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In college my practical was to make a tri nitro compound....didnt twig what it was till the lecturer told me not to let the temperature to get higher than a certain value else the lab would spread across the surrounding country....only had a litre of itOldKingCole said:
One of our ‘tasks’ in A Level chemistry practical was to to make alcohol. We were told to bring some orange juice to school that day, so that we ‘could get rid of the surplus’.Malmesbury said:Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….0 -
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I assume the risk is that the islands will be seized by the forces of the International Telecommunications Union if the UK is found in breach of international law?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
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Seems like a weak excuse. If the decision on which the transfer rests on is non-binding, other agencies can't act as though we have already handed the islands over.TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/18872032260445391661 -
But there's not actually any real debate/uncertainty over the Islands belonging to us, is there? And even if some arbitrary court said they aren't British we would just tell them to **** off. Same as we would with the Falklands, Gibraltar and any other British sovereign territory?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/18872032260445391660 -
Ben Wallace (former Def Sec) seems to have immediately posted that this is all fabricated.TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
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Trump to sign “JK’s law”.
https://x.com/rapidresponse47/status/1887241661081702624
Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes.
From now on, women's sports will be ONLY FOR WOMEN!0 -
The self-admitted "pussy grabber" is actually a feminist! Who knew?williamglenn said:Trump to sign “JK’s law”.
https://x.com/rapidresponse47/status/1887241661081702624
Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes.
From now on, women's sports will be ONLY FOR WOMEN!0 -
Thankfully my plans are to avoid the US for the next 4 years - so not my concern. I have far too many places in Europe to visit.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
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No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry
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You mean the way it involved yuppies and time travel?boulay said:…
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.Taz said:
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.rcs1000 said:
Between the wars, he fought criminals.Taz said:
What did he do inbetween the wars ?Pagan2 said:
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantrySunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
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Memory has played us Pfalz.Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry2 -
.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
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Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!3 -
Not again!Taz said:
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.boulay said:
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”Pagan2 said:
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throatPagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?0 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZl8wVhqB8c is the TV one - only one episode apparently.boulay said:…
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.Taz said:
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.rcs1000 said:
Between the wars, he fought criminals.Taz said:
What did he do inbetween the wars ?Pagan2 said:
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantrySunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggles_(TV_series)
Though there is this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9-ylXTixxM
*buffs my Blue Peter gold badge*1 -
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry0 -
I like somebody else to hold it when I'm in a nudist camp.Taz said:
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.boulay said:
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”Pagan2 said:
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throatPagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?0 -
Quite a few Fokkers in WW2. Only they were wearing Dutch triangles/roundels - and Dutch East Indies ditto after May 1940.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry1 -
By WW2, Fokker had moved to Holland and his aircraft served alongside the Allies.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry0 -
It's the 'aim to' that I notice.glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!0 -
Good spot, that uncertainty is also highly encouraging in an industry where there are nearly 3 million passengers per day.Carnyx said:
It's the 'aim to' that I notice.glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!0 -
They have threatened to change the UK country code to:RobD said:
I assume the risk is that the islands will be seized by the forces of the International Telecommunications Union if the UK is found in breach of international law?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
+87877724824
(Work it out)0 -
Weren’t they available to both sides? Although those made in Holland after 1941 were very unreliable.Sunil_Prasannan said:
By WW2 Fokker, had moved to Holland and his aircraft served alongside the Allies.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry0 -
OK, I'll give you the C.X biplanes which had been sold to Finland before and during the Winter War, and which later served alongside the Germans invading the USSR in 1941.OldKingCole said:
Weren’t they available to both sides? Although those made in Holland after 1941 were very unreliable.Sunil_Prasannan said:
By WW2 Fokker, had moved to Holland and his aircraft served alongside the Allies.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry0 -
Some story tropes remain timeless.Malmesbury said:
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?Taz said:
What did he do inbetween the wars ?Pagan2 said:
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantrySunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
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That's useful information, if true, though I can see why it is thought to be a bit hypothetical a concern for some. And comes with other solutions.TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/18872032260445391660 -
The good bomb maker spends more time making sure things don't explode (or rather only when intended)?Malmesbury said:
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.ohnotnow said:
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.Pagan2 said:
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terroristMalmesbury said:Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.0 -
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
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I was going to sayPagan2 said:
You realise if anyone answers that question they may well fall foul of anti terrorism laws?turbotubbs said:
Isn’t it just HNO3 and cotton? Or do you need some H2SO4 too?Malmesbury said:
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.ohnotnow said:
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.Pagan2 said:
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terroristMalmesbury said:Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
1) the process is described in detail in old encyclopaedias.
