Chariotwheel
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- Comment on Thames Water nationalisation plan could move bulk of £15bn debt to state 1 year ago:
I like to mention it often, but in Germany state run water companies run self-sufficient and even make money to invest in keeping the infrastructure alive. In my city we have a water loss of less than 2% due to well maintained pipes. Thames Water is losing like 25%!
I still can't believe how this company got to grift the British people in broad daylight and is now asking for more to grift and government in charge still wants more of this.
- Comment on Thames Water owner seeks more time to pay debts to lenders such as ING, AIB and two Chinese state-controlled banks 1 year ago:
The grift is so unreal.
Hamburg Wasser made a profit of almost 100 million Euro in 2022 and since it's owned by the state of Hamburg it didn't shit that profit out to shareholders, but invested it into the infrastructure.
And the Tories are still reluctant to nationalise this vital service that has nothing to do in the "free" market.
- Comment on All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth, research finds 1 year ago:
I mean, yeah. Most people don't even come close to that when adding up everything they earn in a lifetime. So to get a billion before 30, where more than half of your life was in school and growing up. Not much to generate wealth for investments. Building companies takes time and money too and you're not going to be a billionaire from working enough regular jobs.
- Comment on murder 1 year ago:
Also, Ted Cruz would be a domestic catastrophe that fills his and hid mates pockets with the money of others, but he would not be an instable insane nuke, ready to blow up something on a whim.
This is where we are right now.
- Comment on Biden ditches trade deal talks with Britain 1 year ago:
I would like to say something in return, but all I can think of is Americans driving Brits to death or into hospital and then America giving the middle finger to Britons asking for justice.
- Comment on Biden ditches trade deal talks with Britain 1 year ago:
So much for the special relationship
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- Comment on ‘The Marvels’ Meltdown: Disney MCU Seeing Lowest B.O. Opening Ever At $47M+ 1 year ago:
Last time I did it was for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and honesrly, I've seen Everything Everywhere all At Once before that and I was shocked how lame Dr Strange wad in comparison with the idea of the multiverse.
- Comment on The longer you stare at it, the worse it gets. Also: Tralibilitas 1 year ago:
Mother raised no quita
- Comment on Free trial has expired 1 year ago:
No, no. They need to be awake to see what they are missing only to just lose it again.
- Comment on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Devs Say Miles Morales Is the 'Main' Spider-Man From Now On - IGN 1 year ago:
Now I want to see the reactions of people by giving any Spider-Man an offensively hard French accent.
- Comment on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Devs Say Miles Morales Is the 'Main' Spider-Man From Now On - IGN 1 year ago:
He was rebooted many times but he was always Bruce Wayne?
No. He was dead numerous times and other people took up the mantle. Most notable Dick Grayson.
I don't know how it is in the games, but in the comics he was originally someone who lived in the same world as the old Spider-Man and took up the mantle. Peter Parker wasn't replaced as a character, he was just dead.
- Comment on The Aliens did a little trolling 1 year ago:
There is only one race.
[writes down "humans" on ballot]
- Comment on Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games 1 year ago:
Restricting, not preventing like you said.
- Comment on Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games 1 year ago:
Actually, no.
While it’s hard to imagine anyone finding goofy mods swapping cartoon characters or kids’ TV characters for grisly monsters all that scandalous - something that Capcom seems to recognise by acknowledging that “the majority of mods can have a positive impact on the game”
- Comment on Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games 1 year ago:
This might be an issue, however:
In a separate slide that’s explained a little more fully, the company adds that the impact of mods on their reputation isn’t just the result of someone stripping Leon Kennedy down to his knickers. Players who install mods only to suffer performance problems such as crashes, freezing or save data corruption can end up turning to Capcom for support, which can then eat up workload and development budget that might otherwise be spent on creating higher-quality games.
- Comment on Boris Johnson asked experts if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose 1 year ago:
Yeah, people think "smart" is a point on a linear scale from "stupid" to "educated". In Germany we say "Fachidioten" ("subject idiots") for people that are well versed in a subject, but idiots otherwise. You can study something, even be good in that and still talk bullshit. Heck, you might spout bullshit despite good education in the topic. Knowingly and unknowingly.
- Comment on Boris Johnson asked experts if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose 1 year ago:
I give the point to America, because they have at least managed to vote out their idiot. Something Britain still needs to do.
- Comment on There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’ 1 year ago:
Posting my favourite Green Arrow moment again:
- Comment on She's Thawing! 1 year ago:
If we continue like this we will have Mariah Carey all year long. This is why we need to stop climate change!
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
Difference being of course, that the exception actual exists in current rules opposed to most of the wank sovereign citizens make up.
Like, he didn't make it up on the spot, did he.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
Do you think Sikhs across the world all walk around with “symbolic” blades just because they’re a sign of their religion?
Yes, I do.
But even if it was for clout, it wouldn't change anything about it being allowed.
You can say that you don't think religions should have excemptions, but that's another topic. As of this incident the excemption exists and he should be able to carry a blade according to the restrictions in there.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
I don't think so. Simply, because there is an actual exception for this:
The MoJ said members of the Sikh community wishing to enter a court building could bring in a Kirpan which was not more than six inches long (15cm) and with a blade no more than five inches (12cm) in length - which Mr Singh said his was.
I think the security guard made a mistake there.
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- Comment on Now this is how you conduct a poll. 1 year ago:
That's why you need to be 18 to get the vote.
- Comment on If you're having people over, be sure to have adequate supplies available. 1 year ago:
Have exactly on sheet for every person. Make them fight for it or suffer trying to finish with just one sheet.
- Comment on I'm so sorry 1 year ago:
Truly the legend of the galactic heroes.
- Comment on Israel 'has a right' to withhold power and water from citizens in Gaza - Starmer 1 year ago:
That makes sense. Probably tries to stick closely to the prepared phrases, and realized too late what he replied that to.
- Comment on Israel 'has a right' to withhold power and water from citizens in Gaza - Starmer 1 year ago:
The difference here is that Starmer was directly asked if shutting off water and all supplies to Gaza is okay, he daid that it was Israel's right to do so.
He followed up with the international law, but he did say in no uncertain words that starving all people of Gaza is Israel's right.
He also repeated himself, I think he wanted to make very sure that he positioned himself as pro Israel, because of the stigma of anti semitism in the Labour party.
- Comment on Israel 'has a right' to withhold power and water from citizens in Gaza - Starmer 1 year ago:
I understand that Labour has to compensate for the chain of allegations of anti-semitism in the past, but I am not sure if that's the best take.