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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 28th February 2024, 02:39 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,074
Posted By Worm
Die Hard - not sure about 'bad' but the original...

Die Hard - not sure about 'bad' but the original novel 'Nothing Lasts Forever' was relatively unknown until the movie.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th February 2024, 05:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,758
Posted By Worm
I'd like to think so.

I'd like to think so.
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 12,551
Posted By Worm
That was my initial reaction as well, so I went...

That was my initial reaction as well, so I went and checked and to be fair it's not really like that - Trump basically says "We are interviewing various people to set up a team for the appeal." and...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th January 2024, 04:12 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Worm
I put it in without the timestamp initially, but...

I put it in without the timestamp initially, but it said there was an error, so I figured I would add the timestamp if it was going to be a normal link.

It was probably just a glitch. C'est la vie.
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th January 2024, 02:36 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Worm
Alternative direct link for the Ian Hislop video...

Alternative direct link for the Ian Hislop video - all in one clip.

(YouTube tags didn't work for some reason)

https://youtu.be/AJpscXI016s&t=135
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th January 2024, 05:10 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Worm
One of the PO inspectors is giving evidence to...

One of the PO inspectors is giving evidence to the enquiry now. He's not exactly covering himself in glory.
Forum: Trials and Errors 9th January 2024, 06:40 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Worm
Paula Vennells has agreeed to hand back her CBE. ...

Paula Vennells has agreeed to hand back her CBE.

Hopefully that's doesn't blunt the anger and criticism.
Forum: Trials and Errors 8th January 2024, 06:58 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Worm
One of the key parts of the process for me was...

One of the key parts of the process for me was the legal strategy that the PO took.

1. Investigate
2. Put forward charges for False Accounting and Theft
3. Offer a deal to drop Theft charge if...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th November 2023, 07:31 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,221
Posted By Worm
x73PkUvArJY James Acaster - "Finder's...

x73PkUvArJY

James Acaster - "Finder's Keepers, Shut Up!". The absurdity of the British Empire and keeping all your stuff in our museums.

Comedy, but still quite pointed.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st November 2023, 04:11 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,221
Posted By Worm
FWIW; This is exactly what happened when my...

FWIW; This is exactly what happened when my father and stepmother died in fairly quick sucession.
Forum: USA Politics 21st November 2023, 03:29 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,167
Posted By Worm
It's all just good grist to the mill for Trump ...

It's all just good grist to the mill for Trump

He can now claim that he tried to sue the mainstream media for reporting lies about him, he was right and brave and honest but the courts are in...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th November 2023, 07:19 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,221
Posted By Worm
Quite right. I sit corrected.

Quite right. I sit corrected.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th November 2023, 04:52 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,221
Posted By Worm
Soemtiumes reading the detail of these judgements...

Soemtiumes reading the detail of these judgements can be amusing :)

"The Secretary of State advances a somewhat surprising argument..."

"the past and the present cannot be effectively ignored...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th November 2023, 04:07 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,221
Posted By Worm
Almost certainly. From my reading, the ruling...

Almost certainly. From my reading, the ruling didn't say that sending illegal immigrants to Rwanda (or other third countries) was overall illegal, but that specifically the arrangements with Rwanda...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 9th November 2023, 03:17 AM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,987
Posted By Worm
I always enjoy Hofstadter's writing. Ever since...

I always enjoy Hofstadter's writing. Ever since I became enthralled by my dad's copy of G.E.B. when I was a kid, I can just sink into his books like a warm blanket.
Forum: USA Politics 6th November 2023, 09:00 AM
Replies: 1,341
Views: 48,435
Posted By Worm
Trump is on the stand, performing about as you...

Trump is on the stand, performing about as you would expect.
Forum: Education 6th November 2023, 07:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,598
Posted By Worm
Strictly speaking, no I was not homeschooled. ...

Strictly speaking, no I was not homeschooled. But both my dad and stepmother were teachers, and specifically my dad was my teacher (mathematics) so inevitably some stuff blurred across the divide...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd November 2023, 02:36 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,692
Posted By Worm
Cummings is certainly doing his best, as always,...

