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It's a bit of both. The point about breaching 1 watertight compartment vs multiple is true. But also ships turn from the back and have massive momentum so turning hard without applying forward power means you're now just travelling sideways towards the iceberg.

a man is talking on a phone next to a suitcase ALT: a man is talking on a phone next to a suitcase

Pasta chefs realising they can make customers do their own prep work and charge them extra for the privilege

The bit with all the subway doors feels like the obligatory dream sequence level in a Remedy game where you're haunted by some terrible memory of a train

One weird bit of trivia I've heard is that Stephen King's paperbacks tended to be better cared for by library borrowers than other authors. Librarians found they lasted for a lot more than the average number of lends before wearing out.

Yeah I 100% understand for many people the physicality of books is inextricably linked to the joy of reading, but surely the joy is the important part, not the object?

I can understand it with things like vinyl where the condition affects the actual content, but a tattered book is just as legible.

They don't do "proper agricultural storylines anymore" according to about 2/3 of the people who write into R4's Feedback

No need to call people names just because they don't share your viewpoint. This isn't twitter.

The app name and site number (which is what's relevant here) are usually huge though?

She has a smart phone she "uses regularly" though, so it doesn't sound like she has a problem reading up close

Am I depressed or just hungry?

A damp Friday afternoon, and not in a good way.

This is really insightful. Do you think the difficulty for most people is on the insight/understanding side, or just in allowing themselves to be vulnerable and take up space talking about it?

(I'm pretty good at interrogating my own emotions and terrible at sharing them but that might just be me)

This made me have a lot of feelings. Thank you for sharing.

I feel sexually harassed just looking at that car

I was gonna say 20 years ago. Maybe they do a marketing push once per decade.

What does it do?? For that much I'd expect more capabilities than just "get eaten"

My friend and I gatecrashed the Young Fabians election night party in 2015. Rock n roll.

Never Forget (how long it takes to cook)

Reminded me of the best editorial email of all time:

I really really liked The Long Walk, unfortunately meaning The Running Man has to be shit to maintain the natural order.

Yet another reason to hate Postmodern Jukebox

Unironically love this entire album

What are they standing up against??

this is the GOAT tumblr post and always will be

It is 2015. The current Labour leader is wrongly assuming Twitter reflects public opinion.
It is 2019. The current Labour leader is wrongly assuming Twitter reflects public opinion.
It is 2025....

Yes, the massive bleeding is normally internal

I think we generally don't appreciate just how devastating gunshot wounds really are

Or any history really

Deeply unfair to pink slime, which is actually delicious once cooked.