>>470573

Most pay sites have implemented OSA-compliant age gating even for previews, because they need to stay on good terms with their payment processors and the card networks. The tube sites haven't, and Ofcom don't really have the resources to play cat-and-mouse with all of them; the torrent sites obviously couldn't give less of a fuck.

>>470579

Blocking has become much more technologically difficult in recent years, especially against savvy users. Cloudflare provides DNS-over-HTTPS, so if you're using their DNS service there's basically nothing that your ISP can do other than block the whole of Cloudflare, which these days means half the internet. If you use a VPN, then you can securely tunnel out of British jurisdiction and access the internet as if you were in the US or wherever else; your ISP can't see what's flowing through that VPN tunnel, so their only option would be to attempt to block all VPN traffic.

The Premier League and their broadcast partners are desperate to stop people from watching hookey streams, they've been spending a small fortune over many years to try and clamp down on it, the government and the courts are fully on board, but it's still pretty much trivial to circumvent all their efforts and watch a 3pm match online.

>>470581
You can't legally directly leave your body, because a dead body is still human tissue that must be disposed of properly. However, if you opt for cremation, your cremains are fair game, and there are companies that will do all sorts of things with them, including blending them into animal feed. They won't be eating your flesh, but it's about as close as you can legally get in many places.

>>470572
This is a point of contention, and I really wish people would make up their minds what fucking day it is. One local bus company is running Saturday service, the rest are running Sunday service, and the trains are acting as if it's a normal Monday. Some restaurants that are "closed Mondays" are closed because it's Monday, others are open because it's a bank holiday.

It's too warm with the duvet on but too cold with just the bedsheet.

>>470587

Does it make me a posh cunt that I've got summer and winter duvets? It definitely makes me feel like a cunt.

>>470588
I bought totally new bedding a few months ago, so now I have a 15-tog winter duvet and a 10.5-tog summer one. But 10.5 tog is far too much for summer as it turns out, and I refuse to buy a third duvet.

>>470588
It's a 4.5 tog duvet I'm finding too warm.

>>470588

I got my mum a pair of summer and winter duvets from Ikea once for Christmas. They were sold as one package and cost me £120. It was well worth it because they were very good quality.

120 quid may sound much for a Christmas present for your parents, but it was always important to me to show my gratitude.

Don't think British Gas could be any more useless. I said I was skeptical anyone would show up for the 28th- I've just had a text saying he's coming today. Which unless I am living in some sort of timeslip, is only the 27th.

I don't know how inept a company has to be to not be able to just get a simple date correct. If the initial date was unavailable, why would they book it for a different date without asking, they're only wasting their own time.

If you saw someone wearing these on one arm under a t-shirt, would it look suspicious?

I've started to get self conscious about old self harm scars. I got skin colour sleeves a few months ago, though they make it look like I'm hiding something. I got black ones today so it looks like I'm concerned about compression or aerodynamics or something rather than coverage.

>>470593
Careful, two-tone Converse lad will be trying it on if you're not careful.

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable making this joke, but I'm hoping that therein lies the boiling, spikey, comedy-core we're all trying to find and sit squarely on top of.

Being serious for a moment, have you ever had anyone comment on your self-harm scars? If I was to inhabit the mind of someone who stereotypes for a moment, I feel as though "bloke with self-harm scars" says "prison maniac", whereas a woman's scars suggest "depressed teenager". I have a single off-colour line across my left forearm acquired only last year during a fit of pique, so I can't know myself.

>>470593

I'll be completely honest, I knew what you were going to ask before I even read it - but I have had enough experiences with people who SH for my mind to immediately go there, I'm not convinced the majority of people would think the same, though I reckon you'd have to wear both, just having one arm covered to me makes it obvious, but both as you say just makes you look like you're off to the gym or something.

I'm sure you've heard this a million times before, but people don't really care about what other people are doing, you'll always be judging yourself more than other people will.

>>470593
Depending on how skinny and good looking you are I'd think you're either a slutty bottom or someone into cycling/running. Why not just wear a long-sleeve like you have tattoos at work?

>>470593

I thought "you'll look like you are covering up self harm scars" before I read enough to realise that's what it is.

But I mean it's still not a bad look, just make sure you wear your tightest denim shorts, a fishnet vest and your neon coloured tail and ears with it, and I'd probably shag you.

>>470594
I honestly wasn't bothered by them for a decade, but when I went to the dentist the other week they asked what happened to my arm and I said I used to self harm, and it killed the mood. It's either sleeves, or a good excuse for arm covered in burn and cut scars.

Generally people don't ask because most people (I assume) know that asking about a person's scars, self-inflicted or not, is not the done thing to do on a first meeting.

I like these sort of posts, asking for and validating opinions :)

>>470593
One sleeve; medical issue.
Two sleeves; skater/grunge.
If I saw they were obviously sleeves as opposed to a long sleeve top under a t-shirt, I'd probably think fem (according to the image you've provided - if you're a fat anime chud I'd think something else).

It's the thumb hole that makes them look particularly feminine, incase that's not the look you're going for.

