Why is it that whenever Banksy paints on a public wall/signboard, it is considered art but if anyone else does it, it is called graffiti? Scale, subtlety, humour, understatement, originality, mystery, social commentary that people connect with, to name a few qualities. If there are people who find ...
Jump to postRed Bull suspend Horner's accuser for "dishonesty"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68501426
Meanwhile, in Germany: German Defense Ministry 'protected' comment about Russia's leaked wiretapping of German officers with password 1234 - BILD The German Defense Ministry's website regularly publishes press releases as text. However, a comment by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Russia's wire...
Jump to postI had been feeling quite optimistic about the King's treatment and a return to health in due course. But today the news here in UK made quite a play on William's comments about the war in Gaza, by prior agreement with the government, whilst visiting the Red Cross headquarters in London. The monarch ...
Jump to postWhy all the interest in Andrew because his elder brother is ill? It is quite bizarre. Nobody affected by the King's diagnosis will have given a thought to Andrew or Harry and nor should they. I hope Charles makes a full recovery and continues as head of state for many years. Although the late Queen...
Jump to postJapanese lander 'switched on' again. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/japans-slim-probe-regains-power-more-than-week-after-moon-landing-2024-01-29/ If sufficient electrical power can be generated during the lunar day, can its various onboard systems function usefully despite the craft being...
Jump to postBoth opponents could attack later to fulfill their initial expectations and this was a probable case of every negociated peace on earth. Still, only a minority of cases saw the reprisal of fights. We don't know the future but a peace agreement would be a balanced compromise of power projection (and...
Jump to postBet these didn't get on to the recent TV 'call the President' event with Putin; https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-wives-say-husbands-forced-lie-about-ukraine-war-conditions-2023-12?r=US&IR=T am I getting this wrong ? Whenever you read articles like this, or Russian civilians being intervi...
Jump to postEagleboy wrote:hpff wrote:......
Also a very different type of eruption than the last one.
A very different eruption to Eyjafjallajökull in 2010.
The last big eruption in Iceland was Fagradalsfjall, in 2021.
https://gyazo.com/bf42660c8309e8cc0a0dcfe3405b245e
Forte 12 is pushing it a bit tonight
Very sad, it’s difficult to know (not being old enough) if he was genuinely universally loved or that’s something g that appears after the fact. Luckily todays president travels in the beast, Biden has a lot more threats than presidents in the past https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Zooka-Colours-May-Var...
Jump to postThis is worth the five minutes: my head is slack-jawed and still spinning. Seems to be in Brazil. Someone in the comments section says it's in the city of Oscasco, near Sao Paolo: https://twitter.com/Enezator/status/1722599926939762790?s=20 :spin: :spin: :spin: :wideeyed: It all ended without anyon...
Jump to postIf prices fall and range improves and charging becomes faster and widely available and battery life is extended, people will move to electric cars and not many will miss owning a car with IC engine. Otherwise, if production of petrol and diesel cars ends everywhere will become like Cuba and we can e...
Jump to postOne commonly accepted definition of "scary gun" is one that kills 18 people. But the important thing really is the mods the guy made. I can't wait to see what kind of customization he did to his AR-15. Out of the box the thing is purpose built to maximize human killing efficiency, but the...
Jump to postTaromA380 wrote:The map never lies. .
scbriml wrote:Aesma wrote:I think it's staged.
I did think it might be - for a couple of obvious reasons.
- what does that even mean? Relevant to what? I suspect it is a word that is in fashionable misuse amongst certain social and cultural circles, although I could be wrong. It seems to have been recognised as a legitimate use of the word by some here. It is dreadfully disrespectful when used to descr...
Jump to postcskok8 wrote:How about infamous
Vintage wrote:Rome was a city while all the other places named were just weed patches.
According to Mastercard, the most visited cities in the world in 2023 are: 1) Hong Kong. 2) Bangkok and 3) London. Paris 7th and New York 8th. That is an objective way to measure it. https://www.atlys.com/post/the-most-visited-cities-in-the-world. I don't know how you can say any city is irrelevant!...
Jump to postYes, climates will change and eventually we will go extinct. Without human industry I do believe we would be a cooling trend based on the earth's axial tilt and the current shape of earth's orbit around the sun. I don't see why mankind would become extinct unless there is an extinction event, like ...
Jump to postIt is too late to stop it, but was it ever possible to avoid it? The world we live in was always going to be like it is at this point in human history. We are all very aware of the causes and people and governments everywhere are working to reduce the impact of our way of life but it will take time ...
Jump to postNobody has mentioned cyber attacks, well I just have.
Jump to postIn my environment Philip Glass is rated very high. Personally, I regard him as just another apparatchik enforcing the neomarxist cultural hegemony. Music itself, the ultimate abstract art that talks directly to your emotions, is the one greatest non-political entity in our life outside stuff dictat...
