rmuk @ rmuk @feddit.uk

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Why is your nose ear (or vice-versa)?

Years ago me and a couple of mates built mini shallow-level submarines. Initially they were remote controlled, then programmable (since radio waves don't like water) and eventually we got to the point where they could travel a few miles at a time underwater, surface enough to expose their GPS antennae to confirm a fix and link to Meshtastic for updated instructions, and then carry on their way. My point is these smugglers need to get their shit together. "Mother ships"? Give me a break. Amateurs.

Havelock Vetinari, is that you?

Given the bullshit they deal with - especially in ass-backwards Reform towns - and the effective pay freeze they were under during the last government, I think this is good but not nearly enough. And before anyone chimes in, yes, this also applies to public sector workers in healthcare, sanitation, education, emergency aid, etc, etc.

"I peep object is for contents of object of equal or smaller or slightly bigger. Am as such. Thus, I can and will and must be contain in containering object. Ergo. Am." - Cat, probably

I have no idea how good this advice is, but I'd upvote just for the username and use of non-ASCII characters.

It's a bullshit argument and this article is a classic example of a shitty journalist pretending that a new law overrules every other law in existence.

And here's your daily reminder that the OSA was introduced, championed and passed by the Tories in 2023 despite outcry. Sunak even said at the time it was a problem for the "next Parliament" to deal with. Now they're trying to blame Labour.

That's actually how it works: appliance's plugs have a fuse for the appliance so each device gets a sensible level of protection. The outlets don't have fuses, but the circuit does.

I've always been of the opinion that type G's biggest problem was how painful it is to step on and that the switch is pointless (as per my earlier comment)... the fact that those two cancel each other out is actually a bit of a revelation.

I don't have one, but I commend them on commissioning the best commercials of all time:

https://youtu.be/kaRUhhhXwuw

I'm not sure where you're from, but here in the UK almost everybody drinks instant coffee and that's how I feel about it. It's horrible, and the only reason people seem to think they like it is because they fill it with milk and sugar.

G.

The plugs are shuttered, so they're protected from being stabby-stabbed. The plug's prongs are sheathed so live metal is never exposed, negating the need for recessed sockets. Compared to recessed plugs, it takes less force to insert/remove them, but the oversized prongs and their triangular arrangement means it can safely withstand more lateral stress than any other plugs. Every plug has a fuse appropriate to the appliance so every device has appropriate protection while also allowing any device to be used on any outlet - no need for dedicated outlets for tumble dryers. And the plugs are traditionally right-angled, so once they're plugged in they only protrude about a centimeter, making it easy to plug things in behind furniture.

The whole 'every plug has a switch' thing is bullshit, though. That's just weird.

Is this UKLFI again?

Edit: it is! Quelle surprise! Cunts.

I'm ditched Spotify for Qobuz and am having a good time so far.

I was there too. I don't know what stuck with me more: your actions or James Cameron's expression. I watched him a little afterwards too, the poor guy didn't even finish his Grand Slamwich.

Another updoot for 6 Music, and for all the reasons you mentioned. It's on pretty much constantly at home.

Also handy if you find DJ banter distracting. Just point at at station in an unfamiliar language and it all gets reduced to background rhubarbs.

Radio is good, but don't listen to the crappy top 40 local station. Find a station that has actual shows - ones where the DJs themselves pick the music - and where the DJs actually have an interest in music rather than trying to be an acoustic TikToker. Campus radio is good (I listen to KZSU and FuseFM) and PSB alt radio (BBC Radio 6 and ABC Triple-J) since, again, they have genre-savvy DJs that actually pick the music.

All'a'y'alloughtn't't'ved'n.