Cummings is certainly doing his best, as always, to distance himself from any sort of responsiblity or culpability for events that he was involved in. He paints himself as the voice of reason and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th July 2023, 10:20 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,692
Posted By Worm
Confirmed as Huw Edwards. ...

Confirmed as Huw Edwards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66159469

"Huw Edwards' wife names him as BBC presenter at centre of scandal"
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 10th July 2023, 09:52 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,692
Posted By Worm
Couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th June 2023, 04:33 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,692
Posted By Worm
Not to be outdone, Sunak has responsed to Zac G,...

Not to be outdone, Sunak has responsed to Zac G, basically saying it was nothing to do with Climate Change
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2023, 02:31 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,692
Posted By Worm
List linked to by Mojo showes that the lovely...

List linked to by Mojo showes that the lovely Keith Vaz also got a 6 month suspension in 2019 for, well, let's be clear ... definitely NOT for hiring sex workers and buying drugs, but for being...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 24th May 2023, 11:52 AM
Replies: 827
Moderated: Coin Flipper
Views: 22,437
Posted By Worm
Hit 50% right on the button :) Tosses: 7...

Hit 50% right on the button :)


Tosses: 7 | Toss: 25044 | Heads: 4999 | Tails: 4995 | Running Average (Heads): 50.02%
Tosses: 6 | Toss: 25579 | Heads: 4999 | Tails: 4996 | Running Average...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th May 2023, 07:00 AM
Replies: 2,767
Views: 113,582
Posted By Worm
In general, excluding any kind of data is a...

In general, excluding any kind of data is a really bad idea unless you have really basic concerns about data quality.

What looks insignificant may turn out to be critical. You can't tell just by...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th May 2023, 07:09 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 22,894
Posted By Worm
Highlight of the day was the Navy showing off...

Highlight of the day was the Navy showing off their new fancy parade re-arranging manouvre.

https://twitter.com/SirBeepBoop12/status/1654827270060507138
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd May 2023, 02:42 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 22,894
Posted By Worm
This may help : ...

This may help :

https://davidallengreen.com/2021/03/you-say-you-want-a-written-constitution-here-are-four-online-places-where-it-is-already-written-down/

Our constiution is not a single...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st April 2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Most of the stuff I'm hearing seems to amount to:...

Most of the stuff I'm hearing seems to amount to: He's a terrible manager, doesn't understand how to motivate people, and resorts to shouting and intimidation rather than trying to improve his own...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th March 2023, 01:58 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Hopefully without going off-topic - not only...

Hopefully without going off-topic - not only export. It is the unnecessary processing of data that is of concern. If they have collated lots of information for one (or more) purposes, they can't...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd March 2023, 02:38 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
For those who feel like reading 100 odd pages of...

For those who feel like reading 100 odd pages of office chit-chat.

The 'core bundle' of documents to be used as reference for BoJo's committee hearing has been published.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th March 2023, 06:39 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Saw an interesting post last night from someone...

Saw an interesting post last night from someone who used to work for the BBC Editorial Complaints department, quoting the guidelines, which basically say that BBC staff need to be aware of what they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2023, 02:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 916
Posted By Worm
There's been some slightly confusing reporting...

There's been some slightly confusing reporting about this - and I by no means claim to fully understand the specific details.

The BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64815383) report that Frogmore...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 20th February 2023, 07:00 AM
Replies: 324
Views: 10,228
Posted By Worm
I actually find this quite interesting from a...

I actually find this quite interesting from a technical perspective.

As I understand it, the publishers, in co-operation with The Roald Dahl Story Company (now owned by Netflix) have decided to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2023, 06:43 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Interesting post from the journalist who kicked...

Interesting post from the journalist who kicked off the early investigative work on Zahawi.

https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/01/19/zahawi_story/
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th January 2023, 02:24 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,796
Posted By Worm
Absolutely, and the Social Care system is facing...

