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Previously on "You will NOT like this one bit"

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  • hairymouse
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    The science behind butt implants
    That reminds me of a flight where I ended up sitting next to the UK's butt implant king. He made a fortune doing it as a plastic surgeon. The most interesting bit was when I asked him how they deal with the "bandages off" moment after a nose job to influence the patient to like what they see. He said they often give them drugs first to make sure the patients are in a good mood!

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    I like New Scientist, but I have noticed that the number of substantial content pages (as opposed to advert pages) have been steadily dwindling over recent years.

    The migration of research appointment ads to online from hardcopy publications must be hitting them hard, unfortunately, and may be a terminal blow.
    Allegedly they make most of their £70M from subscriptions so it would be unwise to mess with that. Maybe having someone who understands science would be handy for the Wail?

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  • OwlHoot
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    I like New Scientist, but I have noticed that the number of substantial content pages (as opposed to advert pages) have been steadily dwindling over recent years.

    The migration of research appointment ads to online from hardcopy publications must be hitting them hard, unfortunately, and may be a terminal blow.

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  • vetran
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    So the i and Metro have been ruined by the DM owning them?

    The slaver seems to be going fine.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post



    Yes
    Where is Zeity when you need 'them'?

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    Is Kim Kardasian (sp?) an alien?


    Yes

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  • ladymuck
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    I used to be a subscriber, back when I was in college. Haven't read it in a long time but I did always like their reporting style as it was a more accessible but respectable way to access trends in science.

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  • _V_
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    The science behind butt implants
    How scientists analyse Love Island contestants
    Is Kim Kardasian (sp?) an alien?

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  • Andy2
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    Now we will know how much scientists houses cost

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  • AtW
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    Playboys on the other hand...

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  • GJABS
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    Oh, New Scientists!

    My father, who was a physicist, collects them. The house was full of them, as he is a hoarder. They "might be worth something" he always said.

    But I found out they weren't worth anything. They have no resale value.

    An elegent solution was for me to pretend to sell them in bulk on Ebay, using my mate's Ebay account as the seller, and my account as the "buyer".

    It worked, and I was able to offload literally a metric tonne of that wretched paper to the local dump, generating a cash sum "profit" that I gave my Dad. Paper, yes, but much less voluminous.

    But my mate, seeing the opportunity to make a bit of money, got a third guy to bid the thing up to £500 knowing that I would always bid against him!

    (ok that last line is a lie. But he could have done it! )
    Last edited by GJABS; 3 March 2021, 09:45.

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  • SueEllen
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    Oh feck.

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  • _V_
    started a topic You will NOT like this one bit

    You will NOT like this one bit

    https://www.ft.com/content/44a8b2e5-...a-e0b69bc5e63b (paywall nonsense)


    DMGT, the owner of the Daily Mail, has branched into scientific publishing by buying the title New Scientist from a group of investors for £70m in cash. The publication has a weekly circulation of about 120,000 copies, about half of which is in the UK. New Scientist derives about three-quarters of its revenue from subscriptions. The business is forecast to generate operating profit of about £7m this year, with sales exceeding £20m. The publication showcases the “best of science journalism”, Lord Rothermere, chairman of DMGT, said on Wednesday in a statement.
    What a shame!

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