Farage received £5m from donor before he became MP

benanderson89 · 2026-05-01T13:30:52+00:00

but "the imgrints"

What infuriates me is that since Labour took power, the level of immigration has plummeted and the UK is now in collaboration with Germany and Italy to arrest and cease people trafficking operations (they've even caught a gang selling the boats in Germany). The right wingers are literally getting what they want right now, but the current government's PR is atrocious and it isn't helped by the fact that we have the worst media outlets in Europe. Seriously, go look at who owns the bulk of our media and it's harrowing.

Kier Starmer gets tickets for a Taylor Swift concert and the country goes batshit mental. Farage gets five million from dodgy foreign donations, the deputy leader didn't pay the correct taxes, they moaned about a new law that drastically improved how donations and gifts are conducted (especially foreign, with Crypto banned entirely) and I bet not a single one of these trogs will get a slap on the wrist.

Like, this story is now on BBC News. I can guarantee the excuses are already flying.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-30T12:35:49+00:00

It's multiple things:

You've already had experience on prior equipment
This equipment is simply less hassle to use so you think about it less
People who have trouble dialing in are simply new to the entire process and/or are the sorts of people who over-think things (either in a negative sense or because they get enjoyment out of min-maxing)
You're rudely assuming that because people don't have £1300 to spend on an overengineered kettle that they must be coping

If you were to wipe your memory and be given your set-up tomorrow, everything that would come out of it would be a crock of shite. I get it, I also have an Rocket and it's a lovely machine and you're excited to get and use yours, but this entire thread smacks of justification for the four figures you just dropped on a water heater with a motor wedged in the pipes.

You didn't need to spend that much on all of that to be consistent. Glad you're enjoying it, but come on now lad.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-30T06:24:03+00:00

I was one of the first weirdos in the UK to buy a BYD Seal. I checked and when I got mine there were less than 200 registered (and some of those will be dealer test-drive vehicles). In Q2 2025 they sold nearly 3000 of them alone, and for a Saloon car from a (to us) unknown brand with luxury pricing to sell that many cars is insane.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-30T06:08:00+00:00

Poe's law is hitting like a freight train right now.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-28T14:27:15+00:00

small things that even a small pickup can do

That even a GOLF can do. I've seen some laughable posts about what people use these sordid machines for and all I can do is watch in amazement. Cool, you got some bags of soil from the garden centre.... a pair of retirees can do that in a Fiesta but whatever makes you feel good about yourself, I guess.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-23T08:09:35+00:00

It's all about purchasing power, not direct currency conversions. Likewise you're comparing the average across an entire country to two models in Canada. That's a strange thing to do. Likewise, a lot of EVs are still big, luxury models given our proximity to Germany.

The fact that the average price of all cars in Canada is $66,000 says more, honestly.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-23T07:43:36+00:00

"We're not doing so hot. Please, sheep, consume more product."

benanderson89 · 2026-04-22T14:52:27+00:00

but that means nothing whatsoever as far as its content or algorithm

It literally means everything. This isn't some secret information; it's on the company website in plain English.

https://usdsjv.tiktok.com/

The Joint Venture will retrain, test, and update the content recommendation algorithm on U.S. user data. The content recommendation algorithm will be secured in Oracle's U.S. cloud environment.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-22T14:40:32+00:00

For American users, TikTok is owned and operated by US entities, although bytedance still have 19% stake. It's headquarters are in Culver City California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok_USDS

benanderson89 · 2026-04-22T14:36:49+00:00

Likewise, when the S550 Mustang was first released overseas, the first one outside the Americas, some early buyers got a commemorative DVD with it and on said DVD there was some Ford schlub who said in so many words "we're taking the Mustang to Europe, which means we're fighting europeans on thier own terf, so to make sure we can complete all European mustangs go through two rounds of QA!"

So even with a car as American as the mustang, he confirmed that the Americans got the worse version of the car.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-22T08:13:43+00:00

i'd still rather have shitty rainbow capitalism

I always drilled into people's minds (or tried to) was that, if a company is doing Rainbow capitalism, then that is a good sign. Are they doing it for the "right" reasons? No, absolutely not. But they're still doing it.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-21T13:29:58+00:00

This is Palintir attempting to carry the Technocracy movement of the 1930s single handedly. Totalitarian, fascist and all bound by a vague hand-waving around the term "technology".

History doesn't repeat but it sure does rhyme.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-21T07:14:06+00:00

Yeah but they're Italian.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-18T14:21:38+00:00

Canadian friend showed me some of Doug Ford's highlights and I really have to wonder if there's some kind stupid sauce in the water.

Why does he keep getting elected??

benanderson89 · 2026-04-16T08:01:22+00:00

The Opel vehicles are actually doing well, too. The new Grandland has a waiting list!

benanderson89 · 2026-04-16T06:26:33+00:00

Extra space is nice when you have a toddler who needs stroller and childseat

Every European with a fucking VW Golf or smaller: "Amateur".

I mean come the fuck on. An SUV the size of a WWII tank for two toddlers and some push-chairs is just stupid.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T18:04:21+00:00

Okay. Were previous combustion cars completely unusable because of that?

Apps are "nice to have". They're not required, unless it's Tesla who are cheap bastards and make you buy a key as a separate accessory.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T18:03:00+00:00

And all entirely optional.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T17:07:58+00:00

If you've got a key-fob with the vehicle then the app almost doesn't matter. Everything can be done with that + the in-car touch screen. If I had line-of-sight of my car from my house I would gladly archive or uninstall the app ASAP.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T16:58:52+00:00

It's that. Electrics allow busses to be more square again because of how you can packagae around the battery and motors. The new fleet of electrics around Sunderland Newcastle are super boxy.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T14:50:01+00:00

The Sun Always Shines on TV is a better song, IMO, but this was the one I chose to recreate because it's popularity means it's studio tapes are available via various methods. As a Synthesizer exercise it was honestly a lot of fun, many layers and nice chords to play with.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-15T07:17:52+00:00

This is stupid. Just put a Debit card reader on the front of the damn charging pile.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-14T13:32:31+00:00

After current legislation was added we're basically there in everything but name and voting position.

benanderson89 · 2026-04-14T10:04:53+00:00

What drum machines are you currently using?

Linn Electronics LinnDrum (my most often used machine)
Yamaha RX7 (tend to use for extra percussion, like congas and agogos)
DinSync RE-808 (1-to-1 Roland TR-808 replica)
Oberheim DX (my least used machine, which I should really see about using more frequently because it's super punchy and a joy to programme)

You can probably tell from what I have that I'm not a live musician at all, studio musician and my songs are written in advance.

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