Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - It's the end of the world as we know it

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Isn't there a hierarchy of 'badness' here? e.g. coal worst, gas least bad?

unfortunately coal is probably likely to be around for longer as its just so cheap to extract.

[Lazare]

Bit of guidance needed.

Our company bought a restaurant/cafe with plans to re purpose the building.

All of the contents are ours, fully equipped kitchen, front of house equipment, tables and chairs etc.

How do I go about finding the marketplace for it?

Ideally I'd like someone to arrive up, appraise everything and find buyers. Anyone know of such a service?

I've been in touch with an auction house but the service they offer require us having a little bit more expertise than we have in the items we're selling.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Loving the daily emails from TheKnowledge. It's an email with all the relevant news summarised - really enjoying the perspective.


Today topped itself towards the end with this letter from The Economist.

To The Economist:

Brevity is important in exams. I am reminded of an old Oxford essay question: “Was Hegel a good philosopher? Be brief.” One smug student wrote, simply, “Yes”. When the paper came back, the examiner had given it a high mark but scribbled a comment in the margin: “This was a good, brief answer. But a better, briefer answer would have been No.”

[ArmaniJeans]

And throw away your cellphone and laptop, stuffed to the gills as they are with Israeli tech.

This isn't the killer point you think it.
Boycotting what you can reasonably boycott, generally where there is an acceptable alternative product, is a perfectly ok boycott. Clearly it's not a 100% boycott.

Tis a bit like carbon footprint. I can be absolutely ruthless about proper recycling and not wasting food, whilst still flying off on holidays a few times. Doing the latter doesn't mean I should not bother with the former.

[Lazare]

That elderly Israeli woman shaking the hand of the Hamas militant is something else.

An iconic image.

[Raoul Duke III]

This isn't the killer point you think it.
Boycotting what you can reasonably boycott, generally where there is an acceptable alternative product, is a perfectly ok boycott. Clearly it's not a 100% boycott.

Tis a bit like carbon footprint. I can be absolutely ruthless about proper recycling and not wasting food, whilst still flying off on holidays a few times. Doing the latter doesn't mean I should not bother with the former.

Boycotting Israeli tech components would have a massive impact on the Israeli economy. Boycotting Jaffa oranges hurts the poor Palestinian picker who can no longer feed his family. There's always a choice...

[Degag]

Replace Don with Biden and there’d be people foaming at the mouth saying he should be in an care home.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Boycotting Israeli tech components would have a massive impact on the Israeli economy. Boycotting Jaffa oranges hurts the poor Palestinian picker who can no longer feed his family. There's always a choice...

but you said it would be impossible to boycott the tech components. its almost like you don't want us to boycott israeli products and are trying to do this by making the case that it is too complex and profound an issue for our simple little brains to understand.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Replace Don with Biden and there’d be people foaming at the mouth saying he should be in an care home.

Sadly thats true. Hopefully either him or his corpse still get re-elected though.

[Raoul Duke III]

That elderly Israeli woman shaking the hand of the Hamas militant is something else.

An iconic image.

Even more so when you consider she's a veteran peace activist who helped sick Gazans get hospital treatment in Israel.
In exchange for this humanity, Hamas murdered and kidnapped most of the people in her community, including some of her family.

So yes, a truly iconic gesture on her behalf. Shalom.

[ComradeCollie]

I'd imagine the same was said about South Africa - that the slaves wouldn't be fed if we didn't buy SA fruit. There's no need to over-complicate things - a nice simple rule of not knowingly buying things from there is the best practical thing that can be done. Puma, Jaffa, SodaStream, Wix are four clear examples of who not to support. And in general keep an eye out for fruits.

So if one wants to support Israel, it's buy more of their fruit and a sodastream?

[Lazare]

Even more so when you consider she's a veteran peace activist who helped sick Gazans get hospital treatment in Israel.
In exchange for this humanity, Hamas murdered and kidnapped most of the people in her community, including some of her family.

So yes, a truly iconic gesture on her behalf. Shalom.

