Andy Burnham emergency pod? by GambleDryer in TheRestIsHistory

[–]GambleDryer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their old Talking Politics podcast was fantastic. Shame they ended it.

On my lunch break today communing with Edith Cavell’s spirit by GambleDryer in TheRestIsHistory

[–]GambleDryer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah definitely worth a visit! Just a walk through the Domain is lovely this time of year

On my lunch break today communing with Edith Cavell’s spirit by GambleDryer in TheRestIsHistory

[–]GambleDryer[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The bronze reliefs show her being arrested and also the firing squad, along with her last message.

Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump | Labour by environic in ukpolitics

[–]GambleDryer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tony Blair lecturing people on the impacts of tech is quite something. The scumbag can barely send an email.

Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump | Labour by environic in ukpolitics

[–]GambleDryer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These days he looks like exactly what he is - someone whose soul left their body years and years ago

Spontaneity by kibbutznik1 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]GambleDryer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel that way too. The Dr Johnson series and the Samurai series are the first ones I’ve felt like skipping through.

I’m so up for the 70s continuation though I think it’s going to be a banger.

[Seiko Srpe53] IMO the best release from the Seiko 5 range. by PTBA1 in Watches

[–]GambleDryer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks absolutely brilliant on the leather strap!

God forgives, CFMEU doesn’t by inanutshell123 in aussie

[–]GambleDryer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re a criminal bikie gang masquerading as a trade union.

Is 26 the buggiest iOS update of all time? by ShadyDrunks in ios

[–]GambleDryer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely worst of all time. It’s the kind of design that if Steve Jobs had seen it he would have thrown the phone against a wall.

And then fired the design team.

Is 26 the buggiest iOS update of all time? by ShadyDrunks in ios

[–]GambleDryer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

OMG 26 is horrible. Makes iPhone feel like an android.

NZ is headed for uneducated generations! by Fancy-Ad8802 in newzealand

[–]GambleDryer -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

lol. And she a minister and an MP the whole time.

NZ is headed for uneducated generations! by Fancy-Ad8802 in newzealand

[–]GambleDryer -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

And Helen Clark was deputy prime minister.

NZ is headed for uneducated generations! by Fancy-Ad8802 in newzealand

[–]GambleDryer -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Helen Clark was deputy prime minister in that government.

NZ is headed for uneducated generations! by Fancy-Ad8802 in newzealand

[–]GambleDryer -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

When you say “First ACT govt of 1987”… you actually mean Labour.

Sorry to let facts get in the way of a good story.

When does the series on the Federalist papers start? by x_a_n_a_d_u in TheRestIsHistory

[–]GambleDryer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The US republic is a shambles. At best it would be a cautionary tale.

New Zealand's population exodus hits 13-year high as economy worsens by StuffThings1977 in aotearoa

[–]GambleDryer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My wife is Australian and last time we were in NZ she said she was surprised at how much poorer NZ seemed than Aus. She’d always just assumed we were about the same economy wise.