whelks_chance

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[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You should. If government level decisions are being made based on this data, we should know that it's sound. Otherwise people resort to using gut feel to solve problems.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

The ONS has multiple values depending on which selection of prices you're interested in. EMG. With/without fuel, and one assuming a standard shopping basket which they regularly update to make sure it's what people are currently buying.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

The BBC did an April Fools day joke along these lines too. Perhaps one is based upon the other.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you remember the name of that 10000 year book? It's been ages since I've read some hard science of the type

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't the temperature difference and UV (and any other spectra) immediately boil/ kill them?

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

There's no ordering to the ways it's worded. It doesn't say "ready for solutions yet?" Or "are you still having feelings".

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Only for taxis where I am. So I may end up with a handful of them as change eventually.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

They'll have to make the rest of life far more enjoyable before removing alcohol. And even then.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don't have an issue with taxes, you have an issue with how they're spending them.

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago

There aren't any fires, why do we need firemen?

[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So the model only works if you have a large number of free (at point of service) buses which go between everywhere anyone may want to start to anywhere they may want to go?

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