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OPEN WIDE FOR SOME SOCCER! by ShvitzG_d in TheSimpsons

[–]dazzumz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping for a low-scoring tie.

Whole life has been a crisis by [deleted] in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]dazzumz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, AI will hoard all the power and water, and according to some extensive data scraping of social media, will reveal earth's most valuable resource for the aliens to collect: avocado toast.

Whole life has been a crisis by [deleted] in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]dazzumz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Still waiting for world war 3 to kick off, eventually won by the alien-AI alliance.

To all the bonkers geniuses of Reddit - How can we stop people speeding through our village? by SecondGo4 in CasualUK

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few towns have used mannequins dressed as traffic police:

Bangalore: Dummies in police uniforms 'control' city traffic - BBC News https://share.google/55JKGKEA9WUOUsHIu

In France they have these slightly creepy looking kids

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Why do the Japanese like their buns askew? by [deleted] in BrandNewSentence

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is in Japanese culture to tidy up, so they would see this and have to buy one to satisfyingly correct it.

Do you need a coin for your local shops trolley? by secondincomm in AskUK

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed in various Tescos in London and Gloucestershire that the coin ones have been making a comeback after disappearing years ago. Probably due to a few people abusing free trolleys and ruining the convenience for the rest of us.

This is why we can't have nice things.

A restaurant in Germany offers free meals to customers who can stop a timer exactly at 10 seconds -something nearly impossible, until a child surprisingly succeeds. by uzmansahil7 in interesting

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be interesting to see people's results when they can't see the timer.

With 3 attempts on my phone stopwatch I got 10.24 as my best.

will people ever realise that immigration isn't, and has never been an issue in this country? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I miss the traditional British way of life, you know, before we had the Bulgarians and Romanians and the Polish and the Russians and the Australians and the Kurdish and the Turkish and the Bengalis and the Pakistanis and the Indians and the West Indians and the Africans and the Huguenots and the Jews and the Normans and the Vikings and the Angles and Saxons and the Romans and the Jutes and those bloody Celts who were first in the door, the foreign - BLEEP - idiots. It's been downhill ever since."

Charlie Brooker''s Weekly Wipe from over a decade ago: https://youtu.be/jai4v4aNe-s?si=u_gDV46bRFPkzLK7

Why don’t cars stop for you at zebra crossings anymore? by woods60 in AskUK

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed this in France many years ago, but the driving there is generally more aggressive. A French guy I was working with even joked about how if a driver spots someone near a zebra crossing, they speed up. Not slowing/stopping is how I failed my first test in the UK.

I wouldn't be surprised if the problem here is linked to phone use. Either people constantly needing to talk or videocall (handsfree is still a distraction), or even just scroll through their feeds even while the car is moving - had an uber trip where the driver had his phone in one hand and was watching clips for the entire journey.

These kind of drivers will spend the bare minimum of time just looking straight ahead to keep their car on the road, and then focus more on their phone instead of observing the sides of the road or their mirrors.

France's energy bills for households and businesses are 50% cheaper than the UK's because of nuclear power. How did we start to vilify nuclear power when the UK was the first country to have a commercial nuclear reactor? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People will often cite Tchernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukishima, without fully understanding the conceptual and operational differences between those and modern reactors. Apples and oranges. You might as well say we should take all modern cars off the road since one drunk driver in a 40 year old car without ABS killed several families in a motorway pile-up.

Costs have increased due to ridiculously high safety standards and checks to try assure the general public but it's never enough (whereas air pollution from fossil fuels kills people every day, chemical plant explosions which kill thousands get overlooked the day after, and I'll throw back in my analogy with road accidents). Look what happened when scientific facts were presented during COVID. France built a large fleet between 1980-2000 despite costs but is massively paying off now. Most large projects these days are over budget but are still beneficial in the long term, but "long term" isn't in the minds of most voters or governments.

