cook_pass_babtridge

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[–] cook_pass_babtridge 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The logo suggests that's how Dave arrives every morning.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 5 points 1 week ago

Or, if they're a foreign agent being paid by another state, they'll be at the front of the queue of applicants because they don't mind the uncompetitive pay.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 10 points 2 weeks ago

It certainly doesn't make you a worker.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 5 points 1 month ago

It's good they're giving the EA some extra funding and powers, but we really need to nationalise this. Water privatisation has been a disaster, and the longer we keep it going the more money they'll be able to syphon out.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 3 points 1 month ago

I think we get a CNN rolling news channel on Freeview but I've never heard of anyone watching it.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is there some kind of parental software that can lock down phones like what happens on corporate phones? Like where you can control which apps are installed etc? That sounds like the best approach: just give them a phone with WhatsApp, phone and SMS. Any refurbished phone from the last 10 years would work for that (lack of Android security updates might be an issue though)

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Still an extremely influential writer, you can't talk about cosmic horror without at least mentioning him.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 2 points 1 month ago

There's so much in Infinite Jest, but I think my favourite would be "Blood Sister: One Tough Nun".

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

They're great! Best way to get around London imo. I cycle a lot but being able to leave it at your destination without needing locks etc is great. My only issue is the price - it's often more expensive than a cab for the equivalent journey (especially if there are two of you). Hopefully it gets cheaper, and they work with councils to sort out parking and avoid them being dumped on the street.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

PFI? Of course not! This is GFI, it's green.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't trust the canary at all but this sounds in line with what she's been saying so far.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And then there was the Quake 2 engine which gave us Deus Ex, American McGee's Alice and then (through the modified GoldSrc version) Half-Life, Counter Strike and countless others! The family tree of 3D engines is really interesting.

 

I've been loving the Private Eye podcast, but they only seem to do about one episode a month. I sometimes listen to The Rest Is Politics but I find it quite hard not to hate Alastair Campbell and Rory Stuart.

Any other good UK politics podcasts out there?

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