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learnincurve posted:If anyone has small animals then wet a towel and put it on their enclosure, will bring the temp down as much as 5 degrees. Does this work on human-sized enclosures? Can you just run a garden hose straight onto your living-room carpet?
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It's too hot. I'm in Northern-ish Scotland and it's too hot. RIP to all you poor fuckers down in southern England. I hope the silver lining that this may at least thin out the population of tory olds a bit gives you comfort in this difficult time.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:00 |
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Interesting https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/19/tony-blair-warned-anti-gay-section-28-repeal-harm-election-chances Seems Blair's repeal of section 28 was delayed because they were worried it would affect their 2001 election, and backbenchers ended up being the ones who managed to repeal it. That said, I've been struggling with Legislation and Hansard and Votes dot parliament dot uk and I cannot find who loving proposed it or co-sponsored the amendment.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:03 |
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https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1549019143197921280 a fresh terror to incarceration - you get podcasted at
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:10 |
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lmao https://twitter.com/lbc/status/1549328988056739840
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:11 |
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The idea of being locked in a cell and forced to listen to podcasts from a blockchain #grindset guy Utter hell
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:12 |
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learnincurve posted:If anyone has small animals then wet a towel and put it on their enclosure, will bring the temp down as much as 5 degrees. Just filled up some bottles of ice for my cats to snuggle up to if they want and I've been rubbing the grumpy one down with ice, which she seemed to really appreciate. The other one was also initially responsive to the ice rub until it started to melt and was suddenly "what the gently caress is this poo poo" so I kind of left her to it. Partner is stuck at the other end of the country cos the trains aren't running and has requested an ice rub when they return. Basically if you want an ice massage, come over to mine.
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Isomermaid posted:Just filled up some bottles of ice for my cats to snuggle up to if they want and I've been rubbing the grumpy one down with ice, which she seemed to really appreciate. The other one was also initially responsive to the ice rub until it started to melt and was suddenly "what the gently caress is this poo poo" so I kind of left her to it. You can wrap the bottle in a towel or cloth as well.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:20 |
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Popped out of work to get some lunch and the Strand was basically emptied of both pedestrians and cars, looked like things did at the height of lockdown.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:23 |
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This has been a welcome reminder to mop my kitchen floor. Bonus: slopped the water on thick, evaporative process dropped the temp in there by a couple of degrees in minutes.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:27 |
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Jippa posted:Any plastic bottle filled with water then put in the freezer for an hour so will work as well. This is working better for my ferrets as even with my fastidious attention to their claws the poor buggers keep getting caught on the towels and getting upset a good ice pack like you'd bung in a cooler with some drinks works wonders. Also unlike most ferret videos I see on twitter mine absolutely hate the idea of going in water so any ersatz paddling pools or cooling troughs of water I set out get drunken from. I'll let them have a run around in a cold shower later.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:27 |
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the aluminum foil seems to be helping, still under 30. thanks
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:32 |
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1549019143197921280 Let's see what sort of interviews this podcast does ... Oh wonderful Jordan Peterson and crypto poo poo.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:38 |
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Relief is on the way. It's clouded up here in South Wales, and the temperature is starting to drop. Got a couple of hours before the lightning starts I reckon.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:39 |
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Jippa posted:You can wrap the bottle in a towel or cloth as well. Yeah, frozen ice bottle is usually better in a thin towel/sheet (also cooled if poosible). Also no AC, water on yourself plus fan is really good at cooling. Also cold bath if you have a bathtub. Keep the door closed, and when you get out don't drain the water till it gets near room temp.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:41 |
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OzyMandrill posted:Relief is on the way. It's clouded up here in South Wales, and the temperature is starting to drop. Where? I'm in Abergavenny this arvo and am not feeling very comfortable at all.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:44 |
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I had some rain and rumbling but it's back to bright sunshine now.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:45 |
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Antigravitas posted:I haven't seen it called out itt, so I'd just like to mention that this "deep state" bollocks is just straight "international jewry has undermined our societies" style antisemitism. It's cribbed straight from the OG Nazis. Eh not really, certainly wikipedia would have us believe the term originated in Turkey in the 90s to refer to the collusion of the military with organised crime against Kurds. It seems to me it's just a catch all term for institutional bias and power within the state held by people in unelected positions (i.e. civil service, military, police, etc). Certainly some arguments using the concept are conspiratorial or nonsensical but you can't exactly say the concept itself is invalid because that would be pretty much saying that institutional bias doesn't exist. How you could look at an organisation like the Met and say that it doesn't have 'deep state' characteristics with all the racism and corruption? I'm sure there was a lot of resistance within the civil service against Brexit but they clearly can't be that powerful because there was gently caress all they could do about it in the end. We had a general saying that the army would intervene if Corbyn became PM. As a concept I think it's clearly distinct from "secret world order" nonsense, and also distinct from "the establishment" which is a much broader concept.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:51 |
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I'm not due rain until 8. Looks like Cambridge has to wait until 9.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:52 |
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bloody southerners stealing our rain
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:54 |
