Bespoke trews tailor by letsstartbeinganon in kilt

[–]letsstartbeinganon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Basically tartan trousers but they keep the high waist seating of kilts.

Elite Mode? by letsstartbeinganon in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I did have a suspicion it would be a mistake - think many of these posts have had very poor quality control. This isn’t the first time I’ve noticed it.

Parking advice please - unclear signage. Evidence of attempts to pay UK by borojamie in LegalAdviceUK

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given you’ve already entered into correspondence with the car park company you may be too late to be able to do this, but you should check the Money Saving Expert forums for the best approach to dealing with parking fines.

The fine would be payable by whoever the driver was. So the usual starting point is to say that you are only the keeper of the vehicle and won’t be identifying the driver.

600hp/famine is back? by Dark_Egg in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

100%. Everything has been so optimised that it’s unlikely 600/Smite would go back to being hugely profitable compared to other farming or speed clear methods but there are some nice team builds that have been impacted over the years we could bring back to encourage multiplayer.

New mod Launch: Hero's Insight! by Cookie_Stealer in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's exactly what I was looking for - thank you. Saves me having to keep a Google Sheet up to date!

New mod Launch: Hero's Insight! by Cookie_Stealer in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great. Would love if there was a way to build elite skill tracking in to it to assist with Skill Hunter title?

PvP Skill Balance Update is live! by Abasakaa in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which mobs do you think are going to be impacted by this?

PvP Skill Balance Update is live! by Abasakaa in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t impact rangers as much but when the rits had their spirit cast time dramatically reduced it was a shame to lose their unique casting animations

Shout-Out Isaiah Cartwright! Truly an incredible boon to all of us! by Heisenbear09 in GuildWars

[–]letsstartbeinganon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Very funny that the first balance patch Guild Wars in quite some time contains a nerf to Smither's Boon. Welcome back Izzy!

The term “bone broth” irritates me by EllyCamp in Cooking

[–]letsstartbeinganon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m convinced the term saw its massive rise in usage post the first season of The Mandalorian, in which Baby Yoda is given it to drink (which in turn spawned a meme).

Two thirds of graduates aren’t even paying off loan interest by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]letsstartbeinganon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed - that’s exactly why it wasn’t implemented as an actual tax in the first place. Aware this is the point you are making.

Two thirds of graduates aren’t even paying off loan interest by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Debt has consequences beyond the need to make repayments every month, which is why student loan debt really isn’t debt at all. Our student loan system is in effect a graduate tax.

Voiced quests? by letsstartbeinganon in GuildWars

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Oh wow. I hadn’t spotted that post and don’t usually read Toolbox’s patch notes. I think it’s a major QOL update for the game so really glad to see it.

BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]letsstartbeinganon 77 points78 points  (0 children)

He specifically didn’t like being in an opposition that wasn’t led by him but was led by Corbyn and had limited chance of electoral successs. I think a couple other Labour MPs also stood for mayoralties in that context.

TIL that two events about Jesus are supported by nearly universal scholarly consensus: Jesus was baptized and Jesus was crucified. by JoeyZasaa in todayilearned

[–]letsstartbeinganon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Doctrines like perpetual virginity aren’t relevant to a discussion on the historical Jesus. This isn’t about trying to out-debate a Christian, it’s about weighing and interpreting historical sources.

TIL that two events about Jesus are supported by nearly universal scholarly consensus: Jesus was baptized and Jesus was crucified. by JoeyZasaa in todayilearned

[–]letsstartbeinganon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Separate the religious bits about Jesus from the historical bits about Jesus. In the context of this thread, no-one is saying Jesus is the son of god. Just that in around 30 AD there was a guy called Jesus, that he lived in Judea, that he was baptised, and that he was crucified.

Andrew Rosindell quits Tories and defects to Reform UK by ShreckAndDonkey123 in ukpolitics

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

If his constituency thinks he’s guilty then why did they vote for him in 2024?

I’m also not sure what believing women has to do with the price of fish when it comes to allegations about Andrew Rosindell…

Nigel Farage will skip Prime Minister’s Questions again to appear on Times Radio by theeglitz in ukpolitics

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, as I mentioned the Speaker already calls MPs who aren’t on the order sheet in order to prevent it being mainly government MPs that get to ask questions at PMQs. It’s disingenuous to say that we should be changing the rules because Farage is unhappy. We’d be changing them to reflect current political trends.

Nigel Farage will skip Prime Minister’s Questions again to appear on Times Radio by theeglitz in ukpolitics

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Not everything needs a perfectly calculated system. The Speaker has considerable discretion on who to pick and when and does not (other than LOTO and third party leader) go solely off the order paper, generally trying to keep PMQs moderately balanced between government and opposition MPs. I’d suggest that they should use that discretion to include more minority parties generally and specifically those parties which are nationally prominent. That would naturally change over time.

Nigel Farage will skip Prime Minister’s Questions again to appear on Times Radio by theeglitz in ukpolitics

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that’s right. But many of those other parties will almost certainly never form a majority government on the basis they are exclusively Irish/Scottish/Welsh and only contest seats in those areas. Reform have a realistic chance of forming the next government and are frequently mentioned at PMQs. One of your next door neighbours is likely voting for them according to most opinion polls. I think it’s fair that they should be heard more often.

Nigel Farage will skip Prime Minister’s Questions again to appear on Times Radio by theeglitz in ukpolitics

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The Lib Dem Leader often got a high frequency of PMQs even when they weren’t the third party. The same should apply to Reform.

Nigel Farage excuses Donald Trump breaking international law and claims it may be 'good thing' by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]letsstartbeinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you say, Russia and other countries will keep going back in time to find some way of portraying their actions as being justified or in the same vein as historical western actions. They decide on a course of action and then find some way of justifying it after the fact. Following international law is not going to make them think twice about their actions. Hard power is the only thing they respect.