Charlotte's Controller

I think that younger people do care but there are general problems within our society. People ignore rules or think they can break them with no consequences. People are generally unaware, do not follow or comprehend what is going on beyond their own small world. People consider themselves to be indestructible, I did when I was young, fit and in good health. Asymptomatic people who have not tested, do not appreciate the risk that they pose. Our leaders do not set a good example or adequately define the framework in which we should operate. The world is a different place now, everybody's attitude needs to change. The UK immigration figures release at the start of last week showed how the isolation rules had just been ignored with non nationals entering unrestricted, compare this to Australia. The fact is that people are going to be vulnerable and people will still die, like flu. A global change is needed and we have to appreciate that religion, bravado or an antivax opinion will not save anybody from the virus, because it does not differentiate. The vaccine program is working and without it countries will be in a far worse state.

Mrs Controller made me watch a bit of the Eurovision Song Contest. Two comments Amanda Holden is an embarrassment. Post Brexit can we stop other countries from singing in English, or at least charge them a substantial fee. On a second matter I hate emails that begin, "I hope you are keeping well" " I am not, but don't wish to impose my situation onto other people. My email protocol is to scare as many people off as possible by being abrupt. It is more efficient long term as it cuts down on idle conversations and people who do not need to "share/offload tasks".

The New York Times has some analysis of the potential extent of the numbers. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/25/world/asia/india-covid-death-estimates.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

So having no children, having been educated and worked productivly, planned and saved for my retirement I take exception to your comments, I can but conclude that you are one of the people that, 1 Are self employed or not. 2 Didn't pay tax in the last three years 3 Are upset that the pubs have been closed 4 Did not get grant coverage, you should have declared your income. 5 Have outdated political ideals, communists regimes are run by capitalists who fleece the system. 6 Have not been tutoring your feral offspring at home and this is why you are bitter. I could be wrong you could just be a banned ignorant T**T

Welcome to the real world, this is how the rest of us live, go to work in the week and binge at the weekend. Holidays, distractions, status, funded, a bit of media exposure, behave don't be an idiot, OK he had some parental issues, he has seen worse. No need to cry there are people in a far worse position, be grateful.

Just been Kicked off twitter, I suggested that certain politicians had been tarred with the same brush. This was directed at cabinet and their advisors and ex, seemed reasonable as they have been in cahoots and sparing with the truth. I then said they should be feathered, a little tickling should not have caused any harm but twitter took offence. They clearly have no appreciation of the higher echelons of power and politics work and suppress the truth. How long did it take Trump to get banned? Clearly not the best. I'm not political or radical, just don't tolerate people who don't tell the truth. Just a bit on the spectrum, analytical.

End of July and counting, the ability to do some part time if I get bored or need to top up the wine cellar. Everyone should use their good health whilst they still have it. I'm worn out and suffering, I have been accumulating projects for a while.

China’s Mars Rover Mission Lands on the Red Planet I am eagerly awaiting the new series of robot wars from the red planet, time delays, static and arial coverage, anticipated future competitors include companies controlled by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Apple and Uber. The new participants are all quoting benefits of remote access, AI development and improved levels of service. A joint development between two of the newcomers is promising teleportation delivery of supplies for the project within a few years.

I would agree we know that the numbers are understated, if we take the worldometer numbers at least we have a standard upon which to base the predictions. An alternative proposition is to take the seven day average approach. Deaths = (W1+W2+W3+W4+W5+W6+W7)x1000/7 Where W1 through W7 are the daily Wikipedia Indian deaths reported due to covid grossed up by a correlation factor restated on a daily basis. The correlation factor may need some work but as a general overview this may be more accurate than the official figures.

Trump calls continuing Facebook ban 'a total disgrace' as suspension upheld Ever heard the saying Pot Kettle Black.

I saw Rocketmam on Netflix the other evening, Mrs Controller and I both enjoyed it, for the music, the acting and the period settings. Worth a view, you forget just how many good songs there were.

The gentleman has had both doses of the Covid vaccine and so is unlikely to show major signs from suffering from the virus, politically I would think that he is trying to avoid panic, this is something he is not achieving.

It would appear that in India they have been trying to suppress the Covid numbers for some time, eventually the numbers tell the truth and the situation can't be played down or hidden. It was madness that a few weeks ago cricket grounds were full and religious festivals were going on with little consideration to any of the protective protocols. We can but wait and see how this develops, they just seem to be cremating bodies from the coverage at alarming rates. The quoted figures still appear to be understated.

Footballers, run jump and throw hissy fits.

Dole for me

Just watched Life of Brian on Netflix. A film of its time that could just not be made today, very funny but not especially woke, one for the snowflakes to melt.

Niles Rogers had a catchy little riff which seems to have earned a fair bit, that would be nice as well.

Please note the classification of Shipman is one I do not like, I passed the surgery twice a day on my way to work and several of my colleagues had relatives who had been his victims, a detestable human being.

Anyone remember the Europeans planning and the butter mountains? This was the result of previous political meddling for the greater good. Too many cooks in the kitchen, fingers in the pie, lunatics in the asylum and politicians trying to look good. Astra Zeneca Vaccine produced on a non profit basis does make the vaccines cheaper. Cheaper does not mean inferior in performance. The third wave is happening in the countries where the uptake of the vaccines has been slow, politicians are just trying to shift the blame for their own poor performance. Does anybody question who has produced the annual flu Jabs? No, we have political one-upmanship with the Europeans once again demonstrating why the Brexit negotiations were so difficult with petty bureaucracy replacing common sense. There appears to be a blind sheep mentality with little common sense being shown. Literally lemmings off a cliff. The politicians who make unsubstantiated comments about the lack of efficacy of a Vaccine should be held to account. Off the cuff political comments can create a lot of damage.

And the critical point is 13 clots 1 death, keep taking the aspirin. There is a greater chance of being knocked over by a car and a much larger risk of dying from Covid they need to get a sense of perspective. This is scaremongering and a greater appreciation of the general risks in existence is required. If I was being cynical it would just be another excuse for the poor vaccination performance in the EU.

Saint and Greavsie, Football pundits when mud and confrontation were plentiful. Enjoy.

1. Bob Dole 2. Phil the Greek 3. Harvey Weinstein 4. Tony Bennett 5. Jimmy Carter 6. Murray Walker

Isabella Adjani. Stunning from Nosferatu, Subway, and One Deadly Summer the sort of girl you could dream about. I also found out many years later that I was the crush of my best friends sister, which sort of explained why she transformed from a stroppy teenager to a blushing recluse whenever I was around. A fact that was used to taunt her mercilessly as siblings do, I was completely unaware.

Trump, by proxy, something smells funny round here.

You can do some very good image recovery with modern software.