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OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

They put a massive loving TV billboard over the big junction at south bank and it's a loving menace, just what you need when driving is a giant glowing thing rapidly changing images in your peripheral vision.

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The Question IRL
Jun 8, 2013

Only two contestants left! Here is Doom's chance for revenge...


"Keith "One Take" Stramer, that's what old Jack Warner used to call me."

DesperateDan
Dec 10, 2005

Where's my cow?

Is that my cow?

No it isn't, but it still tramples my bloody lavender.
I learned there are some things best not clicked

The damage was done beforehand unfortunately


Epic High Five posted:

The better cynical take on this is that it's just a way to avoid having a discussion about removing cars. Trees would be put in these places if they were up to the task, urban planners are aware that there are some trees hardier than others, but that doesn't mean any are as hardy or efficient as a tank of algae.

have they considered the long term atmospheric co2 reduction benefits of planting property developers?


would love to run the numbers on efficiency but things seem pretty quiet on how much it would cost to build, install, run and maintain the tanks then replace them when the local youth engage themselves by running a trolley/wheelie bin/nissan micra into it

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



DesperateDan posted:

have they considered the long term atmospheric co2 reduction benefits of planting property developers?


would love to run the numbers on efficiency but things seem pretty quiet on how much it would cost to build, install, run and maintain the tanks then replace them when the local youth engage themselves by running a trolley/wheelie bin/nissan micra into it

Yeah, but stuff like this isn't going to be zero input because that's not its purpose. It's definitely going to use electricity and if you don't put bollards around it (because they're needed because cities are built for cars and developers) it's going to get destroyed. Its job is to remove co2 and pollutants from the air, the green argument is in how you power it to do so. Plastering it with ads for gambling apps is going to happen for the same reason cave walls had pictures of megafauna and hunts.

I'm no tech utopianist but the idea itself is sound. The big question is how these things are made really unpleasant on purpose because the thing about a big block of temperature controlled water is that it's very pleasant to be around in extreme temperatures, so the priority will be finding ways to keep the homeless and poor away from them. Stateside I think we'd go with strategic deployments in only wealthy areas and rainbow painted spike strips, but they'd absolutely 100% be destroyed by an F450 King Ranch Extended Cab lifted truck within 2 days.

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

The Wicked ZOGA posted:

I laughed, which may indicate I have a diseased mind. Thank God.

Microplastics posted:

Burst out laughing at the Keith flag penis. The AI has done something incredible with that thing, I couldn't stop staring

I'm glad it made you both laugh.

I also loved the dystopian Keir Starmer graffiti that it shat out the other day:


e: This is literally hot off the AI press:

fuctifino fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Mar 30, 2023

NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting
I remember architects being very excited about algae cladding for buildings.

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Why does it think keir starmer is matt smith

ItohRespectArmy
Sep 11, 2019

Cutest In The World, Six Time DDT Ironheavymetalweight champion, Two Time International Princess champion, winner of two tournaments, a Princess Tag Team champion, And a pretty good singer too!
"When I was an idol, I felt nothing every day but now that I'm a pro wrestler I'm in pain constantly!"

OwlFancier posted:

They put a massive loving TV billboard over the big junction at south bank and it's a loving menace, just what you need when driving is a giant glowing thing rapidly changing images in your peripheral vision.

sounds like it's trying to warn you to stay out of south bank, OP

Diet Crack
Jan 15, 2001

How about just ripping up some of the concrete and planting more trees so that some can grow while they continue to cut them down because lol as if these things will last 25 years. It's a gimmick because these will be in gently caress all volume.

Clarence
May 3, 2012

OwlFancier posted:

Why does it think keir starmer is matt smith

Even the doors on that building look like Tardis doors.

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

There was a strike at the BBC today
https://twitter.com/AnjanaGadgil/status/1641482860539330560

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Gone south today indeed.

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

:(
https://twitter.com/MarinaPurkiss/status/1641550020733222913

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

I was trying to judge the crowds at Keiths local elections speech and came across this photo of the audience



The doodles were on the photo when I found it. The reason for posting it is because you can compare the crowd with 2019

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Apparently the yanks are going to arrest trump lol.

Not UK related but hopefully gives everyone a laugh.

smellmycheese
Feb 1, 2016

This guy is now facing one hell of a toxx lol

https://twitter.com/daftlimmy/status/1638306916748210178?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg

Failed Imagineer
Sep 22, 2018

Limmy is a man of his word.

E: I'm x-posting that to the Trump lol thread

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


OwlFancier posted:

Apparently the yanks are going to arrest trump lol.

Not UK related but hopefully gives everyone a laugh.

Seems unfair Clinton and Reagan and Nixon all got away without prison

Angepain
Jul 13, 2012

what keeps happening to my clothes

Failed Imagineer posted:

Limmy is a man of his word.

E: I'm x-posting that to the Trump lol thread

Limmy is currently saying on his twitter that trump won't technically be arrested but rather will likely be arraigned, which is totally different. I would of course be clamouring for him to literally eat a faeces aero otherwise as is good and proper.

https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/1641570913484263425

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

Limmy! Eat the eggy!

In other news, this is well worth the watch, and it's surprising that views like this are allowed to be expressed on QT. I guess the establishment is massaging the transition to Keith? https://twitter.com/Mrbaiti/status/1641530299925274637

Tomberforce
May 30, 2006

Currently on a pleasantly busy train in my state of Australia where as of today train travel anywhere in the state will cost you a maximum of 5 quid. Having just got back from 6 months in the UK the contrast is just astonishing.

WhatEvil
Jun 6, 2004

Can't get no luck.

fuctifino posted:

Limmy! Eat the eggy!

