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Who knows, maybe they heard the stories from Iraq and are desperate to say what they *think* the interrogators want them to say. Even without being at the receiving end of torture and sexual abuse (because they expect that’s what follows, even if only in their heads)

I don't have a link at hand, but I wonder if that matches up with the time flightradar24 lost track of the plane (which was some minutes before the crash, it disappeared and could no longer be traced) edit: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/jeju-air-2216-muan/ "It appears that ADS-B data was either no longer sent by the aircraft or the aircraft was outside our coverage area after 23:58:50 UTC."

No idea how long it was in the air after the bird strike. I was lazy and just took the time from the pilot reporting the bird strike (8:59) to the crash (9:01) and concluded 3 minutes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgzprprlyeo.amp Weirdest thing I do remember from the 3 videos I’ve seen is the one from the ground showing the actual bird strike also shows flaps and gear deployed, the two different angles showing it crashing both showing it having power on the damaged engine (producing thrust and thrust reverser deployed) but the supposedly undamaged engine being inactive

Let the conspiracy theories begin… who could have an interest in an airplane crash remains unsolved? Both black boxes are suddenly missing the data from *before* the bird strike until the crash https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr8dwd1rdno

Just a google translate for those who doesn't speak Portuguese... "I killed the hedge mother spider 5 times in a row and the trophy didn't come, I got the mutation but no trophy for killing her, I play on PS5 unfortunately I can't platinum because of this bug in the maternal genes trophy"

Matches my hypothesis, that the Youtube algorithm is a greater demon of Nurgle. It enjoys inflicting despair and resignation on you...

According to my LGBT friends, trans people are lowest in the "pecking order". The group that other LGBT groups will bully and throw to the wolves. I.e. the most vulnerable group with the least friends.

Not normally a fan of “reaction” channels, but I do regularly watch one called ‘The Charismatic Voice’

I don't think the world is fair. Funny thing about rules, laws, legal justice etc. is, it's inherently "unfair". Experience has just shown the world is less likely to descend into complete chaos if there are rules frameworks in place, no matter how much they get twisted, turned and abused for selfish purposes.

Just some German folk music...

Not sure what to think of this... I had such high hopes for BL3, but I never managed more than leveling one of the characters to level 2. The writing and the characters were just rubbing me the wrong way completely. No, I did not expect a new Handsome Jack (best video game villain ever imho), but still... I loved BL2 to death and played the heck out of the Prequel with its own odd Australian flavour. BL1 was good enough for several coop playthroughs in my friend circle, but BL3? Just awful... so bloody awful (the writing).

I'm a very manly man, does that count for anything? It has led to some funny situations and friendly jibes in my closest friend circle (which are mostly people in LGBT circles). From transgender over bisexual to my militant lesbian dentist friend (who already had a stockpile of face masks in 2020, because she had planned to fight the police in the streets, joining the fight against the then Morrison government). Said friends have regularly dragged me to places and events most people miss out on (their loss). Like queer gamer groups (the place where I truly learned to appreciate Cards against Humanity type games), theater plays where Juliette drops Romeo and runs away with her girlfriend, you name it. At some point, they wanted me to try a phone app that morphs you into either more feminine or more masculine features. The feminine appearance was sort of Okish (i'll never feature as a centerfold, that's for sure), but when trying the masculine morphs, they thought the app had broken (apparently my appearance could not be changed into something more masculine by the app, so it simply did nothing) Needless to say, I wouldn't swap those friends for anything in the world really. As for the subject of transgender sports and the fairness/unfairness of it?.... I've often thought about it and probably still am, without getting any closer to making my mind up what I could see as the best approach edit: they once teased me in the theatre, asking me if I didn't feel like the odd one out? Me, looking at the three girls just stated the obvious, because I'm the only guy here? To which the reply from the girls was I was the only straight person in the theatre

Merry Christmas everyone Spent the evening with my dad, my brother and his partner as well as my nephew and his partner. Just to make me feel really old!

Saw ‘Chernobyl’ from HBO No idea how much was authentic and how much was dramatisation, but good entertainment regardless. Not at least when you’re old enough to remember the event unfolding in the Danish, German and Swedish news and you get the message to stay indoors and keep doors and windows closed when radiation levels started to rise…

Woot!

I thought about putting this video in the Ukraine thread, but it's more about military hardware than the politics behind the war...

I would love to spend a year or two close to my family (or what's left of it) Having lived abroad for 20+ years, my trip to Denmark in August sort of reminded of what I've been missing out on....

Arrived in Denmark late Sunday... took a couple of days to shake off the jet lag. Got some kind of bug as a greeting from the cold and clammy weather in northern Europe On a more positive note, staying rent free at my dads place at the moment and he has Netflix. I never had that. Decided to watch the first two episodes of "Arcane". Was surprisingly not sucky. Which I guess is praise coming from me who normally scuff at CGI shows not made by Pixar

Hello world?

