just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

and for those who have never heard of them…

meme
/miːm/ Learn to pronounce
noun
noun: meme; plural noun: memes
1.
an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.
2.
an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.
Origin

1970s: from Greek mimēma ‘that which is imitated’, on the pattern of gene .

Arts said:

just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

I, 41,

Arts said:

just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

humans are the worst

Arts said:

humans are the worst

Yes, I am…

Arts said:

That’s gotta be a piss-take.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

That’s gotta be a piss-take.

you’d think so if the source was anywhere but the US…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

That’s gotta be a piss-take.

Yeah. Plus is was a discovery rather than an invention.

Arts said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

That’s gotta be a piss-take.

you’d think so if the source was anywhere but the US…

Elon is a South African by birth so unless America has really rubbed off on him…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

That’s gotta be a piss-take.

you’d think so if the source was anywhere but the US…

Elon is a South African by birth so unless America has really rubbed off on him…

Elon is not the red responder.. . which is where the stupid is.

Arts said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

you’d think so if the source was anywhere but the US…

Elon is a South African by birth so unless America has really rubbed off on him…

Elon is not the red responder.. . which is where the stupid is.

My bad.

Arts said:

just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

I wonder if there are some people who already do.

There used to be with quotes. That’s close enough to memes.

since we had the woodchopper conversation yesterday…

Arts said:

just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

mollwollfumble said:

Arts said:

just for the non covid rated memes

sometime I wish for a era of memes where everything we communicate is in memes..

excuses
lifehacks
assignments
grading
projects
emails
etc.. I , for one, would approve of the new overlords.

LOLOLOLOL

:)

dv said:

LOL

Arts said:

cell out

They lied about everything!

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

I wonder which particular “they” that is talking about.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

I wonder which particular “they” that is talking about.

I presumed they mean conspiracy theorists.

:-)

Rule 303 said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

I wonder which particular “they” that is talking about.

I presumed they mean conspiracy theorists.

:-)

In that case why separate Covid-19 from all the other lies?

Rule 303 said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

I wonder which particular “they” that is talking about.

I presumed they mean conspiracy theorists.

:-)

That does seem like the only reasonable interpretation, yes.

Rule 303 said:

WI’llBF!

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

if you are at that level of nutter then shouldn’t the response just be to roll your eyes and shake you head at all the sheeple while you buy more tins of tuna for your bunker?

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

if you are at that level of nutter then shouldn’t the response just be to roll your eyes and shake you head at all the sheeple while you buy more tins of tuna for your bunker?

Tuna full of radiation and autism? No thanks.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

I wonder which particular “they” that is talking about.

Ubermench Nazis on the Moon.

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

if you are at that level of nutter then shouldn’t the response just be to roll your eyes and shake you head at all the sheeple while you buy more tins of tuna for your bunker?

‘They lied…’

What a lot of shit. In just about all of those cases, ‘they’ didn’t ‘lie’. ‘They’ really didn’t know about what the effects might be until they began to become noticed. Only then could the benefits be weighed against the benefits. Only after the detrimental effects were known could there be any possibility of a ‘cover up’ or a ‘lie’. And not everyone was party to the lies – some, who were qualified to say, strived mightily to get the truth out there.

What lies were told about antibiotics? That they kill infection and save lives?

What lies were told about statins? I take them. My doctor has shown me the test results. Statins are keeping down my cholesterol levels, vastly reducing my risk of the heart disease which runs in my family.

What lies were told about tobacco? Plenty. But, once the bad things became known, the only ones telling lies were the tobacco companies and the politicians on their payroll. The medical profession struggled for many years against politics and big business to try to get people to accept the truth about tobacco. The truth was being told, but people chose to ignore it.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

They lied about everything!

if you are at that level of nutter then shouldn’t the response just be to roll your eyes and shake you head at all the sheeple while you buy more tins of tuna for your bunker?

‘They lied…’

What a lot of shit. In just about all of those cases, ‘they’ didn’t ‘lie’. ‘They’ really didn’t know about what the effects might be until they began to become noticed. Only then could the benefits be weighed against the benefits. Only after the detrimental effects were known could there be any possibility of a ‘cover up’ or a ‘lie’. And not everyone was party to the lies – some, who were qualified to say, strived mightily to get the truth out there.

What lies were told about antibiotics? That they kill infection and save lives?

What lies were told about statins? I take them. My doctor has shown me the test results. Statins are keeping down my cholesterol levels, vastly reducing my risk of the heart disease which runs in my family.

What lies were told about tobacco? Plenty. But, once the bad things became known, the only ones telling lies were the tobacco companies and the politicians on their payroll. The medical profession struggled for many years against politics and big business to try to get people to accept the truth about tobacco. The truth was being told, but people chose to ignore it.

There seems to be some new definitions of lying. In my understanding a lie involves intent to tell an untruth. If an untruth is told because of a lack of knowledge it is not a lie. It is a lack of knowledge.

Back to the sewing machine.

buffy said:

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

if you are at that level of nutter then shouldn’t the response just be to roll your eyes and shake you head at all the sheeple while you buy more tins of tuna for your bunker?

