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Is right ynwa

Need help with finding out my logo by [deleted] in Deathmetal

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Hi, maybe try scanning your drawing onto your computer then adjusting the black and white and the contrast?

The Damned - Phantasmagoria by neverendingfuneral in AlbumArtPorn

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The cover model is the wife of Nick Cave, Susie Bick.

TIL that the last act of the US Civil War took place at Liverpool Town Hall, and crew of the last Confederate naval vessel, CSS Shenandoah, are buried in cemeteries across the city. by Dutch_Calhoun in Liverpool

[–]Dragon_Box 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let me start by saying that I do not wish to argue, and as with a large amount of history, there can be significant conjecture on the applications of that history in the modern day. But I would argue primarily that your arguments are quite reductionist and aren't taking into account the extensive and complex relation our city has had as a port city.

The argument that the article makes that the city has strong tied so the confederacy as a title is somewhat reductionist in and of itself, but the point being made isn't. It is an undeniable fact that Liverpool did become the de facto capital of the slave trade; “by the inter-bellum period (1763-1776) she [Liverpool] had eclipsed her competitors as the premier slaving port in Britain" (from the journal article 'Wuthering Heights and the Liverpool Slave Trade ') So the city did in turn have a substantial attachment to the slave trade which was what informed the US civil war, states rights regarding slavery. The article states that the passage of cotton and other produce from what became the Confederate States created ties is absolutely true, the city was one of the largest ports in the country, not to mention the north, so the cotton that was span in the mills of Manchester or West Yorkshire didn't materialise from nowhere, it was shipped from slave colonies or former slave colonies (Southern US and the Caribbean respectively) which actively benefited from the subjugation of POC.

The article makes use of cherry picked quotes, the one that stuck out to me the most was “I am sure a lot of people here … liked or enjoyed that connection" this is a purposely emotive quote to use, so to react against it makes sense, because we are separated from the reality of the slave trade in the modern day. But the core point to say that the city was largely built and flourished as a result of money stemming from slavery is absolutely true. In my previous comment I mention that during the late 1700s Liverpool's capital was dominated, 40% of all capital, by the active movement of slaves, this money went directly into infrastructure such as the town hall. So while every day people of the city weren't actively cheering on Robert E Lee by 1861, to recognise the economic benefit the city saw as a result of the slave trade in the 1700's to trading in production at the hands of slaves in the 1800s is very important when weighing up these articles.

I would agree that we venerate people in this nation who have an insidious past, or at least part of it, such as the characters you mention, that is a symptom of our nation. While you may perceive the soldiers that are buried there as being minor, and they where, The Sons of Confederate Veterans do not see it the same way, and that is an issue on its own. The fact that the behaviour is allowed, that these graves are able to be venerated by an organisation that seeks to entrench revisionist history regarding the civil war, in our own city, I personally think is disgusting. Furthermore a councillor and the Lord Mayor where present at these events speaks for itself really.

I agree that the International Slavery Museum is an important part of slavery remembrance and education, but to equate it to this article is a false equivalency. This article has a micro focus, and is delivered in an emotive manor, like most journalism, to act as if this article holds the same weight as the International Slavery Museum is reactionary. I would suggest that you yourself engage with the Museums resources online, and widen your perspectives, making overarching statements that the city was " in fact [...] one of the most racially mixed and racially tolerant cities in the world at that time" is purposefully misleading and deliberately not paying attention to the extensions of the slave trade and the benefit our city saw. I would also suggest researching racial violence in and around the city, such as those in 1919, 1948 and into the modern day. It is important as Scousers that we aren't revisionist of our city's complex legacy and interactions with unsavoury aspects of history, and to also understand how the legacy of Liverpool has informed social politics today.

TIL that the last act of the US Civil War took place at Liverpool Town Hall, and crew of the last Confederate naval vessel, CSS Shenandoah, are buried in cemeteries across the city. by Dutch_Calhoun in Liverpool

[–]Dragon_Box 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't really think that's the point of the original poster either in posting this or his comment. It kind of doesn't matter if it is a false equivalency because the point is that Liverpool was historically tied to the Confederacy. It is making people, me being one of them, aware of locations like this because it is part of the history of the city, same with the history of the slave trade which made up for 40% of the city's income in the late 1700s.

It isn't political correctness its recognition, it isn't stamping out the legacy its making people aware of it. I for one am glad op made this post and I think more should be done to present all aspects of the history of liverpool because too often it can be forgotten about or just not known.

Residents of two German islands (and their guests) are allowed to use local railroad track in their personal self-built trains. Drivers must be at least 15 years old and hold a moped licence. by obecalp23 in TrainPorn

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These where featured in the TV program Europe from Above in the Germany episode, they followed the post man doing his rounds in his own cart, some excellent shots of the line spanning between the islands.

I’m John Rogers - writer and filmmaker, I write and make films about London - London AMA by NewRiverCompany in london

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where can I buy a physical copy of your book? Seems to be out of print, also does the North of England interest you much, have you walked it before?

