Plastic

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/04/06/matt-le-tissier-resigns-southampton-ambassador-sharing-ukraine/

They’re from his personal collection.

Certainly can’t disagree with this. You would imagine she would have preferred to let it slide, despite Rock being a cunt.

If my wife had alopecia, and some twat made a cheap baldy joke at her expense, I think I’d do the same. Not a fan of either Smith or Rock.

Agree with this, didn't look fake to me. Especially in the 'unedited' version (link). Looks pretty awkward for all involved. https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2022/mar/28/will-smith-apologises-after-slapping-chris-rock-during-oscars-ceremony-video

It’s a legitimate question. Some discussion here… https://www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1290946

I’m finding it very difficult to sympathise. They have loved their dirty money and steamroller approach to transfers for the past 20 years. It’s not the fans fault that their owner is/was a crook, but they have turned a conveniently blind eye to it for 2 decades. If you sow the wind…

Probably, plus some covert oil assurance agreement filtered through non-sanctioned 3rd countries I'd imagine. The timing is too interesting to ignore. Good news for her and her family, obviously.

That’s a nice one. I like that. I’d quite fancy somewhere on the Dorset coast. Beer maybe. I could hide in the caves

Like I say, things can change quickly. A few incidents of the slighted Poles flying too close to / over the border, a couple of Russian SAMs, and we have a precedent for a global conflict.

I’d say watch this space. The US may have rejected the offer, but it’s conceivable that the Polish may circumvent the process and do this themselves, giving Putin grounds to retaliate. That would become an interesting predicament, and could escalate quickly into something very unpleasant.

We haven’t intervened in the uyghur genocide, we haven’t intervened in chechnya, we haven’t intervened in Yemen. Why would you think we would intervene directly in this new non-nato conflict? NATO has stated it’s red lines, which are attacks on member states. Putin could blow Ukraine to bits and we would still be unlikely to get directly involved.

Awful news, made all the more poignant by the tweet above. RIP.

The mining process is extremely elastic; the key thing to remember is that the algorithm aims to have 1 block mined every 10 minutes - this is the key. The more power that gets thrown at it, the more complex the calculations become in order to maintain the 10 minute target, hence why we were hearing about so much energy being expended at the height of the Chinese crypto boom. The inverse is also true, if very little mining happens, the calculations become simpler in order to hit the 10 minute target. Transactions are also encoded to the chain as part of this process. Sadly, as you can probably see, the concept is quite flawed, leading to an exponential increase in energy usage as the computational arms race heats up. Etherium is ‘mined’ in a similar way. This is known as ‘proof of work’ or pow. In future, it’s likely that the alternative ‘proof of stake’ based approach (as implemented by cardano among others) will be widely adopted, as this dispenses with energy-heavy mining in favour of validation by individuals ‘staking’ their holdings on the chain, in a similar way to deposits in a bank.

Excellent article in the Atlantic. Small cause for optimism. https://apple.news/AdJCH8TC9QmKtoKVBp-Wudw

This Prime Minister is looking for his Falklands moment. Maybe if he shows how strong he is on Russian aggression, we'll all forget what a massive lying twat he is.

neighbours lost some tiles, just saw a big birch tree come down behind them. Seems to be calming down a bit now. Don't think we have any damage, fingers crossed.

They’ve all been told to shut by the LEA. Better safe than dead.

Very sorry to see this. Well done to those continuing the work and keeping this thread going 👍

Given the soon-to-be price of fuel, I’m actively anticipating illegal ‘coal poaching’ activities in wales/north. Digging coal out of abandoned mines & burning for heat / power would save less socially-observant types a fortune, maybe they’d even make some cash…

Is this factual or fanciful? /edit - semi-factual, apparently...

I for one would like to hear @Guided Missile’s musings on this. Pass me the popcorn.

The haulage crisis that everyone forgot about… https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/brexit-think-lorry-queues-are-bad-now-its-going-to-get-a-lot-worse-heres-why-309122/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=sfeu&fbclid=IwAR3jqF_EmO93d17OIO3RGgBWHHR6s9FkEkHIc2VJwm0YbnDqmI-of4DMwHE

Not that I agree with it, but this doesn't appear to be a Brexit related issue, as EU countries have also used emergency powers to allow its use. The problem is farmers growing unsustainable crops in Liz Truss's constituency, leading to obvious pressure on legislation. Too much sugar, both supply and demand, that's the real issue here. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/01/18/england-authorizes-emergency-neonicotinoid-use-to-protect-threatened-2022-sugarbeet-crops/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/18/uk-beet-growers-fear-brexit-threatens-their-future

SalmonSi's day out... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10384239/Alpha-Men-Assemble-Inside-anti-vax-group-members-taught-wage-war-government.html