Sorry, I have high standards when it comes to (protecting) the English language.
Which makes it so ironic how often you're brought down by your "autocorrect"!
Irony is always amusing, plus writing threads on an iPhone is pain, always prefer a MacBook.
My favourite was one of my fans obsessing about my correct use of the Oxford Comma, said fan was incapable of correctly using apostrophes.
So what you are saying is the iPhone is a crap....
Nah, I have fat fingers.
I've tried using Siri and other voice assistants to 'write' my threads.
All of them struggle with my working class Yorkshire accent.
So what you are saying is the iPhone keyboard is crap as is Siri...
In all seriousness, I find all the voice assistants pretty crappy and just faster / easier to push buttons.
A while back at work a new software was launched which converted any voicemails you received into text which arrived as an email in your inbox, it caused some mirth.
My favourite was from one my assistants telling me she couldn't come into work because she was ill and that she had diarrhea. The software converted 'I have diarrhea' into 'I have a dire rear'
Trump apparently wants 'beautiful, crystal clear water' now the US has 'just about the cleanest air we have ever had' but needs to protect business too before moving onto questions.
I believe in the American system, which of course was inherited from ours, once convicted of a felony you retain the designation for life, no matter whether you've completed your sentence or not. Historically in English law, being convicted as a felon meant being subject to a mandatory forfeiture of life and property, so the condition of being a felon wouldn't be for long.
In practice, most felons were not executed. You could be hanged, or imprisoned, or transported to the colonies, either for a term or for life, or pardoned, or given a pardon in return for joining the armed forces. It was also a complete defence to a felony charge if a woman committed a felony on the instructions of her husband.
Indeed, but wasn't that more in the later 18th and early 19th centuries? As I understand it, increasing population led to increasing crime which was met with a huge increase in capital (felony) offences, as a deterrent, since detection was unlikely with no professional police. This lead to juries becoming reluctant to convict even when the evidence was clear as they were reluctant to hang people for relatively minor offences. This led to workarounds like "benefit of clergy" and the Judgement of Death Act.
Medieval laws were notoriously contradictory, due to competing juristictions and customary law varying so much from court to court. Also, punishments could vary enormously depending on your social status, and the social status of the person you had wronged.
Sorry, I have high standards when it comes to (protecting) the English language.
Which makes it so ironic how often you're brought down by your "autocorrect"!
Irony is always amusing, plus writing threads on an iPhone is pain, always prefer a MacBook.
My favourite was one of my fans obsessing about my correct use of the Oxford Comma, said fan was incapable of correctly using apostrophes.
So what you are saying is the iPhone is a crap....
Nah, I have fat fingers.
I've tried using Siri and other voice assistants to 'write' my threads.
All of them struggle with my working class Yorkshire accent.
So what you are saying is the iPhone keyboard is crap as is Siri...
In all seriousness, I find all the voice assistants pretty crappy and just faster / easier to push buttons.
Yep they are all shit – solutions looking for problems the lot of them.
I only ever use Siri to find out the time in other cities so I can carry on with my work without googling it. She is good at that. Anything more advanced than that, no.
And why anyone would want Alexa in their house hearing their every word and feeding their data to Amazon, I have absolutely no idea.
Trump telling CNN reporter 'that's enough' says 'CNN should be ashamed having you working for them, you are a very rude, horrible person'. Tells the next reporter who tries to defend him 'I am not a great fan of yours either'
Sorry, I have high standards when it comes to (protecting) the English language.
Which makes it so ironic how often you're brought down by your "autocorrect"!
Irony is always amusing, plus writing threads on an iPhone is pain, always prefer a MacBook.
My favourite was one of my fans obsessing about my correct use of the Oxford Comma, said fan was incapable of correctly using apostrophes.
So what you are saying is the iPhone is a crap....
Nah, I have fat fingers.
I've tried using Siri and other voice assistants to 'write' my threads.
All of them struggle with my working class Yorkshire accent.
So what you are saying is the iPhone keyboard is crap as is Siri...
In all seriousness, I find all the voice assistants pretty crappy and just faster / easier to push buttons.
A while back at work a new software was launched which converted any voicemails you received into text which arrived as an email in your inbox, it caused some mirth.
My favourite was from one my assistants telling me she couldn't come into work because she was ill and that she had diarrhea. The software converted 'I have diarrhea' into 'I have a dire rear'
Trump telling CNN reporter 'that's enough' says 'CNN should be ashamed having you working for them, you are a very rude, horrible person'. Tells the next reporter who tries to defend him 'I am not a great fan of yours either'
Mr. Anazina, I quite agree. The adverts amuse me, though. People gleeful that they can be so bone idle they don't have to get up to switch a light, or manually put a CD into a stereo that they're willing to put up with an electronic device listening to everything they say.
