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Funny how almost all the human parents who ever lived raised their kids without chatGPT, though to be fair, some of them raised numpties like this and defectives like Trump and Musk
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Funny how almost all the human parents who ever lived raised their kids without chatGPT, though to be fair, some of them raised numpties like this and defectives like Trump and Musk
Yes. In monospaced typewriter 'fonts' the full stop is in the centre of the key (as are the comma, apostrophe, colon and semi-colon) and, so you need the extra space after it to make it clear that it belongs to the previous sentence. In proportionally spaced type, that's not necessary and is wrong.
December 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yes. In monospaced typewriter 'fonts' the full stop is in the centre of the key (as are the comma, apostrophe, colon and semi-colon) and, so you need the extra space after it to make it clear that it belongs to the previous sentence. In proportionally spaced type, that's not necessary and is wrong.
Me neither. The profit from touting isn't fed back to the promoters (and probably isn't declared for tax, either). If promoters can sell out and profit on events at x face value, the removal of touts doesn't change that equation. But it also doesn't decrease face value, just what you might pay
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Me neither. The profit from touting isn't fed back to the promoters (and probably isn't declared for tax, either). If promoters can sell out and profit on events at x face value, the removal of touts doesn't change that equation. But it also doesn't decrease face value, just what you might pay
Sorry, am I missing something here? How do bands/promoters benefit from touts profiting?
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Sorry, am I missing something here? How do bands/promoters benefit from touts profiting?
I think it's more that there's a huge lobby from the parties that benefit from the current arrangement, especially as many of our 'suppliers' are now foreign-owned in whole or part
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I think it's more that there's a huge lobby from the parties that benefit from the current arrangement, especially as many of our 'suppliers' are now foreign-owned in whole or part
Not any more
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Not any more
In bloody chaos, I fear
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In bloody chaos, I fear
The alarming part is that on paper (literally) you do have a system that doesn't allow one person to have that much power
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The alarming part is that on paper (literally) you do have a system that doesn't allow one person to have that much power
'pro life' 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
'pro life' 🤔
Gorgeous lighting
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Gorgeous lighting
How much has he set aside for rebuilding Gaza?
Genuine question.
Genuine question.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How much has he set aside for rebuilding Gaza?
Genuine question.
Genuine question.
Miracles of life all around us, if only we stop to look
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Miracles of life all around us, if only we stop to look
He does an absolutely top-notch job on those
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
He does an absolutely top-notch job on those
It's like being read to by a parent who's good at reading and who doesn't decide when you've had enough and should turn the light out
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's like being read to by a parent who's good at reading and who doesn't decide when you've had enough and should turn the light out
I'd defy anyone with an ounce of curiosity in them to look at those rocks and not wonder 'how did they get like that?'
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'd defy anyone with an ounce of curiosity in them to look at those rocks and not wonder 'how did they get like that?'
depends how you count time spent golfing
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
depends how you count time spent golfing
Trump will be talking about something else tomorrow and will have forgotten he said this
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Trump will be talking about something else tomorrow and will have forgotten he said this
The electoral system has been damaging the country for my entire adult life
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The electoral system has been damaging the country for my entire adult life
There was indeed an immediate hit from the vote and the volatile period that followed, but we're far enough out from leaving under the terms that were agreed that it's perfectly clear we have a dragging anchor
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There was indeed an immediate hit from the vote and the volatile period that followed, but we're far enough out from leaving under the terms that were agreed that it's perfectly clear we have a dragging anchor
Do we have reliable data that battery EVs last 250,000km? Does the calculation here allow for battery replacement? Our first one needed a new battery after four years and less than 50,000km. And how many fossil fuel cars actually last that long?
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Do we have reliable data that battery EVs last 250,000km? Does the calculation here allow for battery replacement? Our first one needed a new battery after four years and less than 50,000km. And how many fossil fuel cars actually last that long?
A large European majority wants peace by getting Putin out of Ukraine. He could call off his invasion tomorrow and there would be peace.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A large European majority wants peace by getting Putin out of Ukraine. He could call off his invasion tomorrow and there would be peace.
Labour's not doing it, it's just following where the Tories led and Reform is now pulling further
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Labour's not doing it, it's just following where the Tories led and Reform is now pulling further
Their suitability for keeping your feet warm is the least of what's wrong with crocs
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Their suitability for keeping your feet warm is the least of what's wrong with crocs
This is the way the UK energy market was structured when it was privatised and no one has the political will or clout to change it, it seems
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is the way the UK energy market was structured when it was privatised and no one has the political will or clout to change it, it seems