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Radio 4 Listener Rage
In an otherwise sensible conversation about STEM subjects, the value of overseas students, and encouraging interest in sciences in schools, some woman has called in to talk about her (South African born) son's experience as a graduate in aeronautical engineering. Cause of irritation: not the part where she pointed out that he could earn four times ( Read more... ) -
cross-platform posting
because this is so excellent i am compelled to share it all over the shop:
Tea: Debaucher of Youth?"This terrible foreign invader encouraged young men to stay “a lurking in the bed” rather than earning an honest wage. It turned women to harlotry and insolence, caused atrocious child neglect, and was armed to carry everyone off to their grave a ( Read more... ) -
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to avoid typing & mouse use have been to the library and am now catching up on the Temeraire books - a wee bit in to Tongues of Serpents and once again i find myself wanting a series of books all about Tharkay, of whom there is never anywhere near enough.
favourite part of Victory of Eagles? this reference ( Read more... ) -
hugh is being hugh on facebook again
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ok heres the thing with ottawa - I love it -i spent alot of time their as a kid i saw my first concerts there went to school there and the headstones first road gig outside of toronto was at zaphods in the market ----soooo WE LOVE OTTAWA - We also have a limited amount of time before i start shooting hahaha so maybe next year ( Read more... ) -
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clocks have changed; sundown at twenty past four tonight - think i may need to take up migration. -
finally watched thor
and oh my, isn't loki the most adorable-faced evil, scheming adopted brother with daddy issues ever? yes, yes he is! tumblr's explosion of hiddleston makes even more sense now ( Read more... ) -
quality journalism!
or, charlie brooker making me cackle and cackle:
It was a pleasant yet unremarkable evening for Cameron; bathed in the warm light of glowing book embers, he had already shed that day's temporary humanlike epidermis as part of his nightly skin-sloughing ritual, and was preparing to dislocate his lower jaw, all the better to ingest the live ( Read more... ) -
anyone fancy a slightly unusual job in a slightly unusual place?
Director, St Helena National Trust, St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean
"Duration: 3 years (with one trip off island mid-contract)"
eta: cannot get map to embedd. have a link instead.
eta 2: in email from the lawyer - "Have they attached the other St Helena information blurb? They were after a locum attorney general the other year so we all read it. I ( Read more... ) -
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# supposed to be going out for food & drinks with work folks. they have failed to text details. woe.
# why is this so funny to me? pointless story about rihanna and an allegedly offended farmer in norn iron. that is not the funny part. this is:
He also helped fill in a hole with some of his straw.i am twelve and a half. if that. oh dear ( Read more... )