UKMT Autumn 2022 - Get thee behind me, seitan.

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Red Oktober: May 24, 2006; wiggly eyes!

gently caress, I think that's what we were all fearing but hoping it wouldn't be the case. Thank you for the closure Nutapii, and condolences to his friends and family.

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stev: Jan 22, 2013; Please be excited.

Ah gently caress. That's awful.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:29

sinky: Feb 22, 2011; Slippery Tilde

That loving sucks

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:30

Gambrinus: Mar 1, 2005

That's a real shame. One of the best posters on here who clearly knew his stuff. RIP.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:34

Miftan: Mar 31, 2012; Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

Rest in peace, twisto. We'll all miss you.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:35

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

gently caress that's poo poo, twisto was great

RIP

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:37

Endjinneer: Aug 17, 2005; Fallen Rib

Rest in peace Twisto. I hope the roads are always clear in the afterlife, and they tell you where in London the Edstone is buried.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:42

Dabir: Nov 10, 2012

A real loss, not just to the thread but to everyone who knew him. That really sucks.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:52

Failed Imagineer: Sep 22, 2018

Nothing more to add, but twisto was one of the best posters, and as well as being a fount of obscure lore and a cracking storyteller, he seemed like an absolute gent. RIP dude

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:58

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

I'd wondered the worst but having confirmation is a scunner. He was a wealth of knowledge and a good egg. He will be missed

Thanks for letting us know.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 18:59

Lord Ludikrous: Jun 7, 2008; Enjoy your tea...

Taken far too soon.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:01

happyhippy: Feb 21, 2005; Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup; Pillbug

Sucks to hear.
Always wanted to ask him about those Mole People.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:04

DesperateDan: Dec 10, 2005; Where's my cow?

Is that my cow?

No it isn't, but it still tramples my bloody lavender.

Ah gently caress, RIP to a good 'un

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:07

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

Nutapii posted:

Hello,

Goddamnedtwisto passed away earlier this year. He was in his forties.

On the forums he frequently shared his obscure knowledge of telecommunications, the cold war, and East London political/football/music history; to go with his unique voice and sense of humour. In real life, as well as his much-loved and shared dog and bikes, he had a family who miss him as do his friends from his involvement in the creative scene in London, which I don't think was as well-known here if at all.

I remember how much he treasured his privacy - thus being slightly less detailed than one would expect - but thought people should know. I'm putting this message in a few of the subforums he regularly posted in. I knew him slightly in real life; the lockdowns unfortunately put us out of contact a bit; but from his obituaries it was clear he had extended a helping hand and wisdom to others as he had here over the years.

Rest in peace mate.

poo poo. Thanks for letting us know.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:08

sebzilla: Mar 17, 2009; Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.

gently caress. Pouring one out for a real one. RIP GDT.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:10

Angrymog: Jan 30, 2012; Really Madcats

That's a real shame. Always enjoyed his effort posts.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:13

Oscar Romeo Romeo: Apr 16, 2010

Rest well fella.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:14

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Thank you for letting us know Nutapii. RIP twisto.

I still wonder what he'd have to say sometimes whenever I see something a little "huh, that's weird" that's in his wheelhouse, like why some London buses still use the fabric strip for the route/numbers where everywhere else has switched to digital signs, but I guess I'll never know now because I refuse to read any book by the sort of person who'd d write a book about London bus numbers throughout the ages, so it will remain a mystery forever.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:16

Jaeluni Asjil: Apr 18, 2018; Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

So sorry to read about Twisto. He is missed.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:19

Z the IVth: Jan 28, 2009; The trouble with your "expendable machines"; Fun Shoe

I always enjoyed twistoposts on all his niche interests.

RIP.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:25

feedmegin: Jul 30, 2008

poo poo. I met him in person just before the pandemic. RIP

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:31

Gorn Myson: Aug 8, 2007

Only ever knew him as a poster, but he was one of the best ones I've seen online in my entire life. His ability to put together fascinating pieces of writing on subjects I never thought I'd have an interest in is something I envy and I think we will all miss him.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:32

Solefald: Jun 9, 2010; sleepy~capy

feedmegin posted:

poo poo. I met him in person just before the pandemic. RIP

Someone needs the patio pals gangtag.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:33

Kegluneq: Feb 18, 2011; Mr President, the physical reality of Prime Minister Corbyn is beyond your range of apprehension. If you'll just put on these PINKOVISION glasses...

