>>430246
Do you know how much emissions diesel trains pump out? I sincerely hope you're sticking to electrified lines.

>>430268

Do you know how much of a zealous bore you sound like?

>>430269

Almost as though that's deliberate or something.

>>430270

If there was supposed to be a nod and a wink of sarcasm I assure you it was lost in the crap delivery.

>>430268
Stick yourself to some electrified lines.

You might want to read up on attachment theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory

I feel like I'm becoming cold as fuck.

I haven't seen my girlfriend for three weeks, some friends for four months, and my family for nearly a year. Yet I don't miss any of them, or even really feel their absence. In some cases, I even feel rather grateful for the time apart.

Ah shite, a lot of what you lads have said in this thread is ringing true for me and I've recently decided a hermit life is best for me. However, honestly it's great so far and I remember wanting this back when I was a kid, I guess I forgot.

I can relate to a lot of what you're saying. My parents were quite emotionally unstable and needy, so I grew up trying to be a sort of parent to my own parents. For many years I didn't like hugging people, because mum only ever hugged me when she needed a hug, never when she thought I needed a hug. My home life wasn't abusive or especially neglectful, but there was always a pallor of gloom and dread hanging over everything.

I grew up treading on eggshells, always trying to reassure and appease my parents, so in my adult life I tend to keep people at a distance to avoid the sheer effort of what I thought intimacy meant. For me, the key insight was realising that healthy relationships can survive some amount of conflict. It's OK to have a disagreement, it's even OK to have a blazing row occasionally, it's OK to vent about my shitty day or get a bit arsey about the state of the kitchen sink. Subconsciously, the fear of being abandoned by my moody and unreliable parents had stifled my ability to express my own emotional needs in adult relationships.

I'm not sure it's something I'll ever "get over", but being consciously aware of this tendency allows me to deal with things in a healthier and more mature way. I still tend to be guarded and keep people at arm's length, I still tend to smooth things over rather than argue things out, but I can remind myself to be a bit more assertive about my own needs, a bit less fearful about being abandoned and a bit more open about my personal experiences.

I can second the recommendation of >>28677 and would also suggest reading up on transactional analysis, which is a practical application of attachment theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_analysis

>>28895
Assuming that in long-term they all die, such self-sufficiency - if that's it - might be beneficial.
Sage because now I slightly feel 'cold as fuck'.
Myself, I surely appreciate the distance and the need to retreat into my shell periodically.

>>2770
David Bellamy?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg

here's a bunch of assorted stuff on permaculture
https://www.permaculture.co.uk/
https://www.permaculture.org.uk/
https://westportlibrary.libguides.com/permaculture
https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/many-benefits-hugelkultur
https://holmgren.com.au/about-permaculture/
https://www.designedvisions.com/index.php/permaculture
https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/
https://spiralseed.co.uk/

If you wanted to pursue other possibilities then ending it is the kindest thing you could have done for her. It sucks but any other decision would have been crueller in the long run.

Would the same thing happen to the second person?

Are you >>28870?

>>28886

Don't listen to this lad.

By doing this you have undermined the foundations and it's always going to be weaker as a result. It's a shame, and sometimes you will make the wrong decision in love. But it's true what they say, there will always be someone else.

It's important to keep in mind that you always want what you can't have- I always lust after my exes. I have to remind myself of all the reasons I left them/they left me. The brain has a habit of leaving out their flaws when you look back in yearning.

I'm afraid i have very little advice to give you OP, but know that I've just suggested a break from my partner, as I too have become somewhat fixated with another (which will likely come to nothing, but I think i'm OK with that).

The problem is though, I've had a couple of breaks with my partner for a few different reasons over the last few years. However, as time passes we both end up very depressed and missing each other dreadfully, and we end up back together. But then, as more time passes I always end up wanting to separate again. It feels like i'm stuck in a bit of a loop, so perhaps now really is the time to move on. I do understand how tough this all is though. It's not a pleasant feeling hurting someone who has been so kind and supportive over the years.

>>28888

Nah, not me. I will update my thread soonish.

As long as your savings are covered by and below the FSCS limit you're pretty much fine whoever you go with.

>>7721
How do people protect monies over the FSCS limit?

>>7722
Spread it between multiple FSCS-registered institutions.

>>7722
Properties.

I'll hold onto it for you.

>>4827

Normally I avoid Joe Rogan's podcast like the plague but this lad's actually quite insightful.

The weird thing is as well, it's only really western folk that work out knocking their pan in once or thrice a week.

