My cats...
are all toxic when they don't shit outside
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off any antisocial media users, but who gives a flying? The best result, once his muskiness has overcome his cowardice (sorry, injuries) is for the two to kill each other and therefore provide the Rest of the World with at least some respite from their inane commentary.
I really couldn't care less (see leftpondians, that's how you utilize that statement) what happens. What would make it interesting is if Ellison and Satya were in the ring with the other two at the same time.)
"veni vidi vici"
Or as Sellar and Yeatman put it so beautifully "weeny, weedy and weaky"
For any leftpondians or youngsters, please check the great history textbook "1066 And All That" by the aforementioned authors. The example exam questions are a lesson in themselves.
Our stupid length contract with virgin was ending earlier this year. We had already lost a few channels we enjoyed and were ready to reduce the number of premium channels, switch our mobiles to another provider, drop the landline and greatly reduce our monthly bill; but no, the idiots on the CS line only cared about retention.
I have now switched to lebara at £4.50 a month with more than enough data to keep me happy, my partner was forced to switch from virgin to o2 and she is not happy and we cannot get rid of the premium channels (sky sports and movies, bt sport etc) as "we have no better bundle for you, sir).
I don't want a better bundle, I just want standard channels, no tie-in and no frigging fluffy bits on the side as neither of us use antisocial media.
When one dials 150 to get through to so-called customer support, be it for contractual or error reasons, we end up with outsourced call centres where the reps seem to only read from a script and have no mind or understanding themselves, alongside the fact that very few - if any - of them have any knowledge of English other than to try upselling.
This has become much worse since liberty media took over.
After having been a customer of the same company since the 90's, c&w, telewest, blueyonder, virgin, etc we find ourselves trapped in a kafkaesque situation where we cannot have sat dishes due to planning rules and therefore rely on the incumbent service.
I fucking hate them all.
I have lost count of the number of times I have had to tell my dual fuel supplier to piss off, as I will only consent to them being installed if it doesn't add to my bills and that I can first audit the code to check what data is being monitored, what is sent and whether they then analyse that data for privacy invading reasons (for example calculating how many cups of tea I make a day and what tv programs I may watch.)
Do you know what that fire extinguisher did? It exploded in my face. I mean, what is the point of a fire extinguisher? It sits there for months, and when you actually have a fire - when you actually need the bloody thing - it blows your head off! I mean, what is happening to this country? It's bloody Wilson!
Hi commentards,
In the next couple of weeks or so I would like to get a NAS box for my home network. It will serve just the two of us (yes, a woman is my partner!!!)
I would like a partition for the two of us to use and also a private partition each for work-related storage.
Over the years I have heard some horror stories about bugs and ease of access from stupid kiddies trying to find - well, whatever they get their kicks from.
Could any of you amazing people recommend a reasonably priced NAS box that fits my use reuirement?
Many thanks
Dylan
As many of you said, anarchy is an ideal situation but sadly a pipe dream. Human nature will always cause it to fail.
I’m reading Pyotr Kropotkin at the moment, he laid the foundations of anarcho-communism.
After I left the RAF and discovered acid, I formulated my own, personal political code. I realised that there is little the individual can do to change the political system but the only person over whom I had or wanted any control was myself.
My code is simple.
1 - Imposing your will upon others and allowing them to impose their will on you is fascism.
2- Refusing to impose your will on others and allowing others to impose their will on you is anarchism.
To be an anarchist, one should also be a pacifist, be willing to work cooperatively for the common good and have a strong sense of social responsibility.
I am happy to obey the laws made for the good of society.
I am equally entitled to ignore the laws made that are only there for the state to control the individual’s freedom of thought or action.
My favourite definition of an anarchist is anyone who opposes the suppression of any person or group of people by any other person or group of people.
Take care