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Happy new year UKMT. May this decade be better than the last. Live long and prosper!
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Chuka Umana posted:I'm looking for a word or phrase that can encapsulate how I view today's politics. I see it as a constant barrage of awful things, but instead of it coming in dramatic change it's mostly become banal and too unnoticeable a at first for people to care. I need a word for both banal and awful. Goltzfrosch. I made it up. German is good at these mixed things. So then I thought of the boiling frog. And instead of just doing 'boiling frog' in German (kochender Frosch) I found out that German physiologist Friedrich Goltz demonstrated that a frog that has had its brain removed will remain in slowly heated water, but an intact frog attempted to escape the water when it reached 25 °C. I think that says something. I used to follow Sibel Edmond's blog which used to be called "Boiling Frogs". I know she changed the name a couple of years ago but I have lost track now. Ed: interesting stuff about boiling frogs experiments - definitely a metaphor! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jan 3, 2020 |
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forkboy84 posted:Sure seems like it would've been a good time to have a pro-peace Prime Minister but never mind. I'm sure Boris won't do something staggeringly stupid like leap into helping America in Iran. With brexit, US has UK by the short and curlies. Of course he will. I remain to be pleasantly surprised but I doubt it.
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Ms Adequate posted:Sure, but the political sphere can only tolerate so much loss these days. Selling against the fear of wsr is just as good, and runs far less risk of unpredictable things like a peacenik government getting in. Which leads me to suspect that they might just nuke it. Netanyahu and now Trump too have been itching to nuke Iran for ages. Josef bugman posted:
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Jan 3, 2020 11:36
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Jessflaps standing official: https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1213174057912455168?s=20
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Flipswitch posted:I work in the charity sector at the moment. But likely to be leaving here rather than applying internally for another role. Thanks for the reply, I'm a bit unsure how it all works. A couple of the unions - eg Unite - have a 'community' section for unemployed, retired, a student or a carer and so on to join regardless of your previous occupation. Here's a link to the Unite one. (I'm in this one. I'm also in professional STEM work-related bodies, but also wanted to be in a union). https://unitetheunion.org/why-join/membership-types/community-membership/
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As I was away and off news for a few days, and as the US have started changing the story about what happened in Iraq to bring about the assassination of QS, it's getting harder to discover what really happened. From glances at the news a couple of days ago, I kinda had the notion that some Iranians held a protest outside the US Embassy in Baghdad but now it's being briefed out as an 'attack' 'justifying' the assassination. Is my memory correct or was it an 'attack' from the start?
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Okay I'm finding myself down an interesting rabbit hole here. Check out https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Go%20Jess%22&src=trend_click and scroll down until you see a generic username and/or a Union Jack avi - there's an awful lot of "people" who are enthusiastically pro-Jessflaps who until December 12th were rabidly pro-Brexit and pro-Tory. Obviously bots get used in politics a lot but this is particularly naked, and really makes you wonder exactly who's doing her campaign management and what numbers they have in their contact books... Thank god I have two votes - 1 as a member and 1 as a union affiliate 
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Jan 4, 2020 00:27
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Here's an article about Corbyn & Press TV from 2016. https://medium.com/@Eques4/lets-talk-about-press-tv-2ac8bcf2c9da (I haven't personally watched any Press TV / Corbyn stuff).
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goddamnedtwisto posted:all the usual suspects will get massive contracts to replace the broken kit that killed them in the first place, and everyone's happy. Not only them, but big construction firms literally rubbing their hands in glee at the reconstruction contracts they think they'll get once we've smashed the place up (I saw this actually happen - quite literally - in an office we shared with a large construction firm).
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Jan 4, 2020 21:04
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goddamnedtwisto posted:It could shut down 15% of the world's oil production capability and seriously gently caress with a lot more without lifting a finger, which would definitely be hitting America's interests. Darn sure they could cripple the world wide web too. Just found this: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/03/iran-retaliation-qassem-soleimani-093608 Iran’s retaliation could be hacking, not bombs quote:... Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Jan 4, 2020 |
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Jan 4, 2020 21:58
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Eh, probably not. Individual bits of it, sure, but not for long. The nearest they could get would be if they'd identified a hitherto-unknown flaw either in a widely-used bit of network kit (not impossible but *extremely* unlikely) or in something like AWS or another of the large shared services platforms (slightly more likely, but rather easier to mitigate). In either case you're talking a couple of days of unreliable service, although given the sheer idiocy of the setup of a lot of internet-connected businesses that might have all sorts of interesting economic knock-on effects. Knock out the mediterranean cables (if they snuck in there) and you've cut off huge swathes of Africa, Middle East, parts of India. Happened twice while I lived out there when cables got ripped up by fishing trawlers, took several days for service to resume. At some point during the Egyptian revolution scuba divers trying to cut the cables off the coast of Alexandria were caught. (Mind you the second time, Etisalat routed us through some fantastic connection only normally available to 'private' customers and I've never had such fast internet for a few days before the usual snail returned).