2) I don’t want to get OGH into trouble. All it takes is one moron who thinks that basic chemical knowledge is some kind of Sekrit!!!!0 -
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!1 -
Who exactly are these 'staffers'?rottenborough said:Sam Stein
@samstein
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4m
Reports are that DOGE staffers are now at NIH
Hopefully more than just self proclaimed 'experts in everything' who look at something, take 5 minutes to 'assess' things, then come out with a confident but simplistic solution.
That's when internet message boards are for.0 -
Evening PB.
Sunset Song from 1971 on BBC4 tonight, comes highly recommended.2 -
Several Scottish documentaries, too.0
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"Tell me everything about this job in 2 days, so the President can make a decision by the weekend".glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!0 -
It was in the name of Friendship and Fellowship.OldKingCole said:
Weren’t they available to both sides? Although those made in Holland after 1941 were very unreliable.Sunil_Prasannan said:
By WW2 Fokker, had moved to Holland and his aircraft served alongside the Allies.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry1 -
Wat, no fluorine compounds? Slacker….Pagan2 said:
In college my practical was to make a tri nitro compound....didnt twig what it was till the lecturer told me not to let the temperature to get higher than a certain value else the lab would spread across the surrounding country....only had a litre of itOldKingCole said:
One of our ‘tasks’ in A Level chemistry practical was to to make alcohol. We were told to bring some orange juice to school that day, so that we ‘could get rid of the surplus’.Malmesbury said:Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-triazadienyl-fluoride0 -
…quickly deleting my Wikipedia history.Pagan2 said:
You realise if anyone answers that question they may well fall foul of anti terrorism laws?turbotubbs said:
Isn’t it just HNO3 and cotton? Or do you need some H2SO4 too?Malmesbury said:
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.ohnotnow said:
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.Pagan2 said:
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terroristMalmesbury said:Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….Pagan2 said:
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the listSunil_Prasannan said:
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.0 -
It's not the long number from the IT Crowd. in LCD calculator it's h2Bh2LLLBLB upside down, which is meaningless. As a phone number it's 08787 772 4824 which does not return a hit on Google. CoPilot is baffled. 08787 is the area code for Orpí in Catalonia, which again is insignificant.rcs1000 said:
They have threatened to change the UK country code to:RobD said:
I assume the risk is that the islands will be seized by the forces of the International Telecommunications Union if the UK is found in breach of international law?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
+87877724824
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Breaking: Grenfell Tower to be demolished0
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I get that referenceFairliered said:
It was in the name of Friendship and Fellowship.OldKingCole said:
Weren’t they available to both sides? Although those made in Holland after 1941 were very unreliable.Sunil_Prasannan said:
By WW2 Fokker, had moved to Holland and his aircraft served alongside the Allies.OldKingCole said:
As in “these Fockers were Messerscmitts”?Carnyx said:
No, but there were in WW2, in which Bigglesworth served. (And in the years immediately before.)Sunil_Prasannan said:
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1Carnyx said:
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!Sunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry0 -
The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.0 -
Take a wild guess. It's the same twenty-one year old nerd hackers he has in the rest of the buildings I suspect.kle4 said:
Who exactly are these 'staffers'?rottenborough said:Sam Stein
@samstein
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4m
Reports are that DOGE staffers are now at NIH
Hopefully more than just self proclaimed 'experts in everything' who look at something, take 5 minutes to 'assess' things, then come out with a confident but simplistic solution.
That's when internet message boards are for.0 -
The local government reorganisation is a good idea. The additional millions to hold elections now and for the new unitaries both was probably a small price to pay to avoid that charge (I still think the timetable to get it done for next year is unrealistic).rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.0 -
Why has Musk gone after USAID? Could it be as simple as USAID was investigating him? https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-20005593650
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IDK, are mega billionaires known for being petty and vindictive?bondegezou said:Why has Musk gone after USAID? Could it be as simple as USAID was investigating him? https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
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Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!3 -
Remember watching that....unmissable tv at the time. Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel. Just starting on BB4 episode 1-3.WhisperingOracle said:Evening PB.
