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by growlist 7y ago
Yeah there's loads of work around from what I've seen.
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by growlist 7y ago
Whether the European social model is sustainable is another question. There are plenty of apparently reasonable economists that argue it is not.
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by growlist 7y ago
I've travelled by train in the UK since the early 80s and it's far worse now. Feet on seats, bags on seats, people talking on phones using speakerphone, watching videos without headphones, dreadful music leaking out of headphones,
274.
by growlist 7y ago
Some companies are actually having to turn work down. I work for one. I'm not expecting a no raise policy anytime soon.
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by growlist 7y ago
Still waiting for my reparations from the Normans.
276.
by growlist 7y ago
I seem to recall they came out in favour of the Iraq war, which in hindsight didn't turn out to be particularly astute. Surprised to see no mention of that.
277.
by growlist 7y ago
No, you changed 'are involved with' to 'it is', which changes the meaning. And please don't accuse me of changing what I wrote.
278.
by growlist 7y ago
It all depends I suppose. The merest whiff of Cerutti 1881 takes me straight back to a particular girlfriend in the mid-90s.
279.
by growlist 7y ago
Firstly you misquote me, secondly you cite a highly artifical and slightly bizarre example that if anything disproves what you are trying to prove, and thirdly I'm not really sure I see the point of quibbling with the fact that our sen
280.
by growlist 7y ago
By this area do you mean fragrances? Or the application of AI in this specific example? If the latter I'm inclined to agree with you, since there's already more fragrances out there than I could ever hope to sniff, and many of the
281.
by growlist 7y ago
Often the British engineering philosophy, tbh - frugality of necessity.
282.
by growlist 7y ago
'Umbrella manufacturers hate him!'
283.
by growlist 7y ago
I don't think either side comes out of this well. Rich folk fleeing to their hideaways belies a kind of sociopathic contempt for the plight of their fellow humans, who are indeed often the people they rely on for their livelihood. But
284.
by growlist 7y ago
For some reason it's actually a lot less fun taking pictures with my fancy camera these days now that everyone has a pretty decent camera with them all the time. A shame!
285.
by growlist 7y ago
After watching a number of downturns over the decades I've become prudent, even parsimonious in my approach to outgoings. The result is that even though my pay is average and I live where house prices are high, at times like these I do
286.
by growlist 7y ago
So it was a personal attack then? My last word: we should hardly be surprised that the product of a couple of generations of laissez-faire leftist moulding acts as if it doesn't have to listen to authority. This is precisely the intent
287.
by growlist 7y ago
> "Another marked characteristic is the emotional shallowness of people who live in a world of ideas and have little contact with physical reality" - George Orwell. Care to elaborate? This seems like a personal attack. > &qu
288.
by growlist 7y ago
I'm not saying anything particularly controversial here. Even Gordon Brown - our last Labour Prime Minister - recognised as such and was seeking to create some kind of coalescing new national identity. When even the left recognise it
289.
by growlist 7y ago
> What does having a shared culture have to do with having humanity? I'm not trying to kick off a flamewar but this is hopelessly naive - divide and conquer has been used for thousands of years - just look at Rwanda for a recent dre
290.
by growlist 7y ago
I think a lot of people - including me to an extent - are about to come crashing into the real world at 1000 mph. The difference is that I've suspected this was in the post for a long time. It only takes a few hours or less on a plane
291.
by growlist 7y ago
> The UK has largely degenerated into an "entitled" society, and any veneer of sensibility and fairness has been stripped away with a vengeance. Why should people do the right thing when they feel they have nothing in common
292.
by growlist 7y ago
And it's a shame really - I find most budget colas have a far richer cola flavour than either Coke or Pepsi. Coke especially is very bland.
293.
by growlist 7y ago
Some interesting hacks appearing i.e. modifying a single ventilator to support two or even more people.
294.
by growlist 7y ago
I had a bad reaction to Ciprofloxacin. These drugs are poison - they should be an absolute last resort.
295.
by growlist 7y ago
I for one would very much like to try some of this moooooonshine. After all, if you made some from sheeps' milk as well you could line them up on the baaaa! I'll get me coat
296.
by growlist 7y ago
You'll likely still be able to sell gold for something in all but the very worst SHTF scenario. I'm not sure you can say the same about many other types of investment. Those ETFs won't buy many rabbits for the pot.
297.
by growlist 7y ago
If you can't get ahead, why even try? Easier to fall back to simpler ways of living - and in the end that certainly doesn't keep rich folks in private jets etc.
298.
by growlist 7y ago
I was reading about ventilators the other night. On the principle that surely even a rudimentary ventilator is better than no ventilator, why can't we revert to basic designs? 'Manley Mark II' and 'Bird Universal Medical
299.
by growlist 7y ago
I'll be amazed if things are permitted to return to normal afterwards. Environmentalists will scream the place down to make our vastly diminished lifestyles a permanent fixture.
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by growlist 7y ago
If it pleases you to deliberately misinterpret my comments fill your boots.

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