Posts by Intractable Potsherd

Re: Technically born in Palestine

Yes - I wondered why the word "Palestine" was omitted in favour of "the country that would become Israel" - six words instead of one, and needlessly complicated.

"it's incredibly easy to determine who the mother was since they were the one that gave birth."

This has been so obvious to me since my early teens that I still cannot understand why inheritance down the male line began. It is utterly counter-intuitive, and has caused all sorts of harm to societies.

Re: emoji

Try being autistic and trying to make sense of them! They are as impenetrable as granite.

Re: Detecting fear

"Police will be kinder and gentler, if they know you are showing fear." Citation needed.

Re: Obvious AC

Obvious AC in your first post, not so obvious in the second, Nunyabiznes!

"It is on airport CCTV." Citation needed.

Re: You could even end up on a Child Pron site totally by accident

Just to underline the comments above - you cannot trust the police or the prosecution services, ever. They are not there in your interest, whether you are the accused or a victim. They exist *only* to serve their own interests and the interests of the governmental department they fall under. This *may* have been different at some time in the past in some places, but not now.

I hate it that I want to trust these bodies, but I can't.

Re: Equifax, Amazon cloud, Suprema......

"So, suck it up...I don't care...my bank covers my losses ( it's money they created out of thin air anyway ) and no harm comes of anything.

So, ask yourself, why do you care?"

That is possibly the most depressing post I've read here - worse than code junky and his Brexit crap.

Thanks, Androgynous Cupboard - that made me laugh out loud! (Try explaining it to a companion who has no idea who Leo Apoteker is, or why this is funny, though.)

Re: The Great Wall of "Thanks, but no thanks. We're good."

Riot police are objectionable fuckers wherever they are in the world. They do not know the meaning of "proportionate response", simply becoming attack dogs for the Establishment. Let's not pretend that the ones in Hong Kong are any worse than anywhere else.

Re: Fun times

Funny how everyone hates lawyers until they need them, isn't it?

Re: AgeChecked

There is a very small proportion of people in the country who are doing the job they dreamed of. Sometimes, necessity is stronger than desire. Personally, I'd be much happier if my daughter became a lap-dancer than going on benefits - I'd be happier if she became a prostitute than going on benefits, to be honest. Just as long as she doesn't become a politician, I'll be happy.

"One of the great advantages is that the NHS is not set up to properly ascertain non-cit's medical coverage and follow back to the coverage provider." There, fixed that for you.

Re: Based on my (Citroen) in car touch screen

"Dundee is always "interesting","

You didn't mention the "Dundee left", which involves actually indicating left, then swinging out to the right to make the turn. I have never seen this used by anything other than an artic, previously, but it is common here. When we moved up, I nearly wiped out a number of cars whilst attempting to pass them.

Re: Outdated

You don't have a degree - or any education at all - do you?

Brilliantly snarky! Thank you for the laugh :-D

Re: Brilliant?

I have seen some brilliant stuff on BBC recently, but most of it is CBeebies stuff*! It is rarely watched live (Iplayer or recorded, generally), but "Sarah and Duck" and "Hey Duggee!" are absolutely brilliant.

I've also just finished watching the series of "What we do in the Shadows", which was quite good, but that is an exception these days (on any channel/platform.

*Three-year-olds at home.

Re: Well....

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

"What is society supposed to do with the hopeless rejects?"

People are only rejects because they have been rejected by someone else. Your phrasing is typical of those who think that people choose to have no hope (the "hopeless" in your comment). A society that accepts the notion of "hopeless rejects" is creating them. Don't reject and offer hope, and you will be surprised at the results.

I notice that you may be new around here - welcome! "Upstart" is the usual term for a new company around this corner of the interwebz - I still smile when I see it :-)

Re: A more realistic image...

Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I have dealt with at least two cases directly, and know of a handful more. Police don't tend to prosecute women if there is a complaint - psychiatric services are the first port of call. I'll leave drawing conclusions to others...

Re: Yep, Patel continues age-old tradition

@Peter2: I wish I could agree with you about the dossier. Even if I did, I would have to think that the next words would be "It would be a shame if your knowledge of any of this were to come to the public's knowledge, wouldn't it, Minister? What would people think?" Someone senior in the Home Office has a serious obsession with regard to not being able to access everything they think they should be able to, and will do anything to get their own way, regardless of how disproportionate the result.

Re: laws [...] knocked back in courts

In which Lord Sumption shows just what an utter disgrace to judtice he is. The only other Law Lord I have disagreed with so much was Lord Diplock - a man who stained the law to this day.

Whilst I respect your point of view, FoxyFarmer, you have not made any practical suggestions how to deal with this specific health and safety issue. You have simply said "You can't do that!" to everything - some quite correctly, as in this case: deliberately harming any living creature is wrong whilst there are other options available. If you have any suggestions to help, please give them. If not, then you will just be ignored.

Re: SMARTR Opposition in Almighty Competition

"I apologise for not making that crystal clear with no shred of ambiguity allowing for misinterpretation and misdirection."

No apology needed - you were perfectly clear! I was simply paraphrasing to agree with you.

Re: Here's an idea

Thumbs inside the steering wheel was something I learned quickly not to do when I had a Land Rover and did off-road driving. I was lucky not to break a thumb early on...

Re: What about auto-updates?

Maybe our photons are just entangled :-)

Re: Thwarted?

So which branch of the security forces are you with? No-one above suspicion, eh? Except, of course, for other members of the same force - they are all perfect...

Re: Okay, serious use here

Beat me to it! The possibilities for this are huge.

Bravo, Rich 11! The sanctimonious AC raised very similar thoughts in my head. It isn't what MPs do, it is what they don't do that makes them worthy of despite. There probably are some good ones, but those that get cabinet posts are never the good ones. They are ruthless individuals who put themselves first, the Party second, and everything else does not count. There isn't a single Brexiteer MP who actually thinks that leaving the EU is good for the country, for example (or, if there is, they've made a poor job of articulating it).

I have considered going into politics nany times, but having to be aligned with a Party, and having to parrot a particular line whether I believed it or not just to get selected for a seat isn't me. If there was any real chance of an independent getting in, I'd be standing like a shot. I will not support an inherently broken system of political parties, though.