Some quite disturbing images emerging, of attacks on Dubai towers
Impossible to know if they are
1. Fake 2. Sort of faked 3. Real but from a different place or time 4. Real but seriously suppressed by the Dubai Government
The Dubai regime has made a grave error in jailing people for negative tweets, films of drones, etc. This is going to hugely boost mistrust of *everything Dubai*, and therefore increase hostility to the city in general, and, likewise, only amplify fears in the absence of accepted truth
There have been plenty of cases of westerners being locked up in Dubai for doing fuck all wrong.
The place is not a democracy. The authorities can do whatever they feel like.
'Dubai is finished': Expats say they will leave and never come back as tax-free dream is shattered by war and officials begin prosecuting people for posting videos of missiles
My wife has a friend from years ago, in contact in FB, who is very happy clappy in posts about how great the authorities are for keeping people safe.
'Dubai is finished': Expats say they will leave and never come back as tax-free dream is shattered by war and officials begin prosecuting people for posting videos of missiles
My wife has a friend from years ago, in contact in FB, who is very happy clappy in posts about how great the authorities are for keeping people safe.
"This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
Yes, almost certainly a collision. Air to air refuelling is inherently risky, more so when people are tired and stressed.
Apparently two tankers, which is a bit odd. We'd need to invoke Dura_Ace to find out why they were cosplaying as the Red Arrows.
It's not uncommon for tankers to fuel each other. The rigid boom refuelling system used by the Americans is unforgiving of mistakes, so I suspect one crew has made an error and the boom has hit the receiving tanker and fatally damaged it.
Some quite disturbing images emerging, of attacks on Dubai towers
Impossible to know if they are
1. Fake 2. Sort of faked 3. Real but from a different place or time 4. Real but seriously suppressed by the Dubai Government
The Dubai regime has made a grave error in jailing people for negative tweets, films of drones, etc. This is going to hugely boost mistrust of *everything Dubai*, and therefore increase hostility to the city in general, and, likewise, only amplify fears in the absence of accepted truth
There have been plenty of cases of westerners being locked up in Dubai for doing fuck all wrong.
The place is not a democracy. The authorities can do whatever they feel like.
Why people clamour to go there is baffling.
Tax evaders, people who like to be with tax evaders, and people who just love money. A state built on the Petro dollar. If that's your thing.
"This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
Yes, almost certainly a collision. Air to air refuelling is inherently risky, more so when people are tired and stressed.
Apparently two tankers, which is a bit odd. We'd need to invoke Dura_Ace to find out why they were cosplaying as the Red Arrows.
It's not uncommon for tankers to fuel each other. The rigid boom refuelling system used by the Americans is unforgiving of mistakes, so I suspect one crew has made an error and the boom has hit the receiving tanker and fatally damaged it.
Weirdly, the USAF uses boom refuelling, but the USN and USMC use probe-and-drogue, the same system the RAF uses.
Actually it's quite reassuring that, having travelled the world, been to 100 countries, fucked 10000000 women, done everything legal and most things illegal, a grizzled and raddled old libertine like me can still find a remarkable new vegetable, quietly hanging out in every supermarket. Celeriac
I wouldn’t worry, I’m guessing I will work out how fun AI is in about 15 years. Things come to us at different times, but when we are ready.
My obsession with AI - which has bored all my friends and family titless these past four years, even more than it has bored PB - is now turning into serious wonga
Turns out that being obsessive about technology at an early stage can be rather beneficial when that tech turns into the Next Big Thing
But I am not allowed to talk about it, so you'll just have to guess how I used it
It's not your obsession with AI, it is your constant need for pbCOM to feed your narcissistic supply over the years. That is boring and tedious comrade.
Another day, another, well, we'll see, at Cheltenham.
I come on here and read we are going to deport immigrants - I thought we already deported those whose applications for asylum were unsuccessful but it seems instead as was the case once with tax and spend, we are embarking on a dutch auction to see who can be the "hardest" on immigration. A fine example of what happens when your have Government and Opposition positions determined by focus groups and tweets rather than what is good for the country.
