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[-] gerikson@awful.systems 16 points 6 months ago

"Our critics are mocking us for spending all the mosquito-net money on a castle!"

"It's not a castle, it's a stately home, a manor house."

"That still sounds too posh!"

"OK how about 'detached house'? Just don't mention it has 27 bedrooms..."

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 5 months ago

from the estate agents' site:

This is a magical building in the Oxfordshire countryside, set high above the River Thames. There is a romance to the building, with its turreted, castle-like appearance, and uninterrupted views of the spires of Oxford.

it's not a castle! it's just got certain castle-like characteristics

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago

from that language I'm reminded of the artist who went undercover as a billionaire, along with another article I read somewhere but lost the link to

so many of these places selling vibes and ideas. they're not residences, they're showpieces. they're "it's got an indoor cinema and 5 private bars and ...." flexing

fucking inane

[-] swlabr@awful.systems 15 points 6 months ago

Before clicking in, I was convinced that “RightMove” was some new treacles aligned community and was trying to make sense of the name

[-] gerikson@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago

I'm betting some alt-right bozos are mad they didn't get the name first.

Is it the dominant listing website in the UK?

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 4 points 5 months ago

Is it the dominant listing website in the UK?

yeah basically

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 12 points 6 months ago

Doug Clow on Twitter:

I have no deep observation here but I do like to call the EA Wytham Abbey project the Bayesian Priory and the window for that appears to be closing.

[-] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 6 months ago

Y’all owe to yourself to read the extended copy

In 1923, the 7th Earl of Abingdon sold the Abbey to Raymond ffennell, who made further but comparatively modest alterations – these included the addition of the loggia at the south end, and a small extension to the rear of the butler’s house.

It’s like a parody of a certain English novel but real.

[-] sc_griffith@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago

england is the uncontested master of self parody imo. what other country would give someone a government position because they're the "baroness chisholm of owlpen"

[-] mawhrin@awful.systems 8 points 6 months ago

if i wouldn't know from @titotal@awful.systems that it's undoubtfully a manor house, i'd think it's a fucking castle.

(btw, did we ever hear back from the person after they decided to go full tescreal on their popular website?)

[-] Soyweiser@awful.systems 13 points 6 months ago

I think the whole house / castle thing is another one of those annoying Rationalist things. The desire to be technically correct in such a way that the big picture disappears, if you call it a castle or not it isn't important. And stuff like this leads to pretty shitty places, so you end up having long posts over 'is testing yourself for genetic diseases eugenics or not' while missing the bigger picture that the people who are having this discussion with you want to normalize eugenics again.

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 6 months ago

they just popped out for some cigarettes

[-] mawhrin@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago

if one were paranoid one would think they joined the community only to write that bloody post.

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 6 months ago

nah, they've been in the treacles and sneer spaces for ages

[-] mawhrin@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago

ack – thanks, it's good to have a proper reality check.

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

from few encounters it really seems like he dips into the void for weeks randomly. after he wanted to have something explained over matrix he didn't reply for like ~~two~~ four months. really taking instant out of instant messaging

[-] pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 7 points 6 months ago

@dgerard I clicked on "monthly mortgage payments" lol

[-] antifuchs@awful.systems 4 points 5 months ago

Looking through the photos, I find a “library” with two not-very-long shelves in it. That tracks with the occupants’ tastes

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 3 points 6 months ago
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AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

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