I spent a good few months training with Indonesian lads and they're at it every day, because it's fun to them and not work. Changed my mindset about exercise, it did.

>>4829
Besides training every day, what else was different about their approach?

>>4830

It was a very small gym, only 1 room, so it was more social as well, they would egg each other on to get one more set in, or do races on the treadmill, things like that.

I think that's down to a cultural thing more than 'intensity vs consistency', though.

>>4831

I think training consistently will act as a self-limiter on your intensity. Going in and smashing yourself every day isn't sustainable.

>>4832

I think so, there's definitely been days where I've skipped the gym due to soreness from going too hard a the day or a couple of days before. I can only speak for myself, but I'm quite all-or-nothing, and one missed day can quickly spiral into a missed week, so being consistent has worked out way better for me than being more intense in my work outs.

Would it be overkill to make an Operator class like this:

class Operator: def __init__(self, fn, symbol): self.fn = fn self.symbol = symbol

>>27233

Regex should be anchored like this:

^[+-]?\d+$

import random, re #Custom classes ############################################ class Operator: def __init__(self, fn, symbol): self.fn = fn self.symbol = symbol #Functions ############################################ def getHi(): try: with open('hi.txt', 'r') as file: return int(file.readline().strip()) except: return 10 def incrementHi(): with open('hi.txt', 'w') as file: file.write(str(hi + 1)) #Constants ############################################ lo = 1 hi = getHi() nQuestions = 250 passingMark = 98 #integer percent add = Operator((lambda x,y: x+y), '+') sub = Operator((lambda x,y: x-y), '-') mul = Operator((lambda x,y: x*y), '*') #Start ############################################# print('''Using numbers in range {}-{}. {} questions. Passing mark is {}%. Press ctrl+c to exit early. ---------------'''.format(lo, hi, nQuestions, passingMark)) nCorrect = 0 for i in range(nQuestions): if i == nQuestions - 1: print('\n---Last question---') elif i > 0 and (nQuestions - i) % 25 == 0: remaining = nQuestions - i s = '' if remaining == 1 else 's' print('\n---{} question{} remaining---'.format(remaining, s)) a = random.randint(lo, hi) b = random.randint(lo, hi) op = random.choice([add, sub, mul]) answer = op.fn(a, b) print('\n{} {} {} =\n'.format(a, op.symbol, b)) userIn = input().strip() if re.match(r'^[+-]?\d+$', userIn) and int(userIn) == answer: nCorrect += 1 else: print('\nWRONG. Answer is {}.'.format(answer)) score = (100.0 * nCorrect) / nQuestions print(''' --------------- Score: {0:.2f}%'''.format(score)) if score >= passingMark: print('\nLesson passed. Number range will be increased by 1 next lesson.\n') incrementHi() else: print('\nLesson failed. Lesson will be repeated.\n') print('Press enter to exit.') input()

>>27249

Add this operator:

pow = Operator(lambda x,y: x***y, '^')

I've developed this a bit more. I've added division, square and cube questions and refactored the code a bit.

