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Violets are glorious,

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Oscar Pistorius

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

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Disabled man without hands or legs is left without carers
  • 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.

  • www.bbc.co.uk Disabled man without hands or legs is left without carers

    DJ Calvert needs help to get showered and dressed but his carer is withdrawn over a funding shortage.

    Disabled man without hands or legs is left without carers

    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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    When someone walks over a certain part of the loft floor, all the smoke alarms in the house beep

    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?

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    I just want to set a timer for MY FOOD WINDOWS WHY?
  • Um, no you don't. I mean you can do it that way if you want I suppose, but you can just use the good ol' decline button too (repeatedly, on various screens, with your network cable unplugged. Fuck Windows)

  • What do you consider to be "The North"?

    I love asking UK, especially English, people this question; the answers vary wildly. Once had a Londoner describe the north as "anywhere north of the M25".

    So, lemmings, where is 'the north' to you?

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    History of DOS Gaming
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    www.theguardian.com Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds

    Amazon rainforest and other ecosystems could collapse ‘very soon’, researchers warn

    Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds

    "Based on these findings, the authors warn that more than a fifth of ecosystems worldwide, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of a catastrophic breakdown within a human lifetime."

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    www.bbc.co.uk Church of England sacks independent abuse panel

    They were dismissed by a council of senior bishops after two members said their work was obstructed.

    Church of England sacks independent abuse panel

    "The Archbishops' Council confirmed it was "ending the contracts" of all three board members - acting chair Meg Munn, Jasvinder Sanghera and Steve Reeves.

    The latter two recently claimed the Church had been obstructive and interfered with their work."

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    We're whalers on the moon

    We carry our harpoons

    For there ain't no whales

    So we tell tall tales

    And sing our whaling tuuuuune

    !

    This has been stuck in my head since I woke up, and now it's stuck in yours. You're welcome.

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