PeanutButter

I do not trust clouds. Trouble is the remote working demands them. We’re switching some massive projects over to cloud systems and it itches my teeth all that could go wrong.

US Federal Reserve speeds up taper and signals three rate hikes in 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/15/us-federal-reserve-expected-to-speed-up-end-of-pandemic-support

- House Prices - massive spring jump, sustained for rest of the year, London flats recovery - Asset Prices - all up, cars, wine, art, magic coins. Hopefully down, NFTs. - Inflation - up up up - The Economy - sputters along - Politics - Johnson fakes his own death - COVID - 18mo more of this at least - Scientific Breakthroughs - carbon storage (too late) - New Technology - that stupid metaverse will keep growing, probably people will go crazy for cyber cats or something - Fashion Trends - muu muus because we're all fat now

Lockdown trend of personal outside cinema set ups seems v. asbo behaviour lol. I don’t actually mind paying to rent a film - 4K Dolby all that jazz. No point spending thousands on a perfect set up and then sticking some dodgy pirate rubbish up there I’ll miss Picturehouse though. Comfy seats and decent sausage rolls.

Maybe cinema is dead.

Unfortunately, I can't take interviews seriously and sometimes people pick up on that Gutted if they go under though, I like Picturehouse.

I interviewed at HQ once. Feedback was I was 'too relaxed' Buddy, sounds like you need some relaxed people around about now.

Jolly good. Seems to have been a glitch. Hope you're neg.

Scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest glaciers in Antarctica, potentially within the next five to 10 years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59644494 They say a floating section at the front of Thwaites Glacier that until now has been relatively stable could "shatter like a car windscreen". US and UK researchers are currently engaged in an intense study programme at Thwaites because of its melt rate. Already it is dumping 50 billion tonnes of ice into the ocean each year. This is having limited impact on global sea-levels today, but there is sufficient ice held upstream in the glacier's drainage basin to raise the height of the oceans by 65cm - were it all to melt. Such a "doomsday" scenario is unlikely to come about for many centuries, but the study team says Thwaites is now responding to a warming world in really quite rapid ways. "There is going to be dramatic change in the front of the glacier, probably in less than a decade. Both published and unpublished studies point in that direction," said glaciologist Prof Ted Scambos, US lead coordinator for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC). "This will accelerate the pace (of Thwaites) and widen, effectively, the dangerous part of the glacier," he told BBC News.

The Tasmanian devil face cancer viruses are fascinating in this respect. https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/article/gruesome-cancer-afflicting-tasmanian-devils-may-be-waning Correction: apparently not a virus BUT it make them antisocial! https://phys.org/news/2020-12-contagious-cancer-tasmanian-devils-antisocial.html

Anyone here able to book a walk in PCR? Just heard all the sites are fully booked.

Who knows man, guy looks like Shrek but my personal opinion is she believed the lies he told at the start. He's definitely got MH issues on a dangerous level now though. Some people just aren't good at picking up liars. I mean, some people still believe Johnson when he speaks!

Yeah no he is not vaccinated, hates vaccines, hates anyone who is vaccinated, and spouts youtube conspiracy theories like no business. The algorithms know what to feed his weak little mind. But he definitely wants to expose his child to a disease in order to hurt his ex. Do you want his facebook so you can friend request? Me, I’m just hoping he doesn’t murder/suicide our mate and the kid next time he goes on one of his rage benders.

Antivaxxer ex of a friend just promised to expose their 5 year old to CV deliberately to stop her taking the kid on holiday. Then he threatened to shorten her life if she ever got the kid vaccinated.

We're a sore arm house. That's it so far. Still keen on hearing from HPCers who are completely unvaxed at this stage - c'mon guys there must be loads of you. Are you taking any extra precautions instead?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/13/bank-of-england-plans-to-remove-interest-rate-check-for-mortgages The Bank of England has announced plans to ease mortgage lending rules in a move that could help thousands of first-time buyers get on to the property ladder. The central bank said it wanted to remove a requirement that forces borrowers to be able to afford a three-percentage-point rise in interest rates before they can be approved for a home loan.

I wish I had your energy

So where are you getting all this info?

Read this a few years ago (well before CV19) and might give it another go over Christmas. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Germs-Genes-Civilization-Epidemics-Science/dp/0137019963/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1F5V6TVX6Z3IS&keywords=genes+civilization&qid=1639427121&sprefix=genes+civilization%2Caps%2C60&sr=8-1

Thanks. Actually my follow up is Are you on Facebook? Had my booster today. Moderna, after AZ AZ. Plenty of people I know have not had Pfizer.

I know 3 families whose kids have brought home CV this week. Seems to be rife in the schools now.

My kinda party! 🤩

https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4425062-Is-anyone-else-still-completely-unvaccinated So who here is still completely unvaccinated for CV19?