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Jan 4, 2020 22:25
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Submarine internet cables: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/ Slight change of subject: Coincidentally, Iran announced the discovery of a huge new oilfield in November. quote:Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, a find that would increase Iran's proven reserves by over a third. source: https://ph.news.yahoo.com/iran-says-oil-field-found-53-bln-barrels-093337423.html Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jan 4, 2020 |
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Jan 4, 2020 22:46
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GordonTheDeadFish posted:It's a shame, she always seemed quite funny on Reasons to be Cheerful. She was in with Ed during his time as leader, and he seems broadly sympathetic to the left. Their post-election podcast had some decent analysis, hopefully they don't poo poo the bed once the leadership contest gets really underway. Oh was she involved with that? I saw a couple of those podcasts and quite enjoyed them. Why she has made such an asinine and derogatory comment I do not know.
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Jan 4, 2020 23:59
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RottenK posted:how much it will poo poo the bed depends on how well RLB does in the polls We've had about 20 new joiners of labour since Dec 15th (just in our branch, don't know for the whole CLP). I know at least a couple of them are rejoiners who hated Corbyn. Oooo a page snipe.... Catte tax: I'll plug the complicated cats sanctuary again. This is a little sanctuary for cats with various disabilities. It's not registered as a charity, but depends on donations to look after approx 32 cats. They have an amazon wish list here if anyone is feeling generous: https://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2V1KHLYQY0Z8M http://www.complicatedcats.com/home.html 
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Jan 5, 2020 00:01
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Twitter is locking accounts for posting "No war on Iran" See thread. https://twitter.com/BethLynch2020/status/1213619828264701955?s=20
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thespaceinvader posted:Not it just turns out that the one guy was The Master all along and yawn Dr Who's not been the same since Tom Baker left. crispix posted:Can a fatwa have a bounty attached to it? Don't know, but there's a fatwa saying you can eat sweets and candies unless you have evidence that they're not halal. So bounties should be ok.* quote:(Fataawa Manaar al-Islam, 3/647). *I know what you really meant, Also just to confirm what happyhippy said, fatwas are just religious rulings and can be about anything. In the public (UK anyway) mind they are 'death sentences'. Why is it ok for UK, US, France, Israel, Russian, China, India to have nukes but not Iran?
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Interesting thread: https://twitter.com/DNNWorldNews/status/1213864626825375744?s=20 (Ed: I posted this only for the info on the Iraqi PM's comments.) Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Jan 6, 2020 |
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Jan 6, 2020 02:03
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Darth Walrus posted:That thread seems to be a mix of actual facts from more reliable sources (like what the Iraqi PM said) and utterly nonsensical bullshit (like ISIS expressing solidarity with Iran). Not sure why this particular Twitter rando warrants listening to. I posted it for the info on the Iraqi PM comments (didn't see any comments about ISIS). - Ed: just double checked I don't see any comments relating to ISIS! People have mentioned before that twitter doesn't show all the comments to everyone!
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Christian evangelical Trump supporters and the rapture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LXuNpF6NVg
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Chuff McNothing posted:Had to deal on friday with someone gloating that the tories will invest in the NHS and the north and that will kill off labour and then got really annoyed that I was happy that labour policies were going to be enacted (I know it's a lie but it felt good to be smug in return). I know exactly how you feel. Half of me thinks we all need to pull together and make sure the vulnerable are ok, but then the other half thinks this will cover up that despite the increase in UK debt of about £1bn or whatever it is since tories got into power, it patently hasn't been spent on public services. Also, I worry about relying on Lord & Lady Bountiful to address the need via charitable donations will give rise to 'the deserving and undeserving poor' - or 'do what we say or no food for you'.
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KOGAHAZAN!! posted:Does anyone have any ISP recommendations? I'm trying to get to get my new home hooked up after moving but the automated service has some unspecified problem with the new address and trying to get hold of a real person to talk to has been like trying to communicate with Mars via smoke signal. I'm using Three Home Broadband £22pm for one month now - NO LAND LINE NECESSARY. Requires decent 4G (and 5G available in a few areas though have read some problems with that one). Unlimited data. It wasn't my original plan when I moved in November but after no joy from another provider (requiring a phone line put in) who kept messing my order about (ordered on 24th OCTOBER, still nothing by end of November), I ordered the Three hub on the Tuesday, router arrived on the Wednesday, I'm on line in under 30 minutes. Just tested my speed and got 63.8Mbps down and 27.9Mbps up. I often get 80 Mbps down. There were some issues with Three yesterday but was still able to get on with 30Mbps down. Otherwise it's been perfect performance since I got it a month ago. Advantage is if you move again you just take it with you (obviously depending on you getting a 4G signal). I picked the router with the 4 ethernet ports (obviously it is wifi too). There's a slightly more expensive offer with a router that has built in Alexa but only 1 ethernet port. http://www.three.co.uk/store/broadband/home-broadband Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Jan 6, 2020 |
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Wolfsbane posted:He came to talk to us when we were campaigning in Southampton. Seemed pretty OK - big fan of the manifesto, not a bad speaker. He got a bit overshadowed by Owen Jones but I don't think I mind him as a second choice / compromise candidate. Out of all the candidates speculated about so far, I could live with any of them except Jessflaps. I think there'll be a big push for a female leader.
