boyce

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by boyce 9y ago
I think this comment is the best advice here. You're young. You know a lot but have relatively little sway. Learn from this. There'll be a next time.
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by boyce 9y ago
I see a really great and not too expensive psychiatrist who has worked wonders for me and takes a very holistic approach - he'll often suggest something for one problem but actually it solves two others and I realise years later. Anyon
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by boyce 9y ago
Not sure what other members only clubs beside SUs the government thinks it can interfere with the running of
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by boyce 9y ago
Student unions aren't dictatorships They're a great environment in which young folks can have these debates with minimal consequences
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by boyce 9y ago
People have differing objectives when they go to university
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by boyce 9y ago
When I was a student I was no fan of "no platform" and it was an important factor in the No to NUS campaign I led back then. BUT... Universities and student unions foremost reponsibility is to the safety of the students and yes th
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by boyce 9y ago
What are you trying to say?
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by boyce 9y ago
Something like what Project Wonderful does with web advertising would really have big potential
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by boyce 9y ago
Ooh that is right up my street, thanks
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by boyce 9y ago
What's your other favourite recent startup? Sounds like you have something specific in mind. Just curious
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by boyce 9y ago
That is great, never heard that one. Thanks
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by boyce 9y ago
I know a guy in a local band here in Portsmouth, England, and they had a song picked for a supermarket playlist in I think Brazil, ended up charting there and being flown out for a few shows. Another guy who was playing on the ferry to Spai
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by boyce 9y ago
Which were the ones driving around in a bus with nonsense written on the side
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by boyce 9y ago
Sensible heads weren't predicting an instant crash but greatly reduced growth and loss of value of the currency. If you're cherry picking daft predictions there were plenty on each side.
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by boyce 9y ago
Probably not since 1998
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by boyce 9y ago
Minor correction: that "whom" should lose the M
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by boyce 9y ago
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. That a bubble has to be bigger before it can be called such? That you feel there's some fundamental value there to provide a floor price in the event of a crash? Genuine question
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by boyce 9y ago
I think this is clearly not equivalent At the moment it feels like a parent warning a child - at some point you have to decide to step back and let them learn the painful lesson for themselves
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by boyce 9y ago
Pretty standard Guardian opinion piece, well in line with prevailing centre-left views, moderate feminists etc. No idea what is atrocious or poor quality about it That isn't to say the Graun doesn't do things badly some time but t
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by boyce 9y ago
Staines is a piece of work but very well connected. Conspiracies, yes, but not conspiracy theories. He's as establishment as a libertarian blogger could hope to be in the UK.
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by boyce 9y ago
Nico is like if yahoo had been a success, right? I know they have a .nico tld I feel like it's a shame these national level internet companies die off when the big US corps move in
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by boyce 9y ago
Some of the biggest Mastodon instances are Japanese too, off the top of my head friends.nico seems large.
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by boyce 9y ago
Worth noting it has used 200mb data in three months
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by boyce 9y ago
Yeah it's on my 1+X too. Trivial to gain root just from the info in that twitter thread
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by boyce 9y ago
I remember when they were banned in the UK - wanted to try them that weekend (had tickets for Black Sabbath) but they couldn't be had at any money the last few days Seems weird that some drugs and some countries are moving away from le
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by boyce 9y ago
The former.
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by boyce 9y ago
Retail, where it still works, is about curation. I've been working recently with a specialised retailer and his stocking of a particular product is effectively a seal of quality. The few shops I go to, I don't go there because the
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by boyce 9y ago
Probably the classic would run termux too. No tab, ctrl or alt might be annoying
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by boyce 9y ago
Termux is so bloody handy. That and one of the recent Blackberry phones and you've a tool rather than a toy
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by boyce 9y ago
It's really a question of who they intend it to be a resource for: the occasional curious layman, the amateur enthusiast, the undergrad, the actual scientist who is probably using it just to check they remembered the equations right. T

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