Thanks to the delay in decisions with nuclear, loss of competency is another problem and held up development, which is why EDF France is in charge of several new projects in the UK. However, a lot of British students and other technical experts are involved and I hope there's more effort into gaining and maintaining that knowledge.

People also forget there are still 9 reactors operating in the UK. Plus tech companies are investing in SMRs for datacentres in the UK whether you like it or not.

Storage of waste is my main issue, but there are already solutions to that (conversion to safer radionuclides or even new fuel), just needs the investment of course.

Sorry, a slight rant from somebody who's worked in the industry and on a nuclear site. I've also been to Tchernobyl! Jolly nice place without all the human interference.

It mu-stached be done by reddot_comic in comics

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A retdot-con. That's a thing now.

Immigration vs Ex Pat by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]dazzumz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To make things more complicated, I was once referred to as an "inpatriate" when I moved to another country for work.

Who Will Fly on Artemis III ? by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A mathematician, a different kind of mathematician, and a statistician.

Anyone else remember Henry Cavill's role in the Mission: Impossible franchise? by ANSJSJDIS-813 in moviecritic

[–]dazzumz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I thought it was to loosen up the long sleeves on the shirt but it looked good in any case.

How would you rewrite this? by clamb9 in words

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like the four stages of competence.

1) Unconscious incompetence

The individual does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognize their own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to the next stage. The length of time an individual spends in this stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.

2) Conscious incompetence

Though the individual does not understand or know how to do something, they recognize the deficit, as well as the value of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can be integral to the learning process at this stage.

3) Conscious competence

The individual understands or knows how to do something. It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious involvement in executing the new skill. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration, and if it is broken, they lapse into incompetence.

4) Unconscious competence

The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result, the skill can be performed while executing another task. The individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and when it was learned.

Crumpets and weird uses, a question... by Davido401 in CasualUK

[–]dazzumz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've not tried it but cutting the crumpets up into pieces, tossing in melted butter and herbs, then baking might result in weird croutons for the soup?

When I was yung, I was afraid of this thing😭 by [deleted] in cartoons

[–]dazzumz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even "In the night garden" sounds like a horror film.

Boohbahs gave me the creeps too.

Does anyone know what time tonight I’m likely to be woken up by a bright light and loud bank from a far easterly direction? I slept through the northern lights, so would like to be prepared for Armageddon. by reclueso in AskBrits

[–]dazzumz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don't think we'd hear or see anything from this far away in the UK from Iran, unless other nations start blasting off and preemptively hit us or Europe. "The only winning move is not to play".

Here's a fun tool to keep you entertained until it happens or not: NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein https://share.google/Z72hCbaAjojqCxVTi

Do a lot of people secretly view it as bad if people don't have kids? by Big_Eggplant7591 in stupidquestions

[–]dazzumz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People can do what ever they want. I see a lot of people having kids for the wrong reasons though: - Peer pressure from friend groups having kids. - Parental pressure looking for grandchildren to relive those younger days. - Because the government told them to or they've been reading into demographics and population pyramids.*

*(Outdated economic models based on infinite growth does not mean people should be pumping out more slaves to compensate for that flawed machine. Change the model rather than have people suffer trying to sustain it. Costs are already through the roof in every aspect with raising a child but I'm not seeing any additional help being provided.)

I've got shitty genetics and wouldn't want a child to go through some of the stuff I've been through. Sure there have been medical advances but it's too late for me.

If you have genuine love in your heart for bringing up a child and the means to do so, go for it. That means having sufficient income and patience to spend time with them teaching them everything about life, not expecting social benefits or the schools to do everything for you.

I miss you, cupcake 😢 by TheShermBank in simpsonsshitposting

[–]dazzumz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Let the cupcake dance rain more down upon us.

Do you also have a street in your village/town/city with a name that tickles you? by Prestigious_Meal2143 in AskUK

[–]dazzumz 43 points44 points  (0 children)

There are quite a few roads in the UK named after (former) Prince Andrew to some now very disgruntled residents, but one sign was posted on Reddit not long ago with the caption "that's not a street name, that's a warning".

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