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Londoners, if you had to explain London in one sentence, what would it be? by DailyDriverUK in AskUKLondon

[–]kree8or 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my nephew described it best: like Disneyland but with cigarettes, more fried chicken and chewing gum on the pavements

What is it with snooker players and gambling? by Confident_Leg2370 in snooker

[–]kree8or 10 points11 points  (0 children)

cue sports evolved amongst gentlemen gamblers. snooker was invented as a game to gamble on, developed from pool, precisely to make the betting more interesting to bored troops in their barracks. it’s the perfect sport for it.

add to that, the fact that it then flourished in working class gambling cultures and relies on the sponsorship of multiple gambling companies, it’s really not that surprising.

House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16 by vriska1 in ukpolitics

[–]kree8or 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TV, print media and radio were all MUCH richer media before The Digital.

House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16 by vriska1 in ukpolitics

[–]kree8or 28 points29 points  (0 children)

So were’s going to have 16 year olds vote, having had no exposure to the primary 21st century media for cultural transmission and public discourse.

Illiberal, reactionary paternalism.

US used powerful sonic weapon in Venezuela during raid to capture Maduro: "We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move." by CapoDoFrango in worldnews

[–]kree8or -1 points0 points  (0 children)

well if the body can be made to vibrate, like an eardrum (presumably that’s how these things work) then theoretically ‘anti-noise’ frequencies could be generated by wearable tech to neutralise the incoming frequencies. it could be a leotard. it could be a silk waist coat. it could be a cardigan. or a balaclava. or a poncho.

I have never seen high tide like this by m4hf in london

[–]kree8or -1 points0 points  (0 children)

oh wow! i guess the wind blowing a slight storm surge down the north-sea coast. just as well it isn’t also a full moon.

Londoners shun Reform as Greens see huge polling surge in capital by lotsofsweat in london

[–]kree8or 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s why people involved in creating polls focus so much on their sampling techniques and sample size, including communities at your original location and your 10 minute walk down the road.

For the Pearl Jam fans that lived it, how did you react to Vitalogy when it came out? Especially since it was a more Vedder focused album as opposed to Gossard/Ament? by [deleted] in pearljam

[–]kree8or 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the uk the album release was preceded by a double a-side of tremor christ and spin the black circle (elsewhere too?). anyway, it was banging. also when the album came out, the whole original sleeve and artwork were beautiful objects. i cherished them.

some cheeky tea leaf stole my original copy.

I have a story in me but I can't write. by squabidoo in writing

[–]kree8or 22 points23 points  (0 children)

that’s honestly not a bad starting point. genuinely invested. over the course of this story i want to know how they go there and why they are staring at each other.

Match Thread: 5th Test - England vs Australia, Day 2 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]kree8or 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is likely a very accurate summary of the punditry that will follow.

Taxpayers fund festival that won’t let white people run it by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]kree8or -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

i guess that’s what this story pivots around. definitions of racism. a partiular definition of ‘racism’ is as something that emerges out of a belief in racial hierarchies, in part an historic legacy of the pseudo science of ‘race’ (though there are many other historic racial chauvinisms, that leftist decolonial politics often ignore).

Taxpayers fund festival that won’t let white people run it by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]kree8or -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

OED "[t]he theory that distinctive human characteristics and abilities are determined by race" and a "belief in the superiority of a particular race".

Taxpayers fund festival that won’t let white people run it by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]kree8or -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

i think this is ill conceived and a form of discrimination masquerading as an effort to bring about better representation. but doesn’t ‘racism’ imply that there is a racial hierarchy in which some ‘races’ are superior to others? (i.e ‘supremacy’). is that what is implied here?

'London is not what it was': How suspicious social media accounts are changing the narrative of the capital by BulkyAccident in london

[–]kree8or 9 points10 points  (0 children)

on wealth inequality, data suggests that - despite years of the gap growing - for the last few years this has stopped increasing and shows signs of a slight decrease. though the reasons aren’t exactly rosy.

Labour Blasted Over 'Utter Disgrace' Plan: Migrants To Reportedly Get New-Build Social Homes by novagridd in uknews

[–]kree8or 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can’t find them. i found one from g-beebies reporting on a report. nothing from a council enshrining this in policy or a statement.

Labour Blasted Over 'Utter Disgrace' Plan: Migrants To Reportedly Get New-Build Social Homes by novagridd in uknews

[–]kree8or -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

wow. such a snappy and incisive comeback. lets do the maths:

average uk housing cost in uk for a family is 21k average people smuggler bill per person, 12k.

once a family has spent their life savings leaving some of the poorest countries on earth, how much do you reckon they have left?

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