I know the Telegraph is a joke but this reads like a parody.
The mortgage bomb about to explode under middle-class Britain
The mercury is rising and so are interest rates: the scene appears to be set for a midsummer nightmare in the mortgage market. With nearly half a million home loan borrowers rolling their fixed-term loans every three months over the course of this year, the ratchet is tightening. As someone wryly pointed out on Twitter recently, “When does your fixed rate end?” has become the new “Have you watched any good box sets recently?” go-to dinner party conversation starter.
Don’t ask Adam Fraser*, 42, and his wife, who bought their £7 million house in Berkshire in July last year having secured a mortgage in the January. “It was at the tail end of when there were still good deals to be had,” says Fraser. “We passed our affordability test with flying colours and so I had no problem buying at the top of the market.”
If that's the Telegraph's idea of middle class then I must be working class.
Journalists routintely talk about a middle-class that by any normal definition is usually the upper quintile. This has been the case for as long as I can recall. The very people who journalists think need help are the group that basically needs no help at all and ought to be paying more tax.
I did laugh at the idea the Telegraph goes to interview these multi-millionaires who we are apparently supposed to feel sympathy for. It does rather explain their current position if this is what they think the country wants to hear.
Won't no one think of the mega-rich, in desperate need of tax cuts in order to pay £45 000 per year school fees?
I recall a US commentator arguing in a debate that 250k per year in New York was close to poverty. Those poor people.
There was this hilarious bit on BBC QT with Richard Burgon and an audience member too:
He didn't handle it brilliantly. The host did. She asked the question that turned it around onto the audience member and properly drew out the lie/mistake.
The audience guy was a fucking idiot. "I earn £80,000 and I'm not in the top 50%". What a moron.
I said well, not brilliantly - based on the report.
I've just had messages from other posters.
They say these really bad and contrived philosopher puns have bent 'em out.
Weird woman on here who went full MAGA shitbird then died.
Before that she was "Poster of the Year".
Certainy not something that would ever be awarded to Dura Ace if it was still in existence.
I’m pretty much 99.9% sure he would spit in the eye of anyone who said he should be awarded it.
If I ever thought my antinomianistic contributions were considered sufficiently worthy by the bourgeois knicker shitters on here to trouble the PotY selection committee I would never post again.
You suffer from a breakdown in the balance of your control and release mechanisms and from the permeability of your body boundaries
It's not surprising that people in Clacton are bitter, because the politicians haven't made much effort to deliver on their promises.
Full employment, pay rises, extra NHS spending and control taken back.
They've had what they were promised - did anyone believe we would immediately and effortlessly get some socioeconomic paradise with all the country's fundamental issues being solved ?
Now if the government choses to do something they don't want or is incompetent then that's the fault of the government not with having taken back control.
The government is too busy magnifying its failure by claiming 100 times more people died of Covid than did to sort out problems for the people.
It's ok though, because it was heat of the moment.
Huh? I suspect few on here have ever assaulted anyone in that way. If I tried that, I would expect to be both subsequently eating through a straw and summoned for an appointment with a magistrate.
I'm only slightly following the cricket because the real 5-day contest starts in Berkshire on Tuesday.
Could the spinners decide this tomorrow and Tuesday?
On to far more important sport and Royal Ascot kicks off with three Group 1 races:
QUEEN ANNE: No Baaeed this year and the question is whether the ground will be too quick for INSPIRAL. She ran badly on quick ground in the Falmouth last July and a storm or two would help. MODERN GAMES just beat CHINDIT in the Lockinge but the latter loves the track and is the each way call at 14s.
KING'S STAND: As much as the cricket is an England-Australia battle, the same is true here with Aussie sprinters COOLANGATTA and CANNONBALL taking on the fillies HIGHFIELD PRINCESS and DRAMATISED. We know the Aussie sprinters are fast and love fast ground. COOLANGATTA is my choice - if you want one at a price, BRADSELL ran at Haydock as though five furlongs was his trip and he's backable eachway at 25s.
ST JAMES'S PALACE:The clash of the English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners and there's not much between them on a line through Hi Royal. However, neither is proven on quick ground and I smell an upset - INDESTRUCTIBLE was good in the Craven but didn't enjoy the soft ground on Guineas day. As a juvenile he went well on quick ground but I cannot believe GALERON is 33s. He had fast ground form as a juvenile, was a decent fourth in the English Guineas and an unlucky fifth in Ireland.
So, my three big price each way fancies as follows:
CHINDIT (14s) BRADSELL (25s) GALERON (33s)
Not saying any of them will win but get a couple in the frame and you'll be well ahead - check what odds and places your bookie is offering.
I know the Telegraph is a joke but this reads like a parody.
The mortgage bomb about to explode under middle-class Britain
The mercury is rising and so are interest rates: the scene appears to be set for a midsummer nightmare in the mortgage market. With nearly half a million home loan borrowers rolling their fixed-term loans every three months over the course of this year, the ratchet is tightening. As someone wryly pointed out on Twitter recently, “When does your fixed rate end?” has become the new “Have you watched any good box sets recently?” go-to dinner party conversation starter.
Don’t ask Adam Fraser*, 42, and his wife, who bought their £7 million house in Berkshire in July last year having secured a mortgage in the January. “It was at the tail end of when there were still good deals to be had,” says Fraser. “We passed our affordability test with flying colours and so I had no problem buying at the top of the market.”
If that's the Telegraph's idea of middle class then I must be working class.
Journalists routintely talk about a middle-class that by any normal definition is usually the upper quintile. This has been the case for as long as I can recall. The very people who journalists think need help are the group that basically needs no help at all and ought to be paying more tax.
I did laugh at the idea the Telegraph goes to interview these multi-millionaires who we are apparently supposed to feel sympathy for. It does rather explain their current position if this is what they think the country wants to hear.
Won't no one think of the mega-rich, in desperate need of tax cuts in order to pay £45 000 per year school fees?
I recall a US commentator arguing in a debate that 250k per year in New York was close to poverty. Those poor people.
There was this hilarious bit on BBC QT with Richard Burgon and an audience member too:
He didn't handle it brilliantly. The host did. She asked the question that turned it around onto the audience member and properly drew out the lie/mistake.
