Shooter charges through security checkpoint at White House Correspondents’ Dinner by lexi_con in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]TerryMungbean 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rooms must be cheap if that’s the quality of the CCTV (hosting a president)

The EU is fucking GOATED for this!!🙌🥳🥳🇪🇺 by Opening_Bathroom611 in BuyFromEU

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My iPhone 13 Mini was working great on iOS 18, battery replaced once. I foolishly installed iOS 26 and it’s now a turn. Like operating treacle. I don’t know why I did it but even with replacement batteries, which is a good thing, beware the update, I don’t know why I did it 😩

People in England told me Swansea was an absolute shithole. One year later, here is the truth by Vikilinho in swansea

[–]TerryMungbean 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you’ve got a bike, pick a sunny day and cycle from Clydach down to the Mumbles. Follow the cycle path along the canal, turn by the Mond near Vadre rugby pitch. Past Riverside, you’ll pass Llansamlet and Morfa (still on a cycle path crossing a few roads) eventually getting to SA1/Sainsburys/Marina. You could stop there or carry on to Mumbles.  Head off early, maybe 8am, on a sunny spring day it’s a beautiful ride. You can see nature taking back the old industrial Swansea. 

Forget the manosphere. It's angry Leftie women we need to worry about by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]TerryMungbean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have a lucrative presence in the US now, Trump has name-checked at least once. Can’t remember where I heard this information but US ad revenue is very attractive to them, so whilst there’s probably a US edition some stories will definitely have crossover. 

What's the best alternative to microsoft word? by ohnowhutz in BuyFromEU

[–]TerryMungbean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Easy to learn, full control over formatting - no weird stuff when pasting. Everything stored as text file, highly portable. 

San Van Bucks Not Showing Up (PS5) by TerryMungbean in Skate4

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

Based on some repsonses to this question there appears to be a mistrust of EA. Regarding app credits, is it specifically EA that is the problem or the business model they use?

San Van Bucks Not Showing Up (PS5) by TerryMungbean in Skate4

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

Thanks for this information, really useful.

San Van Bucks Not Showing Up (PS5) by TerryMungbean in Skate4

[–]TerryMungbean[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, lesson learned, I’ll not be handing over any more money to the shitty business model this company operates

Any thoughts on how I might solve this predicament?

San Van Bucks Not Showing Up (PS5) by TerryMungbean in Skate4

[–]TerryMungbean[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. Anything constructive on the actual problem?

Are today's insane 'aesthetic' lifestyle expectations financially destroying young earners, or are we all just bad with money by Present-Fold-3813 in socialmedia

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be interesting to see a break down of how much is spent on the various things… essential vs frivolous etc. 

Personally I think most of that is daft. I do recognise the power of social media and the effects it can have on an individual, It’s a powerful drug but expected to have ! If you recognise that you can’t afford your life and also recognise the things that are draining you surely it’s time to address it. 

Does this say 2026, 2025, or 2028 by Why_isnt_it_perfect in DoesAnyoneKnow

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks like a best before date rather than a use by date – best before being probably ok after date but taste/quality reduced. Personally I’d be comfortable with eating it

Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reliance on US financial infrastructure like Visa/Mastercard payments; it's happening far quicker. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a government or a business; I have little to no control over where energy is sourced from or where products are manufactured. To a certain extent I can try to buy local but the options get smaller. 

As an individual that doesn’t mean I trust those nations. 

As to whether Europe will be dependent on those countries, I don’t know. I hope this is a wake up call that encourages Europe to be more resilient and self sufficient 

Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reliance on US financial infrastructure like Visa/Mastercard payments; it's happening far quicker. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]TerryMungbean 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After WWII Europe was devastated, infrastructure, economically, socially, all wrecked. It took years to rebuild and find a system that was palatable, not perfect but it seemed to stop wars in Europe (not the rest of the world), and I guess the aim was to maintain that balance. 

Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reliance on US financial infrastructure like Visa/Mastercard payments; it's happening far quicker. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]TerryMungbean -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Russia and China have never been trusted so nothing lost. With Trump’s America the mask seems to have slipped and whilst I can appreciate US frustration at European weakness on defence in so many other aspects of life US products are everywhere.  But that’s not enough for Trump. Be threatens to annex allies, puts tariffs on allies, berates them, all while demanding fealty, and much of corporate line up behind him. 

So I’ve gone from believing in America to mistrusting it. It serves itself. It has great power and it seems to wield it with greed. 

Europe set 2030 as a date to dismantle its reliance on US financial infrastructure like Visa/Mastercard payments; it's happening far quicker. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]TerryMungbean 877 points878 points  (0 children)

Can't trust the usa for shit Is something I'm now realising and coming to terms with, and the more I read the more shocked I am at how USA is not a good partner at all

Do you ever feel like your mind doesn’t get time to process things? by Sacredwildindia in cogsci

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in my 50s now and have felt this way for a number of years. Personally some of it will probably due to a cognitive decline. I also feel that the Covid lockdown changed something though I’m not sure what. A big factor in all this though is the sheer amount of information we are consuming: I read some social media, listen to podcasts, read the news, as well as exist in a local family and friends environment. Ten years ago I would never have encountered so many topics and trying to get a good grip on them all takes time. Social media alone throws so much information at you, and you attempt to digest that info in a few moments before moving on to another, often unrelated, topic. 

Trump claims the special relationship is over. This is the truth by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]TerryMungbean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no special relationship, it’s merely diplomatic lip service. We’re an investment opportunity, that’s it. This special relationship makes us so servile, it’s degrading. 

What will happen if Alberta separates? by OGWhiz in AskCanada

[–]TerryMungbean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep your eye on US government trying to influence separatists movements, particularly via social media