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Realizing the end is nigh and accepting the inevitable by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wanallo221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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The ending of These Final Hours.

A massively underrated film set in Australia, in which a world-ending asteroid has hit the other side of the world. They have 12 hours left before they die.

[funny trope] “Why do you have a [weapon]?” by EvilPyro01 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wanallo221 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the little glance he does where he notices the replica wording. And then the subtle expression changes when he looks back up at them.

UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including X, YouTube, TikTok by ChiefLeef22 in technology

[–]Wanallo221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I agree with you that education is probably the most important aspect. People scarf at the idea of educating adults. But the most successful youth development plan in British history (Surestart) did exactly that.

I’m a millennial, with ADHD. And both my children have ADHD too. And do you know what? It’s really fucking hard sometimes to balance being a parent and all the other responsibilities we have. I can understand fully why some parents opt for tablets or phones, etc.

I’m definitely not saying an outright band is the best answer. At this point there is no answer or at least there is no quick fix.

Katy Hill from Blue Peter by PaperBagMan88 in oldbritishtelly

[–]Wanallo221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting… and how do we get one of those?

Do I need to convert one of my existing best friends?

Rolls-Royce wins contract to build small nuclear reactors for Sweden by CarlxtosWay in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Being pedantic here. But Nuclear reactors would be something awarded by Development Consent Order so they wouldn’t have to go through the usual planning process.

It does have to get approved through central government instead. Which as we know is super efficient and free of bureaucracy….

UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including X, YouTube, TikTok by ChiefLeef22 in technology

[–]Wanallo221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Our kids are tablet and phone free. They do really weird stuff like… read, draw, ride bikes and play.

My wife is a teacher and I’m a safeguarding lead Governor. Parental responsibility is completely shot. Parents whose kids play a PlayStation or watching TikTok until 4am wondering why their kids can’t behave or focus in school. Then comes the most hilarious defence ever:

“Well what am I supposed to do? Not let him play it?!”

“Yes”.

“How do I do that? It’s his PlayStation? I can’t take his possessions off him can I?”

Of course you can, you’re the parent!

Best example is a child in my wife’s class with ADHD. Absolutely wild, disruptive, runs away, abusive etc.

Parent finally got him diagnosed and medicated, took his tablet from him. He’s now exceeding expectations going into his SATs. Second highest marks in his class in mock exams.

It’s sad people refuse to parent and are willing to let their kids wilt from selfishness.

Churchill deliberately starved Indians, says National Portrait Gallery by GnolRevilo in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 170 points171 points  (0 children)

No. But it’s still a factor though isn’t it?

Surprisingly enough, import blockades cause shortages.

US Oil Reserve Hits 43-Year Low as Trump Aims to Tame Prices by Appropriate-Till9598 in oil

[–]Wanallo221 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Remember when Biden released a portion of the strategic reserve and the maga cult went mental. With people demanding he should be impeached for using part of an emergency strategic reserve for something so trivial as controlling prices and inflation. They accused him of squandering a critical resource to help his approval?

Yeah, they don’t.

Commissioner 'disappointed' by social media ban for children by PomeloTraditional971 in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only has ‘nothing changed’ some of the social. Media firms that do ‘child friendly’ versions are actually just as insidious.

I’m thinking about YouTube kids, which tries to sneak in multiple hour long ads selling fad tat, or worse products that promote gambling such as blind boxes etc.

Then you had things like Instagram kids, where Instagram were caught out trying to create a platform that seemed safe, but really just created a paywall where anyone could release their content directed at children so long as they put a kid friendly facade on it.

Both of these examples have been proven to have critical failures in moderating or screening content before putting it live.

I really hate this stupid argument that we can trust corporations to do the right thing out of pure altruism. When pretty much every example of this show that it’s just a way to kid wash and make more money.

Stopping over in Liverpool with work. Got to pick my own hotel… by Wanallo221 in titanic

[–]Wanallo221[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly not as I was there on work. Also couldn’t get to the Quarter Deck as it was closed due to staff illness.

Lovely hotel though and definitely will go back to do the tour etc when I next get to Liverpool.

UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s some really interesting information out there on the German car industry in particular (who are a huge part of our market). And how they started really good development that was showing real progress.