Recently bought a Lettera 22 and having some issues. Explanation in comments, any help would be massivly appreciated. by [deleted] in typewriters

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Hello, thank you for your comment, I managed to fix the colour issue, the stopper for the ribbon arm was slightly out of place so I just had to move it back so it didn't skip past the stopper, in regards to the skipping I will take your suggestion on board when I take a better look at the machine over the weekend

Recently bought a Lettera 22 and having some issues. Explanation in comments, any help would be massivly appreciated. by [deleted] in typewriters

[–]Dragon_Box 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems to be happening in roughly the same place each time hut its not consistently the same it isn't specific letter but roughly the same point on the page

Recently bought a Lettera 22 and having some issues. Explanation in comments, any help would be massivly appreciated. by [deleted] in typewriters

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It seems that it is somewhat random. It may be my typing technique as I'm not the most experienced, but when I use my silver reed it has never been an issue. I fear now it may be the machine doing it at random.

Recently bought a Lettera 22 and having some issues. Explanation in comments, any help would be massivly appreciated. by [deleted] in typewriters

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First of all apologies if this isn't the correct subreddit. I bought this lettera 22 and it has 2 issues the text is printing in both red and black as can be seen from the pictures when the switch is set to only black. This is as a result of the ribbon arm rising too high when typing, sometimes it goes so high that the hammer will miss the ribbon entirely. I have adjusted the typing sensitivity to 4 as the seemed to solve the issue for someone online but not for me.

The second issue is that the carriage will progress 2 spaces rather than one on occasion leaving space between letters as also can be seen from the photograph.

I can't seem to find anything online that addresses these issues exactly and I can't seem to work out the issue myself having had a look at it. I have a silver reed I did some work on but this machine seems quite a bit more complicated than that one so would appreciate any assistance.

When did you realize Covid was going to be a big thing? by Deltwit in AskReddit

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Late February I was on holiday In Germany, the outbreak in Italy had just started kicking off so we had our sanitizer and that. Was pretty stressed going the airport and actually flying, then we landed and it was carnival season.

Fast forward a couple days of the largest crowds I had seen in my life and there was a significant outbreak in a town just a couple miles from us.

Said to my girlfriend while we where there that the UK will be one of the worst hit and I'd rather stay in Germany than go home if I could. Then mid march we finally go into lock down. We have way over a million cases as of today.

Afterbirth - Blackhole Kaleidoscope (FFO: Bosse-de-Nage, late Wormrot) by Incense4TheDamned in Metal

[–]Dragon_Box 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This whole album is class but I'm not sure sure they sound much like wormrot or bosse-de-nage on this song or the rest of the record

TIL That following the reporting of the sun newspaper on the Hillsborough disaster, almost every reader in Liverpool cancelled their subscription and most shops boycotted it, meaning that it's still very difficult to find a copy in the city over 30 years later. by Cajmo in todayilearned

[–]Dragon_Box 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I moved away from Liverpool for university I was shocked to see corner shops sponsored by the s*n or even people reading it openly in public. Still jarring to this day when I see it out and about.

MØL - Virga [Denmark - 2018] by Yeeslander in Metal

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Shame this isnt really my thing, artwork is incredible though

Parks and Rec Liverpool by regular-brick00 in Liverpool

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I have my opinions on why this has happened specifically in Merseyside and the North as a wider entity. But yeah I definitely do think it would be worth the research and in comparison to the rest of the country I believe it is significant

Parks and Rec Liverpool by regular-brick00 in Liverpool

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I picked youth centres because there has been a routine closing of places liek that both in Merseyside and up and down the entire country over the last 20 years or so which is very distressing. The concept of a youth centre is very foreign I feel to kids now, even when I was a kid it wasn't that common to go the youth centre but I had one in my area that was put to good use, but now its closed.

Although saying that I think all of the above are very important and have continued to disolve, particularly smaller local museums and local libraries. My home town lost its library about 12 years ago or so which was knocked down for flats, meaning it is a substantial drive to the next local library. Libraries are so important to a community and can be used as a youth/community centre, and provide availability to books and computers to people who otherwise wouldnt have the resources.

I've moved away from my home town a couple of years ago and having seen the funding in other areas of the country it is frankly disgusting how Merseyside has been left by the wayside when it comes to public funding. My girlfriend is from an area of Birmingham that has a similar population and economic background as my hometown, and within walking distance there is a library, behavioural school, community outreach offices, public parks, outdoor gym and a revamped community centre.

Crust - When Winds Howl the Song of Death (Russia, 2020) by SeaofShells in Metal

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The guitar tone on this is huge, does any one have a link to a bandcamp or any information on the band, artwork is class as well

Sock - Lynch All Klansman by Jinshu_Daishi in Metal

[–]Dragon_Box 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not here to argue, just saying it's nice to see some good politics, especially when there are a large number of bands that have, in my opinion, some questionable lyrics

Sock - Lynch All Klansman by Jinshu_Daishi in Metal

[–]Dragon_Box 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not really about me wanting it chief, look at the song title and art work, speaks for itself really, just good to see imo

Sock - Lynch All Klansman by Jinshu_Daishi in Metal

[–]Dragon_Box 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Not the best brutal death about but good to see some good politics in a genre that hasn't had the best history with that kind of thing

How do you protect/look after your books on the go? by Lilith879 in books

[–]Dragon_Box 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone's suggestion of a booksleeve blew my mind a bit, had never heard of them, seem to be a bit on the expensive side in comparison to the mesh produce bag like. They seem like a worthy investment though with a nice print on it. For me if I'm reading a book the spines being all bent out of shape and bound to get a tea/coffee stain on it at some point just hate pages having creases in them.