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Guavanaut posted:I have a suggestion. So the Unionists like the Union Flag and the Queen's flag with the cats on, and the nats either like the various crosses that make up the flag or they hate everything to do with it depending on what type. So Kieth needs to stay the central route and go with a flag that in theory nobody should have any strong views on but in practice would slightly annoy everyone. Ah, the noble flag of No Iceland. 
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Feb 2, 2021 22:44
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Want to forsake this benighted land? I suppose if you're going to overwinter in Antarctica you probably aren't doing it just for the money, but the flat rate £24,685 salary +10% bonus seems pretty bad for highly skilled work, spending a year entirely cut off from the world living in a metal shack in a frozen desert. Though on the upside your food and accommodation are paid and you've got plenty of time to organise an Antarctic workers' union.
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Feb 3, 2021 01:51
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I guess the crucial question is what the prices are like at the bar there. As you say, you aren't spending your money on much else.
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Feb 3, 2021 02:12
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There are the ancient, unknowable horrors from beyond the stars to consider. And also I know someone who worked a few seasons at McMurdo and their internet use was limited to a couple of text-only emails once a week.
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Feb 3, 2021 02:20
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feedmegin posted:I mean, this is pretty big, yes. You're making 2 grand a month with literally nothing to spend it on, so you'll be coming home with all of that minus tax (which will be at the basic rate) in your bank account. I mean I appreciate that but my employers usually don't give me a raise just because my rent has gone up, so I don't see why I should get less because it's temporarily gone down. Also if you have a mortgage or family at home renting then you're still paying for that even while you aren't there.
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Feb 3, 2021 17:14
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Julio Cruz posted:I'm not a huge fan of paying people in scrip but the alternative to having accommodation provided is that some fucker buys up all the rooms available en masse and then starts charging people through the nose to rent them, so on balance it seems like a pretty good system as is Maybe some enterprising landlord will negotiate whatever international treaties govern setting up Antarctic slums sooner or later. But until then accommodation and food aren't provided as perks but because it would be impossible get the job done otherwise, in much the same way that employees aren't expected to pay the $10,000+ that is the going rates for flights down there. Typically you get paid more for jobs where you spend long periods working away from home in a company camp, not less. I completely understand the appeal of spending a season in Antarctica, I've worked in the Arctic a fair bit and I'd love to visit the deep, deep south myself. But I don't think it's that strange to expect some extra compensation for the added hardship that the job requires (or even just the normal amount of compensation for the skill level).
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Feb 3, 2021 17:36
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You can just clap whenever you like, it's perfectly legal.
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Feb 3, 2021 20:09
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suck my woke dick posted:Yeah but have you considered it's ultimately funded by a research council, ie an organisation that's underbudgeted to the point of dysfunction and under extremely stupid political pressure on top of having finance people that make the jobcentre look like a generous source of free money. I guess if all the nurses and doctors worked for free the NHS would have a lot more spare cash too.
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Feb 3, 2021 20:23
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Borrovan posted:Off topic, is anyone aware of a tool that can recover and permanently delete old files? Basically I'm sorting through a stack of old laptops so I can take them to the food bank in case anyone needs them for school or w/e, I don't want anyone snooping my files though & not all of them have a secure option in the factory restore thingy. I can find a bunch of tools that recover deleted files or delete existing files, but none that'll just make sure the already deleted stuff stays dead. If I restored all deleted files to a specific folder and then nuked that would it work, or would restoring just create a new copy & leave the ghost data? You don't need to restore the files first, just format the hard drive (if there is an option choose full/slow format, not quick format). If you're extremely paranoid or have reason to think someone might come after your data with an electron microscope you can overwrite it a couple of times with random bytes (you'll need an OS on a CD/USB stick to boot from). e: Like Guava said
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Feb 4, 2021 15:35
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Through simple statistical analysis of all of your bad posts I've already been able to reconstruct the contents of your hard drives. I'm disappointed in you all for what I found there, but not really surprised.
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Feb 4, 2021 23:05
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"Bedwetters and luvvies in race to score political points" is the most accurate description of Twitter discourse I've ever heard.
