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Didn’t he stand (and lose) an election a few years ago?
December 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Didn’t he stand (and lose) an election a few years ago?
Dip a slice of bread in it.
Bread and gravy (usually on a plate) is lovely.
Bread and gravy (usually on a plate) is lovely.
December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dip a slice of bread in it.
Bread and gravy (usually on a plate) is lovely.
Bread and gravy (usually on a plate) is lovely.
Interest on a loan they’ve probably taken out with another part of their business/portfolio, so they’re actually paying themselves in a roundabout way and getting a lower tax bill as well.
December 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Interest on a loan they’ve probably taken out with another part of their business/portfolio, so they’re actually paying themselves in a roundabout way and getting a lower tax bill as well.
You should be impressed at the cgi showing them side by side. That’s much more difficult to do.
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You should be impressed at the cgi showing them side by side. That’s much more difficult to do.
The govt does think that criminalising slogans should be used to harass and intimidate the people protesting though.
And as with any protest slogan, their opponents would criticise and use their own definition of its meaning (to the detriment of those protesting).
And as with any protest slogan, their opponents would criticise and use their own definition of its meaning (to the detriment of those protesting).
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The govt does think that criminalising slogans should be used to harass and intimidate the people protesting though.
And as with any protest slogan, their opponents would criticise and use their own definition of its meaning (to the detriment of those protesting).
And as with any protest slogan, their opponents would criticise and use their own definition of its meaning (to the detriment of those protesting).
Persuade one percent of them to shell out half a star each for a disposable tape, and your four-percent royalties became twenty million stars."
Larry Niven - A Relic of the Empire
Larry Niven - A Relic of the Empire
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Persuade one percent of them to shell out half a star each for a disposable tape, and your four-percent royalties became twenty million stars."
Larry Niven - A Relic of the Empire
Larry Niven - A Relic of the Empire
"Write a book and make a fortune! It looked good on paper. The thirty-light-year sphere of human space contained nearly fifty billion readers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Write a book and make a fortune! It looked good on paper. The thirty-light-year sphere of human space contained nearly fifty billion readers.
So efficiently you don’t even need to bring your own rope.
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
So efficiently you don’t even need to bring your own rope.
Also useful to teach some simple programming concepts (AND, OR, NOT, arrays, etc.).
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Also useful to teach some simple programming concepts (AND, OR, NOT, arrays, etc.).
Deliberate choice rather than error.
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Deliberate choice rather than error.
Exactly what his predecessors in the previous govt did, and going to go down as just as badly as it did for them.
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Exactly what his predecessors in the previous govt did, and going to go down as just as badly as it did for them.
It’s not even really moving on, since one of the TERFs beliefs is that being autistic is a vector/cause of people “deciding” to be transgender.
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s not even really moving on, since one of the TERFs beliefs is that being autistic is a vector/cause of people “deciding” to be transgender.
That’s not what’s being said, and if you can’t comprehend that (or don’t want to) then you are completely misunderstanding the degree to which people fear the continuation of policies of the previous govt, the current govt, and the party which is currently looking like it’ll be the next govt.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
That’s not what’s being said, and if you can’t comprehend that (or don’t want to) then you are completely misunderstanding the degree to which people fear the continuation of policies of the previous govt, the current govt, and the party which is currently looking like it’ll be the next govt.
Doing a good thing, or even several good things, does not give Labour any excuse or allowance to do bad things as well.
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Doing a good thing, or even several good things, does not give Labour any excuse or allowance to do bad things as well.
Also, tax can be used to dictate policy, not just to raise money.
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Also, tax can be used to dictate policy, not just to raise money.
It was in many other people's (and countries) interest, not just Russia.
They may've helped to tip the scales, but why were the scales so finely balanced that they could've been tipped one way or the other so easily?
They may've helped to tip the scales, but why were the scales so finely balanced that they could've been tipped one way or the other so easily?
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It was in many other people's (and countries) interest, not just Russia.
They may've helped to tip the scales, but why were the scales so finely balanced that they could've been tipped one way or the other so easily?
They may've helped to tip the scales, but why were the scales so finely balanced that they could've been tipped one way or the other so easily?
Or use the flush to clean them, then prop them under the partially closed toilet seat to let them dry before putting them back in their holder.
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Or use the flush to clean them, then prop them under the partially closed toilet seat to let them dry before putting them back in their holder.
The exception doesn’t actually prove the rule.
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The exception doesn’t actually prove the rule.
Plus its the backbone of Power BI.
My theory is that its one of those dark pattern things that Microsoft uses to say Excel's not enough we need to subscribe to the Power BI suite as well, like MS Access was with the SQL Server suite.
My theory is that its one of those dark pattern things that Microsoft uses to say Excel's not enough we need to subscribe to the Power BI suite as well, like MS Access was with the SQL Server suite.
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Plus its the backbone of Power BI.
My theory is that its one of those dark pattern things that Microsoft uses to say Excel's not enough we need to subscribe to the Power BI suite as well, like MS Access was with the SQL Server suite.
My theory is that its one of those dark pattern things that Microsoft uses to say Excel's not enough we need to subscribe to the Power BI suite as well, like MS Access was with the SQL Server suite.
That's what it started as and unfortunately it used to constantly crash Excel with out of memory errors. Though merging it with Excel wasn't necessarily the reason those went away.
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
That's what it started as and unfortunately it used to constantly crash Excel with out of memory errors. Though merging it with Excel wasn't necessarily the reason those went away.
Spilling array functions.
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Spilling array functions.
Those that left who could be tempted back, and those retiring early who could be retained for a little longer.
Those with the aptitude who don’t have the resources/money/time to (re)train.
Those in other countries or who are asylum seekers, that cannot get permission to work here.
Those with the aptitude who don’t have the resources/money/time to (re)train.
Those in other countries or who are asylum seekers, that cannot get permission to work here.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Those that left who could be tempted back, and those retiring early who could be retained for a little longer.
Those with the aptitude who don’t have the resources/money/time to (re)train.
Those in other countries or who are asylum seekers, that cannot get permission to work here.
Those with the aptitude who don’t have the resources/money/time to (re)train.
Those in other countries or who are asylum seekers, that cannot get permission to work here.
Spend more money, employ more people, provide them with more resources.
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Spend more money, employ more people, provide them with more resources.
It’s proof that MPs being the 1st to whittle down the contenders before the ordinary members get to vote, don’t seem to be doing a very good job.
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It’s proof that MPs being the 1st to whittle down the contenders before the ordinary members get to vote, don’t seem to be doing a very good job.