The audience guy was a fucking idiot. "I earn £80,000 and I'm not in the top 50%". What a moron.
I said well, not brilliantly - based on the report.
I've just had messages from other posters.
They say these really bad and contrived philosopher puns have bent 'em out.
It's ok though, because it was heat of the moment.
Huh? I suspect few on here have ever assaulted anyone in that way. If I tried that, I would expect to be both subsequently eating through a straw and summoned for an appointment with a magistrate.
@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps · 1h 🔵SOMERTON & FROME: two names floated by me as possible Conservative candidates for the by-election - both of them Somerset councillors - are Lucy Trimnell and Faye Purbrick. Please DM if you know of others.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Utter nonsense. Infections would have spiralled out of control, the NHS would have been completely overwhelmed and tens of thousands more would have died.
How did Sweden survive in that case
Far lower population density. Compare Sweden with its neightbours in Norway or even Denmark to see how badly they fared. Then extrapolate that from a population density that is more than 12 times larger.
Population density is misleading when thinking about how people live. Australia has 3.5 people per square kilometre, but 90% of them live in cities or large towns. Covid doesn't care about how much of your national territory is vast sparsely populated deserts and mountains ranges. Sweden, Norway, Australia and the UK all have broadly similar urbanisation levels.
IIRC Oliver Johnson, of the @bristoliver Twitter account that was very useful in the pandemic, came up with a mathematical solution to the issue low of low density populations overall but high urbanisation. Most of Australia is so sparsely populated it may as well be regarded as being part of the ocean. Most people there live in small coastal pockets.
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, the teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence. What are they teaching people these days?
I studied Philosophy for two years.
And you Kant remember who Plato was?
He never said he passed !!
That’s a gag from Dr Who, in case anyone thinks it’s a dog as I like CHB
Pause
Pause
DAMMIT!
OK, which episode? It sounds like Adams/Baker era.
Weird woman on here who went full MAGA shitbird then died.
Before that she was "Poster of the Year".
Certainy not something that would ever be awarded to Dura Ace if it was still in existence.
I’m pretty much 99.9% sure he would spit in the eye of anyone who said he should be awarded it.
If I ever thought my antinomianistic contributions were considered sufficiently worthy by the bourgeois knicker shitters on here to trouble the PotY selection committee I would never post again.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Utter nonsense. Infections would have spiralled out of control, the NHS would have been completely overwhelmed and tens of thousands more would have died.
How did Sweden survive in that case
One thing different is that the NHS runs at bed occupancy rates (really an issue of estate and staffing rather than beds themselves) far higher than other countries. This has been deliberate government policy to control spending under all governments.
While this looks like a "lean organisation" to management theorists, it does mean that surge activity can only be achieved by stopping elective work (such as orthopaedics) in order to meet emergency demand.
That high "bed occupancy rate" is also why we are struggling much more with post covid backlogs than other countries. We simply don't have the physical and workforce infrastructure to catch up with that work as fast as Germany or Sweden.
Looks like a "lean organisation" to *incompetent* management theorists.
Using metrics from *1900s* management theory, it is easily demonstrable that a health service requires excess capacity in various areas, to deal with the certain eventuality of emergency demand.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, the teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence. What are they teaching people these days?
I studied Philosophy for two years.
And you Kant remember who Plato was?
Hegel far.
Apols, that's dreadful.
It is. You should be Locked up.
I'll see if I can Russell up a better one.
I hope so. These are a bit run of the Mill.
I knew eventually Heidegger few people on to make some puns.
VG.
Now do Ludwig W.
You'd need to have a wit in stein-sized measures to achieve that.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
I was saying this right from the beginning, and throughout the entire period of the lockdowns. 1,000 people died directly from Covid-19 in the UK, the rest were people who already had conditions. Closing schools was going to do more damage than the virus itself.
Um - to get that number, you have to discount people who had anything other than a bald one-liner of "Covid-19"
For example, someone who died from:
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome caused by Viral pneumonia caused by Covid-19
... is NOT someone who "died directly from Covid-19", in those criteria. Because it had ARDS and pneumonia on their death certificate. And I'm not taking the piss. That's literally what they had to do to get this number. Seriously.
They've switched to monitoring covid-19 deaths against death certificates, of which more than 80% had covid-19 as the CAUSE of death. That's over 130,000 deaths due to covid-19 (not with "incidental" covid-19, or just happened to push dying people over the edge sort of things) by April 2021*, as the winter wave finally receded.
I think you've been listening to the Toby Youngs, Ivor Cummins, and the like a bit too much.
*There are over 220,000 with covid on death certificates as of now, but the proportion dying "of covid" rather than "with covid" did decrease noticeably since the vaccine roll-out, thank God.
You do not understand how death certificates works.
Could you explain my misunderstanding?
That would be a lengthy discussion, but probably it comes down to some mixture of stupidity and a desire to believe in partisan fantasies.
???
Are you confusing Andys here?
I am not Andy_JS, and he is not me.
My stance is that to get that ridiculously small number, you have to only take death certificates that were filled out incorrectly and only state the words Covid-19 on them, rather than the sequence that led to the death of which Covid-19 was the underlying cause.
@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps · 1h 🔵SOMERTON & FROME: two names floated by me as possible Conservative candidates for the by-election - both of them Somerset councillors - are Lucy Trimnell and Faye Purbrick. Please DM if you know of others.
I may be wrong but Lucy Trimnell's division is in the constituency while Faye Purbrick's is in Yeovil.
The LDs would probably prefer the Somerton&Frome and Mid Beds by-elections not to be held on the same day, given how they like to concentrate all their activists in one place.
The LDs would probably prefer the Somerton&Frome and Mid Beds by-elections not to be held on the same day, given how they like to concentrate all their activists in one place.
Why wouldn't the Conservatives feel the same way?
The Tories don't approach by-elections in the same way as the LDs. They're not as good at organising for them as the LDs.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Utter nonsense. Infections would have spiralled out of control, the NHS would have been completely overwhelmed and tens of thousands more would have died.
