GoodbyeMrChips

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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> iconic status in the UK for those of a certain age. I remember introducing my partner to Bill Hicks around 2006. I remember pointing out that all his Gulf War jokes were about the 1990 war.... She thought he was joking about the 2003+
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> Shackleton died some 7 years later in a subsequent expedition. Yup. And is buried on South Georgia, in a grave facing south, rather than the traditional christian east.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> once back in England, he and most of his crew volunteered to serve in World War One. A very sobering account is, after being cut off from the rest of the world, arriving at the South Georgia whaling station he asked "Tell me, when
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
heh In my youth, fixing a bug on factory machinery that had broken down (downtime costing £10,000 ph) with senior management and CO standing behind me watching what I was doing.... ..... I told them if they wanted to be useful, then to fuck
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
The drones are for bombing wedding parties. (The reader may wish to let that sentence sink in). Link: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=drone+wedding+party
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> I think they've just become a de facto thing that is expected. Good god! Where in the world are you? Here in Blightty, it wasn't that long ago having a linkedin account would count against some of our candidates.... as a c
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
I'll second this. LinkedIn was toxic when it started..... sending spam to your email contacts saying you had invited them to join. How the fuck they gained any respectability after this is beyond me. https://www.theguardia
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> I didn't know that suspenders were called braces in England/Australia. This has been the source of some comic misunderstandings, whereby an American bloke says they are/like wearing suspenders, and the listener then assu
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> family members who lived in Britain for years back in the day. They all describe the treatment of children in ways what would horrify Norwegians In which case, you *must* read Roald Dahl's autobiography 'Boy' (and the fo
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> the crap that some light shows get away with is criminal Seconded. Telecoms laser engineer here, and amateur musician. I'm astounded how casually class 3B and class 4 lasers are treated in the entertainment industry, or that using
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Would the lazy bastards who downvoted parent instead do something useful and post a sensible rely? (Rather then keep turning this place into another Redit). Link and text from the Putty FAQ below. https://www.chiark.greenend.org.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Many Americans (uniformed or not) like yourself really do have a bloodlust about them. Just itching for the day when they can legally get away with shooting somebody. This discusion of de-escalation tactics (ridiculed by a US deligation) is
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> We need some sort of 'due process' required of companies that operate above a certain scale. The GDPR is your friend. It gives you the right to appeal against automated decision making. A human must look into and review the d
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Oh certainly. A more well spoken person in Britain will always say 'lavatory' instead of 'toilet'. https://theconversation.com/toilet-or-lavatory-how-words-bri...
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> bandwidth requirements satisfy the regs Please note that only the USA (afaik) imposes an arbitrary and restrictive 300 bd limit on HF digital modes. Here, amateurs are free to experiment with as much bandwidth and as high a baud rate a
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
As the Cambridge dictionary says, 'Bathroom' is US English for toilet. Hence the confusion. I do find the use of euphemisms in the USA such has 'bathroom' (mate, where is the bath?) or 'restroom' (I don't
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
I suggest OP isn't talking about 'FU' money, but about realising that (at about 35!) they would rather have better life quality then more money. Unlike the USA, we don't have massive heath care or social security /
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> Here in the UK a lot of bathrooms in pubs Wow! I've never known a pub with a 'bathroom'. Whist those in the USA use euphemisms such has 'bathroom' (mate, where is the bath?) or 'restroom' (I don&#x27
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
GDC7 should not be downvoted for pointing out that 1918 Spanish flu affected youth, whereas Covid-19 predominately affects the elderly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Mortality https://en.wikipedi
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> Politicians are corrupt Politicians maybe corrupt, but our NHS (here in Blighty) most certainly is not. Here, the NHS doctors keep asking the politicians for more money to combat Covid, and the current government whistles. (Something y
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
In all honestly, I think we'd be more concerned if a coworker was so quick to take offence. I suggest we are a little more relaxed here in the UK.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Thanks for your input. Did you put in a claim to the bank for your losses (your time sorting this out and quantifiable financial loss)? This would be a simple thing to do in the UK [1] as the bank was clearly at fault not you, no matter how
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
I agree with you in principle, however calling it "identity theft" is to be discouraged. Assuming this is to take out fraudulent loans, the 'theft' is occurring from the bank, not OP. Calling this "identity theft&qu
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> I found out that someone opened a bank account in my name...... but I am not receiving any help from the bank. Interesting. Assuming this is to take out loans in your name, it is the bank who are being defrauded, not you. Registered sn
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> If you wouldn't, I'd punch you in the face. Such a temperament would be unacceptable in our or any workplace.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
> you would never call your male colleagues "boys" Ummmm, We do. Please stop being offended on another's behalf. Outrage culture isn't healthy.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Please can we use more reputable sources than the Daily Mail.
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
The UK has amongst the safest roads in the world, however you choose to measure it. There is always room for improvement, but to suggest the UK has a poor driving safety culture is demonstrably false. https://en.wikipedia.org&#x2
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
OP makes a valid point stating the article presents no evidence. Therefore, would those who down voted OP care to explain why they did so? EDIT: I'm being downvoted for asking a genuine question? Shame on you. This place is turning int
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by GoodbyeMrChips 5y ago
Anecdote: I was attending a drinks party at a friends house and nearly shit when a bit of wood panelling suddenly opened up next to me.... only for a young lady to appear with a tray of canapes. Here, quite a few large 18th & 19th centu

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