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Feb 5, 2021 16:25
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:What the gently caress is a luvvie? I believe it originally just meant someone who works in a theatre, but British tabloids tend to apply it to vaguely liberal types (especially celebrities) regardless of profession.
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Feb 5, 2021 16:33
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SICKO LUVVIES SPEND YOUR TAX MONEY ON STEAMY ROMP IN LUXURY LOVE NEST, BOFFINS SAY
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Feb 5, 2021 16:43
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I reckon if you have a geographical area named after you you have to live there. Prince Edward on Prince Edward Island, the Queen in Queen Elizabeth Land, and Prince Charles to be cut in three and sent to Wales, Cornwall and Rothesay respectively.
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Feb 6, 2021 13:43
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goddamnedtwisto posted:https://twitter.com/PrivateEyeNews/status/1358031990596005891 If these trends continue then by the year 8781CE The Spectator will overtake the Daily Mail as Britain's top selling paper!
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Feb 6, 2021 14:44
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Yeah, I saw Massive Attack at a festival a few years back and apart from being great live and bringing some other cool but less well known acts on to play in the middle of their set, the display behind the stage was showing anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist messages the entire time. They don't make a secret of their politics.
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Feb 6, 2021 19:34
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Look, I'd never claim Andrew Neil is a nonce, there really isn't enough evidence to support that. But I do think there would be value in an open, free and thorough exploration of the subject in a national newspaper.  
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Feb 7, 2021 20:43
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Is Kevin Bridges okay?
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Feb 9, 2021 11:15
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Posting bad takes from The JC is shooting fish in a barrel. It's just another far-right rag, except with the gimmick of claiming to speak for an entire religion in order to deflect criticism.
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Feb 9, 2021 18:12
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:"i really like the number 8, so tend to be more lenient on answers including it" Failing your stats coursework because you drew your bar chart with confidence intervals and your lecturer is a Bayesian.
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Feb 9, 2021 18:24
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When I was at uni the ice cream vans had some stiff competition from certain taxi companies. I remember getting a business card off one mobile entrepreneur that advertised "a swift, reliable service". It was, too.
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Feb 10, 2021 19:47
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It's unfortunate that some people have preexisting conditions, such as children or active social lives, that make lockdown especially hard for them. But IMO their sacrifice is a small price to pay so that childless asthmatic shutins can continue to live normally.
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Feb 13, 2021 16:37
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Regarde Aduck posted:Seems like a hot take but I’m not sure tbh I don't actually think that a forever lockdown or sacrificing thousands of people with otherwise manageable illnesses is necessary. The UK could even now follow Australia in practically eliminating Covid in Great Britain if the Tories were willing to (NI would presumably require coordination with the Irish government and even as a hypothetical that might be expecting too much of Johnson). lovely leadership from a lovely government is the problem. People frustrated with being stuck inside wishing that they could lead normal lives again and people who don't want to die a preventable death should both be on the same side here.
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Feb 14, 2021 00:09
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Really interesting choice to head up your article on free speech with a picture of Rowling, Telegraph editor. And then for some reason my dog has just started barking and running around checking all the windows? 
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Feb 14, 2021 14:21
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sebzilla posted:With a union jack on the router And then the router flag is just shoved in some dark cupboard? Configure it to have every image request return the flag imo.
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Feb 15, 2021 13:22
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big scary monsters posted:And then the router flag is just shoved in some dark cupboard? Configure it to have every image request return the flag imo. I've quickly mocked this up and I think you'll all agree it's a big improvement in terms of patriotism. 
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Feb 15, 2021 14:09
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After all the talking to police chat earlier I am still unsure what type of solicitor you talk to when you've done a crime and want to get away with it. To avoid moral quandaries we can take a hypothetical unambiguous good that is also a crime, like maybe you played Iain Duncan Smith's head like a bongo and he uncoolly called the police on you and wants to press charges.
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Feb 17, 2021 12:21
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jacksbrat posted:I think it was someone in here who said Adam Curtis sounds like Keir Starmer so thanks for completely changing my viewing experience. He also reminds of the friend from What We Do in the Shadows, the one they have to abstain from killing despite looking like he's full of delicious blood. There would be some tortured metaphor to be made here about him being a useful idiot for the labour right ghouls but after the spy cops abstention stuff I'm sure he's in the coven.   Powerful messaging.