Sunset Song from 1971 on BBC4 tonight, comes highly recommended.1 -
TRUMPSBITCH, but I think the number should be +87867724824.viewcode said:
It's not the long number from the IT Crowd. in LCD calculator it's h2Bh2LLLBLB upside down, which is meaningless. As a phone number it's 08787 772 4824 which does not return a hit on Google. CoPilot is baffled. 08787 is the area code for Orpí in Catalonia, which again is insignificant.rcs1000 said:
They have threatened to change the UK country code to:RobD said:
I assume the risk is that the islands will be seized by the forces of the International Telecommunications Union if the UK is found in breach of international law?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
+87877724824
(Work it out)2 -
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!1 -
I guess the 20 year old intern whose only previous experience was summer camp counsellor will be leading this safety critical update, once he's finished taking over the US government's main payment system.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
Edit. "will aim to make safety upgrades" doesn't scream confidence.0 -
Hmm. So now the CIA is the target of a right wing coup.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/the-cia-is-about-to-get-a-trump-makeover-16fc0cbf
Putin must be pissing himself laughing.0 -
Wasn't it simply because USAID was instrumental in ending Apartheid?bondegezou said:Why has Musk gone after USAID? Could it be as simple as USAID was investigating him? https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
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Our motto is "Move fast and break things".Foxy said:
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!4 -
"Not a good look?"rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.
No, postponements for reorganisations are bolt on standard, see the last couple of rounds in North Yorkshire as one recent example.
Anyone taking this line, be it Reform, Jendick, whoever, should be called out in the strongest terms for bullshit conspiracist wankshittery, they identify themselves as unserious Trump fellaters who are a clear and present danger to democracy.
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@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
0118999881999119725...3viewcode said:
It's not the long number from the IT Crowd. .rcs1000 said:
They have threatened to change the UK country code to:RobD said:
I assume the risk is that the islands will be seized by the forces of the International Telecommunications Union if the UK is found in breach of international law?TheScreamingEagles said:
Bloomberg have the explanation for the logic.GIN1138 said:Riddle me this PB:
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
+87877724824
(Work it out)
I don't need to google that, it is indelibly marked on my brain.1 -
Keir "traitor" Starmer.1
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At some point Musk's over reach is going to come crashing down around Trump's head and then the bromance will be over.FF43 said:
I guess the 20 year old intern whose only previous experience was summer camp counsellor will be leading this safety critical update, once he's finished taking over the US government's main payment system.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
Edit. "will aim to make safety upgrades" doesn't scream confidence.
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It's a silly line, but it could work on a lot of people. Plenty of people in my area were accusing the councils of wanting to avoid elections, and they hadn't even requested a delay and in fact said the opposite (as no reorganisations were planned).Pro_Rata said:
"Not a good look?"rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.
No, postponements for reorganisations are bolt on standard, see the last couple of rounds in North Yorkshire as one recent example.
Anyone taking this line, be it Reform, Jendick, whoever, should be called out in the strongest terms for bullshit conspiracist wankshittery, they identify themselves as unserious Trump fellaters who are a clear and present danger to democracy.0 -
Best place for a collision to happen I suppose?Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
How much reckless damage in the meantime?rottenborough said:
At some point Musk's over reach is going to come crashing down around Trump's head and then the bromance will be over.FF43 said:
I guess the 20 year old intern whose only previous experience was summer camp counsellor will be leading this safety critical update, once he's finished taking over the US government's main payment system.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
Edit. "will aim to make safety upgrades" doesn't scream confidence.0 -
Apparently some Trump staff are already bitching about himrottenborough said:
At some point Musk's over reach is going to come crashing down around Trump's head and then the bromance will be over.FF43 said:
I guess the 20 year old intern whose only previous experience was summer camp counsellor will be leading this safety critical update, once he's finished taking over the US government's main payment system.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
Edit. "will aim to make safety upgrades" doesn't scream confidence.0 -
Exactly. We could have elected a new set of county councillors for at least two years in May in those areas that have now been cancelled.kle4 said:
The local government reorganisation is a good idea. The additional millions to hold elections now and for the new unitaries both was probably a small price to pay to avoid that charge (I still think the timetable to get it done for next year is unrealistic).rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.3 -
What time did the kids starting rehacking code?Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
An unfortunate cluster....or a clusterfuck?Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
Oh gosh yes, I see. I'll watch out for that from now on.Pagan2 said:
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriadkinabalu said:
Socks?Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?0 -
That‘s certainly one plausible explanation I’ve seen for why he started in on USAID as his first target. Notably, out of the bunch of tech-bros who are currently carrying out a takeover of the US government, three of them are white South Africans: Thiel, Sacks & Musk. The three of them carrying a life long grudge against USAID is entirely possible.Foxy said:
Wasn't it simply because USAID was instrumental in ending Apartheid?bondegezou said:Why has Musk gone fter USAID? Could it be as simple as USAID was investigating him? https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbfa1e8-d8f8-42b9-b74c-dae6cc6185a01 -
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
I don't think this is true.Pagan2 said:
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etcNorthern_Al said:I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The majority of homicides (including with knives) are unplanned.