I think I heard her son being interviewed last week on a BBCWorld podcast. I'm guessing it was him as she sounds like the mother he was describing. He was speaking of her in the past tense so I hope it is her. He also showed immense humanity in the words he was using.

[6starpool]

Bit of guidance needed.

Our company bought a restaurant/cafe with plans to re purpose the building.

All of the contents are ours, fully equipped kitchen, front of house equipment, tables and chairs etc.

How do I go about finding the marketplace for it?

Ideally I'd like someone to arrive up, appraise everything and find buyers. Anyone know of such a service?

I've been in touch with an auction house but the service they offer require us having a little bit more expertise than we have in the items we're selling.

You should run it. Your main selling point should be "Dinner at 10pm". You can make it be a Spanish themed place for added authenticity as they like to eat late. You can get people here to come and do guest menus. Ole and zuut can run a BBQ week, Tar can run a vegan week, RDIII and some others of the HHE can run a cheese and wine week. You can also have the long mooted Coffee or GTFO stand in the corner with a takeaway window. I'm sure there are others.

It'll be epic. I see no flaws in the plan at all.

[Goodluck2me]

Loving the daily emails from TheKnowledge. It's an email with all the relevant news summarised - really enjoying the perspective.


Today topped itself towards the end with this letter from The Economist.

Reminds me of a lecture I once had where the lecturer asked us whether XYZ principal breach international consumers standards or not, and some wag put up her hand and shouted Yes. And the lecturer replied, a shorter more accurate answer would be “no”.

[Goodluck2me]

So if one wants to support Israel, it's buy more of their fruit and a sodastream?

Or indeed pair up with someone who wants to boycott them no neither of you have to change behaviour.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

So if one wants to support Israel, it's buy more of their fruit and a sodastream?

or just shoot some gazan kids

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Bit of guidance needed.

Our company bought a restaurant/cafe with plans to re purpose the building.

I re-purpoised your restaurant






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[Solksjaer!]

You should run it. Your main selling point should be "Dinner at 10pm". You can make it be a Spanish themed place for added authenticity as they like to eat late. You can get people here to come and do guest menus. Ole and zuut can run a BBQ week, Tar can run a vegan week, RDIII and some others of the HHE can run a cheese and wine week. You can also have the long mooted Coffee or GTFO stand in the corner with a takeaway window. I'm sure there are others.

It'll be epic. I see no flaws in the plan at all.

Well observed post imo.


Add some guitar wanking in the background .

[Solksjaer!]

BBV amusing today . WP to all concerned

[AndyFatBastard]

That elderly Israeli woman shaking the hand of the Hamas militant is something else.

An iconic image.

Helsinki syndrome innit.

I heard they've still got her husband.

[AndyFatBastard]

You should run it. Your main selling point should be "Dinner at 10pm". You can make it be a Spanish themed place for added authenticity as they like to eat late. You can get people here to come and do guest menus. Ole and zuut can run a BBQ week, Tar can run a vegan week, RDIII and some others of the HHE can run a cheese and wine week. You can also have the long mooted Coffee or GTFO stand in the corner with a takeaway window. I'm sure there are others.

It'll be epic. I see no flaws in the plan at all.

Would you say this plan is set in stone or not set in stone?

[Micknail]

Wait wait wait,

Are Jaffa cakes affected?!

[zuutroy]

Bumped into my old technical drawing teacher at the graduation here. Turns out I taught his daughter physics....quite the 'Christ Im old' moment.

[Dice75]

You should run it. Your main selling point should be "Dinner at 10pm". You can make it be a Spanish themed place for added authenticity as they like to eat late. You can get people here to come and do guest menus. Ole and zuut can run a BBQ week, Tar can run a vegan week, RDIII and some others of the HHE can run a cheese and wine week. You can also have the long mooted Coffee or GTFO stand in the corner with a takeaway window. I'm sure there are others.

It'll be epic. I see no flaws in the plan at all.

I'll take the bar and the mini Casino in the back.

[dobby]

Graduated from DCU today after 3 years of ups and downs and almost dropping out in 2nd year when it felt like too much. Great day seeing all the happy Mammies and grandparents with the young wans.

