Things that don't deserve their own thread

[Sandstorm]

This is pretty cool technology. Rather than a PIT, which can be dangerous, or do that multi-car box in that Brits do which causes lots of damage, cops can lasso a fricken car!?

"Fish on!!"

That's so cool!

[Sandstorm]

Meanwhile in Belgium.....

https://news.sky.com/story/dont-eat-you ... d-13285951

[inactionman]

I've great sympathy for the sentiment, but no way will airports ever agree to losing one of their cash cows:

Ryanair wants a limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports, as the airline released further details of legal action to recover €15,000 (£12,615) in costs related to a diversion it said was caused by an allegedly disruptive passenger.

The airline has called on European authorities to bring in new curbs on alcohol to stop passengers getting drunk before boarding a plane.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -in-europe

[PornDog]

I've always wondered what the cumpulsion is to get shit faced when flying!!! Is it a coping with fear of flying thing or what?

[inactionman]

I've always wondered what the cumpulsion is to get shit faced when flying!!! Is it a coping with fear of flying thing or what?

Sometimes its just jolly holidays, or the start of a stag do.

[vball]

... or just to cope with flying Ryan Air !!

[inactionman]

... or just to cope with flying Ryan Air !!

There is that.

There's not always a great deal to do around an airport for long delays - again, something Ryanair has some expertise in.

[Blackmac]

I've great sympathy for the sentiment, but no way will airports ever agree to losing one of their cash cows:

Ryanair wants a limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports, as the airline released further details of legal action to recover €15,000 (£12,615) in costs related to a diversion it said was caused by an allegedly disruptive passenger.

The airline has called on European authorities to bring in new curbs on alcohol to stop passengers getting drunk before boarding a plane.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -in-europe

I notice that they aren't calling for restriction on the amount of alcohol they serve on planes. A couple of years ago I sat across from a couple who ordered 3 bottles of gin each on the first serving and 3 more on the second. 12 bloody nips each on a two and a half hour flight. Not a bleep of protest from the staff and the pair could hardly walk at the end of the flight.

[Guy Smiley]

The African Superplume.... who knew?



quick summary, possibility of a large volcanic eruption along a line between two existing volcanoes in Ethiopa where there's been a 40cm uplift since the second half of December. Interesting info regarding Helium isotopes present that suggest deep mantle movement which has only been recorded in 7 locations globally. Basically, this activity is part of a larger movement that will eventually see the Horn of Africa split off from the main continent and form an island.

[Biffer]

The African Superplume.... who knew?



quick summary, possibility of a large volcanic eruption along a line between two existing volcanoes in Ethiopa where there's been a 40cm uplift since the second half of December. Interesting info regarding Helium isotopes present that suggest deep mantle movement which has only been recorded in 7 locations globally. Basically, this activity is part of a larger movement that will eventually see the Horn of Africa split off from the main continent and form an island.

Well, I knew that East Africa will at some point split out from the rest of the continent, along the East African Rift Valley. I know that the theory around how plate tectonics and mantle plumes interact and how those affect plates breaking up isn't well understood.

The rift valley has been there for more than 20 million years and it's existence is critical to human evolution. Homo Sapiens and several precursors to us evolved there. It's fascinating in so many ways.

[Openside]

Currently sat in T2 at Heathrow on our way to Vietnam via Singapore - both the Men’s and Ladies sevens teams are on our plane on their way to Perth for the HSBC Sevens leg. They look very small and very young

[inactionman]

There is something marvelously Italian* about this

Lazio fired the far-right sympathiser who handles their eagle mascot on Monday after he posted a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis online.

Falconer Juan Bernabe, who has been present at Lazio home matches with Olympia the eagle since the 2010-11 season, posted the footage on social media after having surgery on Saturday to implant a penile prosthesis to improve his sexual performance.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... enis-posts


* meant in a friendly way, not that they all need help with their todgers.

[Tichtheid]

I think this is quite cool, and something I hadn't seen before. I checked it with 712 x 18 and it worked, though it's not as quick as doing it in your head

The guy's face on the right is quite funny too

[inactionman]

Thought I'd post a good news story, given all the usual miseryguts

Warhammer (eta: sorry, Games Workshop - Warhammer is one of their ranges) are opening a 4th UK factory to keep up with demand.

