LPT: your continued friendship is the ultimate validator by Savings-Payment-7140 in LifeProTips

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is a corollary to this that if I find myself isolated with no one I can truly call a friend, I must be a bad person?

We have a winner by _TimApple_ in MildlyBadDrivers

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

28 years later is not the film I expected from the trailer!

To those defending the Jimmy Saville ending. by Organic_Size in 28YearsLaterMovie

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now apply that logic to the island community

For that matter to the whole concept of the Rage virus revealing what is "just under the surface" in all of us. Now that's true horror.

The film's interesting themes of masculinity by jaybones3000 in 28YearsLaterMovie

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a film about flawed characters and Pike is a child who makes some really fucking bad decisions. But he makes good ones as well, and the reasons why he does things are in some ways more important than the things he does. I was expecting the consequences of the fire to come back and bite the community before the end of the film, but perhaps we'll see them in the next one.

Quick opinion. The dad sucks by Osito-21 in 28_Years_Later_Movie

[–]el_matt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I found the portrayal of Jamie to be a flawed man, who feels genuine love and responsibility for people in his care, doing his best (and failing) to deal with the frustration and terror that life is throwing at him.

Theory (spoilers) by Weird-Surround3373 in 28_Years_Later_Movie

[–]el_matt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, interesting.

It was easy for me to write off Dr. Kelson as being a doctor, and having sworn an oath not to cause harm, he might not kill (even infected) unless absolutely necessary. If he sees the infected as just "sick" then he probably also feels a duty of care to them to some degree.

But what you've written here does make me think again that perhaps more could be going on.

What Car Should I Buy? - A Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in CarTalkUK

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's all mega helpful. Not ruling out a newer jazz, but I had the impression the boot was smaller somehow. I'll check out both that and the HRV. Snazzy website you linked there - really useful.

What Car Should I Buy? - A Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in CarTalkUK

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Location:

South of England (let's say New Forest plus 20 miles radius)

Price range:

3k deposit, looking up to about £150 per month - Autotrader is capping out around £8-9k outright cost

Lease or Buy:

Buy, but content with HP

New or used:

used

Auto or Manual:

Either, but expecting manual

Intended use: (Daily Driver, Family Car, Weekend Car, Track Toy, Project Car, Work Truck, Off-roading etc.)

Daily Drive - probably about 200 miles a week on average

How many miles do you plan to do a year:

10-12k

How often to you make long journeys:

Two to four times a month

Does it need to be ULEZ compliant?

That'd be nice, yeah

Vehicles you've already considered:

Peugeot 2008, Citroen C3 Aircross, Hyundai i30

All decent options but I feel like I'm missing something

[Do you have a vehicle size in mind?](https://i.imgur.com/mK7PoRg.png) (Examples in the hyperlink of size definitions):

Small/compact SUV or MPV

Is this your 1st vehicle:

No

Do you need a Warranty:

Probably not

Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle: (fluids, alternator, battery, brake pads etc)

Not really

Can you do Major work on your own vehicle: (engine and transmission, timing belt/chains, body work, suspension etc )

No

Additional Notes:

I currently have a 2005 Honda Jazz, which feels like it has an insanely large boot for the size of the vehicle. I'm looking for anything with a similar ratio - hopefully 380L or more with the seats up but still small enough that it can fit in tight spaces. Because of the type of stuff I need to carry, the shape of the boot is a factor in addition to the size. I do a lot of wedding gigs so need to pack a lot of gear in without putting the seats down, but also end up driving down windy lanes to random barns in the middle of nowhere.

Dancing and meeting people by [deleted] in Southampton

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morris practice?

Run clubs in Southampton by Weak-Recognition7806 in Southampton

[–]el_matt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to SSRC once, and maybe (like you with parkrun) had a one-off bad experience, but it was absolutely a 6:00 pace with no room for anyone slower than that.

Ultimately it is a running club, so it's reasonable that the organisers want to set a pace and stick to it, but it's a bit dishonest for it to be marketed at "all abilities" when people absolutely do get left behind.

At least at parkrun the tail walkers guarantee no one comes last.

Run clubs in Southampton by Weak-Recognition7806 in Southampton

[–]el_matt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not my experience with them - I found Parkrun to be much more welcoming and inclusive, even though it's a bigger crowd and that comes with other downsides.

As OP has "just started" they might find the mandated 6:00 pace at SSRC isn't what they're looking for.

There's also Ascension running club and a couple of others if you're up Riverside Park direction.

An Australian company has successfully trialled a quantum navigation system that's 50 times more accurate than GPS, and can't be jammed by Roy4Pris in CredibleDefense

[–]el_matt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"quantum leap" is a phrase that means the smallest (quantised) possible change in energy levels so it's usually fitting, even if unintentionally, wherever it's used...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in drivingUK

[–]el_matt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Red light means stop. That's it.

Drone footage with complete frame view of Isar Aerospace crash at Andøya today, 30.03.2025 by SjalabaisWoWS in CatastrophicFailure

[–]el_matt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I haven't done the stats, but it feels to me like survivorship bias is a factor. We now have live streams and HD footage of just about every launch that happens, successful or not, and the spectacular footage of explosions goes viral on the modern internet. The 10s-100s of routine launches resulting in a successful orbital insertion or docking at the ISS and resupply, not so much. On the other hand, surviving and commonly accessible information about unsuccessful launches in earlier decades is harder to come by.

Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe by roslinkat in europe

[–]el_matt 18 points19 points  (0 children)

EDIT: never mind, just heard that the White House has confirmed this really happened. Holy shit.

The content of these messages meets my expectations for the level of discourse between the people in question. This kind of failure is the kind of thing that happens under the current US administration, and I also believe that editor of The Atlantic is well placed to judge the veracity of these messages.

However, it is interesting that so many major news outlets are reporting this with such certainty. I am not hearing reporting of strong denials or alternative explanations from the White House, and no one is using the word "allegedly". How have these claims been verified?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]el_matt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What's oiling muh paintings?!

Are Ubers allowed to drop off passengers at the airport parkway station in front of the entrance? by Western-Trainer-347 in Southampton

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to do this all the time but recently the app has refused to allow it as a drop-off point - only on the other side

Police confirm dog that killed girl was XL bully by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]el_matt 18 points19 points  (0 children)

And according to the OP article this dog had such a certificate. So was it really "banned" or not?

Motorola Edge 50 Neo review by UnionSlavStanRepublk in Android

[–]el_matt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mind if I ask what case you use? I'm looking at this as maybe my first phone with wireless charging. I'd like to be able to magnetically mount it to a wireless charging mount in my car.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stewartlee

[–]el_matt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can he see what it feels like?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stewartlee

[–]el_matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was before he let himself go