How did Sweden survive in that case
Far lower population density. Compare Sweden with its neightbours in Norway or even Denmark to see how badly they fared. Then extrapolate that from a population density that is more than 12 times larger.
Population density is misleading when thinking about how people live. Australia has 3.5 people per square kilometre, but 90% of them live in cities or large towns. Covid doesn't care about how much of your national territory is vast sparsely populated deserts and mountains ranges. Sweden, Norway, Australia and the UK all have broadly similar urbanisation levels.
I always think of it like this: if the UK and Greenland merged, would that suddenly mean we all had a lot more space?
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Utter nonsense. Infections would have spiralled out of control, the NHS would have been completely overwhelmed and tens of thousands more would have died.
How did Sweden survive in that case
Far lower population density. Compare Sweden with its neightbours in Norway or even Denmark to see how badly they fared. Then extrapolate that from a population density that is more than 12 times larger.
Population density is misleading when thinking about how people live. Australia has 3.5 people per square kilometre, but 90% of them live in cities or large towns. Covid doesn't care about how much of your national territory is vast sparsely populated deserts and mountains ranges. Sweden, Norway, Australia and the UK all have broadly similar urbanisation levels.
IIRC Oliver Johnson, of the @bristoliver Twitter account that was very useful in the pandemic, came up with a mathematical solution to the issue low of low density populations overall but high urbanisation. Most of Australia is so sparsely populated it may as well be regarded as being part of the ocean. Most people there live in small coastal pockets.
Australia is one of the most urbanized societies on earth. The Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast suburbs go on forever. Australia almost entirely lacks towns. You have the five or so conurbations plus a scattering of settlements.
Khawaja finally gone! 1st innings scores likely to be close now.
Australia about to show the value of a tailender whackabout rather than cutting off early, I suspect.
Thanks for that prediction!
England took it Lyon down.
Boland down too.
Bowl and catch.
But now, alas Cummins has got goings.
I’m claiming that.
Still a bit disappointing by England. They should have had a lead of more than 7. They need to bat very much better here and unfortunately the conditions are about to sour on them.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Utter nonsense. Infections would have spiralled out of control, the NHS would have been completely overwhelmed and tens of thousands more would have died.
How did Sweden survive in that case
Far lower population density. Compare Sweden with its neightbours in Norway or even Denmark to see how badly they fared. Then extrapolate that from a population density that is more than 12 times larger.
Population density is misleading when thinking about how people live. Australia has 3.5 people per square kilometre, but 90% of them live in cities or large towns. Covid doesn't care about how much of your national territory is vast sparsely populated deserts and mountains ranges. Sweden, Norway, Australia and the UK all have broadly similar urbanisation levels.
I always think of it like this: if the UK and Greenland merged, would that suddenly mean we all had a lot more space?
Or if Scotland left would you have a lot less space?
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Khawaja finally gone! 1st innings scores likely to be close now.
Australia about to show the value of a tailender whackabout rather than cutting off early, I suspect.
Thanks for that prediction!
England took it Lyon down.
Boland down too.
Bowl and catch.
But now, alas Cummins has got goings.
I’m claiming that.
Still a bit disappointing by England. They should have had a lead of more than 7. They need to bat very much better here and unfortunately the conditions are about to sour on them.
They score 500 in the next 5 sessions, put Oz in on Monday night for an aperitif, and everyone boasting about their £25 5th-day ticket will be happy. You read it here first (and probably never again).
It's ok though, because it was heat of the moment.
Huh? I suspect few on here have ever assaulted anyone in that way. If I tried that, I would expect to be both subsequently eating through a straw and summoned for an appointment with a magistrate.
He probably was thinking ‘all of them have shaken hands with me so they’ve all touched an arse.’
You could substitute "arse" for any number of four lettered profanities for both male and female genitalia. All would work.
Khawaja finally gone! 1st innings scores likely to be close now.
Australia about to show the value of a tailender whackabout rather than cutting off early, I suspect.
Thanks for that prediction!
England took it Lyon down.
Boland down too.
Bowl and catch.
But now, alas Cummins has got goings.
I’m claiming that.
Still a bit disappointing by England. They should have had a lead of more than 7. They need to bat very much better here and unfortunately the conditions are about to sour on them.
They score 500 in the next 5 sessions, put Oz in on Monday night for an aperitif, and everyone boasting about their £25 5th-day ticket will be happy. You read it here first (and probably never again).
Something else that’s been killed by the internet, the online sale of 5th day tickets. Many Monday mornings spent as a student getting ourselves to the ground at silly O’clock in the morning, to stand in line drinking beer waiting for free or £5 entry to the last day.
Khawaja finally gone! 1st innings scores likely to be close now.
Australia about to show the value of a tailender whackabout rather than cutting off early, I suspect.
Thanks for that prediction!
England took it Lyon down.
Boland down too.
Bowl and catch.
But now, alas Cummins has got goings.
I’m claiming that.
Still a bit disappointing by England. They should have had a lead of more than 7. They need to bat very much better here and unfortunately the conditions are about to sour on them.
They score 500 in the next 5 sessions, put Oz in on Monday night for an aperitif, and everyone boasting about their £25 5th-day ticket will be happy. You read it here first (and probably never again).
Something else that’s been killed by the internet, the online sale of 5th day tickets. Many Monday mornings spent as a student getting ourselves to the ground at silly O’clock in the morning, to stand in line drinking beer waiting for free or £5 entry to the last day.
But there was a sad case a few years ago when someone in Nottingham decided to bring four kids up to Lord's for the 5th day (at humungous expense) only to discover the place had been full since 6am.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
I still don’t understand why Egyptians have to buy Nile Crocodiles. Surely they’re native to Egypt, or are they endangered? And WTF is a MANPAD, some form of incontinence shield?
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, the teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence. What are they teaching people these days?
I studied Philosophy for two years.
And you Kant remember who Plato was?
He never said he passed !!
That’s a gag from Dr Who, in case anyone thinks it’s a dog as I like CHB
Pause
Pause
DAMMIT!
OK, which episode? It sounds like Adams/Baker era.
It's the 3rd Doctor if you want to narrow it down and still have a guess...