Trump telling CNN reporter 'that's enough' says 'CNN should be ashamed having you working for them, you are a very rude, horrible person'. Tells the next reporter who tries to defend him 'I am not a great fan of yours either'
Sounds like the Donald is in a good mood.
Now telling another reporter 'Excuse me, I am not responding to you, you rudely interrupted him, now sit down!'
I believe in the American system, which of course was inherited from ours, once convicted of a felony you retain the designation for life, no matter whether you've completed your sentence or not. Historically in English law, being convicted as a felon meant being subject to a mandatory forfeiture of life and property, so the condition of being a felon wouldn't be for long.
In practice, most felons were not executed. You could be hanged, or imprisoned, or transported to the colonies, either for a term or for life, or pardoned, or given a pardon in return for joining the armed forces. It was also a complete defence to a felony charge if a woman committed a felony on the instructions of her husband.
And most were paroled on landing in New South Wales. Indeed the development of Van Diemans Land as a penal colony, particularly Port Arthur, was because transportation had become too soft a punishment.
I believe in the American system, which of course was inherited from ours, once convicted of a felony you retain the designation for life, no matter whether you've completed your sentence or not. Historically in English law, being convicted as a felon meant being subject to a mandatory forfeiture of life and property, so the condition of being a felon wouldn't be for long.
In practice, most felons were not executed. You could be hanged, or imprisoned, or transported to the colonies, either for a term or for life, or pardoned, or given a pardon in return for joining the armed forces. It was also a complete defence to a felony charge if a woman committed a felony on the instructions of her husband.
Indeed, but wasn't that more in the later 18th and early 19th centuries? As I understand it, increasing population led to increasing crime which was met with a huge increase in capital (felony) offences, as a deterrent, since detection was unlikely with no professional police. This lead to juries becoming reluctant to convict even when the evidence was clear as they were reluctant to hang people for relatively minor offences. This led to workarounds like "benefit of clergy" and the Judgement of Death Act.
Medieval laws were notoriously contradictory, due to competing juristictions and customary law varying so much from court to court. Also, punishments could vary enormously depending on your social status, and the social status of the person you had wronged.
Yes, it is quite fascinating to read about the competition between the courts of justice and the courts of equity, and the awfulness of "petty treason", especially as applied to women.
I also consider myself to be an eight year old, and will request 50% of the child benefits my parents will receive.
I shall also consider myself a 19 year old, take out a full student loan, slap it into an ISA and, because I'll be earning below the minimum (living on the pension) not have to pay it back. Well, that or I'll identify as being aged beyond the repayment term limit.
I also consider myself to be an eight year old, and will request 50% of the child benefits my parents will receive.
I shall also consider myself a 19 year old, take out a full student loan, slap it into an ISA and, because I'll be earning below the minimum (living on the pension) not have to pay it back. Well, that or I'll identify as being aged beyond the repayment term limit.
Identify as 19 to get the full student loan, then identify as 70 to not have to pay it back !
She'd do well to ignore the bigoted pricks and push through on Labour votes. That we as a country are in truck to ten frothing religious fundamentalists is a national embarrassment.
Offtopic, listened to a radio 4 investigation into housing benefit fraud, particularly prevalent around Stamford Hill in London. Was quite staggering the extent of it that goes on there.
She'd do well to ignore the bigoted pricks and push through on Labour votes. That we as a country are in truck to ten frothing religious fundamentalists is a national embarrassment.
She'd do well to ignore the bigoted pricks and push through on Labour votes. That we as a country are in truck to ten frothing religious fundamentalists is a national embarrassment.
A delicious irony for all the remainers who voted Labour in 2017.
Man Utd are playing Juve again tonight. When they met a couple of weeks back at Old Trafford it was 1-0 to the Italian club – very close to a complete victory for United.
Mr. Anazina, I quite agree. The adverts amuse me, though. People gleeful that they can be so bone idle they don't have to get up to switch a light, or manually put a CD into a stereo that they're willing to put up with an electronic device listening to everything they say.
Crackers.
The new Apple OS has a function whereby you can control your curtains from your laptop. I already own an innovative set of curtains which I can control from my curtains.
Hypothetical scenario - The ECJ agrees with the EU that Art 50 can't be unilaterally revoked, and the DUP stops supporting the Gov't in the house.
What does everyone do in that scenario ?
Disagree.
Bottom line is that we either no deal now - while completely unprepared - or sign up to this contested backstop with the option to resile from it in the future, which would then have, more or less, the effect of a no deal exit, but with time to prepare. And, of course, that circumstance need never happen - while a no deal exit in a few months’ time is otherwise inevitable.
