Huinesoron

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:49:44 GMT

There is nothing* more frustrating than finding an interesting forum, signing up, and then having your account languish unapproved while you wander around wanting desperately to say things. ARRGH.

*Not true, there are many things.

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Oh... bother.

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:14:43 GMT

I just finished a big long post about the Amazon-Middle-earth deal on my phone. I did it in an email, so I wouldn't accidentally hit 'back' and lose it. I clicked and dragged to select the whole thing, so I could copy it across.

And then, 2 paragraphs from the end, my finger slipped onto the + key. And with no U do available, an hour's tedious typing was just gone.

Now I feel disheartened. ;-_-;

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Guess the politician!

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 22:10:44 GMT

"And if our human rights laws get in the way of doing it, we will change the law so we can do it."

Who do you think - Trump, maybe? Nigel Farrage? Some African dictator, or maybe Kim Jong Un?

No, it's the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, explaining how she intends to combat terrorism by a 'guilty until proven innocent' policy:

"And I mean doing more to restrict the freedom and movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they are a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court."

Sweet flipping mercy.

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What the political hell?

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:32:14 GMT

So we all know the world is careening into disaster at the hands of Twitter Personality & President Donald J. Trump. At this point that's practically old news.

And then last night we got the news that Turkey has voted through a referendum which replaces their parliamentary system with a presidential one - but one where the president lacks many of the checks-slash-balances that, say, the US has. And that this was voted in by the rural areas, not the cities, in a campaign where the government apparently said anyone who voted against them was a terrorist.

But now that's old news too, because Theresa May, the unelected Conservative PM of Britain, whose party implemented a law back in '11 that would give them five year parliaments instead of 4, and also made it so that there's no way for an early election to be called... is calling for an early election. She says it's because Westminster is divided over Brexit... which translates as 'people disagree with me, so please make them leave'. Which is... great.

But still, the early election she previously swore she didn't want would require a 2/3 majority vote in Parliament. Which is fine, because the Opposition (who are running low in the polls) would never go for that.

Except that apparently Jeremy Corbyn thinks that 'all the polls say everyone hates me' translates as 'I want people to vote now!'. Because... I don't know, he doesn't like being in a position of authority and wants his party to be crushed under the Tory yoke some more?

You know all the claims that Trump is being controlled by Putin? With this and the way Labour didn't really get into the Brexit campaign, I'm starting to feel like Corbyn might be controlled by Theresa May...

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