….scribbling down notes on a napkin

Unless I become a convicted terrorist, I’m sure my citizenship(s) will stay just fine More than could be said about my old workplace There are plenty of jobs in Melbourne but I don’t want to live there (yes, I’m picky like that). I’ll spend a year or two in Europe while keeping an eye on QLD, seeing if something doesn’t pop up some day. Not the first time I move to Europe because of work (stayed there two years last time)

In the process of moving to Europe... almost finished packing things down for the removal guys. I lost 5kg the last week and a half I blame the stairs. Sooo much running up and down stairs all day long with your hands full, trying to fit your belongings into removal boxes.

I wouldn't call close to half a million people fleeing the HTS for "popular support". It looks like a replay of Taliban taking over Afghanistan with all their promises of respecting human rights, education for women etc. (HTS is nor more no less a terrorist group than Taliban is) Edit: Expect Syria being in some kind of civil war the next 20 years with Turks fighting Kurds, HTS fighting moderate rebels in the south, where they aren't supported in the same way by Turkey, everyone kiling Alawites (just for old times sake) etc.

Looks like the Syrian population doesn't have quite the same faith in CNN interviews than some do... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7kk30rdjpo (skipping parts where Syrian army representatives tries to pull an Iraqi information minister stunt about there being no rebel troops here) "More than 800 people are estimated to have been killed in the fighting, according to the SOHR. According to the UN, at least 370,000 people have been displaced so far - with many, including Alawites, fleeing the rebels' approach. The UN said the fighting was also "worsening an already horrific situation for civilians in the north of the country" From a different BBC article, that 800 number included 111 civilians, the majority being combatants. And not to diminish the value of human lives, 800 deaths is not a lot compared to first time around. To me it indicates more running than fighting? Edit: I would not be surprised if civilian casualties starts spiking after HTS has taken full control. Lots of old scores to settle. Alawites to exterminate, Kurds to genocide out of existence (on behest of their Turkish overlords and backers), any which person first gets called "a witch!" by their neighbour to settle old scores etc... Could it spill over onto Iraq too? I'm sure the Yazidis would not be excited at the prospect.

After being put on display in the last episode, the three kids ends up in the school nurses office, presumably to check if they are being bullied or similar traumatic experiences. Queen Sensei (the "nurse" with the whip) makes for a striking figure (left out the scene where she starts whipping a guy and tells the kids entertain themselves) Airas friends stops by and drags her back to class, where they all get themselves worked into a frenzy, helped by the false rumours Aira spread earlier. She decides to "come clean" and stop the torch and pitchfork mob in its tracks. Sadly I couldn't find a video clip of Aira banging her head against the bench, as it was quite funny Momo and Okarun gets a heart to heart talk, about how he ended up pinning Aira to the ground the moment Momo stopped by. It ends in a bit of awkwardness Momos friends similarly arrives, meeting up with Momo and Okarun. They put on a little "detective" show, illustrating what they think is happening. Fun little sequence with 60's style effects They almost correctly arrive at the conclusion it's a love triangle with two girls fighting over a boy. Only way to explain how all three ended up in the hallway in various stages of nudity This would also explain (to her friends), why Momo seemed to study the mantis shrimp so intensively in the class room Similarly Momo and Aira have a brief conversation, where Aira confesses to not hanging Momo out as the source of evil in school. This is also around the point where the gig worker shows up again (the poor mantis guy with hard punches from previous episode) He looks weird and is covered in a white liquid running off him (more about that in a moment)... We get a bit of backstory. Gig worker is a [$@$@] from [$@$@], who needs currency really badly. His wife died from a disease, which his son has inherited and requires him to constantly taking ****ty jobs as bodyguard etc. to pay for his treatment They try to explain to Seiko that gig worker is an alien, but she'll hear none of it, he's just a "Kappa" The disease is a kind of hemophilia, causing them to bleed to death. The kids take pity on the gig worker, taking him home to Seiko (Momo's grandmother) and patching him up (the white liquid was his blood). Seiko makes sushi for all, with a typical Ayase household dinner to follow Seiko identifies the blood of gig worker as being similar to cows milk. Hence, he may not need to work himself to death to provide for his son home on [$@,$@] Gig worker is overjoyed and we get a scene where an UFO (or UAP if you ask Okarun) beams up a cow and flies away, promising something along the lines of eternal friendship A funny scene involving the three kids, Seiko and money for new school uniforms, followed by the doorbell, where a young man shows up, Jiji... turns out to be Momo's childhood friend and first love (leaving Okarun flustered)