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The TPU UK Clubhouse

xman2007 said:
Deleted my posts? ok, you know people talk about ,motherboards, ram, gpu's weather, drinking, football, basically anything British, but covid is off limits? I posted nothing but UK media and government posts so how does this contravene theUK clubhouse rules?
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Post singular, that's because you carried on the drama after I said this was not the place, the thing you are not getting is the regulars here are not interested in discussing Covid-19 in their Clubhouse, where the odd one does they go to the Covid threads, you seem to want to use it as your soapbox because for whatever reason you don't want to post Covid related stuff in Covid related threads, so as I said in an earlier post, you have now forced my hand. As for mentioning other stuff, yes of course they do but not to the degree you use this to hijack one particular topic that has little interaction save for you seeming to want to get a message across, that is exactly why there is a "Covid - 19 a Global issue" thread funnily enough, in the Lounge, the people that post there often do want to have discussions on the topic.
 
Have people just gone mad with PC parts during this black friday sale??
Scan has like no ryzen 3000 series CPU or any 1080p and up GPUs left lol.
 
I was focussed on the new gen parts* - didn't pay attention to Black Friday things. (Big scam in UK anyway - price checking shows so much of it is just BS).

* Just for fun - like a treasure hunt with no treasure.
 
the54thvoid said:
I was focussed on the new gen parts* - didn't pay attention to Black Friday things. (Big scam in UK anyway - price checking shows so much of it is just BS).

* Just for fun - like a treasure hunt with no treasure.
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Well looks like getting any parts for PC is going to be a lot harder than buying GPUs during the GPU mining months.
 
I mean, we can still buy RTX 3090 cards. yay.... :kookoo:

(FWIW - it's fine to buy one. I'm just bummed there's zero 3080's and quite a few 3090's. I dont need 24GB of Vram. So the 100% extra cost for <10% better performance isn't viable for me).
 
the54thvoid said:
I mean, we can still buy RTX 3090 cards. yay.... :kookoo:

(FWIW - it's fine to buy one. I'm just bummed there's zero 3080's and quite a few 3090's. I dont need 24GB of Vram. So the 100% extra cost for <10% better performance isn't viable for me).
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My older bro managed to get a FE 3070 and 3080 last month when they magically became available through Nvidia/Scan.
Sold the 3070 to me for MSRP luckily and not at scalping price.
 
kurosagi01 said:
My older bro managed to get a FE 3070 and 3080 last month when they magically became available through Nvidia/Scan.
Sold the 3070 to me for MSRP luckily and not at scalping price.
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Ah, family! :toast:
 
I have been eyeing up on the Logitech G560 for awhile to replace my 10+ year old Logitech Z4 but just can't find them in stock anywhere now and even when they are available. Can't justify paying out for them when my Z4s all still work lol.
 
Heres a rather funny article....

A member of staff stole some 77 items from the Royal Palace while he worked there. Some of the items reportedly valued between £10k-100k. He's thrown 37 items up on ebay and a few of those items have been purchased by collectors way under the items real value.

But the real hilarious part which had me laughing is right at the end...

"District Judge Alexander Jacobs released Canto on conditional bail and warned he faced a possible jail sentence. "

First up... 120% this guy is going to find a way to jump country to avoid any sort of prosecution --- but that isnt the joke. The joke is that District Judge Alexander Jacobs says he faces a "possible" jail sentence.

This thief should be publicly executed by firing squad on the parade grounds of Buckingham Palace by the Queen's Guard.

But lets round the figure of the total value of items stolen to £6-7million. Even if the total value was £1mil the least the judge could do was give him life behind bars. None of this "PoSsIBLe jail sentence" bullshit.


I dont understand the UK's justice system. In any other country. Stealing from Royalty would have you executed on the spot. Apparently not here in the UK.....
 
FreedomEclipse said:
Heres a rather funny article....

A member of staff stole some 77 items from the Royal Palace while he worked there. Some of the items reportedly valued between £10k-100k. He's thrown 37 items up on ebay and a few of those items have been purchased by collectors way under the items real value.

But the real hilarious part which had me laughing is right at the end...

"District Judge Alexander Jacobs released Canto on conditional bail and warned he faced a possible jail sentence. "

First up... 120% this guy is going to find a way to jump country to avoid any sort of prosecution --- but that isnt the joke. The joke is that District Judge Alexander Jacobs says he faces a "possible" jail sentence.

This thief should be publicly executed by firing squad on the parade grounds of Buckingham Palace by the Queen's Guard.

But lets round the figure of the total value of items stolen to £6-7million. Even if the total value was £1mil the least the judge could do was give him life behind bars. None of this "PoSsIBLe jail sentence" bullshit.


I dont understand the UK's justice system. In any other country. Stealing from Royalty would have you executed on the spot. Apparently not here in the UK.....
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Possibly because we don't have the death sentence? Wait, we do in the Armed Forces, I think "Arson in Her majesty's dockyard" still carries a firing squad :D
 
FreedomEclipse said:
Heres a rather funny article....

A member of staff stole some 77 items from the Royal Palace while he worked there. Some of the items reportedly valued between £10k-100k. He's thrown 37 items up on ebay and a few of those items have been purchased by collectors way under the items real value.

