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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Vexinated  e: The theoretical maximum speed of analog data transmission over PSTN was 56 kbps.
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NotJustANumber99 posted:keep your hair on lol Are you Suzanne moore
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I thought it was a rebreather, because the marines who actually have jumppacks have much bigger ones.
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Dec 11, 2020 01:20
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For whoever was hypothesizing whether senior brexiteers were dumb enough to destroy the country they live in: https://bylinetimes.com/2020/12/09/brexiters-fled-britain/ Guess who no longer lives in the UK! So it's 50% malice leading the other 50% who probably are dumb enough to believe the first lot that everything will turn out ok.
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Dec 11, 2020 01:25
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I really want to get into the mind of the apparently able-to-tie-their-own-shoelaces people at the top of the Tory party who think at any point we held the upper hand in trade negotiations against the EU - or that storming off in a strop will strengthen that hand rather than forcing us to accept any drat thing the EU want in about March when the economy completely craters. Even the most psychotic disaster capitalist must know deep in their reptile brain that this is what's going to happen and it's going to hurt them too. "if I don't do this, the rank-and-file will just replace me" CON was aware of the weakness of the UK position very early on, which is why they coronated May in 2016 - someone who backed Remain, who wanted to delay negotiations - rather than allow the membership to speak May however calculated - correctly, in retrospect - that LAB would not be disciplined enough to keep whipping Remain and would instead quickly try to out-Brexit the party at the flanks. Given Cameron's tiny majority this would make government paralysis all too certain... still, even then there was no illusion that the UK would have a negotiating advantage. Instead e.g. May attempted to trade UK military contributions in Europe for a lopsided economic deal, narrowly focusing on the priorities outlined in Lancaster House earlier that year: an FTA that de facto entrenches the single market and four freedoms but gives May the same thing as Cameron's pre-referendum 2016 agreement 'emergency brake' on migration. "Give me the same thing I already have, only in nicer language, or I'll take away something really meaningful to you" is at least plausible. Then she went to the polls to widen that majority on the back of that Brexit-sounding message, but of course failed to do so. whether "I have a huge majority of the people backing me, I go now to Brussels, surely they will not say no to us in the bluntest possible way and leave me with exactly zero cover at home" was ever a political play that could work is doubtful - ask Alexis Tsipras about that sometime - but in any case she didn't even have that afterward. And the Commons was likewise too cowardly to take the heat for endorsing a compromise. post-May, well. CON was never internally obligated to inevitably crown its most radical wing - just as LAB was never internally obligated to give Corbyn those MP nominations in 2015 - but having empowered the populist wave for cheap gains, those who boldly staked their political careers on fighting the onrushing tide have promptly lost them, whilst those who meekly went to some safe regional or thinktank role somewhere have kept their ability to return in the future ronya fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Dec 11, 2020 |
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Dec 11, 2020 01:31
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Guavanaut posted:
You mean single-pair POTS, not PSTN. Bonded v90 could get you as much speed as you had pairs for, and although not common, post-war radio trunks could do a couple of megabits of telex traffic over an analogue carrier. Now there's also an argument to be had over whether broadband is an analogue or a digital signal - any non-baseband technology falls into that grey area because "digital" is generally accepted to mean "passes discrete binary signals" in a lot of applications, and DSL is conceptually much closer to an analogue modem (in fact similar to the way most high-speed narrowband modems work, which is effectively dozens of modems on fairly narrow non-interfering frequency bands). Of course the counterargument is that there's no actual conceptual difference between digital and analogue signals, it's just a matter of resolution, and the distinction is part marketing speak, part convenient shorthand for "This is using a method normally used for audio signals". Incidentally calling baseband fibre connections "broadband" makes me twitch like Inspector Dreyfus. 
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Dec 11, 2020 01:43
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goddamnedtwisto posted:You mean single-pair POTS, not PSTN. Bonded v90 could get y YAWN
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Dec 11, 2020 01:45
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Games Workshop have started down the sensible path of becoming less litigious when it comes to enforcement of their IP although there's a massive way to go from where they started when they recognised that they could gain sales by being a bit laxer. Oh, and Johnson was absolutely referring to a trade deal when he talked about the oven ready deal: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/pol...l-a4291046.html. Also London is going into T3 end of next week.
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Dec 11, 2020 01:48
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I blame Kay Burley.
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Dec 11, 2020 01:53
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https://twitter.com/PAshowbiz/status/1337186300651163648 Bollocks.