In Nottingham, an army of tiny warriors is on the advance. Space Marines, Weirdboyz, Chaos Knights – and very small paint pots – are grabbing more territory as Games Workshop confirms plans for its fourth factory and buys land for two more to meet demand for its fantasy figurines.

It is the latest win for the designer and maker of miniature wargames – including the hit Warhammer franchise – which joined the FTSE 100 list of the UK’s leading companies shortly before Christmas. Its valuation has more than tripled in the past four years to just over £4.2bn – making it worth more than the airline EasyJet, the property firm British Land and the B&Q owner Kingfisher.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... nottingham

I love that they've made something that so many people really enjoy, and that we're exporting geekdom to the world.

[Biffer]

Thought I'd post a good news story, given all the usual miseryguts

Warhammer (eta: sorry, Games Workshop - Warhammer is one of their ranges) are opening a 4th UK factory to keep up with demand.

In Nottingham, an army of tiny warriors is on the advance. Space Marines, Weirdboyz, Chaos Knights – and very small paint pots – are grabbing more territory as Games Workshop confirms plans for its fourth factory and buys land for two more to meet demand for its fantasy figurines.

It is the latest win for the designer and maker of miniature wargames – including the hit Warhammer franchise – which joined the FTSE 100 list of the UK’s leading companies shortly before Christmas. Its valuation has more than tripled in the past four years to just over £4.2bn – making it worth more than the airline EasyJet, the property firm British Land and the B&Q owner Kingfisher.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... nottingham

I love that they've made something that so many people really enjoy, and that we're exporting geekdom to the world.

Yeah, it's a phenomenal success story in the creative sector. A sector repeatedly shaved and cut by every colour of government at every level, over and over again.

[sockwithaticket]

What's even more remarkable is that they do so well as possibly the biggest wargame in town with such high prices. You'd think they'd have to be the cheapest to have such market domination. They don't even really have a rival (in the sci-fi and fantasy sphere at least, historicals are a diffrerent ballgame) since Privateer Press stagnated and regressed.

I do a little model painting here and there, but they priced me out a while ago. Every now and then I look in on some new releases and wince. Clearly, though, there's a market and they keep managing to go from strength to strength.

[Enzedder]

I have trust issues

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[Enzedder]

3 minor car insurance claims over the last 6 months. Say <$2000 each.

My renewal premium is going to be 150% of the value of the car, isn't it?

[mat the expat]

Thought I'd post a good news story, given all the usual miseryguts

Warhammer (eta: sorry, Games Workshop - Warhammer is one of their ranges) are opening a 4th UK factory to keep up with demand.

In Nottingham, an army of tiny warriors is on the advance. Space Marines, Weirdboyz, Chaos Knights – and very small paint pots – are grabbing more territory as Games Workshop confirms plans for its fourth factory and buys land for two more to meet demand for its fantasy figurines.

It is the latest win for the designer and maker of miniature wargames – including the hit Warhammer franchise – which joined the FTSE 100 list of the UK’s leading companies shortly before Christmas. Its valuation has more than tripled in the past four years to just over £4.2bn – making it worth more than the airline EasyJet, the property firm British Land and the B&Q owner Kingfisher.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... nottingham

I love that they've made something that so many people really enjoy, and that we're exporting geekdom to the world.

Yeah, it's a phenomenal success story in the creative sector. A sector repeatedly shaved and cut by every colour of government at every level, over and over again.

They do Price-gouge heavily though.

[Uncle fester]

3 minor car insurance claims over the last 6 months. Say <$2000 each.

My renewal premium is going to be 150% of the value of the car, isn't it?

That's a lot of small items so yeah, you're probably screwed.

[Oxbow]

This is pretty cool.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cly9vl9jjkvo

[Biffer]

New excavation at Pompei. Entire block excavated with a private, very wealthy household with a bathhouse, bakery and laundry. Absolutely fascinating. Documentary on BBC on Monday 20th.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do

[SaintK]

New excavation at Pompei. Entire block excavated with a private, very wealthy household with a bathhouse, bakery and laundry. Absolutely fascinating. Documentary on BBC on Monday 20th.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do

Looking forward to seeing the next part of the documentary from team working with the archaeologists on this.
The first one was bloody terrifiv

[PCPhil]

3 minor car insurance claims over the last 6 months. Say <$2000 each.

My renewal premium is going to be 150% of the value of the car, isn't it?

That's a lot of small items so yeah, you're probably screwed.

Should have gone to specsavers.

