steeznson

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It sounded like OP wanted practical advice instead of sympathy. In practice you need to make your own luck by playing the hand you get dealt in life. There are many things you can't control and dwelling on them is almost never productive.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Scotland were really scrappy against Portugal. It wasn't even the new caps being green. Matthews and Horne were not on point.

England seem to either pick attack or defence as their plan every game. Then they stick to one and completely ignore the other. They are attacking today. Smith continues to be great.

Going to miss NZ/France unfortunately. Foolishly agreed to socialise this evening when I should be holed up watching rugby!

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You need to have a moderately high income to move anywhere with a good safety net. Moving somewhere without a safety net does not sound like a good idea for someone with disabilities like OP.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think their decision was influenced by the most recent budget. With business costs rising due to the national insurance increase, banks are anticipating that inflation will fall less quickly, as costs could be passed on to consumers. This is compounded by government spending increasing which also has the potential to have an inflationary effect.

Given this background it is not inconceivable that BoE might need to raise interest rates again and this means the banks need to keep their fixed rates high to cover the risk of people locking in rates that turn out to be too low.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Don't give me hope!

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Envious of Argentina. We were 5th in the world once but have never been able to take the next step in terms of collecting the big scalps.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Gameboy color dinosaur JRPG / metroidvania that seemingly no one else has ever played. Called Dinosaur'us. I had to google the name there and it turns out there is a wikipedia page so it's not totally obscure - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur%27us

I loved this game as a kid! There are surprisingly few good dinosaur games (although admittedly a lot of good dragon ones).

Edit: only ever released in the UK - that explains a lot of why it was so obscure. The ROM is on emulator sites though if you are curious.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I love Obsidian games but I hate how UE5 the trailers for this look. Just the assets they are using look very much like they've been bought from the store instead of handcrafted (I'm sure they were designed but this is a likely an art direction issue).

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah I remember being 15 and I was a little shit. Kids aren't people yet.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You put more effort into this post than M$ did to their product

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They get all the patches and minor upgrades in a timely fashion, similar to other distros. The major version updates do not come as readily though.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Probably less relevant because this is about undergrads instead of postgrads. I did my masters degree there and I was one of maybe 3 Scottish students out of the 40+ person intake for my course.

 

This is spectator so they are taking the most extreme right wing viewpoint on Labour's recent policies to improve the nation's health. I disagree with how they characterise it for the most part but they do seem to put their finger on the kind of authoritarian impulses inside the party. Definitely think the author misses the mark with their badly thought out/unsupported angle about it being patronising class politics.

I was too young to take in much when John Major was in power but remember New Labour with Blair/Brown very well. They were also keen to make similar kind of policies that were - for lack of a better phrase - nanny state-ish. I found it interesting thinking about that legacy.

Should also mention that both parties tend towards these types of policies. I suspect the civil service are keen on them and they test well in focus groups.

Article is paywalled so will post it in comments.

 

Let's hope for the return of the sausages

 

If Digital Underground were able to make more consistent albums then they'd be my favourite group ever. The best tracks are unreal but then the skits, etc. drag the whole thing down on repeated listens.

 

This could have major repercussions for the game as we know it. The RFU has already reduced the amount of contact allowed in the grassroots of the game. Will the product we all love survive a legal tsunami if this ends in a court ruling?

I always wonder if you could get players to sign away their rights to sue but I'm pretty certain that would not be legally enforceable, alongside being totally exploitative.

 

I find The National frequently embarassing as a Scottish person. Enjoying seeing them squirm here.

 

This is upsetting to see. I've got a friend with MS and I hope she is not prevented from claiming assistance if (or when) she needs it due to this case causing more stringent checks on claimants.

At least this lady got the jail.

 

I think Wes might be right here but this is going to cause consternation amongst groups who were hoping that Labour might take a more liberal approach to LGBT issues than the tories.

 

Apologies for the slightly skewed picture. I actually own this artwork. A close family friend has been collecting 19th Century Japanese woodcuts his entire life, and he gifted this one of a wedding scene to my wife and I when we got married.

More details about the work. The artist Kunisada lived from 1786 to 1864 and he shared a studio / teacher with the (perhaps more famous) artist Kuniyoshi. This work was published by Hayashiya Shogoro in 1850.

The work depicts a Kabuki theatre scene; traditional Japanese theatre. Actors are playing the roles of Aburu-ya Oshin and Fukuoka Mitsugi in the play Ise Ondo. In this scene the couple are getting married.

 
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