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Beefeater1980: Sep 12, 2008; My God, it's full of Horatios!

In fairness to NJAN, a building that looks built to repel boarders could be really useful when society collapses.

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# ? May 24, 2024 15:21

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

We marched 'neath the green flag of Saint Patrick
Emblazoned with Elon Go Bragh

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:00

ThomasPaine: Feb 4, 2009; We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.

Pistol_Pete posted:

Owen Jones is FINALLY pushed far enough to cancel his Labour Party membership:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/21/labour-party-cancelling-membership-policies

Thought it'd never happen!

I do feel like people need to give Owen Jones a break. I don't always agree with him but the poor guy is at least one of the few commentators to consistently argue in good faith and, probably because of that, spends his whole life being yelled at from the left and the right.

He obviously bought into the idea that the Corbyn period demonstrated that Labour could be changed from within, and that abandoning the party just leaves it to the shitheads, and tbh he's right. I left ages all but not comfortably. It did make me think of the time the Mensheviks walked out of the Soviet Congress and as a result sealed their fate as politically irrelevant. I can't blame him for wanting to avoid making that mistake.

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mfcrocker: Jan 31, 2004; Hot Rope Guy

ThomasPaine posted:

I do feel like people need to give Owen Jones a break. I don't always agree with him but the poor guy is at least one of the few commentators to consistently argue in good faith and, probably because of that, spends his whole life being yelled at from the left and the right.

He obviously bought into the idea that the Corbyn period demonstrated that Labour could be changed from within, and that abandoning the party just leaves it to the shitheads, and tbh he's right. I left ages all but not comfortably. It did make me think of the time the Mensheviks walked out of the Soviet Congress and as a result sealed their fate as politically irrelevant. I can't blame him for wanting to avoid making that mistake.

I mean this'd be great had he not ended up a public detractor of Corbyn's

I think he's a good egg but he's absolutely earned getting poo poo on to a degree

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Tesseraction: Apr 5, 2009

whomst amongst us is not destined for the dung jungle

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:23

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Beefeater1980 posted:

In fairness to NJAN, a building that looks built to repel boarders could be really useful when society collapses.

I would suggest carronade hatches but that might be too low tech, have to fit them with something that throws elon brain chips at people.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:29

Runcible Cat: May 28, 2007; Ignoring this post

Guavanaut posted:

Not sure what else you'd need to store in a house.

Sometimes I think another human would be nice. But in the meantime:

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:34

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

Runcible Cat posted:

Sometimes I think another human would be nice. But in the meantime:

The big advantage of cats is you're not expected to know where their clean socks, ironed shirts, car keys are.
Admittedly you still have to know "what's for tea" but that's pretty simple with cats.

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fuctifino: Jun 11, 2001

https://twitter.com/JeremyVineOn5/status/1770754204321141172

Establishment Keef

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:58

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

Affairs, huh?

I knew it!

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:05

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

Leave her alone? My word, it means William left her and took the kids!

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:05

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

If there was any justice left, Labour would view Jones� leaving the party like a coal mine canary. But there�s no sense of self-awareness any more, and the slide more and more into the right continues.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:09

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

The_Doctor posted:

If there was any justice left, Labour would view Jones� leaving the party like a coal mine canary. But there�s no sense of self-awareness any more, and the slide more and more into the right continues.

Luke Akehurst will be celebrating another one of "them" successfully driven out.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:11

xtothez: Jan 4, 2004; College Slice

The_Doctor posted:

If there was any justice left, Labour would view Jones� leaving the party like a coal mine canary. But there�s no sense of self-awareness any more, and the slide more and more into the right continues.

It will just reassure them that the plan to become New Tories is working

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:14

Dead Goon: Dec 13, 2002; No Obvious Flaws

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/21/esther-mcvey-expenses-flat-philip-davies

quote:

A cabinet minister who has criticised Whitehall waste has claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses to rent a London flat despite her husband owning a property a mile away.

Esther McVey, who was appointed �minister for common sense� last year, has received �39,000 in taxpayers� money to rent the flat over the last two years. She lives there with her husband, the Tory MP Philip Davies.

The Daily Telegraph, which first reported the story alongside the campaign group Led By Donkeys, said McVey and Davies had been claiming expenses on the property since 2017 and could have received as much as �250,000 from the taxpayer.

Davies owns and lets out a flat about 25 minutes� walk away in Waterloo. In his register of interests, Davies has declared an annual income of more than �10,000 from this property.

Davies told Led By Donkeys he would have been happy to continue claiming mortgage costs on the flat he owns, �but that option was removed from me�. After the 2009 expenses scandal, rules were changed so that MPs could not claim their mortgage payments back from the taxpayer.

McVey is the MP for Tatton in Cheshire and Davies represents Shipley in West Yorkshire.

They are not breaking any rules but it raises questions about whether the arrangement represents value for money. As a minister, McVey has repeatedly railed against Whitehall waste.

