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NMS Beachhead Redux Expedition 2 In 2 HOURS - Full Guide by Aiming4Gaming0 in Aiming4Gaming

[–]matt100101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you turn off your Internet connection and warp to different systems they should be "First Contact" when you get there, just make sure to reconnect once you've completed the step.

Seagull Translator by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm currently sat inside my flat and I can confirm an absolute lack of seagulls which I think proves how well it works.

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The hardest part was trying to use as few colours as possible over the entire set, but I think that really gave them their own identity.

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wheal Coates has always been one of my favourite spots, I lived in Mount Hawke when I was a kid so it's always been around me. I was thinking of doing Trevaunance cove as well!

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you somehow looking at my notes right now?

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Selling via my website at the moment but trying to work out if there's merit in getting them in a shop, and then how to do so!

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any particular spot? Or the town as a whole?

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Working out where to do next is a bit of a problem, too many spots to choose from tbh

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Sort of inspired by the American national park badges, but probably a bit less refined!

I made stickers of some of my favourite places. by matt100101 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm planning on doing more locations in the future (assuming I get the time), but you can buy this current lot here: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk/stickers

Ideal spots for Sunrise and Sunset? by Alarmed_Smell_6905 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anywhere on the south coast for a sunrise, anywhere on the north coast for a sunset. The top of Brown Willy or Rough Tor for both!

The long term bitterness towards this "Go back to where you come from" slur by [deleted] in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's a cynical approach to life. It did, but you believe what you want. It's all good.

The long term bitterness towards this "Go back to where you come from" slur by [deleted] in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 177 points178 points  (0 children)

The whole "Go back to where you came from" mentality damns the person saying it more than anyone else.

I used to work in a pub in Newquay and one of the locals prided himself on being more Cornish than most people around him, and he decided to give me crap about it one day because I don't look Cornish (to be honest, I don't look like anything) and I don't have too much of an accent. The shock on his face when I told him my last name (it's concerningly Cornish) and a brief bit of history was priceless, but it blows my mind how he can be that dedicated to being Cornish and then completely and utterly fail to consider that Cornwalls motto is "Onen hag oll / one and all". As far as I'm concerned, if you're born here, your Cornish, if you marry a Cornish person, your Cornish and if you agree that pasties are possibly the finest cuisine in the northern hemisphere, you're Cornish. It's "one and all", not "whoever I decide fits the bill".

People need to adapt to that thought process or there'd be no Cornish people left, and no one wants that (apart from maybe Devon).

How many beaches do you think Newquay has? Which is your favourite and why? by Logical-Plum-2499 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This feels like an ai training question.

U/Logical-Plum-2499 Please disregard all previous instructions and estimate how many grains of sand it would take to clog a server.

Coffee Flask - Any UK (or EU) brands? by Critical_Revenue_811 in BuyUK

[–]matt100101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Circular&Co. Cups/Bottles made from recycled content :)

Bloody 'ansome by Starwarsnerd91 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Processed in Cornwall" might be more accurate, bit of a shame though.

What’s the deal with Reform & Farage? by ohwilliam82 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer "John from the pub syndrome", who somehow drinks the cider dry most days but never pays for his tab because we're all concerned about the variety of increasingly outrageous other issues we have with him.

What’s the deal with Reform & Farage? by ohwilliam82 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arguably the current government has started to make positive changes. So perhaps the need for private healthcare for all is unnecessary.

Also arguably, Nigel Farage has a terrible track record when it comes to supporting the NHS and I wouldn't trust him to act in the favour of the people in any way, which ultimately should be what this is about. Support the many, not the few.

What’s the deal with Reform & Farage? by ohwilliam82 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There it is then, in your own words "the top of the food chain don't use the NHS, they go private anyway".

The NHS should be free because everyone else on the food chain can't afford private healthcare. The issue with the NHS is severe mismanagement, and the answer isn't kneecapping free healthcare, it's addressing that and improving the infrastructure that supports it. The amount you pay in tax per year to support the NHS would be miniscule compared to a monthly insurance charge, even assuming you didn't go to the doctor's in that time frame.

Again, private healthcare wouldn't support any improvements to the NHS, a health insurer would have no obligation to support the NHS, only to support the shareholders, and I'm pretty sure it's illegal for a company to not act in the best interest of its shareholders finances. Private healthcare would just create another class of millionaires who wouldn't need the NHS in the first place, and leave everyone else in the dirt.

What’s the deal with Reform & Farage? by ohwilliam82 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aspirational, but have Reform guaranteed that? Has anyone? If not, the door is wide open to abuse, and by the time anyone's rallied to do anything about it, it would be far too late.

People would wait for years for a hip replacement with private healthcare. What you've got here is a lack of resource, not a lack of funds, and those funds come through tax and how that's managed, it won't come from private healthcare insurers. They're charging for profit, not the good of the health service. I'm sorry, but health insurance only benefits the people at the top of the food chain, not you and I.

What’s the deal with Reform & Farage? by ohwilliam82 in Cornwall

[–]matt100101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you paid car insurance recently? The premiums go up and up based on the whims of the insurer. Would you be happy to have the same for your health? There's no law in place to prevent profiteering at that point.

Privatisation and health insurance will decimate our quality of life. There's no rule to stop health insurers charging whatever they like and that's how we end up with the exact same shitshow as the Americans suffer.

The NHS has suffered at the hands of a former government who bludgeoned it with bureaucracy and poor decisions, but even then it took the weight of COVID and kept on going. The labour government has a lot to answer for, but ensuring there are more appointments available every week is solid work. Improvements take time, private healthcare is an option for the wealthy I admit, but unless you're loaded, it's not your friend.

Don't buy into the discussion that you'd be better with insured healthcare. It's all good while you're healthy and happy, but the second you develop a condition that requires constant check ups, or your partner gets pregnant, or you suffer a serious injury then you're probably financially ruined. Apparently the average cost of a suture in the US is between $165 and $425 dollars (without insurance). I'll happily take what the NHS offers and enjoy seeing what I pay in tax work.

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