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Roses are red, (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Arrakis@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world

Violets are glorious,

Don't try to surprise

Oscar Pistorius

(Since he's back in the headlines I couldn't help but remember this oldie)

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

Over the past while, our government has essentially turned our welfare system into a parody of the US's. This guy makes the most amazing Lego sculptures, and it's so fucking sad he's going through this.

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submitted 7 months ago by Arrakis@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

DJ Calvert told BBC News NI: "I've been let down - and I'm not the only one."

It was proof that Northern Ireland's health and social care system had "crashed", said the 49-year-old.

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Honestly I am so bloody baffled by this.

I removed the smoke alarm that would be affected by vibration from the loft floor (which was in the room directly underneath), but the other alarms still go off when someone walks up there (they're all wired together, so when one goes off they all go off). I removed the one that's in the loft too, but it still happens.

I have no fecking idea what else to do 😅 should we go in under the loft floor to have a look, or into the ceiling underneath the loft floor? Any suggestions for what to look for? Should I be concerned that vibration is affecting wiring? Is it spooky ghosts?

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

And when you consider that approx 47% of the population is (was) under 18, they really showed those ~5k kids!!

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago

For what, flying while legless?

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago

As a wheelchair user who has the misfortune of needing to fly quite often: my go-to method when this happens (which is about 30% of the time) is to refuse to leave. That way, a nice bunch of burly security officers come and lift me off, saving me the days of pain that dragging myself on the floor causes.

It's awesome living in a society that doesn't give a shit.

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

"They treat everyone the same way, but I'm special so I should get special treatment!"

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

If there is pee, there will also be poo. Have a gander and see if you see any droppings. They're like little black pellets the shape of zeppelins (if you've ever had a hamster or gerbil, they're similar), if you can't find any I'd be very dubious about mice. In my experience from having them, you hear them scuttling at night. If you're worried, you can get humane traps for pretty cheap - definitely cheaper than an exterminator.

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

Aw come on now, we can't be holding our public servants to account for their actions now can we? You silly billy

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This seems...unlawful...

Edit - for anyone who actually knows stuff about things, is it?

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm guessing your understanding skipped the part about the PageRank system

Yeah it's a monopoly now, but back then it was a couple of Stanford kids with a good idea on how to make search engines suck less by ranking web pages. And it worked.

But as always, with great power...

As an added bonus: if I recall correctly (which I may not, it was a while ago now), the hilarious thing is that despite its success, the original PageRank system was based on flawed maths :D

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

Jesus Christ.

They literally stole a fucking baby.

How the fuck is he not been imprisoned?

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

SNW has a Lower Decks crossover episode, which is hilarious. Imo, SNW is essentially the only good characters taken from Discovery (which is fucking awful) and put in a far superior Trek. It's got the same "doesn't take itself too seriously while still addressing serious things" as some of the light-hearted Voyager/DS9 episodes.

[-] Arrakis@lemmy.world 58 points 11 months ago

Not to be that person buuut...you should really report this. Someone could die.

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A bagel.

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Because the House always wins.

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