I just don’t get the obsession with the small print.
"The Americans have developed an incredible new weather forecasting system. Anywhere in the world, you can find your address and see what the weather is at that very moment.
We have that in Britain. It's called a window."
Anyway, my multi-aged self must depart for bed/a wild night out/doing the housework/relaxing.
So, Trump impeachment has only shortened from 2.74 to 2.3 on the Dem win. I think it's now value - not because of an impetuous early move by the Dems (though that is possible) but because they won't be able to hold back on Mueller's presumed findings (or if Mueller is fired).
Hypothetical scenario - The ECJ agrees with the EU that Art 50 can't be unilaterally revoked, and the DUP stops supporting the Gov't in the house.
What does everyone do in that scenario ?
Disagree.
Bottom line is that we either no deal now - while completely unprepared - or sign up to this contested backstop with the option to resile from it in the future, which would then have, more or less, the effect of a no deal exit, but with time to prepare. And, of course, that circumstance need never happen - while a no deal exit in a few months’ time is otherwise inevitable.
I just don’t get the obsession with the small print.
The ERG, DUP and others are clearly worried that if they do not get what they want now, then no matter how much time there is to prepare they will never get a chance to get what they want again. It is not entirely an unreasonable fear.
But all those who claim to despise no deal therefore need to decide if they are willing to see this crap deal through, or if they are willing to accept the increased risk of no deal because of the ERG and DUP fears.
Frankly they should - if the DUP are royally pissed off by the Brexit deal then there has to be a chance they will stop backing the government and even, despite current claims, vote to bring it down at some point after the deal is done, so people can prevent no deal and still try to get a GE to take down the government.
She'd do well to ignore the bigoted pricks and push through on Labour votes. That we as a country are in truck to ten frothing religious fundamentalists is a national embarrassment.
A delicious irony for all the remainers who voted Labour in 2017.
I also consider myself to be an eight year old, and will request 50% of the child benefits my parents will receive.
I shall also consider myself a 19 year old, take out a full student loan, slap it into an ISA and, because I'll be earning below the minimum (living on the pension) not have to pay it back. Well, that or I'll identify as being aged beyond the repayment term limit.
Identify as 19 to get the full student loan, then identify as 70 to not have to pay it back !
Pah! I am going to identify myself as an international governmental institution and thus pay no tax at all.
So, Trump impeachment has only shortened from 2.74 to 2.3 on the Dem win. I think it's now value - not because of an impetuous early move by the Dems (though that is possible) but because they won't be able to hold back on Mueller's presumed findings (or if Mueller is fired).
Yeah... I am tempted to put a small bet on Mitt for the 2020 nomination, on the grounds that he’s the only Republican left in office not an utterly craven enabler of Trump.
So, Trump impeachment has only shortened from 2.74 to 2.3 on the Dem win. I think it's now value - not because of an impetuous early move by the Dems (though that is possible) but because they won't be able to hold back on Mueller's presumed findings (or if Mueller is fired).
I believe a point will arise when some GOP members with high ambitions decide that being against Trump is the politically smart move. There is ample evidence from the 2016 election that most of the senior members of the GOP dislike Trump, so there may yet be a rush to wield the knife.
I also consider myself to be an eight year old, and will request 50% of the child benefits my parents will receive.
I shall also consider myself a 19 year old, take out a full student loan, slap it into an ISA and, because I'll be earning below the minimum (living on the pension) not have to pay it back. Well, that or I'll identify as being aged beyond the repayment term limit.
Identify as 19 to get the full student loan, then identify as 70 to not have to pay it back !
Pah! I am going to identify myself as an international governmental institution and thus pay no tax at all.
And I a lesser developed state (which I’m sure plenty of people would confirm), and put in for a slice of the 17bn aid budget.
Hypothetical scenario - The ECJ agrees with the EU that Art 50 can't be unilaterally revoked, and the DUP stops supporting the Gov't in the house.
What does everyone do in that scenario ?
Disagree.
Bottom line is that we either no deal now - while completely unprepared - or sign up to this contested backstop with the option to resile from it in the future, which would then have, more or less, the effect of a no deal exit, but with time to prepare. And, of course, that circumstance need never happen - while a no deal exit in a few months’ time is otherwise inevitable.
I just don’t get the obsession with the small print.
The ERG, DUP and others are clearly worried that if they do not get what they want now, then no matter how much time there is to prepare they will never get a chance to get what they want again. It is not entirely an unreasonable fear.
But all those who claim to despise no deal therefore need to decide if they are willing to see this crap deal through, or if they are willing to accept the increased risk of no deal because of the ERG and DUP fears.
