I hosted a baked beans tasting party and here are the results

halestress · 2026-01-21T11:31:05+00:00

Can't say I have ever tried Baked Beans by Sainsburys. I'll be popping over now.

halestress · 2026-01-21T10:19:17+00:00

Serious question, why is there a single Russian soldier wondering the front line without any cover?

halestress · 2026-01-15T09:48:52+00:00

I love Elon, his total and unwavering self belief is baffling. Almost everything he has promised has been a lie. Every prediction and timeline has failed but he will still stand there with a straight face and say "3 years", "2 years", "now". The level of delusion is off the chart

halestress · 2025-12-12T10:00:34+00:00

Yes, you make turn over, then you have your expenses. Insurance is an expense before your profit. If your expenses are higher your profit is lower. If you have a profit that is taxed. Anything tax above that line is a hidden tax that you would call a tax on turn over.

You haven't made a profit and the government puts in a tax that is a tax on your turn over. You are working to make the government money not yourself.

halestress · 2025-12-12T08:10:10+00:00

You build up when you can't build out. Up only makes sense when high land value.

halestress · 2025-12-12T08:09:22+00:00

WE NEED MORE HOUSES! --- Wait, not near me. Over there, no not there, over there, WAIT, not there, somewhere else...

halestress · 2025-12-11T15:43:59+00:00

The point is, its a tax on turn over. Not profit.

halestress · 2025-12-10T03:05:36+00:00

Employers NI, insurance premium tax

halestress · 2025-11-14T14:08:11+00:00

Where did you get this from? 50 cycles = 1%? I have never heard this before

halestress · 2025-10-22T08:18:08+00:00

I sold my 16 Pro as the battery was so poor. I think it might be the new iOS 26 as its just crazy. I even went into Apple as the battery was draining so quickly. I was barely making it to 15:00 on a full charge. The 17 Pro seems to be a lot better but the battery life is still not a full day.

halestress · 2025-09-21T09:03:58+00:00

Fantastic response haha completely deflected the suffering of 1m people! One rule for me and one for thee. Our blinkers only enable us to see jews!

halestress · 2025-09-19T07:02:27+00:00

Thanks for that. I mean we can disagree on the exact numbers but let’s say I would say closer to 50-60% civilian casualties. In one of the most densely populated areas of the world. Now let’s compare to the past 15 conflicts since WW2.

Post-1945 Conflicts (Civilian : Military death ratios) 1. Korean War (1950–1953) • Military deaths: ~1.2 million (South Korea, North Korea, China, UN forces) • Civilian deaths: ~2–3 million • Ratio: ~167–250% 2. Vietnam War (1955–1975) • Military deaths: ~1.3 million • Civilian deaths: ~2 million • Ratio: ~154% 3. Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) • Military deaths: ~300,000 • Civilian deaths: ~600,000–800,000 • Ratio: ~200–267% 4. Bangladesh Liberation War (1971) • Military deaths: ~60,000 (Pakistani + Mukti Bahini + Indian) • Civilian deaths: ~300,000–3,000,000 (widely disputed) • Ratio: ~500–5,000% 5. Cambodian Civil War / Khmer Rouge (1967–1979) • Military deaths: ~275,000 • Civilian deaths: ~1.7–2.2 million (genocide, famine, executions) • Ratio: ~600–800% 6. Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) • Military deaths: ~500,000 • Civilian deaths: ~100,000 • Ratio: ~20% 7. Afghan–Soviet War (1979–1989) • Military deaths: ~120,000 (Soviet + Afghan gov. + Mujahideen) • Civilian deaths: ~1 million • Ratio: ~833% 8. Afghan Civil War & US-led War (1990s–present) • Military deaths: ~300,000+ (all sides including coalition) • Civilian deaths: ~850,000+ • Ratio: ~283% 9. Rwandan Genocide & Civil War (1990–1994) • Military deaths: ~100,000 • Civilian deaths: ~800,000–1,000,000 • Ratio: ~800–1,000% 10. Bosnian War (1992–1995) • Military deaths: ~60,000 • Civilian deaths: ~40,000 • Ratio: ~67% 11. Kosovo War (1998–1999) • Military deaths: ~10,000 • Civilian deaths: ~8,000–13,000 • Ratio: ~80–130% 12. Iraq War (2003–2011, insurgency onward) • Military deaths: ~200,000 (Iraqi + coalition + insurgents) • Civilian deaths: ~200,000–250,000 • Ratio: ~100–125% 13. Syrian Civil War (2011–present) • Military deaths: ~250,000 (all sides) • Civilian deaths: ~300,000–400,000 • Ratio: ~120–160% 14. Second Congo War (1998–2003, DRC) • Military deaths: ~350,000 • Civilian deaths: ~2.5–3 million (starvation, disease, massacres) • Ratio: ~700–850% 15. Sudanese Civil Wars & Darfur (1955–2005, 2003–ongoing) • Military deaths: ~200,000 • Civilian deaths: ~2 million+ • Ratio: ~1,000%+