>self conscious about old self harm scars
Unless you're adorned with serious mutilation scars rather than semi-deep angsty teen scars, noone probably notices or gives a shit. I've stopped caring about mine (the latter), though I only wear short sleeves in the summer.


>>470594
>I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable
I can't think why unless you're concerned about .. bullying him?

>>470598
>Generally people don't ask because most people (I assume) know that asking about a person's scars, self-inflicted or not, is not the done thing to do on a first meeting.
Yeah, that is a bit odd that they asked. I once told someone I was attacked by a dinosaur. I also told my child sister, on being asked, that I fell asleep in the garden and worms came to squirm along my arms. She believed me and wouldn't sit on the grass for a while after that - whoops.
I also made the excuse to a boss who saw my arms full of fresh red scratches that I'd recently been to a forest army larp thing and had crawled through a bush of brambles. Complete retard back then, I just didn't think to cover them at all.

>>470599
It's the combo of burns and cuts that fucks me over. When it was just cuts I could say something like >>470600, it was from brambles.

I could justify the sleeves as preventing desk friction when using a keyboard and mouse maybe. Or say I'm a klutzy chef.

Do you reckon Are Tommeh converted while he was in prison?

>>470601

I'm heavily scarred across large parts of my body (electrical burns). I almost always wear trousers and long-sleeved shirts. Nobody has ever assumed that I'm hiding scars or thought that anything was off, I'm just generally well-dressed. I think >>470599 is right that the thumbholes are giving a weird vibe.

Other possible options, if long sleeves really aren't your thing:

Tattooists can do a remarkably good job of hiding scars, although two full sleeves are going to be quite pricey.

There are a variety of skin camouflage products available; I use Vichy Dermablend on my neck, but I've heard good things about Kryolan and Veil. They're unbelievably good at covering discolouration, although obviously they can't fully hide lumps or gouges.

Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing is very effective in reducing the appearance of deep scars. Corticosteroid injections can greatly reduce keloid scars.

>>470602

Normally I would assume that any sudden conversion to Christianity means that sexual assault allegations are looming, but in the case of Are Tommeh I think it's more straightforward - religious services are the best way of getting some time out of your cell if you're in protective custody.

>>470602
A Cathcuck Zionist, grim combo.

>>470603
I think tattooing is probably my best option. But then I have to think of a non-gay tattoo idea. When I was 15 I wanted a Brotherhood Of Steel tattoo, so I have a history of wanting terrible designs.

Just booked a flight from Luton to Crete. Ten days in late June/early July at a more than reasonable price. I still haven't decided where I'll be staying, although I've got a shortlist of possible places, so it's a bit of a gamble till then. It's going to be a self catering apartment, as I've come to absolutely hate hotels on holiday with passion.

The older I get, the more I just want a quiet place to stay where I won't be running into 300 random people all the time. The fewer other guests, the better. Even just having breakfast with that number of people in the same room every morning can ruin my entire day.

>>470606
I was only there for a day trip from Athens, but the advice I got from the locals for a longer trip was to rent a campervan and hop around all the cool spots at my own leisure, and failing that, at the very least rent a car or motorbike to explore all the beautiful out of the way places that buses don't go to.

>>470607

I will be getting a hire car for the full ten days. A friend told me that Crete is quite mountainous in parts with many barely accessible dirt roads, so an SUV or at least something with enough ground clearance is probably a good idea.

Can't decide if I should have the salami and nduja sourdough pizza I've just bought for tea tonight or save it for one of the nights I will invariably get home from work and not be arsed to cook later in the week.

>>470606
I'm thinking about a similar thing this summer although I can't decide if a solo holiday is a monumentally bad idea or not. I've frankly got an obscene amount of holiday time to spend and I reckon a week or two somewhere else will at least give a semblance of normality to co-workers and let my housemate have the place to herself.

>>470610
I have a similar struggle all the time. For me the maddening thing is you'll usually eat the pizza and then feel a bit disappointed with the experiance once you're done with it.

There's been a lump on my back for... Maybe 3-4 years now. I told my ex it was just a deep spot but, bless her, she kept telling me to get the doctor to check it out. You know how much hassle it is to see your GP these days, so I kept putting it off and putting off but never quite made it there. Anyway it just popped. Smells awful but I feel a lot better.

>>470611

>I'm thinking about a similar thing this summer although I can't decide if a solo holiday is a monumentally bad idea or not.

I can see where you're coming from. It was the same for me the first time I actually took the plunge and went on holiday on my own.

If you're the kind of person here at home who is ok with doing things and activities on his own without feeling funny or bored, then there's a good chance you'll also enjoy a solo holiday.

I've had everything from couples holiday to lads holiday or family holiday, and in some way, travelling on my own has turned out to actually be somewhat more liberating and less stressful. You get to do whatever you want all day long, without having to compromise with a mopey partner or a mate who has other ideas. Yes, there'll be times when you'll feel weird sitting at a table or bar alone, or lying on the beach all by yourself. There will be those moments. But on the other hand, it helped me come out of my shell more, because I was always kind of an anxious person when talking to other people. Travelling on your own forces you to interact more with strangers, as you don't have a partner or friend who is with you to hide behind and do it for you. In that sense, at the best of times, it can actually be therapeutic.