‘They lied…’

What a lot of shit. In just about all of those cases, ‘they’ didn’t ‘lie’. ‘They’ really didn’t know about what the effects might be until they began to become noticed. Only then could the benefits be weighed against the benefits. Only after the detrimental effects were known could there be any possibility of a ‘cover up’ or a ‘lie’. And not everyone was party to the lies – some, who were qualified to say, strived mightily to get the truth out there.

What lies were told about antibiotics? That they kill infection and save lives?

What lies were told about statins? I take them. My doctor has shown me the test results. Statins are keeping down my cholesterol levels, vastly reducing my risk of the heart disease which runs in my family.

What lies were told about tobacco? Plenty. But, once the bad things became known, the only ones telling lies were the tobacco companies and the politicians on their payroll. The medical profession struggled for many years against politics and big business to try to get people to accept the truth about tobacco. The truth was being told, but people chose to ignore it.

There seems to be some new definitions of lying. In my understanding a lie involves intent to tell an untruth. If an untruth is told because of a lack of knowledge it is not a lie. It is a lack of knowledge.

Back to the sewing machine.

:)

dv said:

Heh.

dv said:

:)

Very nice.

:)

We could incorporate the Swiss Spaghetti Harvest (hoax) into that, too.

Rule 303 said:

And, just like 2020, if people wore protection, it wouldn’t have happened.

From The Betoota.

dv said:

Yeah he looks a bit confused but when Norman Swan’s son eventually worked out that these were perfectly legit graphs he said “These are not the figures I want to talk about”

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Yeah he looks a bit confused but when Norman Swan’s son eventually worked out that these were perfectly legit graphs he said “These are not the figures I want to talk about”

I almost want to award you points for trying, your efforts are nothing short of valiant

Fun fact though…

Trunt was wrong about the US having a good death/case ratio. They are at 3.4%: most countries have a better ratio than that. Australia’s is aroud 1.3%.

But it’s not really a useful metric for estimating the scale of the problem, as Swan helpfully told the lunatic. After all, Fiji has had 1 death and 27 cases. If T was right, this would suggest Fiji has a much bigger coronavirus problem than the US.

dv said:

The irony is that the public servants booted Dan out of the meeting on Friday, which is what opened the door for the grunty step-up.

(presuming you saw my post about them supplanting him when it happened)

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

The irony is that the public servants booted Dan out of the meeting on Friday, which is what opened the door for the grunty step-up.

(presuming you saw my post about them supplanting him when it happened)

I did not

dv said:

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

The irony is that the public servants booted Dan out of the meeting on Friday, which is what opened the door for the grunty step-up.

(presuming you saw my post about them supplanting him when it happened)

I did not

The Chief of Police, Chief Health Officer, and Emergency Services Commissioner, who between them hold legislative powers second only to the Governor General, stepped up on the politicians. A State of Disaster was declared (which takes the lid off the Commish’s authority) and they set about laying down some smack.

That’s not to suggest that the politicians didn’t engineer the whole thing so they had someone to point at when the media came after them for the less popular strategies.

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

Rule 303 said:

The irony is that the public servants booted Dan out of the meeting on Friday, which is what opened the door for the grunty step-up.

(presuming you saw my post about them supplanting him when it happened)

I did not

The Chief of Police, Chief Health Officer, and Emergency Services Commissioner, who between them hold legislative powers second only to the Governor General, stepped up on the politicians. A State of Disaster was declared (which takes the lid off the Commish’s authority) and they set about laying down some smack.

That’s not to suggest that the politicians didn’t engineer the whole thing so they had someone to point at when the media came after them for the less popular strategies.

It’s not a good idea for democratically elected politicians to delegate such decisions to police. Just feeds the “police state” narrative.

Bubblecar said:

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

I did not

The Chief of Police, Chief Health Officer, and Emergency Services Commissioner, who between them hold legislative powers second only to the Governor General, stepped up on the politicians. A State of Disaster was declared (which takes the lid off the Commish’s authority) and they set about laying down some smack.

That’s not to suggest that the politicians didn’t engineer the whole thing so they had someone to point at when the media came after them for the less popular strategies.

It’s not a good idea for democratically elected politicians to delegate such decisions to police. Just feeds the “police state” narrative.

Health and Emergency have more authority, for most purposes, than Police, who are only really interested in enforcement and public safety. The other two have powers that can fundamentally direct the efforts of all government agencies. They can empower whomever they like, they can direct whomever they like, they can make orders that effect the whole population. There’s an assumed positivity to the public narrative of their efforts.

Rule 303 said:

Bubblecar said:

Rule 303 said:

The Chief of Police, Chief Health Officer, and Emergency Services Commissioner, who between them hold legislative powers second only to the Governor General, stepped up on the politicians. A State of Disaster was declared (which takes the lid off the Commish’s authority) and they set about laying down some smack.

That’s not to suggest that the politicians didn’t engineer the whole thing so they had someone to point at when the media came after them for the less popular strategies.

It’s not a good idea for democratically elected politicians to delegate such decisions to police. Just feeds the “police state” narrative.

Health and Emergency have more authority, for most purposes, than Police, who are only really interested in enforcement and public safety. The other two have powers that can fundamentally direct the efforts of all government agencies. They can empower whomever they like, they can direct whomever they like, they can make orders that effect the whole population. There’s an assumed positivity to the public narrative of their efforts.