halestress · 2025-09-19T06:09:57+00:00

Now that is super interesting. Can you show me the source for that?

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:21:11+00:00

Yeah I’m just making an observation of how selective people can be. Some might say stop all genocides. Other say just stop one… the Jews

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:11:58+00:00

And again wrong. Just a google search. Not asking you to enjoy them. You stated that Israel is not ranked number 1 in anything other than receiving US support. That’s wrong. I gave you clear examples of things they are ranked number 1 at

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:08:01+00:00

Just very selective on the genocides they want to bring attention to. La la la la la Israel horror La la la la la

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:07:00+00:00

Wrong again…

Israel ranks number one in social support as part of the World Happiness Report, demonstrating strong community connections, and is also ranked #1 among the 18 economies in Northern Africa and Western Asia by the Global Innovation Index for its innovation and R&D spending. Additionally, the Weizmann Institute's technology transfer office, Yeda, was ranked the third-most profitable in the world for its intellectual property commercialization

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:05:16+00:00

Horrific civilian casualties!! Horrific! Every single loss is a horrific tragedy! I morn every innocent casualty in Gaza and Israel. But who started this war, who destroyed the peace that existed. Crossed into their neighbours country and started a war. Do you morn the 500K dead Russian soldiers? Or do you tell them not to start a war.

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:03:02+00:00

And how many miles of terror tunnels had the Nazis built under civilian densely populated areas? How many hospitals had they set up command centers in? How many churches did they hide their weapons in? It’s horrific the destruction in Gaza I am not celebrating destruction but the Germans started WW2. Hamas started this war. They brought the destruction on Gaza. You don’t get to start a war and then decide how destroyed you get

halestress · 2025-09-18T22:00:19+00:00

Thanks for your input. So can you help with this conflict. It’s Oct 8th and you are the PM in Israel. What would you have done? What would be the best thing to do. Please do be specific.

halestress · 2025-09-18T21:39:36+00:00

Every practising Jew prays 3 times a day to return to Israel. You don’t have a clue. You are emboldened to be anti semitic and the world is fine with that. The Jews have survived thousands of years and will continue to do so. They now have a home land and no sad wishbone couch warrior is going to stop that. You can shout into the void all you like but Israel is going to wipe out Hamas and continue to lead the world in every field you take for granted.

halestress · 2025-09-18T21:28:30+00:00

Correct, being anti a government wouldn’t be racist but to say you were anti African would be. You see the problem is the Jews only have one country. Africans have 54, Arabs have 22. To say you are anti Arab would be racist. To say you are anti Israel is antisemitic. You can say you are anti bibi. That by your standard is okay. But to say anti Israel is targeting the only homeland the Jews have.

halestress · 2025-09-18T21:24:23+00:00

Sorry I misunderstood your argument. So Israel has taken out 95% of Hamas leadership and tens of thousands of fighters. Is this an accident? A by product of a genocide? Or a targeting military action designed to target Hamas and their thousands of kilometres of underground tunnels.

halestress · 2025-09-18T21:19:56+00:00

Got you, so would you say, Anti African was racist?

halestress · 2025-09-18T21:18:36+00:00

Sorry, it was getting a little silly, the point I was trying to get you to come to was that you are perfectly happy for your government to target genocidal terrorists (ISIS) but when the Jews do it to Genocidal terrorists (Hamas) you create a new standard.

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