You've been reading Noatradumus again haven't you? The writing of Nostradamus is not necessarily factual. Reading and quoting Nostradamus is a bit like reading and quoting the Daily Mail.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
You've been reading Noatradumus again haven't you? The writing of Nostradamus is not necessarily factual. Reading and quoting Nostradamus is a bit like reading and quoting the Daily Mail.
Did Nostradamus write a lot about house prices too?
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
I still don’t understand why Egyptians have to buy Nile Crocodiles. Surely they’re native to Egypt, or are they endangered? And WTF is a MANPAD, some form of incontinence shield?
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
I still don’t understand why Egyptians have to buy Nile Crocodiles. Surely they’re native to Egypt, or are they endangered? And WTF is a MANPAD, some form of incontinence shield?
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Now that's a damascene conversion to match any on PB - you spent two years demanding more, longer and harder lockdowns.
Actually the first lockdown was necessary.
But the subsequent two could have been avoided if the government had restricted foreign holidays for a year.
Am I not allowed to change my mind?
I was never a lockdown enthusiast, and think they generally went on too long, albeit with relatively less restrictive features.
Worth noting that in the immediate aftermath of a true lockdown, cases often go up as family members are confined together, before dropping.
There was a lot of absurdity about wearing masks moving about in restaurants and pubs, but not while seated, one way systems, whether a Scotch Egg constitutes a meal etc.
Keeping schools and universities open would have presented its own problems, not least in transmission but also in the inevitable difficulties with teachers being off sick etc.
I think furlough etc went on far too long, and was the expensive bit, and prone to sharp practice like business support.
I don't think it will be needed again as Covid was a fairly unique pandemic in an immune naive population with a virus most infective while pre-symptomatic. We now have endemic covid but also herd immunity.
Novel viruses will happen, but it be different.
The evidence we have heard in the COVID Inquiry this week hints at the journey we needed to take was simply guesswork, because post EU Referendum there was a complete dereliction of duty by Government in pandemic planning. Now I know Johnson shills will counter by saying "yeah but, we did no worse than the average", which misses the point that up to 2016 we appeared to be ahead of the game.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
👍
For most of the population, though, I think the level of submissive obedience has risen. Yesterday I went on my morning run in a recreation ground (I'm away from home right now) and there was an organised run and they were going the other way around the park. Fine. Ample space for everyone. I made sure of course that I didn't get in the way of the other runners, but several of them kept telling me I was running in the wrong direction, apparently without it occurring to them that somebody might be running without taking part in their event. I never experienced that kind of thing before Covid. Also cyclists seem almost all to wear helmets nowadays. Without wanting to get into the helmet argument (I don't wear one but am not an extremist or bigot on the issue), I used to observe about 30% not wearing helmets, whereas now it's more like 1%. Something's changed and it's scary to think that the "new normal" is now the baseline for whatever shock comes next.
What comes next?
Artificial General Intelligence Climate change spiralling out of control Extinction crisis for millions of species (the insects, the birds) DISCLOSURE of Non Human Intelligence: ALIENS
Dunno which comes first. All should arrive this decade. Disclosure, maybe
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
I still don’t understand why Egyptians have to buy Nile Crocodiles. Surely they’re native to Egypt, or are they endangered? And WTF is a MANPAD, some form of incontinence shield?
You're one to talk. I didn't know any seals names Doug until you showed up.
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, the teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence. What are they teaching people these days?
I studied Philosophy for two years.
And you Kant remember who Plato was?
He never said he passed !!
That’s a gag from Dr Who, in case anyone thinks it’s a dog as I like CHB
Pause
Pause
DAMMIT!
OK, which episode? It sounds like Adams/Baker era.
It's the 3rd Doctor if you want to narrow it down and still have a guess...
PlatoSaid last posted in March 2017 after her previous personas had been banned or malfunctioned. In real life she was a woman in her fifties called Philippa. Some people treat politics as a witty entertainment, but to their credit others give it their full measure and of those some are sadly lost in the giving. She started off with only tangential interest in politics but in her later years became more devoted to the wilder alt-right shores and left by mutual agreement. Nevertheless she was missed and several months later people started to comment on her absence, initially jokingly, then with more concern. Eventually her brother contacted OGH after finding a link and told him that she had died. Her friends and lived ones are not known to us, but even those who disagreed with her on PB will remember her fondly.
[I used to do obituaries for PB members but Mike refused to publish it. It's about a year out of date now - somebody died in 2022 and I missed it - but it contains obits of five PBers]
Why did Mike refuse to publish obits?
I can see the reason if people were anonymous and might prefer posthumous anonymity, too, but otherwise that’s an honourable thing to do. PB is a community. I genuinely miss long standing commenters when they depart to the Conservativehome in the Sky
Also I was quite mean in my arguments with Plato and still feel a little guilty. RIP
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly."
Wittgenstein. (Who does not follow his own rule mostly).
It's a rule of thumb useful guide to whether something is gibberish masquerading as clever.
Also, I have found that people who really deeply know their stuff can do simplicity and clarity better than those who don't.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
It's possible to write about complex subjects without using jargon.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
Now that's a damascene conversion to match any on PB - you spent two years demanding more, longer and harder lockdowns.
Actually the first lockdown was necessary.
But the subsequent two could have been avoided if the government had restricted foreign holidays for a year.
Am I not allowed to change my mind?
I was never a lockdown enthusiast, and think they generally went on too long, albeit with relatively less restrictive features.
Worth noting that in the immediate aftermath of a true lockdown, cases often go up as family members are confined together, before dropping.
There was a lot of absurdity about wearing masks moving about in restaurants and pubs, but not while seated, one way systems, whether a Scotch Egg constitutes a meal etc.
Keeping schools and universities open would have presented its own problems, not least in transmission but also in the inevitable difficulties with teachers being off sick etc.
I think furlough etc went on far too long, and was the expensive bit, and prone to sharp practice like business support.
I don't think it will be needed again as Covid was a fairly unique pandemic in an immune naive population with a virus most infective while pre-symptomatic. We now have endemic covid but also herd immunity.
Novel viruses will happen, but it be different.
