welshbairn Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, craigkillie said: People struggle with just how quickly exponential growth gets out of hand. It's like the famous (in maths at least) question about whether you'd like to be given £1m for a whole month, or 1p on the first day of the month, 2p on the second day, 4p on the third and so on, with the amount doubling each day. Most people would take the first option, but in fact the second option would be worth roughly £21.5m in a month with 31 days. Ignorance of which makes so many fall into pyramid scams, also why viruses can't replicate for ever. Edited March 23, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Johnson to address the nation at 8.30 p.m. It’s happening folks.All British nationals who are abroad have been advised to get home while they still can.Greggs closing tomorrow, expect they will get the same treatment as McDonald's got today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, Forest_Fifer said: I had my car booked in for a service this week (yeah, I know). Just been told by the dealers that they are closing tonight for the foreseeable future, and apparently all the other chains are doing the same. Not complaining as such, but I can't imagine there'll be much left open by the end of the week other than food shops, chemists, and hospitals. Arnold Clark by any chance? Apparently closing all stores on Wednesday night "right through", whatever that means. My first day back at work, boss has been booking jobs in for next week so... Confirmed once theres a shutdown theyll use this 80% grant thing to pay me, so at least I won't be out of a job. Other mechanics not so lucky, another garage paying off a few staff as the manager debates that he will still have pay their wages and then wait for the money to be compensated by the government, which he reckons will take months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Slacker said: Nice. Is that available to stream anywhere? (Also, is King of the Hill available anywhere?) Hurricane Neddy was on Channel 4 over the weekend, great episode. Now that everyone is staying at home: what you watching? I've got a one-year-old to look after so it's been tricky to watch as much stuff as I'd like, but I've mapped out my short-term TV bingeing. Currently got Better Call Saul (series 4), Arrested Development (series 5), Stranger Things (series 1) and Hunters (series 1) on the go. Downloaded four films too: Joker, 1917, Jojo Rabbit and The Peanut Butter Falcon. Get the recommendations in. I was so mad at how much they bungled the final couple of seasons of Game of Thrones that I started The Expanse immediately after. Would recommend. It's pretty predictable but it executes the landing every season really well, the stakes and plot are well established and engaging and it looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Snafu said: 17:57 Rebecca Smithers High Street chemist giant Boots has just confirmed to The Guardian that it will be slimming down its wider retail offer to focus its efforts on “supplying communities with the healthcare, pharmacy and essential items that they need” in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. From Tuesday, thousands of staff working on beauty counters such as No7, Liz Earle, Benefit, Fenty and fragrance will not be required to go to work in Boots stores. However, they will be given the option of switching to other roles in store if they so wish. In line with restrictions on physical distancing, Boots Opticians and Hearingcare stores across the UK will close, although a fraction will remain open to help those with “essential eye and hearing care needs”. These can be viewed tomorrow here. Seb James, managing director of Boots UK, said: Boots has a unique role to play during this time, and our duty and focus is to ensure that pharmacy, healthcare and a wide range of the essential products that we sell are available to those who need them. I want to thank the teams for their outstanding dedication in keeping our pharmacies and stores open. Boots continues to be a place of trust for those who need us. In its struggle to meet shoppers’ demands for essentials such as hand sanitiser and family medication, the retailer has warned staff that its warehouses only contain enough supply of paracetamol for another week and a half and that stocks could be depleted by the end of next week. Passed Boots on Byres Road and there was the typical folk waiting outside due to only 4 people allowed in at time. It has two entrances, when I passed the other one I noticed someone was in buying their lunch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, alta-pete said: First day of home schooling for this mum on the 6 o’clock news...(simmer down you at the back!) Sounds like she takes good care downstairs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, alta-pete said: First day of home schooling for this mum on the 6 o’clock news...(simmer down you at the back!) Does she suffer from acute angina? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing.McCrosby Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Johnson to address the nation at 8.30 p.m. It’s happening folks. Think you and @Marshmalllo and a few others may have conveniently missed this. 2 hours ago, BingMcCrosby said: Some recent articles being critical of Chinese wet markets. And the ongoing danger they are, to everyone. https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/the-chinese-wild-animal-industry-and-wet-markets-must-go/ By THERESE SHAHEEN is a businesswoman and CEO of US Asia International. She was the chairman of the State Department’s American Institute in Taiwan from 2002 to 2004 https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-03-11/coronavirus-china-wet-markets https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-chinese-wet-market-photos-2020-1 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-02-13/coronavirus-source-china-s-wildlife-demand-is-public-health-risk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/coronavirus-closures-reveal-vast-scale-of-chinas-secretive-wildlife-farm-industry https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/21/asia-pacific/coronavirus-china-food-markets/ https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/798644707/why-wet-markets-persisted-in-china-despite-disease-and-hygiene-concerns https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30212-9/fulltext https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/23/appetite-for-warm-meat-drives-risk-of-disease-in-hong-kong-and-china https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/coronavirus-china-must-stamp-out-markets-where-wild-animals-are-sold-then-killed-steve-cardownie-2481637 I'm looking to get your feedback specificly on these articles? And whether you believe them all to be racist? -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Arnold Clark by any chance? Apparently closing all stores on Wednesday night "right through", whatever that means. My first day back at work, boss has been booking jobs in for next week so... Confirmed once theres a shutdown theyll use this 80% grant thing to pay me, so at least I won't be out of a job. Other mechanics not so lucky, another garage paying off a few staff as the manager debates that he will still have pay their wages and then wait for the money to be compensated by the government, which he reckons will take months. I wonder what view the police will take if people can't get their cars MOT'd? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 BREAKING: Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021, says IOC member Dick Pound I laughed 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, BingMcCrosby said: Think you and @Marshmalllo and a few others may have conveniently missed this. I'm looking to get your feedback specificly on these articles? And whether you believe them all to be racist? Maybe you'd like to summarise for us, it's an awful lot to wade through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, G_Man1985 said: BREAKING: Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021, says IOC member Dick Pound I laughed Dick Pound and Anita Bush. This is the sort of thing that could see Kenneth Williams gifs rationed to 2 per’ poster. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: I wonder what view the police will take if people can't get their cars MOT'd? Surely they'd let it pass? We're queued out the door with repairs just now. Not sure we could be classed as essential at all though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Johnson to address the nation at 8.30 p.m. It’s happening folks. No negatives should this be case. It's clearly needed as people are braindead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I love this. Yet I don't understand it.One of my workmates didn't either. He had this "foolproof" method to win at the casino. Start putting £10 on a 50/50 shot like red or black. If it wins, pocket your tenner winnings and start again. If it loses, double your stake until you win. Great in theory, until one night he was trying to scrape £320 to stake after losing 5 on the spin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Bristol and Leeds councils have shut their parks this evening pre-empting Boris and “f**k the old folk” Cummings incompetent shit show of a government. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Todd_is_God said: No negatives should this be case. It's clearly needed as people are braindead. I expect a surge in communal gatherings about 8.25. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 The fat fool is going to go full Churchill isn't he? Wouldn't be surprised if he has a cigar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Barry McGuire - "We're On The Eve Of Destruction". Get this version old man! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 One of my workmates didn't either. He had this "foolproof" method to win at the casino. Start putting £10 on a 50/50 shot like red or black. If it wins, pocket your tenner winnings and start again. If it loses, double your stake until you win. Great in theory, until one night he was trying to scrape £320 to stake after losing 5 on the spin.It's not 50/50 because of the 0. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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