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One more techy-ish question: did anyone read the ntk.net weekly tech newsletter circa 2000? Occasionally they'd highlight a project 'definitely nothing to do with Jimmy Cauty' with a series of websites inviting a special person with lots of kabbalah and other esoteric knowledge to unlock. Basically an ARG that reddit would brute force in about five minutes these days. What was all that about? (assuming it ended with a voucher for someone's dodgy Hoxton club night)
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Chubby Henparty posted:One more techy-ish question: did anyone read the ntk.net weekly tech newsletter circa 2000? Occasionally they'd highlight a project 'definitely nothing to do with Jimmy Cauty' with a series of websites inviting a special person with lots of kabbalah and other esoteric knowledge to unlock. Literally still have a couple of NTK t-shirts but don't remember that particular thing but yeah, they did slip a couple of ARGs in. I'm certain someone who used to write for them pops up in yospos occasionally but I can't remember their username for the life of me.
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Oh lol that makes sense, in the racism report they redefined institutional racism as nazi Germany where an institution is openly committed to racism as its goal. I guess that also let them clear themselves of it in this since it doesn't mention Muslims anywhere in the manifesto
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May 25, 2021 19:15
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May 25, 2021 19:18
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Got my hands on a landline and no dial tone, so I think that’s conclusive. It’ll also help me speed Vodafone up as they want me to wait 72 hours while “the speeds stabilise”!
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May 25, 2021 19:19
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May 25, 2021 19:21
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Private Speech posted:Question for more knowledgeable folks itt, what's the law on lockpicking tools in the UK again? I've been considering getting some for when I lock myself out etc. (the front lock in our shared house is super lovely), but I'm not sure in how much trouble would that get me? (From the position of an Irish lawyer, but I am reasonably confident that English law on this area would be similar. As always if you suffer adverse reactions, like going to jail, contact an English lawyer.) While having lockpicks is not illegal per-say, if they were found on your person in a public place during a search you could be charged with Possession of an Implement with the Intention that it be used in the commission of an offence. It is a Reverse Onus offence. Namely if caught with one, the onus is on you to prove you had it for a lawful reason. Most of the time they catch people with say screwdrivers or crowbars and the person would have to prove that they had it for a lawful reason (IE I am a tradesman/theoretical physicist, this is a tool I require.) A lockpick would be a harder sell, as the only reason to have one would be to pick a lock*. The best way I could see of getting proof in advance that you have them for a lawful reason would be to see if there is a lock picking society that you could join. Having their card would go some way towards proving that you are a lock picking enthusiast and not just a criminal type. Maybe even go to the trouble of recording yourself picking the lock to your own home sometime (along with detailed indication that the house in your video is your own. Hold up a letter with said address next to the sign for the house, etc...) This way if you were ever brought to court, your counsel could produce said video/membership of lockpicking society as evidence to back your contention that the lock picks are for your own use on your front door and not for some more nefarious purpose. The biggest snag I see is if you are renting and not the home owner, then the question becomes do you own the locks to said house and would the act of lockpicking not be seen as criminal damage to said locks. * = As always, I must post this clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhpctuUwb4
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Communist Thoughts posted:Oh lol that makes sense, in the racism report they redefined institutional racism as nazi Germany where an institution is openly committed to racism as its goal.  So by that definition do they think that in order for institutional abuse to occur a number of people would have to set up an organization called the British Noncing Board and have it explicitly in their charter that they abuse kids, and all the things that happened in the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church and the BBC and the FA and the Scouts and the royal family and the Borstal system and the children's homes and the nursing homes were all the completely unrelated actions of a few individuals that warrants no further investigation? They definitely do, don't they. 
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The Question IRL posted:per-say What the gently caress?
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knox_harrington posted:What the gently caress? Yeah that's a troubling statement from a lawyer, unless it's one of those very funny legal jokes
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"The statements are racist, but there's nothing racist about the institution that not only let the racist stay in the party but also made him Prime Minister."
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May 25, 2021 20:14
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Guavanaut posted:
It also means that the tory Party doesn't think that the Labour Party is institutionally antisemitic, which is pretty entertaining. I'm sure hard working journalists will now acquit the labour party of institutional antisemitism, given we csn just redefine terms whenever we want.
