Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Meh, there's nothing wrong with a little bit of rock surfing, especially when tethered. 😉
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I’m intrigued by how many people on here keep a freezer log. Am I very disorganised?
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I didn't even know of its existence! 🤣
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Why would you put a log in the freezer?🤔
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1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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It can be cooler on a bike as you get the breeze.
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The idea of dropping by Saipan on the way to Australia. Unless Aus are treating him to a charter there's something more to the story.
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Had my annual AA Breakdown renewal letter yesterday.
Usually the renewal quote is outrageously higher than the previous year and I go through the charade of getting comparative quotes from their competitors and then spend 30+ minutes on the phone haggling them down to a price I find acceptable.
However, this year the renewal was £235 for both myself, my wife and kids if they are driving, with all the usual stuff. Last year it was £197. So yes, whilst it is an increase, it is really not worth my effort to haggle.
Maybe this is their new stragety? Keep the increases reasonable so less people waste their time and the employees time to settle on a maginally lower figure?
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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It seems Assange is on a charter flight. I'm now intrigued who paid for it.
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Or just maybe they have cottoned on to people saying "sod that" and going to Green Flag instead.
Mine was 1/2 price for equal cover even with a haggle.
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I'm intrigued by the adulation he gets from several quarters, given that his leakage seems to be very one-sided, and isn't journalism.
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Pretty sure he handed over all the names of Afgans who informed the US on the taliban over to the taliban.
Absolutely disgusting behaviour. Deserves life imprisonment and no contact with the outside world.
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He seems to have cleverly piggy-backed his activities onto the 'anti-Western imperialism' narrative, as if he's some seeker of deep truths, whereas he seems to be a hacker who coincidentally has never revealed any embarrassing secrets about Russia, rather like Edward Snowden.
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Perhaps he doesn't like nerve agents?
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I'm conflicted on this. If what was leaked is true does there have to be balance?
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
There's a whole debate on what ought to be in the public domain and what state secrets there should (or should not) be, but I'm not of the opinion that his leakage was benign or proportional: it had the appearance of wanting to destabilise western democracies under the guise of 'unfiltered openness'.
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Yes, there has to be a balance between reporting freedom and national security. The judgement will be one of public interest. In this instance, the question to ask is whether the public interest could have been served without throwing Afghani informants under the bus. The answer is yes. However, that would have required some journalism and he didn't care enough.
It is a different question entirely whether the WAY the US went after him was correct or a slippery slope.
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That is where I am conflicted. Naming people was clearly wrong but highlighting U.S. methods as not being squeaky clean does seem appropriate. The "balance" earlier was more about nationalistic views than security.
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I don't think there has to be balance but that should be openly admitted e.g. saying something like "I'm not leaking information from Russia / China through fear for my life".
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Is there anyone here who would spend £650 on a bike computer? Garmins latest offering seems to be competitive with entry level laptops.
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It seems the charter flight cost $500k and will be paid by crowding funding. This is the side of Assange that I really don't like. I'm fine with him holding states to account for their actions.
I'm still intrigued about the choice of Saipan.
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Their running watches go up to around £1400 but for that you get a watch with the words 'pro' and 'ballistics' in the name so you immediately become epic. I suppose at least a watch is useful in everyday use too but that feels ridiculous. I'm still using the Forerunner 235 I paid around £200 for about 8 years ago.
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Saipan is a good place for a holiday if anyone is in the neighbourhood.
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It is half way to Australia, which is where he is expected to fuck the heck off to.
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Yes, but so is LA. Guam is also bigger than Saipan.
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Intriguing. I wonder if there is a legal distinction between being there or on US soil if it all goes tits up.
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Looking for somewhere in between without extradition to US?
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