that wasn't even a 24hr-outrage piece, that was a pretty interesting and well-researched history lesson that taught me things i didn't know before
― lex pretend, Monday, 20 July 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I was braced for something about cultural appropriation and guilt but it's not that at all. It's straight-up informative.
― A swarm of antipathy (Re-Make/Re-Model), Monday, 20 July 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
not a peep about the cruelty of animal slaughter & consumption though
― example (crüt), Monday, 20 July 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/21/teacher-parents-report-racism-school-onesie
a classic of the genre
― regret it? nope. reddit? yep. (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:55 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/21/labour-rebellion-harriet-harman-man-welfare-vote?
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 15:06 (nine years ago) link
seems to have gone unnoticed that the writer of ^that piece is literally on work experience at the Guardian this week
― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
haven't read it, i noticed a lot of men disparaging it
― regret it? nope. reddit? yep. (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 15:44 (nine years ago) link
"I know long multiplication was taught in a radically different way back in the 70s. My own parents have told me. But please at least try to adopt the way it’s taught in today’s classroom when supporting your child at home"
wait, they've changed multiplication now?
― koogs, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
are they talking about logarithm tables maybe?
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
Long multiplication is indeed taught differently now. it involves some kind of grid.
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
apparently in the 70s they taught multiplication as repeated addition. the way i learnt it was the current way (despite that having been the 70s. lol, i r old.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/multiplication/read/4/ oh, is this what you mean? seems error-prone to me
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/multiplication/read/5/ the PROPER way
then there's thishttp://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Multiply-Like-Chinese-the-easy-way-Fast-/
― koogs, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
George Osborne ruined my yoga retreat
― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:00 (nine years ago) link
Beyond parody tbh.
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:11 (nine years ago) link
That new way of multiplying stuff seems like madness. I mean, I can see how it would simplify the idea of it to people who are scared of numbers, but it's still just WRONG.
― ailsa, Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:36 (nine years ago) link
Charlotte and I have the same yoga teacher, who ran the retreat in Italy over two weeks (I was there in week one, Charlotte in week two).
The retreat was lovely - well organised and taught by a very dedicated teacher. Shame it had this tripe written about it - her anecdote of a practice promoting a 'kinder' self put in that context is a low point, particular to me and how I heard this talked about in a class. One of many low points, which are easier to point out. xp
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:43 (nine years ago) link
they fucked up adding too fyi xp
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:46 (nine years ago) link
that yoga thing is fine, Charlotte Higgins is a perfectly fine writer, p sure she wrote it equipped with the self-awareness that the thick, boring twats btl were born missing
― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:46 (nine years ago) link
haha i just looked up the grid method and it's just a spatially intuitive way of diagramming the same shit? that's fine!!
number bonds can get bent tho
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:47 (nine years ago) link
(notwithstanding any issues w/ the ethics of the practice, which are outside my field of knowledge)
― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:47 (nine years ago) link
the way of learning to spell by fonetic letter pronunciation is probably based on smart science, but when i hear my nephews say the letters as like "ooo" or whatever, i'm just like "ffs what have we become"
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Thursday, 23 July 2015 12:40 (nine years ago) link
One day, when I've left the Guardian, I shall offer my views on every single Guardian journalist named on this thread, for good or bad …
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Thursday, 23 July 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
> it's just a spatially intuitive way of diagramming the same shit? that's fine!!
the final adding up needs you to copy all the info from the result boxes. the 'old' way they were all already aligned nicely to add up there and then.
― koogs, Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link
It is a prejudice of ours, for sure, but we expect bands featuring transgender musicians to be fringe sorts who make an avant-garde racket.
uh yes that is indeed a prejudice
― Merdeyeux, Thursday, 23 July 2015 19:02 (nine years ago) link
He is so awful. So, so awful.
― I wear my Redditor loathing with pride (ShariVari), Thursday, 23 July 2015 19:11 (nine years ago) link
my favourite thing about P Lester is that he shares an amalgamated amazon author page with the writer of erotica such as this:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414S351rnhL._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
― pop addicts should "do their thing", whatever that may be (soref), Thursday, 23 July 2015 19:17 (nine years ago) link
that yoga thing is fine, Charlotte Higgins is a perfectly fine writer, p sure she wrote it equipped with the self-awareness that the thick, boring twats btl were born missing― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 23 July 2015 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 23 July 2015 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
everything is fine.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 24 July 2015 11:31 (nine years ago) link
What does btl mean?