But the real hilarious part which had me laughing is right at the end...

"District Judge Alexander Jacobs released Canto on conditional bail and warned he faced a possible jail sentence. "

First up... 120% this guy is going to find a way to jump country to avoid any sort of prosecution --- but that isnt the joke. The joke is that District Judge Alexander Jacobs says he faces a "possible" jail sentence.

This thief should be publicly executed by firing squad on the parade grounds of Buckingham Palace by the Queen's Guard.

But lets round the figure of the total value of items stolen to £6-7million. Even if the total value was £1mil the least the judge could do was give him life behind bars. None of this "PoSsIBLe jail sentence" bullshit.


I dont understand the UK's justice system. In any other country. Stealing from Royalty would have you executed on the spot. Apparently not here in the UK.....
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I hope all the stolen articles where recouped.
The offender should be liable for paying the purchasers back.
 
A slap to the wrist sounds standard for thieves these days in the UK, kinda like all them delivery drivers allegedly stealing people PS5s and only got slap to the wrist and sacked with no fines or anything.
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Even celebrities can't read or do maths these days.
www.bbc.co.uk

Rita Ora 'sorry' for breaking lockdown rules to attend birthday party

The singer says her actions were 'irresponsible' and she takes 'full responsibility' for the event.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
I mean "misguided view of coming out of lockdown and this would be okay" well England is coming out of lockdown..after 2nd December which hasn't passed yet.
 
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Famous last words:

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Imagine if it turns out that the vaccine they had fast tracked through the system ended up having some serious side effects? I dont think there would be enough eggs in the UK to throw in his general direction let alone his face.

Its gonna be a '28 weeks later' scenario.

 
FreedomEclipse said:
Famous last words:

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Imagine if it turns out that the vaccine they had fast tracked through the system ended up having some serious side effects? I dont think there would be enough eggs in the UK to throw in his general direction let alone his face.

Its gonna be a '28 weeks later' scenario.

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I'll bet real money some namdy reporter misquoted the guy.

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Yup, everyone is taking what he said out of context.
www.bbc.com

Coronavirus: UK got vaccine first because it's 'a better country', says Gavin Williamson

The EU says vaccines are not a "football competition" after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson's comment.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

Journalistic integrity was a thing once upon a time..
 
Well, he said this, quote (from your link):

Speaking to LBC radio on Thursday, Mr Williamson said: "I just reckon we've got the very best people in this country and we've obviously got the best medical regulator, much better than the French have, much better than the Belgians have, much better than the Americans have.
"That doesn't surprise me at all, because we're a much better country than every single one of them."
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Journalistic integrity is fine, they paraphrased what he said without distorting what he said.
 
the54thvoid said:
Journalistic integrity is fine, they paraphrased what he said without distorting what he said.
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I disagree entirely, paraphrasing is a direct distortion, especially that instance of what was "paraphrased". I read what he said and understand the context of what he meant. It doesn't take a genius figure out what he really meant and what he intended with that statement. It was a statement of confidence meant to reassure the British people that all is well and things are moving forward in a positive direction. He was expressing a point of national pride. Whether you agree with that sentiment or the vocabulary he chose, his intention was very clear and there's nothing wrong with that. Anyone who takes offense to his statement needs to look in a mirror and worry more about themselves rather than what someone else says.
 
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Just a PSA to UK Clubhouse members.

There is currently a scam going around where a caller from the number 0800 141 XXXX is making the rounds. picking up the call connects you to an automated machine that tells you the call is from the DWP and that your N.I is expired or no longer valid (something along those lines) . Staying on the call leads to you being further connected to a scammer who starts asking for your private details, like your home address, telephone number, bank account details etc etc just to confirm it is you so they can 'correct' the error in their database

Send the word to all your old people to let them know not to fall for the scam. If they were really from the DWP, They would not need to ask for your private info.
 
Had a call yesterday from a nice foreign chap who said he was from 'call-blocking.' Described how he could stop all the spam calls etc. Then, he gave a very rough approximation of my address, like to the nearest 10 miles. I didn't undersdtand at first. Played with him for a bit, said I could probably walk to the address he spoke of, might take some time. He got confused, then I told him he wasn't going to scam me, and called him an F'ing 'C' in my furious Glaswegian accent. Hung up feeling happy.

Stand by my thoughts, these arseholes can rot. How many vulnerable older folk do they rob?
 
Ive never been a fan of EastEnders but i have seen her in pantos. Amazing character. Will be deeply missed.

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@Tatty_One -- Is this what you got upto in the army grandad?

 
No, my time was a little more dynamic than that although I think I remember the video, in any case Windsor Davies was both too old and too fat to go anywhere near the battlefield :clap:
 
Is it wrong that I'll get a VPN and I'll be in London..? :)


Aaaanyway, I'll be visiting UK in spring and ya'll need to have a beer with me!
 
Chloe Price said:
Is it wrong that I'll get a VPN and I'll be in London..? :)


Aaaanyway, I'll be visiting UK in spring and ya'll need to have a beer with me!
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Well, I just hope we will let you in, London and the South East of England are not looking good at the moment in terms of Covid, they have got themselves a new variant of the virus which is 70% more contagious and the numbers are getting scary.
 
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