The Off Topic Topic

[Tonitrus]

Sausages are terrible anyways, but plant-based alternatives are typically abysmal.

[HisMajestyBOB]

The Beyond Burger is pretty good. Those sausages look pretty unappetizing though. 

[Sheilbh]

Bloomberg reporting that Lukashenko is is in talks with Putin about whether he can get exile in Russia.

[Josquius]

Bloomberg reporting that Lukashenko is is in talks with Putin about whether he can get exile in Russia.

Surprising. But good news if so.

[merithyn]

I'm generally in favor of alternatives to meat, but some designs are not convincing.

I think I know that guy on the left.

[Josquius]

Anyone had much experience using gopros and the like?

I've had a tomtom bandit for a while. Finally got a shoulder strap for it and tested it out just walking to the shop.... Its so damn shaky. Don't think I could sit and watch that. And that's just walking along a normal flat path, not the hiking escapades I want to record.

[mongers]

Anyone had much experience using gopros and the like?

I've had a tomtom bandit for a while. Finally got a shoulder strap for it and tested it out just walking to the shop.... Its so damn shaky. Don't think I could sit and watch that. And that's just walking along a normal flat path, not the hiking escapades I want to record.

A head strap would be a lot better, as that's the one part of the body that the mind tries to keep as level as possible. Whereas your shoulder is moving quite vigorously in three dimensions whilst walking.

[FunkMonk]

I'm generally in favor of alternatives to meat, but some designs are not convincing.

Hmm this looks pretty familiar

[Syt]

An emergency helicopter was sent to a park in Vienna to save the life of a 55 year old who had suffered a heart attack. While the man was dying, passersby took selfies with the helicopter.

[Josephus]

I'm generally in favor of alternatives to meat, but some designs are not convincing.

I think I know that guy on the left.

It's right out of the fridge!

[Sheilbh]

Amazing video - it feels almost like Ceausescu suddenly reailising the change in the crowd:
https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1295295699085668353?s=20

Yaroslav Trofimov
@yarotrof
Quite a moment. Lukashenko flies by helicopter to the MKTZ plant in Minsk, giving a speech to what he must have assumed was a friendly audience of industrial workers. Instead, the crowd erupts with "Ukhodi" — "Leave!" #Belarus

Edit: More of the speech from Max Seddon (with multiple clips):

max seddon
@maxseddon
Lukashenko flew to a Minsk factory via helicopter – clearly to avoid protesters on the drive there – and spoke to a select group of workers. It didn't help: they shouted "Resign!"

He said "You can shout all you like" and told them there wouldn't be new elections. via @nexta_tv
Lukashenko's answer was reportedly this, via @tutby:
"Are you saying the elections were unfair and you want fair ones? Here's your answer. We had an election. There won't be any other elections until you kill me."
Seems the booing began when Lukashenko admitted protesters were tortured and tried to claim that the detainees had somehow attacked police while in jail.
Lukashenko was visibly furious at being booed, and clearly not expecting it. "Thank you, I've said everything, you can shout 'Resign!' now." The workers duly obliged

He's also reporting for the FT that Moscow's preference is to broker a deal with the opposition to keep a severely weakened Lukashenko in power. That seems unlikely at this stage.

[Josquius]

Worky business. Do any of our Brits know folk around London with some time to spare and who are currently stuck in the "rental trap? ". Basically decent income folk but who are spending so much on rent they can't save to buy.
I'm doing some research for work on our current swing at tackling the housing crisis and need to try to speak to some southroners. £20 love2shop or amazon voucher for 45 mins or so.

[Tamas]

Worky business. Do any of our Brits know folk around London with some time to spare and who are currently stuck in the "rental trap? ". Basically decent income folk but who are spending so much on rent they can't save to buy.
I'm doing some research for work on our current swing at tackling the housing crisis and need to try to speak to some southroners. £20 love2shop or amazon voucher for 45 mins or so.

I can save plenty but still can't afford to buy anything half decent.

[garbon]

Worky business. Do any of our Brits know folk around London with some time to spare and who are currently stuck in the "rental trap? ". Basically decent income folk but who are spending so much on rent they can't save to buy.
I'm doing some research for work on our current swing at tackling the housing crisis and need to try to speak to some southroners. £20 love2shop or amazon voucher for 45 mins or so.

I can save plenty but still can't afford to buy anything half decent.

I'm now saving a lot and same. I'm not really sure how it is doable unless you adjust your perceptions of what is 'decent' or move far from the city.

[DGuller]

Amazing video - it feels almost like Ceausescu suddenly reailising the change in the crowd:
https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1295295699085668353?s=20

Yaroslav Trofimov
@yarotrof
Quite a moment. Lukashenko flies by helicopter to the MKTZ plant in Minsk, giving a speech to what he must have assumed was a friendly audience of industrial workers. Instead, the crowd erupts with "Ukhodi" — "Leave!" #Belarus

Edit: More of the speech from Max Seddon (with multiple clips):

max seddon
@maxseddon
Lukashenko flew to a Minsk factory via helicopter – clearly to avoid protesters on the drive there – and spoke to a select group of workers. It didn't help: they shouted "Resign!"

He said "You can shout all you like" and told them there wouldn't be new elections. via @nexta_tv
Lukashenko's answer was reportedly this, via @tutby:
"Are you saying the elections were unfair and you want fair ones? Here's your answer. We had an election. There won't be any other elections until you kill me."
Seems the booing began when Lukashenko admitted protesters were tortured and tried to claim that the detainees had somehow attacked police while in jail.
Lukashenko was visibly furious at being booed, and clearly not expecting it. "Thank you, I've said everything, you can shout 'Resign!' now." The workers duly obliged

He's also reporting for the FT that Moscow's preference is to broker a deal with the opposition to keep a severely weakened Lukashenko in power. That seems unlikely at this stage.

Wow, that seems like quite a misstep by Lukeshenko to set up a scene like this.  This is the kind of moment that suddenly makes all your enforcers consider the future after you, and making sure they don't get put on Nuremberg trial.