Barney Stringer

Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 20:34 UTC

It turns out it was a mistake to draw lessons from the Uxbridge by-election

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 13:35 UTC

Finally found a point of agreement with Sunak

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

Interestingly, my mum whose work meant she never needed to engage with DOS, later adapted well to Windows as her first use of computers. And my mother-in-law, who never needed to use either, has now got quite handy with iOS

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 09:30 UTC

My dad spent most of his career with a manual typewriter, adapted to WordPerfect / DOS, but struggled to make the jump to Word / Windows, despite it being “easier” My kids are used to tech that “just works” - why would you bother to learn *how* it works? (I feel the same about modern reliable cars)

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 22:15 UTC

Just glad you didn’t say bad-tempered Barnaby…

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 12, 2024 at 15:19 UTC

It’s that day of the year when British people briefly panic, seeing tweets about Mother’s Day, before remembering: Americans

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 11, 2024 at 08:05 UTC

After all the “look North” messages last night, now have REM Stand stuck in my head…

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 22:17 UTC

Wow, in London!

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 05, 2024 at 17:38 UTC

The swifts are back in London The Congo’s loss is our gain

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] May 05, 2024 at 08:35 UTC

The Government’s bizarre focus on Rwanda as their electoral salvation feels like a classic Chewbacca Defence: “If the Rwanda plan is in effect, you must re-elect” To which the only sensible response is - what on EARTH are you talking about?

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 25, 2024 at 10:21 UTC

Blackthorne: I’m not a NIMBY, we need new homes/solar farms/railways/electricity grid connections. But this particular proposal hasn’t been thought out, and is not in the right place Mariko: The Anjin says he is a NIMBY

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 19, 2024 at 13:48 UTC

I never understood what problem (b) was meant to prevent! Merging towns is how all great conurbations were formed. It worked out OK for the Cities of London & Westminster, or Buda & Pest - does GB policy think that was a mistake we would ideally want to undo?

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 13, 2024 at 10:40 UTC

Does 1.5 million homes in next parliament imply annual target of 375,000? (You’d expect a 4-year first term)

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 13, 2024 at 10:37 UTC

Great summary of Labour’s housing plans There’s a lot to be encouraged by here

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 19, 2024 at 18:58 UTC

Can confirm. Roti King is *definitely* that good! Queue starts before it opens. Order the roti canai with chicken kari

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 10, 2024 at 15:55 UTC

I’ll try not to become entirely a Malaysian-food-in-London feed, but…

Yi Qi on Lyle Street is another amazingly good new opening

The Malaysian wave in London right now is quite something

www.yiqipanasia.co.uk

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 20:10 UTC

Well this is going to be good!

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 22:06 UTC

I’m sorry but I’m actually going to have to insist you all eat here

www.instagram.com/javafusionlo...

So good!

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 10:02 UTC

Great to see the Migration Museum back in Lewisham

A big crowd for the opening night of the Migration and the Making of the NHS exhibition

heartofthenation.co.uk

Lovely to see my mother-in-law’s story featured, thanks to Ingat-Ingat

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 02, 2024 at 23:15 UTC

Clearing out my dad’s house, which is a weird, sad, and emotional process But this made me laugh. An old ad for The Mousetrap in its “9th incredible year”! Wow that’s a long time for a play to be running…

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 18, 2024 at 10:27 UTC

Never thought I’d be telling people to go to Acton, but new Malaysian restaurant Java Fusion really is worth the (Mildmay Line) trip The best and most authentic Malaysian food I’ve eaten in London

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 15, 2024 at 22:11 UTC

ONS: GDP falls for two consecutive quarters BBC News at Ten: Let’s go straight to our POLITICAL editor to explain this economic news …sigh

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 14:48 UTC

Happy New Year!

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 06, 2024 at 19:02 UTC

Reckon that must have been it. City of Manchester, but not City of London We’d have lost the quiz anyway so I’ll let it pass…

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 06, 2024 at 18:42 UTC

@thomasforth.bsky.social welcome Tom. Just the person I was looking for - under what definition is Leeds UK’s third largest city?

2nd maybe if you (perversely) stick to district boundaries. But 3rd?

Do your magic circles do it?

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 02, 2024 at 20:59 UTC

Also not happy with “how many states of matter are there”. I mean, about 22, but depends what you mean.. (No, I’m not being that guy who challenges the quizmaster, just quietly muttering)

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 02, 2024 at 20:57 UTC

At school fundraising quiz. Question “which is third biggest city in UK” There are too many ways to answer this… A real MAUP problem

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 31, 2024 at 11:37 UTC

This week's population projections put us right back where we started Planning Guidance still uses 2014-based projections as starting point for housing need, ignoring later, lower projections Now latest figures pretty much match the old ones again Maybe we do need those extra homes after all...

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 17, 2024 at 19:52 UTC

This is just the situation for the “Let Me Google That For You” website:

letmegooglethat.com?q=Bon+Appeti...

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 13, 2024 at 08:17 UTC

I’m sure, yes.

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 12, 2024 at 21:19 UTC

Hi, looks like they’re called Microtech Propel I’m no doctor and I’d imagine there are different causes of tinnitus, so may not be right for everyone and need to get proper advice But for me it was fantastic - both a relief while wearing, and quite quickly got rid of it

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 11, 2024 at 23:41 UTC

They explained the tinnitus to me as like the hum you get when you turn a speaker up to max when there’s no music Your brain is straining too hard hear something when there’s nothing White noise gives it something else to fix on so it calms down

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 11, 2024 at 23:32 UTC

I had tinnitus treated (NHS) with something that looked like a hearing aid, but it just played subtle white noise Only needed to wear it in the evenings at home, when it was quiet. Tinnitus pretty much gone after a few months Strongly recommend

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 21, 2023 at 09:38 UTC

There’s quite a few planners on here. Best way to find them is to go through others’ follow list and follow those people

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 17, 2023 at 13:17 UTC

Just popped back to the Bad Place to see what’s up, and I regret to tell you there’s some really offensive stuff on there:

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 14, 2023 at 22:16 UTC

Katy Freeway? Just one more lane’ll fix it…

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 23:52 UTC

NHS:

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 23:51 UTC

Councils:

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 23:49 UTC

Universities:

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 23:31 UTC

Follow a range of experts & all seem to say their particular sector is in crisis Universities and councils going bust Care sector and NHS emergency care about to collapse Etc Feels like 2024 will be a year of stuff coming home to roost While news is just pointless debate about Rwanda?

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 12, 2023 at 21:19 UTC

Well this doesn’t seem like a very good idea (Warning, includes the usual obligatory confusion of green belt and greenfield)

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 08, 2023 at 10:29 UTC

Who did this, because I’d like to have a word… (House of Charity, Soho, London)

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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 05, 2023 at 19:13 UTC

My “quality product” label raising lots of questions already answered by the label (Looking for something at the back of the spice cupboard and I have no idea what’s in this sachet)

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