It also seems we want to continue with one of our stupidest moves in the past 30-40 years - there's no problem with taking infrastructure out of public hands but we sell it to foreign companies. Fine, we get a nice little sum in the coffers but longer term you end up with the spectacle of British consumers having to pay more for their electricity and gas to foreign companies who use that to subsidise the costs their home customers pay.
Poor foreign people aren't welcome but rich foreign companies are - we begrudge any money going to the former but we are happy to pay more than we should to the latter - makes no sense at all.
How do you explain so many favourites turned over by winners so far out in the betting at this Cheltenham Stodge?
Correct me where I have the science wrong, Punters back horses down to shorter odds - a few antepost fancied runners have drifted, and won, whilst some horses have come in on the betting in the last week to go off favourites and come nowhere - I should know, I was on them and watched them go backwards as 40-1 outsiders glided passed them.
It’s got to be something to do with where punters are getting their guidance? It should be based on what we have seen, evidence based? Course and distance hasn’t changed nor has the going.
Is mainstream media, alt and social media, pushing some runners without enough evidence, or journalism not previewing races objectively enough?
Might be all of that or none of that.
Mullins has had a right go at Jon Pullin and Cheltenham over the going but the problem is the course drains so well and so quickly you can have the wettest January and February for years and you are still having to water to stop the ground going too fast.
At Auteuil, they water constantly to provide Soft or Heavy ground all year round and Cheltenham could provide that on one of the courses I imagine but the truth is the course just doesn't hold the moisture as it once did.
Throw in the nonsense of the starts and you get a meeting which for me is getting too big for its own boots. I'd take it back to three days and move some of the championship races to other tracks.
I'd also look seriously at having the whole Festival in mid February with the National at the end of February IF you want a soft ground spectacle.
You can't have the three main staying chases (the Betfair, the King George and the Gold Cup) all run on Good ground - you need to guarantee one can be run on genuinely soft or even heavy turf.
I'm sure the Ed Chamberlins of this world will have you believe Cheltenham is an unqualified triumph which, to paraphrase Mary Poppins, is "practically perfect in every way". It isn't and pandering to the crowds to get 60,000 every day through the gates misses the point if the racing itself is the victim whether it's the starts or the surface.
Kemi going in boots on over Starmer having sent petrol prices through the roof with his war with Iran.
I wonder if she's thought about blockading Ebbsfleet and Fawley with trucks and tractors like Hague did in 2000.
Go on girl!
Surely Starmer just says: I never supported this war, but you did - you own these rises.
Some insane idiots actually believe her shit
They need sectioning.
Global oil price rises are all Starmer's fault
That what she is saying.
Well Ed Miliband thinks we can save the climate by setting an example to other countries so why wouldn't the same logic work here?
If we set an example by going to war with Iran and everyone else followed our lead, it would surely be over in no time, leading to a glut of oil on global markets.
You seriously think that. Your off your rocker
Thanks to 14 years and 22% cut in defence spending under Kemi Badenoch Tory Party our Armed Forces are hollowed out.
So let's assume we'd have gone all in, every available plane, ship
What difference would we have made
2% 3%??
Every citizen, city, town, village in this Country would be at risk to soothe the blinking idiots fucking vanity.
2% or 3% would be more than our share of global climate emissions.
It's more about our ability to lead by example and encourage others to step up. Is Keir Starmer not a globally respected figure to whom people around the world look for guidance on moral and political questions? If people saw him getting involved, it would be a signal to the likes of Xi and Modi to get on the right side of history.
What's global warming got to do with declaring war on Iran
What's petrol pump increases got to do with starmer
There's no skill in finding a favourite
Hours studying form can regularly find legitimate handicap winners at double figure prices with enough regularity to make a profit.
I've had an 18!1 winner and 25/1,, and 33/1 each way places horses this week
Problem is it takes me an hour to research a 20 runner race so 1 or 2 max a day
So many variables
Handicap mark Weigh Going Right or Left handed Undulating or Flat Trainer form Jockey form
Mares tend to win at certain points of their cycle
If you are claiming hormonal fluctuations do create barrier to horses winning, does that apply to all life on earth, including humans? Ladies cannot produce their best “whilst on heat?”
Do you wish to withdraw what you said about racing mares?
