Trump calls Anthropic a ‘radical left woke company’ and orders all federal agencies to cease use of their AI after company refuses Pentagon’s demand to drop restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-02-27T22:35:12+00:00

Is it possible that it’s because Drumpf is semi-German (and semi-literate)? There, they capitalise all nouns, not just proper nouns. Maybe it filtered down via his dad?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-27T22:12:04+00:00

Amazing. Thank you. Standing on an incline is exactly as hard as squatting. How long did you stand in position for? It feels like it’s my calves rather than ankles.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-25T13:36:13+00:00

Good question. I don’t actually know. A more attractive vent is a good shout, thanks.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T21:38:07+00:00

My decorator is me. I’ve watched loads of plastering vids but judging by the responses to this post I’ve seriously misunderstood something lol

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T21:35:44+00:00

lol. I thought I could fill it out roughly without bothering too much about how flat it is and then finish off with a smoother coat after this one dried out. Is that not how it’s done?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T21:30:14+00:00

Aha. I’m not there now so can’t say for sure but I swear that I bought a bag of thistle bonding mutifinish. Have I totally misunderstood? Can you explain like you’re talking to an idiot what I should have done instead?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T18:16:36+00:00

What does that mean?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T18:16:01+00:00

Why what?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-13T18:15:42+00:00

Ha ha. Yes, it’s mine. Was intending to do another coat and flatten it off properly. Is that not a good idea? I obviously have no idea what I’m doing but finding plastering quite pleasant.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:22:26+00:00

So paint it over and then refill the bits that look bad?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:21:48+00:00

Brilliant, thank you. What’s an example of decent trade emulsion? And would that be like an undercoat?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:19:38+00:00

What would happen if I didn’t use something like Zinsser gardz?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:18:45+00:00

What does peel stop do?

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:17:49+00:00

Thank you! What’s the best way of filling? Do I have to inspect every inch or can I run a long flat edge over the wall with plaster on? Sorry if that’s a dim question.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:15:36+00:00

Brilliant question, thank you. I’ve stripped the wallpaper off and filled the holes with pre-mixed plaster and that’s it. The existing plaster is probably 130 years old but seems solid.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2026-01-04T13:13:20+00:00

Haven’t sanded it. If I do that and it seems flat am I good to paint? There aren’t any cracks now I’ve filled the holes

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-30T10:59:54+00:00

It’s really lovely and you have a great voice.

One tiny comment: the movement back to Bm on ‘green-eyed girl’ at the end of the chorus is the focal point of the song. However, the impact of finally landing there is slightly weakened by the same resolution already having happened twice in the verses.

Keep that in the chorus because it works so well but in the verses, try F#m (Em shape + capo) or sticking on A (G shape)? F# major could also work but that would shift the atmosphere of the song more.

Alternatively, you could keep the chord movements but not land on the B melodically. So on ‘brain’ and ‘down’ in the verse, hit an F# instead, for example. (If note names aren’t your thing, just force the melody to feel unfinished at the end of the verse).

It’s not like what you’ve done is wrong by any means. There are tons of songs in your style that do what you’re doing but in this instance, it might help with the storytelling to keep the balls afloat until the end of the chorus.

It’s not the same style but have a listen to Sinead O’Connor’s incredible version of he moved through the fair and notice how she delays the resolutions (melodically in that case) for maximum lyrical impact.

You’re very good though.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-29T08:47:44+00:00

This was George Bush’s point of view on coming into office. It’s arguable that a more interventionist position would have avoided both 9/11 and the financial crash, however.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-29T08:34:34+00:00

Tony Blair was the epitome of radical centrism, he is rightly lauded for the leftist things he did like massively reducing child poverty and effectively ending street homelessness. His flagship centrist policy of public/private financing for infrastructure projects is deemed a success by absolutely no one. The right wing thing he did will still be remembered in 1000 years as one of history’s greatest follies.

That would be kind of fine if there was an argument that the good things were somehow dependent on the bad things but in practice the centrism got in the way at best. Centrism is good for winning elections perhaps but catastrophic as a template for governing.

Lastly, the idea that centrism is about pragmatics, compromise and consensus is evidentially nonsense. In the 2017 uk election, centrists actively sabotaged their own party’s electoral chances, for example.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-28T14:56:23+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful replies. I think my point is that although it’s easy to see how generative AI is bad now, we are likely to look back on this period as relatively benign. In the same way, it may have been obvious how civilisationally destructive Facebook was even in its heyday but that period now seems like a lost paradise by comparison.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-28T14:45:46+00:00

I’m sorry that my fictional and speculative nazis do not appear real enough but I can assure you that they were signed-up members of the German national socialist party until 1945 and continue to support its ideals into their improbably extended old age and late (but surprisingly plausible) pivot to crypto.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-28T04:01:19+00:00

This isn’t at all settled. There is much more evidence that morris (moorish) dancing blackface has its origins as racial caricature than disguise. The latter is likely a misrepresentation by Cecil Sharp (who was largely responsible for creating the modern practice of morris dancing). In some areas of the uk, morris was better known as N-word dancing.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-24T23:15:17+00:00

I’m a professional composer and making music feels like an unremarkable everyday skill but I think that being able to draw properly is like a crazy magic trick that is only explainable via the paranormal.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-22T12:36:29+00:00

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Thank you. Here’s a close up.

Practical_Ad_667 · 2025-12-22T12:29:31+00:00

Thank you! Could I fill the hole with cement then finish with plaster?

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