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CPTO ComplyAdvantage. Previously CTO WorldRemit, VP Eng Causata, Founder/CTO/CEO Volantis & Skipjaq. Not the comedian. Also #LUFC + Games + SciFi + Books + History + Politics. Something for everyone then! Opinions my own.
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The best Zelazny covers are the recent Chinese editions
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Sorry but no Don't Worry Baby and no Darlin' so no.
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Maybe he needs to be reunited with his former reserve team manager, Herr Daniel Farke
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I've always read it as being that he's saved by fear of effective damnation, in various forms. So faith, in the sense that the fear of damnation is restored and he's jolted into embracing a happier alternative.
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Vulture Cinematrix No. 440: Jun 9, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2469
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Vance and pseudo-intellectualism
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And at the same time this, which if anything probably underestimates the funding gap ... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Based on the way London seems to see these opportunities, the primary target will end up being commuters trapped into travelling into London to work
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Just to point out that in Belloc's original poem, an anti-imperialist satire, the words “Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not.” are spoken by one of the racist protagonists, who ultimately comes to a sorry end.
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Former corporal with a distorted sense of entitlement, who has written a book about his struggle. What could go wrong?
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He was more likely thinking of tribunes being murdered in the street by state sponsored thugs
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The Book of the New Sun, and for that matter the Fifth Head of Cerberus
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These vibes youtu.be/3V726_HShyY?...
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which model is that?
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People talk about this widening gap between the established teams and the promoted clubs but I also think the weakness of those 3 made the gap look bigger than it is - everyone else got an easy 6 point start, of course there's a gap.
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I think that was the Ipswich approach, but they had an L1 team core and it was a massive risk. Southampton were lucky to go up and Leicester were hamstrung by PSR. This year Leeds and for that matter Burnley may be different (playoff winner always has biggest challenge).
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I'm not trying another store-packed sandwich until Boots bring back their peanut butter and cheese one
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Elon Coli
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And me. Interesting they've picked the person who most seems to dislike Daniel Farke
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Also about half of them have as head of state HM Charles III.
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yayyy
Vulture Cinematrix No. 432: Jun 1, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
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I assume all these posts are going to be framed in the Trump Presidential Library (along with the bounced cheques and a picture of a Qatari 747). No books though.
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I then made the mistake of asking why it found it so difficult. It downloaded a 2 page document, started reading the entire thing out and locked the phone - I had to pull over to make it stop. I remember getting Google's first Android watch (pre Pixel) and it worked seamlessly. So what happened? 2/2
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found the middle row more difficult tbh
Vulture Cinematrix No. 430: May 30, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
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quite apart from the various shades of imported Nazis, from Braun to Musk, the fuel cells used on Apollo 11 were literally invented by a British scientist, Francis Thomas Bacon.
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pfft
Vulture Cinematrix No. 429: May 29, 2025
I got 8/9 Correct
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Probably had to wait for play-offs to compete to know who was available. Similar in other leagues. Suspect we're buying at the margins (low level D1 / relegated D1 / high level D2) in any league so highly dependent on season outcomes other than our own.
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v underrated series
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Eddie has two of his own grandkids coming through the academy - Jacob (Stuart's son) and Charlie (the son of Eddie's daughter, Catherine).
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Everton are only ever interested in players they can get at a massive discount from distressed clubs. They still have PSR constraints. Expect them to try and raid the relegated clubs again as their first option.
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Everton was a mess. cf. Maupay. I think Harrison's OK, bit of a confidence player. Pity he didn't stay but someone had managed to convince him he had a chance at international football. Kind of player Farke could probably turn around. Think he'll leave though.
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Find it bizarre that the Lib Dems haven't publicly disowned him yet.
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That's the same Villa that avoided relegation in 2020 because of a hawkeye error? Hm.
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Umm, that's Nero?
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Love that. Everyone's forgotten how good and revolutionary Steve Gerber was.
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"defensible borders"
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Speaking as a Yorkshireman, what there should be is a trench
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Great tribute, loved reading that
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Reminder that Leicester went into an unpunished administration, followed by liquidation, in 2002-2004, resulting in EFL rules changes whereby Leeds were docked a total of 25 points in 2007 for the same situation. Eventual, rather than instant, karma.