Oh yes, British-African or African-Englishman (Welshman, Scotsman,...) is highly offensive in UK.
"So, Kriss, what does this mean to you as an African-American?" - USA TV reporter
"I'm not American, I'm British"
"Yes, but as a British African-American..."
"I'm not African. I'm not American. I'm British." - Kriss Akabusi (member of the 400 metres relay team that took the gold medal at the 1991 Athletics World Championships)
Read "All comments" on there. Filter the highest first, then the lowest first. The modding is unual on there - I had a +17 (insightful!!!) yesterday, but I can't even find my post today (clearing history is not always a good idea).
People get it. The majority understand exactly what's happening. They have read some history and know the Stasi quotes, the American interment, the whole shitbag.
The UK goverment has been a real twat over the past few weeks. Taxing the elderly more, taxing warm food, letting the rich off tax, phone hacking(!!) scandal, petrol panic buying, cash for policies and more. We've all had enough of it.
I'll leaving you with one quote from our delightful Prime Minister. He said this last week after helping his rich elite besties over dinner:
"I live in a little flat, a very nice flat, actually, above number 11 Downing Street up there. But what I get up to in there, that's private."
The picture of my house has a funny join; two photos that span my house. The join is in the middle of my burgular siren and it makes it stand out. Brilliant.
You have to be very sheltered to not know what a cake is, know what a birthday is and not know it's a huge tradition in many places worldwide.
I cannot beleive in 2012 children can be that removed from society.
But, the child failed the test; it highlighted a problem; a birthday cake was shown with the words "this is a birthday cake". Problem fixed in less time than it took me to write this sentence.
Try the Foobar2000 audio player. It's almost open source; freeware with OS components.
It pisses on WinAmp for memory footprint (I still use it on a 14 year old P3, 384mb, while running a host of other programs), plays everything I chuck at it, and it feels like a FOSS application (no gimicks, no fancy graphics, no bloat).
I'm not sure they're talking about torrents, just malware infected banner adverts.
In all the multi-years I've been in the scene, only twice have I downloaded dodgy files. First was off an anon-FTP dump, that contained the Chernobyl virus (CIH). The second was at TPB. It was a harmless scripted ASF file. Thanks Microsoft; not only did you create the method, you created the solution (MSE).
I do well in interviews. Always have, and probably always will. It's the smile, the handshake and my unwillingness to bullshit.
Some businesses just want to tell you how great they are. Some people just want to tell you how great they are; how they've climbed the ladder - "You too could be a fat manager on 50k if you turn yourself into a lying slob like me!" No, not me, you're mistaken.
Other businesses just stick to the questions, one after another after another. These are the hardest. They don't care that I'm not planning to be here in five years, and can't understand me not wanting to answer the question. ("I need a job to pay the bills", was an actual answer that landed me one job. Ask me that question again after I've worked for you for a month).
The best interviews are always friendly chats.
My point? Interviews are a two-way process. They want to know about me and, this is the part some don't understand, I want to know about them.
What was your turnover last year? And the year before? (are you going to be around next year?)
Why did this vacancy become available? Why did the other person leave? (is this a shit job? Are they willing to bullshit me?)
What are the staff turnover rates? (is this whole place shit?)
Can I have your Facebook password? (never been asked, but if they want mine...)
Ask questions. Ask why. Ask it five times. And remember that bullshit stinks. It may take a while to reach your nose but it stinks all the same. Everyone knows the smell.
It's like that with bookmakers too. They congratulate me when I win. Large wins are celebrated by the manager of the shop. On the track, shorts are bought. You're made to feel fantastic.
They next day, they welcome you back with all your winnings knowing 9 out of 10 of your punts are going to fail.
There are certain crops that make sense in a kitchen garden. Most are not economical, or require too many chemicals.
I've just planted first early potatoes for two reasons:
1) I'm able to crop them when they are small and tasty
2) They are extremely expensive to buy early in the season. I do not grow main crop potatoes because they are cheap plus I have a common scab and blight problem.
Tomatoes: Grow the small ones like Sweet Millions. You don't end up with a glut and they're small enough for finger food. I grow mine in hanging baskets. They taste lovely and look pretty.
Of course, old techniques for preserving still work well today.
I used to get pulled over a lot. Once a week was normal. I was young, had a job that paid twice as much as my peers, and I owned a sports car. I stuck out like a sore thumb.
Which is why, after playing twenty questions, I had the opportunity to produce my documents, at a police station of my choice, within 7 days. They were known as "producers" by us all. The reason for the seven days is exactly the reason your state: delays in updating the DVLA database.
Sometimes I had no tax disk on display (also against the law here) and all police officers let it slide on the understanding I'd fix the problem before the DVLA received their report.
To balance things, I've also been 'done' for no tax. MOT and insurance. I thought I could get way with it as "10% of drivers in the UK" do the same. I was wrong. It only took 2 months to catch me. £550 fine, 5 points, ouch.