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While the "deep state" as a concept is a real thing in terms of institutional inertias and self-correcting mechanisms, the use of the term in the US under Trump very quickly gained anti-Semitic undertones. Many parts of the Qanon movement fell very quickly into anti-Semitism and some of them have started pushing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion as a fresh understanding of the deep state. And unfortunately due to the Anglosphere some of that insanity does bleed over. So while someone saying "deep state" isn't inherently using it to mean "The Jews" it's unfortunately not something you can wholly dismiss as a possibility.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:56 |
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Alternatively, a joke: the Turks used it to mean The Jews in the first place.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 12:57 |
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keep punching joe posted:https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1549069618681204737?t=NMdfAIkj2_VvHQDx1QxM6A I didn't think Keith's collusion with the "deep state" went any further than destroying the Labour Party? But who knows, I hear they can be tricksy little hobbitses.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:00 |
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40 at heathrow now apparently. Still 2 hours til its supposed to peak. Fuckin hell.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:04 |
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A little treat for the sun, The Forde Report has leaked and it's exactly how you'd expect. https://twitter.com/Taj_Ali1/status/1549362259952009225
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:13 |
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https://twitter.com/AyoCaesar/status/1549358676737200129?s=20&t=Ce0hTlxbUya_qaiO45rIOw Well, well, well.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:19 |
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Kudos on the foil tip goons, that plus my blinds has kept the temperature down in my bedroom a decent amount, it is now somewhat survivable.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:19 |
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So the Forde report essentially says precisely the same thing as what got Corbyn kicked out of the party.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:24 |
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Lord of the Llamas posted:Eh not really Yes, really. When someone like Trump or Britain Trump says "deep state", they mean "our institutions have been infiltrated by (((globalists)))". They do not mean institutional inertia, they mean Dolchstoßlegende.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:25 |
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Necrothatcher posted:So the Forde report essentially says precisely the same thing as what got Corbyn kicked out of the party. for keir starmer to retain any credibility he must remove the whip from the Forde report
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:33 |
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Noxville posted:https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549345259016142848?s=21&t=tClqr-7AHBFbviST-bRp0g https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549362223889481733?t=EJpqrc6Tt3WpQywWHKCrQw England status : Spicy
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:35 |
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Antigravitas posted:Yes, really. When someone like Trump or Britain Trump says "deep state", they mean "our institutions have been infiltrated by (((globalists)))". They do not mean institutional inertia, they mean Dolchstoßlegende. There absolutely is a deep state though, and it has nothing to do with antisemitism. Have you heard of P2 in Italy? Are you familiar with Harold Wilson? We're less than a decade removed from a senior member of the armed forces implying publicly they'd overthrow the PM if it was someone they didn't like. Mysterious briefings to the press that the leader of the opposition was an agent of Czechoslovakia. Capital gonna defend its interests. That's not antisemitism, that's reality. Now like I said in my previous post on this, Boris Johnson complaining about it when he's about as establishment as you get despite the facade is probably a dog whistle, but explicitly an antisemitic one? Maybe? It's an utter fantasy anyway.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:38 |
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Payndz posted:Apparently Britain First is endorsing Kemi Badenoch. Which raises the question: has there ever been a good Enoch? Edit: To save you squinting: "Enoch Hammer (1811) Iron head from long-handle sledgehammer, of the type used to sabotage knitting machinery in newly mechanized factories during the Luddite uprising (1811-1813). Manufactured by Enoch & James Taylor, Marsden, England"
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:40 |
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are you a badenoch dude to rescue the conservatives?
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:42 |
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Antigravitas posted:Yes, really. When someone like Trump or Britain Trump says "deep state", they mean "our institutions have been infiltrated by (((globalists)))". They do not mean institutional inertia, they mean Dolchstoßlegende. Did you even read my post? I didn't say that some people don't abuse the term. Are you saying we always have to stop using terms whenever any nutter starts using them wrong? Trump didn't invent the term and Trump doesn't own the concept. I don't think many people would take it to mean what Trump implies in any other context and I suspect Johnson used the term more as a dog whistle to the faux "anti-establishment" ethos of the pro-brexit crowd rather than some kind of mad anti-semitic conspiracy.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:42 |
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Necrothatcher posted:So the Forde report essentially says precisely the same thing as what got Corbyn kicked out of the party. You can read the whole thing here if 138-page reports are your kind of thing on stiflingly hot days https://www.fordeinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Forde-Report.pdf
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keep punching joe posted:https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549362223889481733?t=EJpqrc6Tt3WpQywWHKCrQw I just went for a swim in the sea (v good, encourage it), and let me tell you that 37c in the shade is not too hot for the people of Britain to lay themselves out in full sun and cook themselves raw. Death cult boomers do at least live the life they preach I guess.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:46 |
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Gambrinus posted:Where? I'm in Abergavenny this arvo and am not feeling very comfortable at all. I'm not a million miles from you and it's 33C and full-on sun here and no rain drops on the forecast at all. I think OP must be over Merthyr / Port Talbot / Neath way.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 13:47 |
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Surprise T Rex posted:Is there any way to extend its lifespan? When I took it apart the motor didn't seem particularly user-serviceable in any way tbh. I don't know. I've just binned the fans when they get to that state. I don't think the motor is serviceable unless you're an electrical engineer. They're only 15 quid a pop from the electrical wholesalers anyway.
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Z the IVth posted:I don't think the motor is serviceable unless you're an electrical engineer.
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