Last year McVey wrote in the Daily Mail that she did not �want you to see a single penny of your hard-earned cash wasted on unnecessary public spending�.

In February she told GB News she had written to independent government agencies asking them to spend more efficiently. �We want to make sure there isn�t any waste � You can�t put up taxpayers� bills and ask the government for more money, and yet not get rid of wasteful spending yourself,� she said.

According to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, the watchdog created after the expenses scandal, both MPs claim rent for a property in London.

Led By Donkeys has highlighted the cases of several parliamentarians who own and let out properties in London while at the same claiming expenses to rent flats in the capital.

The group said at least another eight MPs were claiming rent in London while also registering income from letting out their own properties in the city, claiming more than �1m in rental expenses since 2017.

Davies told Led By Donkeys: �If I owned the flat outright and I could stay there without incurring any cost then I would agree that I should do that, but that doesn�t remotely apply in my case.

�As far as I am aware, all workplaces cover the accommodation costs of people working away from home, and I am surprised � [you] � think that should no longer be the case. That, of course, will lead to only the wealthiest people in the country being able to become MPs.�

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:53

crispix: Mar 28, 2015; Grand-Maman m'a raconté
_{(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)}

Hello, dear

Chubby Henparty posted:

Been hassling Lenovo today, they make lovely laptops that will spontaneously bust out of their bezels and shatter the screen 6 months out of warranty. There's a bunch of angry amazon reviews issued at exactly the same time with exactly the same issue. Asked 'I am explicitly aware that this is out of warranty but since you' ve clearly issued a defective product how about doing something about it?' ' hmm we've checked and it appears you're out of warranty? sorry'.

good way to kill a brand that. how exactly did it break? do you have a picture?

i'd just bombard them on every social media channel they use, not in the hope of getting anything out of them, just to eventually make someone, somewhere think "jesus christ will they ever stop" :hehe:

# ? Mar 21, 2024 19:30

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

crispix posted:

good way to kill a brand that.

Lenovo have been trash tier for a while. ThinkPads used to be a real premium PC laptop brand and Lenovo have let it go absolutely to hell while just riding everybody�s memory of them being solid.

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Jel Shaker: Apr 19, 2003

TACD posted:

Lenovo have been trash tier for a while. ThinkPads used to be a real premium PC laptop brand and Lenovo have let it go absolutely to hell while just riding everybody�s memory of them being solid.

i was looking for a business laptop and in the end i said feck it and got a ROG Zephyrus G14 for the same price as the lenovo i was looking at and it�s amazing and plays BG3 like a charm, probably could do excel on it too

# ? Mar 21, 2024 20:01

Chubby Henparty: Aug 13, 2007

Same as this except more innards exposed, cracks in the screen spidering outwards etc. They've given me a phone number so they can tell me to get bent live tomorrow, after which I'll throw as much of a social media tanty as my non existent twitter base allows.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 20:02

Wachter: Mar 23, 2007; You and whose knees?

fuctifino posted:

https://twitter.com/JeremyVineOn5/status/1770754204321141172

Establishment Keef

A "guttural reaction"? Did he get so incensed that he busted out a couple of bars of Cannibal Corpse?

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kingturnip: Apr 18, 2008

Keith's more of an Anal oval office guy, I think

# ? Mar 21, 2024 20:55

big scary monsters: Sep 2, 2011; -~Ｓｋｕｌｌｗａｖｅ~-

Paladinus posted:

MX Master 2 is objectively the best mouse out there.

Yeah last time I was in the mouse market I consulted the "should I buy a $100 mouse thread", decided that I should and got some version of the Logitech MX Master. Best mouse I've owned and it has survived several years of daily use and occasionally falling off my desk onto the tile floor with absolutely no issues.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:02

Failed Imagineer: Sep 22, 2018

TACD posted:

Lenovo have been trash tier for a while. ThinkPads used to be a real premium PC laptop brand and Lenovo have let it go absolutely to hell while just riding everybody’s memory of them being solid.

I think I must have gotten one of the last of the good ThinkPads. Had it like 7 years now and the thing is an indestructible brick that has never given me a second of trouble, whereas my work keeps giving me lovely HP Elitebooks with exploding batteries that are just hosed from Day 1 (on my 5th one now :sadpeanut:

)

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:06

Failed Imagineer: Sep 22, 2018

Wachter posted:

A "guttural reaction"? Did he get so incensed that he busted out a couple of bars of Cannibal Corpse?

"This next song is called INVASION OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES". * Very confused circle pit breaks out at the Women's Institute meeting*

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:07

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

big scary monsters posted:

Yeah last time I was in the mouse market I consulted the "should I buy a $100 mouse thread", decided that I should and got some version of the Logitech MX Master. Best mouse I've owned and it has survived several years of daily use and occasionally falling off my desk onto the tile floor with absolutely no issues.

