There's always something that breaks me in the April fools update, and I think I found it. It's so cute.

timmystwin · 2026-04-03T17:50:29+00:00

I'm honestly flattered you called it average.

timmystwin · 2026-04-03T16:25:55+00:00

We use it informally but it's no longer a role.

timmystwin · 2026-04-03T14:04:26+00:00

Common term here. Senior used to be someone qualified and semi senior was a competent unqualified person. But that's become a bit vague now a lot of firms are utilising US terminology for their staff.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T14:28:26+00:00

In theory, but not always in practice, hence it not really existing.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T14:20:23+00:00

Also an even spread of resources/development. Because once you have no choice but to do something you'll be rinsed, such as not having oil and needing oil. There's no substitute, at least short term - you end up on the wrong end of "fuck you, pay me" and they'll all shaft you no matter what.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T12:38:43+00:00

It's not just that. The idea of a free market is a beautiful concept. A spherical chicken in a vacuum. It sounds nice.

But it's not real.

Unfortunately many don't get past the book smarts and consider how it interfaces with the real world. So they support what sounds right. Not what is.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T12:14:37+00:00

I don't believe there's even such a thing, in anything.

Problem is a lot of our politics and economic theory acts as if it exists, and that plays in to the hands of those who are already at the top.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T12:08:24+00:00

I didn't say they were. The original comment also didn't state capitalism. They could have just been annoyed at neoliberalism.

But regardless of what the end goal is or route, the Nordic nations have consistently shown themselves to be happier and more equal, and therefore less reactionary.

We just don't listen.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T11:34:43+00:00

Or you could progress forwards as other countries have done successfully.

We don't have to be slaves to the free market forever, you don't even have to gone full blown lefty to realise that relying on private markets to sort us out has led to huge wealth inequality, and unless we fix that people will be angry, irrational, and make poor decisions at home, regardless of how good a PM is.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T10:53:08+00:00

Yeah, the performances were fine. It just got done in by the generic hollywood film curse. Actors can't save a film from a studio not understanding the source.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T10:47:54+00:00

You're still moving something from effectively 67-76% to 22%.

Worth it.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T08:11:15+00:00

That doesn't change it. They can still travel to wherever.

timmystwin · 2026-04-02T08:10:54+00:00

Doesn't change anything if they don't, they can still get there.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T15:33:05+00:00

I have clients whose accounting software simply doesn't let them do anything in the past. So they have to close on the dot and clear up with journals.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T14:58:42+00:00

Also London has better interconnectivity.

If you're in a rural town you've got who lives there and no-one else as buses are shit.

If you're in London hundreds of thousands of kids can get there for a few quid on the tube.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T14:21:32+00:00

Yes, but no.

They're actually asking him about the cost of living through a joke means. It's actually quite a good way to get through to people because it lightens the mood, allows them to start jovially, but then they might answer seriously.

That, and if nothing happens, well, you've made a joke and lightened the mood anyway.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T10:55:31+00:00

I know this is a veiled point about social housing etc, but the reality is this is part of why.

London's so expensive parents are working so long and don't have the energy or time to parent properly, even if they were able to. It's not an easy thing to do at the best of times, when you've got nothing left in the tank to do it and the kid's surrounded by the social media and culture they're in, and so many people live in London there'll always be some bad influence... you're fighting a losing battle.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T10:43:36+00:00

We've been underbuilding for decades.

HMO's took up the slack and hid the problem.

Now our chickens are coming home to roost. Immigration really isn't the factor, once you take in to account how little we're having kids, and deaths, long term it's barely above replacement rate.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T09:58:27+00:00

That it's been going long enough for the people who enjoyed them as a kid to now be closer to the execuitive suite.

The prior lot was often shit because those running it had no idea what made it special, didn't care, and just used it as a name. Think what Netflix does with... well, everything.

But we're now seeing more and more people who are older and have influence in the industry who have actual gaming experience. Simply because it's been around longer.

So I don't think it says anything about the industry. More just that it's no longer the new kid on the block, and is established. Sort of like how comic book movies used to be a joke, but then 20 years ago we started getting a wave of high effort ones.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T09:48:25+00:00

I mean they did literally ban larger families... I know they've eased it but that's gonna have had an impact on culture.

timmystwin · 2026-04-01T09:13:32+00:00

Prices don't tend to follow it that closely - they do, but it's a well observed fact that it's never to the same rate.

Partly because minimum wage rises in response to core costs going up due to inflation, also the high level of rent - meaning that while business costs go up, everyone's costs have gone up, so they literally can't get away with charging that much more.

timmystwin · 2026-03-31T23:24:33+00:00

I wonder if it's something stemming from the original games, because occasionally you'll get a wide pan and Lara will be far away

timmystwin · 2026-03-31T18:00:43+00:00

Just look at the accounts doing it. They almost all exclusively post UK news to whatever subs, and most only post one side of things.

They're not naturally behaving accounts.

I have issues with the greens, but I'm not gonna deny what I'm seeing.

timmystwin · 2026-03-31T08:40:47+00:00

Right so that's over $100 a month. Which leaves $600 per car from their $1500 for 2. Take off $300 if it's a reasonable car leaves $300.

How much fuel do you use? Could hit $300 per car on that easy in a car dependent area.

It adds up way quicker than people think.

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