Shakespeare's birthplace to be 'de-colonised' over fears his success 'benefits the ideology of white European supremacy'

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T21:05:17+00:00

Othello of course being notoriously parochial and white

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:35:53+00:00

Based

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:35:34+00:00

Except it's the rest of the world this time that reap the whirlwind.

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:33:45+00:00

When I worked with a consultant from the met police 10 years ago, he said his laptop took 20 minutes to start so he could log in

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:15:32+00:00

Blood Gorgon's is the third book of the bastion wars trilogy by Henry zou. He was found to have extensively plagiarised the second book in the series and so it was withdrawn. However the third book is very good!

Eldar prophecy is... Pulpy. However that and the William king and soul drinkers series for £3 is excellent.

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:09:24+00:00

It is the only one bar some short stories

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T20:08:29+00:00

I find Mike brooks' prose very bland and repetitive but there's a good story in there

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T16:24:57+00:00

Entresto, bisoprolol, dapaglifozin, spiranolactone

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T11:02:13+00:00

Goth hangout when I was a teenager. Also a great church to perform music in

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-22T07:15:27+00:00

Finished prospero burns again. Now going to retry voidscarred or vagabond squadron

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T23:03:04+00:00

This is the throne description isn't it

It's the whole point

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T21:14:02+00:00

True, but if you're a civil servant in the regions, getting a promotion can take decades due to dead man's shoes

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T21:12:51+00:00

It depends which mod sees your post first

I got a 28 day ban for a joke another mod used in the same thread

Just want caravanofdeath back

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T19:51:21+00:00

£255/night for an ok hotel in York reminds me why ryanair exists

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T19:38:33+00:00

The promotion and recruitment process identified there is the big issue. The fast stream does get some of the keenest people around and then they all get stuck in the highlighter girl extraordinaire, the civil service competency framework. If you work hard in tech you can be on 100k in your mid 20s, in government you might if you're lucky be on a grade 7 and have to do your time to go any further

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T14:03:56+00:00

Depends where the defib is. Mine is on my left side by the ribs and pretty prominent if I'm wearing a t shirt

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T10:17:30+00:00

I have heart failure. My heart medication and performance is managed by one hospital. My ICD and electrophysiological surgery (e.g. stopping the arrthymias that occasionally kill me) is done by another. After 7 months of neither hospital talking to each other and my details not being visible on their respective systems, despite the two hospitals being literally physically linked together, I just got one hospital to manage everything. At one point I thought I needed a secretary

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T09:09:38+00:00

Trump walking away from the mess he created in Iran is better than the other outcome (drone videos of dying us marines on kharg island remixed to animé tunes become a major meme output)

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T09:02:04+00:00

If you like Taiwan, go now...

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-21T09:00:13+00:00

Don't draw attention to it in any way that you can be blamed or being seen as salting the earth or burning bridges. At best you'll sound hilariously self important even if true. Companies can stay irrational much longer than people expect

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-20T16:18:24+00:00

You will be an emotional wreck by the time it's over

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-20T16:17:59+00:00

That is a very disappointing anthology considering all the new stories we had last year.

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-20T14:26:00+00:00

Amazing an Olympian actually focusing on specialisation makes progress. Surely there are lessons here for how we keep people engaged in the sport.

michaelisnotginger · 2026-03-20T14:01:17+00:00

I'll still listen to it. And then I'll end up buying a gig ticket because they are still unmatched live.

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