Have to give a mention to Hitch and RD3 who were helpful to me here in their own ways. Have never met RD3 irl and not sure how he feels about me teaching his kids but helpful he was

As the aul saying goes, its not what ya know etc.

Slainte.

[Raoul Duke III]

Have to give a mention to Hitch and RD3 who were helpful to me here in their own ways. Have never met RD3 irl and not sure how he feels about me teaching his kids but helpful he was .

Metagame imo - I can now blame you for any future problems.

[DeadParrot]

I'd imagine the same was said about South Africa - that the slaves wouldn't be fed if we didn't buy SA fruit. There's no need to over-complicate things - a nice simple rule of not knowingly buying things from there is the best practical thing that can be done. Puma, Jaffa, SodaStream, Wix are four clear examples of who not to support. And in general keep an eye out for fruits.

Some very twitchy arses around mountainview area....

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

A rather exciting day setting up Google AdWords. Although at each point along the setup Google is excessively passive-aggressive - "wow, you're really using that as a headline???" type of thing. I'm there thinking - if ye fuckups hadn't messed up GenAI so badly ye would be designing these ads for me so whsst with the insults.




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[Solksjaer!]

Graduated from DCU today after 3 years of ups and downs and almost dropping out in 2nd year when it felt like too much. Great day seeing all the happy Mammies and grandparents with the young wans.

Have to give a mention to Hitch and RD3 who were helpful to me here in their own ways. Have never met RD3 irl and not sure how he feels about me teaching his kids but helpful he was

As the aul saying goes, its not what ya know etc.

Slainte.

Fair dibs Dobby . If you end up in Newcastle there are some v hawt teachers . My kids PT meeting tomorrow, the missus is taking it just in case I giggle uncontrollably when im asked about my opinion by hawt teachers on her erformance. Best i stay away


What can I do , its a condition. .

[Raoul Duke III]

Yet another Trump lawyer flipped on him today and took a plea deal.
Georgia may well be the case to watch given the speed of flippage down there.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

I see that the new enemy of the people, according to Israel, is *checks notes*, the UN Secretary-General. It appears he had the antisemetic-balls to suggest that its not actually okay to kill kids and use starvation of innocent people as a war tool.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Totally normal.


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[DeadParrot]

Helsinki syndrome innit.

I heard they've still got her husband.

[AndyFatBastard]

I can always rely on you to get my references <3

SPOILER

Finland

[Denny Crane]

Totally normal.


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Israel never does itself any favours with PR

I do find it a bit strange that the default left position is always against the liberal democracy

[DeadParrot]

I can always rely on you to get my references <3

SPOILER

Finland

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

I guess its more the echos of colonialism. Or did I read something about it being viewed as symptomatic of US capitalist hegemony. Must look up with hegemony means some day.

[DeadParrot]

Israel never does itself any favours with PR

I do find it a bit strange that the default left position is always against the liberal democracy

I think that mindset is a bit of a simplification.
Imo, there's a few things at play.
1. Empathy can extend to those who would not do the same for you. I don't think the homophobia in the Palestinian community is a valid reason for them not to get help
2. Israeli "pinkwashing" is also something that happens. Hey, we allow the gays, never mind all the other stuff.
3. Most importantly, these are narcassists that turn every fucking thing in their cause, which is for them their identity. Free Palestine is a strong enough message without needing to bring your own baggage into it.
4. Religion is stupid. Islam's approach to homosexuality is based on the same ideas other monotheistic religions preached. We have simply chosen to ignore the dogma where it suits us.

[dinekes]

I guess its more the echos of colonialism. Or did I read something about it being viewed as symptomatic of US capitalist hegemony. Must look up with hegemony means some day.

New meme coin with hedgehog motif




And yes I do have work to do today!