Forget false plates, they stick out like a vicar in a tutu. A black marker pen and a bottle of white spirits is all you need. Change an "L" to an "E" and wipe it off around the corner.
They should target the drink drivers, increase the tax on fuel, stop the car tax and have a national fund for insurance. Everyone pays then. The more you drive, the more you pay.
How about we get all citizens together and decide that speeding is bad for everyone and no one should do it?
The only other option is to allow speeding everywhere, which I would be happy about. I'd never drive again, or walk near roads, but at least I'd have an informed choice.
Speeders don't give a shit about anyone but themselves. Their selfish grasp at an extra minute in front of the TV is worth an extra 10mph, in their eyes. They say things like "Fuck the government, they can't tell me how fast I live life" and "The Man is killing my fun" like it's a game.
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Oh yes, British-African or African-Englishman (Welshman, Scotsman,...) is highly offensive in UK.
..."
"So, Kriss, what does this mean to you as an African-American?" - USA TV reporter
"I'm not American, I'm British"
"Yes, but as a British African-American
"I'm not African. I'm not American. I'm British." - Kriss Akabusi (member of the 400 metres relay team that took the gold medal at the 1991 Athletics World Championships)
But we have a ton of other words to use.
I use none. Using lables is part of the problem.
Chicks dig a man with thick lenses.
We also have the new Bribery Act 2010.
If someone buys me a sandwitch, it's no problem as long as I buy the next one.
Anything under a £20 gift is fine, but must be recorded.
But, it's a minefield. The safest bet is not to accept anything.
I said something similar to my MP yesterday whilst using writetothem.com. It too forces you to give up your email address.
"I sincerely hope I can trust you with my email address", my letter started.
Justin Tomlinson (MP) is actually one of the good ones, even for a Tory. He turns up for meetings, doesn't claim for first class travel, always votes.
Wait, I'm praising an MP for doing his job. Ignore me, I must be ill.
What does the general population say?
Read "All comments" on there. Filter the highest first, then the lowest first. The modding is unual on there - I had a +17 (insightful!!!) yesterday, but I can't even find my post today (clearing history is not always a good idea).
People get it. The majority understand exactly what's happening. They have read some history and know the Stasi quotes, the American interment, the whole shitbag.
The UK goverment has been a real twat over the past few weeks. Taxing the elderly more, taxing warm food, letting the rich off tax, phone hacking(!!) scandal, petrol panic buying, cash for policies and more. We've all had enough of it.
I'll leaving you with one quote from our delightful Prime Minister. He said this last week after helping his rich elite besties over dinner:
"I live in a little flat, a very nice flat, actually, above number 11 Downing Street up there. But what I get up to in there, that's private."
Private.
What a fucking twat.
It's worth every penny I pay for it and more.
The picture of my house has a funny join; two photos that span my house. The join is in the middle of my burgular siren and it makes it stand out. Brilliant.
But I like talking about my family. I see it as an advantage over the rest of the interviewees too, if they are single.
- I have dependents. I have to turn up every day in order to get paid.
- I don't have money for booze and drugs. I will be turning up on a Monday morning.
- I'm a nice person, with a nice stable family - why wouldn't I show that off?
Well, that's the facade taken care of, and it's landed me jobs in the past.
Play the game.
As an Englishman, I can obtusely say that that's no strongly worded letter.
Where's the wit? The wow-words? The insulting, demeaning tone? The hidden threats?
And, at five pages, that novel was four pages too long.
God save the Queen.
Why would a car collide with anything?
If you cannot stop your car, for any reason, you are driving too fast.
You have to be very sheltered to not know what a cake is, know what a birthday is and not know it's a huge tradition in many places worldwide.
I cannot beleive in 2012 children can be that removed from society.
But, the child failed the test; it highlighted a problem; a birthday cake was shown with the words "this is a birthday cake". Problem fixed in less time than it took me to write this sentence.
Try the Foobar2000 audio player. It's almost open source; freeware with OS components.
It pisses on WinAmp for memory footprint (I still use it on a 14 year old P3, 384mb, while running a host of other programs), plays everything I chuck at it, and it feels like a FOSS application (no gimicks, no fancy graphics, no bloat).
I'm not sure they're talking about torrents, just malware infected banner adverts.
In all the multi-years I've been in the scene, only twice have I downloaded dodgy files. First was off an anon-FTP dump, that contained the Chernobyl virus (CIH). The second was at TPB. It was a harmless scripted ASF file. Thanks Microsoft; not only did you create the method, you created the solution (MSE).
TPB is the least of my malware worries.
I do well in interviews. Always have, and probably always will. It's the smile, the handshake and my unwillingness to bullshit.
Some businesses just want to tell you how great they are. Some people just want to tell you how great they are; how they've climbed the ladder - "You too could be a fat manager on 50k if you turn yourself into a lying slob like me!" No, not me, you're mistaken.
