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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Planning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The ‘FIFA Police’ Are Lurking⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope, I plan on going out of my way to make sure I have exactly 0 exposure to that crap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shock study reveals popular UK sandwich contains more salt than five cheeseburgers⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Shit, I had that chicken club sandwich at Gail’s last week. Ages ago I read that the reason fancy food tastes so nice compared to home cooking is because restaurants use huge amounts of butter and salt in their recipes. I’ve a feeling it was Anthony Bourdain?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How plausible is a medical tricorder?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There are dozens of us! Dozens!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Couldn't ships just go elsewhere than the Strait of Hormuz?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Two answers to this question:

  • No, Israel and the Arabs hate Iran and would never allow it
  • Yes, via Pakistan. Iran already had this contingency plan in place with Pakistan, but it’s taking some time to implement.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bet she doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon reads about Milton Friedman⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This was in Kathnandu, so not exactly rough terrain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon reads about Milton Friedman⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I kid you not, ive seen Nepalis building a house using a loooong line of people passing shallow dishes of cement along to the top of the building. It certainly looked like exactly this kind of job creation scheme… Friedman can fuck off, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, they were an industrial band from the 80s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨learning to play an instrument on your own, but how/what?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Your ukelele idea is not that far off, fewer string so maybe easier to learn?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨learning to play an instrument on your own, but how/what?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  An acoustic guitar is always a good answer to this kind of question. Don’t fuss to much with theory, start by learning a few basic chords and strumming along to the radio or whatever music you listen too. Tip: rhythm is more important than the notes in music, so don’t get hung up about mistakes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Seasons have become confused’: the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, on both counts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So 65% think its OK…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is act of 'great stupidity'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  By the time Mauritius gets them, they’ll be under water…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Billionaire Landlord Bullied Journalists Into Deleting Negative Coverage of Him⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Moving Up on Second Base Behind Nicholas Van Whats His Face At six foot six And a 100 Tons The undisputed King of the Slums…”

  Ahhh… Happy memories if shitty landkords

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How often do you change your towels?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Heh, I still have two towels from my British boarding school from 40 ,years ago. They don’t make 'em like that any more…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We don’t need a new digital id, we need new ventilators for babies and bullet proof vests for soldiers. Or, being a bit more serious, why not use it to extend HS2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A 200% increase might mean from 1% to 3%. Also, this sounds a lot like blackmail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I did not look up how progressive lenses really work before getting some.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish my SO would understand this… she leaves me in the dust (see also comment below)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I did not look up how progressive lenses really work before getting some.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve worn progressive lenses for nearly 10 years now. I did get one pair on the cheap, and they were truly awful, unusable. That’s when I figured out that going cheap with progressive lenses isn’t worth it. That may be what has happened to you. Even with good lenses, it takes me a few days, maybe a week to get used to them when I get a new pair. Stairs are… difficult though, especially going down. I live in a busy European city, so I use public transport a lot, and that means lots of stairs. I can no longer run up and down them like I used to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh Kurt Gödel, you lovable logician freak.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it true about the U.S. constitution? I want to learn more…