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Jan 6, 2020 19:47
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48 hours to fork out £25 to become a registered supporter of Labour from 'next Tuesday' (do they mean tomorrow or a week tomorrow?) and get to vote in the leadership election. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/06/labour-leadership-election-supporters-48-hours-sign-up (As £25 is approx 6 months membership you might as well join - apparently if you join as a member (not a supporter) up to Jan 20th you can get to vote.) Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Jan 6, 2020 |
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Jan 6, 2020 20:25
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Jessflaps U-turn (1) after being praised for her 'honest, straight talking, clear answers' yesterday: https://twitter.com/SocialistVoice/status/1214164332218585091?s=20
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Quelle surprise. https://twitter.com/nadinebh_/status/1214291350117634048?s=20
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So if RLB wins, will the Jessanistas accept it or continue to undermine, slag off and generally do their best to divide Labour? Another page snipe! 26 is the product of two prime numbers, 2 and 13. In the year 26 Pontius Pilate was appointed as Prefect of Judea. Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Jan 7, 2020 |
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thespaceinvader posted:The former point is all very well, but how do you actually get people WATCHING those? The entire viewership of Breadtube is probably 2 million people worldwide, and most of those are already committed to the cause unless I miss my demographic guess significantly, and podcasts are even less so. Good point because I have never heard of breadtube until this thread this evening! Someone mentioned a week or so ago why RLB hadn't made her big intro on Jacobin instead of the Guardian. I do read Jacobin. I asked a couple of left CLP members I have seen in the past few days what they thought and they have never heard of Jacobin. I still think we should find a way of hacking a satellite and broadcasting straight over the main news Zarg style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTyeLJtOprE
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There's being scruffy and clothes shouldn't matter and then there's this:
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Well, been nice knowing you goons. https://twitter.com/alstewitn/status/1214697736852914181?s=20 https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1214694536821313543?s=20 Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Jan 8, 2020 |
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Jan 8, 2020 01:05
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RockyB posted:I should really go to sleep, let me just check the UKMT thread before I do... Sorry  Gets to Pearly Gates: St P (for it is he) "How did you spend your last 4 minutes on Earth?" Jae: posting poo poo on UKMT and FB about the end of the world. (Oh and I did the dishes too) St P bursts into song in voice of Dave Edmunds: I hear you knocking but you can't come in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTD5_FwdiBU
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God I'm hyped. Last time I felt like this was during the Egyptian revolution (when I was in Cairo). Couldn't stop twitching, lost 4kg in a week boggle eyed at the tv 24/7.
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Saros posted:So uh I somehow didn't quite think they'd do it but there appears to be widespread confirmation of multiple attacks on US facilities across Iraq. Iran have threatened to hit Dubai and Haifa if US retaliate.
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mehall posted:Also, the main places they do get volunteers from are towns in the arse end of the states with a whole lot of nothing in them, of kids looking for a way out of those places, to get a college education. From my indepth research based on many episodes of NCIS etc, seems to be if you fetch up in a bar in the US in military uniform you get people falling over themselves to buy you drinks.
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Guavanaut posted:Apparently she said they were antisemitic because the JLM told her that they were, without doing any due diligence. Jose posted:She admitted not that long ago she'd never heard of BDS Hm. Having a rethink about RLB. Major reason I'm quitting the party is false anti-semitism smears. Another page snipe! I don't believe it! Let me think. 1970s 36 inch hips were size 12 (UK). Now they are size 8 (M&S-UK) (actually 35.5) How women are duped. Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Jan 8, 2020 |
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Guavanaut posted:I'm Northamptehran. Isn't size zero an american thing? No they want women to think they're smaller than they are. A lot of women won't buy garments if the size label is too big "I swear I'm never buying a size 18" as they squeeze into a 16 (which would have been a size 20 in the late 70s? The diet industry on the other hand....
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Bobby Deluxe posted:
While it's usual to start PhDs in September/October, you can actually start anytime. Though be aware that they'll often start you on as a masters student til you've proved yourself a bit. I started in a January (because like a clot I wanted a complete whole year working at a particular place on my cv and thought 8 months would look bad - little did I know that doing a PhD would have the effect of wiping out 16 years experience much at senior level in the minds of recruiters so it was pointless. But I digress.) Re funding, not sure quite how it works right now, but back in the olden days when I did mine (about 20 years ago), PhD applications were invited to fill places available on projects for which research funding had been granted (and a certain number of PhD folk to go with it) and you'd get funding from whichever research council was paying overall. Mine was PPARC back in those ancient times. Otherwise, you can apply anyway as 'self-funding' then you would have to explore what bodies might be in the business of giving grants or loans to PhD students based on subject matter or other non-subject criteria.
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baka kaba posted:in more Iran (where we live) news, Trump did a statement where he said more sanctions and also he wants NATO to be more involved in the Middle East somehow?? You're in Iran? This is on a few of my friends' FB feeds: I think 2017. Agent Orange bleating on about oil. https://www.facebook.com/100016994893006/videos/591959674713857/
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