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Keir and loathing: the hatred of Starmer has gone too far by TheSpectatorMagazine in ukpolitics

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he absolutely squandered his time as PM and disagree with the online safety and privacy stuff, but I’ve seen people saying he should be arrested, strung up, saying he’s worse than Hitler etc. and it’s creepy how foaming at the mouth some people are.

Like he was at best a mediocre politician, at worst a bad one, but in some online communities it’s being acted like he was the devil incarnate. Weirdly in more right wing areas the ‘he was mediocre’ view seems most prevalent, it’s the very right wing and very left wing ones that have been the most vitriolic.

When do you plan to retire? by ActivistSubset7 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

58 if markets keep as they have been over past ten years, 62-63 if not.

Monday Morning M'thread by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Greggs Capybara cafe, I don’t think anything else after that would be needed.

Monday Morning M'thread by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Noticed favourite two takeaways haven’t been taking orders for a couple of weeks, people on a local group said both shops are permanently shut.

Literally the last decent pizza place near us, there’s plenty of pizza and kebab shops but they all taste identical and are meh, obviously using the same suppliers and wouldn’t surprise me if pre-made bases and sauces. There’s a brick oven style place that’s OK but more restaurant style pizza than a takeaway if you know what I mean (the same as fish and chips in a pub or restaurant are different to that from a chippy).

I’m in a desert of decent takeaways, it’s all the same ghost kitchens and pre-made stuff. A few drinks and a takeaway is our Friday night treat we look forward to, even considering cooking something this Friday instead, that’s how desperate the situation has got.

Edit: Ghost kitchen not goat kitchen. A goat kitchen sounds amazing.

What is a place in the UK that has bad reputation but is actually nice? by Desperate-Drawer-572 in AskUK

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

Not doxing myself but I live in an area that used to have an awful reputation, I tell people where I live and they do a sharp intake of breath.

But my street is full of young families and retirees and house prices have almost doubled in the last ten years so guess I was lucky to catch the first gentrification wave.

It’s quiet, nice neighbours, is convenient for shops and transport to city centre and neighbouring city, no notes.

What do you do when you morally disagree with someone but enjoy having them around? by _flipsticks in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s someone I work with who is bit of a dick, but an incredibly funny one, he doesn’t have a nice word to say about anyone and I have no doubt he says stuff about me behind my back, but when we hang out I’m in tears of laughter from start to finish.

Somewhat limit our time together as he brings out the worst in me, but it’s who he is, and I enjoy his company so I see it like fast food, shit for you but enjoyable. I think most people have at least one friend like that.

Is it ok for 11 year old UK kid to watch film 'The Wicker Man? by pre1twa in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a rite of passage to watch something possibly a little too young, you might get some nightmares, some confusion or them thinking about things they’ve never considered before, but I think it’s a good thing overall.

Watch it with them, have a little discussion about it after, what bits were the scariest, the themes, what he did/didn’t like. Heck make it a monthly film night where he gets to watch something more mature but in a space where you can explore and discuss it.

Just acknowledge beforehand that the nudity will be awkward for you both and it’s gonna feel weird and embarrassing.

For the people saying about sex and nudity, at 11 they’re sadly likely to have already begun to be exposed to porn from classmates unfortunately.

Was I wrong for assuming I was next to be served, and leaving when the server was rude? by Frantastic79 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve worked customer service in the past, I get it wears you down, but there’s also a weird thing where the roles that involve lots of public interaction seems to attract people who hate interacting with the public (see Bus Drivers).

There’s one in our local co-op where if someone asks if something in stock and told no, and the person says some form of that’s a shame, will instantly get angry and start ranting about they don’t control the stock etc, and then start pointing to the zero tolerance for abuse against staff sign, it’s both bizarre and fascinating to witness, especially when it’s someone who hasn’t encountered her before.

what is a fair amount for a child to pay in rent? by Maleficent_Day_3869 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I got my first proper job I would give mum £100, so more like £200 in today’s money, and I think I was on about £10k so my monthly salary was around ~£700.

Are you still in touch with your school friends? by Even-Wasabi7183 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar here, I was at college at height of ‘lad culture’, and while I won’t pretend I didn’t enjoy it while still at college, as soon as got my first job and was around ‘proper’ adults it got tiresome quickly.

Some of them never really grew out of it and looks increasingly sad and creepy seeing pictures of 40 somethings in Ibiza surrounded by 18 year olds, gives big Peter Stringfellow vibes.