My latest prediction is, you are heading for a spell in “the toilets” or worse.
Mares in horse racing have decidedly better form at certain stages in there 6 month cycle.
I've studied it for profit.
Trainers are aware of it and specifically run in certain months.
I've recently made a tidy sum on an Irish mare called Milan away. She won and placed in a number of races in an 8 week window.
Back in the day the East German athletes were encouraged, sickeningly so in some cases to get pregnant 6 to 8 weeks before major Championships. The peak hormonal boost in the first trimester.
The bastards then made them have abortions.
Back to horses you'll often find a 6 or 7 year old mare on flat or jumps will have peak form in 8 week periods twice a year.
If feminists can't cope with an excellent way to profit in the sport if kings tough shit.
I'll find some examples in the coming weeks and post them for you to check out.
Another day, another, well, we'll see, at Cheltenham.
I come on here and read we are going to deport immigrants - I thought we already deported those whose applications for asylum were unsuccessful but it seems instead as was the case once with tax and spend, we are embarking on a dutch auction to see who can be the "hardest" on immigration. A fine example of what happens when your have Government and Opposition positions determined by focus groups and tweets rather than what is good for the country.
It also seems we want to continue with one of our stupidest moves in the past 30-40 years - there's no problem with taking infrastructure out of public hands but we sell it to foreign companies. Fine, we get a nice little sum in the coffers but longer term you end up with the spectacle of British consumers having to pay more for their electricity and gas to foreign companies who use that to subsidise the costs their home customers pay.
Poor foreign people aren't welcome but rich foreign companies are - we begrudge any money going to the former but we are happy to pay more than we should to the latter - makes no sense at all.
How do you explain so many favourites turned over by winners so far out in the betting at this Cheltenham Stodge?
Correct me where I have the science wrong, Punters back horses down to shorter odds - a few antepost fancied runners have drifted, and won, whilst some horses have come in on the betting in the last week to go off favourites and come nowhere - I should know, I was on them and watched them go backwards as 40-1 outsiders glided passed them.
It’s got to be something to do with where punters are getting their guidance? It should be based on what we have seen, evidence based? Course and distance hasn’t changed nor has the going.
Is mainstream media, alt and social media, pushing some runners without enough evidence, or journalism not previewing races objectively enough?
Might be all of that or none of that.
Mullins has had a right go at Jon Pullin and Cheltenham over the going but the problem is the course drains so well and so quickly you can have the wettest January and February for years and you are still having to water to stop the ground going too fast.
At Auteuil, they water constantly to provide Soft or Heavy ground all year round and Cheltenham could provide that on one of the courses I imagine but the truth is the course just doesn't hold the moisture as it once did.
Throw in the nonsense of the starts and you get a meeting which for me is getting too big for its own boots. I'd take it back to three days and move some of the championship races to other tracks.
I'd also look seriously at having the whole Festival in mid February with the National at the end of February IF you want a soft ground spectacle.
You can't have the three main staying chases (the Betfair, the King George and the Gold Cup) all run on Good ground - you need to guarantee one can be run on genuinely soft or even heavy turf.
I'm sure the Ed Chamberlins of this world will have you believe Cheltenham is an unqualified triumph which, to paraphrase Mary Poppins, is "practically perfect in every way". It isn't and pandering to the crowds to get 60,000 every day through the gates misses the point if the racing itself is the victim whether it's the starts or the surface.
Kemi going in boots on over Starmer having sent petrol prices through the roof with his war with Iran.
I wonder if she's thought about blockading Ebbsfleet and Fawley with trucks and tractors like Hague did in 2000.
Go on girl!
Surely Starmer just says: I never supported this war, but you did - you own these rises.
Some insane idiots actually believe her shit
They need sectioning.
Global oil price rises are all Starmer's fault
That what she is saying.
Well Ed Miliband thinks we can save the climate by setting an example to other countries so why wouldn't the same logic work here?
If we set an example by going to war with Iran and everyone else followed our lead, it would surely be over in no time, leading to a glut of oil on global markets.
You seriously think that. Your off your rocker
Thanks to 14 years and 22% cut in defence spending under Kemi Badenoch Tory Party our Armed Forces are hollowed out.