Hope that makes sense. In the public perception, they’re in a different category to the barely-domesticated lawyers who occupy the plush leather seats of the Parliament.

dv said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

It is the first step to self confidence.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

It is the first step to self confidence.

:)

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

yes

dv said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

dv said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

yes

You spoiled the joke.

:)

Tau.Neutrino said:

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does Jonathan Swan know who he is.

It is the first step to self confidence.

:)

When you find out who you are
It’s beautiful beyond your dreams

(Roughie will know where that comes from, I have no doubt)

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

roughbarked said:

It is the first step to self confidence.

:)

When you find out who you are
It’s beautiful beyond your dreams

(Roughie will know where that comes from, I have no doubt)

Incredible as it is, yes that tugs a few strings.

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

:)

When you find out who you are
It’s beautiful beyond your dreams

(Roughie will know where that comes from, I have no doubt)

Incredible as it is, yes that tugs a few strings.

:)

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

When you find out who you are
It’s beautiful beyond your dreams

(Roughie will know where that comes from, I have no doubt)

Incredible as it is, yes that tugs a few strings.

:)

Re-reading the lyrics, they still fit pretty well, 50 years or so after they were written:

It’s of a strange and furious time
when men did speed to pray
Along the road of discontent to gods of gold and clay
Some did seek security
Among the seas of change
And some did seek dear life to wound
a furious time and strange
But when you find out who you are
Beautiful beyond your dreams
Just look around and
notice where you are
Just look around and notice what you see
Each moment born for you innocently

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

Incredible as it is, yes that tugs a few strings.

:)

Re-reading the lyrics, they still fit pretty well, 50 years or so after they were written:

It’s of a strange and furious time
when men did speed to pray
Along the road of discontent to gods of gold and clay
Some did seek security
Among the seas of change
And some did seek dear life to wound
a furious time and strange
But when you find out who you are
Beautiful beyond your dreams
Just look around and
notice where you are
Just look around and notice what you see
Each moment born for you innocently

life seconds numbering…

dv said:

Eww.

dv said:

Read the title.
I’m not going to look any closer.

Tough sub

considering that the snakes on medusas head were likely ovoviviparous, this is inaccurate. try harder.

Arts said:

considering that the snakes on medusas head were likely ovoviviparous, this is inaccurate. try harder.

Ref

dv said:

Arts said:

considering that the snakes on medusas head were likely ovoviviparous, this is inaccurate. try harder.

Ref

“f, however, we also take into account that vipers are the only endemic species of venomous snakes in Greece, I think it would be safe to say that the Gorgons’ hair were made of vipers.”
https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2005/what-kind-of-snakes-were-the-gorgons-hair-made-of

referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers but not in snakes at large.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

considering that the snakes on medusas head were likely ovoviviparous, this is inaccurate. try harder.

Ref

“f, however, we also take into account that vipers are the only endemic species of venomous snakes in Greece, I think it would be safe to say that the Gorgons’ hair were made of vipers.”
https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2005/what-kind-of-snakes-were-the-gorgons-hair-made-of

referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers but not in snakes at large.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae

I admire the determination of Arts and dv to investigate this subject.

But I fear it will end badly.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Ref

“f, however, we also take into account that vipers are the only endemic species of venomous snakes in Greece, I think it would be safe to say that the Gorgons’ hair were made of vipers.”
https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2005/what-kind-of-snakes-were-the-gorgons-hair-made-of

referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers but not in snakes at large.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae

I admire the determination of Arts and dv to investigate this subject.

But I fear it will end badly.

of course it won’t.. but we understand this is a thought experiment only since interpretation of mythology is varied even among the most learned of scholars.

dv said:

:)

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

“f, however, we also take into account that vipers are the only endemic species of venomous snakes in Greece, I think it would be safe to say that the Gorgons’ hair were made of vipers.”
https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2005/what-kind-of-snakes-were-the-gorgons-hair-made-of

referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers but not in snakes at large.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae

I admire the determination of Arts and dv to investigate this subject.

But I fear it will end badly.

of course it won’t.. but we understand this is a thought experiment only since interpretation of mythology is varied even among the most learned of scholars.

Well don’t blame me when you are turned to stone.

dv said:

snort

Wonder how many people here will get that ref?

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

snort

Wonder how many people here will get that ref?

Nup. I’m trying to get something about a rod and staff, but I can see nothing.

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

snort

Wonder how many people here will get that ref?

At least 2, apparently.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

snort

Wonder how many people here will get that ref?

At least 2, apparently.

Well obviously I won’t.

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Divine Angel said:

snort

Wonder how many people here will get that ref?

At least 2, apparently.

Well obviously I won’t.

So… anyone got an explanation then…?

party_pants said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

At least 2, apparently.

Well obviously I won’t.

So… anyone got an explanation then…?

We could make one up, I suppose. But I’m not sure where to start.

party_pants said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

At least 2, apparently.

Well obviously I won’t.

So… anyone got an explanation then…?

Nah … if you got it you got it

dv said:

party_pants said:

buffy said:

Well obviously I won’t.

So… anyone got an explanation then…?

Nah … if you got it you got it

I’m sure DA will be more cooperative.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

party_pants said:

So… anyone got an explanation then…?

