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LemonDrizzle posted:There's no real prospect of that - you can argue the toss one way or another about how Scotland's wealth as an independent nation would compare to the rest of the UK, but there's no argument to be had for Wales. It's a total financial dead zone and without transfers from the rest of the country it'd be in a very bad state indeed. Speaking of which, how is the Cornish independence movement going?
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Pissflaps posted:I think it has a nicer sound to it than just 'England and Northern Ireland'. How about the United Kingdom of Northumbria, Mercia, Anglia, Essex, Wessex, Sussex and Kent? That sounds like a lot of places!
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Hong XiuQuan posted:It'll still be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it's just that Scotland will be known as 'lovely Britain' 'Britannia Inferior' is already a place thanks. (Basically Northern England: so called for its distance from
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Renaissance Robot posted:From what I remember of the programming taster I had at 10, it's unlikely to be anything more complex than conditionals, loops, and rules. The reason to bother with electronics instead of just giving kids wooden blocks with ASM commands carved into them is because computers are just as cheap and also allow you to actually make things happen. Five sounds far too young to do anything serious with computers, but you could probably do something with iPads that would show them the basics behind it. Of course that does depend on things like class size and resource availability. At least wooden blocks could be cheap.
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HorseLord posted:You heard it here first, thatcher made every boy in the 80s autistic. I must have missed a passion for coding becoming the absolute defining trait of all 35-50 year old men in the UK.  OTOH every bio I've read of bedroom coders has them beginning with games and tweaking the code of established products (admittedly these are often the bios of games developers). If you're just talking about treating coding as a simple mathematical or linguistic exercise then you're hardly going to engage the minds of an entire generation. There's only so much fun you could squeeze out of floor robots (or in my case at school, greenhouse controls).
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Wolfsbane posted:That was really stupid, and you should probably stop trying to defend it because you're just making yourself look like more of an idiot. I don't even know what you're trying to argue any more. You think children are too dumb to program computers? Or they will only learn if they're allowed to make games (which you seem to assume will be banned in schools for some reason)? Children aged 5-10 are at a prime age for learning things like new languages, but realistically speaking there are a huge number of problems with that, from the resources required (computer space for every child? Custom programmes for each age category?) to the availability of qualified teachers. This latter problem would be magnified if you're talking about primary school kids who generally only have one teacher, but I know even in my later schools the IT teachers were notoriously disinterested. Fake edit: I will concede that there are much better tools for engaging kids with computers now than I had at school, such as the Raspberry Pi, and I'm definitely in favour of pushing thing like HTML at older ages. quote:Also, internet diagnosing people with mental illnesses is a lovely thing to do, especially if it's just because they have a hobby you can't or don't want to do.
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twoot posted:We can all 'decorate the Winterval pole' without needing electricity 
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Pissflaps posted:That would be interesting 
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Fluo posted:Westcountry as a country then let Cornwall go independent because their cider is terrible and you always put jam & cream on the Devon way. Well, I suppose you do have Bristol and, uh
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LemonDrizzle posted:A large chunk of the country's naval forces? So you have Bristol, cider, sodomy and the lash? I'm sorry for kinkshaming your counties 
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Fluo posted:I'd love to hear more about how you have a grudge because of an ex. I went to Bristol once, it was cold and poo poo and while I was there someone got murdered (wasn't me). Why are Bristolians so easy to upset? Fluo posted:The train station is nice <insert joke here>. The train station was a massive building site when I went to Reading. I guess it is definitely even worse than Bristol though. Kegluneq fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fluo posted:You get my point, London bashing is abit OTT generally too, its a nice city with so many things to do and see. In any case, those two places keep getting brought up as Awesome Places To Live Unlike Your lovely Northern Cities so it does get kind of wearisome. It's not even that we think our hometowns are that amazing, it's just the smug superiority that comes with the sentiment that gets annoying. "Have you tried not living in an impoverished cultural backwater, pleb?  "ReV VAdAUL posted:http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/12/mps-expenses-under-fire Kegluneq fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fluo posted:Quite strong confirmation bias/strawman vibes coming off this post :/. Reading isn't a Northern City and I'd like a source on the quote "Have you tried not living in an impoverished cultural backwater, pleb? If it makes you happier I can include Reading in a list of towns that aren't Bristol/London. There are a lot of poor/under invested towns in the south as well of course. For a source on that quote - see any page on this thread where people have justified their paying huge London rent prices. So many museums and things to see! You just can't get this culture anywhere else you guys (no I'm not interested in why not). And why should I settle for poverty wages anyway? Edit: oh god, the free food at art event things. Get back to me when the V&A runs a soup kitchen for the homeless. (Disclaimer: I did stuff my face at a gallery preview in Bury last Saturday.  )ReV VAdAUL posted:The primary system, in theory, makes it easier for a non establishment politician to challenge a corrupt or otherwise bad politician without having to be vetted by the constituency party (and thus be an insider politician) or having to run as an independent. A simpler problem might just be that not enough people within a constituency would care enough to vote. There's rarely much clear water between politicians and their party in this country anyway. Kegluneq fucked around with this message at 10:51 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fluo posted:Are you saying there is no difference for things to do every single night between London & Stoke-On-Trent? Different people have different values in their quality of life. I'm a city person, you sound like you're more a countryside type person, thats ok. But a lot of people enjoy big cities like Liverpool, Bristol, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Wiltshire and such. If they didn't they would have moved. London high prices which are a rip off, people mentally counterbalance it because some of the biggest events happen there. Had to travel there to see Boris (the band, not Bojo), 2010 new years even ATP had an event with Shellac, Sonic Youth, Pop Group, Factory Floor and Stuart Braithwaite was DJing in the bar. Traveling home at 4am back to Bristol, it was still worth it but I can't go to those types of things in London as much as I'd like to. Obviously people have complete agency over where they live so they'd only not live in London if they weren't interested in arts, culture or having top jobs. Everyone knows their place  But no, I don't have anything against urban life, so I don't know where you got that from.
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Coohoolin posted:How some of you haven't figured out General China's schtick yet and keep taking the bait is beyond me. He lives in a country pad funded by his missus and is bitter about the education of others. He's basically an amalgam of Gove and IDS at this point, combined with Karl's dad from Neighbours for colour.
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General China posted:On the other hand- George Orwell.
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gorki posted:I cut my refrigerated slices of 50p loaf bread into triangles because I am a hardworking striver  don't put bread in the fridge jesus
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Strom Cuzewon posted:But mouldier vastly slower, so if you always toast your bread it lasts much longer that way. Uncut loaves definitely will go stale (and baguettes go rock hard within a day). But sliced bread should still last 3-4 days at least before going off. If I had to make a loaf last longer I'd probably freeze it, but between my wife and I we don't generally get to that point. JFairfax posted:I only eat toast sandwiches cut at right angles: Toast should be brown, buttered, and spread with orange marmalade and grated cheddar. loving yum.
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Zero Gravitas posted:What the gently caress is with you people faffing about cutting your toast? Just bite chunks out of the square it comes in jesus christ Cutting toast is a sign of unbearable snobbery, it has to be said. goddamnedtwisto posted:Exactly this. Although I like to eat the crust first so I get the best centre bit with all the butter last. That's just loving weird. However, the end piece does make for the best toast, especially when it's extra thick.
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Mega Comrade posted:You know it's very easy to dislike the police without wanted to inflict unnecessary suffering on another human being. I don't think I'd ever feel safe turning my back on someone like you. YOU loving SCAB
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Seaside Loafer posted:OK, I'll be keen to spend some of my time each week slapping you around the face with some mouldy (un-refrigerated) bread, id value that investment immensely, you cant put a price on happiness. The rich are best enjoyed freshly barbecued.
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PriorMarcus posted:Does anyone think Labour actually has a chance? Ed is a loving joke and looks more like a child whose won a Blue Peter competition than an actual candidate for the PM.
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Answers Me posted:But then so is Cameron. Whenever he gives a speech I'm always taken aback by just how bad he is at it. To be honest I'm not entirely sure I've ever sat through a Cameron speech long enough to pass judgement. He is, at least, a clearer speaker. Seaside Loafer posted:Again I realise this is just a style over substance matter when it comes down it, but compare Obama to any of our leaders, the man is in a different class (heh). Ok different league. Does that make sense? But mostly it's because our party leaders are complete bellends from overprivileged backgrounds, and we're completely aware that every word they say is coated in poo poo.
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Zephro posted:I know it sounds all It became impossible for me to take Blair's speaking style seriously after hearing Rory Bremner's impression of him. Seaside Loafer posted:
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EvilGenius posted:"Look the thing you have to remember is...first point...second point.....satisfying third point." This is also known as a tricolon and is associated with the Roman orator Cicero.  Barack Obama - The New Cicero. A Guardian article from 2008 and what I first think of when people discuss his oratory skills.
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