import math, random, re #Custom classes ############################################ class Question: def __init__(self, equation, answer): self.equation = equation self.answer = answer #Functions ############################################ def getHi(path): try: with open(path, 'r') as file: return int(file.readline().strip()) except: print('''---Error: Unable to access "{}" and load 'hi' value.--- ---Using default value of 10.---\n'''.format(path)) return 10 def incrementHi(path, newHi): try: with open(path, 'w') as file: file.write(str(newHi)) except: print('---Error: Unable to access "{}" and increase number range.---\n'.format(path)) def findBiFactorisations(n): factors = [] for i in range(2, n + 1): for j in range(2, n + 1): if i * j == n: factors.append((i, j)) return factors def isComposite(n): for i in range(2, int(math.sqrt(n)) + 1): if n % i == 0: return True return False def findNonPrimes(lo, hi): nonPrimes = [] for i in range(lo, hi + 1): if isComposite(i): nonPrimes.append(i) return nonPrimes def makeAddQuestion(): a = random.randint(lo, hi) b = random.randint(lo, hi) return Question('{} + {} ='.format(a, b), int(a + b)) def makeSubQuestion(): a = random.randint(lo, hi) b = random.randint(lo, a) return Question('{} - {} ='.format(a, b), int(a - b)) def makeTimesQuestion(): a = random.randint(lo, hi) b = random.randint(lo, hi) return Question('{} * {} ='.format(a, b), int(a * b)) def makeDivQuestion(): a = random.choice(nonPrimes) b, answer = random.choice(findBiFactorisations(a)) return Question('{} / {} ='.format(a, b), int(a / b)) def makeSquareQuestion(): a = random.randrange(lo, hi) return Question('{} ^ 2 ='.format(a), int(a ** 2)) def makeCubeQuestion(): a = random.randrange(lo, hi) return Question('{} ^ 3 ='.format(a), int(a ** 3)) #Constants ############################################ hiFile = r'hi.txt' lo = 1 hi = getHi(hiFile) # must be at least 4 nonPrimes = findNonPrimes(lo, hi) nQuestions = 250 passingMark = 98 # integer percent questionMakers = [makeAddQuestion, makeSubQuestion, makeTimesQuestion, makeDivQuestion, makeSquareQuestion, makeCubeQuestion] #Start ############################################# print('''Using numbers in range {}-{}. {} questions. Passing mark is {}%. Press ctrl+c to exit early. ---------------'''.format(lo, hi, nQuestions, passingMark)) nCorrect = 0 for i in range(nQuestions): if i == nQuestions - 1: print('\n---Last question---') elif i > 0 and (nQuestions - i) % 25 == 0: print('\n---{} questions remaining---'.format(nQuestions - i)) question = random.choice(questionMakers)() print('\n{}\n'.format(question.equation)) userIn = input().strip() if re.match(r'^[+-]?\d+$', userIn) and int(userIn) == question.answer: nCorrect += 1 else: print('\nWRONG. Answer is {}.'.format(question.answer)) score = round(100 * nCorrect / nQuestions, 2) if score % 1 == 0: score = int(score) print(''' --------------- Score: {}%'''.format(score)) if score >= passingMark: print('\nLesson passed. Number range will be increased by 1 next lesson.\n') incrementHi(hiFile, hi + 1) else: print('\nLesson failed. Lesson will be repeated.\n') print('Press enter to exit.') input()

https://www.joe.co.uk/amp/life/ranking-guess-who-least-most-horny-193991

>>64032

Do they look like a pretentious cunt?

>>64037
That doesn't narrow it down much.

>>64038

Well unless they say no. Then I'm down to just Byron you can't have the male pattern baldness horseshoe hair and be that self absorbed. Originally I thought Larry was fine then I noticed the twirl on his moustache. Carla might be decent people who accidentally became fashionable by having the same hair style forever.

>>64035

Why is Jessica not a young Korean woman? UK:Resistance has really messed up my expectations.

>>22866

Well if he, for one, is a TV, he might.

>>22867

YEAH!

>>22870
Huh?

Watched it after reading this thread. Pretty damn funny.

>>22849

It wasn't his best but it was still pretty solid. Decent anecdotal commentary on the waxing and waning of Hollywood celebrity culture, cancel culture, and other cancers of the modern world.

To claim Dave Chappelle is "anti-woke" is laudable. The article - and many others like it - don't even touch on his lampooning of the hate crime hoax that was the Jussie Smollett case. Writers like Taylor Hosking live in blissful ignorance and hold fast to their beliefs of a false dichotomy between comedy and commentary where there may be no moderate middle ground.

tl;dr: basically what >>22850 said, innit.

>>15025

That's pretty fucking tasteless.

>>15019

Shit :(

>>15019
If it's the one the image invokes, then my deepest condolences. A light that burned too bright for the world to bear snuffed out too soon.

>>15015
Awful news.

>>15025
F's in the chat.

I only remember one female from IRC. She was lovely. Having said that, I don't remember her being a mod. I do remember trying to set her up with another lad in the IRC once.

I never did know the gender of some of the other posters, but I did like them all. So whoever has died, I'm sorry to hear it.

>>64019
No idea but she drinks like a fish. Gin for breakfast, wine for lunch, champers for tea and more gin for a nightcap. She'd drink Shane McGowan under easily.

>>64025

Offered out a drinking competition to the ira, send in your best, if i lose you can potato farm the whole of Ulster and have the freedom to tarmac every road in England. Conceded within 30 minutes.

>>64026

THE QUEEN VS PADDY LOSTY'S GRANDSON. Who's your money on?

>>64027
My money's on the Queen and vice versa.

>>64027

her maj sent in oliver reed as a peace envoy.

I once dated a girl, she told me that she was a socialist. I said that I didn't understand economics too.

>>19081

This plays into US politics they have a hard on for the preservation and promotion of Christian culture and values above and beyond the normal historical value that this gives them a chance to exercise. It is an easy win for him.