Absolutely, and the Social Care system is facing many of the same challenges that the NHS does.

As ever, it's never one single thing that causes these problems, it's the buildup of many different...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th January 2023, 05:13 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
One would hope that they should have to declare...

One would hope that they should have to declare 'no interests to register' rather than simply not registering any. As always, there's a difference between 'nothing to report' and not reporting.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 4th January 2023, 06:20 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,713
Posted By Worm
A quick scan through my Goodreads list to pick...

A quick scan through my Goodreads list to pick out some highlights.

Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes - Rob Wilkins
Official biography written by PTerry's long-standing assistant. Naturally...
Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2022, 07:51 AM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,451
Posted By Worm
I wouldn't be stunned to find out that a...

I wouldn't be stunned to find out that a reasonable proportion of Trump supporters who buy those NFTs have absolutely no concept of what it is they are buying. They just like throwing money at Trump.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th December 2022, 03:02 AM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,332
Posted By Worm
I suspect I'm missing something. The ElonJet...

I suspect I'm missing something.

The ElonJet account is simply collating publicly-available information isn't it? The guy isn't out there scanning the skies, rigging up his own radar equipment or...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 24th November 2022, 07:22 AM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,987
Posted By Worm
Russ Jones's 'The Decade In Tory' a fairly large...

Russ Jones's 'The Decade In Tory' a fairly large expansion and compendium of his long-standing tweets covering 'The Week in Tory'

https://twitter.com/RussInCheshire

Hilarious and depressing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th November 2022, 01:41 PM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,332
Posted By Worm
Well this sounds....like a nightmare. Elon...

Well this sounds....like a nightmare.

Elon Musk on Twitter : https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1593673844996288512
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st November 2022, 04:41 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
In a superb exercise of "not learning the lessons...

In a superb exercise of "not learning the lessons of the past" ...

Matt Hancock has been suspended by the Tory party after announcing that he will take part in the next series of "I'm A Celebrity,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st October 2022, 11:05 AM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,332
Posted By Worm
Elon Musk has dissolved the Twitter Board of...

Elon Musk has dissolved the Twitter Board of Directors.

He is now sole Director.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th October 2022, 07:27 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Hand written in abysmal handwriting. Seriously,...

Hand written in abysmal handwriting. Seriously, if I'd received that, I'd have sent it back with a note saying "Unreadable. 0/10. See me after class." No doubt he thinks that hand writing letters...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th October 2022, 07:12 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
a whole heap of people have gone. Many of them...

a whole heap of people have gone. Many of them were Truss appointments - unsurpisingly, given that practically everyone resigned in order to convince Boris to shove off so few remained from that era.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th October 2022, 06:24 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
It's quite amusing to see various Cabinet members...

It's quite amusing to see various Cabinet members announce they are leaving, with messages along the lines of 'it's been an honour to serve' 'done good work' etc. when they've been in post for about...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th October 2022, 05:16 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
Being reported the both Jacob Rees-Mogg...

Being reported the both Jacob Rees-Mogg (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and Brandon Lewis (Secretary of State for Justice) have resigned.

Just getting out before...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 24th October 2022, 10:14 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,523
Posted By Worm
Never seen ads in Windows at all as far as I...

Never seen ads in Windows at all as far as I recell, certainly not in the search bar.

Possibly you have some sort of option enabled ?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th October 2022, 07:02 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
I think it's the same allegation, being...

I think it's the same allegation, being investigated again

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23073404.probe-launched-chris-pincher-scandal-saw-boris-johnson-quit/
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th October 2022, 05:56 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
really it's just fun with stats now. Liz...

really it's just fun with stats now.

Liz Truss served as PM for a shorter length of time than it took to run the election process that got her there in the first place.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th October 2022, 05:39 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,042
Posted By Worm
quick leadership election, so not even voted by...

quick leadership election, so not even voted by Conservative party members - only Tory MPs.

'mandate' is somehow a distant wish.
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