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'All pain for no gain': Reality of post-Brexit trading conditions bites

There is a lot of "I voted Brexit and now admit my mistake" kind of sentiment going around at the moment. I saw a youtube video of a pensioner who basically drove around Europe in his caravan, staying 9 months a year in Spain who voted for Brexit. He was now saying what a mistake it was; but here's the rub.. The twat was not sorry for the damage that he had caused to the economy or the youth of the UK. All he was concerned about was the effect that it was having on him; the selfish prick! Upset that his caravan needed to be sold as he could only travel 90 days out of 180 and so it had doubled his living costs and how he and his friends vans were now worth a fraction of what they were as no-one wants them due to the restrictions.

Fuck him and fuck the others like him. Self pitying selfish pricks who are reaping what they sewed.

My heart bleeds for the youth and those that voted no to Brexit. The ones that vote leave deserve everything they get and more! Fuck 'em.

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What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?

A cheap usb microscope. I wanted to get into macro photography but my eyesight is pretty terrible even with glasses and struggle to see fine details so struggled to set the mounts up. (Small insects, grains, etc)

Saw a usb microscope for 20€ on Amazon and thought for 20 euro it’s going to be terrible but worth a punt. It’s bloody brilliant. Have used it for a whole variety of things from threading needles to soldering work, repairing stuff with glue and tightening up glasses as well as the macro stuff. Coupled with some ‘helping hands’ it’s a permanent fixture on the pc desk.

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Google AR/VR software lead quits, heavily criticizes company on way out

What have google brought new to the market before killing it before it gains momentum? My prediction is for them to fall first out of the big tech companies.

In A.I they have lost the race already and the competitors are going to eat their web search in the not to distance future. The biggest thing they have right now imo is android and that only on mobile phones as the tablet is dominated by Apple.

They have lost trust with the tech savvy as we all know their products have such a short shelf life and we have been burnt before. They have very few chances left.

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Ethics Rule

Unethical Life Tip: Find a nice expensive steak in the supermarket and go to the fruit section and weigh it as the cheap apples; pop the ticket barcode over the steaks barcode. When you go to the self service checkout scan the steak and pop it on the scale. The steak weight will match the barcode scan weight and it will look like you scanned the item to the security camera.

Consider the saving as your payment for doing the supermarkets job for them...

Alternatively do the first steps and pop the steak back in the fridge to pass on the saving to another customer.

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Nigel Farage fell below the financial threshold required to hold an account at Coutts.

Got to love this comment from him in the report:

"He said that losing his bank account was the equivalent of being a "non-person" and that the decision may "fundamentally affect my future career and whether I can even go on staying living here in this country"

Where is he going to go? He is very much responsible for removing the rights of the UK citizens to reside in the other European member states with his lies and retoric. Most dont have the connections or resources to flee elsewhere and so this twat should be forced to stay in a housing estate in a deprived town centre and live with his actions.

He makes my fucking blood boil.... If his teeth were on fire I wouldn't piss in the cunts mouth to put them out.

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A lightbulb on top of an iPad (OC)

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I understand completely but unfortunately the title “Philips eco glow e65 lit by laying on an iPad Pro 128gb taken with Godox lighting on a Sony A7 iiii with Sony G-Master 90mm and Sandisk extreme Pro sd card” seemed a bit overkill.

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TIL: If a fly gets so deep in your ear you can’t even see it, pour some baby oil in. It encapsulates the fly and eventually it will slip out.

This happened to me on honeymoon… Was on the Isle of Skye and wife and I decided to go for a hike up a hill to see the sunset. About half way up a swarm of flies were buzzing round something deceased. There were quite a few so I was swatting them away from around my head with my hands. Got a perfect shot on one; hitting it for 6 straight into my ear canal. That’s when the fun really started… Oh my fucking god the sound!! The loudest sound you can imagine; from inside your head. I honestly can’t do the horror justice.

I went into full on panic mode with my wife laughing her arse off asking what the fuck was going on. In between my cries and slapping the side of my head I managed to explain as we descended down the hill at break neck speed. The fly, during this time was very much having its own panic attack vibrating it’s body through my ear canal sending not only sounds but pain like a nail being hammered on the eardrum.