The evidence we have heard in the COVID Inquiry this week hints at the journey we needed to take was simply guesswork, because post EU Referendum there was a complete dereliction of duty by Government in pandemic planning. Now I know Johnson shills will counter by saying "yeah but, we did no worse than the average", which misses the point that up to 2016 we appeared to be ahead of the game.
So what are these pandemic preparation breakthroughs which somehow could have happened in 2017-19 but were otherwise missed ?
I thought the complaint was that the pandemic plan was good but inappropriate as it was focussed on influenza and having an inappropriate plan could have been worse than having no plan.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
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For most of the population, though, I think the level of submissive obedience has risen. Yesterday I went on my morning run in a recreation ground (I'm away from home right now) and there was an organised run and they were going the other way around the park. Fine. Ample space for everyone. I made sure of course that I didn't get in the way of the other runners, but several of them kept telling me I was running in the wrong direction, apparently without it occurring to them that somebody might be running without taking part in their event. I never experienced that kind of thing before Covid. Also cyclists seem almost all to wear helmets nowadays. Without wanting to get into the helmet argument (I don't wear one but am not an extremist or bigot on the issue), I used to observe about 30% not wearing helmets, whereas now it's more like 1%. Something's changed and it's scary to think that the "new normal" is now the baseline for whatever shock comes next.
What comes next?
Artificial General Intelligence Climate change spiralling out of control Extinction crisis for millions of species (the insects, the birds) DISCLOSURE of Non Human Intelligence: ALIENS
Dunno which comes first. All should arrive this decade. Disclosure, maybe
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
👍
For most of the population, though, I think the level of submissive obedience has risen. Yesterday I went on my morning run in a recreation ground (I'm away from home right now) and there was an organised run and they were going the other way around the park. Fine. Ample space for everyone. I made sure of course that I didn't get in the way of the other runners, but several of them kept telling me I was running in the wrong direction, apparently without it occurring to them that somebody might be running without taking part in their event. I never experienced that kind of thing before Covid. Also cyclists seem almost all to wear helmets nowadays. Without wanting to get into the helmet argument (I don't wear one but am not an extremist or bigot on the issue), I used to observe about 30% not wearing helmets, whereas now it's more like 1%. Something's changed and it's scary to think that the "new normal" is now the baseline for whatever shock comes next.
What comes next?
Artificial General Intelligence Climate change spiralling out of control Extinction crisis for millions of species (the insects, the birds) DISCLOSURE of Non Human Intelligence: ALIENS
Dunno which comes first. All should arrive this decade. Disclosure, maybe
But how will they affect house prices ?
Probably neutral. At the end of all this there will only be about 12 people left on earth, but as 99.8% of the planet will be uninhabitable, there will only be about 5 houses left standing
So a decent 3 bed semi should cost roughly the same
PlatoSaid last posted in March 2017 after her previous personas had been banned or malfunctioned. In real life she was a woman in her fifties called Philippa. Some people treat politics as a witty entertainment, but to their credit others give it their full measure and of those some are sadly lost in the giving. She started off with only tangential interest in politics but in her later years became more devoted to the wilder alt-right shores and left by mutual agreement. Nevertheless she was missed and several months later people started to comment on her absence, initially jokingly, then with more concern. Eventually her brother contacted OGH after finding a link and told him that she had died. Her friends and lived ones are not known to us, but even those who disagreed with her on PB will remember her fondly.
[I used to do obituaries for PB members but Mike refused to publish it. It's about a year out of date now - somebody died in 2022 and I missed it - but it contains obits of five PBers]
Why did Mike refuse to publish obits?
I can see the reason if people were anonymous and might prefer posthumous anonymity, too, but otherwise that’s an honourable thing to do. PB is a community. I genuinely miss long standing commenters when they depart to the Conservativehome in the Sky
Also I was quite mean in my arguments with Plato and still feel a little guilty. RIP
"Refuse" is too strong a word: "declined to answer" is more accurate. My headcanon reason is that one of the obituaries was for @SBS, who was a personal friend of @OGH and it may have been too painful. Or Mike may simply have disliked the article: his gaff, his decisions, and he's not obliged to publish anything. I handed round individual copies to some people who were interested backstage.
Michael Gove says sorry over Tory lockdown party video
What an absolute bunch of twats.
Has anyone ever denied that Michael Gove is a complete twat?
More to the point, did anyone at elite level in ANY part of British society BELIEVE all the government crap, served up for the proles and middle groups by white-coated scientists, advising people who WEREN'T chronically ill or in small high-risk groups that they should stay 2 metres away from everyone, and only leave the house to go shopping, and walk around wearing masks, in order to reduce the ever so high risk of spreading the killer lergy?
Seems quite obvious now that lockdown was a complete and utter waste of time, we should have protected the vulnerable and elderly with proper care and attention as they rightfully deserve and then let the rest of society get on with our lives. I am so angry that I put my life on hold for two years when the Government didn't care.
👍
For most of the population, though, I think the level of submissive obedience has risen. Yesterday I went on my morning run in a recreation ground (I'm away from home right now) and there was an organised run and they were going the other way around the park. Fine. Ample space for everyone. I made sure of course that I didn't get in the way of the other runners, but several of them kept telling me I was running in the wrong direction, apparently without it occurring to them that somebody might be running without taking part in their event. I never experienced that kind of thing before Covid. Also cyclists seem almost all to wear helmets nowadays. Without wanting to get into the helmet argument (I don't wear one but am not an extremist or bigot on the issue), I used to observe about 30% not wearing helmets, whereas now it's more like 1%. Something's changed and it's scary to think that the "new normal" is now the baseline for whatever shock comes next.
What comes next?
Artificial General Intelligence Climate change spiralling out of control Extinction crisis for millions of species (the insects, the birds) DISCLOSURE of Non Human Intelligence: ALIENS
Dunno which comes first. All should arrive this decade. Disclosure, maybe
But how will they affect house prices ?