In other news, this is well worth the watch, and it's surprising that views like this are allowed to be expressed on QT. I guess the establishment is massaging the transition to Keith? https://twitter.com/Mrbaiti/status/1641530299925274637

All good points, except the bit where she said "you can find the money to build HS2!!!".

High speed rail is a good thing, actually.

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!
What has this country become?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-asylum-seekers-restraint-force-deportation-b2310912.html

quote:

Child asylum seekers will be restrained if they “resist” forcible deportations to Rwanda and other countries, the Home Office has said.

Official documents published on Thursday claimed that using force against children could be “necessary”.

The Home Office said its new Illegal Migration Bill would mean that “families and children who come to the UK illegally will not be exempt from detention and removal”.

“The law already allows immigration officers and detainee custody officers (including escorts) to use reasonable force to exercise their powers - this is not age restricted,” a factsheet added.

“Using force on children would be an absolute last resort and would only be used if completely necessary. Using force on children in family groups may unfortunately be necessary if a family is resisting removal.”

The Home Office said its policy on child restraint was under review and would be consulted on with the Children’s Commissioner and other groups.

etc


Wonder when the first child death by over-enthusiastic immigration officers will occur?

Reading comments not just under this article but under other despicable Tory shite "it's just pre-election rhetoric" - I'm sure many of those uncomfortable with the NSDAP thought the same. (Yeah, I know, Godwin's Law).

Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Mar 31, 2023

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

WhatEvil posted:

All good points, except the bit where she said "you can find the money to build HS2!!!".

High speed rail is a good thing, actually.

I do agree that we need an efficient and modern railway network, but hasn't HS2 been mostly a huge money siphoning grift to date? I interpreted her point as being the money wasted in that way.

Jakabite
Jul 31, 2010
It didn’t get discussed much and I was on the move when I saw it but that thing about giving migrants the ‘most basic accomodation possible’… that’s like, extremely horrifying. It’s like the most bureaucratic way of saying concentration camp I can think of. To be honest, and I loving despise the cunts don’t get me wrong, I was never sure if concentration camp was quite the right word for what the bastards were doing with Marsden etc. Obviously it was absolutely evil heinous poo poo but I guess my mental association with the word concentration camps conjured something way worse than even that.

Turns out it was this I was thinking of.

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

I mean what else do you call it when you put people in remote camps under armed guard because you can't have them living in "our hotels"

Like it is very clearly concentrating undesirable people out of accepted society. So that the nation can "defend itself" from refugees.

Jakabite
Jul 31, 2010
Yeah, we agree, might have not written my post totally clearly. Just really upsetting to be honest.

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

For sure, I think your instinct is right on that. I genuinely don't know what the hell else you can call it. They're not death camps yet but I wouldn't put it past this lot if they felt they could get away with it.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Tree is huge, best not to get involved with it if you can avoid it.

Gravitas Shortfall
Jul 17, 2007

Utility is seven-eighths Proximity.


I've said for years that the british public would be completely fine with concentration camps provided they were for people they thought "deserved it" and welp, here we are.

Puntification
Nov 4, 2009

Black Orthodontromancy
The most British Magic

Fun Shoe

fuctifino posted:

e: This is literally hot off the AI press:



You have invented a cyber crime against humanity and should go to jail.

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

WhatEvil posted:

All good points, except the bit where she said "you can find the money to build HS2!!!".

High speed rail is a good thing, actually.

in the mind of the british public now HS2 = bad, but high speed rail = good, so i wouldn’t take it personally

Kin
Nov 4, 2003

Sometimes, in a city this dirty, you need a real hero.

WhatEvil posted:

All good points, except the bit where she said "you can find the money to build HS2!!!".

High speed rail is a good thing, actually.

Yeah, should have said "you can find the money to pay for your dodgy PPE contracts" to drive the point home that they've been embezzling money from the country at the expense of local services.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't some embezzlement with HS2 as well.

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
My bank sometimes sends me messages about payments from my card to prevent fraud. When I try and reply it always says "message wasn't sent".

I did a bit of digging and apparently they use a premium number (but don't charge) and this is blocked on my end. Does any one know how I would unblock this?


e - for content:

https://twitter.com/Parody_PM/status/1641175560737939458

Jippa fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Mar 31, 2023

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

I've said for years that the british public would be completely fine with concentration camps provided they were for people they thought "deserved it" and welp, here we are.

The one thing that seems universal across history and geography is that everyone thinks that in the past the ways minority groups have been treated is awful... but this time, our own hatred of whatever group we're told to hate - this time, at last, it's perfectly valid.

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!
Median income (it talks about 'net disposable' so I guess that is after tax? But it is before housing costs) not gone back to the original DWP paper to see) still under £30k. (year 2022)

Median income £565pw (approx £29.5k) Mean ('average') £688pw (approx £35.8k) - shows how the higher paid skew the average up above the median by £123pwk.



https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-11894303/Where-does-income-Britains-earners.html

Sorry for Heil link (thisismoney is a Heil production) but the article is interesting (if a bit unclear as to exactly what it is graphing I'll find the proper report).

Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Mar 31, 2023

smellmycheese
Feb 1, 2016

Bastani seems to be gradually melting down and having a Mason / Greenwald style conversion

https://twitter.com/aaronbastani/status/1641549266807058432?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
They're not against "boys playing girls football", they're just against girls playing football. Always have been.

https://twitter.com/TabitaSurge/status/1641432678674071555

keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
Gender was a mistake.

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fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

That union jack reminds me of something else, but I can't quite put my finger on it

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1641711979130650625

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