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Did you read any of the books? I did the first one. Found it quite light, fun, but insubstantial. Didn't bother with the rest. But interested in the TV show.
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They should keep at it then.
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When did you take your GCSEs and what was the address of your secondary school?
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youtu.be/acOnskcyrtA?...
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Yeah, but they can't have it both ways. You can't reject the entire notion of virtue in favour of outcomes, and then claim that taking a pill can make you more virtuous. Dynamiting the mountain doesn't make one a better mountaineer.
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Isn't the idea of virtue that it's hard, and requires sacrifice? Therefore anything which makes virtue easier diminishes the virtue?
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Same reason small dogs are yappier.
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RARE OUT-OF-PRINT CLASSIC SIGHTED ON AMAZON FOR A STEAL!
THUNDERCATS...HO!
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It's utter strawman nonsense. Widening talent pools is only to the good.
An end to "unconscious bias" psycho-babble training sessions would be welcomed by pretty much everyone who's ever had to endure one, however.
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It's not a prison, it's a privilege.
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What a great review though!
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More thickshakes for the rest of us.
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I do like Josh Hartnett. Strange career. Thought Lucky Number Slevin was underrated. Liked him in Penny Dreadful, but he was underused.
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I think the best response might be "Good riddance."
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I DO love! Bloody phone.
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Omg. I don't love Sleater-Kinney though. Totally rock. When Jumpers comes on shuffle and then I get a Julianna Hatfield straight after, I feel I'm winning at life.
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They don't mean you. You're not brown.
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It's not a bonkers proposition. Unless you try to do it without a decade of prep.
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Being murdered is good for them! Think about all the bills they won't have to pay, the savings in groceries and rent... they'll never face another price hike from Netflix either!
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I don't understand the whole Dubai Chocolate thing. Is the appeal that it's so overpriced? Pistachios: nice in salads and backlava, but leave chocolate to the hazelnuts and almonds please.
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Yeah. Other kids were too, but mine got singled out.
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I mean, I could flood your WhatsApp with this stuff, but I feel it's as mundane to read as it is for me to write.
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I got called a bad parent the other day for not physically restraining my autistic 6 year old, causing a meltdown, and ruining his day in order to prevent him going up a slide rather than down it. The accusers were themselves parents of an autistic child, which was even more depressing.
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Mikey 17, an unknown classic you may have missed from last month!
And have you ever heard of Citizen Kane? A film made before the invention of cinema! Bonkers, right?
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What's your take on "Best of..." albums? Great entry point or not doing the work? Let's say there's an exclusive bonus track - does that sweeten the deal or is the cynicism too much to bear?
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When the economy is stagnant and social mobility is nonexistent, people see others as competitors for resources. It's not just migrants. It's young Vs old, North Vs South, cities Vs countryside, strivers Vs shirkers... Division is an outcome of low productivity and high inequality.
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If pay should be inversely proportional to one's passion for the job, toilet cleaning should be the best-paid job in the world. Is that his argument?
And his editor must be worth their weight in gold for all the turd-polishing they do...
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AI will destroy everyone else's job but not mine. What I do is special.
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Remember when it was all about the metaverse? They spent billions on it and even changed the company name. But no. Now the future is AI.
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If you can count them, then you know who and where they are. So deport them, if they are here illegally.
But if you don't know who and where they are, then how are you able to count them? You haven't. And so your figure is bullshit. Ask yourself why you are so alarmed by a made-up number.
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Left is Newt Gingrich during his championship hot dog eating years. Right is Gary Oldman playing George Smiley. In the middle is the invisible man. They are on the cover because, unbeknown to many, these gentlemen are in fact the three Lords Gnostic of the Order of Uncommon Common Lawyers. Obvs.
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In all my almost 50 years on the Earth, I have never ever heard anyone use the word fatherfucker. And I enjoyed every episode of The Thick Of It.
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Was his book The Art of the Deal? Or The Art of Origami? Because he sure knows how to fold.
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The problem is, it's easier to destroy than to build. Creating a coalition of voters means you only get centre-left, which means slower building. But the same electoral landscape produces a less centrist Right, so destruction is even faster, and building is even slower. It won't change without PR.
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It looks like it's out of a. 80s straight-to-video sci-fi movie starring Tony Danza, Greg Evigan, and Miles O'Keefe.
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Our neighbour plays the tuba for the Philharmonia. We can hear him practising through the walls. We don't mind. It's nice. Except that, sometimes, when I'm using the stairs, I get an unintentional "fat man walking" score to accompany me.
And this is why my best friends are family-sized trifles.
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Divorced proper noun seeks verb with acute accent for conjugational activities. If you're feeling a bit present tense, I have enough syllables to split your infinitive. Must be circumflexible when it comes to colon. Are we right-aligned?
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Did Mexico ever pay for that wall? Nope.
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Green leather top? How could you not? And War of the Roses is a wonderful, underrated movie!
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What a great band!
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Mmm... barbeque sauce. If it starts smelling like Marie Rose, get outta there!
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I couldn't believe it! Genius!
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buy
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Why do you want to invade Greenland for its rare earths when you could just, y'know, but them? Thought America was all about the free market.
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What will you miss most? The horrific price-gouging of rail travellers who can't get a bottle of water anywhere else? Or the endless selection of Guinness World Records-style books whose only market is thoughtless relatives of pre-teens searching for a last-minute present?
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My first guess: Mike Pence's wife?