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music, art and culture / Re: Anyone seen any good films lately - Part the second

« Last post by seankenny on Today at 11:57:56 am »

Civil War

A near-future America is - for reasons left very vague - undergoing a civil war, pitting an alliance of Texas and California, plus a rebellious Florida, against what's left of the federal government. The film follows a group of reporters as they travel from New York to Washington, in an attempt to interview the president before the expected fall of the government. The first two thirds of the story is a brutal road trip through a fragmented, militia-run landscape, the final third is a war movie of high intensity urban combat. It's really well done, very tense in places, looks great and some good performances.

But... as a film about journalists, it's really off. The reporters are just all wrong - too reckless and crazy. I've worked with plenty of reporters covering conflict and most of them are pretty sober and quite geeky. The print reporter in Civil War doesn't do one interview the entire time, what are Reuters paying this guy for?! Alex Garland clearly spent too much time watching Apocalypse Now and playing first person shooters, but it's still a decent movie despite my gripes.

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by andy moles on Today at 11:44:08 am »

We are almost as predictable with our scoffing and sneering 

But it is just and righteous sneering

dab

In the dance move sense or the hitting pad with leg sense?

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by remus on Today at 11:19:25 am »

We are almost as predictable with our scoffing and sneering 

But it is just and righteous sneering

dab

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by andy moles on Today at 11:06:22 am »

We are almost as predictable with our scoffing and sneering 

But it is just and righteous sneering

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by Wellsy on Today at 10:46:35 am »

And as if by magic:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/04/aidan_roberts_climbs_two_top-end_projects-73655

Second comment: Shadowplay. Boom. 

This should form the basis of some sort of drinking game, along with 'what have they done on grit', 'is it as hard as Indian Face?', 'benchmark E0', etc

When Seb Berthè flashed Le Voyage the first comment was literally "what has he done on grit"

Smh

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by Fultonius on Today at 10:24:35 am »

We are almost as predictable with our scoffing and sneering 

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by andy popp on Today at 10:18:32 am »

Three Pebble Slab.

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by Bonjoy on Today at 10:13:23 am »

And as if by magic:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/04/aidan_roberts_climbs_two_top-end_projects-73655

Second comment: Shadowplay. Boom. 

This should form the basis of some sort of drinking game, along with 'what have they done on grit', 'is it as hard as Indian Face?', 'benchmark E0', etc

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music, art and culture / Re: RIP

« Last post by andy popp on Today at 09:45:53 am »

I have just heard news of the passing of legendary North Wales character Cliff "The Captain" Phillips.

Cliff, a stalwart of the Llanberis scene since the 60s, was a man preceded by his reputation for deep, almost cosmic eccentricity and long-lived dirtbaggery. He was also known for some incredible tales of survival, particularly when he took a reputed 200ft ground fall soloing on the Mot, managing to crawl to the road before passing out. I believe he took another big soloing fall at Tremadoc.

I knew Cliff a little as part of the general 'Beris scene in the 80s and remember a rather sweet man. He was a very active new router on the slate at that time, and as a climber he was really much more than the reputation for oddness and mishaps suggests. He was actually very good, on rock and in the Alps.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: BMC Resolutions shout out 📣

« Last post by shark on Today at 09:42:40 am »

Update

Quote by me on UKC

I sent the details of 411 signatories for the subsidiary resolution and 461 signatories for the financial disclosure resolution and was completely confident that at least 382 but I’m told that for the subsidiary signatories only 151 were verified, 45 came up with a match but weren’t current members and a staggering 195 weren’t matched at all. Similarly for the financial disclosure only 177 were verified, 50 came up as match but weren’t current members and 214 weren’t matched at all. I’ve requested further info from the office to try to understand how it went so wrong.

So in terms of what went wrong I now understand that the Change location isn’t as exact as I assumed it was as it was often drawn from the IP address and often comes up with a nearby post district. I have asked that given this that the verification by location is relaxed more ie member name matches approximate location but this isn’t seen as acceptable.

Of the 45 ‘non members’ I have received emails from 7 of them so far including our famous alpinist. I don’t know whether their middle name is on the database or not. I don’t know the reason for the other six being counted as non members. I have agreed with the Office to park that for the time being.

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me. This has enabled me to gather the membership numbers of 62 signatories for both resolutions who were classified as non members or no matches in the verification process. Keep the emails coming.

Additionally there are 58 new signatories for both resolutions of which I have the membership numbers of 20 of them. Please sign the petition if you haven’t already.

I have chased those I know via Facebook and will email those in the CC handbook who I can name match.

I wanted to publish a list of the 200 or so names of the unverified signatories so others can chase them for member numbers on my behalf but that appears to conflict with GDPR and a post I made on UKC to that effect was pulled.

I will submit the updated back to the Office on the 27th which is the deadline. I have made a request that if the verification thresholds aren’t met that the Office sends out emails to the unverified to see whether confirmation can be ascertained that way

I’d like to thank Arun, Josh and Thom for the work they have carried out so far and the further work that is heading their way. We are working in less than ideal circumstances to unclear rules. I’d like to stress that I believe they are working diligently as neutral parties.

I won’t be able to devote as much time to this as I have recently in the run up to the deadline as I have a significant birthday tomorrow and off to Kalymnos on Monday.

Thank you everyone who has supported me and the campaign so far.