Frankly they should - if the DUP are royally pissed off by the Brexit deal then there has to be a chance they will stop backing the government and even, despite current claims, vote to bring it down at some point after the deal is done, so people can prevent no deal and still try to get a GE to take down the government.
Sorry, I have high standards when it comes to (protecting) the English language.
Which makes it so ironic how often you're brought down by your "autocorrect"!
Irony is always amusing, plus writing threads on an iPhone is pain, always prefer a MacBook.
My favourite was one of my fans obsessing about my correct use of the Oxford Comma, said fan was incapable of correctly using apostrophes.
So what you are saying is the iPhone is a crap....
Nah, I have fat fingers.
I've tried using Siri and other voice assistants to 'write' my threads.
All of them struggle with my working class Yorkshire accent.
So what you are saying is the iPhone keyboard is crap as is Siri...
In all seriousness, I find all the voice assistants pretty crappy and just faster / easier to push buttons.
A while back at work a new software was launched which converted any voicemails you received into text which arrived as an email in your inbox, it caused some mirth.
My favourite was from one my assistants telling me she couldn't come into work because she was ill and that she had diarrhea. The software converted 'I have diarrhea' into 'I have a dire rear'
I hope you didn’t get one from your girlfriend at the time asking you to get home as fast as you can so you can kick her puppy.
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I've tried using Siri and other voice assistants to 'write' my threads.
All of them struggle with my working class Yorkshire accent.
In all seriousness, I find all the voice assistants pretty crappy and just faster / easier to push buttons.
The ultimate fake newsery from the Orange One.
Next week: "Trump hails sunshine despite torrential rain"
"Trump welcomes Saturday despite it being Sunday" etc.
My favourite was from one my assistants telling me she couldn't come into work because she was ill and that she had diarrhea. The software converted 'I have diarrhea' into 'I have a dire rear'
I only ever use Siri to find out the time in other cities so I can carry on with my work without googling it. She is good at that. Anything more advanced than that, no.
And why anyone would want Alexa in their house hearing their every word and feeding their data to Amazon, I have absolutely no idea.
https://twitter.com/ITVJoel/status/1060221717136752645
https://twitter.com/fordm/status/1060222948668305415
Mr. Anazina, I quite agree. The adverts amuse me, though. People gleeful that they can be so bone idle they don't have to get up to switch a light, or manually put a CD into a stereo that they're willing to put up with an electronic device listening to everything they say.
Crackers.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/us/politics/how-democrats-took-the-house.html?smid=yt-nytimes&smtyp=cur&smvar=cpi-article
Not sure why, because on past performance first time Presidents who lose the House but keep the Senate usually win a second term?
Maybe he's upset about something else...
https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1060226286751309829
Can I claim to be 70?
Get my pension now. And my free bus pass.
Drunken lunacy, it is.
What does everyone do in that scenario ?
I also consider myself to be an eight year old, and will request 50% of the child benefits my parents will receive.
I shall also consider myself a 19 year old, take out a full student loan, slap it into an ISA and, because I'll be earning below the minimum (living on the pension) not have to pay it back. Well, that or I'll identify as being aged beyond the repayment term limit.
Was quite staggering the extent of it that goes on there.
Mind you having lumped at short odds to find him 10,000 votes behind when I turned on my phone was a bit of an unpleasent start to the day !
Ha ha ha ha ha – what an absolute chump Trumpton is. What a wally!
Bottom line is that we either no deal now - while completely unprepared - or sign up to this contested backstop with the option to resile from it in the future, which would then have, more or less, the effect of a no deal exit, but with time to prepare.
And, of course, that circumstance need never happen - while a no deal exit in a few months’ time is otherwise inevitable.
I just don’t get the obsession with the small print.
"The Americans have developed an incredible new weather forecasting system. Anywhere in the world, you can find your address and see what the weather is at that very moment.
We have that in Britain. It's called a window."
Anyway, my multi-aged self must depart for bed/a wild night out/doing the housework/relaxing.
But all those who claim to despise no deal therefore need to decide if they are willing to see this crap deal through, or if they are willing to accept the increased risk of no deal because of the ERG and DUP fears.
Frankly they should - if the DUP are royally pissed off by the Brexit deal then there has to be a chance they will stop backing the government and even, despite current claims, vote to bring it down at some point after the deal is done, so people can prevent no deal and still try to get a GE to take down the government.
And to think people say she doesn’t have a sense of humour!
Having bunch of thick ideologues go over the fine print can only end in misery.
It is a long story, but my friends told these very beautiful women that I was a member of the aforementioned Royal Family.
It was an amazing night.
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