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Pistol_Pete posted:My current ad and script blockers stop the comments under Guardian articles from loading, which is doing wonders for my blood pressure.  I think it's been around 15 years since I could see newspaper comments without having to take a bunch of deliberate actions, and at least 12 years since I realized that doing so was never worthwhile. Even my phone, which delighted in showing me the most smooth brained of takes via news aggregator apps a couple of years ago, has given up. e: Today's thought for the day: 
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Well the BBC is reporting on the possibility of England-wide restrictions now, which means it's definitely going to happen. Looking forward to the new slogan STOP HUGGING > STOP PARTYING > SAVE CHRISTMAS
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Well the BBC is reporting on the possibility of England-wide restrictions now, which means it's definitely going to happen. I can't help wondering how "We're not allowed to say Christmas in case we offend THEM" will fit into this.
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Sep 18, 2020 09:02
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i was wanting to post this irish republican sympathies 
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:I can't help wondering how "We're not allowed to say Christmas in case we offend THEM" will fit into this. Remember when THEM were blamed for spreading the virus? Maybe THEM will be accused of doing so deliberately in a concerted effort to cancel the hated christmas
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GreyjoyBastard posted:i was wanting to post this
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Sep 18, 2020 09:09
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Lobster God posted:https://twitter.com/MPIainDS/status/1306626577082519554?s=19 Never thought I'd have an iota of enthusiasm for Biden winning but here we are
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Well the BBC is reporting on the possibility of England-wide restrictions now, which means it's definitely going to happen. Schools and work to stay open, pubs to close a bit earlier. Hancock "we're doing everything we can to stop the second wave!"
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Sep 18, 2020 09:16
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Remember when THEM were blamed for spreading the virus? Maybe THEM will be accused of doing so deliberately in a concerted effort to cancel the hated christmas This Christmas, whatever you do, Don't.
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Sep 18, 2020 09:19
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Private Speech posted:Yeah if they mean to remove their internal migration restriction system (i.e. the hukou permit system) then if anything that's allowing natural migration to happen, rather than restricting it to avoid overwhelming urban infrastructure (if we're being charitable anyway). I think the hukou permit system was used as a means to deny workers health care while forcing them to live and work in the cities and so they would not have to spend money on expanding the health care and other infrastructure to match the increased need. If they really wanted to help people in the rural areas IMO they could've spent some money on infrastructure and education where they where living, instead of doing stuff like building ghost cities. This made me wonder if they're trying to make people move into those places, or if they want them as fuel for their existing factory hubs / just a way to depress wages.
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Sep 18, 2020 09:31
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Pistol_Pete posted:My current ad and script blockers stop the comments under Guardian articles from loading, which is doing wonders for my blood pressure. BBC comments are still the best for that.
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Sep 18, 2020 09:45
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Finally, a year I don't have to go to Christmas markets or shopping, or work, or anything. Maybe we'll even get UBI.
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Sep 18, 2020 09:54
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Well the BBC is reporting on the possibility of England-wide restrictions now, which means it's definitely going to happen. Gonna tell people that the Tories cancelled Christmas. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1306840612159868929 Some kind of amusing bitter nihilism watching them actually have to acknowledge reality, and they can't just ignore or strong arm a loving virus into going away, and actually might have to enable an action (again) to protect peoples' lives rather than MONEY NUMBER GOES UP. Which isn't to say they won't do everything possible to avoid doing it, and probably try to enact other feeble useless poo poo in the mean time, until things literally force their hands. Again. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Sep 18, 2020 |
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Sep 18, 2020 10:22
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Pesky Splinter posted:Some kind of amusing bitter nihilism watching them actually have to acknowledge reality, and they can't just ignore or strong arm a loving virus into going away, and actually might have to enable an action (again) to protect peoples' lives rather than MONEY NUMBER GOES UP.
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Guavanaut posted:And then they pick the option which is worst for both human life and money number, but maximizes the amount of money number that goes to their friends' bank accounts. Oh yeah that's where the bitter nihilism part comes in. 
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Sep 18, 2020 10:28
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Pesky Splinter posted:https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1306840612159868929 I haven't listened to it yet but his R4 interview this morning was apparently pure doublespeak. Transmission in the workplace is very low. Unless by workplace you mean hospitality. People are more likely to catch covid from a stranger but most people catch it from someone they know. That kind of stuff.
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I entirely believe that matt hancock thinks going full National Action is the last line of defence for the UK.
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Lungboy posted:I haven't listened to it yet but his R4 interview this morning was apparently pure doublespeak. Transmission in the workplace is very low. Unless by workplace you mean hospitality. People are more likely to catch covid from a stranger but most people catch it from someone they know. That kind of stuff. I see. loving hell. 
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Sep 18, 2020 10:48
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The Full National Action is a sex move
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Sep 18, 2020 10:48
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Holy poo poo that’s amazing. Also “thugclive”.
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Sep 18, 2020 10:52
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OwlFancier posted:I entirely believe that matt hancock thinks going full National Action is the last line of defence for the UK.
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Sep 18, 2020 10:54
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It disappoints me when people ITT can't recognise someone obviously doing a bit
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Sep 18, 2020 10:59
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Yeah I would be 90%* confident Clive is taking the piss, very successfully it seems * I mean he was a Vice writer, and honestly I can never be too sure these days
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Sep 18, 2020 11:01
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https://twitter.com/stellarossssa/status/1306892104082235392?s=19 I'd forgotten about this.
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Sep 18, 2020 11:04
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peanut- posted:It disappoints me when people ITT can't recognise someone obviously doing a bit The problem is it's absolutely a point someone could be making sincerely and I don't care enough to snoop through someone's timeline to see if they are actually related to Tim Martin or write for Vice
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Sep 18, 2020 11:10
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Lobster God posted:https://twitter.com/stellarossssa/status/1306892104082235392?s=19 Every time I think we need to go full Logan's run on the olds I think of her and this Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUlj48Rvp1c
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Mega Comrade posted:BBC comments are still the best for that. The discovery of life on Venus is nothing compared to the discovery that there's some sort of BBC comments community of regulars, committed to posting in an atmosphere of 90% piss.
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Oh dear what a shame. How do you think it felt coming into work the Monday after the Feb 2003 weekend anti-Iraq war march in London to find my desk covered in photocopies of portraits of Osama Bin Laden and getting referred to as Osama for the next 6 months? As in "Hey, Osama, aren't you coming to this meeting?" (I just did exaggerated rolly eyes + a loud tut in response.) (I have no idea if Clive is being serious or not!)
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Oh dear what a shame. Jesus Christ. Why the hell wouldn’t you take your employers to a tribunal for that sort of poo poo? I’ll admit to being perhaps readier to sue for employment poo poo than most (2 for 2 on my longer term employers; one of the reasons I refuse to work for anyone but myself now), but that surely breached sooo many laws, rules and guidelines.
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Camrath posted:Jesus Christ. I know exactly what day the Gulf War started. It was my tenth birthday. I was called Saddam Hussain all day.
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Grey Hunter posted:I know exactly what day the Gulf War started. Ugh, people suck. Worst I had was the day after Dunblane- the dude had the same surname as me and I was the weird kid who loved shooting. Which is nothing in comparison, obviously.
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peanut- posted:It disappoints me when people ITT can't recognise someone obviously doing a bit weeeeeelllllll... https://twitter.com/thugclive/status/1306679355960111105
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Camrath posted:Jesus Christ. I entered the workforce in the days when women employed in majority male workplaces were just supposed to 'roll with the bantz' on all manner of topics and after 30 years you get used it!
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