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Farage says he is part of ‘similar phenomenon’ to Andrew Tate among young men
  • Boomer (I hate that term) here and I too am dismayed at the amount of young people swallowing this reactionary crap.

    On top of that, Farage is a grade one tool.

  • A sad sign of the times
    www.bbc.co.uk Chinese electric car makers hit with new European Union tariffs

    The move poses a challenge to Beijing, which hopes EVs will help revive the country's flagging economy.

    Chinese electric car makers hit with new European Union tariffs

    Probably not what you're expecting - but the fact that the once iconic 'British' car is now made in China.

    I spent many hours under the hood of my MGB GT :-(

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    Rees-Mogg tells young Tories he wants to ‘build a wall in the English Channel’
  • Let's start a Go Fund Me to get him some (bricklaying) tools.

  • Farage says posting far-right song was ‘mistake’
  • It was a mistake to get caught.

  • Rishi Sunak hints he could stay on as Tory leader if he loses General Election
  • I don't think he'll get a say in the matter.

  • I love the new sponsored clickbait in my firefox start page
  • Just turn them off in settings. Lots of options there, no need to sod around with configs and what have you.

  • 'Gravely concerning' claims of Russian interference in general election to spread support for Farage's Reform
  • Russians gonna Russian.

    The KGB never went away, they just bought a new suit.

  • Faith school still censors science and geography after Ofsted fail
  • Then close it. Make the parents end their children to other schools.

  • A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies - Nature Communications
  • They make that journey not knowing the wind will help them. Even so, all that time without feeding.

  • Reform Candidates ADMIT they'll make us poorer in private event!
  • Brilliant. It just gets better and better.

  • Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission
  • Obligatory eye-roll.

    Do you use Arch by any chance?

    PS. Two of my machines run Endeavour OS, the other MX XFCE ;-)

  • Reform UK candidates' offensive remarks uncovered by BBC
  • Just seen your username - Expanse fan are we?

  • Reform UK candidates' offensive remarks uncovered by BBC
  • Not defending the Reform party but let's not get too picky here. I've only read the top post of this thread but calling someone a terrible person with bad ideas isn't exactly hate speech is it? We say a lot worse about other MPs every day.

    I'm sure there were better examples to use. If not, don't make something out of nothing.

    Farage and his like have given us plenty of material to work with.

  • Rio-bound Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam over tech issue – DW – 06/23/2024
  • As @leetnewb says, nothing out of the extraordinary here. I think the issue is that it's Boeing. It seems quite fashionable to find fault with them lately. Sometimes justifiably so. Maybe not in this case though unless we see multiple instances of the same model and fault.

  • A cool guide to improve 5 skills
  • Can't see 'The Art Of The Deal' there ;-)

  • How do I make my bread really dark?

    Am trying to make a dark rye loaf like you'd find on a stall or in a shop. Not the really dense 'pumpernickel' style but round or oblong tin shaped.

    Have tried various percentages of strong dark rye, muscovado sugar and black treacle but the loaf is still not that dark. I did try some cocoa in one loaf but that just gave an odd colour.

    Am using a Panasonic bread machine and in over 5 years it's only ever produced a couple of duff loaves - which were down to me (forgetting yeast, mixer blade or water) and often use it for the dough function and then finish in oven. Am not averse to resorting to full manual though if needed.

    Any ideas?

    TIA

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    New budding author

    My daughter is studying Creative Writing and English Literature at Birmingham (UK) University. She's put together some pieces on Substack. Most of them are over my head, but this one hits right in the feels. Apart from a couple of technical inaccuracies, it's spot on. Hope you like it ;-)

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    Well, this is inconvenient.

    Won't be doing any laundry just yet then.

    Edit - pic didn't load

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    Supercat!

    This was my wife’s new throw/ blanket thing. Daisy never used to get on the sofa. But now if the throw isn’t there, she’ll sit and look until one of us cracks.

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    It's taken two years

    She loves these throws. And as long as I keep my ankles crossed and legs still, she'll stay.

    Must admit I choked up a bit as our last two would never do this.

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    Time to ditch Amazon Prime?
    www.bbc.co.uk Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year

    Amazon says its Prime Video users will see ads on TV shows and movies unless they pay extra.

    Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year

    This will be the straw that breaks the camel's back for me.

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    Found in Aldi UK

    The best of both worlds.

    Lunch will be one of these filled with homemade hummus and salad.

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    Disgraceful sentence. When will we do better?
    raptorpersecutionuk.org Gamekeeper Francis Addison receives suspended jail sentence in relation to five shot goshawks

    RSPB Press Release (29th June 2023): DNA LINKS PART-TIME GAMEKEEPER TO SHOT GOSHAWKS At Norwich Magistrates’ court today, Frances Addison (72) a part-time gamekeeper of South Park, Weeting, pleaded…

    Gamekeeper Francis Addison receives suspended jail sentence in relation to five shot goshawks

    If he'd smashed a statue or thrown paint in an art gallery, get have got a tougher sentence.

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    baggins Baggins @beehaw.org

    Music (mainly prog rock) and veggie loving, geeky cat butler living in Hertfordshire UK. A lover of all things LOTR (since I first read it over 50 years ago) scifi and what have you. Ex soldier (Royal Artillery) and other trades ;-)

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