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This is a link post The Battle of the Somme through the eyes of its most famous combatants I made this!
How much of Tolkien's work was influenced by his war experiences?
Did Adolf lose a bollock in the trenches?
Other questions of relevance.
(I helped save b3ta! ProjectWeasel The Bird is the Word, Tue 7 May 2024, 16:50, , Reply)
This is a link post Fuck this building in particular.

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 May 2024, 10:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post Bang! And the building is gone.

(I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Tue 7 May 2024, 12:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post inside job

(I helped save b3ta! $$ ✅, Tue 7 May 2024, 12:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post don't worry, it'll blow over

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Tue 7 May 2024, 14:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Apparently built from plastic and paper.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 7 May 2024, 15:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post *huge sucking noise*

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 7 May 2024, 19:53, , Reply)
This is a link post Shop at Home Guy Vs. Ninja Sword
At least it's sharp.
 (gijoel, Tue 7 May 2024, 1:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Amateur
a true salesman never stops selling
youtu.be/6ZhMfzc9RbU
 (I helped save b3ta! Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ, Tue 7 May 2024, 10:25, , Reply)
This is a link post Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch
Candle lighting at about 03:30 Tuesday GMT.

EDIT: SCRUB
Now NET Friday 10th.

wiki/Boeing_Crewed_Flight_Test
(ann onn, Mon 6 May 2024, 23:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post So they test fly the crew?
shot out of a fairground cannon maybe
 (I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Tue 7 May 2024, 6:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Things I would not do.
Right now I'd have more confidence getting on an Aeroflot-operated Tu-154 than that.

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Given that the last flight was at best an ignoble failure, burning all its propellant due to software issues and leaving it unable to reach the ISS, and that the subsequent NASA investigation tore Boeing a new arsehole as a result, I'm staggered that Boeing aren't being compelled to demonstrate a successful autonomous flight to the ISS prior to a manned flight.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 May 2024, 10:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post They were. The last flight was fine
with just a few minor bugs and issues, certainly nothing that would have endangered the crew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Orbital_Flight_Test_2
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 7 May 2024, 14:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post No safety of flight issues discovered during that flight
Two discovered post-flight though. Two separate issues with the parachute system so both very definitely safety of flight issues that were present during that flight and were absolutely a danger to the crew.

I remain unconvinced.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 May 2024, 18:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well they always say
that lots of problems in the automated flights could have been dealt with or even fixed by the crew (assuming they've told the crew how to prevent the autopilot from murdering them 737Max-style).
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 7 May 2024, 19:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not sure how you fix the parachute cords snapping on descent
You could try praying I suppose.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 May 2024, 20:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post It can land on just one parachute though right?
And it has 3 in case 2 fail, which is wise because Boeing.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 7 May 2024, 20:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post That was the design intent
It wasn't the case though:


"The issues seem rather serious to have been discovered weeks before Starliner was due to launch on an Atlas V rocket. The first involves "soft links" in the lines that run from Starliner to its parachutes. Boeing discovered that these were not as strong as previously believed.

During a normal flight, these substandard links would not be an issue. But Starliner's parachute system is designed to land a crew safely in case one of the three parachutes fails. However, due to the lower failure load limit with these soft links, if one parachute fails, it's possible the lines between the spacecraft and its remaining two parachutes would snap due to the extra strain.

The second issue involves P-213 glass cloth tape that is wrapped around wiring harnesses throughout the vehicle. These cables run everywhere, and Nappi said there are hundreds of feet of these wiring harnesses. The tape is intended to protect the wiring from nicks. However, during recent tests, it was discovered that under certain circumstances possible in flight, this tape is flammable."

