PJ Power

Having seen the "big" explosion at the end of the Omega vs. Moxley match...

???

Sid Vicious' clothesline on jobber Lee Scott in an early 90's WCW squash match. (1:29 in)

Twitter have had enough...

I'm not a person of many words, so R.I.P. Brodie.

50 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Someone I used to work with and is a rabid Hillsong attendee just posted this on FB. We’re never going to get a left/centralist government are we 

How many times does the author of that piece need to be told that two (or more) wrongs don't make a right?

As if the variant in SE England doesn't raise any worries, there's this news out of South Africa...

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South African scientists and health officials announced on Friday the discovery of a new lineage of the coronavirus that has quickly come to dominate samples of virus tested in the country.

Scientists are examining this particular variant closely because it includes several changes in the part of the virus that allows it to attach to human cells, which is a key target for antibody therapies and vaccines.

The variant, named 501.V2, has also been associated in a preliminary analysis with faster spread and a higher load of virus found in swabs. It has not yet been linked to any difference in disease severity, and the findings have not yet been reviewed by other scientists or published in a journal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/world/south-africa-announces-a-new-coronavirus-variant.html

3 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55173605

Adolf Hitler of Namibia

"A Namibian politician named after Adolf Hitler says he has no plans for world domination after winning a sweeping victory in local elections."

Surprisingly unambitious for a politician.

When someone lazily parks their used shopping trolley in the bay without bothering to put it back "in place" in line with the other trolleys. Only a problem with trolleys that don't require a quid or euro to lock/unlock but the ones at my local Asda are the most annoying.

No one else could do a better stinkface ;p. RIP Pat.

TIL that the village of Fucking in Austria has finally had enough of tourists nicking its road signs and decided to change its name to Fugging as of 1st January.

Maradona would often get lumps kicked out of himself on the field, though he could give them as well as taking them. R.I.P.

I was diagnosed with an ASD as an adult a few years back. Some of the things I've learned from obtaining a formal diagnosis...

1. If you are applying for a government benefit like PIP or ESA, or some other form of discretionary grant from those with disabilities, this gives you a key focus on what your issues may be centred on though this will not be enough on its own, you'll need to explain how your ailment affects your life. but having a formal diagnosis is a good start. There are no guarantees however as to what benefits you may get.

2. Through your GP or a community mental health team, you may be referred to a specialist if your local health authority has someone or a team that co-ordinates help for adults with an ASD. As more whom have been diagnosed with an ASD as a child now reach 18+ years old, more authorities are now setting up such units.

3. You will often gain access to help with certain lifestyle & work activities through referral via an adult ASD team (or GP if such a unit doesn't exist locally). This will include independent living activities for those whom wish to live away from parents or whom have just started, to getting involved in volunteer or paid work positions, volunteering being the easiest of the two in which to get a foot into personal development. Sometimes depending on government or local funding, you may be invited to come and meet others with ASD in a specialist club or summer scheme that will normally be run by a charity that helps provide the things I've already mentioned in this paragraph.

4. Having such a formal diagnosis suddenly won't make your life better, but over time it'll help you understand yourself better not only for the future tense but also the past as well. If you're looking to get or stay into paid work, having a formal diagnosis can be both a help and a hindrance, sadly. It's estimated that only one in eight adults whom have been diagnosed with Asperger's or high-functioning autism are in full-time paid employment. Your best bet for employment would be within the public sector (in my experience) but in what role(s) would be a personal choice.

1 hour ago, King Coconut said:

And regarding vigour of trials, we're living in an age in which technology has hugely improved the vigour with which we can test things while also reducing the time needed (therefore increasing speed because time is half of the formula needed to calculate speed), so I'm also not sure where your problem with that is.

I was channel hopping a few weeks ago when I stopped on NHK World that had a programme on how Artificial Intelligence is helping towards the fight against COVID-19, in helping track its outbreaks (for example, producing the global tracking map from John Hopkins University), helping prevent its spread as well as its input towards developing vaccines against the virus. A hugely entertaining & informative episode that made no promises and no hype, but gave me the feeling that we have never seen so much technology being thrown at a single "thing" in the world's life time before. It is natural to feel at least slightly anxious about something so "new", but I came away from it with the perception that the chances of all potential vaccines catastrophically failing over a wide population range as being close to zero as practically possible, and for even just one of them to have dire consequences (it would ruin a pharma company for certain if they fucked this one right up) to be so slight that there would be as good as odds as Joey Essex winning the mens' 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Olympics. We're living in a much more advanced world that I reckon most of us realise.

I'm sure I've heard this somewhere else before...

Fookin' 'ell Frankie, that was horrible to read. Brings the reality of COVID-19 home quite grimly.

The second biggest selling single in the UK of the 1990's was "Barbie Girl" by Aqua with over 1.8 million copies sold, only kept off the top spot for the decade by "Candle In The Wind".

14 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said:

Covid Marshalls. Definitely not just some idiot on a power trip who wants to get away with wearing their hi-viz to get away with some dodgy stuff 

1. That's old - I seen that image back in the spring.

2. It's photoshopped. Look at the lettering on the hi-vis.

2 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said:

Former TNA voice over legend Barry Scott has died. What a voice.

I take it it's not the same guy pitching Cillit Bang?

The UK is now on the road to finding out where it really lies in the international power pecking order, and the end result is unlikely to be pretty. I see the Chinese media have already picked up Lewis' comments about seeking to deliberately break an international treaty.

On 8/19/2020 at 7:11 PM, Statto said:

She is precisely in the mould ESPN look for in their female anchors. They've been cutting costs for several years though so might not be hiring.

Didn't she used to be a presenter for TSN in Canada prior to working with the WWE? If so, she's definitely got the kind of experience I'd presume ESPN would like.

Once she has left, I would not be surprised if she makes a one-off appearance on AEW alongside Moxley - but I don't think we'll see her having a permanent role there, she can easily work outside the wrasslin' bubble.

9 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

My point was regarding Covid and how the well intended analogy didn’t quite work.  There is plenty of discussion to be had regarding personal responsibility and crime protection but this isn’t the thread for it. 

But Zeb's analogy, while not perfect, was indeed valid. Because people are cunts, and nearly everything in life is rarely black and white. Broad, absolutionist positions almost always fail when practised. Ergo why most reasonable people don't victim blame when appropriate (e.g. sexual assault), but usually can't help thinking someone might have either known better or should be wiser after the event, either after making themselves an easy attraction to thieves (e.g. valuables on display in a parked car), or getting knocked over by a car at 40mph after failing to check for oncoming traffic before crossing a road (and the driver has no time to apply the brakes to prevent the hit).

55 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

Do what you want. Carry on the flaw as long as you like. 

Just because you say it's flawed doesn't make it true.

3 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

I see what you’re getting at, but the analogy doesn’t work. It is ALWAYS the burglars fault and whilst that may not be helpful, it’s more helpful than victim blaming. 
 

 

By that rationale, should we ban PSAs advising motorists not to leave valuables visible in parked cars lest they're accused of victim blaming motorists?