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The actual answer (at least for England and Wales) is that carrying a lockpick set is "going equipped":quote:25 Going equipped for stealing, etc. On the face of it this seems a right bastard of a law but note that the wording is not *may* be used in connection with any burglary, but that the article must be for using in the course of etc. The point is they have to prove that you had the item - whether a crushed-up coke can or a complete set of lockpicks or a six-foot jemmy - to commit a burglary. This of course is spinning the barrels depending on context (and skin colour) but if you can get even the slightest plausible deniability about why you have them on you then you should be in the clear.
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May 25, 2021 20:25
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Failed Imagineer posted:Yeah that's a troubling statement from a lawyer, unless it's one of those very funny legal jokes It's less a joke and more a case of the dangers of phone posting while waiting to pick up my dinner from a takeaway. My bad. Though it does remind me of a friend who used to say "Ever Dently" instead of "Evidently" and got into the habit of doing it as an inside joke.
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May 25, 2021 20:29
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The actual answer (at least for England and Wales) is that carrying a lockpick set is "going equipped": Its the same way that you can wander around with a screwdriver set in your car, but if you had a flatblade in your pocket at 11pm you'd be done for it.
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May 25, 2021 20:39
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If I ever get done for carrying a big knife around , I will simply point to my long history of geocaching knives as a hobby. The evidence can be found here, in this post where I refer to my love of geocaching knives with all of you fine people in the UKMT Knife Club
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Failed Imagineer posted:If I ever get done for carrying a big knife around , I will simply point to my long history of geocaching knives as a hobby. The evidence can be found here, in this post where I refer to my love of geocaching knives with all of you fine people in the UKMT Knife Club UKMT Knife and Lockpicks Club, you mean.
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Gats Akimbo posted:UKMT Knife and Lockpicks Club, you mean.  comrades, no disrespect was intended
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May 25, 2021 20:57
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United Knife Manufacturer's Trust - where we make, bury, and discuss our knives
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My ex used to mention (with worrying frequency) that you can get in trouble for walking down the street with a baseball bat because it's a weapon, but if you have a ball in your back pocket then it's absolutely fine.
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blues thief posted:A long dormant, cobweb covered part of my brain would like you to know that it's pretty sure that was Thumb Bandits. gently caress me if you remembered that from my description. gently caress me it was Iain Lee. edit: Actually, maybe not, the presentation, studio, and era of games are totally different. Szmitten fucked around with this message at 21:23 on May 25, 2021 |
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May 25, 2021 21:19
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Venomous posted:It'd probably have been the same in Shakespeare's day – they'd have been projecting in their original accents, and the contemporary audiences would have been perfectly fine with that tbh. I imagine the exaggerated accents were a legacy of the 19th century ruling class appropriating Shakespeare as high art, even though he was nothing of the sort at the time. Barry Shitpeas posted:Yeah basically what I was getting at was that the OP video sounds more natural and conversational because that's how he was performing it. The accent might be more authentic but it seems pretty unlikely that it would have actually performed like that originally. Apologies if this has been mentioned already as I'm way behind the thread, but the whole issue of naturalistic (or "naturalistic") performance, including enunciation (if not specifically accent), is very relevant to Shakespeare, because he has Hamlet offer some very pointed criticisms of bombastic acting: Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2 posted:SCENE II. A hall in the castle. Niric fucked around with this message at 21:59 on May 25, 2021 |
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May 25, 2021 21:55
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Miftan posted:United Knife Manufacturer's Trust - where we make, bury, and discuss our knives As this is the thread where I apparently share all my telly opinions, I've also got addicted to Forged In Fire and might use it at some point in an argument over whether non-toxic masculinity is possible. It certainly makes me consider risking the bullshit maelstrom of my local makerspace, because I really, really want to at least have a go. It's kinda interesting that it's a reality/contest show about Big Manly Men (and very occasionally women) making weapons and yet relationships between the contestants and the judges are far more convivial than even Bake Off, let alone X Factor or Drag Race. Nobody is ridiculed or humiliated - in fact the judges go out of their way to try and find positives about even the dumbest mistakes, none of the contestants are obviously picked to be drama nodes or pity fodder, and the footage of big hammers, hot metal, and startlingly realistic dummies being stabbed is punctuated with really crap Dad Jokes.