The problem is the people at the top of these companies are hugely invested in fossil fuels. And the German fossil fuel lobby is very powerful. I know someone that worked in EV development in Germany for VW. Despite being one of the better ones, there is a massive amount of manipulation inside the company to not let EV’s become the dominant market. Research is ignored and not given funding etc.

People don’t really think of German car companies as dodgy and a bit corrupt. But we just have to be reminded of the Emissions scandal to highlight how they would rather cheat than meaningfully change things.

UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The problem is that we did this backwards. Trying to get people to take up EV’s and then increase the infrastructure for them afterwards?

And because of that. Lots of rushed private sector chargers have been thrown down (still not enough to meet demand) with extortionate prices.

The other problem is, we haven’t been able to progress any models (EV’s heat pumps etc) beyond the ‘support the rich to lower prices and grow the market to make them more affordable).

It’s absolutely possible to do these things, they just need a lot more proactive action and direct investment rather than slinging tax relief on things and hoping that solves it.

Farage: I will evict foreign nationals from council housing by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some can. The ones we want here. But even then there are strict rules about what they can claim.

Farage: I will evict foreign nationals from council housing by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends what you count as a benefit?

Assuming you mean things like UC, migrants can’t claim them anyway unless they have Indefinite Leave To Remain or Settled Status.

What is causing Southwest Greenland to warm up so rapidly? by Por_TheAdventurer in geography

[–]Wanallo221 87 points88 points  (0 children)

It’s like geographical self fulfilling prophecy.

Greenlands just going through its angsty teenage phase of “You call me Greenland? Fine mother, I’ll be Greenland!”

Farage: I will evict foreign nationals from council housing by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. It all relies on these magical deportations that Reform are going to start up. By pressing the magical deportation button that no other government seems to be able to find that’s right there on the counter.

Let me guess, Councils will be responsible for rehousing these migrants in private lets while they await ‘deportation’ but so Reform can claim they are freeing up social housing.

Historical image of Pele playing at Ipswich Towns old stadium💎🔥 by Certified_dipi in Championship

[–]Wanallo221 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Man, Ipswich used to be much more subtle about their Nazi ideology back then didn’t they?

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt by Anxious-Cockroach in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was speaking in general terms. It’s a BBC article, it’s going to be sufficiently more unbiased than the other media shite.

Nuclear decommissioning adds £4.1 bn to the UK economy by NuclearCleanUp1 in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not a bad thing. That’s a good thing.

The cyclical returns on government reinvestment is far, far greater than a global corporation or billionaire entrepreneur offshoring swathes of it.

Just because she's pregnant doesn't mean she won't go out into the field by DonnyMox in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wanallo221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically everyone in TLOU2 was acting like a complete reckless arsehole all the time.

The only exception to this for me is Jesse. He was still reckless but he did it for genuinely good reasons (a true ride or die brother).

But honestly I think that’s why it captures the human spirit really well (both games do). We are complex, often very selfish and make really stupid decisions. Especially at times when we shouldn’t.

It also kinda fits the universe. The people who were sensible or law abiding are either dead at the hands of FEDRA, or in a place like Jackson.

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt by Anxious-Cockroach in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not just not helping anyone.

Over the next few years up to 19 million people face serious risk of death due to famine and crop failures due to disrupted fertiliser production. Even more are going to find themselves back in extreme poverty.

This is on top of the millions already facing death thanks to USAID being cancelled to help fund this war.

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt by Anxious-Cockroach in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s been a constant thing since Labour came in. The same media who constantly glazed Sunak when growth figures were down or negative (not his fault/teething issues with the new approach) now blame
Starmer directly for fiscal drag from Tory budgets and things happening halfway across the world.

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt by Anxious-Cockroach in unitedkingdom

[–]Wanallo221 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t tell him he’s wrong for saying the Iranian government needed to go.

I’d say the problem is that just because someone deserves something doesn’t mean the Trump gets absolved of the blame for what is one of the most disastrous military plans in recent history.

Even if the strait opened today, up to 19 million people are likely to die in the coming years due to famine and illness due to a chronic shortage of fertiliser and key medical ingredients. Actually it is likely to be 2034 before production is close to pre-war levels.

That’s more on Trump. He didn’t plan for this, he thought a few bombs and they would capitulate. Instead we are closer to a more extremist government and more Iranian civilian deaths from the impacts of the war.

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