The New Coffee Room

Steady on.

Nightmare. Very glad it turned out ok.

Every year there seems to be more people about whom I say 'Who the hell are they?'

Interesting. Following Brexit, we moved most of our European operations out of London and into Luxembourg. This was odd, because I was told that Brexit was going to make the UK more business friendly and competitive due to blahblahblahblahblah.

@Renauda said in BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.:

No BBC subscription fee in this country.

No indication in the pipe of one either. Certainly not for World Service news.

I may end up paying, particularly if they start charging for BBC sounds, which makes my drive to work bearable.

For TV, I subscribe to Britbox (not BBC, but provides access to a lot of BBC shows), which is worth every penny.

@AndyD said in BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.:

The BBC certainly attempts to be factual, with information checked, and it states the source of the news.

It asks hard questions of all sides better than all others except France 24 which has similar ideals and I also trust for truth.

Does balance get in the way of truth?

It does tend to toady up to the royals a bit much for my liking. You'd think the Coronation was the most important thing that had happened in centuries, and that pretty much the entire population spent the entire weekend waving moist little Union Flags as though their very lives depended on it. In Manchester, at least, which I was coincidentally visiting at the time, the reality felt somewhat different.

It also sometimes seems to forget that relatively minor news stories about the BBC itself aren't necessarily the foremost things on people's minds.

@jon-nyc said in BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.:

I just went to the site and no paywall. Do you get it on TV or something?

It kicks in if you try and read a story. You can see the summary pages for free.

Edit - odd, it lets me into the site on my home PC, but blocks me when I'm at work.

Aunti Beeb is tightening the purse strings, maybe I should start a Gofundme. I cannot be expected to rely on the Daily Mail.

Very disappointing - that's about the same as a streaming TV channel FFS. There's no freaking way I'm paying that much for my daily download of rubbish.

@LuFins-Dad said in Funny Pics:

Trump’s shorter than he says, look at this picture, is STUPid with a capital STUP. There are countless angles, stages, and poses that would affect that tremendously. While pulling these photos, I saw photos that would make Trump look huge next to Vance and other’s where he looks tiny. Perspective is a real thing…

He also weighs 215 lbs.

Lying out of your fat ass is a real thing, too.

People who say they were only joking when they clearly weren't can be quite irritating

@89th said in Megalodon Sharks Were Prehistoric Nightmares. Why Did They Go Extinct?:

I'm surprised we haven't seen a trump-inspired MAGA LaDon.

The article says it was slimmer than the great white rather than being built like a big fat torpedo.

@Mik said in Cuomo?:

It will leave them ready for the next Rudy.

London got BoJo, and look at how that worked out....

My brother and I used to sing with my mum when she had dementia, she would accompany us on the piano, it really brought her back as nothing else could.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions and traveled using free bus passes.

It all feels a bit Ken Livingstone to me. London survived him, of course. I'm sure NY can do the same.

@LuFins-Dad said in The Cleanest and Dirtiest Fruits and Vegatables:

Pineabbles are the dirtiest fruit, and it has nothing to do with pesticides. There are some sick, sick people out there…

This pear's a bit of a dirty girl if you ask me

Or if you prefer something a little hotter....

It really is too bad.

I was recently told, in no uncertain terms, that my predilection for eating unwashed blackberries straight out of the box bordered on being a crime against humanity.

It appears that my advisor was once again correct.

Who the heck is 'everyone'?

I'M WATCHING!!!!!

BE SEEING YOU.

@jon-nyc said in Alan Turing:

I studied one math, I did it quite well, and then I moved on.

See, that's your American math. English maths is much more complete.

Similarly, I believe you colonial chaps take meth, whereas a British derelict will drink meths.

@LuFins-Dad said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

Trump has ended 2 wars with nuclear capable foes… Just change the name of the award to The Nobel/Trump Prize. Normally, I would advocate for putting Trump’s name first, but in this case it sounds like you are saying Noble Trump, which is appropriate, and saying Noble Trump/Nobel is silly.

You know what? Just take Nobel’s name out of it. The Noble Trump Prize…

Surely a more appropriate prize for avoiding another Nagasaki would be The Fat Man Award?