Jump to postWhen Africa was colonised, borders were drawn and countries created where there never were nations. The same happened in the middle east. When the colonial powers left, tribal, religious and factional differences resurfaced.
Jump to postSince the moderators locked the thread outlining the restrictions on political discussion, here's a thread to discuss that decision. Remember to keep the politics out of it. What are your thoughts on this restriction and its likely impact on the site as a whole? It seems to me to be another small s...
Jump to postSurprising no one is discussing the (alleged) leak of sensitive information in the USA… https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/ukraine-war-plan-russia.html? Is it a next level disinformation plan or do we have a serious leak which can compromise the planned Ukrainian counteroffensive? The s...
Jump to postKing Charles is currently visiting Germany. Yesterday he held a speech in (fantastic) German at the parliament. I must say I found it very impressive. His family is German. They must speak it when yelling at Harry and Meghan. That comes across as rather offensive to the Royal Family and Germans and...
Jump to postKiwirob wrote:The deals been announced, the UK will supply the Aussies.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21356516/ ... australia/
The DoD has acknowledged that they have reduced the radar filters that formerly removed slow moving objects from the defense grids. So there will be a lot more detections now. I don't think it's political, it's just a result of understanding that the Chinese were exploiting those filters. Along the...
Jump to postAnother one?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64605447
I will put this bickering down to the fact that there isn't a lot happening on the ground at the moment and people here have to find something to talk about. Hopefully NATO and the European allies are getting along better and are concentrating on planning the best way to bring the fighting to a conc...
Jump to postA hard game to lose. Commiserations and congratulations
Jump to postWhat an ending but France was much the best. Great run from Morocco. They have much to be proud of. I give the edge to France in the final. They are much more potent on offense and Argentina will have to get everyone back much more so Messi won't have numbers on his runs. France can win without the...
Jump to postmarcelh wrote:marcelh wrote:journeyperson wrote:Some of us are keeping our fingers crossed, our powder dry and making a note of post numbers
I’m happy to be proven wrong and eat humble pie when necessary.
They are going home…
Allez les bleus!
scbriml wrote:
Another shock in a WC of shocks.
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flipdewaf wrote:marcelh wrote:Mbappe is going to teach Messi in the final how to win a World Cup.
From the dugout whilst Argentina play England?
Fred
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ltbewr wrote:Looks like France in the final and likely winner.with Spain, Brazil out. Who is next out in the quarters Argentina ?
zakuivcustom wrote:Well...well...
Argentina saying "Gracias Croatia".
The Croatian GK is just too good lol.
M564038 wrote:Dr. Strangelove holds a pretty strong 1st place for me.
These days the only major filmmaker making anything worth watching is Wes Anderson.
US political scientist William Spaniel speculates that the real reason for Putin's invasion was to secure a landbridge to Crimea, which, despite the Kerch bridge, was suffering serious problems due to its isolation from Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIE1g8kqIpk&ab_channel=WilliamSpani...
Jump to postIt is all very subjective but none of my personal favourites have appeared so far:
Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
Battle of the River Plate
Dr Zhivago
Pulp Fiction
The English Patient
It will be a bit of a shock if England don't play Senegal in the next round. But the other tie? My money is on Netherlands v Iran. You didn't lose too much I hope. Deserved win by the US. Cheez-Whiz vs. Howda next. No actual bets laid and no easy games now. I think the outcome of Group E will be th...
Jump to postThe first pair of final group matches were played out this afternoon with Netherlands seeing off hosts Qatar 2-0 while Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 to secure their place in the last 16, where they'll face the winners of England's group. The group B matches this evening are a potentially epic game betwe...
Jump to postWith the precision and effect of a 155mm Excalibur round, this week's deep dive from Perun, on the culture of BS and it's effects across the spectrum of the Russian political and military establishment and it's tragic effects; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz59GWeTIik I watched that earlier and f...
Jump to postThere are a lot of things ideologues like Putin *should* understand, but they exist within their own information bubble. If you can make it through the rambling, drama-heavy presentation style, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6UiEXrVrvg is very helpful. In Putin's mind it really is more about what...
Jump to postOwen Mathews, Moscow correspondent and historian. This is a very dispassionate and sober analysis of the war from the Russian perspective and ends with the view that sooner or later Ukraine will see themselves betrayed by the West because they will be pressured to concede land to Russia in the Donba...
Jump to postWe already know that the bomb was planted in a truck. I just have a German source but I am sure there is an English source for the facts we already know as well. https://m.focus.de/politik/ausland/ukraine-krise/schock-fuer-r-explosion-auf-der-krim-bruecke-was-wir-wissen-und-was-nicht_id_161629630.h...
Jump to postA convincing analysis of who was behind Nordstream sabotage and why - and what may be the next target.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-0qJXyido
