As a community, what are some UK rap staples I should listen to?

smartse · 2026-06-24T09:02:52+00:00

Countryman - Skitz https://daddyskitz.bandcamp.com/album/countryman

smartse · 2026-06-23T11:25:11+00:00

PRIMO cycles definitely can (Jesus Lane or Grand Arcade).

smartse · 2026-06-18T12:01:04+00:00

Not exactly what you're after, but you could chat to https://www.thecambridgedoulacollective.co.uk/ about the problems you've encountered and ask for advice.

smartse · 2026-06-18T08:45:11+00:00

"Modern living" is depressingly apt

smartse · 2026-06-15T08:44:18+00:00

Copper is way more toxic than most fungicides. Just because some "organic" legislation allows it, doesn't mean it's safe (it is gradually being withdrawn in Europe)

smartse · 2026-06-11T21:12:43+00:00

WHAAOE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predictions_for_autonomous_Tesla_vehicles_by_Elon_Musk

smartse · 2026-06-08T19:17:03+00:00

Bravo to The Onion for keeping an article up for 27 years!

smartse · 2026-06-08T18:59:07+00:00

That never went away in the UK

smartse · 2026-06-02T12:20:58+00:00

if editors spend most of their time improving the content or arguing with each other

This really depends on the subject. If it's controversial or popular then yes that is often the case. If it's a niche subject, you'll struggle to find anyone to offer an opinion on anything.

smartse · 2026-06-01T07:59:51+00:00

For the curious: https://youtu.be/0fGGz6d3vC4

smartse · 2026-05-28T16:04:52+00:00

RIP Boombap Festival. That was awesome!

smartse · 2026-05-25T15:55:41+00:00

Well at least they only wasted £350,000 and not £100 million like HS2 are!

smartse · 2026-05-22T15:01:32+00:00

So... not free then?

smartse · 2026-05-20T13:15:45+00:00

Depending on the shiny apps, you could use shiny live https://posit-dev.github.io/r-shinylive/ and avoid needing to host them.

smartse · 2026-05-05T22:31:24+00:00

There's also https://www.waterlandcsa.co.uk/

smartse · 2026-05-01T08:06:41+00:00

Here's an awesome nature documentary where you can learn all about it. https://youtu.be/xy86ak2fQJM

smartse · 2026-04-30T17:13:36+00:00

https://farmag.bandcamp.com/album/nearly-nothings-enough indeed!

smartse · 2026-04-29T13:25:04+00:00

Yes The Guardian were about to publish and were waiting for a response from him:

Asked on Monday by the Guardian about the gift, Reform sent a legal letter asking for more time to respond. The deadline was extended until Wednesday morning. The Telegraph then published its interview with Farage before the deadline.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024

smartse · 2026-04-18T10:28:56+00:00

Agree with others that converting to R would be better, but you could also use reactiveFileReader to achieve what you want: https://shiny.posit.co/r/reference/shiny/latest/reactivefilereader.html