God that sucks. Thank you for the closure, and he will be missed.

RIP GDT.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:33

CancerCakes: Jan 10, 2006

RIP Twisto

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:45

Jakabite: Jul 31, 2010

Man that really sucks to hear

Always enjoyed his posts and the forums (and world) will be a slightly less interesting and pleasant place for having lost him. RIP.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:48

Just Another Lurker: May 1, 2009

Nutapii posted:

Hello,

Goddamnedtwisto passed away earlier this year. He was in his forties.

On the forums he frequently shared his obscure knowledge of telecommunications, the cold war, and East London political/football/music history; to go with his unique voice and sense of humour. In real life, as well as his much-loved and shared dog and bikes, he had a family who miss him as do his friends from his involvement in the creative scene in London, which I don't think was as well-known here if at all.

I remember how much he treasured his privacy - thus being slightly less detailed than one would expect - but thought people should know. I'm putting this message in a few of the subforums he regularly posted in. I knew him slightly in real life; the lockdowns unfortunately put us out of contact a bit; but from his obituaries it was clear he had extended a helping hand and wisdom to others as he had here over the years.

Rest in peace mate.

Hell and damnation, i'm very sorry to hear that... his contributions will be missed. RIP Twisto

Thank you for letting us know.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 19:56

fuctifino: Jun 11, 2001

RIP Twisto

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:08

sitnalisa: Dec 16, 2004; stupid virgin

This is very sad news. May the earth lie lightly upon him.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:10

Prole: Jan 13, 2022

I didn't know the guy as I'm relatively new here. But the outpouring of love and condolences is heartening. For all the bad rep this place gets, the people here are awesome.

RIP

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:16

Ataxerxes: Dec 2, 2011; What is a soldier but a miserable pile of eaten cats and strange language?

RIP

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:21

Isomermaid: Dec 3, 2019; Swish swish, like a fish

Ah drat

RIP

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:26

jacksbrat: Oct 15, 2012

Rest in peace Twisto. When he didn't pop up with plane and helicopter data when her maj died, I figured he wouldn't be back ever, but I assumed he was just having a great time touching grass. A few weeks ago I had time to kill in London and went for a mooch around the Barbican off the back of a long running curiosity spurred by his council housing architecture effort post.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:30

josh04: Oct 19, 2008; "THE FLASH IS THE REASON
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RIP twisto, his ancient av of the Landless Peasants Party guy is always the first thing that comes to mind when I think about the UKMT.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:30

Overminty: Mar 16, 2010; You may wonder what I am doing while reading your posts..

RIP twisto, your old deek jackson av always made me smile.

The posts were pretty good too.

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:30

Overminty: Mar 16, 2010; You may wonder what I am doing while reading your posts..

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# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:30

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

RIP. I was away from the UKMT thread for a while, but it did seem like a positive presence was missing from the thread when I returned.

Bobstar posted:

One thing I worry about is the longer the Tories keep driving public everything into the ground, the more unimaginable the scale of required improvement becomes, to take it from "brink of collapse" to "pretty good, actually"

I was reading an article earlier about GPs which I now can't find because the Graun's website is as bad as their politics, but it mentioned some aspect being overloaded by a factor of 2.

Which then reminded me of the class-size discussion from many threads ago, which I vaguely remember contained some "well actually" research that taking classes form 30+ to 22 kids didn't actually help that much... but that you'd need to go down to like 15 to see a big difference. Which a quick google shows is the smallest end of an OECD comparison chart (and coincidentally where I grew up, which I why I find 30 to be huge). Cf China nudging toward 40.

How do you sell that in the UK today? You can't even finish the sentence "we need to double..." before people start yelling about magic money trees. Better things aren't possible.

As terrible as Nullarbor were, 2010 would be a much less daunting starting point. Not sure what my point is, it just seems very insurmountable.

"We need to double the amount of teachers and classrooms" --> "That's too expensive" --> We need to half the number of students"

# ? Nov 27, 2022 20:33