From Ars Technica
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 May 2024, 20:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Jebus.
I guess they could recreate the glory days of Gagarin and just have the crew bail out with personal parachutes.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 7 May 2024, 21:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thoughts and prayers
- Best protection America can buy!
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 9th Level Pissant, Tue 7 May 2024, 21:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's all bollocks anyway.
I'm more concerned about how they're going to simulate the supposed 'curvature of the earth' once they open this up to the public. Lenticular windows would probably be the simplest solution, but surely they'll need something more robust than that to keep the wool pulled over the sheeple's eyes.
 (Huw Edwards #notalljews, Tue 7 May 2024, 16:30, , Reply)
This is a link post Doom scrolling
Not Doom but an impressive pure CSS demo
 (I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Mon 6 May 2024, 19:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post It does fuck all in my browser.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Mon 6 May 2024, 20:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post i don't see much more than a blink tag replacement

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Tue 7 May 2024, 6:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post shit
forgot to look at that at home last night.
This steam powered tablet can't even manage emojis :(
 (sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Tue 7 May 2024, 14:40, , Reply)
This is a link post Dan Carlin's hardcore history podcast
Been a few others posting history podcasts. I'm recommending this bloke's if you havent come across him. His delivery is a bit like Christian Slater, but he's a very knowledgeable and well-sourced history buff who speaks with the ease and interest of the ex-radio host that he was.
Quite chunky, too, if you're looking to soundtrack running an ultra-marathon or something. The one above on early viking history he talks engagingly for 5 hours straight, and it's just part 1. you can find it at the usual podcasty places
Hardcore History 69 – Twilight of the Æsir – Dan Carlin


 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 6 May 2024, 6:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post Loadsa great stuff from this guy. Not heard this one tho

(I helped save b3ta! ProjectWeasel The Bird is the Word, Tue 7 May 2024, 16:55, , Reply)
This is a link post Some interesting tidbits.
Tidbits!
(I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Mon 6 May 2024, 1:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Rory was one of my first gigs
in Green's Playhouse Glasgow in March '73 before it became the Apollo later that year.
 (I helped save b3ta! tinglto 3 sheets to the wind, Mon 6 May 2024, 10:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wow, you've seen some history.
I'd love to hear what you were doing.
 (I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Mon 6 May 2024, 19:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not a lot of people know this
But when playing guitar, Brian May uses a traditional English penny instead of a plastic anal bead to give him that higher range
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 7 May 2024, 8:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post I heard it was a threepenny bit

(I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 9th Level Pissant, Tue 7 May 2024, 21:53, , Reply)
This is a link post Mr Summer Time
No reason, just enjoying the warm weather today.

Original version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=txj2Od8LY9A
(annexia, Sun 5 May 2024, 22:41, , Reply)
This is a link post RIP Bernard Hill

(I helped save b3ta! Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sun 5 May 2024, 21:47, , Reply)
This is a link post The Unexplained Underground Seashell Temple of Margate
possibly the peak of my bank holiday weekend
(razzle, Sun 5 May 2024, 20:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post this is a good link

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This is a link post Count Binface got more votes than Britain First
-Claudia Winkleman's fringe to be Grade 1 listed
-London Bridge to be renamed after Phoebe Waller
-Replace London’s "night tsar" with a "night mayor", with headquarters on Elm Street
-Free parking between Vine Street and the Strand
(ann onn, Sun 5 May 2024, 15:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post I see the sixth formers have been trying their hand at satire again.

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Sun 5 May 2024, 17:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post <s>satire</s> posting last week's silly season 'news' on /links

(The Porcupine From Purgatory Writtern By the Winners, Sun 5 May 2024, 20:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post Just another Oxbridge posh boy apparently.
Saw a video of him giving a speech at one of the unions.

But he did pull LBC up on the Sanghita Myska fiasco the other day, so that's at least something.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Tue 7 May 2024, 1:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post didn't he just copy someone else
But with a bigger budget
 (I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Tue 7 May 2024, 14:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Lord Buckethead you mean.

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Tue 7 May 2024, 22:11, , Reply)
This is a link post India I made this!
Elephants and tigers and curry and call centres.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=om4A7xd8DOg
(Chuffley, Sun 5 May 2024, 15:12, , Reply)
This is a link post May the 4th be with you
Gamble responsibly
(Farty Funkhouser, Sat 4 May 2024, 11:37, , Reply)
This is a link post It's May the 4th, so here's another 'nother progress preview of my Trek Wars Droid short I'm Jawa-ing away on... I made this!
Lots of refinement to do, but I think I'm getting close to that clunky '70s Woolworths homewear prop department chic.
(BarryFromTheShitFarm Oh, Sat 4 May 2024, 9:19, , Reply)
This is a link post Woman does a cover of Kraftwerk's Ohm Sweet Ohm on the Theremin
The way she shapes her hands to change the notes and the control she has is pretty amazing to watch
(I helped save b3ta! gub~gub, Sat 4 May 2024, 7:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post She's gorgeous.