Probably neutral. At the end of all this there will only be about 12 people left on earth, but as 99.8% of the planet will be uninhabitable, there will only be about 5 houses left standing
So a decent 3 bed semi should cost roughly the same
I did a deep dive sitting on my historic Kentucky balcony last night, in the charming riverside town of Maysville KY (I do wish people would stop dissing small American towns, Maysville is rather nice)
I reckon in the next two or three years we will learn the truth of this bizarre story as it culminates
The Americans have either gone mad, or they are conducting deep dark psy ops, or they genuinely believe they are encountering Non Human Intelligence
The seniority and the number of people now saying Something is Up can not be airily waved away
You've been reading Noatradumus again haven't you? The writing of Nostradamus is not necessarily factual. Reading and quoting Nostradamus is a bit like reading and quoting the Daily Mail.
Am I right that England managed a whopping 22 overs this morning?
It is hard to believe that the proper cricket is only just starting, given the amount of pointless cricket commentary we have endured in PB already this year.
PlatoSaid last posted in March 2017 after her previous personas had been banned or malfunctioned. In real life she was a woman in her fifties called Philippa. Some people treat politics as a witty entertainment, but to their credit others give it their full measure and of those some are sadly lost in the giving. She started off with only tangential interest in politics but in her later years became more devoted to the wilder alt-right shores and left by mutual agreement. Nevertheless she was missed and several months later people started to comment on her absence, initially jokingly, then with more concern. Eventually her brother contacted OGH after finding a link and told him that she had died. Her friends and lived ones are not known to us, but even those who disagreed with her on PB will remember her fondly.
[I used to do obituaries for PB members but Mike refused to publish it. It's about a year out of date now - somebody died in 2022 and I missed it - but it contains obits of five PBers]
Why did Mike refuse to publish obits?
I can see the reason if people were anonymous and might prefer posthumous anonymity, too, but otherwise that’s an honourable thing to do. PB is a community. I genuinely miss long standing commenters when they depart to the Conservativehome in the Sky
Also I was quite mean in my arguments with Plato and still feel a little guilty. RIP
But the same would go for any PB’er who happened to drop dead, as, through simple mathematics, is surely happening with some regularity.
I did a deep dive sitting on my historic Kentucky balcony last night, in the charming riverside town of Maysville KY (I do wish people would stop dissing small American towns, Maysville is rather nice)
I reckon in the next two or three years we will learn the truth of this bizarre story as it culminates
The Americans have either gone mad, or they are conducting deep dark psy ops, or they genuinely believe they are encountering Non Human Intelligence
The seniority and the number of people now saying Something is Up can not be airily waved away
Are you sure? If they are all Americans living in rural Kentucky, they probably can.
After all, any way-more-intelligent-than-us aliens who had done prior research wouldn’t be wasting time abducting people only from Kentucky, South Dakota and West Virginia in the first place.
Unless they were on a mission to do our planet a favour. In which case, you’ll be next…
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly."
Wittgenstein. (Who does not follow his own rule mostly).
It's a rule of thumb useful guide to whether something is gibberish masquerading as clever.
Also, I have found that people who really deeply know their stuff can do simplicity and clarity better than those who don't.
There's a bit in a Douglas Adams book (Long Dark Teatime of the Soul?) where a university lecturer states that to truly understand something, you need to teach it to someone who doesn't know it. The teaching forces you to think more about the subject.
I recommend a full viewing of the UFO whistleblower interview
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
If we switched captains we'd have lost by now. Cummins has now put men on the boundary. To allow us to still score at 4/5 an over. But without any jeopardy.
Edit. Now he's brought on the main threat early. Lyon. With one man catching...
What you thought I took from that picture: the placement of each individual in that field backs up the point you made earlier, with particular attention to person X and position Y
What I actually took from that picture: I think that's a cricket match.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitriy Peskov claimed that Russia's goal of "demilitarizing" Ukraine was largely completed, saying that it was using "fewer and fewer of its own weapons" and increasingly relying on weapons provided by the West."
Would be one way to end the war before the Russian army completely disintegrates.
It would indeed - were the Russians to unilaterally and completely withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea, I doubt there'd be many calling it anything other than a victory for Zelenskyy. However, if Putin wants to sell something different to his people, that's his business I suppose.
I doubt if he'd be able to. Ultimately, withdrawing would be seen as a failure.
It might not lead to his overthrow by the people, but I can imagine manoeuvres in the Kremlin would intensify.
Given that the Ukrainians have committed only a fraction of their forces so far, I think it's obvious that this phase is about assessing how the Russians defend against counterattack, working out the extent to which what they do can be countered, and adjusting plans accordingly.
The Ukrainians, since the beginning of the war have been knocking down the Russian attack helicopters in numbers. It was notable that China cancelled an order, apparently due to vulnerability to shoulder fired missiles.
Every helicopter ever built is vulnerable to MANPAD.
The Chinese Navy deal for Ka-52K is still on but the PLAAF have cooled their interest due to progress on their Z-10 project.
They Egyptians like their Nile Crocodiles; so much that the US had to sell them AH-64 (over the objections of Israel) to stop them buying more. Ka-52 has been an export failure though, especially compared to the (deeply flawed) Hind that proceeded it.
I understand literally none of this. Is it something to do with cryptocurrency?
See this article:
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
It’s the same as the ever-changing academic woke-speak, simply designed to create in-groups and out-groups.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Yep: only the other day I was working with a bunch of nuclear engineers on a new powerplant. And the bastards kept using words that no one would understand: things about "cooling rods" and "safety systems". I knew immediately they were just trying to pull the wool over my eyes by using jargon, and have replaced them with some blokes I met in the pub.
"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly."
Wittgenstein. (Who does not follow his own rule mostly).
It's a rule of thumb useful guide to whether something is gibberish masquerading as clever.
Also, I have found that people who really deeply know their stuff can do simplicity and clarity better than those who don't.
There's a bit in a Douglas Adams book (Long Dark Teatime of the Soul?) where a university lecturer states that to truly understand something, you need to teach it to someone who doesn't know it. The teaching forces you to think more about the subject.
I've found that's generally true in my own life.
I've sometimes found that by telling someone of a problem the answer becomes apparent as the process forces you to go through things in a full and logical order.