Nah … if you got it you got it

I’m sure DA will be more cooperative.

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

Divine Angel said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Nah … if you got it you got it

I’m sure DA will be more cooperative.

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie. Movie being Dangerous Minds, based on the true story of a teacher sent to teach in a badass school of thugs and gangstas.

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’m sure DA will be more cooperative.

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie. Movie being Dangerous Minds, based on the true story of a teacher sent to teach in a badass school of thugs and gangstas.

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie. Movie being Dangerous Minds, based on the true story of a teacher sent to teach in a badass school of thugs and gangstas.

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

fmd

The Rev Dodgson said:

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie. Movie being Dangerous Minds, based on the true story of a teacher sent to teach in a badass school of thugs and gangstas.

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

I reckon I’d ROFL if someone posted a meme from a Doris Day movie.

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie.

I never saw the film

dv said:

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie.

I never saw the film

Interesting.

Peak Warming Man said:

Interesting.

I mean the meme is about the song. The film is not relevant to this joke.

Peak Warming Man said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Divine Angel said:

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie. Movie being Dangerous Minds, based on the true story of a teacher sent to teach in a badass school of thugs and gangstas.

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

I reckon I’d ROFL if someone posted a meme from a Doris Day movie.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

I reckon I’d ROFL if someone posted a meme from a Doris Day movie.

ROFL

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I have no idea how that relates to the image, but coolio video anyway.

I reckon I’d ROFL if someone posted a meme from a Doris Day movie.

PMSL.

:)

Well done.

Divine Angel said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Nah … if you got it you got it

I’m sure DA will be more cooperative.

https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c

Well there ya go. I was thinking along the lines of Psalm 23. I guess that had a bigger impact on my life than Coolio.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Divine Angel said:

Divine Angel said:

TBH that song was the best thing about that movie.

I never saw the film

Interesting.

I’m confused

I can’t believe I still know all the words to that song.

Divine Angel said:

I can’t believe I still know all the words to that song.

I know of the song but I can’t say it has left any lasting impression on me.

dv said:

OK. I get that one.

dv said:

:)

dv said:

LOL

Magritte “The Lovers” 1928

Also selfie from last night.

dv said:

arcane

Rule 303 said:

Quite.

Michael V said:

Rule 303 said:

Quite.

Did they mention any threat to franking credits?

That can really kill your chances of winning government.

dv said:

Terry’s got safely to Dover.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Terry’s got safely to Dover.

His relatives sadly were not so lucky

https://www.boredpanda.com/2020-year-recap/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR3NYih-OzojwEYyuW0Of5e8hELyRNxBRA_8gocIATqwAZR7m_kVmHQrLLs

dv said:

Trumped!

Rule 303 said:

Normally that would be a small l if it wasn’t the first word.

Peak Warming Man said:

Rule 303 said:

Normally that would be a small l if it wasn’t the first word.

He’s onto it.

:-)

Peak Warming Man said:

Rule 303 said:

Normally that would be a small l if it wasn’t the first word.

It did take me a couple of seconds to work out that must be a USA meme.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Rule 303 said:

Normally that would be a small l if it wasn’t the first word.

It did take me a couple of seconds to work out that must be a USA meme.

Oh. Now it makes sense.

Deep

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

dv said:

Deep

I still don’t know how he flies, yeah.
What propulsion system is used, can he break the sound barrier and if so can he do it over populated areas.
Does he require an atmosphere to fly? is he eligible for a Queensland Border Pass?

Tamb said:

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

They must have some pretty remarkable timber sleepers in that part of the World as well.

Tamb said:

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

Joseph Vissarionovich Biden

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

They must have some pretty remarkable timber sleepers in that part of the World as well.

Probably silver leafed iron bark I’d say.

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

Joseph Vissarionovich Biden

Never knew who owned that middle name up till now.

Thankyou SCIENCE and Bing.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Deep

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

timber sleepers

Joseph Vissarionovich Biden

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

Kid’s going to be cooked with the escaping steam anyway.

Joseph Vissarionovich Biden

Never knew who owned that middle name up till now.

Thankyou SCIENCE and Bing.

That’s the way, uh-huh uh-huh Ilyich it

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Deep

I still don’t know how he flies, yeah.
What propulsion system is used, can he break the sound barrier and if so can he do it over populated areas.
Does he require an atmosphere to fly? is he eligible for a Queensland Border Pass?

I know he doesn’t need atmosphere to fly, ive seen video footage of him in outer space.

dv said:

Deep

Can you imagine the accusations if he picked up the kid when not authorized to.Better off destroying the train.

gaghalfrunt said:

dv said:

Deep

Can you imagine the accusations if he picked up the kid when not authorized to.Better off destroying the train.

LOL

dv said:

:)

dv said:

She was the mother of the emperor Tiberius, paternal grandmother of the emperor Claudius, paternal great-grandmother of the emperor Caligula, and maternal great-great-grandmother of the emperor Nero.

dv said:

Got it, got this one no worries.

SCIENCE said:

dv said:

She was the mother of the emperor Tiberius, paternal grandmother of the emperor Claudius, paternal great-grandmother of the emperor Caligula, and maternal great-great-grandmother of the emperor Nero.