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:37 (nine years ago) link
below the line, ie comments
― Credit: howtokeepapositiveattitudedotcom (stevie), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:37 (nine years ago) link
I was thinking of Buy to Let!
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:43 (nine years ago) link
Bacon, tomato, lettuce.
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:44 (nine years ago) link
... that was on Channel 4 earlier this year I think.
― Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:45 (nine years ago) link
I don't even get what or who P. Lester has in mind wrt that line abt stereotypical trans music (which is about two years old for anyone who looked for it on today's page like I did)
― Hector Ringtone (DJ Mencap), Friday, 24 July 2015 12:18 (nine years ago) link
cindytalk or genesis p-orridge would fit his imaginary stereotype i guess?
― feargal czukay (NickB), Friday, 24 July 2015 12:35 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/03/analysing-the-balance-of-our-jeremy-corbyn-coverage?CMP=share_btn_tw
Turning back to the concerns of those who have complained to the readers’ editor’s office and commenters below the line, I read or viewed 43 pieces of journalism published between 21 and 30 July. This is not a scientific piece of research – we don’t have the resources – but an attempt, led by some of the readers’ comments, to gain a snapshot of the coverage.
Telling me you couldn't get a couple of office temps to go through a few weeks' worth of back issues in a week?
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 3 August 2015 09:15 (nine years ago) link
Not that I wondered but I didn't know The Guardian supported the Vietnam war "for a while". Doesn't surprise me in the least.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 3 August 2015 09:17 (nine years ago) link
Ho Chi Minh wd've rendered the Viet Cong unelectable
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Monday, 3 August 2015 09:23 (nine years ago) link
have heard BBC News pundits casually describe Corbyn as a "Hard Left" candidate so you know, maybe that is a purely descriptive term with no connotations or editorializing involved
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Monday, 3 August 2015 09:25 (nine years ago) link
the Guardian's columnists collectively shitting themselves b/c the terrifying spectre of a SocDem has been hilarious.
― ey mk II, Monday, 3 August 2015 09:43 (nine years ago) link
The box and chinese multiplication thing is interesting - just provided me with 30 mins of excellent work procrastination - thanks
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 3 August 2015 09:59 (nine years ago) link
Jonathan Jones is streaking ahead in the race to be the most embarrassing 'asset' the paper has.
http://www.donotlink.com/g9nb
― I wear my Redditor loathing with pride (ShariVari), Saturday, 8 August 2015 12:22 (nine years ago) link
i'd despair but y'know, people like that are crying out to be exterminated tbh
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 August 2015 12:31 (nine years ago) link
That article is vile.
Karl Marx was a gentle man
A former 'serious and committed Marxist' who appears to know nothing about Karl Marx, for a start.
― The Tony Hart Land (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 August 2015 12:47 (nine years ago) link
Jones was brought up in North Wales. Both his parents were school teachers and the family visited Italy in the summer holidays which developed his interest in art. He read history at Cambridge University, but it is unclear if he graduated.
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 August 2015 12:51 (nine years ago) link
I was about to say, isn't this guy an art critic?
― The Tony Hart Land (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 August 2015 13:06 (nine years ago) link
more anti-corbyn articles should just be an extended gripe about how wrong the author has been in the past
― ogmor, Saturday, 8 August 2015 13:33 (nine years ago) link
xp yeah and a Turner Prize judge, he is certainly not a historian or a decent writer.
― xelab, Saturday, 8 August 2015 13:39 (nine years ago) link
after cementing his place as #1 laughing stock of the art world he's really going all out in his bid for the mainstream
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 8 August 2015 13:45 (nine years ago) link
"as a young man i was a serious Marxist who had no idea what the Soviet Union may've been like"
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 August 2015 13:49 (nine years ago) link
some a+ trolling here:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/12/death-nightclub-murder-dancefloor-teenagers-triumph-nerd-culture
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 12:25 (nine years ago) link
i read that this morning, then god help me i looked at a few of the comments, and these two actions made me decide to try to stop reading the guardian forever
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 12:28 (nine years ago) link