(beepeedee Inner City Sumo, Sun 5 May 2024, 19:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post If you're into that sort of thing.

(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Sun 5 May 2024, 20:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's a bloke

(MC Chicken Sandwich Me gusta ver la pornografía de los milfs., Mon 6 May 2024, 12:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post No shit Crocodile Dundee

(dyllon nice beaver., Mon 6 May 2024, 17:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Consistently flat to my ears.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Mon 6 May 2024, 15:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post you listened on your phone then?

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Tue 7 May 2024, 9:17, , Reply)
This is a link post Terry Lee Hale

I recently stumbled upon this guy and have spent the last few weeks rinsing all his stuff. A few of the earlier ones are more on the country and western territory and I haven't got into them as much but the latter half of his discography particularly is great. Shotgun Pillowcase and The Long Draw are excellent. This, his latest, is sublime.
From what I can gather he was Seattle based and associated with Sub Pop so I came across him as he was associated with the grunge scene.
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Sat 4 May 2024, 1:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like that.
Velvet Underground meets Jim O'Rourke
 (Huw Edwards #notalljews, Sat 4 May 2024, 5:38, , Reply)
This is a link post So, it's not always the quiet ones.
Gyles confesses all.
 (Covid69 Boris variant., Fri 3 May 2024, 15:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post "but his Sky aerial wasn't transmitting properly"
FFS
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post "Is any1 else having problems with there bt wifi xxx"

(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post I mean...
Technically it could be said to transmit the received signal to the decoder via a cable.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post that's the bit I had a problem with
(and for the great uneducated out there Sky = Dish. Telly = aerial)
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well, yes and aerials receive, not transmit
But my real issue is that Brandreth's whole way of talking and his schtick, especially on Just a Minute, is that he is so clever and erudite, but he's not. He's just a twat in a jumper.
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Fri 3 May 2024, 23:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post well ashully
aerials also transmit but I am just nit picking - fully agree he is a bell end though. (but I knew that after watching that thing he did with gary glitter)
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Sat 4 May 2024, 0:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post This applies to just about any receiver though
A radio receiver transmits sound, but not radio waves. Unless we're going to throw convention out of the window I'd argue that a satellite dish does not transmit. Nit-picking aside, of course!

Also, reminds me of a crazy idea I had about having LNBs transmit a small amount of power to supply the satellite. It didn't get past the first conversation with an RF expert!
 (I helped save b3ta! tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Sat 4 May 2024, 7:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post If I *had to* kill a beloved children's entertainer and a Goon
I'd have chosen those two.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Would anyone notice if Bentine disappeared?

(Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Fri 3 May 2024, 17:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Gyles Brandreth was Ray Ellington?!

(Mehitabel_Itrang, Fri 3 May 2024, 20:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post He would have got away with it if it wasn’t for you meddling middle-aged folks.

(Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Sat 4 May 2024, 12:24, , Reply)
This is a link post May The Force Be With You
tomorrow
(I helped save b3ta! buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Fri 3 May 2024, 14:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fuck ai up the arse

(Octo I ruin everything., Fri 3 May 2024, 14:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post There must still be a few million people who are not completely sick of it yet.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Fri 3 May 2024, 15:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Surprisingly still better than the George Lucas 'updated' special effects

(MuckTrumpet is winking furiously, Fri 3 May 2024, 16:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wonder what the next scam fad will be?
3DTV VR Crypto NFTs AI ???
 (I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Fri 3 May 2024, 18:57, , Reply)
This is a link post Every time someone says "key" in Mission: Impossible 7 I made this!
99 times!
(I helped save b3ta! krang, Fri 3 May 2024, 14:25, , Reply)
This is a link post Arts
Very cool stuff
 (I helped save b3ta! simbosan liked your link on, Fri 3 May 2024, 12:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post They are amazing
I'd assumed it was CGI until I saw the level of detail in the imperfect car bodies - I'd love to see the geometrical shapes in the flesh.
 (I helped save b3ta! tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Fri 3 May 2024, 22:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wow wow amazing

(I helped save b3ta! fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Sun 5 May 2024, 7:42, , Reply)

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