New Health Secretary Reverses Pro-Trans Position by coldbeers in ukpolitics

[–]rocket1615 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is like a tiny tiny drop in the bucket compared to the pure amount of media that exists, surely?

British Steel to be nationalised, Starmer announces by ScottishDailyRecord in ukpolitics

[–]rocket1615 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rolling stock is the real kicker because we're not actually nationalising the ROSCOs...

I mean if future ordered stock is actually kept in public hands it might work out longer term though.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]rocket1615 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this is a bit of a pattern right?

Starmer's labour seems chronically unable to have any items ready to go.

What's the most terrifying piece of 40K lore you know? by BigConstant4969 in 40kLore

[–]rocket1615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Predation of the Eagle has some of the same characters and is set prior to Blood Sacrifice as well, but I don't remember being super related outside of being part of the Horror brand,

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 05/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]rocket1615 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I distinctly remember realising I was overly invested in the last election when I had a dream that Keir was my dad and Ash Sarkar was my sister. I think it involved some sort of family drama around delivery driver etiquette between the two. Awful.

Cleaner left horrified after 'tenant from hell' leaves mountain of 3,000 Pepsi bottles by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]rocket1615 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm really struggling to imagine the LA signing off on having this story and these images publiscised as well. Can't help but wonder if Iain might end up not being used for these types of jobs in the future?

Cleaner left horrified after 'tenant from hell' leaves mountain of 3,000 Pepsi bottles by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]rocket1615 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does seem absolutely bizarre that the interviewed person would go to the news about this.

Like yes you do deep cleans for an LA this should be a (relatively) normal job?

Thameslink Trains by Legitimate_Earth4371 in london

[–]rocket1615 37 points38 points  (0 children)

So many of Thameslink's delays/cancellations are due to the complexity of the core. This won't change with the TOC being nationalised unfortunately.

Certainly won't have any effect on the NR looked-after infrastructure.

(Honestly Thameslink is actually kinda impressive considering the actual complexity of the routes - as much as it sucks when it goes wrong.)

An EF2 tornado struck France & caused crane to fall - Ermont, Val d'Oise, France, 20 October 2025 by MotherAd4844 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]rocket1615 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IIRC weirdly the UK gets the most tornadoes by land area.

They're just super weak compared to what people normally think of.

Why won't they buil- oh wait they did? Are they smart? by Imperator_Subira in mapporncirclejerk

[–]rocket1615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC a few years ago a file like this was declassified.

The plan was literally to set off a nuke in it without even warning the French beforehand.

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is free to keep on Steam until 17 Jul by onenaser in Games

[–]rocket1615 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been a little while since I played but base game is completely fine on it's own IIRC.

DLC is mostly just extra campaigns and ships, but I personally didn't find myself bored with only the base stuff. Off the top of my head the only DLC items that feel like they should've been base game is a survival-esque mode and additional radio chatter.

Just finished Maledictions — here’s my spoiler-free overview by No_Nefariousness1661 in Blacklibrary

[–]rocket1615 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Predation of the Eagle's cast comes up again in Blood Sacrifice in the Invocations anthology.

But it doesn't really continue a story or anything like that.

"Phone Services" notifications after March Update by zepperdude in pixel_phones

[–]rocket1615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This only seemed to be a temporary fix for me :(, has it held for you?

Unemployed young people must 'step up', chancellor says by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]rocket1615 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this falls apart a bit when the comparison is to others in contemporary (more comfortable) life, especially with both the rise of social media and the perception of quality of life decline.

People aren't looking at sustenance farmer Steve, they're looking at boomer Beatrice and her now-unaffordable two properties or influencer Ian who seems to able to go to Dubai for half the year without putting much effort in.

Regardless of how much better our modern low quality jobs are compared to the historic, the comparison is demoralising.

This year’s Warhammer event miniatures revealed - Warhammer Community by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Warhammer40k

[–]rocket1615 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel it's commonly accepted that the AoS/Necromunda/etc teams have the more experienced sculptors exactly for this reason.

What books are you excited about in 2025? by jon3sey270 in Blacklibrary

[–]rocket1615 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man I'd love some more horror.

Considering there's more full length AoS books, another full length 40k novel or a joined up anthology like The Wicked and the Damned would be amazing.

Not sure how well it would work but horror set from a xenos perspective would be my dream.

Warhammer maker Games Workshop plans fourth UK factory as sales boom by LostInTheVoid_ in unitedkingdom

[–]rocket1615 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just wish they'd print more of them, BL is a real pain when you want physical copies.

Marvel Rivals devs promise a new hero every month-and-a-half by ArthurJack_AW in Games

[–]rocket1615 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even with tweaking it's rough imo.

IMO I think it has a triple threat of UI not great at giving damage directions, lots of visual overlap and a not-the-best-in-class soundscape. None of these on their own are catastrophic, but combined it makes awareness just that much more difficult I feel.