He's also in the middle of a very long bureaucratic process with the US inspectorate of intelligence, as I've mentioned more than a few times, and his current lawyer was also inspector-general before that. It might not be the complete story, it may be partially right, or it may be completely wrong, but I would keep an eye on this story, contrary to the beffudlement and/or mockery surrounding it from the major news organisations.
If we switched captains we'd have lost by now. Cummins has now put men on the boundary. To allow us to still score at 4/5 an over. But without any jeopardy.
Edit. Now he's brought on the main threat early. Lyon. With one man catching...
So long as the England batsman are satisfied with 4-5 an over.
If they attempt 7-9 an over then that field becomes deadly.
I recommend a full viewing of the UFO whistleblower interview
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
A space YouTuber I've started watching again recently (angry astronaut) has started doing stuff on UFOs as well as his usual fare of space industry stuff. The reason? It gets a heck of a lot more hits and engagement. People like UFO stuff.
And that might be your answer: this gentleman may be risking his career, but his reputation amongst the UFOlogists will be massive, and will keep him in lucre for a long time.
"If UFOs are alien, where are they from? What do they want?" - 125k views. "So you want to be a Martian? How to be a SpaceX colonist!" - 11k views "Government Whistleblower: Alien Craft recovered! Pentagon, NASA reveal more spherical UFOs!" - 321k views "Will China's new Starship clone bury NASA and Artemis?" - 17k views
As an aside, if the UFO whistleblower is even 1% right then the good news is it would appear to refute the Dark Forest.
For those unaware, the Dark Forest is a grim answer for the Fermi Paradox (where are all the aliens?). In this version of the galaxy, aliens aren't seen because fear and self-preservations makes them immediately wipe out any other intelligent life they encounter.
I recommend a full viewing of the UFO whistleblower interview
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
There's also a "positive spin" version of this story, again reaching elements that most people would consider, just axiomatically, mad, and so immediately dismiss. Stephen Greer is another, and contrary to Grusch, he may be partial huckster or partial groundbreaker, completely one, or none of these.
I recommend a full viewing of the UFO whistleblower interview
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
Confessing that you have no idea doesn’t really fall within the commonly understood definition of a confession, tbh.
What you thought I took from that picture: the placement of each individual in that field backs up the point you made earlier, with particular attention to person X and position Y
What I actually took from that picture: I think that's a cricket match.
This will make it totally clear Easy, see? No more need be said.
If we switched captains we'd have lost by now. Cummins has now put men on the boundary. To allow us to still score at 4/5 an over. But without any jeopardy.
Edit. Now he's brought on the main threat early. Lyon. With one man catching...
So long as the England batsman are satisfied with 4-5 an over.
If they attempt 7-9 an over then that field becomes deadly.
We've psychologically battered them this test. We're actually ahead despite a much weaker side. That declaration. That's plenty for a first innings lead was a bloody masterstroke.
I recommend a full viewing of the UFO whistleblower interview
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
A space YouTuber I've started watching again recently (angry astronaut) has started doing stuff on UFOs as well as his usual fare of space industry stuff. The reason? It gets a heck of a lot more hits and engagement. People like UFO stuff.
And that might be your answer: this gentleman may be risking his career, but his reputation amongst the UFOlogists will be massive, and will keep him in lucre for a long time.
"If UFOs are alien, where are they from? What do they want?" - 125k views. "So you want to be a Martian? How to be a SpaceX colonist!" - 11k views "Government Whistleblower: Alien Craft recovered! Pentagon, NASA reveal more spherical UFOs!" - 321k views "Will China's new Starship clone bury NASA and Artemis?" - 17k views
Basically, UFO ones get 10 time or more views.
But Barack Obama doesn’t need “more attention” and “extra hits on his YouTube vids” and he has also said “there is stuff up there we do not understand”
Same goes for multiple admirals, spies, generals, senators, ex CIA chiefs - all saying the same thing
So your explanation doesn’t work, overall. It may explain a modest percentage of the phenomenon, no more
And that’s the crazy thing. How do you explain ALL of it?
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, the teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence. What are they teaching people these days?
I studied Philosophy for two years.
And you Kant remember who Plato was?
He never said he passed !!
That’s a gag from Dr Who, in case anyone thinks it’s a dog as I like CHB
Pause
Pause
DAMMIT!
OK, which episode? It sounds like Adams/Baker era.
Terror of the Autons part 1, Jo Grant says it to the Doctor. It was an A level in General science.
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They say these really bad and contrived philosopher puns have bent 'em out.
Could the spinners decide this tomorrow and Tuesday?
On to far more important sport and Royal Ascot kicks off with three Group 1 races:
QUEEN ANNE: No Baaeed this year and the question is whether the ground will be too quick for INSPIRAL. She ran badly on quick ground in the Falmouth last July and a storm or two would help. MODERN GAMES just beat CHINDIT in the Lockinge but the latter loves the track and is the each way call at 14s.
KING'S STAND: As much as the cricket is an England-Australia battle, the same is true here with Aussie sprinters COOLANGATTA and CANNONBALL taking on the fillies HIGHFIELD PRINCESS and DRAMATISED. We know the Aussie sprinters are fast and love fast ground. COOLANGATTA is my choice - if you want one at a price, BRADSELL ran at Haydock as though five furlongs was his trip and he's backable eachway at 25s.
ST JAMES'S PALACE:The clash of the English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners and there's not much between them on a line through Hi Royal. However, neither is proven on quick ground and I smell an upset - INDESTRUCTIBLE was good in the Craven but didn't enjoy the soft ground on Guineas day. As a juvenile he went well on quick ground but I cannot believe GALERON is 33s. He had fast ground form as a juvenile, was a decent fourth in the English Guineas and an unlucky fifth in Ireland.
So, my three big price each way fancies as follows:
CHINDIT (14s)
BRADSELL (25s)
GALERON (33s)
Not saying any of them will win but get a couple in the frame and you'll be well ahead - check what odds and places your bookie is offering.
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In Shakespeare's he'd be a rude mechanical rather than a knight.
Pause
DAMMIT!
OK, which episode? It sounds like Adams/Baker era.
