chapotraphouse

https://fxtwitter.com/danarubinstein/status/1804152829600223390

I don't have time to deep dive into it, anyone with some knowledge can direct me to some links or some names of people who don't have the NATO version of the famine?

https://archive.ph/8CcAb

in putting "useless eaters" in camps and killing them.

Add on top of that a heatwave that won't break until next week and all the general news about Biden and Trump has made me kind of existential dread modeing. What the fuck do we do?

https://drinkexchange.co.uk/what-is-the-drink-exchange/

Literal straight up demonic shit I hate this so much, and also it's extremely reddit on top of being morally disgusting

The Drink Exchange quite literally turns a bar into a stock market for an evening with drinks prices rising and falling every few minutes, based upon what is being sold.

From the customer’s point of view, as they enter a bar they will see a selection of drinks prices on the screens (the trading graphics can be customised to suit specific branding). These prices change every few minutes based upon what they buy! So for example, if Heineken sells, then the price rises. If no one is buying Bacardi, then the price will begin to drop.

On top of this, we have the MARKET CRASHES. These are points during the event when prices hit their minimum. This can be across a number of items, all items, or maybe just one item. The screens flash, triggering customers to buy, and as they do so, the prices begin to rise.

As you can imagine this creates a high energy event, that is great interactive fun for the customer. However, the reason it is so effective, is that the bar is in control of all of the above.

Firstly, the bar is in control of the products floated on the stock market. There is no limit to the number of items but normally just between 10 and 20 lines.

Secondly, the bar is in control of the minimum and maximum prices for each product. For example, if there are lines you wish to sell (maybe short-dated, high margin, or possibly new products) you may want to drop these slightly more than others.

And finally, the bar is in control of those all-important MARKET CRASHES. These are incredibly powerful sales driving tools. For example, traditionally maybe the bar knows that everyone leaves at nine thirty on a Friday evening. Great, so CRASH the market at nine twenty and no one is going anywhere!

Using this unique interactive model, bars can increase the length of time a customer spends in the venue. Whilst they are there, the bar can manipulate buying behaviour – whilst the customer thinks it was their idea to drink a Sherry at 8 o’clock on a Thursday evening. This is how The Drink Exchange significantly increases revenues.

Once signed up, the bar can choose how frequently and when they wish to run events – although most run weekly. It is incredibly easy to setup, it literally takes less than 10 minutes to create an event.

And the clever part, is that the system is integrated into over 100 POS systems globally . This means that the price on the TV’s, match the price on the POS. And all our integrations are fully authorised.

Please do feel free to get in touch with us to discuss further, or receive more information.

He was talking to two dudes who liked like tire mechanics. I saw him right when I was entering the building so I didn't really get a chance to check it out. Idk if it was a shirt for an org or what, as far away as I was it may have been an anti-communist shirt for all I know. I was hoping I'd see him again when I left but sadly he was gone.

Anyway I just thought that was weird.

Pictured here is a Van Raam, who make some other bicycles for people with disabilities, but they're hardly the only one. I think it's cool people are doing things like this. They are, sadly, rather pricey.

https://fxtwitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1804161356469608833

This is like the only website still around that makes me belly laugh from time to time. What you think fucking reddit is funny?

On Thursday, Musk reposted a chart that claims Europe is suffering from a “fertility crisis,” saying “civilization may end with a bang or with a whimper (in adult diapers).”

Death to America

These guys should only show up at the end of summer

Normal weather stuff

https://fxtwitter.com/Layo_FH/status/1803525839595905471

Edit: Why is the reference to the bit I did like a year ago getting more upbears than the original bit?

“I added the owl to it before I put it into the Darling Prize and I suppose it brought me good luck,” says McKenna. “I kind of identify with the owl as an animal. I don’t really know why. I suppose in some ways I like owls in that you very rarely see them. They lurk in the background a bit and I am a little bit like that myself. I’m quite an introverted person, so the owl is me, really.”

https://archive.md/pjPoQ

edit btw you can access the entire age website through archive.md, pretty much every article will be archived everyday, if you want to get mad reading the age

They are increasing the regressive taxes on essential goods like fuel and vegetable oil. All of this is fully backed by the IMF.

It they were serious about reducing the fiscal deficits (which isn't the issue) they would raise income taxes on the rich because regressive taxes on the working class (who spend much of their income) shrinks the economy.

Article on IMFs role in this:

https://jacobin.com/2024/03/imf-kenya-austerity-debt-william-ruto

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Occupied Palestinian Territory

Good afternoon and thank you all for your patience.

So first off, in Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that people continue to be displaced amidst active fighting and bombardment.

Currently, the UN Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, estimates that 65,000 people remain in Rafah. This is in stark contrast to six weeks ago, when Rafah hosted 1.4 million displaced people before the Israeli evacuation orders and military operations.

UNRWA also tells us that for more than eight months now, 625,000 children have been out of school because of the hostilities. Humanitarian partners are lending support by offering psychosocial activities, but children need to resume their schooling.

Meanwhile, OCHA reports that for the first time since early June, five trucks of fuel entered Gaza. However, the supplies remain scarce as no fuel had been delivered in the Strip for the past two weeks.

I know referencing The Simpsons is a peak millennial thing to do, but it did have its moments.

The sad "yarrr"s are what get me

"Captain you just have to accept that your Gameboy is at the bottom of the ocean"

"hyarrr, sigh, yarrrr"

See this is what I mean, they have to be making their site unbearable on purpose at this point