Other businesses just stick to the questions, one after another after another. These are the hardest. They don't care that I'm not planning to be here in five years, and can't understand me not wanting to answer the question. ("I need a job to pay the bills", was an actual answer that landed me one job. Ask me that question again after I've worked for you for a month).
The best interviews are always friendly chats.
My point? Interviews are a two-way process. They want to know about me and, this is the part some don't understand, I want to know about them.
What was your turnover last year? And the year before? (are you going to be around next year?)
Why did this vacancy become available? Why did the other person leave? (is this a shit job? Are they willing to bullshit me?)
What are the staff turnover rates? (is this whole place shit?)
Can I have your Facebook password? (never been asked, but if they want mine...)
Ask questions. Ask why. Ask it five times. And remember that bullshit stinks. It may take a while to reach your nose but it stinks all the same. Everyone knows the smell.
It's like that with bookmakers too. They congratulate me when I win. Large wins are celebrated by the manager of the shop. On the track, shorts are bought. You're made to feel fantastic.
They next day, they welcome you back with all your winnings knowing 9 out of 10 of your punts are going to fail.
There are certain crops that make sense in a kitchen garden. Most are not economical, or require too many chemicals.
I've just planted first early potatoes for two reasons:
1) I'm able to crop them when they are small and tasty
2) They are extremely expensive to buy early in the season. I do not grow main crop potatoes because they are cheap plus I have a common scab and blight problem.
Tomatoes: Grow the small ones like Sweet Millions. You don't end up with a glut and they're small enough for finger food. I grow mine in hanging baskets. They taste lovely and look pretty.
Of course, old techniques for preserving still work well today.
I went to a funeral the other day. The deceased was a crossword compiler.
:)
He was buried 6 down and 4 across.
^^ you can have that one for free
"My Data Manager" has served me well for tracking apps that consume data when not in use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm&hl=en
It actually reset yesterday (my billing date). A lot of apps are showing <0.1MB in a day of no-use.
Big players like eBay, Google Shopper, Dropbox, BBC iPlayer have all used data and I've not used them in weeks.
Small games like checkers, reversi, chess, Go, etc, that I also haven't run, haven't used any at all.
TuneIn radio sucks the most data. But I'm happy about that. Best app on my phone by far!
Flugton?
:)
Married to a lexicographer?
Surely you jest?
They're not pronounced the same though.
"re" is a soft sound
"er" is a hard sound
In my neck of the woods, we pronouce both as "ah". Mee-tah. I wouldn't dream of spelling it that way.
Geh off my laand.
You don't have portable readers in your country?
The card never leaves your sight.
Failing that, get up off your arse, walk to the bar/till/reception and pay there.
I've never met anyone who's card's been skimmed.
Why would I type my PIN into a machine that doesn't have Chip and PIN
Best regards,
The British Isles
I used to get pulled over a lot. Once a week was normal. I was young, had a job that paid twice as much as my peers, and I owned a sports car. I stuck out like a sore thumb.
Which is why, after playing twenty questions, I had the opportunity to produce my documents, at a police station of my choice, within 7 days. They were known as "producers" by us all. The reason for the seven days is exactly the reason your state: delays in updating the DVLA database.
Sometimes I had no tax disk on display (also against the law here) and all police officers let it slide on the understanding I'd fix the problem before the DVLA received their report.
To balance things, I've also been 'done' for no tax. MOT and insurance. I thought I could get way with it as "10% of drivers in the UK" do the same. I was wrong. It only took 2 months to catch me. £550 fine, 5 points, ouch.
Forget false plates, they stick out like a vicar in a tutu. A black marker pen and a bottle of white spirits is all you need. Change an "L" to an "E" and wipe it off around the corner.
They should target the drink drivers, increase the tax on fuel, stop the car tax and have a national fund for insurance. Everyone pays then. The more you drive, the more you pay.
Possible patterns has been mentioned before and I don't buy it.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Although my pattern can't seem to travel directly from 1 to 9, 1 to 3 or 1 to 7, it can with the remaining numbers.
The pattern on mine crosses 8 points, but I'm sure the limit is higher, if there is one. (no, it's not a square. Honest Mr Policeman)
I don't want to look foolish with my maths, but that's nearly 2 million possibilities, no?
Doesn't work when you're forced to use a German keyboard at work for a few days a month.
How about we get all citizens together and decide that speeding is bad for everyone and no one should do it?
The only other option is to allow speeding everywhere, which I would be happy about. I'd never drive again, or walk near roads, but at least I'd have an informed choice.
Speeders don't give a shit about anyone but themselves. Their selfish grasp at an extra minute in front of the TV is worth an extra 10mph, in their eyes. They say things like "Fuck the government, they can't tell me how fast I live life" and "The Man is killing my fun" like it's a game.
Don't like getting caught? Fucking do one.