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Dec 11, 2020 01:59
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peggy mitchell is actually married to scott mitchell?
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Dec 11, 2020 02:02
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there's something to be said for the idea that Brussels is normally quite sympathetic to the need of politicians to find cover at home and instead to let Brussels take the heat - but that this sympathy only extends to politicians perceived to be resolutely pro-European which, you know, makes sense
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Dec 11, 2020 02:05
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gently caress europe we can take them full grant mitchell
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Dec 11, 2020 02:23
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As I recall she'd been suffering from severe dementia for years.
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Dec 11, 2020 02:25
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OwlFancier posted:peggy mitchell is actually married to scott mitchell? Thoughts & prayers to her sweet babies Grant & Phil.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The only conclusion I can draw is that they're actually *all* that loving stupid, that there's not even a figure hoping to end up like the oligarchs after the collapse of Russia (because unlike Russia we've got gently caress-all primary or secondary industry to sell off for hard currency) and that they actually loving believe the poo poo they're talking i dont think its stupidity. getting a good deal was never going to enrich anyone too much. consider that supportive MPs have 4 years to at worst get elected to HoL or otherwise earn tens of millions of pounds by yes, buying up stuff in a recession and / or lobbying for the american agriculture sector or what have you and it's clear why they arent resigning en masse at this late stage
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sinky posted:Excuse me, it's an Australian-style* deal Even Australians don't think an Australia style deal is a good idea for you https://twitter.com/bbcquestiontime/status/1337168402037809152
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If you were going to pick a pair of celebrities to die on the same day, Barbara Windsor and Tiny Lister are pulling from very opposite sides of a spectrum. Still, RIP to both.
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Dec 11, 2020 05:30
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So what happens in 2 weeks? Will we see the boris government toppled if they can't negotiate a trade deal?
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Dec 11, 2020 08:45
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Why on earth would that happen
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Dec 11, 2020 08:50
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RIP Tiny Lister: Craig Charles porn dwarf mauled by badgers, only in the Sunday Sport.
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Dec 11, 2020 08:54
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forkboy84 posted:Thoughts & prayers to her sweet babies Grant & Phil.
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OwlFancier posted:peggy mitchell is actually married to scott mitchell? Dude is also like 30 years younger than her iirc. Fair play, Barbara!
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Dec 11, 2020 09:02
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:So what happens in 2 weeks? Will we see the boris government toppled if they can't negotiate a trade deal? If they drop under 40% in the polls I will be most surprised
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Dec 11, 2020 09:28
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I know things are very busy right now, what with your country about to commit hari kiri just to spite Polish plumbers (I think I got that right???), but I'm curious if this story has broken through the Brexit noise? Because it's a pretty big deal in the Caribbean right now. And uuh... It's pretty bad.MJ Biz Daily posted:The United Kingdom’s representative in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is facing backlash over his apparent refusal to allow the country to establish a regulated medical cannabis industry. I believe you folks refer to this as a cock-up, yes?
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Dec 11, 2020 09:40
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:So what happens in 2 weeks? Will we see the boris government toppled if they can't negotiate a trade deal? Chaos. And it's already starting. We have two huge machines in Germany (and another 2 finishing build for next week) that are ready for delivery to the customer...except NO ONE will take the job. Because of the current logjams at the crossings none of our logistic supply line is willing to take on the job. Oh wait sorry, we had one guy willing to assign a truck but he wanted £5k up front and an agreement in principal or something that any delays from standard timeline are paid for i.e. if the truck sits idle for 3 days waiting for processing we pay for that. And of course our SMT are saying that we absolutely cannot take on any additional transport costs, but we also absolutely must not short delivery dates on capital equipment. Our field servicing is based around service contracts where we go in and change over wear parts at intervals to keep the meat moving. We've already seen massive COVID disruptions, can't wait till we get to a point that a service is required but guess what, no loving parts here, they all in Germany! gently caress Brexit.
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Dec 11, 2020 09:43
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You love to see it. https://twitter.com/EuropeStreet/status/1337313673371656192
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Dec 11, 2020 09:48
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Random question. I've just noticed that I'm not paying anything for broadband. I'm on Three and on a rolling monthly contract. It was all fixed payments until September when they paid me £30, and from then they've been billing me for £0.00 a month. Service hasn't been interrupted in any way and I've had no correspondence saying anything's up. You reckon just sit on it and wait for them to realise something's up?