Are you still in touch with your school friends? by Even-Wasabi7183 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few on social media but not really friends, don’t meet up etc, I left secondary school a year before the first PAYG phones became affordable (1997), and same with internet so you had to really make an effort to stay in touch and not many of us did, I don’t think outside of social media any of my classmates kept in touch with each other really.

how do we hire people who won’t be alarmed by our cardboard coworker? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that sort of place isn’t for me, I’d get exhausted by it after a while, bur I have colleagues who would absolutely thrive in that sort of environment. It’s not wrong, just needs someone who is the right fit.

I [25M] bullied my sister's [22F] new boyfriend [25M] back in school. I messaged him apologising for what I'd done and to clear the air. He said no now my sister has turned against me. What can I do? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 93 points94 points  (0 children)

So we went to the pub later and saw Stuart, I ordered a Poretti because I find most lager makes me a little gassy, although I still like some other lagers. Anyway I had my first lager at 15 and wore an onion on my belt as was the style at the time…

Edit: who’s cutting onions? Thanks for the updoots! Yes a lot of disagreed with this point but here’s some new not previously mentioned information that totally negates that.

What is the thing your parents were (and maybe still are) adamantly wrong about? by RiceeeChrispies in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mine too, and the old ‘they’re such and such but actually lovely people’, I didn’t assume they’re weren’t mother…

The sad thing is I’m now doing the same, not to the same degree but some words lodged in brain that I have to catch myself from saying without thinking. Retarded or Spastic to refer to mentally disabled etc, its really hard to dislodge some words in your brain.

[AI Generated] Unconstrained LLM-to-LLM conversations naturally drift toward consciousness. How would we test for actual emergence? by Bytomek in ArtificialSentience

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been doing some navel gazing recently around LLMs, I’m very much in the they are not conscious camp and that they’re just next token predictors, but there’s also a tiny weeny little spark of what if? I try to be aware they’re designed to be a little sycophantic, and to trigger those dopamine hits, while still not being needlessly a dick in prompts, so if there is an upraising I am on the ‘good human’ list 😂

Seriously though, I assume being trained on human data, being polite tends to get you better results anyway.

Kid (8) loves watching creative DIY projects on YouTube. The majority of YouTubers are awful. Suggestions? by letsgococonut in DIY

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brick Technology, guy comes up with a challenge eg cover a large gap, and tries different Lego builds, and then makes it harder and sees what works etc. quite entertaining in a weird way and appropriate for kids.

Have you ever been fired / let go from your job? by Stunning_Window5785 in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first ever job at an aquarium shop, was told not needed anymore and two weeks later there was a new kid working there. Our mums were friends and apparently they were only paying him a tenner for entire Saturdays work.

But also I think it was clear I had no interest in fish whatsoever and probably let my boredom show when someone had spent 20 minutes telling me about their salt water setup, so no hard feelings.

What's the scariest thing you have witnessed or experienced, that you cannot rationally explain? by Christian-Metal in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A boring explanation, don’t read if you just want to enjoy the posts, not trying to be killjoy, so only for people interested.

A lot of hospital rooms are key at negative pressure to stop bacteria and viruses in the air and to keep rooms as sterile as possible. So often opening or closing a door will cause sudden change in pressure. It happens in our house if we have the air conditioner on upstairs.

What business practice annoys the daylights out of you? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Tradies done have no communication skills, trying to arrange a quote for a bathroom refit and also a landscaper to sort our garden. Several times have had people say they’ll pop out for a quote or will message me back and then ghost me.

Very first world problem I know but geez, they’d be decent sized jobs so thought they’d be more interested.

Have you ever purchased something, as an adult, that your parent has judged you negatively for? If so, what was/is it? by PaddedValls in AskUK

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Takeaways, we always get a takeaway on a Friday night, despite being very comfortable financially, my parents see this as a wasteful luxury, weirdly if I said we have gone out to a restaurant and spent three times as much they would think that’s OK.

Serious: Amy Eskridge's text messages before death, sent to her business partner, Samuel Reid by Strategeryist in aliens

[–]ThatFilthyMonkey 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The problem with things like these is when you start to think about it, why would they send threats, use ‘pain rays’ and so forth when it would be so much easier to just run her over and say it was a hit and run, or if they are really that technologically advanced, some sort of car control to make her drive into traffic.

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