This makes so much sense, thanks for typing that out. I have seen it myself how some people in the UK see the benefits system as a career path - young mothers discussing how many children is the sweet spot for getting as much out of the system. I feel so sorry for these children.

Yes pounds sterling, gambled on the finest American clinical-stage biopharma for that sweet sweet volatility.

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~£50,000 overnight fucking around with meme stocks. Good times. 2021 was a wild year.

I know a few UK people who moved to your country, all have pretty much vowed never to return to the UK. Every time I visit I wonder how you manage to do things so right (at least in comparison to the UK). The equivalent of UK council estates are a completely different vibe over there, the children seem so much happier and the work culture so much more chill.

Scissii duh

Yes that’s why I said poutine-inspired. I’m aware of what poutine is.

One of the shittest cars I ever owned (Ford Fusion) turned the volume way down when stopped automatically. Should be standard but I’ve never seen it any other car.

So obviously this is sacrilege and I would never suggest this to a Canadian IRL, but there are so many ways to make a poutine-inspired dish. Roast potatoes (cut into smaller cubes), onion gravy, some kind of sausage and brie (or your cheese of choice). I make it with roast dinner leftovers and it slaps.

The pushback is not mainstream. At least it’s not filtered through in any meaningful way to any business decisions yet. Nobody is hiring photographers when they can just hit the slop button and be done with it. I’m also convinced some are deliberately putting this shit out there purely for engagement purposes, it creates controversy and drives clicks.

Look at the fashion band Mango. They did a high-profile AI campaign, stopped shooting real models/clothes. They caught some shade but it did not affect sales, just a short term period of controversy, which management were probably were very happy with.

As a commercial photographer I have been waiting for pushback from consumers wanting to see actual photos of the actual product they’re thinking about buying. But it seems nobody gives a shit and is happy with the slop. It’s maddening. Some of the shit I’ve seen, technical garments with product shots that hallucinate non existent features, panels in the wrong place, its bonkers. It’s not even subtle details.

I mostly miss the degauss button. And all the free steel balls fron the mice, they were good for milling media.

Red and green should ne’er be seen!

Uni halls with international students who have zero real world skills, and are used to the staff/maid cooking for them. They started 3 fires and ruined so much food before giving up on using the kitchen altogether.

David Icke, Alex Jones et al are CIA.

This is the mosque pictured:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HCWWLpcD5jeLS4BZ6

There is no railing, that’s the sky from the bottom picture.

My wife, 38, objectively gorgeous, is fully on the botox train and it breaks my heart. Feels like its so prevalent a sizeable chunk of the population must have full on body dysmorphia.

The original V1 Minirigs are wired only. Probably hard to find but they’re great speakers.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rsw5CDwiDRdVyhoN8

That’s the new airport they’re building in a nature reserve, presumably to service the new development so the billionaire class don’t have to transfer.

The reporting on this is confusing. The island is not in the middle of the Med, it’s just offshore and in no way deserted. It was popular with locals and tourists before they stopped public access.

I really hope Valve has been cooking something to launch with the Frame. But personally I’m very happy with my library and play VR FPS most days, player counts could be higher but the community is awesome.