People are unlikely to routinely carry a crossbow for protection. Nor do most people have them lying around.
An effective ban on pointed knives would save lives. Whether it's worth it or workable is another question.0 -
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN3 -
In what ways has it gone to pot? This is news to me.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN0 -
That sounds like a scheduled disassembly...Foxy said:
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!4 -
One of the planes in this was parked, and therefore presumably not under the control of ATC.MarqueeMark said:
An unfortunate cluster....or a clusterfuck?Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN1 -
I really like it. Managed quite a lot on a small budget. Not quite there, but entertaining enough.boulay said:
That’s the one - just googled it and it clearly killed the careers of everyone in it apart from Peter Cushing as I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of them in anything since.CatMan said:
The one with time travel? That was....weird.boulay said:…
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.Taz said:
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.rcs1000 said:
Between the wars, he fought criminals.Taz said:
What did he do inbetween the wars ?Pagan2 said:
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantrySunil_Prasannan said:
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?Taz said:
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?biggles said:
A focker on every page.ydoethur said:
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'StillWaters said:
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?kle4 said:
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.biggles said:
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.kle4 said:
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.MarqueeMark said:
If being an arsehole were a crime...kle4 said:
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.rcs1000 said:
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.Sean_F said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy481jwjljjo
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
#PBpendantry
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
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Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.2
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That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
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Who cares? It gets clicks!...kle4 said:
How much reckless damage in the meantime?rottenborough said:
At some point Musk's over reach is going to come crashing down around Trump's head and then the bromance will be over.FF43 said:
I guess the 20 year old intern whose only previous experience was summer camp counsellor will be leading this safety critical update, once he's finished taking over the US government's main payment system.rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
Edit. "will aim to make safety upgrades" doesn't scream confidence.0 -
I quite like sentry.io's motto of "Move fast and fix things".williamglenn said:
Our motto is "Move fast and break things".Foxy said:
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
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47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!1 -
The easy answer would be sense and competence are not the key skills that get you ahead in politics.Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
But being relatively under the radar but competent could indeed serve a future candidate well now. Whereas someone like Streeting, even if he does prove himself, feels too...current, in the political scene to me. His star will fade sooner.0 -
The burning plane he's referring to was the 747 containing the fake soldiers and the drug lord at the end of the film, not the 707? piloted by Miles Edward O'Brien in the middle of the film.rcs1000 said:
That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN2 -
Brings to mind this (filthy!) 1999 Prince track :Foxy said:
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sGh8zBD4U
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Good evening. This is your pilot Prince speaking
You are flying aboard the Seduction 747
Mmm, and this plane is fully equipped with anything
Your body desires
If, for any reason, there is a loss in cabin pressure
I will automatically drop down to apply more
To activate the flow of excitement
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One of the less (marvellously) dirty sections. (and also the first of his tracks to mention "Diamonds and Pearls" - which became a theme)
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"We gotcha! We gotcha!"rcs1000 said:
That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN1 -
DC-8, it was NOT a 707!viewcode said:
The burning plane he's referring to was the 747 containing the fake soldiers and the drug lord at the end of the film, not the 707? piloted by Miles Edward O'Brien in the middle of the film.rcs1000 said:
That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN
#PBpedantry0 -
Full report.
"Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to VC"
https://www.england.nhs.uk/midlands/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2025/02/independent-investigation-into-the-care-and-treatment-provided-to-vc.pdf0 -
Hence the question mark. I was working from memory.Sunil_Prasannan said:
DC-8, it was NOT a 707!viewcode said:
The burning plane he's referring to was the 747 containing the fake soldiers and the drug lord at the end of the film, not the 707? piloted by Miles Edward O'Brien in the middle of the film.rcs1000 said:
That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN
#PBpedantry0 -
The LibDems have joined Farage in taking that line.Pro_Rata said:
"Not a good look?"rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.
No, postponements for reorganisations are bolt on standard, see the last couple of rounds in North Yorkshire as one recent example.
