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by james2001
Mon 28 Apr, 2025 22.32
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 257
Views: 194742

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

The obvious issue with people not moving over this time compared when previous versions went end of life is the ridiculous hardware restrictions that Microsoft put on Windows 11, meaning many people can't upgrade to 11, even if they want to, even when their computers aren't particularly old and they ...
by james2001
Wed 23 Apr, 2025 01.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 19963

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?

We've really got the transphobes crawling out, haven't we?
by james2001
Tue 22 Apr, 2025 14.40
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 19963

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?

This has actually disgsuted me... seriously considering resigning my Labour party membership

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crldey0z00ro

Really feels like he's trying too hard to win back the Reform crowd without thinking about how it's alienating everyone else.
by james2001
Tue 22 Apr, 2025 10.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2257
Views: 1261281

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

That won't be the case for much longer, once the tobacco and vapes bill passes they'll have to be hidden too.
by james2001
Sun 20 Apr, 2025 23.09
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 19963

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?


What has helped the Gender Critical movement substantially is that they have a major ally in author J.K. Rowling who was believed to have bankrolled For Women Scotland's appeal against the Scottish Government.


She genuinely makes me feel sick, I've been unable to watch or read anything Harry ...
by james2001
Sun 20 Apr, 2025 23.06
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 19963

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?

This comic feels very apt to me, for people who think they won't be the next target:

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by james2001
Sun 20 Apr, 2025 22.21
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Old supermarket signage
Replies: 58
Views: 142975

Re: Old supermarket signage

That red Woolworth's sign is from a LOT later, from the mid-late 00s, literally the last few years of Woolie's life, I think that style came in around 2003/4. Before then, they were individual letters rather than a single sign, like this:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20 ...
by james2001
Thu 17 Apr, 2025 10.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 19963

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?

bilky asko wrote: Wed 16 Apr, 2025 23.36What it does do is allow people to be openly bigoted thinking that they have the backing of law, no longer pretending they have "legitimate concerns" or that there are "questions" to be answered.
And we've got one of them in this very thread.
by james2001
Fri 28 Mar, 2025 14.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2257
Views: 1261281

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Philip wrote: Fri 28 Mar, 2025 13.39 Though it's a bit similar sounding to TJ Hughes
Which is the whole reason why TJ Maxx is called TK Maxx in the UK.
by james2001
Mon 17 Mar, 2025 21.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2168
Views: 1419259

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

Isn't that the store on the site of the old Food Giant? I see it frequently going past it on the train.
by james2001
Tue 11 Mar, 2025 22.08
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Old supermarket signage
Replies: 58
Views: 142975

Re: Old supermarket signage

This video posted by the BBC Archive today about the early days of the supermarket value products gives us a look at some early 80s supermarkets. Mostly Tesco and the long gone Fine Fare and International.