So let's assume we'd have gone all in, every available plane, ship
What difference would we have made
2% 3%??
Every citizen, city, town, village in this Country would be at risk to soothe the blinking idiots fucking vanity.
2% or 3% would be more than our share of global climate emissions.
It's more about our ability to lead by example and encourage others to step up. Is Keir Starmer not a globally respected figure to whom people around the world look for guidance on moral and political questions? If people saw him getting involved, it would be a signal to the likes of Xi and Modi to get on the right side of history.
What's global warming got to do with declaring war on Iran
What's petrol pump increases got to do with starmer
There's no skill in finding a favourite
Hours studying form can regularly find legitimate handicap winners at double figure prices with enough regularity to make a profit.
I've had an 18!1 winner and 25/1,, and 33/1 each way places horses this week
Problem is it takes me an hour to research a 20 runner race so 1 or 2 max a day
So many variables
Handicap mark Weigh Going Right or Left handed Undulating or Flat Trainer form Jockey form
Mares tend to win at certain points of their cycle
If you are claiming hormonal fluctuations do create barrier to horses winning, does that apply to all life on earth, including humans? Ladies cannot produce their best “whilst on heat?”
Do you wish to withdraw what you said about racing mares?
My latest prediction is, you are heading for a spell in “the toilets” or worse.
Mares in horse racing have decidedly better form at certain stages in there 6 month cycle.
I've studied it for profit.
Trainers are aware of it and specifically run in certain months.
I've recently made a tidy sum on an Irish mare called Milan away. She won and placed in a number of races in an 8 week window.
Back in the day the East German athletes were encouraged, sickeningly so in some cases to get pregnant 6 to 8 weeks before major Championships. The peak hormonal boost in the first trimester.
The bastards then made them have abortions.
Back to horses you'll often find a 6 or 7 year old mare on flat or jumps will have peak form in 8 week periods twice a year.
If feminists can't cope with an excellent way to profit in the sport if kings tough shit.
I'll find some examples in the coming weeks and post them for you to check out.
Dear Barty Bobbins - you are supporting this war, and all its consequences, for a specific outcome - that many of us don’t mind happening actually after the horrors of January, but we recognise that it has NEVER been serious part of the mission statement, planning or operations or any resolve in the way the war is being conducted. The Israeli security services don’t even believe it ever was. On this basis, is it fair of us shaking our heads at you? Is it time for you to stop holding out?
Define what you are shaking heads at first.
I don't support Trump. I don't support what America is doing.
I do support regime change. I have said repeatedly boots should go on the ground if required.
If Trump TACOs out then he has buggered this up royally.
I have said all along I would not be surprised to see Trump TACO out. Hell, I put a TACO in my avatar!
You did! Not just any TACO - DELIVEROO delivers to Pirates!
"This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
Yes, almost certainly a collision. Air to air refuelling is inherently risky, more so when people are tired and stressed.
Apparently two tankers, which is a bit odd. We'd need to invoke Dura_Ace to find out why they were cosplaying as the Red Arrows.
It's not uncommon for tankers to fuel each other. The rigid boom refuelling system used by the Americans is unforgiving of mistakes, so I suspect one crew has made an error and the boom has hit the receiving tanker and fatally damaged it.
Weirdly, the USAF uses boom refuelling, but the USN and USMC use probe-and-drogue, the same system the RAF uses.
The boom system can handle higher fuel flow than probe and drogue, which is beneficial if you're refuelling large bombers. Anyone who doesn't have to do that uses probe and drogue because it's safer and the tanker can refuel multiple aircraft at a time.
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The place is not a democracy. The authorities can do whatever they feel like.
Why people clamour to go there is baffling.
Give it a couple of weeks and there'll be a quiet pardon.
The raid of a single Vulcan on the Falklands involved (I believe) 21 tankers, mostly tankers refuelling tankers.
Celeriac is far tastier and has chewier consistency than turnip or swede.
As any fule kno, celeriac is also part of the standard flavour base in Germany, Poland, etc.
It's also great julienned as a non-carb replacement for carby staples.
gayLabourite family in the village.But it's the reverse, better performance during menstruation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/celeriac_remoulade_65265
Like carrot salad, but good.