DarkFruitsRam7

30 minutes ago, David said:

On your plate or in a separate pot?

On the plate. Anything else is tory.

40 minutes ago, sage said:

An independent regulator may mean a fairer distribution of TV money, which may mean less risk taking from Championship clubs.

Is that your inference from the tweet or context from seeing the full answer?

Not trying to start a Pearce pile on, but what point is he trying to make about the independent regulator here? That they would have stopped Morris?

4 hours ago, Reggie Greenwood said:

Listening to the Best Years of Our Lives album on my mates Dad’s reel to reel Saturday mornings before School Football matches was how I really got into music. It blew me away along with the sound quality on the reel to reel . RIP Steve 

Love little stories like that. Part of what makes music so great. 

On 15/03/2024 at 17:03, Eddie said:

Two wrongs...

Agreed.

Regardless of how many barstewards there are in the Reading, Boro, Wycombe, Birmingham and even Forest fanbases, there will still be many that are utterly devastated by the prospect of their club going under. B4 was one in a million, but each fanbase will have their own versions of him and others that don't deserve to go through that crap. I hope they keep their club.

16 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

I like your optimism. I'd hope for, as I say, better education to help people appreciate that they can make a fairer, kinder world. However I doubt I'll even see this 'smart (young) leader' let alone one that can formulate a dynamic policy. MPs seem to be some of the least educated of the lot! And they're now valued at about the same level as teachers?!

I do share a lot of your pessimism around MPs. Far too many careerists and, on the Labour side (not to get too political), people that seem to care more about winning the election at all costs rather than actually standing for anything. I'm hoping that will change after the election, but I won't be banking on it.

It also doesn't help that tech and AI policy isn't exactly an election winner, so there's not a huge incentive to tackle these issues.

11 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Of course I see what you're saying but how could it be done, the tech companies are way smarter than Govt., well Western Govts anyway. This is the real world.

I can understand this viewpoint, though I do think it would be possible for a smart (probably young) leader to tackle the issue. Same goes for formulating a dynamic policy on AI. The problem is, I'm yet to see anyone close to power in the UK or US that has the knowledge, competence and vision to do it. We live in hope.

A bit of moral courage from the tech companies would also help, but that's even more of a remote possibility.

3 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

What is 'the real world'?

Of course it's a binary interpretation, but also it isn't. The software is programmed by people in tech companies. Used by people. 

How much 'nanny state' do you want? Perhaps if there was a better education system and more value given to education then Nanny wouldn't need to be so attentive.

When you see how effective the tech companies are at hacking your attention, I'd argue you need more than just "better education". As a bit of a leftie, I have no problem with measured, balanced government intervention to tackle problems like this.

30 minutes ago, angieram said:

This is the saddest thing to me. I fear we are the last "social" generation. 

It's looking like a real possibility. See here (ironically shared on Twitter): 

What's also concerning is the content that's being fed to kids and other vulnerable people. I defend TikTok for being more than just a "teenagers doing silly dances" app, but there is a darker side to it. Some of the livestreamed content is, at best, mindless, and the worst stuff is actively harmful. It's not moderated properly by TikTok; parents have no idea it exists; and kids won't know any better when they consume it. See here https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-live-all-night-clickbait-grifts-scams-sleep-streamers-twitch-2023-2

And this isn't just restricted to TikTok. Other dangerous content (see misogynistic, "alpha male" content on all platforms, particularly Twitter) is out there and accessible to kids without restriction. I think it would be completely wrong to ban kids from social media, but the tech platforms should be doing far more to moderate the content that's published. This is why the "free speech at all costs" approach is wrong imo. 

47 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

No different than blaming football for football hooligans. The users are the ones setting the agenda.

I think that's too binary of an interpretation. Yes, the users are driving it, but the tech companies use an incredible amount of tricks that keep users glued to the screen for as long as possible. Not to mention, a lot of users are young people that may not quite understand the importance of living in the real world too.

2 hours ago, Stive Pesley said:

https://webfoundation.org/2024/03/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter/

Tim Berners Lee's open letter is a thought-provoking read

Excellent piece. I just fear we've gone too far down the track to change it.

6 hours ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

I think it’s pretty clear PW has built a fantastic culture and team spirit at the club.  All of the players and staff are united and fighting to get us promoted. This is testament to his man-management skills.  I seem to remember an interview with Ritchie Barker (?) not long after they joined compliment PW’s leadership and how they’d walk through a brick wall for him.  I think he has that with players.