Reached the bottom of the hill and the fly was running out of steam. It would frantically buzz for a few seconds then go silent to return a second or so later. The doctor was called who said to take a look in the ear but the fly couldn’t be seen. Then advised to pour water into the ear to float the fly out.

As my ear and side of head resembled a fully ripe tomato due to the slapping my lovely wife got some ice cubes in a glass and filled it with water with the idea of reducing the swelling. Into my ear this frigid mixture went. The fly calmed down and was now going silent for 5 to 6 seconds between its spasms. About 3 minutes later I started to feel dreadful; the worst nausea I have ever had the misfortune to feel with the pain and buzzing continuing. The world was spinning; I was dying… The doctor called back to see how we were getting on and my lady explained the situation and how I was basically uncommunicative, white as a sheet and retching. The doctor then announced that he hoped the water had been at body temperature as the inner ear is very sensitive to temperature changes and even a couple of degrees difference will cause dizziness. Guys I was Ill for about 3 hours. Vr motion sickness had nothing on how terrible I felt. The fly had not surfaced but was eventually forever silent.

After a sleepless night with visions of a rotting fly corpse invading my brain we went to the one hospital on the island to have my ears syringed. The nurse pulled and prodded but couldn’t see the fly; I really had smacked it for six right down. She then popped a camera in and audibly gasped seeing a magnified blue bottle fly face staring back at her in its death mask.

It took 10 minutes of syringing, but it eventually came out. It was a full sized fat twatting arsed bluebottle; the size of a small bee.

Would not recommend!!! Spinal surgery is less traumatic.

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Permanent ban on last day with Apollo app. Called u/Spez a cunt in a message 😂

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Let’s sing all together:

Well Spez is a cunt, he's a big fat cunt, He's the biggest cunt in the whole wide world. He’s a stupid cunt, if there ever was a cunt, He's a cunt to all the boys and girls.

On Monday, he's a cunt, On Tuesday, he's a cunt, On Wednesday though Saturday, he's a cunt, Then on Sunday, just to be different, He's a super King Kamehameha Cunt.

Have you ever met Reddits Spez? He's the biggest cunt in the whole wide world, (La-la-la-la-la-la-la) He's a mean ol' cunt and he has wangy eyes, He's a cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt.

Cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, cunt, He's a stupid cunt! (Woah!)! Reddits Spez is a cunt, And he's such a dirty cunt! (Cunt!)!

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Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts

Deleted all my comment and post history from there when I was directed to Lemmy. Zero regrets. Have not looked back. Find the engagement here far better; proper discussions without the trolls. Loving it.. Also tried Mastodon and enjoying that too even though I never used twitter.

Used to spend hours each day on Reddit and was active contributor on the subreddits I subscribed to. Hoping we get some of the less popular and specialised communities here so we all got to make an effort to support the smaller ones by posting and commenting.

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Hated these kids growing up

These guys piss me off so much.

My mum was a cleaner at a hospital. She then worked her way up to the cleaning manager. My childhood is filled with memories of her colleagues who were her friends. She didn’t need to work as my dad had a good job; she did it to support me and my brother through studies and university.

She taught me to respect people. Their profession is irrelevant; everyone deserves respect and acknowledgment. It was single handedly the best lesson that a parent can give and one that I have adhered to all my life.

I am on first name terms with all the service personnel where I live and work. I always give thanks to them and leave gifts at Christmas/birthdays, etc to show my appreciation. When a waiter fills my glass or takes my plates a simple Thank-you is the least we can say.

Thanks to my mum working I came through university with little debts and have climbed the heights of the corporate ladder. You would not believe the number of times my peers have pulled me up for what I consider common curtesy with comments like “you don’t need to thank them; it’s their job”. You know what… fuck those guys; if am at a business lunch with a potential supplier and they treat the staff like shit the deal is off the table. Have even blocked hires if I hear they are disrespectful to the secretaries or security staff.

We have not walked in other peoples shoes and have no idea what they have gone through. Until they disrespect you or you beliefs everyone deserves your respect.

End of rant.. :-)