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In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like. Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.

It's yet ANOTHER pivotal week in the Brexit farrago, with the first decisive vote tonight. The Maybot has been running around in perhaps the most definitive case of permative negotiations, and after a suitably dramatic last ditch flight to Brussels yesterday has come back claiming that new guarantees have been agreed, which others have already pointed out were already there on the existing document.

Friday coming is "Comic Relief Red Nose Day" in the UK (And after the previous few days I suspect we'll bloody well need some) the charity telethon/event.

It's 30 years to the day since Tim Berners-Lee (now SIR Tim) submitted a document to his boss about a proposed means to share digital information, which is seen as the foundation of the creation of the World Wide Web. In an open letter he expressed his dismay at the way that it was being used and abused, with particular concern about data breaches and deliberate attempts to manipulate voters.

A Fox News host, one Tucker Carlson, is accused of misogyny and racism after old audios of his calls to a phone in show (featuring someone called "Bubba the Love Sponge"), has invited anyone who disagrees with his frankly outrageous comments to come on his show. (If you want to read his comments follow the link, but I'd add a trigger warning for sexism, misogyny and discussions of underage sex)

The POTUS 45 Administration is considering cut of 7.1 billion in education budget. It's unlikely to pass, but says a LOT about priorities.

Several countries (Australia and Singapore) have made the decision to ban the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from their airspace after the second fatal crash in less than five months (though it should be noted there is no evidence of a link yet). Other countries have taken varied actions

Duck Tales had it's first episode for a couple of months (and the last until May), and it was a corker, giving us the story of what Della Duck, sister to Donald, mother to the triplets and adventurer in her own right, had been doing since her rocket crashed on the moon shortly before the triplets hatched. Managed to be funny, exciting and heartbreaking without breaking a sweat and Paget Brewster's rather eccentric Della was a delight.

Finished watching Seraph of the End, which ambled along in a not terribly surprising manner. "Oh look, everyone in power is a malevolent bag of dicks" is hardly a twist no-one saw coming. Apparently there might yet be a season 3.Started to watch "The Order" on Netflix, but gave up after the third episode (and that was a slog). Bland with a side-order of dull..

But to end on an up note, we have a new trailer for Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens!

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captainbellman

After giving it some thought, I've decided to just stop visiting scans-daily and commenting on posts, entirely.

It's mostly because of, and I cannot stress this enough, cyberghostface; but also because I need to devote more time to my close personal relationships and my creative projects.

Sayonara, everyone.

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icon_uk

If you have an issue with another poster, you can discuss it politely with them, discuss it offline, or if that doesn't work, raise it with the Mods.

It's entirely inappropriate to come in, blame a fellow poster as your reason for leaving, and then leave.

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cyberghostface

Not sure what I did to get under your skin but...

Bringing the crack since December 2003

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