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I've googled for links relating to that infosys contract and can't find anything except a handful of tweets with no links? Not that I would be remotely surprised.
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Apr 27, 2024 11:12
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smellmycheese posted:Rampant corruption and grifting and yet absolutely nothing will be done I tried to find an article about this to share elsewhere, and https://fullfact.org/health/35-billion-nhs-sunak-in-laws-infosys/ quote:OUR VERDICT It'll probably become true over time though...
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Apr 27, 2024 11:31
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Suckered once again by the siren call of social media. Sorry friends
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Apr 27, 2024 11:46
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I think they should give the contract to Toshiba. Haven't checked the news in a while so I can only assume they're still a reputable company
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Apr 27, 2024 12:06
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not particularly a fan of retconning queer into characters, but  lmao might be biting something too big there
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Apr 27, 2024 12:14
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HopperUK posted:Someone left their phone at my work today and their most-recently-messaged contact was unhelpful You messaged their dealer, my friend.
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Apr 27, 2024 12:18
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Mebh posted:And then they came for the unfit, and most of Britain said nothing because they were down the pub watching the snooker. I suspect it's a mix of social conditioning, both in terms of being afraid of questioning having to work themselves, and the entire media pushing the 'make money for us you plebs' narrative - with a little jealousy thrown on top for seasoning. Some people can be talked into giving an exception for people who are disabled enough out of empathy, but get any average oval office in this country 3 pints in and they'll start letting some opinions escape that would make nazi eugenicists blush. In normal conversations the 'they should just die so I can pay £20 less tax' part is just left as an unspoken tail-off at the end of their logic. It's something that becomes painfully obvious at any sort of social gathering where you're around people who don't know - or worse, they spout nonstop virulent hate and then go 'oh but not you, obviously.' The sad thing is, I suspect this'll be a vote winner, and if there's any outrage at all it'll be over who the contract goes to. Bobby Deluxe fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Apr 27, 2024 |
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Apr 27, 2024 12:23
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mediaphage posted:
Well he's already burnt those bridges, so nothing to lose at this point eh
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Apr 27, 2024 12:26
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Glinner? Homophobic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOvvyXSBHA Surely not.
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Apr 27, 2024 12:33
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Marmaduke! posted:Well he's already burnt those bridges, so nothing to lose at this point eh I mean Russel T Davies might sue him for libel.
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Apr 27, 2024 12:39
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mediaphage posted:not particularly a fan of retconning queer into characters, but "Nice" to see the one-balled homunculus has abandoned the thin veneer of transphobia for straight 1980s brand gaybashing
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Apr 27, 2024 12:46
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mediaphage posted:not particularly a fan of retconning queer into characters, but Another example of what I was talking about. Radicalised by right wing journalists, became a true believer who treated this poo poo seriously rather than a nudging project to ensure more homophobic and right wing politics and as a result became more and more of an embarrassment to the cause and was hung out to dry as he lost everything. The thing is that if we were supposed to take all the gender critical stuff seriously then Glinner is behaving how a moral person should. If there is a cabal of drag queens and queer people grooming our children then he's behaving morally. But it's bollocks. It's flagrant queer bashing bollocks. And now he's become the celebrity equivalent of the guy who firebombs the abortion clinic because he truly believes it's murder and is an embarrassment to the cause. But it's okay, because they have the next mark to radicalise in JK Rowling. There should be studies on the radicalising nature of social media on celebrities and how it turns people with too much money and platform into raving idiots who self destruct their lives and careers over right wing views.
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Apr 27, 2024 12:52
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Bobby Deluxe posted:Glinner? Homophobic? Looking back, even ahead of the transphobic episode it's striking just how much of the IT Crowd was about feeling fear and shame that you might be perceived as a member of a Weird and Unacceptable Subculture, although I guess none of that was uncommon to comedy of the time. At least it helped Benedict Wong on his way.
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Apr 27, 2024 13:03
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mediaphage posted:not particularly a fan of retconning queer into characters, but What are Ireland's libel laws like? Or is the wank parrot still living in London sans-career?
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Apr 27, 2024 13:12
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grobbo posted:Looking back, even ahead of the transphobic episode it's striking just how much of the IT Crowd was about feeling fear and shame that you might be perceived as a member of a Weird and Unacceptable Subculture, although I guess none of that was uncommon to comedy of the time. Amy Poehler gave a good answer when asked recently about older episodes of SNL and Parks & Rec where she said or wrote jokes that haven't aged well, and it was a pretty well considered reply. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq2GgZ80GDU You know, well considered as opposed to detonating your marriage, career and twitter following over it.
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Apr 27, 2024 13:32
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Gonzo McFee posted:And now he's become the celebrity equivalent of the guy who firebombs the abortion clinic because he truly believes it's murder and is an embarrassment to the cause. So yeah, glinner is at the browsing cookware for hats stage.
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Apr 27, 2024 13:35
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The only thing is, Davis might be hesitant about bringing matters like this to court for fear that it would lead into a lot of questions about what was going on in the set of Dr. Who when John Barrowman was a show regular and regularly going around exposing his willy every three minutes to get laughs. And how aware was Davis about what was going on at the time. Of course, this assumes that Glinner still has enough money left to get the calibre of lawyer needed to fight whatever lawyer that Davis would hire.
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Apr 27, 2024 13:36
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Look at the state of this bullshit 
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Apr 27, 2024 13:36
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An uneasy feeling in the absence of anything to complain about describes most managers.
