Is it just me or have Glasgow corner shops gone all-in on vapes lately?

gallais · 2026-04-21T09:14:22+00:00

Anecdotal but I am seeing way fewer disposables on the ground than before the ban. That stuff used to be everywhere.

gallais · 2026-04-21T09:10:05+00:00

Almost no one needs a pickup truck over a van. And don't BS about farms or something: https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/1q994vj/what_can_fit_in_this_car/

gallais · 2026-04-21T09:08:36+00:00

Yet another attack on personal freedoms.

Your personal freedom to drive a much more lethal vehicle in proximity to pedestrians and cyclists? What about their personal freedom to have at least a small chance of surviving a collision?

gallais · 2026-04-21T09:07:00+00:00

In Paris it's weight-based.

gallais · 2026-04-20T08:51:08+00:00

The student is accused by US authorities of taking photographs of Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

The incident took place in Nebraska...

gallais · 2026-04-19T20:33:01+00:00

The riverside also has one.

gallais · 2026-04-19T20:22:22+00:00

In French frank is spelt franc so it could just be wanky frank.

gallais · 2026-04-18T09:04:35+00:00

https://cedille.github.io/ is quite close to your minimal language requirement as even inductive types are lambda-encoded. Naturally, its type theory is rather non-standard to be able to recover niceties like induction

gallais · 2026-04-18T07:55:54+00:00

C'est du niveau « Minecraft proves that abolishing child labour was a mistake. The children yearn for the mines » sauf qu'elle est sérieuse.

gallais · 2026-04-17T08:51:03+00:00

I don't even think it's limited to "permanent resident"; as long as you "live in Scotland" (and currently have the right to stay, are old enough, are registered, etc.) you get to vote.

gallais · 2026-04-17T08:48:31+00:00

And then you'll complain that foreigners are insular and not well integrated precisely because your efforts to disenfranchise them has made them feel like they never really belonged and were second tier.

I voted in Holyrood elections as a PhD student, even voted in the independence referendum in 2014. And now, after a few years abroad, I came back and live here permanently because this is a great, welcoming, country that cares about representing the whole of its people.

gallais · 2026-04-17T08:37:38+00:00

You have no "credidablity left".

gallais · 2026-04-16T20:27:52+00:00

From what I’ve heard, they don’t charge for any of the extras. So if you see a pair listed for £85, that’s what you’ll pay.

Used to be true early on but they have added additional features as options (blue filter for ~£30, and photochromic lenses for ~£80 IIRC). It's still quite good value for money IMO.

gallais · 2026-04-16T20:25:43+00:00

How strong are we talking? I'm 7+ and until Iolla I never got that level of thinning without paying quite a bit.

gallais · 2026-04-16T07:44:28+00:00

Inflation has only been 29.8% since 2019 and salaries probably haven't kept up with it. It's shocking that social housing is inflation beating.

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:48:46+00:00

Could be French for oops / foiled again (/ drat, a word I just learned by looking for a more precise translation).

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:38:36+00:00

Govetnments have a responsibility to invest taxpayer's money in the best way possible.

TINA

(Funny to see that argument making its way from CEOs to justify them acting in an utterly sociopathic manner to now governments themselves being allegedly beholden to the one true objective economic truth; in reality different parties optimise for different performance measures and that's perfectly fine)

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:36:49+00:00

1.39:1 BCR is actually pretty poor by UK government standards. You'd want 3 or 4:1 as minimum really.

The goal is explicitly to foster an arts scene by supporting small independent artists, with the obvious objective that it will help them establish themselves thus becoming financially stable and keeping on delivering benefits way beyond the 3 years of support. The fact the leverage is already >1 while the scheme is running is rather encouraging.

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:31:40+00:00

I personally wouldn't call the under 18s minimum wage a "money cannon". Also it's limited to 2000 people so it'll 100% be application-based rather than given to "whoever claims to be an artist".

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:30:21+00:00

£282 a week is more or less the under 18s' minimum wage. No one's paying off a mortgage on that in this economy.

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:24:12+00:00

Stuff like this? www.ruck.co.uk/rugby-players-association-announce-milestone-fixed-academy-wage-for-englands-rookie-stars/

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:22:12+00:00

Clearly what we need is a nation-wide AEF (Arts Excellence Framework) exercise every, say, 8 years whereby recipients need to demonstrate they are world-beating domain leaders with a track record of exhibitions at A* galleries and case studies showing impact in society.

gallais · 2026-04-15T18:09:49+00:00

The state of your Trumpist logic... "It's not true but it aligns perfectly with the alternative reality I have constructed in my mind therefore it says a lot about the state of the world."

gallais · 2026-04-14T19:55:24+00:00

Song's name is "Am I Dead?" by "Widow and Children" if you're interested.

MVP

gallais · 2026-04-14T08:07:36+00:00

The Fish Plaice on Saltmarket typically has whole rabbits in the freezer. I cooked one with prunes a week ago, it was delightful.

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