get dibs on them like the permies in my team) and if not I'm out £200 a month and probably have to start commuting to work again. Absolute balls.
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OwlFancier posted:Is other people's taste real? You have to taste them to find out
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sebzilla posted:Well, I'm getting dumped out of my nice seconded role back to my shittier-paid old one. Might be able to apply for one of the new roles (but I don't get dibs on them like the permies in my team) and if not I'm out £200 a month and probably have to start commuting to work again. Absolute balls. ah crap. if you need someone to look at your application pm me
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sebzilla posted:Well, I'm getting dumped out of my nice seconded role back to my shittier-paid old one. Might be able to apply for one of the new roles (but I don't get dibs on them like the permies in my team) and if not I'm out £200 a month and probably have to start commuting to work again. Absolute balls. goondolences 
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I've had 35 or so jobs, so my issue is more about keeping them - but I'm decent enough at getting them. Finding jobs - Beyond indeed, I generally have better luck on specialist sites like artsjobs, civil service jobs or just the website of companies I want to work at. If you do go via Indeed, try and find the company name and send them a tailored e-mail with a proper cover letter and CV. I've had good results from just ringing the company and asking to hear more about the job and what days the interview might be on (so you can book it off in advance rather than finding out if you're successful and shows you're keen) - also worth noting I've done just as well applying for jobs I thought beyond my experience than I have when I had the experience. Apply for jobs £10k above what you're on now. If you think something sounds interesting just go for it. Applying - CVs are pretty much dead as everything goes on an application form. Make sure your CV is neat and up to date though, I find it handy to have to refer to myself rather than applying for jobs. I've laid everything out on it in bullet points - you want to be clear and save whatever HR person is looking over your CV effort to laying out a more narrative based paragraph about what you did. Most application forms have a bit where you write how you meet certain criteria for the job. I always copy out what is in the job description under necessary skills then write a brief paragraph about how I can meet that criteria. I always lay this out using the STAR method, but not being so rigid my personality doesn't come through. Re-read it and see if you reuse words (like 'collaborative' or 'delivery' or whatever) and change them. I tend to avoid jargon relative to that role, but will use technical names for processes or concepts. Interviewing - I like interviews as you get to see who you might be working with. Wear clothing suitable for the role you're going for - most of the time I don't wear a suit and tie as it's overly formal plus I am more comfortable in other clothes. Whilst waiting I don't look at my phone or anything but talk to whoever nearby, read any literature about, try not be weird. The only interview question I think can be tricky can be 'tell me your biggest weakness' so I always use 'terrible short term memory, write everything down, from that I have experience doing la la la' - the question is more 'tell me a time you improved yourself'. I mostly use STAR for public sector stuff when interviews are more quantified, and a more relaxed one for smaller businesses. Obviously have a few questions (whats it like working here, what would my first six months look like, how does this role fit into the team etc.) but then respond to them with more stuff about how you can do the job. I also ask if there's any questions earlier that they'd like more detail on then thank them for their time, bla bla bla. I often fluff and make mistakes whilst speaking, I've knocked water all over somebodies laptop, I've got people's names wrong repeatedly - it's fine. Just keep going. Keep applying as you wait. Education, volunteering, self-employment, mentoring, plenty to be getting on with. Look forward to the position you're in ending soon, finish off any bits you wanted to do and get ready to go. I always enjoy quitting a job or coming out of unemployment. It's a shame most work is poo poo as when you enjoy a job, work is good actually.
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loving called itquote:A masked man who was seen in a viral video smashing the windows of a south Minneapolis auto parts store during the George Floyd protests, earning him the moniker "Umbrella Man," is suspected of ties with a white supremacist group and sought to incite racial tension, police said.
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The fact that white supremacists inside and outside of police forces have been escalating violence throughout the BLM protests isn't exactly news? Or is it this specific case that's of interest? The only real surprise is that the police are actually confirming it was a white supremacist rather than quietly sweeping it under the rug, hiring him, giving him a shotgun and sending him out to beanbag protestors in a uniform.
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Yeah but there were a few real off cases that were specifically agents provocateur or targeting Black owned businesses, umbrella man and the white looters in Oakland especially. The cops are probably very interested in the non-police white supremacist gang ones at the expense of the cop ones.
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thespaceinvader posted:The fact that white supremacists inside and outside of police forces have been escalating violence throughout the BLM protests isn't exactly news? Just because it isn't news to us doesn't mean it shouldn't be plastered everywhere at all times. One of the media's most successful tactics is just repeating a story and the reaction to the story over and over again.
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https://twitter.com/MichaelLCrick/status/1288555515321233409?s=19 Please help me my paper is dying.
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stev posted:This is me with cucumber. Everyone says cucumber has a really mild/unnoticeable smell and taste, but I can't stand it. Even being in the same room as it is really unpleasant since the smell is incredibly overpowering and disgusting to me. A friend of mine has this - apparently its a weird gene thing and you'll also be safe from a certain variety of american brown snake which gives off the same vibe.
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As in, the snake smells like cucumber and you will be able to smell it, the snake won't bite you because you taste like cucumber, or the snake tastes like cucumber and you won't want to eat it?
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I think the first. I'm not sure if it's an especially nasty snake but potentially it means your excruciating demise will be even worse than anyone else's just because. E: Probably the copperhead pit viper Chubby Henparty fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Jul 30, 2020 |
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OwlFancier posted:Oh hey it me. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50387126 Huh, this explains so much. Possibly why I can't stand beer (cider or whiskey all the way) and hate coffee too. Personally the worst part about cucumber isn't the initial taste, it's that I can still taste it six hours after nibbling some.
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I think I need some time off, but I'm desperate to get away. What are reasonable options now? Should I only go somewhere I can drive to?
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I wouldn't fancy the airports or a plane at the moment. There's someone in this thread currently in France having driven there I think? My brother just did the same. Tunnel over, ferry back from st malo. He sent pictures of the ferry and it was deserted, didn't feel like it was any more risky than a trip to Tesco's really. He benefited from staying with family and friends. I dunno what you really do when you get to wherever you're going on holiday though, like do you go to the pub or museums or whatever? From what I understand places at home are getting booked up and expensive as people decide to avoid going abroad but i guess there might be cheap last minute deals to Spain now... Technically you can drive there if you can afford to isolate after.
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