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Am I the only one getting a wee bit tired of Tynan's *faux *fascist schtick?
It was funnier when it was more subtle. Sorry Mr t, but it's like a comedian who's run out of the material that made them funny to begin with, turning out super offensive stuff to shock and appall.
I'm currently preparing my 'pre-summer 2009 tynan's best bits' bootleg - it'll go for a packet on eBay...
Unless you mean it, in which case...
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Been clearing out the house recently, so have come across plenty of old vinyl and CDs - this has made its way back onto my iPod in a big way...
YouTube - Rufige Kru- beachdrifta
and a bit of Grooverider...
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It's a simple matter of personal preference - I always found HP5 to have the perfect balance of tone, contrast, detail and grain for my purposes - and that was just with a standard Jessops developer and minimal agitation at 1 minute intervals.
Never got on with the 120 version though for some unknown reason.
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assaulting people and discriminating against them because of their physical appearance is illegal in this country, and rightly so.
No it's not.
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I can't believe i'm about to post this, but...
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Told you I couldn't see the detail... ;p
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no way, jose.
outrageous claim.
:)I can't see the detail on my phone, but I'm thinking GTO?
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LM..triple pipes..
Camera's pointing the wrong way - should have been on the top right hand corner...
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But isn't yellow the official colour of Ferrari? Hence the yellow badge?
That'd be like wearing a shirt and tie in matching colours. Coordination fail Mr M!
I'll leave that sartorial faux-pas to the M3 drivers...
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unfair...that wasnt my choice as you well know!
Couple of cans of Hammerite, nobody would ever have known... ;p
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I cannot understand how anyone could own a yellow car.
Pot... Kettle...?
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Ooh! The cheeky bugger! I hadn't noticed that...
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Hoping for [...] a Button DNF.
Shame on you...
Now we just need Button to bugger his car up =P
Shame on you...
though I don't expect i'll be very popular if I cheer if/when Button goes off track =P
Shame on you...
Jenson gets caught out in a first corner melee
Shame on you...
You bugger...
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I think Will just cancelled the thread...
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Has anyone heard the music box style version of Aphex's Girl/Boy song on the SMA baby milk ad? Is it for Warp20?
The only music box style tune I know of by Aphex Twin is 'Nannou'
It is rather awesome though...
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not bad!
not sure = Pontiac G8 GXP?
Very specific! Show off! ;p
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Indeed - happy birthday!
Though I'm not sure I can get away with the SP... yet. ;p
There's a bottle of Baileys waiting for you in Bow if the cruiser can get you that far... Now that would be an achievement...
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It might be a simplification to say a whole corporation is evil, but there is definite evil going on there -
who made the decision to offload the toxic waste when they knew the risks to human life? Who, once that decision had been made, subsequently covered it up? who fought the fight to deny compensation for those maimed by the waste? People who put all morals aside in pursuit of the bottom line. People happy to let children die for more money, or to shield and enable those that do so. Evil-doers. And evil-enablers.
Is the receptionist at Trafigura evil? probably not. Probably he's a lovely fellow who loves his mum and pays his taxes. He may even ride fixed and post on here and come out for social rides.
But after he learns what his bosses are up to, even if he stays because he needs to pay the rent and he's got a kid on the way or something, he has been to some small degree infected with their evil because he has to tolerate it, even if he doesn't have a choice. Of course he might just not give a shit.
But to me, it does boil down to Trafigura being evil and in need of calling out and scrutinising.
And I'm definitely supportive of your view of the situation - just to make that clear.
It's something that occurred to me recently in terms of my own job - as a senior manager, both I and the people around me have to make decisions to further the organisation's aims - but it seems that in order to justify our actions, we attempt to dehumanise those actions instead.
I don't imagine these decisions are specific acts of malice (although I know many whom I genuinely believe go out of their way to cause pain), but when you're so far removed from the front line, it's easy to dislocate yourself from the human impact of your decisions.
But of course, examples like Shell being responible for the deaths - no, murders - of familes on Nigerian land allocated for oil drilling, well, I'm sure they knew what was going to happen, regardless of how 'dislocated' from the process they were...
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Just wondering how a collective entity such as a corporation can be considered 'evil'?
Most people know what my stance is on issues like this, but just wondered if it's a helpful label...?
Could be an interesting debate on personal vs. collective responsibility at any rate...
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Anyone know if the Citizen is big enough for professional messenger usage?
It's fairly big, but not that big. It's fine for carrying your everyday commuting stuff, and will cope with a shopping trip, but anything bigger and you'll struggle. I've put a big digi-SLR, a few lenses, lunch, some work stuff and a hoody in mine and it's been pretty full. It can also get uncomfortable when it's really full too.
That said, I have no idea what 'professional messenger usage' constitutes, but if it involves anything bigger than a big box of washing powder then you're out of luck.
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Before the Circle Line ride on Saturday, I was asked by my companion to get him a latte from Pret a Manger.
With vanilla syrup...
Had a good look around me, pulled my hood up and went in, ordered said drink and was told by the "barista" he wouldn't do vanilla syrup because "it's not proper coffee".
Surprisingly awesome...
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So tempted by the wheels... I'd have to ride brakeless though - how could I dare scuff up those rims?
And I couldn't use them for commuting...
Could I?
Oh boy... :/
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If it helps, I've genuinely regretted posting that - uncharacteristically mean, the inner turmoil's been eating away at me like a fascist eating a lamb vindaloo (and as always not seeing the irony).