A long read, but a good un.

For anyone interested in lies, misreporting or misrepresentation in the UKs media, the book Newspeak has some excellent examples.

If they seized firearms, I think the word “suspected” could be dropped from the headline

I’m amazed anyone buys it more than once, with the possible exception of dodgy roadside cafes

I was thinking the same, but the mods would have to be pretty spectacular and game-changing. Not sure why I feel this way, other than having played Fallout 3, NV & 4, and The Outer Worlds has probably worn out my desire for open world shooters

First of their games I didn’t even bother buying.

Furniture generally, beds specifically

The immigants? I knew it was them!

It is. Poverty breeds ignorance, and with poverty on the rise…

They are confusing, but I can at least find them eventually. I can’t remember exactly what it was that the problem was with my last Linux install… I think my secondary monitor was stuck at 640x480 resolution or something, and I couldn’t find a way to fix it that didn’t involve the command line

I’ll start using Mint… heck, any version of Linux… as soon as they introduce a proper UI for a plethora of system settings. If I ever have to use a command line for anything but THE most esoteric, potentially system-damaging scenarios, the O/s has failed in my book. (Windows user since 3.1, never lasted more than a day with Linux)