cook_pass_babtridge 4w ago • 100%
It's good they're giving the EA some extra funding and powers, but we really need to nationalise this. Water privatisation has been a disaster, and the longer we keep it going the more money they'll be able to syphon out.
cook_pass_babtridge 4w ago • 100%
I think we get a CNN rolling news channel on Freeview but I've never heard of anyone watching it.
cook_pass_babtridge 4w ago • 100%
Is there some kind of parental software that can lock down phones like what happens on corporate phones? Like where you can control which apps are installed etc? That sounds like the best approach: just give them a phone with WhatsApp, phone and SMS. Any refurbished phone from the last 10 years would work for that (lack of Android security updates might be an issue though)
cook_pass_babtridge 4w ago • 100%
Still an extremely influential writer, you can't talk about cosmic horror without at least mentioning him.
cook_pass_babtridge 1mo ago • 100%
There's so much in Infinite Jest, but I think my favourite would be "Blood Sister: One Tough Nun".
cook_pass_babtridge 2mo ago • 57%
They're great! Best way to get around London imo. I cycle a lot but being able to leave it at your destination without needing locks etc is great. My only issue is the price - it's often more expensive than a cab for the equivalent journey (especially if there are two of you). Hopefully it gets cheaper, and they work with councils to sort out parking and avoid them being dumped on the street.
cook_pass_babtridge 2mo ago • 100%
PFI? Of course not! This is GFI, it's green.
cook_pass_babtridge 2mo ago • 100%
Yeah I don't trust the canary at all but this sounds in line with what she's been saying so far.
cook_pass_babtridge 2mo ago • 100%
And then there was the Quake 2 engine which gave us Deus Ex, American McGee's Alice and then (through the modified GoldSrc version) Half-Life, Counter Strike and countless others! The family tree of 3D engines is really interesting.
cook_pass_babtridge 2mo ago • 100%
If Andrew Tate was a Persona character his dungeon would be something else.
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
It only works if you whistle the theme tune.
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
But I thought LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder?!
Actually I never got that. WINE isn't an emulator, but LAME very much is an MP3 encoder
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Interesting, thanks for explaining!
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Right, for some reason I thought it was a binary choice: close at 12 or get the (probably expensive) 24-hour licence.
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Is there such a thing as a 1am or 2am licence? I feel it would be better if pubs/bars could just choose whatever opening times they want, it would prevent this "chucking-out time" phenomenon where everyone spills onto the streets with nowhere to go.
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Are there are good Monster Hunter communities in the Fediverse?
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
eboy:
egirl:
superstar DJ: HERE WE GO!
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Oh how I long to be in Belarus right now...
cook_pass_babtridge 3mo ago • 100%
Vance faced an onslaught of bad press, as many commentators—including Harris’ step-daughter, Taylor Swift fans, Democratic officials, actor Jennifer Aniston, and several conservative women pundits—decried his comment.
My reading comprehension must be pretty bad because for a second it sounded like Taylor Swift was Kamala Harris' step daughter.
I've been loving the Private Eye podcast, but they only seem to do about one episode a month. I sometimes listen to The Rest Is Politics but I find it quite hard not to hate Alastair Campbell and Rory Stuart. Any other good UK politics podcasts out there?