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Dec 11, 2020 09:52
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:So what happens in 2 weeks? Will we see the boris government toppled if they can't negotiate a trade deal? No, we’ll see the ~blitz spirit~ shining through as we all unite against our common enemy, those foreign bastards
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Dec 11, 2020 10:05
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Franks Happy Place posted:I know things are very busy right now, what with your country about to commit hari kiri just to spite Polish plumbers (I think I got that right???), but I'm curious if this story has broken through the Brexit noise? Because it's a pretty big deal in the Caribbean right now. And uuh... It's pretty bad.
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Dec 11, 2020 10:09
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Sounds like the British Virgin Islands need to Take Back Control. Only actually because all the islands should be their own countries completely rather than ruled by the UK.Necrothatcher posted:Random question. I've just noticed that I'm not paying anything for broadband. I'm on Three and on a rolling monthly contract. It was all fixed payments until September when they paid me £30, and from then they've been billing me for £0.00 a month. Service hasn't been interrupted in any way and I've had no correspondence saying anything's up. The intelligence services are actively monitoring you and asking Three to keep you connected. namesake fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Dec 11, 2020 |
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Dec 11, 2020 10:16
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Remember that Boris' job at this point is to be the 'man' whom everyone can blame for Brexit and Covid, so that when the rest of the Tories band together to throw him out the window (politically-speaking), whoever takes over as PM (Gove) can simply point to Boris Johnson, ex-Prime Minister and say "We've dealt with the problem, now we're moving on".
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Dec 11, 2020 10:16
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Franks Happy Place posted:I know things are very busy right now, what with your country about to commit hari kiri just to spite Polish plumbers (I think I got that right???), but I'm curious if this story has broken through the Brexit noise? Because it's a pretty big deal in the Caribbean right now. And uuh... It's pretty bad. The only language brits understand is violence
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Dec 11, 2020 10:17
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keep punching joe posted:You love to see it. Yer mate but kms are tiny and they don't even exist in birtain no more i think you'll find - get your facts right m8 
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Dec 11, 2020 10:39
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Necrothatcher posted:Random question. I've just noticed that I'm not paying anything for broadband. I'm on Three and on a rolling monthly contract. It was all fixed payments until September when they paid me £30, and from then they've been billing me for £0.00 a month. Service hasn't been interrupted in any way and I've had no correspondence saying anything's up. I had something similar happen with my and BT a few years back. No matter how much I used the phone or where those calls were going, each month my bill would show as being £47.46p in credit. For about a year I paid nothing. I had friends come over to make long international phone calls on my number and at no point did they ever show up on the bill. After about 6 months I called BT to say, hey there's an error. They advised me that there was no issue with my line, so I left it at that. Eventually I did start having to pay again but they never asked for any of the money from the prior year.
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Dec 11, 2020 10:45
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Necrothatcher posted:Random question. I've just noticed that I'm not paying anything for broadband. I'm on Three and on a rolling monthly contract. It was all fixed payments until September when they paid me £30, and from then they've been billing me for £0.00 a month. Service hasn't been interrupted in any way and I've had no correspondence saying anything's up. Put the money in a pot because you might get a big retroactive bill... otherwise I'd just sit on it
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Dec 11, 2020 10:47
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Thanks all. I've been doing some research and apparently this isn't that uncommon with Three as their billing department is all hosed up right now. Going to wait for them to figure it out.
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Dec 11, 2020 10:56
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Put the money in a pot because you might get a big retroactive bill... otherwise I'd just sit on it Yeah this. Plusnet messed up our bill in August and refunded some money and since then haven't taken any payments so we're making sure we don't spend it in case they demand it back, which they are entitled to do for several years iirc.
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Dec 11, 2020 10:56
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keep punching joe posted:You love to see it. 30% of Felixstowe is apparently full of unused PPE, bought on extravagant government contracts, but not actually distributed. So it is sitting there. Some of it has been there since August. Meanwhile, my friend (a cardiac nurse) has had to put up with masks that expired over 5 years ago.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/11/no-deal-brexit-likeliest-ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-leaders No deal Brexit's on for sure then, get a big delivery in of essentials, toiletries and booze if you can and get ready to ride out the next few months in a blissful stupor. I wonder what insult it was that Boris eventually stammered out to make the EU roll their eyes and go "okay, gently caress it, we officially give up".
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