It doesn't quite beat 20 Poundland mouses for that money, but, as far as 'premium' products go, it's the closest you can get to 'it'll actually save you money in the long run'.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:21

Jakabite: Jul 31, 2010

Yep, throwing another hat in the ring for MX Masters. I�ve got a 3 and it fulfils all of my work and gaming needs. It�s particularly good for editing video because now I have play/pause, scroll up/down, AND scroll left/right along with timeline on my mouse which is a huge timesaver.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:28

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

Wachter posted:

A "guttural reaction"? Did he get so incensed that he busted out a couple of bars of Cannibal Corpse?

Well I certainly think of Hammer Smashed Face when I see Kieth

As an aside, this has just reminded me of this cover of I Cum Blood which does a much better job of shocking than the original, because you can actually hear the lyrics.

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Mar 21, 2024

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Bobby Deluxe: May 9, 2004

kingturnip posted:

Keith's more of an anal oval office

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:14

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

Anyone got any idea what these odd tweet replies relating to apples are all about? And to be clear they are in reply to politics posts not greengrocers!

I've seen this one quite a lot today: "Apples are a type of fruit that grow on trees and are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor" and now I've just seen a different one
"Some popular types of apples include Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji."
"Apple seeds contain cyanide, but you would need to eat a large amount of them to be harmful."
"The skin of an apple is rich in nutrients and should be eaten along with the flesh for maximum health benefits."

I googled to no avail.

Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Mar 21, 2024

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Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

anytime you see poo poo like that on twitter it's almost certainly a bot network run by musk so he can inflate the value of the worst purchasing decision in human history

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:31

Qwertycoatl: Dec 31, 2008

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Anyone got any idea what these odd tweet replies relating to apples are all about?

I've seen this one quite a lot today: "Apples are a type of fruit that grow on trees and are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor" and now I've just seen a different one "Some popular types of apples include Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji."

I googled to no avail.

My wild rear end guess is it's bots making innocuous comments to have an established account when they pivot to whatever the bot was actually made for

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:31

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

Hm makes sense (bot networks establishing accounts).

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:33

Bobby Deluxe: May 9, 2004

It is kind of funny how hos initial pitch for the site was 'I will get rid of the bots' and now the website is entirely fuelling The Robot He Wants To Be Racist.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:36

jaete: Jun 21, 2009; Nap Ghost

forkboy84 posted:

As an aside, this has just reminded me of this cover of I Cum Blood which does a much better job of shocking than the original, because you can actually hear the lyrics.

Obligatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc-V3NYckOI

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:37

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Anyone got any idea what these odd tweet replies relating to apples are all about? And to be clear they are in reply to politics posts not greengrocers!

I've seen this one quite a lot today: "Apples are a type of fruit that grow on trees and are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor" and now I've just seen a different one
"Some popular types of apples include Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji."
"Apple seeds contain cyanide, but you would need to eat a large amount of them to be harmful."
"The skin of an apple is rich in nutrients and should be eaten along with the flesh for maximum health benefits."

I googled to no avail.

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# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:41

big scary monsters: Sep 2, 2011; -~Ｓｋｕｌｌｗａｖｅ~-

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Anyone got any idea what these odd tweet replies relating to apples are all about? And to be clear they are in reply to politics posts not greengrocers!

I've seen this one quite a lot today: "Apples are a type of fruit that grow on trees and are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor" and now I've just seen a different one
"Some popular types of apples include Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji."
"Apple seeds contain cyanide, but you would need to eat a large amount of them to be harmful."
"The skin of an apple is rich in nutrients and should be eaten along with the flesh for maximum health benefits."

I googled to no avail.

Viral marketing for https://applerankings.com/ ?

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:44

Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Anyone got any idea what these odd tweet replies relating to apples are all about? And to be clear they are in reply to politics posts not greengrocers!

I've seen this one quite a lot today: "Apples are a type of fruit that grow on trees and are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor" and now I've just seen a different one
"Some popular types of apples include Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji."
"Apple seeds contain cyanide, but you would need to eat a large amount of them to be harmful."
"The skin of an apple is rich in nutrients and should be eaten along with the flesh for maximum health benefits."

I googled to no avail.

This is normal. Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. There is nothing to be concerned about. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek, and European Christian tradition. Do not look into this matter any further. World production of apples in 2021 was 93 million tonnes, with China producing 49% of the total. Soon you will see. Soon you will understand. The word apple, whose Old English ancestor is �ppel, is descended from the Proto-Germanic noun *aplaz, descended in turn from Proto-Indo-European *h₂�bōl. Join us.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:48

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Apples are in hezbollah got it.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 22:48

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

I don't like apples. My mother used to try and force me to eat them when I was a kid. I hate the texture, the sour taste, everything. Toffee apples, though, are ok.

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Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

OwlFancier posted:

Apples are in hezbollah got it.

quick google confirms jeremy corbyn has admitted to drinking apple juice. starmer must condemn

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