Kind of a Lady Macbeth figure, in the TV show

dv said:

snigger

:)

Rule 303 said:

:)

Rule 303 said:

Ha!

dv said:

Rule 303 said:

:)

you need more good guys with guns…

Editorial Bingo at the Styx

Andrew Bolt has made a career finding vulnerable people and devising new ways of punishing them. He doubts their skin, or accuses them of crimes. He invites calamity that he knows will destroy them. When you consider this, his views on the elderly are not surprising, just inhumane.

Bolt doesn’t want the old to die, but he believes we overstate the tragedy of their deaths. The game is numbers to him. By the time he makes his point, it is almost an aside. He suffers from the psychopath’s fallacy: that if one is honest enough about their cruelty, it somehow renders that cruelty inert.

“Note: 40 per cent of aged-care home residents die within nine months. The average stay is just under three years,” he writes.

“So Victoria’s bans are doing huge damage to – essentially – save aged-care residents from dying a few months earlier.”

Quixotically, the column is titled “How to save Victoria from the coronavirus”.

Bolt wants tougher quarantine: twice-daily checks, tracking devices, absconders locked up. He wants morning spit tests at workplaces and food deliveries to keep the elderly at home. But most of all he wants the state to reopen: “We don’t crash this economy just to stop the young getting a stuffy nose.”

Bolt is not alone. From his blog he links to The Australian’s economics editor, Adam Creighton, a former adviser to Tony Abbott. Creighton is among those who believe “the statistical value of a human life” has been overstated by health measures. He doubts the advice from departments and warns the virus is being used to remodel society with a greater role for government. Creighton writes that “it is our intelligence, rather than our health, that has been dealt a heavier blow by the coronavirus pandemic and the vested interests that benefit from it”.

Something curious is happening at the Murdoch press. More than usual the comment pieces feel like entries in a boys’ school essay prize. Creighton begins his with a quote from Nineteen Eighty-Four. Greg Sheridan begins with a quote from The Lord of the Rings. He manages to link the Victorian response, somehow, to Safe Schools and the prosecution of George Pell.

The desire for ideology to frame the world is extraordinary in this country. Even public health is political. The culture wars are fought in the imagination, and for the right there is no shortage of imaginary villains.

The outcome of this is an undermining of containment. It is the reason people walk around without masks or disobey health orders. It is the selfish mischief of contrarian discourse, but in this circumstance it is a direct threat to human life. Bolt’s numbers confess as much.

These people cannot accept that the solution to a problem may be collective and that it may require government to lead it. Instead of grappling with this, they take turns playing bingo at the Styx, yelling out how many old people they would be happy to let die. Here is a virus that could have unknown impacts on cognition and organ function, even for the young, and they would prefer to tell their readers it’s another stuffy nose.

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/editorial/2020/08/08/bingo-the-styx/159680880010224

dv said:

Very tidy.

dv said:

slaps knee

dv said:

:)

Rule 303 said:

LOL

Rule 303 said:

Oh dear.

Ghost tweets

Rule 303 said:

Also excellent for preventing head lice.

Divine Angel said:

Rule 303 said:

Also excellent for preventing head lice.

Worth a try.

woah…

Arts said:

what

dv said:

Arts said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

Cymek said:

dv said:

Arts said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

Presumably, 2020 has been dropped in water…

Cymek said:

dv said:

Arts said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

sigh.. when your electronic things don’t work (specifically when they get wet) the internet remedy is to put in in rice.. allegedly to dry it out.. but the secondary meme is that you put your iPhone in rice so it attracts asians who will fix it for you.

furious said:

Cymek said:

dv said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

Presumably, 2020 has been dropped in water…

Aren’t those ammonium nitrate pellets ¿

Arts said:

Cymek said:

dv said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

sigh.. when your electronic things don’t work (specifically when they get wet) the internet remedy is to put in in rice.. allegedly to dry it out.. but the secondary meme is that you put your iPhone in rice so it attracts asians who will fix it for you.

No Wonder Italians Got COVID-19 Second

Arts said:

Cymek said:

dv said:

what

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

sigh.. when your electronic things don’t work (specifically when they get wet) the internet remedy is to put in in rice.. allegedly to dry it out.. but the secondary meme is that you put your iPhone in rice so it attracts asians who will fix it for you.

Got it, rice to attract Asians to fix phone.
I’ll just write that down.

SCIENCE said:

furious said:

Cymek said:

Is it meant to be the loch nest monster in rice ?

Presumably, 2020 has been dropped in water…

Aren’t those ammonium nitrate pellets ¿

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

furious said:

Presumably, 2020 has been dropped in water…

Aren’t those ammonium nitrate pellets ¿

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

Cymek said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

Aren’t those ammonium nitrate pellets ¿

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

Arts said:

Cymek said:

Peak Warming Man said:

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

Hey, I got it straight away…

Arts said:

Cymek said:

Peak Warming Man said:

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

I’ve not too tard when it comes to memes and usually understand them

Arts said:

Cymek said:

Peak Warming Man said:

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

I got that one.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

Cymek said:

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

I got that one.

rushes in

Not I.

furious said:

Arts said:

Cymek said:

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

Hey, I got it straight away…

that’s because you have excellent taste and smartness.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

Cymek said:

It needed a lot of explaining

to you lot, maybe.

