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Jan. 9th, 2010
I haven't been amused by a meme in a while
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Jan. 9th, 2010 11:02 am-
Oh My God, it's full of atheists!
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Banned in 7,6,5,4,3...
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Neat sounding idea!
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Brrrrrr
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Actual good news!
Thanks to henriksdal and robhu who both pointed me towards the Nationwide's supply of historical data, where their data on Afforability Indices for first-time buyers produces this graph:
It's slightly annoying that they don't tell you what percentage it is - instead it's baselined to a 1985 level. But it still nicely shows the cyclic nature of the UK housing market, and that ridiculously unaffordable prices have happened before (and will almost certainly happen again), but that there'll be bits in-between where housing is reasonably affordable. It pretty much has to be, otherwise people can't actually sell their homes.
henriksdal and robhu who both pointed me towards the Nationwide's supply of historical data, where their data on Afforability Indices for first-time buyers produces this graph:It's slightly annoying that they don't tell you what percentage it is - instead it's baselined to a 1985 level. But it still nicely shows the cyclic nature of the UK housing market, and that ridiculously unaffordable prices have happened before (and will almost certainly happen again), but that there'll be bits in-between where housing is reasonably affordable. It pretty much has to be, otherwise people can't actually sell their homes.
Something I'd never noticed in LOTR before
Jan. 9th, 2010 01:17 pmThey read the words 'We cannot get out. The end comes, drums drums in the deep .... they are coming'' and without intermission these words becomes their reality.
There was a hurrying sound of many feet.
'They are coming!' cried Legolas.
'We cannot get out,' said Gimli. [341]
From Adam Roberts re-reading of the entirety of LOTR, which is worth a look.
The most dangerous place on Earth
Jan. 9th, 2010 03:08 pm
A giant crystal cave, with temperatures around 50c and humidity at 100% you can only survive for about 20 minutes.
Lots more
Vox Populi
Jan. 9th, 2010 03:46 pmIt seems that I am not British.
Thus, I must make my way to the aeroport and book a ticket with an aeroline, so that I might get an an aeroplane to somewhere that speaks my language.
Thus, I must make my way to the aeroport and book a ticket with an aeroline, so that I might get an an aeroplane to somewhere that speaks my language.