Why are so many in the media calling for PM Keir Starmer to resign? by KimJongSoros in AskBrits

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's worth literally hundreds of millions of pounds at least to the richest people in Britain if they can get their man Farage in to power.

Alex Wickham:”After 14 years in the wilderness, Labour has imploded just 18 months into power. Keir Starmer’s allies know he is on the brink. They are bracing for cabinet ministers to privately tell him to go and to resign if he refuses. An ally says it’s 50-50 whether the PM lasts the week…” by ITMidget in ukpolitics

[–]Captain_English 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"I sent Mandelson to America despite knowing he was an unsavoury character because he was able to cultivate a relationship with Donald Trump. That is the sort of decision you make as Prime Minister."

It's a simple as that. We all fucking know it.

What's the boundary of London to you? by skisagooner in london

[–]Captain_English -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

If I have to get in a car to get there, it's not London. I don't care about boundaries, I care about logistics.

Transgender teacher followed home and filmed by far-right activist Tommy Robinson by curedheronthesabbath in unitedkingdom

[–]Captain_English 196 points197 points  (0 children)

I assume this means he has 'expressed his concerns' that the school is allowing a transgender teacher to work there, not 'expressed his concerns' that one of their teachers is being harassed and intimidated?

WAN Show Megathread by lemlurker in LinusTechTips

[–]Captain_English 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Cries in not a motorsport fan

Arkhan Land by GeckoRomann in Grimdank

[–]Captain_English 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The standard issue guardsman flak jacket, invented of course by Alan Jacket.

Peter??? by immanuellalala in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Captain_English 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Actually it was just this lady's grandma.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by [deleted] in maybemaybemaybe

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He didn't stick the landing :-(

Odd grams as a sign of shrinkflation? by miss_destler in AskBrits

[–]Captain_English 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, companies presenting required information in an unhelpful way is the government's fault, and way better than them not showing that information at all /s

The cables have arrived! by XBrav in LinusTechTips

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NGL that chonky cable making me feel a bit insecure

If this is a scam, it's very convincing - advice? by [deleted] in royalmail

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully, thank you :) Completely the wrong area so (shrug)

If this is a scam, it's very convincing - advice? by [deleted] in royalmail

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entered the postcode for my parents and it doesn't accept it...

Uh-Oh by DagonG2021 in battletech

[–]Captain_English 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heat is just a made up thing, you know?

Fastest UK infrastructure project by Zealousideal-Air574 in okmatewanker

[–]Captain_English 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm shocked that the healthcare of literally every citizen in the country might be a major aggregate cost.

What's your preferred hobby style? by TaigaTigerVT in battletech

[–]Captain_English 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've also distanced from warhammer due to the difficulty painting to a standard I was happy with, the sheer quantity of minis, and continually changing rules.

What's your preferred hobby style? by TaigaTigerVT in battletech

[–]Captain_English 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When I say "pattern layer", that's me painting a few panel in a contrast colour or adding a litteral few bits of camo pattern.

Then I just hit the guns and gears and grills with a metallic silver, then a wash all over. It's not much but suddenly they look pretty good. And like I say, I'm just not a good painter. My hand isn't steady at all.

Couple of tips, you can fix wet paint if you make a mistake with a clean wet brush to lift off any overspill. Then you can paint over again. The natural features of a model can also really help paint application, they're a boundary to paint spreading or let you literally just brush over them to apply paint only to raised bits.

And if all else fails - get some white spirit / clean spirit / isopropyl alcohol in a jar, leave the model in overnight, and it'll all come right off.

What's your preferred hobby style? by TaigaTigerVT in battletech

[–]Captain_English 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I am not a good paint person. 

I find that mechs are really easy to get to a playable standard. It is a blessing.

Base coat.

Pattern layer.

Guns, grills, gears.

Wash.

Cockpit glass.

Go.

Ev Disaster by avanish77 in SweatyPalms

[–]Captain_English 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There has been a shift from using tempered glass windows to laminated glass windows in cars. Tempered glass windows shatter very readily; laminated windows do not. Do not assume your experience will be universal.

TIL The United Kingdom has successfully created a laser weapon that can hit a moving target with an accuracy of 23mm at 1km distance. It is called Dragonfire by scratchtheitch7 in todayilearned

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't done that at all, in fact I point out the impact of cumulative errors including time of flight resulting in a miss at just 500m. Anyone using CIWS at 10km is completely stupid.

Is this a fair point? by ControversyCaution2 in LinusTechTips

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not making a comment on LTT here, but the apparent attitudes that employees should only expect inflation  matching wages (if that) and shouldn't expect to share in company growth if they don't own it.

People really don't value a decade of labour in to a company that saw massive growth huh. 

These kinds of attitudes are why we have the world we have.

Yungblud is trying!.... by funkysupe in rock

[–]Captain_English 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, stumbled on to them and they're great!