Anyone taking this line, be it Reform, Jendick, whoever, should be called out in the strongest terms for bullshit conspiracist wankshittery, they identify themselves as unserious Trump fellaters who are a clear and present danger to democracy.
If it’s “bolt on standard” sensible money saving when reorganisations a year away, why has the Labour government picked and chosen who can, and who cannot postpone? How come bolt in standard, merely on Labour’s whim?0 -
Who is 'VC'?Andy_JS said:Full report.
"Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to VC"
https://www.england.nhs.uk/midlands/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2025/02/independent-investigation-into-the-care-and-treatment-provided-to-vc.pdf0 -
Charisma?Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
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I have never heard from or of her before. So a possible John Major bet, I guess. Assuming that 'sensible and competent' has betting value in the future.MoonRabbit said:
Charisma?Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
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The last four people to "win" a GE were Cameron (2010, 15), May (2017), Boris (2019) and Starmer (2024). Hmm...ohnotnow said:
I have never heard from or of her before. So a possible John Major bet, I guess. Assuming that 'sensible and competent' has betting value in the future.MoonRabbit said:
Charisma?Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
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As ever though, I think people need to think more broadly than "what some people are shouting about on Twitter".kle4 said:
It's a silly line, but it could work on a lot of people. Plenty of people in my area were accusing the councils of wanting to avoid elections, and they hadn't even requested a delay and in fact said the opposite (as no reorganisations were planned).Pro_Rata said:
"Not a good look?"rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.
No, postponements for reorganisations are bolt on standard, see the last couple of rounds in North Yorkshire as one recent example.
Anyone taking this line, be it Reform, Jendick, whoever, should be called out in the strongest terms for bullshit conspiracist wankshittery, they identify themselves as unserious Trump fellaters who are a clear and present danger to democracy.
Firstly, sadly, how many people care or pay attention to local elections (not too many given turnout). Secondly, if you're susceptible to it, how far are you down the rabbithole already? Is it just a situation where certain people have decided the government are malign and anything they do is an example of some awful conspiracy? Thirdly, the government will have a reasonable case to make to those who are pissed off now when elections are eventually held in those places - sorry you had to wait a year but it was a reorganisation to save your money.
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Although ATC presumably told the plane where to park, and was therefore should have been at least vaguely aware of its location.Driver said:
One of the planes in this was parked, and therefore presumably not under the control of ATC.MarqueeMark said:
An unfortunate cluster....or a clusterfuck?Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN
FWIW - these accidents happen fairly regularly. We probably only know about this, because (dog bites man style) it's following on from a couple of other more serious plane crash stories.1 -
Valdo Calocane.ohnotnow said:
Who is 'VC'?Andy_JS said:Full report.
"Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to VC"
https://www.england.nhs.uk/midlands/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2025/02/independent-investigation-into-the-care-and-treatment-provided-to-vc.pdf0 -
My motto is "Move fast to evade responsibility."ohnotnow said:
I quite like sentry.io's motto of "Move fast and fix things".williamglenn said:
Our motto is "Move fast and break things".Foxy said:
This is your pilot speaking. We take off in 10 minutes, climbing to 30 000 feet before the rapid unscheduled disassembly. Fasten your seat belts.rcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!1 -
I'd generally agree, but local elections you get around 1/3 turnout, low as you say, and some wards can be pretty small, so those yelling on twitter might be a more impactful number than those yelling about things during a GE.MJW said:
As ever though, I think people need to think more broadly than "what some people are shouting about on Twitter".kle4 said:
It's a silly line, but it could work on a lot of people. Plenty of people in my area were accusing the councils of wanting to avoid elections, and they hadn't even requested a delay and in fact said the opposite (as no reorganisations were planned).Pro_Rata said:
"Not a good look?"rottenborough said:The cancelling of elections is not a good look at all for Labour and stupidly plays right into Farage's hands.
Social media already spreading Tice and Farage clips saying it is denying 5 million people a vote this spring.
No, postponements for reorganisations are bolt on standard, see the last couple of rounds in North Yorkshire as one recent example.
Anyone taking this line, be it Reform, Jendick, whoever, should be called out in the strongest terms for bullshit conspiracist wankshittery, they identify themselves as unserious Trump fellaters who are a clear and present danger to democracy.
