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What Went On 468

Posted on November 28, 2024 by

The proceedings at the Supreme Court this week were a tough follow even if you could get the court’s abominably bad livestream to work. They’re all archived here now, but non-lawyers will probably glaze over quickly during the nine hours of intense legalese.

We’re not allowed to clip up any illustrative sections, on pain of possible contempt of court, so perhaps the best way to explain the key parts of what happened in a vaguely comprehensible way is by showing you some commentary from social media.

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THIS IS SCIENCE 1

Posted on June 21, 2013 by

Never been prouder of my adopted hometown.

firegull

If that's not the best opening sentence you read today, your money back.

The ultimate videogame 7

Posted on March 07, 2011 by

Get a load of this monstrous boss enemy. Yikes! It's a bit like if Salamander had been written by HR Giger. It'd certainly give me the heeby-jeebies at the end of a tough-level of bullet-hell shmup, or worse yet, if it came hurtling down a corridor at you in some survival-horror FPS. But do you know the most terrifying thing about it?

YOU'VE ALREADY GOT ONE OF THESE LIVING INSIDE YOU.

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    • Garavelli Princip on The World Inside Her Head: “That’s what happens when you use ChatGTP!Aug 15, 16:39
    • Nae Need! on The Envious Heart: “That’s quite funny 😉Aug 15, 16:34
    • Nae Need! on The Envious Heart: “Interesting ‘TURABDIN’, and yes, I agree with what you say. It’s getting harder to spot the unwavering ‘patriots’ from the…Aug 15, 16:33
    • robertkknight on The World Inside Her Head: “Sturgeon should’ve followed the advice “Better to remain silent and be thought a duplicitous fool than to speak publish your…Aug 15, 16:32
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    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on The Endless Evil Of Everyone Else: ““If you want to know who has to take some of the responsibility for Sturgeon, anyone who supported the SNP…Aug 15, 16:14
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    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Envious Heart: “My source for the anti-independence million pound donation was GROUSE BEATER: « I put the snub aside and kept in…Aug 15, 15:59
    • Dan on The Envious Heart: “@ Alf There is also the reap what you sow irony that JKR made her fortune by saturating both old…Aug 15, 15:53
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Envious Heart: “@ Alf Baird, 15 Aug, 1.10 pm. « Ms Rowling maintains that Sturgeon was “consumed by a single, overriding ambition.…Aug 15, 15:41
    • TURABDIN on The Envious Heart: “As Mac Whirter writes SHE WAS NEVER A NATIONALIST. How many active in the SNP actually are? Did Alex Salmond…Aug 15, 15:07
    • Breeks on The Envious Heart: “Seems pretty shallow to me. “…The truth is that Sturgeon, like Bella Swan, is a monomaniac. Both are consumed by…Aug 15, 14:08
    • James on The Envious Heart: “Stop rabbiting on then, Mark.Aug 15, 14:07
    • TURABDIN on The Envious Heart: “BRIT.GOV considers these American owned mega facilities «critical national infrastructure». https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr9nx0jrzo They will need the highly visible 275m tall wind…Aug 15, 13:55
    • Mark Beggan on The Envious Heart: “Another weapon of the colonialist masters is to get a dithering old fool to rabbit on endlessly.Aug 15, 13:49
    • SilentMajority on The Envious Heart: “…if anyone felt like adding a comment online about a particular book… “Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this…Aug 15, 13:31
    • James on The Envious Heart: “GM; seconded. Well said.Aug 15, 13:28
    • Alf Baird on The Envious Heart: “Ms Rowling maintains that Sturgeon was “… consumed by a single, overriding ambition. In Nicola’s case, it’s independence for Scotland.…Aug 15, 13:10
    • Lorn on The Envious Heart: “He is right, I think. I don’t believe she ever was, either. As a youngster – 13 years old -…Aug 15, 12:57
    • Andy Wiltshire on The Envious Heart: “J K Rowling has published her review of ‘Frankly’ (on jkrowling.com). Well worth a read. I would pay good money…Aug 15, 12:48
    • Lorn on The Envious Heart: “Hatey: the drug situation is dire, and yes, I do believe part of it, at least, is down to economic…Aug 15, 12:39
    • GM on The Envious Heart: “Aye right and Rule Brittania ya feckin troll.Aug 15, 12:26
    • Willie on The Envious Heart: “Great idea. Alex Salmond speaking from the grave. Now that could enlighten a few folks. Folks would love to hear…Aug 15, 11:58
    • James Barr Gardner on The Envious Heart: “You’ve hit the nail on the head.Aug 15, 11:28
    • Andy Wiltshire on The Envious Heart: “Clearly not a party member.Aug 15, 11:26
    • Marie on The Envious Heart: “Well said Geri.Aug 15, 11:09
    • sarah on The Envious Heart: “brilliant article, as usual.Aug 15, 10:55
    • Jock McDonnell on The Envious Heart: “There is definitely an opportunity for somebody with the talent to produce a fringe play on Nicola Sturgeon- The Real…Aug 15, 09:21
    • C MacKay on The Envious Heart: “I couldn’t agree with you moreAug 15, 08:38
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