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Apr 27, 2024 13:38
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smellmycheese posted:Look at the state of this bullshit If I clutch my pearls any harder I'm going to burst an artery
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Apr 27, 2024 13:45
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smellmycheese posted:Look at the state of this bullshit Oh, we're doing "quiet quitting" nonsense again. "Wow, this guy is doing what I am paying him for, to a high standard, it's just not on. Do more you lazy bum"
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Apr 27, 2024 13:59
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I find it quite hard to post in this thread, because it moves so fast and often makes me quite sad about the country I live in, but I just wanted to drop in to say HAHAHAHA, gently caress LAURENCE FOX
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Apr 27, 2024 14:08
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No you need to be equals before you can start quibbling about what you're contracted to do. Stop thinking you're the equal of your boss and think of what would happen to the poor contract lawyers if everyone started doing that. e:^^ 
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Apr 27, 2024 14:09
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Give the manager a really uneasy feeling by taking a massive shite on their desk imho
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Apr 27, 2024 14:24
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why can't i deprive someone doing everything i ask them to of the money they need to live based on like, general vibes
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Apr 27, 2024 14:28
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Guavanaut posted:No you need to be equals before you can start quibbling about what you're contracted to do. Stop thinking you're the equal of your boss and think of what would happen to the poor contract lawyers if everyone started doing that. Man, I'm not quiet quitting, I'm just not motivated by the lovely job I have only because I have bills to pay & don't particularly feel cool with living on the streets. Too drat wet. My PC would get destroyed
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Apr 27, 2024 14:40
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Scientastic posted:HAHAHAHA, gently caress LAURENCE FOX On that subject, he's flexing how much money he earns on twitter: https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1784207302255382707 .... which is ~£320 per week.   At that rate, the damages he was ordered to pay the other day will only take ten years and nine months if he has absolutely no other expenditure.
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Apr 27, 2024 14:44
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I feel like if I was able to work from home then the lines between workday/downtime would blur sufficiently that I would end up doing extra bits outside of my contracted hours. As it is, the second the workday ends I'm out of the door with tools left comically spinning in the air like a cartoon
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Apr 27, 2024 14:44
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fuctifino posted:if he has absolutely no other expenditure.
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Apr 27, 2024 15:07
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His Divine Shadow posted:Guess it affects people differently. I was conscripted and it basically rescued my physical and mental health. It probably helps we're purely defensive and not engaged in a war of conquest. i quite like that idea you always get young people who have just that bit too much vim that makes them problematic for society and maybe even a bit psychotic and those types would love to learn how to do professional killing - they can put that energy into learning how to defend the nation if necessary. other people could do something nice like getting to know the old folk or running schemes for the children  i think there's something to be said for universal civilian preparedness for war, natural disasters etc. because it was really was a loving disgrace how an awful lot of people got on during covid :/
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Apr 27, 2024 15:12
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Scientastic posted:I find it quite hard to post in this thread, because it moves so fast and often makes me quite sad about the country I live in, but I just wanted to drop in to say No worries, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO SAY: HAHAHAHA, gently caress LAURENCE FOX!!! 
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Apr 27, 2024 15:26
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kecske posted:I feel like if I was able to work from home then the lines between workday/downtime would blur sufficiently that I would end up doing extra bits outside of my contracted hours. As it is, the second the workday ends I'm out of the door with tools left comically spinning in the air like a cartoon This is certainly true for me, but I actually like my job and work for the public sector, so any extra labour I contribute this way benefits the wider public and not a shareholder. Also some days I only spend 6 hours in the office do nothing else, so it all balances out in the end.
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Apr 27, 2024 15:37
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It's so cold I've put the heating on as a treat after resisting it for weeks.
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Apr 27, 2024 16:11
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Yeah it's been freezing and miserable for a while. I wish we would have a few nice days, been a miserable year.
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Apr 27, 2024 16:12
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loving pathetic April tbh
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Apr 27, 2024 16:23
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kecske posted:I feel like if I was able to work from home then the lines between workday/downtime would blur sufficiently that I would end up doing extra bits outside of my contracted hours. As it is, the second the workday ends I'm out of the door with tools left comically spinning in the air like a cartoon Having a young daughter waiting for you to finish work tends to make you forget about doing anything work related after the moment you finish.
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Apr 27, 2024 16:54
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Scientastic posted:I find it quite hard to post in this thread, because it moves so fast and often makes me quite sad about the country I live in, but I just wanted to drop in to say More and more people saying this.
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Apr 27, 2024 16:54
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OwlFancier posted:Yeah it's been freezing and miserable for a while. I wish we would have a few nice days, been a miserable year.
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Apr 27, 2024 17:46
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Roller Coast Guard posted:Having a young daughter waiting for you to finish work tends to make you forget about doing anything work related after the moment you finish. This. Also, all the work I do is ultimately to contribute an infinitesimal increase in profit to the billionaire American family that owns the company, and I find it genuinely impossible to give a gently caress about that.
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Apr 27, 2024 18:14
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TACD posted:TBH I’m a bit surprised I’ve not seen more about it, seems like an absurdly cold/late spring and it’s really got me thinking about climate change loving up the AMOC and giving us much colder weather generally Yeah its this. Without the warm air and water coming up from the south Atlantic we would be getting 10 foot snow drifts like New York gets during winter. And New York is at the same latitude as Lisbon Portugal.
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