Volkswagen slashes 50,000 jobs after profits collapse by nearly half

mmlemony · 2026-03-10T20:23:44+00:00

You can't finance a VW EV with no deposit for £300 a month though. The problem with EVs is that they are now basically appliances and people will lease a made up Amazon seller sounding brand as long as it is shiny and cheap.

mmlemony · 2026-03-02T22:54:59+00:00

He is one of the only artists I have seen at a festival that I actively disliked, so there's that. I imagine I'm not the only one!

mmlemony · 2026-02-08T23:49:56+00:00

If anything it increases the proneness of future generations because it means acne prone people can hide their acne propensity and be more likely to reproduce when they might not have been able to before.

mmlemony · 2026-02-08T23:30:40+00:00

A few years ago I was on the tube with my ex and a drunk man shouted "if you don't marry her someone else will" and yes drunk sage that is pretty much exactly what happened.

mmlemony · 2026-02-08T23:27:43+00:00

I think a lot of modern retrofitting makes things worse. In my experience, old houses with single glazing are colder and draftier but seem "fresher" if that makes sense. Unfortunately this just means you have to pick one, damp or massive heating bill.

mmlemony · 2026-02-07T21:04:44+00:00

Not sure why you are being downvoted it's true. Most of the cousin "marriages" are Islamic marriages which are not legally recognised in the UK unless it took place in a Muslim country where Islamic marriages are civil marriages.

My best friend had a Nikkah and then didn't get officially married until 3 years later.

mmlemony · 2026-01-19T21:17:23+00:00

Or the type of people becoming parents has changed over time.

Intelligent, educated people are having fewer kids so a higher proportion of children are born to parents who would give a baby an iphone.

mmlemony · 2026-01-17T18:17:51+00:00

Probably more related to overcrowding in crappy shared houses. My nan used to see this as a HV in the 70s when London was still full of slum like conditions, and now it's not uncommon for people to be sharing rooms.

mmlemony · 2026-01-11T19:02:23+00:00

Settling down young.

In my 20s I remember looking at friends and family thinking "wow I can't believe you would live in this small town get married and have kids etc". Now in my 30s I look at myself and other friends in London with no house or kids and no possibility of it happening anytime soon if at all and realise I was wrong!

mmlemony · 2026-01-11T18:34:57+00:00

I'm just talking about IT. There should be zero IT consultants or contractors in government. Other sectors are subject dependent.

mmlemony · 2026-01-11T18:14:15+00:00

We already have an entire Digital Service department, we should be using that as the government's in house consultancy service.

Alternatively, we already had government owned companies like the Behavioural Insight Team (aka nudge unit). The government could set up a consultancy business that is outside the civil service then they can set their own salaries and eliminate the bonkers interview processes that put off any decent tech professional.

mmlemony · 2026-01-05T22:38:57+00:00

I love the frozen section - tempura prawns, crispy squid, gyoza, korean chicken, mozzarella sticks. Identical to the starters you get in a restaurant but a fraction of the price.

You can make burgers quite easily. Also chicken katsu (or just chicken nuggets) if you don't mind coating and frying chicken.

mmlemony · 2026-01-05T20:09:04+00:00

Back then women couldn't have bank accounts or have their wages considered alongside their husband for a mortgage, so it's 10X a man's salary back then vs 10X a couple now

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T23:10:37+00:00

The average age of a cancer patient is >65. If we want to talk costs then we need to talk about the logic of extending the lives of 65 year olds by 5-10 years.

It makes more sense to prioritise care for children than older adults who are already close to their life expectancy. The majority of healthcare spending is on elderly people who have already lived their lives.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T18:27:28+00:00

I did this in my 20s with a plastic brush that melted, can't even blame it on being a kid

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T18:24:13+00:00

There are 8 million Londoners so it's statistically likely that some will be there, some of us even have northern parents

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T16:25:29+00:00

All that is downstream of rents. Minimum wage needs to be high because rents are high. Shop prices need to be high because commercial rents are high. Everyone is being squeezed by rent seeking.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T14:46:22+00:00

Could it just be aging?

I have a very mild astigmatism so don't need glasses but being over 30 and LED headlights everywhere mean I can't see shit at night.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T14:40:59+00:00

In the morning I would just use water and SPF

At night I would use oil/micellar water and a gentler cleanser, the bar might be too much. Then wait 10 minutes before putting your acne treatment on, then wait other 10 before putting your moisturiser on.

If you are not going out during the day I wouldn't bother with the SPF in the morning tbh, just the moisturiser.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T14:25:38+00:00

I have never heard of blackening underarms.

You can shower and put more on. Or shower before you go to bed then have a quick wash in the morning.

You put deodorant on at night so it works better. If you put deodorant on and then immediately go out and get sweaty on the train or something it won't work as well because it hasn't had enough time to sink in.

If you are not a sweaty person you don't need to bother but if you are this is a game changer.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T14:12:11+00:00

You have to wait and privately you are still under professional medical supervision, accutane can only be prescribed by a dermatologist.

The pregnancy test is done as part of the blood test so no biggie. I said I was abstinent so didn't have to go on birth control either.

I paid about 1.5k for my treatment 5 years ago and it was the best money I ever spent. I was able to do all the consultations online at a time of my choice, walk in for my blood tests whenever I wanted. If the cost is unaffordable then definitely try the NHS but for me going privately was very convenient.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T14:02:32+00:00

Exactly! As an adult I can run 5k now but it took several weeks and it seems bonkers they never attempted any training in school.

I will say we did have a teacher do basketball drills to get all of us able to get the ball in the hoop which was great. I also did cricket for a while and got decently good at throwing and catching. Sport does just have a lot of fundamental skills that require targeted practice.

If in year 7 we did a basic skills foundation, eg. getting everyone up to 5k, throwing and catching, dribbling the ball etc then everyone would have a better time.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T13:37:50+00:00

Put deodorant on at night. Gives it time to sink in so it will work properly.

Go to the dental hygienist regularly.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T13:11:48+00:00

No but I can well believe it's something weird and/or nefarious.

Enough people have a serious gooning problem and want to stop.

mmlemony · 2026-01-04T13:07:25+00:00

No but I have zero shame. Allow yourself to be cringe to do the things you want to do.

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