In the past I’ve been critical of how he uses the subs but in the last few weeks he’s been spot on with these.  He also seems to be managing the squad well.  Some Rotherham fans talked about the players tiring at the end of the season.  We’re not really seeing that and he seems to be managing the game time of the squad well and not taking unnecessary risks.

I think a big part of what just about kept us together when things were looking ropey was the togetherness of the squad. It's not exactly 2013/14 levels of togetherness, but it was good enough to halt the slide and get us back up the table. In previous years, with bigger egos in the squad, I feel we would have completely collapsed.

While his tactics were a big reason why we were struggling, Warne has to be given credit for holding it together and turning the ship around.

37 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

You do realize you can go into Twitter settings, search "interests" and untick anything you don't want to see?

I shouldn’t have to do that to avoid seeing four tweet notifications in the space of nine minutes from the same bloke. Particularly when it’s clear that said bloke cares about how many people see his tweets.

The constant pushing of his tweets is very annoying.

Stuff like this is very encouraging 

41 minutes ago, sage said:

or...take a gamble on someone who could play the role you want but isn't top class like Barkley or Gallagher or someone left field like Gomes.  

I'd probably prefer this, but I can't see Barkley getting called up after not making this squad. I imagine Southgate is hyper-cautious when it comes to risking squad cohesion.

I think football would have a much healthier future if we put aside history and rivalry and supported any club in a desperate plight. 

Yeah there were Reading fans that took the piss, but there would have been plenty that were supportive. And I’d rather support them with their struggles, which are looking just as bad as ours were, so we don’t lose another football club.

There are far too many rich elites running and ruining the game for us peasants to be fighting amongst ourselves. 

2 hours ago, Mick Harford said:

Some Reading fans loved it when we were in trouble, no tears from me.

FTFY

On 09/03/2024 at 08:49, ramit said:

Hadn't heard that one, nice.

When I was in junior high in California in the early seventies I had a crazy Hawaiian teacher, Mr. Lee, yeah he wore dark glasses. 

One day Mr. Lee came to class with a record player, an amp and a couple of speakers, said the only thing we would learn that day was to fully take in and appreciate a great album with Sly & The Family Stone.  Before playing the record, Mr. Lee passed around some wacky baccy for those who wanted, which turned out to be everyone except innocent I.

 

That wasn’t how I expected the story to end!

1 hour ago, RoyMac5 said:

What's been said?

1 hour ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Can you provide any context for this? In the ramstv interview I watched earlier Warne said he’s a good option in the squad who he needs to give more game time to with the caveat that NML and Barkhuizen are in good form (which is hard to argue with).

 

"Criticising" is a bit strong, but it's not a particularly encouraging interview.

2 hours ago, BaaLocks said:

You did Dune 2 twice? Tell me you had a season ticket for the 2007/8 season without telling me you had a season ticket for the 2007/8 season.

The second time was with wacky baccy so maybe that helped!

1 hour ago, maxjam said:

Similar... I've never read the books so went into Dune 1 'blind' and was pleasantly surprise - good story, great cinematics, soundtrack and cast. 

As you say, Dune 2 does feel drawn out and quite tedious at times.  Whilst I still found the cinematics (inc CGI) and soundtrack to be excellent, the first part of the film felt dragged out and the last part of the film rushed.  It would have been better split into 2 films but I guess the middle film would have been really boring - too much religious fervor for my liking and the Dave Bautista char just spent his time stomping around incompetently shouting at people.

Having said all that...

I'll find out next week whether I change my mind as well, taking my lad when he gets back from Uni 😛 

I definitely found more enjoyment on the second watch because I knew what was going to happen, and so was better able to observe the changes to the characters and their motivations throughout the film. I just think it's a really layered, complex story that rewards repeat viewing. This obviously owes a lot to the source material.

On 03/03/2024 at 09:01, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

I really enjoyed it but don’t think it quite deserves the hype it’s getting. The director clearly values how it looks over the smaller details of a scene. It does look and sound amazing, but some of the key scenes just miss the mark for me. 

Still very fun though. Ebiowei / 10.

Changed my mind on second watch. Brilliant film and story.

Craig Bryson / 10.