Notices by Nick (nickiquote@mstdn.social)

Ah yes, a 10th of a tennis court. Very clear. I always picture all areas in 10th of tennis courts. People try to tell me areas in square metres or square feet and I say no, stop, 10ths of a tennis court please, none of your woke, EU-mandated measures.

A billionaire can never be held accountable. Therefore a billionaire must never make a management decision.

RE: https://scholar.social/@wim_v12e/115588961134953812

At least when we used to rip the soul out of the earth and burn it into acrid smoke we were doing things like keeping ourselves warm and fed, or making tangible things, rather than just churning out absolute fucking nonsense.

The boulder stuff was only part of Sisyphus’ punishment. Before he started with that, he also had to get his kids up and out to school on time every morning.

Lying on my arm until it goes numb before boosting my own toots, so it feels like someone else doing it.

Struggling to stay informed without fizzing with anger all the fucking time.

I’ve just been told that my kid’s school is having an apparent shyster come in who claims to be able to reduce the symptoms of ASD and ADHD by the kids doing some exercises.

It’s all about “retained primitive reflexes” and, from looking online, it looks like the quackiest shit since Donald Duck gave his entire extended family food poisoning.

If you know anything about this supposed therapy, please do let me know.

Enjoying searching for photos of Japanese bear warning signs.

Instead of using AI images to illustrate your blogpost or presentation, why not go deep into the forest, lie down in a pile of autumn leaves and allow the earth to consume your body.

When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Posting had not yet been invented.

Lambo.

#DyddDefaidodon / #DefaidodonDay

This is exactly the type of meaningless business-speak bollocks you use when you are capitulating to fascists.

A lot of only children lie to make friends and that’s all I have to say about Jesus.

“I was livid that somebody in government could tell us how to live our lives. I wasn’t going to back down,” she said.
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She recalled telling the judge: “Religion is important, but I still think we have a right to live as human beings. We are husband and wife, and we cannot live as brother and sister.” 

Mr McGee, equally bluntly, told the court: “I’d prefer to see her use contraceptives than be placing flowers on her grave.”

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41732811.html

@selzero Also hepatitis, apparently. So, you know, if one of them gets amorous with you, take appropriate precautions.

@HarriettMB @Infoseepage I used to go to a good Turkish barber who would literally burn your ear hair off.

Linux guys having A Normal One in my replies this crisp, clear autumn morning.

I am particularly fond of the idea that we’re not allowed to complain about things we can’t change. This person is clearly not from the UK or Ireland, where entire societies are built on complaining about the weather.

Sometimes people just want to be able to complain about Windows or iOS without being told about Linux.

Maybe it’s a work computer and it’s not their choice. Maybe they’re not a computer toucher and do not have confidence touching computers. Maybe they were perfectly happy using these OSs before some stupid new feature was introduced. Maybe they’re tired or stressed or have no time.

If the obvious reply to the post is “use Linux”, as a rule, do not post that. You are not adding anything.

There’s an Alan Moore story about a Roman official who knows that the empire will fall, because the forged coins he’s assessing have more precious metals than the real ones.

The knock-off Penguin bars in Lidl can be called “milk chocolate”, whereas actual Penguins must say they have a “milk chocolate flavour coating”.