Half Baked Ideas
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First name is Dominic
Ideas are as described in my username
Feel free to flesh them out and make them happen!
Ideas are as described in my username
Feel free to flesh them out and make them happen!
Wars can create some big seesaws where the young fit men leave, then return, with their productivity wasted in their absence (but perhaps some progress in weaponry adjacent industries)
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wars can create some big seesaws where the young fit men leave, then return, with their productivity wasted in their absence (but perhaps some progress in weaponry adjacent industries)
But also people think of immigration like they do inflation, in cumulative terms
So experts say they're wrong, but they mean different things
So experts say they're wrong, but they mean different things
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
But also people think of immigration like they do inflation, in cumulative terms
So experts say they're wrong, but they mean different things
So experts say they're wrong, but they mean different things
I'd imagine that the greater the share of agriculture, the more your productivity depends on the weather, and that is has declined enormously as a share over the timeframe
But I'm not sure whether that's a minor or major factor
But I'm not sure whether that's a minor or major factor
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'd imagine that the greater the share of agriculture, the more your productivity depends on the weather, and that is has declined enormously as a share over the timeframe
But I'm not sure whether that's a minor or major factor
But I'm not sure whether that's a minor or major factor
Sometimes they've enjoyed a good whinge at the contents, just not enough to facilitate many
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Sometimes they've enjoyed a good whinge at the contents, just not enough to facilitate many
A doom loop accelerates until it reaches terminal mediocrity
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A doom loop accelerates until it reaches terminal mediocrity
One dollar, one day on the sentence
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One dollar, one day on the sentence
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"People will still find a way to gamble if they want to!"
Ok, but people still find ways to buy meth but we still don't sell it at Boots and let the Sinoloa Cartel advertise on football uniforms.
Ok, but people still find ways to buy meth but we still don't sell it at Boots and let the Sinoloa Cartel advertise on football uniforms.
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"People will still find a way to gamble if they want to!"
Ok, but people still find ways to buy meth but we still don't sell it at Boots and let the Sinoloa Cartel advertise on football uniforms.
Ok, but people still find ways to buy meth but we still don't sell it at Boots and let the Sinoloa Cartel advertise on football uniforms.
Not sure most people even gave the length of the speech
Even the bits they might welcome are "well why didn't you do that already" welcomes
Even the bits they might welcome are "well why didn't you do that already" welcomes
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Not sure most people even gave the length of the speech
Even the bits they might welcome are "well why didn't you do that already" welcomes
Even the bits they might welcome are "well why didn't you do that already" welcomes
Apt particularly given the push to get people out of saving in cash ISAs
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Apt particularly given the push to get people out of saving in cash ISAs
It's literally always been taxable income, would be a bit weird to stop that now, as it grows faster than wages or prices over the long run
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It's literally always been taxable income, would be a bit weird to stop that now, as it grows faster than wages or prices over the long run
20 years ago, 20 years ago. And even then
Suspect he was probably in a social circle that was 30 years behind the country
Suspect he was probably in a social circle that was 30 years behind the country
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
20 years ago, 20 years ago. And even then
Suspect he was probably in a social circle that was 30 years behind the country
Suspect he was probably in a social circle that was 30 years behind the country
Let's put 5 near each new hospital
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Let's put 5 near each new hospital
No, that was Cnut
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
No, that was Cnut
Why else, if money no object, would you go?
Unless the shows are that good?
Unless the shows are that good?
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Why else, if money no object, would you go?
Unless the shows are that good?
Unless the shows are that good?
Venn being a partly painted football pitch, just the two quarter-circles near diagonally opposite corner flags
Russia has more ability to change its desires, but zero current appetite. No sign of that changing in Putin's lifetime, barring three ghosts visiting or a visionary trip to Damascus
Russia has more ability to change its desires, but zero current appetite. No sign of that changing in Putin's lifetime, barring three ghosts visiting or a visionary trip to Damascus
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Venn being a partly painted football pitch, just the two quarter-circles near diagonally opposite corner flags
Russia has more ability to change its desires, but zero current appetite. No sign of that changing in Putin's lifetime, barring three ghosts visiting or a visionary trip to Damascus
Russia has more ability to change its desires, but zero current appetite. No sign of that changing in Putin's lifetime, barring three ghosts visiting or a visionary trip to Damascus
It'd be great if this were covered by proceeds of crime laws, but clearly not
A worthwhile advertising regulator might be a more plausible step, penalties need to be greater than revenue from the category, to be meaningful
A worthwhile advertising regulator might be a more plausible step, penalties need to be greater than revenue from the category, to be meaningful
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It'd be great if this were covered by proceeds of crime laws, but clearly not
A worthwhile advertising regulator might be a more plausible step, penalties need to be greater than revenue from the category, to be meaningful
A worthwhile advertising regulator might be a more plausible step, penalties need to be greater than revenue from the category, to be meaningful
Adds for an interesting side Q of densest 10km2 or densest circle of x radius
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Adds for an interesting side Q of densest 10km2 or densest circle of x radius
The one thing they're consistently good at
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The one thing they're consistently good at
Could generate example tax summaries for median (maybe Q1 and Q3 for variety) earners and quote them on a personal level
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Could generate example tax summaries for median (maybe Q1 and Q3 for variety) earners and quote them on a personal level
The massive investment is also hiking interest rates and therefore mortgages (some of which gets passed along to rents, too)
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The massive investment is also hiking interest rates and therefore mortgages (some of which gets passed along to rents, too)
I'm basically your polar opposite. All pies are good, but cherry isn't great
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I'm basically your polar opposite. All pies are good, but cherry isn't great
Not many people immediately realise
Similar has long applied to jounralism
Similar has long applied to jounralism
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Not many people immediately realise
Similar has long applied to jounralism
Similar has long applied to jounralism
The new quiet quitting (only doing the job you're paid for
In their defence a fair few still have their previous phone in a draw, just in case, and it's maybe 5-7 years old
Even though there's a reason they upgraded 3 years ago
In their defence a fair few still have their previous phone in a draw, just in case, and it's maybe 5-7 years old
Even though there's a reason they upgraded 3 years ago
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The new quiet quitting (only doing the job you're paid for
In their defence a fair few still have their previous phone in a draw, just in case, and it's maybe 5-7 years old
Even though there's a reason they upgraded 3 years ago
In their defence a fair few still have their previous phone in a draw, just in case, and it's maybe 5-7 years old
Even though there's a reason they upgraded 3 years ago
Wouldn't surprise me to see both lines played in different contexts
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Wouldn't surprise me to see both lines played in different contexts
Is this just to make it slightly more expensive to drench Tommy or Nigel?
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Is this just to make it slightly more expensive to drench Tommy or Nigel?