Everything posted by Gorth
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The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
I wonder what thd penguins on Norfolk Island did to offend him, getting slapped with af 29% tariff 🤔 He is probably just upset that hey are more stylish in appearance, looking classy in formal suits edit there is also 2000 people on the island, but no known trade has ever happened with the US, so somewhat unaffected by tariffs (the damage being collateral because the global economy worsens)
- The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
- The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
Unlike Trump, I suspect Chamberlain genuinely believed peace was an option
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Obituary thread
I remember her as the sibling/sister in one of my favourite comedies. Eurotrip is just an awesome journey poking fun at European stereotypes of the time (times have changed, but at the time it just felt spot on)
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier
Hah, so much being the top quartz, you still have to obey the law 😝
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
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I discovered an article about my wife in a 25yo youth magazine
Guilty of the same mistake, thinking you found her contact details in an old magazine 😳
- The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
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Anime and Manga - New Season
Not really seeing anything obviously grabbing my attention these days (and to fair, following in the footsteps of Frieren and Dandadan is no easy task), I decided to turn back the clock a bit and pick up on something I missed in the past (because of time constraints). Watched first season of Nier: Automata and about to start on second season. I liked the first season, but then I also liked the game(s). Both Replicant and Automata
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
Just waiting for Trump to suggest they can solve the problem with bleach… He obviously doesn’t have a clue (Im Westen nichts Neues), but people keep making the mistake of giving him free rent in their brains. It’s what he wanted. He’s first and foremost a reality tv showman and a narcissist. Any attention is good attention. As for the actual subject I suspect the Ukrainian rhetoric of borders back to pre 2014 status as well as Russian ambitions of recreating the USSR are both unrealistic. The former would require Ukrainian troops to hold a victory parade on the red square and the latter train departed the station when Gorbachev led the process of disintegration
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The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
Just a bit of fun from domestic Australian politics... I made the joke in the past that the liberal PM Scott Morrison was similar to Don Quixote because of his perpetual crusade against windmills (and any other form of alternative to fossil fuels) While he got the message, he's universally hated, his former deputy and old party have decided to switch to nuclear power. Again, anything that keeps the poor starving mining magnates in power and keeps renewable energy out of Australia!
- The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
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The All Things Political Topic
Death, taxes and... politics? It was inevitable I guess. Continuation here
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Cinema and Movie Thread: coming 2 a theater near u
Saw a Danish movie that I hadn't seen before. To be fair, it's relatively recent (by my standards). The style reminded me a lot of "Adams Apples" and "In China they eat Dogs". A comment said (correctly imho) the trailer doesn't do it justice (pun unintended) as it makes it look like a dime a dozen revenge movie. It's anything but "normal". It helps if you like "Nordic Noir" style movies and the sometimes over the top dark humour which were also prevalent in the first two mentioned movies. Mads Mikkelsen is almost always fun to watch.
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
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)
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Randommer/Interestinglier/Weirder - now more of everything for the same low price!
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."
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Randommer/Interestinglier/Weirder - now more of everything for the same low price!
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
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Randommer/Interestinglier/Weirder - now more of everything for the same low price!
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
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Bug no troféu genes maternos no ps5
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"
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Anime and Manga - New Season
Matches my hypothesis, that the Youtube algorithm is a greater demon of Nurgle. It enjoys inflicting despair and resignation on you...
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The All Things Political Topic
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.
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
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.
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks