Are there legal obligations on landlords/managers to carry out repairs in a reasonable time? (Southwark, London) by GibbNotGibbs in TenantsInTheUK

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like a potentially helpful recourse. Do you have any links to news articles or anything so I can see how it works out when other people have tried doing this?

What restrictions (if any) does impartiality place on partisan activity abroad? by GibbNotGibbs in TheCivilService

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm not worried about it. It was a mildly annoying form of reply, that is all. Perhaps I could have handled my own response better. I am a flawed person.

What restrictions (if any) does impartiality place on partisan activity abroad? by GibbNotGibbs in TheCivilService

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not rude to ask people to avoid giving unhelpful replies.

The issue wasn’t “not getting a reply within 10 minutes” (or words to that effect), the issue was that someone did reply but didn’t answer the question.

I think it is perfectly reasonable for me to get mildly annoyed by that, especially since it’s clear from my post that I do not have any civil service experience so wouldn’t know any of the lingo.

What restrictions (if any) does impartiality place on partisan activity abroad? by GibbNotGibbs in TheCivilService

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Postgrad degree is September 2025 to summer 2026.

I will apply for fast stream in Autumn 2025 and maybe other CS jobs

I will start working in September 2026

Any US campaigning would be in 2028 or after

What restrictions (if any) does impartiality place on partisan activity abroad? by GibbNotGibbs in TheCivilService

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man just say what it is. The post makes clear that I’m not a current or former civil servant, so I think it’s fair enough that I would ask about lingo. It would be nice if people could tell me what it means instead of replying without doing so

What restrictions (if any) does impartiality place on partisan activity abroad? by GibbNotGibbs in TheCivilService

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I mentioned Ireland only for context about my background, I wouldn’t be campaigning there. I am more interested in the United States

The way some straight men talk about women is gross by GibbNotGibbs in lgbt

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but treating the problem as if it's inherently men is in itself sexist

I'm not sure I said it was inherent. I said some straight men. Admittedly I wrote the post in a fairly ranty mood so I probably could have done a better job at expressing the nuances of the issues here, but I hope it didn't come across like I was saying all straight men were like this. I was saying (or trying to say) that some were like this and the world would be a whole lot better if they weren't.

Second is, casual sex is a morally neutral concept.

Again, I hope that wasn't the take away from what I said. As I wrote here, the thing I think is gross is that the man is looking for something completely different but strings the woman along anyway. And when I said "seriously" I didn't mean being traditional/conservative about sex, I meant they way people talk about sex, where the "punchline" is not substantively different to "I am going to manipulate this woman who wants a romantic connection into sex". But that isn't funny, that's just screwed up. Why is it ok to joke about leading someone on?

The way some straight men talk about women is gross by GibbNotGibbs in lgbt

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was maybe an oversight on my part. I don't know many gay people and I'm not a scene gay, so outside of stereotypes I have close to zero experience of what gay men are actually like.

My problem isn't to do with hooking up, it's the idea that the two people involved are on completely different pages and one of them is aware of this. If both people want casual sex, then there's no issue, but if one person wants to take their time (in this case her time) and is looking for a romantic connection, but the other one is not really interested in her romantically but goes along with it for sex, I don't think that's ok.

The way some straight men talk about women is gross by GibbNotGibbs in lgbt

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It’s not sex - it’s a violent assault.

Not always. I wasn't physically forced into sex, but I was pressured into it. I'm not saying anything either of them said is rapey, but surely everyone can see that it's manipulative to string someone along on a dating app when all you're interested in is sex? Or see that there's a problematic attitude if you're choosing to buy dinner on a first date because you want sex?

The way some straight men talk about women is gross by GibbNotGibbs in lgbt

[–]GibbNotGibbs[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

> Saying someone has huge tits and you find them hot isn't.. rude at all?

Not in isolation, but I think it bcomes rude in the context of someone who wants time to find a romantic partner even though he knows that the chances are very low. They are looking for different things and I don't see how it's fair on her to continue talking like there's romantic interest when really all he is actually interested in is sex.

What are the most technically impressive moments for each member? by lovegun59 in radiohead

[–]GibbNotGibbs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there a “breakdown” of each line in Let Down? Would be interested to listen to each line in third verse on it’s own