KenjiOgiwara Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Eugh, I use Spotify but that might be the straw that makes me stop. The big tech companies need to be broken up or taxed back down to earth. There is far too much power held by a handful of CEOs of global tech companies. I wonder at what point they will start taxing the consumer data. Just tax per capita info held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 3, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I wonder at what point they will start taxing the consumer data. Just tax per capita info held. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: Eugh, I use Spotify but that might be the straw that makes me stop. The big tech companies need to be broken up or taxed back down to earth. There is far too much power held by a handful of CEOs of global tech companies. I think Spotify are one of those new breed of companies that never actually make any money. Uber another one? They just post huge losses year on year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 3, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, Xela said: I think Spotify are one of those new breed of companies that never actually make any money. Uber another one? They just post huge losses year on year. Uber generally loses over $1bil a quarter Fairly sure Spotify went into profit last year for one quarter, then announced it was going to piss it up the wall on some aquisitions (podcast companies) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2020 People on shows like the Great British Bake Off who are completely defined by where they come from. "Oh yeah this week I'm making this cake. I've used eggs from welsh hens and welsh goats chees. And the milk comes form welsh cows and flour ground from the bones of dead welshmen. And I'm decorating it with a big welsh dragon coloured using the blood of 12 welsh virgins and sprinkled with sugar from the welsh valleys with a hint of salt from the welsh saltmines" You're welsh. We get it! This year it's that Cornish chap, who isn't even from Cornwall. Everything is Cornish. Nobody cares 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 People that keep correcting the way you pronounce something,FFS dont they know that the whole world is multi-cultral and we all pronounce things our owne way. How boring it would be if we all had the same accent and all spoke exactly the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: pronounce things our owne way. Pronunciation is one thing...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: People that keep correcting the way you pronounce something,FFS dont they know that the whole world is multi-cultral and we all pronounce things our owne way. How boring it would be if we all had the same accent and all spoke exactly the same. Sorry, could you repeat that? Couldn't understand a word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 5, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2020 33 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: People that keep correcting the way you pronounce something,FFS dont they know that the whole world is multi-cultral and we all pronounce things our owne way. How boring it would be if we all had the same accent and all spoke exactly the same. I was just imagining a world without Geordies and Glaswegians... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: People that keep correcting the way you pronounce something,FFS dont they know that the whole world is multi-cultral and we all pronounce things our owne way. How boring it would be if we all had the same accent and all spoke exactly the same. Paging @villarule123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: People on shows like the Great British Bake Off who are completely defined by where they come from. "Oh yeah this week I'm making this cake. I've used eggs from welsh hens and welsh goats chees. And the milk comes form welsh cows and flour ground from the bones of dead welshmen. And I'm decorating it with a big welsh dragon coloured using the blood of 12 welsh virgins and sprinkled with sugar from the welsh valleys with a hint of salt from the welsh saltmines" You're welsh. We get it! This year it's that Cornish chap, who isn't even from Cornwall. Everything is Cornish. Nobody cares Related to what I like to think of as the MasterChef gambit. Rock up to MasterChef with some form of niche heritage and provided you can actually use a cooker, you WILL make the quarters at least. Simply because you're doing something new. And by niche we're into 'obscure part of small country most people couldn't find on a map' at this point 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted November 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Paging @villarule123 I fully agree with the quoted post. It's not like we're Martians from another planet, if we want to speak in a particular way then that's fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 One for @mjmooney. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Worst night of the year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Presenter on Autumnwatch “this year, I went on a staycation to Scotland’. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Presenter on Autumnwatch “this year, I went on a staycation to Scotland’. Staying in the UK. Sounds OK to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Staying in the UK. Sounds OK to me. I just paid £130 this afternoon to renew mine and my sons passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I would assume its the word staycation. A holiday is a holiday, whether it is Florida, France, or the Cotswolds. I think some people look down on UK holidays as not being a proper holiday though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Xela said: I would assume its the word staycation. A holiday is a holiday, whether it is Florida, France, or the Cotswolds. I think some people look down on UK holidays as not being a proper holiday though. That’s absolutely true, I love UK holidays. One of the things that annoy me is when you ask someone where they’re going and they say “oh, only [place in the UK]” like it’s not a proper holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Staying in the UK. Sounds OK to me. Sounds fine to me too. I usually go on holiday in the UK. However, I have never travelled to go on a staycation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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