I got that one.

the cult is growing.

Cymek said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

Aren’t those ammonium nitrate pellets ¿

No they are Asian rice and 2020 is a meta for an electronic device.

It needed a lot of explaining

BOOM got it

dv said:

Yeah, but it’s OK, because the worker was at work and not at your church, so they’ve obviously got the wrong religion, and so they’re not likely to be right about anything else are they, and they’re heathens, so f**k ‘em.

dv said:

I had sourdough delivered a few hours ago.

dv said:

:)

dv said:

Hmmm…

Were the political debates of 1920 really that rational?

dv said:

:)

dv said:

PMSL

dv said:

Obviously the work of a Kiwi.

Merkins don’t know that Aus and NZ have different accents.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Obviously the work of a Kiwi.

Merkins don’t know that Aus and NZ have different accents.

some of them think we are all British.

party_pants said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Obviously the work of a Kiwi.

Merkins don’t know that Aus and NZ have different accents.

some of them think we are all British.

That or just East of Switzerland.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Obviously the work of a Kiwi.

Merkins don’t know that Aus and NZ have different accents.

Yes. Australia has all 5 vowels.

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Obviously the work of a Kiwi.

Merkins don’t know that Aus and NZ have different accents.

some of them think we are all British.

That or just East of Switzerland.

That would make Hitler an Aussie.

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

some of them think we are all British.

That or just East of Switzerland.

That would make Hitler an Aussie.

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

That or just East of Switzerland.

That would make Hitler an Aussie.

sarahs mum said:

ROFL.

That’s brilliant. Thanks!

:)

sarahs mum said:

like

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Hmmm…

Were the political debates of 1920 really that rational?

that was an integral part of it

Rule 303 said:

just stop paying staff seems pretty easy

Rule 303 said:

Hehehehehe

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Hmmm…

Were the political debates of 1920 really that rational?

that was an integral part of it

OK, but it was the differential I was questioning.

Rule 303 said:

And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint…

:)

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Hmmm…

Were the political debates of 1920 really that rational?

that was an integral part of it

OK, but it was the differential I was questioning.

It’s true, but only up to a limit.

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Hmmm…

Were the political debates of 1920 really that rational?

that was an integral part of it

OK, but it was the differential I was questioning.

It’s true, but only up to a limit.

we were more about the fractional infighting

though you’re right, from this angle the thing they’re pointing at really does look like a partisanal curly ∂ operator

Divine Angel said:

Well, that was amusing.

party_pants said:

Divine Angel said:

Well, that was amusing.

From Autism Injections To Autocratism Injections

*passes around some groans.

Rule 303 said:

ROFL

That one definitely needs to be shared up Nimbin way.

Rule 303 said:

Did he mention if it will be free?
/sarcasm.

Rule 303 said:

snigger

Hey Rule photo required, with you modelling :)

kryten said:

Hey Rule photo required, with you modelling :)

Sure. What am I modelling?

Rule 303 said:

kryten said:

Hey Rule photo required, with you modelling :)

Sure. What am I modelling?

I believe Buffy sent you a parcel

kryten said:

Rule 303 said:

kryten said:

Hey Rule photo required, with you modelling :)

Sure. What am I modelling?

I believe Buffy sent you a parcel

Ahh, of course. Bear with me.

kryten said:

Rule 303 said:

kryten said:

Hey Rule photo required, with you modelling :)

Sure. What am I modelling?

I believe Buffy sent you a parcel

DA.. relatable?

Dark Orange said:

Rule 303 said:

Did he mention if it will be free?
/sarcasm.

He did, actually, at the time of mandatory.

buffy said:

Dark Orange said:

Rule 303 said:

Did he mention if it will be free?
/sarcasm.

He did, actually, at the time of mandatory.

Now he’s going to take away welfare from people who won’t let themselves be vaccinated.

Rule 303 said:

:)

He’s got a point…

Rule 303 said:

Is that true, are you lying

Cymek said:

Rule 303 said:

Is that true, are you lying

Yeah, it isn’t really lion weather. Should have went with polar bears…

Rule 303 said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/wuhan-pool-party-shows-a-city-in-full-swing-after-coronavirus/12573980

SCIENCE said:

Rule 303 said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/wuhan-pool-party-shows-a-city-in-full-swing-after-coronavirus/12573980

Wine is not soup, Arts.

https://scontent.fsyd3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118001271_10158035894246715_5173138637705832340_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=Lkebusd_cvAAX9rgKA0&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd3-1.fna&oh=f389564704c7d6c15805497fe6ab8374&oe=5F62C661

kryten said:

https://scontent.fsyd3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118001271_10158035894246715_5173138637705832340_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=Lkebusd_cvAAX9rgKA0&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd3-1.fna&oh=f389564704c7d6c15805497fe6ab8374&oe=5F62C661

buffy said:

Wine is not soup, Arts.

it could be…

Arts said:

buffy said:

Wine is not soup, Arts.

it could be…

Cold. Gazpacho. Ah, grape gazpacho! I suppose you could say the grapes are raw. And blended.

For Arts, I guess.

Rule 303 said:

For Arts, I guess.

heh

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

For Arts, I guess.

heh

I have a sense of moral ambiguity about this one. It’s trivialising, at best.