>>19090
I think otherlad meant Macron rather than Trump when he said President Frog.

>>19091

Ah the president OF the frogs, not the president of the frog meme. Gotcha

>>19092
You might want to think about taking the night off.

I assume this is the same shop. It's nice how they've allowed a greater deal of light and focus onto the remaining Notre Dame. The plain white seems a little too much though - perhaps theywanted not to detract from the Cathedral but it just looks out of place.

To clarify about L2/L3 inter-op a bit, one particular problem I've grappled with included passing transit traffic in a dedicated vlan id through the edge router. There, it had to exit the network via what I understand to be a L3 interface.
It boiled down to setting up bridge domains or whatever its name was. I smashed together a config using a similar one for another VID but bugger me if I undestood what I did.

>>7532

Bitcoin maybe, but something like Monero is still very useful for buying drugs on the internet.

>>7533
>Monero
Then you're back to just getting any money out the other end at all.

Can we wordfilter brexit to WORLD WAR THREE!!!!!

>>7707
That might get a bit confused after the actually WWIII begins. And, even if it happens decades from now, many of the threads currently on the front page of /*/ will still be here.

>>7708
>>7707
Whichever mod actually did this I owe you a pint mate.

The teeth in the top left look better than the ones bottom right. They look like they'd glow in the dark.

>>6036

Indeed I'm sure most people who have teeth as white as the before picture wouldn't bother. Those of us who don't however might want whiter teeth. So let's cut the straw man 'you alreadyy look great' bullshit.

>>6036
He did?
Maybe it was a second image, how do you know.

>>6040
I'm his dentist.

>>6031

currently going through the process of whitening via dentist, steps as such:

got a mould made of my teeth at the dentist
come back 2 weeks later, get personalised kit with teeth whitening gel, syringe things and my plastic mould to squirt gel in
every evening before i go to bed i squirt gel in the mould and put it on my teeth overnight (but often i can only last four hours before it gets too burn-ey), it's quite uncomfy to wear and very strongly acidic so it hurts like a bitch if your teeth are at all sensitive (mine are a bit so i have to alternate nights).

the results have been quite good so far tbh, i wasn't expecting like jurgen klopp results but then again i think the creepy whitening shit is done via veneers which are like 10 grand a tooth so you'd prob go down my route which cost me 290 quid for the mould and the set of gel and syringes (and dental advice).

(A good day to you Sir!)

If you're not shy then why haven't you tried picking up drunken bints on your Friday jaunts?

I would probably start working on the "no friends" bit first. Ideally you could find some sort of club where you can bond with people over shared interests, but if not, amateur team sports would be a good bet. I read somewhere that exercise enhances social bonds on a hormonal level, and the effect is even more potent when backed up by the camaraderie of team sports.

Well, if something isn't working then you need to try a different strategy. If you have a stable job and don't live at home then there's always speed-dating where women are forced to interact with you. I don't know what you're expecting to achieve by wandering the streets the nights or going to bars on your own.

>Every friday and so today i go out into the streets looking for something to do but i return home done nothing.

Is this a lyric from somewhere?

>>28857
Billy Joel?

This might be anecdotal, but for what it's worth, my sexual relationships basically come down to meeting people through the following channels:

a) mutual friends
b) work colleagues
c) themed get-togethers intended for people to mingle (i.e. meetups, clubs)
d) online apps (I've had the most success with Bumble, where girls confirm their interest first)

So those are some more concrete suggestions. But as other lads have pointed out, it sounds like your problems may run a bit deeper. You can gradually overcome social isolation with a few positive changes here and there. For example, finding a new (or any) job automatically puts you into contact with people, moving to a new area will give you new neighbours and a reason to attend local meetups.

I think you should try focusing on the problems you can control and generally leading a good fulfilling life, meeting people will come naturally from that. Don't let it knock your confidence that you haven't had sex -- I'm sure you have your legitimate reasons and struggles.

Many people end up with absolutely dysfunctional sex lives despite early "success". Think about the people who have sexless relationships or marriages, those who are cheating, developing risky/dangerous sex behaviours, or hide their true sexual orientations. Not having sex until a late age is certainly not the worst thing that can happen in someone's sexual development

I have been told that Hinge is Tinder for hideous and desperate people. Try that, if you're still around as I don't think you've replied once.

So spacetime is made out of a tapestry of quantum entanglements?

Spacetime and matter aren't separate things, spacetime is an extension of matter.

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