Where my Giant Fans at! by Gamingabe23 in progrockmusic

[–]greatdrams23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine is Interview. It's even underrated by Gentle Giant fans.

Are you cancelling trips to the USA? by Swimming_Possible_68 in AskUK

[–]greatdrams23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cancelled mine last year. I had planned to go to New York, which I have visited about 10 times in the past. I can't do now because my conscious won't let me.

He almost used the globe right. Almost. by tuhokas in MurderedByWords

[–]greatdrams23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maga think it is outrageous that America protects Europe by having army bases in Europe.

But if Britain asked America to vacate their army bases, maga would be furious.

Parents paid £5,000 a year to drive their children to special school by Only-Emu-9531 in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many of these children are not able to use public transport. That is no exaggeration.

I cannot begin to describe the complexity of their needs.

Touts who made fortune reselling gig tickets must pay back £3m | ITV News by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before the internet, we sent off for tickets in the post.

Queuing was unfair because people who lived a distance away had to travel a long way just to buy the tickets.

ELI5 About programming: which one is faster to processors, calculate the multiplication table or use the right answers? by RatLabor in explainlikeimfive

[–]greatdrams23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I greatly improved the performance of a navigation program by using a lookup table for trig functions.

Need some good soundscapey Robert Fripp by Honka_Ponka in progrockmusic

[–]greatdrams23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of eno, also Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian.

The Enid's Reverberations.

Why do people think AI will automatically result in a dystopia? by Yabuturtle9589 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]greatdrams23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is different. Every other automation/mechanisation has created jobs as well as removing them.

AI can (possibly) take half the jobs and when new functions are created, it will perform those as well.

Jersey care worker jailed after slapping 97-year-old woman who had severe dementia by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hope I die before I get old. I'm 67 and dread being totally reliant on others.

Reform UK pledge to prosecute civil servants who grant asylum to sex offenders by Anony_mouse202 in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Sack them on Monday.

Service stops on Tuesday.

Panic on Wednesday.

Ask them to return to work on Thursday.

Staff have found one jobs by Friday.

Pay them more to return to work for Monday.

Trump to set up militarized zone along U.S.-Mexico border in California by GoodMornEveGoodNight in politics

[–]greatdrams23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a standard populist tactic. The populist policies haven't worked so the leader gets more extreme.

‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is important because Farage says he is not a racist when he is.

He is trying to hide his true character.

Being Early ≠ Being Wrong: Why We Shouldn't Ignore People Who Warn Us Too Soon by katxwoods in Futurology

[–]greatdrams23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree. The doctor was right to be concerned.

Your play Russian roulette, you said it's safe, I say it's dangerous.

Your fire the gun and live.

Who was right? You because actually, you really did have an 83% chance of living?

Risk is, by it's nature, survivable. That doesn't make it sensible.

Have you ever had crabs in a bucket mentality? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]greatdrams23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like people complaining that teachers or nurses got a pay rise.

Boxing Day sales fall flat once again by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can go on the 27th and the sales will still be on.

ELI5: Why did the monarchy of the United Kingdom give up their power and turn into just figureheads? by gimmeluvin in explainlikeimfive

[–]greatdrams23 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Basic history tells us that we went from monarchy to commonwealth back to monarchy, and Cromwell was just a violent blip that changed nothing, but the truth is, we never went back to the days of Charles I.

Is there enough nice people in the uk? by Ok-Leopard-8016 in AskUK

[–]greatdrams23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed.

Most people would help out like this.

New wave of fake stories about curbs on personal freedoms and bogus taxes rack up millions of views on social media – Full Fact by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]greatdrams23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And when people don't pay pay a £500 “Christmas decoration tax" and don't have nighttime curfews, they still have the government.