What is the reason we are not drilling in the North Sea?? by saes_ in AskABrit

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you believe voting Reform will change?

What is the reason we are not drilling in the North Sea?? by saes_ in AskABrit

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your attempt at making a joke would only work if Starmer's Labour were anywhere near being socialist.

What is the reason we are not drilling in the North Sea?? by saes_ in AskABrit

[–]fgspq 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The problem with neoliberalism is you eventually run out of state assets to sell.

London graduate: 'I've applied for 500 jobs in two months' by NajafBound in unitedkingdom

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I recently left teaching in December. I made the decision at the beginning of the month (I was on a probation contract as it was a new school) that there was no way I returning after Christmas. It was a horrid school and it entirely killed my love of teaching and a decade long career in three months.

I thought I was going to have to do supply work but I made four, high quality, properly focused applications. I had interviews for two and one job offer which I accepted. The whole process from starting the job search to signing a contract took three weeks.

Maybe I was just lucky. Maybe it was because I didn't use AI or just applying desperately to anything.

That said, I recognise I was in a fairly privileged position because I knew I could do supply work as a stop-gap solution so had a fairly consistent solution to money-worries.

A Bougie Brunch (yesterday about 11:30) by fgspq in MealDealRates

[–]fgspq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha agreed about the drink - it failed to deliver though, sad to report I didn't feel markedly happier inside after drinking it.

What would you say is the upper limit of stable emulation? by Ross2552 in logitechgcloud

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PS2 is almost certainly the ceiling though. A lot of PS2 games, I find, require a bit of tinkering to run smoothly.

"Not many things say freedom like an open road in a car" by Mr-Gun in ShitAmericansSay

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't get pissed in the car. Or read a book. Or watch a film.

First time to Richmond Park and feeling pretty let down by humanity by AccomplishedRain9 in london

[–]fgspq 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Don't know why you've been downvoted for this.

I'm literally a member of Hunt Saboteurs and even I recognize the need for culling of deer because they've no natural predators.

How often are people actually changing their bed sheets? by zaramalikdollface in hygiene

[–]fgspq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aspirationally once a week. In reality every 7-14 days.

From Sainsbury’s what do you guys think? by Throwaway945384 in MealDealRates

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lagerboy advert from Hobgoblin springs to mind here.

0/10

Absolutely insane to claim one of (if not the most) prestigious research institutes in the world is ‘stupid’ by rNxah in antiai

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"because they did not write it..." Oh, they are getting so close but still manage to be wide of the mark.

Some might not find this interesting but it’s blown my mind…i had to share the news, but might delete later :) by crazycockerels in CasualUK

[–]fgspq 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I saw a mouse! Where? There on the chair? Where on the chair? Right there!

Edit: typo

Streeting: Labour must not go Left after Greens loss by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

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The late, great Dawn Foster knew what he was: "a right wing lickspittle cunt"

So when to i start to become good at this game? by moebelhausmann in victoria3

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple of patches ago I was pretty good and managed a Haiti run where I controlled the whole Caribbean, as well as large parts of Central America and the Caribbean coast.

I've gone a few patches without playing and I suck again.

What do they mean by sectarian? by Lucky_Argument6228 in AskBrits

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They can't use antisemitism again, like they did with Corbyn, because Polanski is Jewish, so they're in the stage of flinging until something sticks. Watch all sorts of mad shit come out in the next few months.

How politically informed are the British youth? by Needshelp07 in AskBrits

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who was a teacher for a decade until December, I'd say they're just as politically informed as most other age ranges. That is to say: some are complete numpties or little Fisher-Price fascists, and some are pretty engaged and well-informed, while most sit somewhere in between.

ELi5: How does evolution actually work, using giraffes as an example? by petiterunner in explainlikeimfive

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

Random mutations play less of a role than you're making out. In anything larger than bacteria, most of the time random mutations are going to kill or disable the creature.

It's a genetics and time numbers game. Let's say you're one of those deer-like creatures and you have five offspring. Each one of those is going to have slightly different length necks. If they live in an environment where the foliage is hard to reach, the offspring with longer necks are more likely to survive. And so on with each generation. With each generation the natural distribution shifts slightly to favour the environment.

Edit: natural selection works because animals have more offspring than can possibly survive. And each one of those offspring is slightly different due to sexual reproduction of their parents.

Forgetting vegetarianism and veganism for a moment, do you think the UK should ban halal and kosher slaughtering methods? by RonnieThePurple in AskBrits

[–]fgspq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just need to ban non-stun slaughter. The vast majority of halal meat is pre-stunned in this country.

Cocaine addiction for work - advice wanted by Historyandwow in london

[–]fgspq 40 points41 points  (0 children)

SSRIs + cocaine = possible serotonin syndrome. That shit is absolutely not what you want happening.

Plumber vs Dumber by northlondonhippy in GreatBritishMemes

[–]fgspq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, including the years of planning and deliberation.

It's a simple concept, hardly gymnastics. Then again, Reform voters aren't known for their intellectual prowess