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cheb wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:29 am Shouldn't his first port of gripe be at his parents for granting permission?
Don't be silly, it's Nirvana that has all that lovely money that he wants a huge slice of.
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Saga Lout wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:17 pm
cheb wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:29 am Shouldn't his first port of gripe be at his parents for granting permission?
Don't be silly, it's Nirvana that has all that lovely money that he wants a huge slice of.
You're an old cynic and no mistake. :D
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"A landmark study that endorsed a simple way to curb cheating is going to be retracted nearly a decade later after a group of scientists found that it relied on faked data."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/st ... retraction

To be honest [sic] this didn't shock me as much as it should have.
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Saga Lout wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:10 pm "A landmark study that endorsed a simple way to curb cheating is going to be retracted nearly a decade later after a group of scientists found that it relied on faked data."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/st ... retraction

To be honest [sic] this didn't shock me as much as it should have.
There's a junior clerk out there somewhere whistling and looking at the sky. :lol:
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cheb wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:29 am Shouldn't his first port of gripe be at his parents for granting permission?
Yes, of course. But I suspect that Nirvana have a heap more money than his parents do.
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There’s a weight off my mind, anyway!

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Saga Lout wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:17 pm
cheb wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:29 am Shouldn't his first port of gripe be at his parents for granting permission?
Don't be silly, it's Nirvana that has all that lovely money that he wants a huge slice of.
I can't help but think he's neatly encapsulating the very idea said album cover was trying to portray. :D
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It's come to something that you have to bribe your staff to turn up for work - Amazon offers punctual staff £50 for turning up

Amazon is offering a £50 weekly bonus for permanent staff at some UK locations for turning up to work on time.

The reward is for people who have 100% attendance, excluding time taken off for sickness linked to disability and Covid.

Amazon said the enticement would help it meet summer and Christmas demand.



Clearly, gone are the days of having your pay docked for turning up late. Progress?
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Lutin wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:53 pm It's come to something that you have to bribe your staff to turn up for work - Amazon offers punctual staff £50 for turning up

Amazon is offering a £50 weekly bonus for permanent staff at some UK locations for turning up to work on time.

The reward is for people who have 100% attendance, excluding time taken off for sickness linked to disability and Covid.

Amazon said the enticement would help it meet summer and Christmas demand.



Clearly, gone are the days of having your pay docked for turning up late. Progress?
They might be zero hours workers, it's easy to not give a shit about an employer if they don't about you.

My daughter gets it at her work, they decide who is working when. If they book her a shift during school hours and she doesn't turn up she is marked down as a no show.
So is Amazon paying a bonus for agreed shifts or what they want to push people to do?
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When I worked for Lucas Aerospace as a kid, office staff got paid for any sick day.
Shop floor only got paid if you had 3 days off. Guess what folk did if it was only a quicky sicky? Yup, 2 days on the sofa :D
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Lutin wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:53 pm Clearly, gone are the days of having your pay docked for turning up late. Progress?
You should be able to understand that being paid a “bonus” for not being late is the same as losing money for being late!
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And the victim's first thought was they were terrorists. :crazy:
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This has facial reconition software fail written all over it but not mentioned either way in the text.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... e-58559255
BBC wrote:A Formula 1 fan from Liverpool was arrested at gunpoint in the Netherlands after being mistaken for a mafia boss.
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Mussels wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:18 pm This has facial reconition software fail written all over it but not mentioned either way in the text.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... e-58559255
BBC wrote:A Formula 1 fan from Liverpool was arrested at gunpoint in the Netherlands after being mistaken for a mafia boss.
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M25 protest: Four cars collide as climate activists Insulate Britain block part of motorway.

Idiots - see the vid.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/m25- ... 55371.html
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Trinity765 wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:58 pm M25 protest: Four cars collide as climate activists Insulate Britain block part of motorway.

Idiots - see the vid.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/m25- ... 55371.html
If they cause a death, or delay an ambulance which results in a death I'd like to see the organisers held accountable.
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Trinity765 wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:58 pm M25 protest: Four cars collide as climate activists Insulate Britain block part of motorway.

Idiots - see the vid.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/m25- ... 55371.html
How to make friends and influence people. That video will be a Ted Talk soon. :lol:
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It looks like (un)common sense has finally prevailed - Northern Ireland to Scotland bridge plans 'put to bed'

Plans to build a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland have been "put to bed", Northern Ireland's infrastructure minister has said.

Nichola Mallon said she was pleased to hear confirmation the plans had been shelved.



So, the Bozo bridge will never now be a reality.
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Lutin wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:45 pm So, the Bozo bridge will never now be a reality.
At the time of opening, the Blackwall Tunnel was the longest underwater tunnel in the world. I bet that had its fair share of critics at the time.

Just sayin' like.
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