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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 8:25
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| ... enjoyed Klaas's previous work on politics and corruption (not to mention his interviews with Philomena Cunk), and enjoy reading his articles and blog Substack. This one, whilst an enjoyable read about why small things have big consequences, just wasn't as satisfying. Klaas has a keen ear for ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Call of Duty 16 : Modern Warfare |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 14:20
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Replies: 511
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Anyone on the fence about this years version can try it for free just now :
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tour de France 2013 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:30
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Replies: 823
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
| JBR |
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 18:08
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Replies: 3051
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Six Nations |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 16:01
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Replies: 192
Views: 13302
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The end of the UK? |
| Kern |
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:21
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Replies: 2008
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Useful post on the UCL Constitution Unit's blog about the current situation in Northern Ireland.
Having Sinn Fein as the largest party after the May election, meaning they get to be First Minister, would be as fascinating a development as the Ian Paisley/Martin McGuiness love-in of a decade ago. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 18:47
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Replies: 21130
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| Appreciate the live blog, Sat, but any chance of spoiler Tagging it? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hurricane Ida |
| NervousPete |
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 16:25
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| Hello all. For sake of blog content and organise my own thoughts as a weather nerd I thought I'd post this ramble about a developing situation in the US. This one is Hurricane Ida, which for a while looked to be a potential Katrina part ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Limpics |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:26
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Replies: 314
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| ... As I am prepared to indulge you, here's an article picking up a few points brought up https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/jun/22/by-conflating-gender-and-sex-we-undermine-sporting-competition |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BeeX Virtual Meet & Quiz |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 21:51
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Replies: 1704
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| Mr Russell |
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 19:41
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Replies: 1500
Views: 227600
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| https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/26/playstation-plus-games-for-march-final-fantasy-vii-remake-maquette-remnant-from-the-ashes-and-farpoint/ Final Fantasy VII Remake FarPoint Maquette Remnant From the Ashes However after announcing ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 14:18
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Replies: 1500
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| https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/26/playstation-plus-games-for-march-final-fantasy-vii-remake-maquette-remnant-from-the-ashes-and-farpoint/ Final Fantasy VII Remake FarPoint Maquette Remnant From the Ashes However after announcing ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 books 2021 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 0:32
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Replies: 233
Views: 13326
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| ... at the end, but not enough to justify the journey. It's told mostly through emails, with occasional journal entries, notes left for characters and blog entries. It's pretty well-done, and rolls by, but it just seems such a waste. I'm as soft-as the ground outside after 2021's rain, so it brought ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: American Truck Simulator Review |
| NervousPete |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 22:51
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Replies: 50
Views: 5825
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| ... comfortable - but I'd say it's well worth checking out. You can see various attractive screenshots and information pertaining to it here: https://blog.scssoft.com/ To opt in just right click your American Truck Simulator title, select Betas and choose the 1.40 Open Beta. No password required. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 22:10
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Replies: 8686
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Twitter |
| Goddess Jasmine |
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:55
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Replies: 1794
Views: 231572
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Mr Russell wrote:
Just waiting for them to ban him in real life now too. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Twitter |
| Mr Russell |
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:40
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Replies: 1794
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The end of the UK? |
| Kern |
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 14:02
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Replies: 2008
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| ... organised, if you fancy a preview of a future season. Will probably peruse it as my leisure in time, but their key conclusion is at the top of the blog post: Referendums on the future of the island of Ireland should only be held with a clear plan for what follows These constitutional nerds, eh? ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tax Relief for working at home |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 13:08
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Replies: 7
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Malc wrote: https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/04/martin-lewis--working-from-home-due-to-coronavirus--claim-p6-wk-/
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tax Relief for working at home |
| Malc |
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 13:54
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tax Relief for working at home |
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:26
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Replies: 7
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:23
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Replies: 14361
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| ... member is held in high regard. Moral: you need to keep your backbenches on side. Of course, I'm sure Cummings has already written a 10,000 word blog post (dated 2012) setting out how he's far smarter than everyone, can do the job blindfolded, and wants it disbanded in favour of the Pacman ghost ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: American Truck Simulator Review |
| NervousPete |
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 15:48
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Replies: 50
Views: 5825
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| ... to say that a new update has dropped for American Truck Simulator. It's the public open beta for the oncoming 1.38 update! It looks fab. Go to the blog here for exciting times... https://blog.scssoft.com/2020/06/ats-138-open-beta.html Here's the highlights in a little spoiler for the impatient ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Forum changes! |
| markg |
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 6:57
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Replies: 1115
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| throughsilver |
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:52
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Replies: 21130
Views: 2129497