[Goodluck2me]

I think that mindset is a bit of a simplification.
Imo, there's a few things at play.
1. Empathy can extend to those who would not do the same for you. I don't think the homophobia in the Palestinian community is a valid reason for them not to get help
2. Israeli "pinkwashing" is also something that happens. Hey, we allow the gays, never mind all the other stuff.
3. Most importantly, these are narcassists that turn every fucking thing in their cause, which is for them their identity. Free Palestine is a strong enough message without needing to bring your own baggage into it.
4. Religion is stupid. Islam's approach to homosexuality is based on the same ideas other monotheistic religions preached. We have simply chosen to ignore the dogma where it suits us.

On the first point I would agree with you, you shouldn’t only be sympathetic to those who would be sympathetic to you, but actively advocating for a body that fundamentally disagrees with your world view seems odd.

Curios how people expect Israel to react going forward, no one wants discriminate bombing in Gaza, like most people, but what’s an actual reasonable response today when dealing with people who fundamentally want you destroyed, and vice versa.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Architect is in mapping out the garden today to come up with the plans for the new house on the corner plot. He said he'll come back to me with three house design choices - I said come back to me with one house as why would i blend my lack of expertise with your actual expertise. Its all moving ahead at a fine pace - planning permission to be submitted in November. Whats my optimal play with the neighbours - do I pop a letter in their inboxes saying 'just so you know, we're applying for this'? Don't want them to feel blindsided. But maybe I've been watching too much Survivor.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

On the first point I would agree with you, you shouldn’t only be sympathetic to those who would be sympathetic to you, but actively advocating for a body that fundamentally disagrees with your world view seems odd.

Curios how people expect Israel to react going forward, I understand you wouldn’t want discriminate bombing in Gaza, like most people, but what’s an actual reasonable response today when dealing with people who fundamentally want you destroyed, and vice versa.

We had this in northern ireland - ye sit down and come up with a compromise that neither side quite agrees with, but that both sides can live with. How the gazans currently live and the daily abuse they suffer in their existence is not sustainable - they need some form of permanent solution that allows them to live lives and not be constantly having their ancestral land taken by fat americans on the spurious grounds of righteous belief.

[AndyFatBastard]

I guess its more the echos of colonialism. Or did I read something about it being viewed as symptomatic of US capitalist hegemony. Must look up with hegemony means some day.

This time it was the Brits. Generally with territorial problems that go back far enough, it was the Brits.

[Dice75]

Architect is in mapping out the garden today to come up with the plans for the new house on the corner plot. He said he'll come back to me with three house design choices - I said come back to me with one house as why would i blend my lack of expertise with your actual expertise. Its all moving ahead at a fine pace - planning permission to be submitted in November. Whats my optimal play with the neighbours - do I pop a letter in their inboxes saying 'just so you know, we're applying for this'? Don't want them to feel blindsided. But maybe I've been watching too much Survivor.

Approach the four most affected, tell them you're open to a friendly neighbour special price of €5k each not to build.

Use the €20k to cover Architect and PP fees.

Happens all the time

[Degag]

Architect is in mapping out the garden today to come up with the plans for the new house on the corner plot. He said he'll come back to me with three house design choices - I said come back to me with one house as why would i blend my lack of expertise with your actual expertise. Its all moving ahead at a fine pace - planning permission to be submitted in November. Whats my optimal play with the neighbours - do I pop a letter in their inboxes saying 'just so you know, we're applying for this'? Don't want them to feel blindsided. But maybe I've been watching too much Survivor.

Planning notice must be erected on site and notice must go in the paper i think.
Don’t know why you’d want to draw any more notice to it if you think it might get objected to. You’re not going to change anyones mind by sending a but of junk mail through their letter box.

[DeadParrot]

On the first point I would agree with you, you shouldn’t only be sympathetic to those who would be sympathetic to you, but actively advocating for a body that fundamentally disagrees with your world view seems odd.

Curios how people expect Israel to react going forward, no one wants discriminate bombing in Gaza, like most people, but what’s an actual reasonable response today when dealing with people who fundamentally want you destroyed, and vice versa.

atrocities breed atrocities.
There needs to be political pressure from all sides of the interntional community for both sides to sit down and talk.
Israel won't accept a single state solution in a democracy as the'll be bred out of power within a generation.
Two state is the only viable option.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Planning notice must be erected on site and notice must go in the paper i think.
Don’t know why you’d want to draw any more notice to it if you think it might get objected to. You’re not going to change anyones mind by sending a but of junk mail through their letter box.