Using metrics from *1900s* management theory, it is easily demonstrable that a health service requires excess capacity in various areas, to deal with the certain eventuality of emergency demand.
For whom, and for what purpose ?
But now, alas Cummins has got goings.
Still a bit disappointing by England. They should have had a lead of more than 7. They need to bat very much better here and unfortunately the conditions are about to sour on them.
"Why do people use jargon to appear knowledgeable"
https://www.hamessharley.com.au/knowledge/jargon
Also see this article about how a profession uses jargon " to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client ...). It does nothing to inform or enlighten ... and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt"
https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/architecture-speak-an-essay-on-the-ridiculous-way-architects-talk.html
Also see lawyers, politicians, financiers, etc. etc. etc.
Many industries are the same, with inpenetrable gobbledegook. I once tried to write a header on the impact of the end of EU membership on aviation, and quickly got caught up in acronym soup that was undecipherable to the lay person.
Artificial General Intelligence
Climate change spiralling out of control
Extinction crisis for millions of species (the insects, the birds)
DISCLOSURE of Non Human Intelligence: ALIENS
Dunno which comes first. All should arrive this decade. Disclosure, maybe
I didn't know any seals names Doug until you showed up.
However I found this instead https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/category/eruditorum
So am now happy
I can see the reason if people were anonymous and might prefer posthumous anonymity, too, but otherwise that’s an honourable thing to do. PB is a community. I genuinely miss long standing commenters when they depart to the Conservativehome in the Sky
Also I was quite mean in my arguments with Plato and still feel a little guilty. RIP
"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly."
Wittgenstein. (Who does not follow his own rule mostly).
It's a rule of thumb useful guide to whether something is gibberish masquerading as clever.
Also, I have found that people who really deeply know their stuff can do simplicity and clarity better than those who don't.
I thought the complaint was that the pandemic plan was good but inappropriate as it was focussed on influenza and having an inappropriate plan could have been worse than having no plan.
It will become iconic.
So a decent 3 bed semi should cost roughly the same
The five people obituarised were @Plato, @MarkSenior, @Nichomar, @Calum and @SBS
I did a deep dive sitting on my historic Kentucky balcony last night, in the charming riverside town of Maysville KY (I do wish people would stop dissing small American towns, Maysville is rather nice)
I reckon in the next two or three years we will learn the truth of this bizarre story as it culminates
The Americans have either gone mad, or they are conducting deep dark psy ops, or they genuinely believe they are encountering Non Human Intelligence
The seniority and the number of people now saying Something is Up can not be airily waved away
I wonder how often a wicket falls in those overs compared to those overs at other periods of a day.
After all, any way-more-intelligent-than-us aliens who had done prior research wouldn’t be wasting time abducting people only from Kentucky, South Dakota and West Virginia in the first place.
Unless they were on a mission to do our planet a favour. In which case, you’ll be next…
I've found that's generally true in my own life.
It is extraordinary. For a start his CV checks out. He really is - or was until recently - a senior US intel officer. He was working on UFOs. He does have specialised scientific training
And his claims are toys-in-the-attic insane. The Vatican knows about UFOs. Mussolini had one (it crashed in Italy). They may come from other dimensions. They have killed people. We are not alone!
https://twitter.com/ackmeni/status/1668148960668819456?s=46&t=bulOICNH15U6kB0MwE6Lfw
As you watch it your brain toggles between several different interpretations. Is he simply mad? No, he doesn’t seem mad. Is he being paid to do this, or ordered to, as part of some psy ops against China or whatever? Maybe - but then why make such outrageous claims that sound SO bonkers. The pope, really?
Is it a joke? If it is - what’s the pay off? He is risking his reputation and career - his life, really - by saying this stuff. Does he actually believe everything he says? Perhaps. Perhaps it is true. But then you come back to the WTF stuff about the Vatican. It can’t be true
Maybe he has been brilliantly manipulated, perhaps even drugged
I confess I have no idea, no answer really covers all the bases. My point is: this level of insanity cannot be sustained and we are surely reaching the moment when the truth will out, whatever that might be
https://twitter.com/willis_macp/status/1670394545819856898/photo/1
Cummins has now put men on the boundary.
To allow us to still score at 4/5 an over. But without any jeopardy.
Edit.
Now he's brought on the main threat early. Lyon.
With one man catching...
He's also in the middle of a very long bureaucratic process with the US inspectorate of intelligence, as I've mentioned more than a few times, and his current lawyer was also inspector-general before that. It might not be the complete story, it may be partially right, or it may be completely wrong, but I would keep an eye on this story, contrary to the beffudlement and/or mockery surrounding it from the major news organisations.
If they attempt 7-9 an over then that field becomes deadly.
And that might be your answer: this gentleman may be risking his career, but his reputation amongst the UFOlogists will be massive, and will keep him in lucre for a long time.
Look at AA's video views: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAngryAstronaut/videos
"If UFOs are alien, where are they from? What do they want?" - 125k views.
"So you want to be a Martian? How to be a SpaceX colonist!" - 11k views
"Government Whistleblower: Alien Craft recovered! Pentagon, NASA reveal more spherical UFOs!" - 321k views
"Will China's new Starship clone bury NASA and Artemis?" - 17k views
Basically, UFO ones get 10 time or more views.
As an aside, if the UFO whistleblower is even 1% right then the good news is it would appear to refute the Dark Forest.
For those unaware, the Dark Forest is a grim answer for the Fermi Paradox (where are all the aliens?). In this version of the galaxy, aliens aren't seen because fear and self-preservations makes them immediately wipe out any other intelligent life they encounter.
So, please, no questions about any young seemingly unqualified people who are about to make it into the House of Lords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDY7t6HihCw
Easy, see? No more need be said.
We're actually ahead despite a much weaker side.
That declaration. That's plenty for a first innings lead was a bloody masterstroke.
What could that super injunction possibly be about?
Same goes for multiple admirals, spies, generals, senators, ex CIA chiefs - all saying the same thing
So your explanation doesn’t work, overall. It may explain a modest percentage of the phenomenon, no more
And that’s the crazy thing. How do you explain ALL of it?
Obviously I had to change gender for CHB 👍