Firstly, sadly, how many people care or pay attention to local elections (not too many given turnout). Secondly, if you're susceptible to it, how far are you down the rabbithole already? Is it just a situation where certain people have decided the government are malign and anything they do is an example of some awful conspiracy? Thirdly, the government will have a reasonable case to make to those who are pissed off now when elections are eventually held in those places - sorry you had to wait a year but it was a reorganisation to save your money.
Of course, if Reform is doing well in polls nationally they may well do pretty well with little effort in areas where elections are going ahead, and it'd be hard to say whether 'anger' will make a difference in the other areas in a year or two.
No one really cares about their local council anyway, I've had some political anecdotes where candidates told people to look at their council tax bill because the person didn't realise bits were taken on behalf of different councils/authorities (eg fire/police/town/unitary), but in brief moments they can get worked up.0 -
You make an excellent point. It was the Windsor Air (?) flight that was deliberately crashed (presumably because its radar altimeter was broken).viewcode said:
The burning plane he's referring to was the 747 containing the fake soldiers and the drug lord at the end of the film, not the 707? piloted by Miles Edward O'Brien in the middle of the film.rcs1000 said:
That made no sense. The plane was almost completely out of fuel: any burning was likely to be therefore limited to the drinks trolley.solarflare said:
Wait till they have to land at the airports using the flaming wreckage of another plane in lieu of landing lights, Die Hard 2 style.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Since Trump took over, air travel Stateside has gone to pot.Scott_xP said:
@FoxNewsrcs1000 said:
Look, we'll lose a few planes and passengers along the way, but we're rapidly iterating and we estimate it will take no more than seven or eight... incidents... before we have it working as well before. Only in Erlang.glw said:
It doesn't matter how good a developer you are if you have no experience in the domain you can't "make rapid safefy upgrades". Something like ATC is going to need a lot of knowledge, training, and processes to follow or you can really screw things up, hopefully in safe way by grounding aircraft and not in a dangerous way.rottenborough said:
"This shit's written in 'C', we need to rehack it in Mojo, give me your password and keyboard now."glw said:.
Ah yes if there is one thing that safety critical systems would benefit from it is agile development. Genius!rottenborough said:Any PBers flying in or to US in next few weeks?
Brace.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
·
47m
With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE
team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.
Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!
BREAKING: Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines planes collide on the ground in Seattle
https://trib.al/dSoY5XN2 -
CIA Sets Off Security Crisis With One Email to Trump’s White House
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cia-sets-off-security-crisis-204618974.html
The New York Times is reporting that the Central Intelligence Agency, complying with Trump’s attempts to purge the federal government, sent his administration an unclassified email containing a list of every single person the CIA had hired over the past two years. Security experts everywhere are alarmed at the news, as many of those named closely monitor U.S. adversaries like Russia and China—and could soon become targets because of it.
The list, which was sent to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, contained names of operatives whose identities are typically guarded. It’s not clear how many names were in the email.
“Exposing the identities of officials who do extremely sensitive work would put a direct target on their backs for China,” Democratic Senator Mark Warner wrote on X. “A disastrous national security development.”
A former CIA officer described the email as a “counterintelligence disaster.” This comes as Trump offered CIA employees an unauthorized “buyout” in return for their resignations.0 -
From that list I'd been quite aware of Boris, May and Cameron before they 'won'. Maybe I was faintly aware of Starmer in a 'oh, the grey guy who talks in turgid terms about Europe' way.viewcode said:
The last four people to "win" a GE were Cameron (2010, 15), May (2017), Boris (2019) and Starmer (2024). Hmm...ohnotnow said:
I have never heard from or of her before. So a possible John Major bet, I guess. Assuming that 'sensible and competent' has betting value in the future.MoonRabbit said:
Charisma?Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
Either way - I'm still not giving a bookie a quid on.... the Labour person I've already forgotten the name of.0 -
Are you sure, Cyclefree?Cyclefree said:Labour leader of the future: why not the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Seems rather more sensible and competent than others.
Mahmood says on her website that she is a passionate supporter of Palestinian rights.[59] In 2014, Mahmood took part in a demonstration outside a branch of Sainsbury's in central Birmingham. She said "We lay down in the street and we laid down inside Sainsbury's to say we object to them stocking goods from illegal settlements – and that they must stop. We managed to close down that store at peak time on a Saturday. This is how we can make a difference."[60] The Jewish Chronicle reported that she was criticised for this by members of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council. The report also said that the chair of the Jewish Labour Movement and the director of Antisemitism Policy Trust both said that she had taken action against anti-semitism.[61]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabana_Mahmood#Israel_and_Palestine0
