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- Comment on You have to watch an ad, OR you can watch an ad so you don't have to watch an ad. 21 hours ago:
My kid got into Snake Clash, and the amount of Ads especially of the “watch to win” type are ridiculous. Changed my routers DNS settings just so they could play the game ad free. Sadly, it now means progress is behind a relentless grind, cos you have to manually earn every single upgrade
- Comment on If you are a young person you have no idea how bad everyone and everything smelled until at least the 1990s. 4 days ago:
Went to one in Poland a few years ago, and was amazed - firstly - that you could smoke inside there. Second was how well it was handled: the entire ceiling seemed to be extractor fans - could barely see or smell smoke at all.
- Comment on If you are a young person you have no idea how bad everyone and everything smelled until at least the 1990s. 4 days ago:
Nah, I almost enjoy that. Rolling tobacco is about tolerable. Actual cigarettes make me sick
- Comment on If you are a young person you have no idea how bad everyone and everything smelled until at least the 1990s. 4 days ago:
That surprises me, but noted !
- Comment on If you are a young person you have no idea how bad everyone and everything smelled until at least the 1990s. 4 days ago:
My mum kept the triangular one I made her for over 20 years. Still quite proud of it.
- Comment on The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza 2 weeks ago:
A long read, but a good un.
For anyone interested in lies, misreporting or misrepresentation in the UKs media, the book Newspeak has some excellent examples.
- Comment on Newbury: Firearms seized from suspected gun factory - BBC News 2 weeks ago:
If they seized firearms, I think the word “suspected” could be dropped from the headline
- Comment on Typhoo Tea teeters on the brink of administration 1 month ago:
I’m amazed anyone buys it more than once, with the possible exception of dodgy roadside cafes
- Comment on Outrage as librarians reveal schools banning LGBT+ books after parents’ complaints 4 months ago:
The immigants? I knew it was them!
- Comment on Outrage as librarians reveal schools banning LGBT+ books after parents’ complaints 4 months ago:
It is. Poverty breeds ignorance, and with poverty on the rise…