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https://twitter.com/MarkerJParker/status/1397205530276503556 This bodes well!
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Private Speech posted:Question for more knowledgeable folks itt, what's the law on lockpicking tools in the UK again? I've been considering getting some for when I lock myself out etc. (the front lock in our shared house is super lovely), but I'm not sure in how much trouble would that get me? Probably more sensible to just get your lock fixed. (lock picking is super fun though)
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goddamnedtwisto posted:As this is the thread where I apparently share all my telly opinions, I've also got addicted to Forged In Fire and might use it at some point in an argument over whether non-toxic masculinity is possible. It certainly makes me consider risking the bullshit maelstrom of my local makerspace, because I really, really want to at least have a go. And of course there’s the pleasure of watching Doug take a sword and go to town on a fake blood-filled ballistics dummy.
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Xemloth posted:My ex used to mention (with worrying frequency) that you can get in trouble for walking down the street with a baseball bat because it's a weapon, but if you have a ball in your back pocket then it's absolutely fine. cricket bat, maybe considering the rarity of baseball teams in this country I think you'd have a tough job convincing the filth that you were just going down the park for a quick nine innings
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Noxville posted:And of course there’s the pleasure of watching Doug take a sword and go to town on a fake blood-filled ballistics dummy. Yeah, there's something about his ability to go from cutting a dead pig in two with one swing to making the most godawful pun you've ever heard that makes the whole show awesome.
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Live footage from the twisto household https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdfx7l4z5cQ
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Julio Cruz posted:cricket bat, maybe  I'm amazed that the curtain twitchers didn't go into conniptions given how they get about 'Irish man asks about motor home'.
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OwlFancier posted:Live footage from the twisto household hah, the episode I was watching as I posted that had a zweihander as the final challenge. Anyway the authentic weapon of my people is the Stanley knife. Just like a Sikh kirpan or a Scottish dirk I am actually allowed to carry both as long as I'm in my ceremonial Stone Island and Fred Perry. goddamnedtwisto fucked around with this message at 23:09 on May 25, 2021 |
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Xemloth posted:My ex used to mention (with worrying frequency) that you can get in trouble for walking down the street with a baseball bat because it's a weapon, but if you have a ball in your back pocket then it's absolutely fine. You can get shot dead by the cops for walking down the street with a chair leg. See: Harry Stanley shot dead in 1999. The cops got off. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-officers-will-not-face-action-for-shooting-table-leg-man-344310.html
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Shakespeare chat: How plays would really have sounded: short documentary with some snippets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiblRSqhL04 Hamlet to be or not to be how it would have been spoken (no RP here!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYiYd9RcK5M
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The actual answer (at least for England and Wales) is that carrying a lockpick set is "going equipped": It's probably an ancient urban legend, but I was once told that possession of a lollipop stick was enough for a charge of going equipped due to its use of safe-blowing antics. There's some interesting stories about it here http://peterman.org.uk/explosives.htm
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fatelvis posted:Probably more sensible to just get your lock fixed. Gonna second both of these I have a set of picks and I enjoy picking cheap locks with them for fun- it's fairly satisfying and gives you a good understanding of how locks work Don't carry them around though- "once every now and then I forget my keys and need to break into my own place" isn't going to cut it as a reasonable excuse to be carrying them- you could just as easily tuck a spare key on yourself as a set of picks. And really, if you value something and want to secure it with a padlock then for fucks sake spend more than a few quid because even a poo poo-tier pick like me can be past a cheap to cheapish padlock in moments with a bit of luck- never buy a fuckin' master lock.
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i just keep a brick in a sock under my car seat and carry around my 17 inch dilda in my massive old lady handbag and dare any ne'er-do-wells try to rob me 
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Yeah, I thought the moment had passed, but "I need to carry lockpicks for in case I forget my key" felt like kinda logic to me too
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