In todays news...

[mangocrazy]

Nah, he was a wrong 'un from the word go.

[Count Steer]

Stop this video at 44 seconds. Two high rise look almost unscathed what looks strange considering what is happening all around.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/64544624

According to the news 5 minutes ago, builders in Turkey can pay an amount of money to be exempt from making their buildings earthquake proof. Some millions (£ equivalent, not Turkish lira) have been collected.

'In Turkey, however, the government has provided periodic "construction amnesties" - effectively legal exemptions for the payment of a fee, for structures built without the required safety certificates. These have been passed since the 1960s (with the latest in 2018).

Critics have long warned that such amnesties risk catastrophe in the event of a major earthquake.

Up to 75,000 buildings across the affected earthquake zone in southern Turkey have been given construction amnesties, according to Pelin Pınar Giritlioğlu, Istanbul head of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects' Chamber of City Planners.

Just a few days before the latest disaster, Turkish media reported that a new draft law is awaiting parliamentary approval which would grant a further amnesty for recent construction work.'

More info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64568826

I think that's part of the answer to your question.

[Ant]

FFS at least make an effort. Copy and paste a bit so we can decide if your latest political wank is worth opening

That's 4 year old news. He's not been a Labour MP since 2017 when he was kicked out of the Labour party and sat as an Independent until 2019, when he stepped down as an MP. His big mistake was picking the wrong party. He'd have fitted right in among all the Tories...

8th of Feb, 2023 that's 1 day, not four years.

[mangocrazy]

You're right; I got it wrong. It was actually six years ago that he ceased to be a Labour MP.

[Ant]

You're right; I got it wrong. It was actually six years ago that he ceased to be a Labour MP.

When he last last sitting as an MP is irrelevant, what is relevant was his crimes were committed whilst a sitting MP.

Labour actually still has many sitting MPs which have been convicted of fraud. Seems to be a theme....

[mangocrazy]

Labour actually still has many sitting MPs which have been convicted of fraud. Seems to be a theme....

Name them.

[Ant]

Labour actually still has many sitting MPs which have been convicted of fraud. Seems to be a theme....

Name them.

Name what you claimed Elon Musk "continuously gets away with".....

[mangocrazy]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

[demographic]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages. I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

[Ant]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Not at all. It's just as you said during that conversation, that one doesn't get to say things without backing them up, something you haven't done, yet still expect others to do.

[Ant]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages.

I don't really know what this means.

I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

All three of them

[Count Steer]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages. I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

Or an AI that has had to be trained and the only available data was 4chan and the local Combat18 news boards.

[Ant]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages. I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

Or an AI that has had to be trained and the only available data was 4chan and the local Combat18 news boards.

Well the available data is what you lot post, so if that's where you're getting it from.....

[mangocrazy]

Jeez. Stuck in Groundhog Day with Ant. What a prospect...

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages. I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

Or an AI that has had to be trained and the only available data was 4chan and the local Combat18 news boards.

Definitely an AI bot with special needs programming.

[Ant]

Like a broken word generator bot stuck on Woke, and Sausages. I honestly can't work out if he's 13 or 89 and senile.

Or an AI that has had to be trained and the only available data was 4chan and the local Combat18 news boards.

Definitely an AI bot with special needs programming.

Deffo, 100%

But all of this little tantruming is as a result of you not being able to provide proof for a claim you made innit

[weeksy]

Or an AI that has had to be trained and the only available data was 4chan and the local Combat18 news boards.

Definitely an AI bot with special needs programming.

Deffo, 100%

But all of this little tantruming is as a result of you not being able to provide proof for a claim you made innit

You know when 1/5 people in every group in society is a wanker.

It's not the other 4.

What happened to you? You used to actually bring something constructive to the forums. It's really sad to see what you've become on here now.

I wonder if you'll look back and be embarrassed

[demographic]

In an entirely unrelated note, Googles Bard Chatbot wipes billions off the value of Google shares.
Full story here.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... mment-text

"Google’s response to ChatGPT has got off to an embarrassing start after its new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot gave a wrong answer in a promotional video, as investors wiped more than $100bn (£82bn) off the value of the search engine’s parent company, Alphabet.

The sell-off on Wednesday came amid investor fears that Microsoft, which is deploying an ChatGPT-powered version of its Bing search engine, will damage Google’s business. Alphabet stock slid by 9% during regular trading in the US but was flat after hours."

[Ant]

Definitely an AI bot with special needs programming.

Deffo, 100%

But all of this little tantruming is as a result of you not being able to provide proof for a claim you made innit

You know when 1/5 people in every group in society is a wanker.

It's not the other 4.

What happened to you? You used to actually bring something constructive to the forums. It's really sad to see what you've become on here now.

I wonder if you'll look back and be embarrassed

Embarrassed over what? You say it's sad what I've become now, well what have I become? Someone who like conversations and challenges? You don't like it when someone backs themselves into a corner? Is this the modern day forum fascist regime?

It's interesting as when having a conversation and asking questions, the ususal suspects chime in to denigrate, which I haven't done.

It seems to be a theme that when someone can't answer a question, it kinda goes wrong, then you chime in yet again with your snidey campagne you have for me.

What's happened to you? You used to actually bring something constructive to the forums. It's really sad to see what you've become on here now.

I wonder if you'll look back and be embarrassed.

[weeksy]

Lol you couldn't be more wrong fella. I'm trying to point out the same as always. Forums are about chat, talking, discussion. You're not bringing that these days. You bring hatred, derision, unhappiness.

Whether you think someone has backed themselves into a corner or not isn't the point. It's not about winning, scoring points off eachother.

Sometimes it's about being the better man, being here to better the forum, to bring something useful to the discussion.

Sadly you're not going to see it as you're sitting there in your bitter little world mocking everyone for being inferior to you.

I have nothing against you, not any sort of vendetta, but as I pointed out to Deadpool, potter and Tomcat in the past, I'll continue to point out to you.

You are not bringing a useful contribution

Continue all you want, I'm not going to moderate you. But I do pity you

[Ant]

Lol you couldn't be more wrong fella. I'm trying to point out the same as always. Forums are about chat, talking, discussion. You're not bringing that these days. You bring hatred, derision, unhappiness.

No, I am bringing that, I’m very much open to discussion. Have another look, people throw tantrums when they can’t answer a question, I don’t. I can discuss, you and the others here have done nothing but name call and denigrate. How do you measure hate? What hate have I said? What have I hated? Again, this will go wrong as I’ve asked a question, which you’ll not be able to answer I suppose

Whether you think someone has backed themselves into a corner or not isn't the point. It's not about winning, scoring points off eachother.

It is the point though, as that’s what happened and that’s why others are now name calling, then you chime in and call me out when all I’ve done is the thing you say I haven’t done - have a discussion. One sided? Yes.

Sometimes it's about being the better man, being here to better the forum, to bring something useful to the discussion.

Exactly, be the man, don’t throw a tantrum when people can’t answer a simple question.

Sadly you're not going to see it as you're sitting there in your bitter little world mocking everyone for being inferior to you.

Bitter? Are you serious? Look at the responses to my questions. I’ve just discussed, then the bitter people go off on one. How is asking a question being bitter? You’re utterly deluded lol.

I have nothing against you, not any sort of vendetta, but as I pointed out to Deadpool, potter and Tomcat in the past, I'll continue to point out to you.

You are not bringing a useful contribution

And the others are, who have named called?

Continue all you want, I'm not going to moderate you. But I do pity you

You know what, I pitty you, I really do, but it’s not my fault your mates can’t articulate themselves. It’s down to them when they can’t answer a question.