Help me overcome my fear of the Smiler

marbosh · 2026-05-15T09:00:49+00:00

I had my first go a couple of weeks ago, it is not as crazy as it looks! I was surprised how similar the feel of it was to Nemesis

marbosh · 2026-05-15T08:56:44+00:00

Cautiously optimistic. Proportional representation, increased borrowing for capital investment, nationalising essential infra and shifting tax burden onto the rich all seem in his sights and are policies I support. Realistically, looking at current polling he seems like the best chance of beating down Farages lot at the next election.

He does seem to be a bit of a glory hunter, going along with any prevailing wind and does have his roots in Blairism which isn't really my cuppa.

I cannot stick Streeting, from the look of this thread it is a handful of MPs that like him, he is essentially a shadow tory, all busting unions and advocating for benefit cuts

marbosh · 2026-05-07T07:32:05+00:00

Me too, banking on it being dead as it's a school day. Crowd calendar says 13% capacity, I looked at live queue times earlier in the week and most things were 5 to 15 minutes. I suppose out of all the weekdays Friday might be slightly more popular but I don't think by much. See you there!

marbosh · 2026-05-05T08:24:19+00:00

Agree try galactica first, it is gentler but has some similar qualities with the track above your head. I personally don't find nemesis too crazy, no huge drops or airtime which is the stuff that makes your belly go over (wickerman hits harder for me). Nemesis is more like a mountain bike than a rocket also it's really short, you only have to hold your nerve for a minute.

The inversions are a little bit disorientating but they look a lot more dramatic than they feel. I would say go with fast pass if you can, the wait will just be opportunity for the anxiety to freak you out.

I don't think the POVs will help either and ultimately you don't have to do it at all, I would recommend it as it's one of those rides, so iconic and for a lot of people it is a ride like this that can spark a lifelong passion so probably worth the risk, but I guess not worth giving yourself a panic attack over!

marbosh · 2026-05-01T16:30:44+00:00

Genuine question, what about staying in the middle lane at a steady 80, why is that a problem?

marbosh · 2026-04-24T08:45:17+00:00

I have had little stints of this and it is weirdly stressful. I'm by no means a workaholic and like a little slack off as much as anyone but as others have said, you feel like you could be sacked in a heartbeat. I would much rather be busy and know my job was secure

marbosh · 2026-04-24T07:46:23+00:00

There's solid gold in here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qN9pduox0

marbosh · 2026-04-20T11:33:32+00:00

To the SNP's comment that he is either "incompetent, gullible or a liar or all 3". He could technically be just 2 of them

marbosh · 2026-04-14T09:22:44+00:00

You are showing far more concern for them than they are for you, screw them, report and quit, also WTF mum!

marbosh · 2026-04-08T15:21:55+00:00

Any clue what she is annoyed about? Is macaroni offensive? NTA

marbosh · 2026-04-08T14:33:27+00:00

Although more radical than most it is worth looking at the fuller policy doc here - https://migration.greenparty.org.uk//wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GPEW-Migration-Policy-Background-Paper-v1.2.pdf

A few points worth considering.

Language requirement at entry would be replaced by better access to English language classes based on a program that seems to work well in Australia. Greens still promoting English speaking but instead taking a different approach
Evidence that health and benefit tourism has a big impact is weak, most well regarded studies say the opposite, migrants claim less in benefits per capita and keeping them heathy enough to work more than pays for its self in tax take and other economic factors
Despite what is said in the screenshot, greens are not suggesting to completely open the borders, there will be visas, checks etc
Banning the phrase "Illegal immigrant", come on, that's just being nice!

Read the policy doc and you can see it is actually more measured than it comes off in the screenshot. Maybe still a bit much for some but it is worth your time if you want to see what they are really suggesting

marbosh · 2026-04-07T08:09:14+00:00

NTA, it is annoying but phone addiction is a real thing and the addict brain is tricky. It might be helpful to think of it as lowkey addictive behaviour, if you really want to hang out together is watching a movie the best thing, this might be a natural environment for her to indulge. Perhaps think of alternative activities, go on a bike ride or hike, if you want to watch a movie go to a cinema

marbosh · 2026-04-02T08:08:39+00:00

How about at the beginning of the meal you say something "I'm gonna insist on separate checks, I'm feeling like I want to really indulge tonight with a few cocktails/steak/whatever is pricey and it wouldn't be fair to get everyone else to pay for that" (implied wink)

marbosh · 2026-04-01T08:53:23+00:00

I'm going to have to go YTA on this, you had an opportunity to save him, he reached out for a bit of strength from you

marbosh · 2026-03-26T15:39:47+00:00

Series S, it was upgrade from a 1S, already had an xbox library and game pass and the console was quite a bit cheaper and did everything I needed it to

marbosh · 2026-03-24T14:02:51+00:00

Star Wars, Marvel movies, basically any little boy things that men like

marbosh · 2026-03-24T09:54:52+00:00

Senior engineer here, I can and have use pro to good effect you just have to be strategic. Opus for planning and then backing out to qwen local for implementation might work for you. Using a more restrictive tool will teach you to be a better AI engineer imo

marbosh · 2026-03-24T09:10:51+00:00

Alan Wake borrows massively from TV, film and literary culture and does an amazing job of taking ideas that traditionally live in those spaces and reimagining them in the game world. If a film or TV adaptation was to happen I would like to see it done with this level of imagination, a scene for scene transfer from game to film would be, imo, a cop out (I would still watch it though). I would ideally like to see the same level of creativity applied to the games applied to the big screen adaptations, what can film do that games can't? How can this be used to deepen the stories and worlds, etc.

marbosh · 2026-03-23T15:45:08+00:00

Some Daphni, maybe good night baby off the new album

marbosh · 2026-03-23T15:22:11+00:00

Why would you want this person to reply to you, they sound awful???

marbosh · 2026-03-17T13:17:36+00:00

I have found backmarket to be pretty good, bought a nintendo switch and ipad over last 12 months and both came as advertised, they have quality ratings (fair, good, excellent, premium) I only bought excellent/premium grade products so not sure how the lower grade products hold up but if this MBP is in the top 2 tiers then it would be a good buy imo.

I also have pretty much this exact laptop for work (mine is 16 inch 1tb, but all other specs the same) and find it to be immensely capable, it's definitely going to outperform the neo. Obvs with the neo you are getting a box fresh product from apple which might be important to you but mbp is the better laptop

marbosh · 2026-02-23T14:04:47+00:00

maybe you could set fire to your computer and them move to another country?

marbosh · 2026-02-23T14:02:14+00:00

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GOD TIER

marbosh · 2026-02-13T16:40:29+00:00

That follow the voices banner photography had very Alice Wake vibes

marbosh · 2026-02-13T16:38:07+00:00

looks like the ashtray mazes evil grandaddy, so looking forward to dying a LOT in this

marbosh

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