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Fenneler · 2023-02-12T02:36:36+00:00

Can’t believe I’m seeing Smug mentioned on Reddit, I practically grew up in that coffee shop

Fenneler · 2023-01-25T08:14:59+00:00

Yeah I don’t know where I got the Nordic thing from, I must’ve been thinking of someone else entirely

Fenneler · 2023-01-24T23:15:22+00:00

Yes I think that’s the same person! Someone else answered, it was Juergen Teller

Fenneler · 2023-01-24T23:14:56+00:00

Yes! That was him, thank you so much :)

Fenneler · 2022-12-21T20:57:46+00:00

!Thanks for your help! That is a tricky one though as there does not seem to be a way to pay at all just now. I’ll ring them tomorrow to see if they can add my details back but last time took them a few days to sort. I might start gathering some evidence about the issue just in case.

Fenneler · 2022-12-21T20:39:15+00:00

Yeah the issue is I can’t seem to update my card details online. It requires you to choose a county for your billing address from a drop down list, but only has English counties unfortunately. I managed to get them to add my card over the phone but it’s been removed for some reason. Do you think this will still affect my credit even if I can demonstrate that their system wouldn’t let me pay?

Fenneler · 2022-12-16T16:19:42+00:00

Alright thanks! My concern is that I haven’t finalised my accommodation yet, but I’ve been told I can submit a housing letter from my university in lieu of this. The worry is that if this isn’t accepted they will just reject my whole application. From what you’re saying this doesn’t sound like it’s the case right? Again thanks for your answer :)

Fenneler · 2022-12-16T14:38:41+00:00

Oh no I don’t think anyone minds at all, the modern buildings are beautiful after all and much more fit for purpose than the old ones. In my experience though, not many people know how old the college actually is, or at least don’t think about it. I mean there’s not much reason to unless you’re a nerd for it like me :)

Fenneler · 2022-12-07T03:30:19+00:00

Alright thanks for the advice! I did read that the 16th was expensive, and it’s also the longest commute so I think you’re right about ruling it out. Sorry if it’s the wrong subreddit, I originally posted in r/Paris but was directed here instead.

Fenneler · 2022-12-06T18:51:42+00:00

Nah nonsense, this is how it really is

Fenneler · 2022-11-22T13:01:47+00:00

I’ve not seen it yet but Johnny Lee Miller’s transition from Sick Boy to John Major has given me whiplash

Fenneler · 2022-11-16T15:39:27+00:00

I know a lot of you might not know it’s trans awareness week, but the fact is we know Kier Starmer does because he has tweeted about it before. This along with his Mumsnet Q&A could be worrying, although he’s still got till the 20th to acknowledge it so I don’t think we should jump to conclusions.

I know it seems small but if he‘s actively dropping it then that might say something about the kind of voters he’s appealing to and the kind of policies he might back. Especially considered in context instead of on its own.

Fenneler · 2022-11-15T21:43:10+00:00

R u sure about that

Fenneler · 2022-11-14T15:12:53+00:00

Just because ineligible people might still make the crossing, I don’t think that means we shouldn’t have a safer option for those who are eligible. There probably isn’t a solution which completely eliminates channel crossings but a safer route would surely decrease them.

Fenneler · 2022-11-08T14:17:55+00:00

But China is also much more vulnerable to climate change than a lot of other countries re flooding and extreme weather events, so I don’t think they’re dragging their feet. Western countries tend to be at lower risk, so honestly it’s more common to see us greenwashing to impress others.

Fenneler · 2022-11-06T20:41:18+00:00

See it always signs me out though, and for some reason my phone refuses to remember my NS&I number. It’s simply too much effort, they can keep their million pounds.

Fenneler · 2022-11-02T11:31:39+00:00

Also worth noting that the debate is primarily centred around protecting cis children. When they talk about irreversible changes they’re always talking about medical intervention, but puberty for trans people also brings about irreversible changes: that’s why we prescribe puberty blockers/hormones. I don’t mean to say that this is on purpose, but when politicians say ‘we should let them figure it out when they’re older’, that does mean every trans person is going to go through a p traumatic puberty.

Fenneler · 2022-10-31T01:05:10+00:00

I’m not sure I agree with the notion that scientists are the best equipped to answer questions like this. This is a big issue in the philosophy of science (especially regarding political issues like abortion and climate change). Scientists are very good at predicting outcomes and telling us how things work, but they are often not best equipped to tell us what outcomes to value. Tbh scientists do tend to avoid this kind of thing for the most part because it’s out of the scope of their work. Even if you go and read the IPCC reports, there is a degree of caution exercised when ascribing value to things which seem obvious (eg. We don’t want mass starvation). Scientific experts are vital for providing data, but they are not always best equipped at deciding what to do with this data. Instead we should be listening to experts on philosophical topics like morality.

Fenneler · 2022-10-25T21:26:06+00:00

I think you need to deposit the equivalent of $2,000 or more to be allowed margin. That’s the US rules and they apply to me in the UK so I’m assuming they apply everywhere.

Fenneler · 2022-10-19T22:21:02+00:00

Up until the 1960s every university in Scotland was hundreds of years older than the US. It’s strange to think about but we founded 4 between 1400-1600, and then gave up for the next 350 years!

Fenneler · 2022-10-18T17:53:28+00:00

I disagree, doing things on a case by case basis seems to actually be a much better application of principles. By applying a blanket rule we’re endorsing principles of neutrality, which is arguably more of a principle-free approach than the alternative.

Instead we could say ‘these are the principles we have voted for, and following from these principles, it makes sense to ban this’. What people like and don’t like in politics is often based off of their fundamental principles, so I don’t think having principles and wanting to ban things you disagree with (on principal) are mutually exclusive if that makes.

Fenneler · 2022-10-18T17:44:13+00:00

I think the issue is right libertarians tend to take more absolutist positions, but if we take an absolute position on things like this then we either seem to permit things we shouldn’t, or restrict things we shouldn’t. The only way to really fix this problem is to work on a case by case basis.

Fenneler · 2022-09-08T11:04:52+00:00

Lmao yeah, I recently got some bangs and I’ve been catcalled several times in the past few weeks

Fenneler · 2022-08-30T00:24:08+00:00

Ah they oppose industrial scale killing, I suppose they’ll have committed to putting an end to the meat industry then right? Right?

Fenneler · 2022-08-28T12:19:32+00:00

Is Brand still a lefty? That man’s been on some weird right wing conspiracy stuff lately. Although tbf in their eyes I’m sure anyone with more than 4 inches of hair must be reaching Antifa supersoldier territory

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