[fishfoodie]

A sensible judicial decision !

Animal rights campaigners in France are celebrating after a wild boar facing the threat of death was allowed to stay with its owner.

The boar, named Rillette, was found in 2023 as a piglet by Elodie Cappé on her horse-breeding smallholding in Chaource, central France, after apparently being abandoned by its mother.

Local authorities had refused Ms Cappé the permission required to keep a wild animal. Unable to find a sanctuary to take Rillette, she faced the possibility of having to get it euthanised.

A French court has now ruled the authority's decision must be re-examined.

...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5yy68epmqo



Rumor has it the complaint was brought by a large redheaded man, wearing blue & white striped trousers, & carrying a menhir.

[PCPhil]

There's probably been better promo pics.

[laurent]

A sensible judicial decision !

Animal rights campaigners in France are celebrating after a wild boar facing the threat of death was allowed to stay with its owner.

The boar, named Rillette, was found in 2023 as a piglet by Elodie Cappé on her horse-breeding smallholding in Chaource, central France, after apparently being abandoned by its mother.

Local authorities had refused Ms Cappé the permission required to keep a wild animal. Unable to find a sanctuary to take Rillette, she faced the possibility of having to get it euthanised.

A French court has now ruled the authority's decision must be re-examined.

...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5yy68epmqo



Rumor has it the complaint was brought by a large redheaded man, wearing blue & white striped trousers, & carrying a menhir.

good news now please pass the Rillettes

[PornDog]

A sensible judicial decision !

Animal rights campaigners in France are celebrating after a wild boar facing the threat of death was allowed to stay with its owner.

The boar, named Rillette, was found in 2023 as a piglet by Elodie Cappé on her horse-breeding smallholding in Chaource, central France, after apparently being abandoned by its mother.

Local authorities had refused Ms Cappé the permission required to keep a wild animal. Unable to find a sanctuary to take Rillette, she faced the possibility of having to get it euthanised.

A French court has now ruled the authority's decision must be re-examined.

...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5yy68epmqo



Rumor has it the complaint was brought by a large redheaded man, wearing blue & white striped trousers, & carrying a menhir.

good news now please pass the Rillettes

Used to have this great place that I got rabbit rillette from - absolutely fantastic

[ASMO]

One of Finland's candidates for this years Eurovision, please please let it win and get in

[Niegs]

Made I laugh.

[Niegs]

A long but good monologue from Chappelle on SNL last night.

[Niegs]

One for the Aussies. Many in the comments saying people don't speak this way any more?

[Niegs]

Turner Classic Movies with a very strong anti-Nazi lineup today. I wonder how long ago this was scheduled!?

[Guy Smiley]

One for the Aussies. Many in the comments saying people don't speak this way any more?

That dates back to the late 80s, almost 40 years ago. While that way of speaking isn't as prominent now as it was then, it hasn't gone away. What has happened is the population has exploded and there are many variables of 'the Aussie accent' that flourish, usually dependent on locality. All of the states vary slightly and there are strong variations within the states. Country NSW is an exquisite nasal twang closely related to the drawl of Queensland for instance... and that style of speaking in media has given way to variations of imported, softer accent styles. Public speakers all get trained the same way so it becomes more homogenous.

[inactionman]

Hmmm.

[Slick]

Hmmm.

Maybe not, but lifting her legs like that isn’t either I don’t think

[Guy Smiley]

Saw that pop up on Reddit but I didn't bother looking at it...

has to be a penalty for Spain for the kick, yeah? ref just frozen watching it all happen too.

Nice to see the billboard for Gage Roads in the background, nice local drop.

[Margin__Walker]

Probably should have been penalised. But lifting the legs like that is a bit "fuck around and find out" for the Spain player.

[Guy Smiley]

Probably should have been penalised. But lifting the legs like that is a bit "fuck around and find out" for the Spain player.

'but'... the player ducked in the tackle

'but'... the player had eyes on the ball and couldn't avoid the player already in the air

'but'... it was just an attempted cleanout

[Margin__Walker]

Probably should have been penalised. But lifting the legs like that is a bit "fuck around and find out" for the Spain player.

'but'... the player ducked in the tackle

'but'... the player had eyes on the ball and couldn't avoid the player already in the air

'but'... it was just an attempted cleanout

Yeah, none of those are comparable.

Having your legs lifted from under you like that in a maul is an illegal act. For good reason