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| ... day. Very well made, well written and well acted silly film. It was like Clue for the Grand Budapest Hotel generation. (Detailed opinionz4u on my blog.) |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS4 confirmed |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:06
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Replies: 2597
Views: 265238
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| ... Play At Home initiative Stay safe and pick up Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free from 16th April through 6th May https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/04/14/announcing-the-play-at-home-initiative/ |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:32
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Replies: 329
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| Still no look at the machine but here’s the controller which must means we’re getting a 70’s looking white/black combo thang. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/ Light grey icons on white buttons? Black PS button ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| Bamba |
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:57
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Replies: 329
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| Still no look at the machine but here’s the controller which must means we’re getting a 70’s looking white/black combo thang. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/ I'm not a fan of the look; the mixing of black ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 21:51
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Replies: 329
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Picard |
| Bamba |
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:06
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Replies: 138
Views: 7218
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| ... was annoying I'm certainly on the edge of my seat waiting for more exciting tales of "Things Kovacs Didn't Do". Do you want it as a blog, vlog, or youtube? I expect it as a YouTube video showing you typing it into Notepad. Nothing else will do. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Picard |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:56
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Replies: 138
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Bamba wrote: KovacsC wrote: Hearthly wrote: Well done! I don't get youtube reviews. i did try, but his fake drunkenness was annoying I'm certainly on the edge of my seat waiting for more exciting tales of "Things Kovacs Didn't Do".
Do you want it as a blog, vlog, or youtube? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| myp |
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 18:19
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Replies: 329
Views: 22464
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS5 confirmed |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 18:08
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Replies: 329
Views: 22464
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| Kern |
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 13:19
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Replies: 6502
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| Today's article on Chris Grey's consistently well-informed Brexit Blog is even gloomier than one would expect for a gloomy Friday 13th in the midst of a global pandemic. ...it is a reasonable expectation that the panic buying occasioned by coronavirus fears ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Picard |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:11
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Replies: 138
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| ... ago) Yes, but you definitely don’t need to watch all of it. This is a pretty good abbreviated viewing guide. https://medium.com/maxistentialism-blog/star-trek-the-next-generation-in-40-hours-c4a6762cbd3 |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hearthstone thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 18:08
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Replies: 3553
Views: 265120
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 21:28
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Replies: 1500
Views: 227600
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: MORE pics what I have taken with my camera |
| NervousPete |
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Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 17:31
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Replies: 2486
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| Good thinking for clickbait! My next blog post title could be, "He couldn't shoot upskirts! Cardiff / *Your Town* laughs at hapless pornographer." |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The end of the UK? |
| Kern |
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:54
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Replies: 2008
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| Another Constitution Unit blog post , on the hard truths surrounding any border poll in Northern Ireland. A poll now would be a leap into the void – likely to lead not to early unity but to chaos, because no one has worked out either the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| Kern |
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 21:19
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Replies: 6502
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| ... as the one person third chamber of the "Crown in Parliament" idea. If you want bonus nerd points, this long piece on the LSE's Brexit blog makes the point that if the proposed bill affects a perogrative power, the government would have to indicate "Queen's Consent" at third ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 13:20
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Replies: 6502
Views: 485325
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Boardgame Thread: Let's organise a beexordgame night. |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:04
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Replies: 1599
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Lord Of The Rings card game |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 17:27
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Replies: 6
Views: 1280
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The PS Plus thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 17:01
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Replies: 1500
Views: 227600
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hearthstone thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 15:34
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Replies: 3553
Views: 265120
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The end of the UK? |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 13:34
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Replies: 2008
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| Here's a piece on the Consitution Unit's blog about how the 'narrative' of devolution has changed in the twenty years since the first Holyrood elections. Broadly speaking, the ‘story’ of devolution in Scotland was owned, at first, by the Scottish ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Steamy Piles |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 17:19
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Replies: 217
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| ... This is a scheme of controllers for Oculus and Vive correspondence buttons, and you can see face buttons locations: http://metanautvr.com/blog/2015/11/02/55387/ In the future, new ones will be added: - High jump - Disk release - Pole vault - 1500 meters flat ... And multiplayer possibility ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PSVR |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:46
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Replies: 923
Views: 104052
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Being Nice about Rev Stu thread |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 16:04
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Replies: 693
Views: 95672
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| Doctor Glyndwr |
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:15
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Replies: 6502
Views: 485325
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| ... In less than 2 years the UK will be leaving the EU becoming a third country. I am looking in this blog at wooden packing requirements as a third country exporting to the EU. These standards include wooden packing cases and in particular wooden pallets ... |
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