@ciphergoth youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si… come for the full video, stay for the comment section
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This was indeed worth it!
Avraham Adler@AvrahamAdler
Here is 7:20 of Angine de Poitrine playing Fabienk at KEXP. Probably the most accessible song of their catalog. ALSO AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER OF A JAZZ/ROCK/FUNK/MICROTONAL BANGER. This will turn you on to the glory that is schnozz-rock. Trust me; it is worth it.
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If you read the Guardian three years ago, you would have learnt from Britain's most famous rail historian that driverless cars on public roads would never work.
If you read the FT yesterday, you would learn that Addison Lee believe that it will work so well that they will quickly kill the existing cab trade unless punitive regulation is introduced.
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Add a floor and give them bigger windows.
Two additions that immediately improve aesthetics and quality of life.
Leo Gibbons@Layo_FH
A new build estate! What are your thoughts? I think it’s perfectly inoffensive. The pavements are a bit small, there is a lack of trees for my liking, and the houses are bland but they’re not terribly ugly. I’m perfectly chill with this lack of density in the Tyne & Wear suburbia, but I would be raging if this was built anywhere in Greater London and its well connected outer commuter-belt.
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So this year has been the first year I watched Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
First one was great, second was fine.
Didn't realise it was based on a novel, or that the second was also based on a novel - but from an entirely different author and series!
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Pisses me off how perfect he is: "Oh look at me, I'm Jeff Dean, I'm always the kindest, smartest person in the room, I have an amazing workout routine and I find time to be a family man"
Jeff Dean@JeffDean
@reza_byt Typical week: Run to and from work (8 km each way) one to three times per week, bike to/from work other days, soccer game (x2), gym (x2), yoga (x2), sometimes longer run on weekend. Plus coffee, sitting on couch, and sleep.
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@Feldfrog It doesn't work like that. Sometimes rents are higher than mortgage interest plus costs, sometimes they are lower. In the latter case, it's not because landlords in those cities are generously choosing not to put rents up
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Yes, minus mortgage interest, property tax, and repairs. They factor that in. Landlords are going to make your rent higher than those costs, that’s how it works. Often grossly to whatever level the market allows. And it’s not like they lower your rent once the mortgage is paid.
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When you pay rent, you no longer have that money.
But when landlords pay the mortgage, they keep the value of the money in asset form.
AND when you pay rent, the landlord gains that money.
If you pay $1000 in rent and your landlord’s mortgage is $1000 - they are still up $1000
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@LeRoyDesCimes youtu.be/EdbAl7PJlxg?si… a couple of nice and intense jaw self-massage things in the middle of this video (and the rest is pretty nice too even if you're not doing any singing)
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@GjMcGowan You could learn free diving to hold your breath longer. Maybe it feels better without the snorkel
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I tried this and it was okay, but ultimately not a game changer
George McGowan@GjMcGowan
Problem with the bath is I can’t fully submerge for long without drowning. Considering some kind of snorkel setup to be fully immersed
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Norm Macdonald believed that the perfect joke was one in which the setup and the punchline are exactly the same
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@Victoria_Spratt Sorry for noob question, but why would they be calculated by hand ?
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@Ben_A_Hopkinson Didn't England climb sharply recently too though? Would be good if you could compare similar cities in England/Scotland not far from the border or something to see if there's actually a difference
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Scotland embarked on similar reforms in 2017 and 2022. Rents have gone from a ~3% increase year on year to 13% in 2023.
The private rental stock is down 8.4% and 50% of landlords are thinking of selling.
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The Renters' Rights Bill is about to gain Royal Assent. The Government has promised it will fix the private rental sector, but I've read through the Bill and worry that it risks harming the very renters it seeks to protect. 🧵
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