Rule 303 said:

‘unmeeting’
‘failure to meet’

sarahs mum said:

Rule 303 said:

‘unmeeting’
‘failure to meet’

To be honest, I’m loving the come in to the meeting or webex, if you like, options I’ve been getting. I’m webex all the way…

sarahs mum said:

Rule 303 said:

‘unmeeting’
‘failure to meet’

It could be a Zoom ‘studio’ for one person, I guess. I wish more people had professional on-line meeting rooms to work from. Looking at the way most people appear on Zoom / Webex / Teams, they either give no fucks or have no ideas about the basics of presenting an image or the need for environmental control.

• Looking at the way most people appear on Zoom / Webex / Teams, they either give no fucks or have no ideas about the basics of presenting an image or the need for environmental control.

Hopefully, we are collectively discovering that it isn’t that important…

furious said:

• Looking at the way most people appear on Zoom / Webex / Teams, they either give no fucks or have no ideas about the basics of presenting an image or the need for environmental control.

Hopefully, we are collectively discovering that it isn’t that important…

Being able to see and hear people in a meeting? Would you be happy enough for me to make emergency decisions about your life without being able to see or hear (variously) the experts who were supposed to be advising me?

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

• Looking at the way most people appear on Zoom / Webex / Teams, they either give no fucks or have no ideas about the basics of presenting an image or the need for environmental control.

Hopefully, we are collectively discovering that it isn’t that important…

Being able to see and hear people in a meeting? Would you be happy enough for me to make emergency decisions about your life without being able to see or hear (variously) the experts who were supposed to be advising me?

Just because I have a Mohawk or am wearing a tracksuit in a webex meeting, doesn’t mean I am not capable. If you think it does, that’s on you, not on me…

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

• Looking at the way most people appear on Zoom / Webex / Teams, they either give no fucks or have no ideas about the basics of presenting an image or the need for environmental control.

Hopefully, we are collectively discovering that it isn’t that important…

Being able to see and hear people in a meeting? Would you be happy enough for me to make emergency decisions about your life without being able to see or hear (variously) the experts who were supposed to be advising me?

Just because I have a Mohawk or am wearing a tracksuit in a webex meeting, doesn’t mean I am not capable. If you think it does, that’s on you, not on me…

Ahh, OK, I see what you mean. Although the wearing of mowhawks and tracksuits might mean something to you, I’m more concerned with the basics of human communication – Being able to see and hear, or having some workable substitute for, the participants. If you can’t get that shit under control, fuck off out of the meeting. You’re nothing but a time-wasting nuisance.

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

Being able to see and hear people in a meeting? Would you be happy enough for me to make emergency decisions about your life without being able to see or hear (variously) the experts who were supposed to be advising me?

Just because I have a Mohawk or am wearing a tracksuit in a webex meeting, doesn’t mean I am not capable. If you think it does, that’s on you, not on me…

Ahh, OK, I see what you mean. Although the wearing of mowhawks and tracksuits might mean something to you, I’m more concerned with the basics of human communication – Being able to see and hear, or having some workable substitute for, the participants. If you can’t get that shit under control, fuck off out of the meeting. You’re nothing but a time-wasting nuisance.

The one, main, thing that irks me is that every single time the presentation is passed to a new person, they say “can you hear me?” And “can you see my screen?”…

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

Just because I have a Mohawk or am wearing a tracksuit in a webex meeting, doesn’t mean I am not capable. If you think it does, that’s on you, not on me…

Ahh, OK, I see what you mean. Although the wearing of mowhawks and tracksuits might mean something to you, I’m more concerned with the basics of human communication – Being able to see and hear, or having some workable substitute for, the participants. If you can’t get that shit under control, fuck off out of the meeting. You’re nothing but a time-wasting nuisance.

The one, main, thing that irks me is that every single time the presentation is passed to a new person, they say “can you hear me?” And “can you see my screen?”…

That’s not quite as annoying as the same people having the same easily resolvable problems over and again. On-line meetings seem to bring out the inner toddler for a lot of people.

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

Ahh, OK, I see what you mean. Although the wearing of mowhawks and tracksuits might mean something to you, I’m more concerned with the basics of human communication – Being able to see and hear, or having some workable substitute for, the participants. If you can’t get that shit under control, fuck off out of the meeting. You’re nothing but a time-wasting nuisance.

The one, main, thing that irks me is that every single time the presentation is passed to a new person, they say “can you hear me?” And “can you see my screen?”…

That’s not quite as annoying as the same people having the same easily resolvable problems over and again. On-line meetings seem to bring out the inner toddler for a lot of people.

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

The one, main, thing that irks me is that every single time the presentation is passed to a new person, they say “can you hear me?” And “can you see my screen?”…

That’s not quite as annoying as the same people having the same easily resolvable problems over and again. On-line meetings seem to bring out the inner toddler for a lot of people.

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

Arts said:

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

That’s not quite as annoying as the same people having the same easily resolvable problems over and again. On-line meetings seem to bring out the inner toddler for a lot of people.

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I’ve never done a facetime via the internet or a mobile phone. I don’t know how to use a mobile phone.

