JohnSmith

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‘There will be an alternative’: Jeremy Corbyn vows to form socialist political party - Politics.co.uk in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 13 points 2 days ago (6 children)

What this country really needs is proportional representation.

What are some good european hot sauce brands? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
UK to host Donald Trump for full state visit this year, says Buckingham Palace in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago

I’d still go with the earlier proposal: a lunch with Prince Andrew in Pizza Express in woking.

Injured dog walkers could be costing NHS £23m a year in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Great advice on dealing with pulling on lead. We got a rescue as second dog year and a half ago. He had clearly not been trained at all and was pulling on walks. My wife, who is the knowledgable dog trainer in our house, got it sorted in just few walks doing what you described.

Edit: typos

How was your week? in c/askuk@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Last week was rather warm, but good. Now I’ve got covid. Boo.

What about you?

What song can you relate to the most today? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
How was your week? in c/askuk@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

Somehow work has felt like a heavy slog over the past few weeks. It’s not just me as several people at work have said the same.

Our dogs on the other hand provide a welcome balance. Saturday was grooming day, which do ourselves. It took us four hours for the two dogs to give them haircut and another hour today to tidy up the bits we obviously missed.

How are you celebrating the kings birthday on Saturday? in c/askuk@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Which king are we talking about, the commonwealth or the southern territory of Canada? Wait, same thing.

Seeking for funding in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 69 points 3 weeks ago (30 children)

I’m old enough to have gone through a number of these technology bubbles, so much so that I haven’t paid much attention to them for a fair while. This AI bs feels a bit different, though. It seems to me that lots more people have completely lost their minds this time.

Like all bubbles, this too will end up in the same rubbish heap.

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 10 points 3 weeks ago

Which is what they announced in the spending review today: £39b over ten years to social housing. I was not expecting that, but I definitely welcome it. How about getting the planning system sorted and a major increase in skilled labourers happen next? Tomorrow is fine.

Zia Yusuf announces return to Reform UK two days after quitting as chair in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 4 weeks ago

Strong and stable. Or was that the other lot?

I've found the bathroom with good wifi at work in c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago

I have excellent wifi in all toilets at work. As I do work from home it’d be my own fault if I didn’t.

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AI utopia (feddit.uk)
 
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Fixed the lawnmower (feddit.uk)
 

The lawnmower decided that Easter is a good time to stop working. I took it apart, cleaned fuel lines and the carburettor, put in a new spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and put it back together. It started with the first pull. Result.

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Did you make Sunday roast today? (feddit.uk)
 

I just spent three leisurely hours in the kitchen making a Sunday roast: roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower & gravy. I quite like relaxed cooking with Planet Rock on the background.

I found myself wondering if people still do this. Did you make a roasttoday, and if you did, what did you cook?

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Norwegian club Bryne FK give eggs as man of the match award (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Ahem, influx of US football (OK, soccer) players in one, two, …

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March March march (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Thank you admins & Merry Christmas (feddit.uk)
 

Thank you for keeping feddit.uk going. Ronnie, Myles and I wish you and yours Merry Christmas.

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No Grenfell Tower fire charges until end of 2026, police say (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

I understand the need to investigate this thoroughly. I also appreciate that there are a lot of cheats and liars to shift through in this particular cluster fuck. Still, ten years to investigate is a lot of time.

The Government must ensure that this process is followed to the rightful conclusion. We need to see a bunch of people behind bars for their contribution to the 72 deaths.

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Do people care about Oasis getting back together? (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

The BBC has been on the case yesterday and today, and at least I’m somewhat interested and perhaps even tempted to go see them. But do people care?

What other band, if they got back together, would tempt you?

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When did you see somebody overplay their new toy? (feddit.uk)
 

I’ve been watching the Rugby Cup Final this evening and fuming. They have this fancy new traveling side camera and they can’t help but use it. STOP IT!!! You are making everybody seasick. Which made me think, might you good people have examples of when somebody badly overplayed their new toy? On a completely unrelated note, do we already have a community for rants?

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How would you protest without turning people against you (feddit.uk)
 

We’ve all seen the JSO protests in various events. I’d like to think a good number of people here agree with the point they are making while being uncomfortable about the way they make the point.

I for one would not run into the field in Twickenham in the middle of the final. There is no cause in the world that would make me run into a professional Rugby front row.

Putting that to one side, how would you protest to make people really stop and think without annoying them to a point where your message suffers.

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