Ah grand. I think its a fairly standard in-fill site situation anyway, so the planning is almost presumed.

[Lao Lao]

So, old houses throw up a lot of problems, who'd a thunk it

Our budget for the new house is slowly being eaten away with things that you will never see or know was done.

FML!

[Denny Crane]

We had this in northern ireland - ye sit down and come up with a compromise that neither side quite agrees with, but that both sides can live with. How the gazans currently live and the daily abuse they suffer in their existence is not sustainable - they need some form of permanent solution that allows them to live lives and not be constantly having their ancestral land taken by fat americans on the spurious grounds of righteous belief.

They had the Second Intifada last time they tried that.

[Wombatman]

This time it was the Brits. Generally with territorial problems that go back far enough, it was the Brits.

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[Goodluck2me]

We had this in northern ireland - ye sit down and come up with a compromise that neither side quite agrees with, but that both sides can live with. How the gazans currently live and the daily abuse they suffer in their existence is not sustainable - they need some form of permanent solution that allows them to live lives and not be constantly having their ancestral land taken by fat americans on the spurious grounds of righteous belief.

Where I think this is much different from Northern Ireland is that you had two parties directly impacted, NI Catholics and NI Protestants, and two parties partially impacted UK and ROI, none of those parties stood to gain from ongoing atrocities. In this situation, do Lebanon, Iran, Iraq etc. need to be involved too, it’s much more transnational than NI was this making lasting solutions almost impossible. As bad at the IRA/British Army was, neither has the stated aim of totally destroying the other side. Where do you even start to negotiate then.

[Raoul Duke III]

This time it was the Brits. Generally with territorial problems that go back far enough, it was the Brits.

And the French!

[Raoul Duke III]

atrocities breed atrocities.
There needs to be political pressure from all sides of the interntional community for both sides to sit down and talk.
Israel won't accept a single state solution in a democracy as the'll be bred out of power within a generation.
Two state is the only viable option.

Are you presuming that Hamas are rational actors? Because they're not. Much like the Blues Brothers, they're on a mission from God.

And yes, two state solution is the only game in town. Oslo was the time but Arafat couldn't close the deal.

[MysteryGuest]

Wish Gazza would do something newsworthy- I’ve a whole load of fresh Gazza/Gaza malapropisms ready to roll out at work

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Are you presuming that Hamas are rational actors? Because they're not. Much like the Blues Brothers, they're on a mission from God.

And yes, two state solution is the only game in town. Oslo was the time but Arafat couldn't close the deal.

You somehow manage to make it seem like the people who are having their land stolen are the agressors every time you discuss the conflict. Its bizarre given how distraught you were by the Ukrainians having their god given land taken away. Every single day an Israeli illegally occupies another bit of Palestinian land. Its 100% against international law. The Israelis are the aggressors in this conflict.

[Raoul Duke III]

You somehow manage to make it seem like the people who are having their land stolen are the agressors every time you discuss the conflict. Its bizarre given how distraught you were by the Ukrainians having their god given land taken away. Every single day an Israeli illegally occupies another bit of Palestinian land. Its 100% against international law. The Israelis are the aggressors in this conflict.

Is the Gaza Strip occupied?

[Lao Lao]

This time it was the Brits. Generally with territorial problems that go back far enough, it was the Brits.

https://arethebritsatitagain.org/

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Is the Gaza Strip occupied?

You are engaging in semantics or you are genuinely confused as to whether Palestinian land is occupied, and increasingly occupied over time?




"if I don't steal it someone else will"

[Raoul Duke III]

You are engaging in semantics or you are genuinely confused as to whether Palestinian land is occupied, and increasingly occupied over time?




"if I don't steal it someone else will"

It's a simple yes/no question. If you answer it in that regard, that would be lovely.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

So you're not confused as to whether Palestinian land is occupied and increasingly occupied over time?