Luckily no one wants to talk to me.

sibeen said:

Arts said:

furious said:

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

Arts said:

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

That’s not quite as annoying as the same people having the same easily resolvable problems over and again. On-line meetings seem to bring out the inner toddler for a lot of people.

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I think a lot of people are at the upper end of their tech ability just doing the basic stuff of modern life – Chucking in something new that requires a few minutes of learning or a little concentration or even just following some simple instructions is too much for them. There’s many barriers to adopting efficient technologies.

Rule 303 said:

Arts said:

furious said:

saying, “hello, hello, hello” is so ubiquitous that no one knows if the “hello” is a response to their hello or someone else checking if the sound is on. “Hello, can you hear me?” “Hello, can you hear me?” And so on until someone finally says yes…

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I think a lot of people are at the upper end of their tech ability just doing the basic stuff of modern life – Chucking in something new that requires a few minutes of learning or a little concentration or even just following some simple instructions is too much for them. There’s many barriers to adopting efficient technologies.

Well, luckily all you old people will die out soon and people who have grown up with tech will find it not so taxing.

Arts said:

sibeen said:

Arts said:

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

Jaysus fucking christos, has everyone’s sarcasm detector broken down? I’ve been communicating with you people, and maybe beginning to even like some of you, for over twenty years by tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I do despair, sometimes.

Arts said:

sibeen said:

Arts said:

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

We still rely heavily on body language for efficient & effective communication. This forum is a terribly example of this because most of the people here are extraordinarily good at expressing themselves in text, and we’ve been doing so (as a group) for so long that most of us have significant understanding of subtext and tone. A bunch of strangers is much, much less efficacious.

sibeen said:

Arts said:

sibeen said:

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

Jaysus fucking christos, has everyone’s sarcasm detector broken down? I’ve been communicating with you people, and maybe beginning to even like some of you, for over twenty years by tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I do despair, sometimes.

No, I can see you…..

Rule 303 said:

Arts said:

sibeen said:

I doubt it will work out. People need face to face communication. Without that we may as well be banging rocks or tapping upon a fucking keyboard.

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

We still rely heavily on body language for efficient & effective communication. This forum is a terribly example of this because most of the people here are extraordinarily good at expressing themselves in text, and we’ve been doing so (as a group) for so long that most of us have significant understanding of subtext and tone. A bunch of strangers is much, much less efficacious.

But you still get that will zoom meets… all the visuals, all the tone cues…

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

Arts said:

I think any form of new communication is going to have some stuff to iron out. Someone will do a Ted talk about it and we’ll have some proprietary to our webmeets

I think a lot of people are at the upper end of their tech ability just doing the basic stuff of modern life – Chucking in something new that requires a few minutes of learning or a little concentration or even just following some simple instructions is too much for them. There’s many barriers to adopting efficient technologies.

Well, luckily all you old people will die out soon and people who have grown up with tech will find it not so taxing.

Heh. Oh Jesus… I was just talking with a (nurse) mate about the mushroom cloud need for aged care in Australia (the 2050 numbers are astonishing) about which he said “Well, Corona is taking car of that problem for us.”

;-/

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

Arts said:

I don’t think people do need face to face in aN office work environment many companies thought they could never have people working from home until it was thrust upon them and now they realised that it can work. People might need socialisation, sure, but office spaces are forced socialisation, and that sucks balls.

We still rely heavily on body language for efficient & effective communication. This forum is a terribly example of this because most of the people here are extraordinarily good at expressing themselves in text, and we’ve been doing so (as a group) for so long that most of us have significant understanding of subtext and tone. A bunch of strangers is much, much less efficacious.

But you still get that will zoom meets… all the visuals, all the tone cues…

Ugh, sorry. Mistook you point to be that we didn’t need sound-and-voice interaction.

See what I did there? Simple identification and description of problem. Admission of fault. Request for clarification if needed. Not all work groups foster these behaviours.

Rule 303 said:

Arts said:

Rule 303 said:

I think a lot of people are at the upper end of their tech ability just doing the basic stuff of modern life – Chucking in something new that requires a few minutes of learning or a little concentration or even just following some simple instructions is too much for them. There’s many barriers to adopting efficient technologies.

Well, luckily all you old people will die out soon and people who have grown up with tech will find it not so taxing.

Heh. Oh Jesus… I was just talking with a (nurse) mate about the mushroom cloud need for aged care in Australia (the 2050 numbers are astonishing) about which he said “Well, Corona is taking car of that problem for us.”

;-/

The earth is healing.

Rule 303 said:

That’s my office.

Arts said:

Hehehehe

Arts said:

Not me matey, that’s for sure…

Divine Angel said:

ROFL

sibeen said:

Divine Angel said:

ROFL

back in that box

Divine Angel said:

It’s sad but probably true.

Rule 303 said:

Oh dear.

Michael V said:

Rule 303 said:

Oh dear.

Holy Dutch Oven, Batman!

:-)

Rule 303 said:

God help his flock if he follows through

Rule 303 said:

“God Moves in a Mysterious Way” is a Christian hymn, written in 1773 by William Cowper from England

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform…

…The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.

Rule 303 said:

Kudos to him for getting them to go along with it and feel blessed

kryten said:

Rule 303 said:

God help his flock if he follows through

Yikes!

What’s he curing, lack of fart?