When I first got a taste of it on my first holiday alone, it kind of made me regret not having done it sooner. There were a good number of summers before that where I would have had the time and the money but had nobody to go with, and stayed home.

>>470612

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTeknAUY6Q

They make artificial spot popping fidget toys, I wonder if the filling smells. I don't know if a better product would be some sort of cream or paste you massage into a section of your skin, that encourages the growth of spots or cysts. That way you get to do silly spot bursting stimming, with the additional plus of the pain and blood of your actual body.

>>470614
I once wondered about injecting tiny quanitites of actual fecal matter under my topmost layer of skin in attempt at recreating nasty spots to pick at but realised this would be absolutely nuts and decided not to do it.

All you have to do really is eat a whole tub of Ben and Jerry's - you'll develop some decent oily spots over the next couple of days. The best ones are those firm, slighty dried ones that leave a clear cavity in your skin for a few minutes. Oh, and those really tight spots that you can physically feel eject when you press them out - those are incredible.

It's strange this comes up because I stopped myself from posting about it just recently.
Why is it that some spots bleed after extraction, when you've made no real damage to the area? Yesterday I found a horrible pocket of puss just sitting there which pissed blood after pressing out - there was no preassure or anything, just a little pocket. Surely if the oil/gunk is in contact with an open blood vessel you'd get ill? I don't recall extracting a 'plug' or scab before the blood came, and didn't break any skin AFAIK.

Hey, I wonder what other imageboards are talking about today.

>>470616
Probably some utterly horrible shit. However, in a tragic turn of events, it's probably less awful than even momentarily entertaining the idea of injecting your own feces under your skin in order to become a IRL acolyte of Nurgle.

Imagine being so on drugs that you end up becoming ISIS. Well, I guess that's kind of how ISIS happened, with the captagon and all, but you get my point. Actually, you might not, so just to be clear I'm talking about the fucking pillock who drove his car into a load of people in Liverpool.

>>470618

I mean I've taken a lot of cocaine over the years, at times far more than he was allegedly on, and I've never been ISIS. So I don't think it was entirely the drugs's fault.

>>470619

The person who drove his car into the crowds at the Liverpool parade has been named as Paul Doyle. Unsurprisingly, other people named Paul Doyle have been receiving lots of harassment due to sharing his name. It's like poor H all over again.

Really wish I hadn't had that salami and nduja sourdough pizza last night.

>Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018)
Did you know Stephen Hawking is dead? Christ, that was kept quiet.
God bless.

>>470628

Wait till you find out about the year 2015 schoolboylad

>>470634
It was 2016 when everyone died. There were plenty of celebrity deaths in 2015 too, inevitably, but 2016 was the one with the reputation for constant celebrity deaths such as Prince and David Bowie.

I think I have concluded that chippolatas are better than thick sausages for a fry up. I reckon it's the surface area, you get a better crispy skin to mushy innard ratio.

Also there's nowt wrong with Richmond sausages and I think people who moan about them are sheep, like the kind of people who buy Cathedral City cheese just because they have been programmed to believe stronger = better.

>>470642
I'm not going to trust the opinion of someone who posts in the weekday thread on a Sunday.

Extra mature cheddar is the best form of cheddar. Cathedral City cheese is horrible and rubbery.

>>470643

Extra mature cheddar doesn't melt properly, it just curdles.

>>470642
> chippolatas are better than thick sausages for a fry up.

Thick sausages also require proper cooking. They must be grilled, or baked and then crisped in the pan. Don't get me wrong, properly done an absolute joy, but chipolatas fry just fine.

>>470644
I only have this issue if I put too much grated cheese in my toasties.

>>470643

I went a bit mad on cheeses last week, and bought one of just about every variety they had in Aldi. It was all great. Cheese is hard to get wrong. I don't understand the logic of people buying branded cheese unless it's a unique variety.

The thing with cheese, however, is it very much depends on the context- You don't go putting extra mature cheddar on pizza, or on top of your pasta. I mean you can, but there's a reason things like mozzarella and parmesan exist for those jobs. A very sharp cheddar like the one I bought last week, and I mean this was so ripe it had little crystals of salt you could taste throughout, is that it's really for enjoying alone, or at the most with a little plate of crackers and tapas meats. It was delicious but would I say it's the best form of cheddar? No, it's absolutely delivious but not at all a versatile cheese.

If I was going to have one all purpose cheese in my fridge it would be a bog standard medium cheddar. But there is no such thing as an all purpose cheese. I don't think I could get by with less than three types of cheese. I've always got some cheddar, some grated parmesan, a bit of red Leicester, and often a bit of brie.

A not so close friend's girlfriend has added me to a whatsapp group whose purpose is the planning of a big surprise party for his 40th birthday. Which is a bit awkward, because now I've got messages popping up all the time by people that I've never met and have no clue at all who they are.

£325 on the premium bonds this month, not bad.

>>470668
Just mute it. I find being in multiple WhatsApp group chats you have nothing to say to but can't leave out of politeness to one or two people in there is just a part of being an adult.