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Feb 19, 2021 12:37
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Feb 20, 2021 18:52
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crispix posted:what's in that thing anyway You can take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oviQ-L9Kv9Q (you can click and drag to look around)
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Feb 21, 2021 01:07
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I don't watch football either but it isn't the only sport. All the good sports take place on either snow or ice*, unfortunately the climate of the UK means it's a bit tough for most people to participate in those and so they aren't popular enough to merit mainstream TV broadcast outside of the Winter Olympics. *rock climbing is an exception but competition climbing is tedious, and the top level of the outdoor sport generally involves some wiry guy spending months at a remote crag falling repeatedly while trying to find the precise foot position on a 2mm protrusion that will give him the leverage to make another tiny bit of progress. That can make for some good films, but it isn't very exciting to watch live.
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Feb 21, 2021 15:02
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kustomkarkommando posted:I'm sure the fabulous dual lane roads of rural Ards will be able to easily manage the influx of travelers to Portavogie. I was going to say, likewise the conveniently located and well connected Stanraer. I guess it's easier to get to from Glasgow than the shorter crossing to Ireland from the Lorn Peninsula, but the A77 isn't exactly ideal as a major freight route.
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Feb 21, 2021 21:24
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Barry Foster posted:Sounds like classic imposter syndrome to me. I often feel as though I am surrounded my incredibly smart, motivated and competent people and wonder how I, an extremely lazy person and not particularly great thinker, ended up among them. But as far as I can tell my colleagues like me and appreciate my contributions, and people generally tell me they're happy with my work. From that I either have to conclude that everyone else is putting on just as much of a front as I am, the bar just isn't as high as I think it is, I consistently underrate myself, or all of the above. At some point when everyone is telling you you are doing just fine you just have to try to believe them. Much easier said than done, I know - my partner has horrible imposter syndrome and though all the evidence is that her colleagues value her and she's great at what she does she really struggles to accept that.
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Feb 22, 2021 16:30
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forkboy84 posted:I saw them at Supersonic Festival in Birmingham in 2007. And now I've just discovered there's a bootleg of the show on Youtube so that's exciting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDmo4QTvc_w I went to Supersonic in 2006, that was a cool festival that I thought nobody else had ever heard of (though apparently it's still going so it must have some following). Saw Michael Gira, Isis, High on Fire, Thrones, Justin Broadrick and I don't even recall all who else. Couldn't afford a hotel so we slept in the park one night and next to the merch stands another. Thanks for the heads up on the new Mogwai!
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Feb 23, 2021 22:20
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forkboy84 posted:I missed my granny's funeral to go to Supersonic '08. Genuinely the most pleasant festival experience I've ever had, just such an interesting selection of bands, incredibly chill atmosphere, in a great venue. Yeah, it had a really nice feel, reminded me of this community social centre/arts & music venue I went to sometimes at uni that used to put on these bizarre shows with BYOB or tinnies sold out of multipacks and cheap vegan food. I saw Bong play there before they'd released anything, playing between a couple harsh noise acts. Long since closed due to licensing issues (maybe not so surprising given the above), and surely nothing to do with the expensive new flats being developed nearby. Temples Festival in Bristol had a bit of that vibe, though on a larger scale. Sad that that all ended badly, I went in 2015 and it was fantastic.
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Feb 23, 2021 22:41
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multijoe posted:We don't have one now lol Wondering which party actually sitting in Commons has the most left platform just now. Maybe Plaid Cymru?
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Feb 24, 2021 00:37
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Regarde Aduck posted:Dunno if Charles Stross has done anything terrible??? He wrote some pretty questionable sex scenes but you already knew he's a scifi author so.
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Feb 24, 2021 14:55
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CoolCab posted:i'm trying to figure out if they're better carbon consumption than beef, first. i feel like it's a solid maybe? There's no real quality control on orphan meat, no guidelines on rearing conditions, hygiene or humane slaughter, and you have no idea of their provenance and health. Until orphan farms are properly regulated I'd stick to orphan meat alternatives.
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OwlFancier posted:she was just basically wrong, but at great length Ah, which D&D threads does she post in?
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