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“Oh William, you are so funny!” “Darling, do have another piece of cheese.” “Don’t lick the fucking camera lens.” How can anybody be so far up their arse to think it’s a good idea to push this nonsense out.
okmatewanker
but wat 'bout us on a WOKE-free diet
JohnSmith 2 weeks ago • 100%
I see, we are going meta now.
politics JohnSmith 2 weeks ago • 100%
What is it with old people these days? Just lazing about and sipping lattes, probably.
And Finally...
Engineers gave a mushroom a robot body and let it run wild
JohnSmith 2 weeks ago • 100%
They put a wrong kind of mushroom in charge. Surely it should have been a magic one, and they’d had a proper party.
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I understand the need to investigate this thoroughly. I also appreciate that there are a lot of cheats and liars to shift through in this particular cluster fuck. Still, ten years to investigate is a lot of time. The Government must ensure that this process is followed to the rightful conclusion. We need to see a bunch of people behind bars for their contribution to the 72 deaths.
JohnSmith 2 weeks ago • 100%
First seven characters are comments, for sorting the cards automatically if you drop them on the floor, obviously. Strictly 80 characters per line.
okmatewanker
Is that a promise, Nige?
JohnSmith 3 weeks ago • 100%
UK’s version of Geert Wilders, but probably a fair bit smellier for all the fags and ales he consumes.
You can't park there, mate
Do you think they passed?
JohnSmith 3 weeks ago • 100%
That’s not too bad. Tesco and B&Q parking areas have worse offenders most days.
JohnSmith 3 weeks ago • 100%
For Neil Peart I’d be happy to overlook any ethical considerations.
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The BBC has been on the case yesterday and today, and at least I’m somewhat interested and perhaps even tempted to go see them. But do people care? What other band, if they got back together, would tempt you?
And Finally...
San Francisco residents speculate a utility box collapsed due to dog urine
JohnSmith 4 weeks ago • 100%
That’ll be piss-poor engineering.
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Looks like PE requirements have gone up a bit, seeming that being an olympian is not sufficient.
JohnSmith 4 weeks ago • 100%
However, wiping eyes with fresh chillies is clearly preferable to either.
UK Politics
Farage set to make third visit to US in two months since elected Reform MP
JohnSmith 4 weeks ago • 100%
Too many. And people of Clacton got what they deserved as they voted him in.
Ask UK
You've got to move house at least 150 miles away from there you currently live. Where would you choose?
JohnSmith 4 weeks ago • 100%
Yorkshire Dales would be my destination
UK Politics
Sewage-spilling English water firms could be denied ‘top marks’ in rankings | Water industry
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
Slaps are a tad harsh, don’t you think. Few firm tuts should be sufficient.
United Kingdom
England prison overcrowding emergency measures come into force
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
‘Operation Early Dawn’ - who comes up with the names? I’m cringing so hard my cheeks hurt!
WTFJohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
Fake! The spine is not going to carry weight.
United Kingdom
UK riots: Judge hands down longest jail sentences yet
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
he had entered the city centre to collect a takeaway
That’s one expensive takeway. I hope it was tasty.
People Twitter
What the hell
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
Makes me wonder, is either of them interested in cyber security?
And Finally...
One in four Brits convinced they could qualify for 2028 Olympics
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
The only thing I’d be breaking is a few bones!
United Kingdom
Far-right disorder in England is at ‘turning point’ after arrests, say police
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
The coming weekend will tell us whether the edge is gone.
And Finally...
Mayonnaise may unlock secret to ‘never unstable’ nuclear fusion
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
I was aware that mayonnaise energy density is pretty high, but damn.
UK Nature and Environment
UK rivers and beaches have been heaped with pollution for years – when will we talk about restoration?
JohnSmith 1 month ago • 100%
A mandatory weekly swim in one of the rivers in their operating area, downstream from treatment works of course, should do the job.
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Most definitely! But maybe not in the way people would want.
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Two long walks with the dogs & no alcohol. And probably as a consequence, I’ve slept really well. In my age these are more than little wins.
Technology
Intel was once a Silicon Valley leader. How did it fall so far?
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
This happens easily for big successful organisations. Over decades a strong culture aligned with how they succeed forms. Once the market changes requiring a culture change, a seemingly invincible company suddenly stumbles. They simply can’t respond even if they what they should change.
Ex. Rolls Royce CEO stated this phenomenon well: culture eats strategy for breakfast.
UK Politics
Starmer refuses to criticise Farage after Southport conspiracy theory accusations
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Alternative headline: journalist is upset when the PM didn’t say what he wanted the PM to say
And Finally...
Man in Indonesia stabs another man to death over debate on whether chicken or egg came first
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Quite an interesting news nugget.
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
I too left reddit with the API mess and have not gone back. No regrets. Welcome to Lemmy and the wider fediverse. I think you’ll like it here.
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Yes.
United Kingdom
Ulez expansion led to significant drop in air pollutants in London, report finds
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Is there a bigger societal waste day-in-day-out than people sitting in traffic jams? Any measure that reduces car journeys taken is a good measure in my books.
Casual Conversation
Just noticed that Lemmy is quieter, probably due to people being on summer holidays, so I hope everyone currently on annual leave enjoys it
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Currently on holiday in the Cotswolds, UK. So long you stay away from the main touristy spots it’s good, even though we are in the middle of the tourist season.
NewsJohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
The number of arsehole men is too damn high. Whenever I see or hear these stories my blood boils.
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Trump playing ‘the wisdom and experience angle’ seems like a great strategy. I wish he goes for it!
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
*sign
MemesJohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
You love what you love. If others don’t, that’s cool. I quite like some songs by Nickelback, but they aren’t quite my favourite. I find myself listening to Creed from time to time and I think they are great.
As for AB, the best band ever as far as I’m concerned. There is not a single AB album I haven’t played again and again. I’ve seen them live ten times or so, and will go see them every time I get the opportunity. And Myles could sing the phonebook and I’d still love it.
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
Remember when email was useful? I remember when it was magical!
Time for a story from the ancient times. I had this idea and asked my professor for advice. He said he knew a person on the other side of the world who would know all about it. “This is his ‘email’ address.”
I had never heard about ‘email’ so I needed to learn what it was and how to send one. I wrote my message and off it went. The very next morning I had a reply. One of the best experts on a topic I was keen about had shared their thoughts from the other side of the world, just like that.
In that time, a long time ago as you’ll appreciate, that interaction was magical.
In an instant I understood the power of the Usenet. A while later and with a couple of additional protocols they started calling that the Internet.
British Telly
Piglets: 'Disgusting' title of new ITV comedy criticised by Police Federation
JohnSmith 2 months ago • 100%
On a completely unrelated note, in 1973 they build a police station in St Ives Cambs … in Pig Lane. The name of the road next to the police station was hastily changed, but the rest of Pig Lane is still there.
UK Politics
UK General Election results megathread
JohnSmith 3 months ago • 100%
Toot-toot, moog got the boot!
okmatewanker
Vote Farage, Get Them...
JohnSmith 3 months ago • 100%
Daily Fail, consistent as always, so far up Tory arse one wouldn’t believe possible.
UK Politics
Rishi Sunak fearful of losing his seat, sources say
JohnSmith 3 months ago • 100%
I root for the moog to get the boot.
UK Politics
Exclusive: Voters Want Liz Truss To Be This Election's 'Michael Portillo Moment'
JohnSmith 3 months ago • 100%
How about the whole Cabinet?
UK Politics
Keir Starmer: 'There will be no return to austerity under my government' | Big Issue
JohnSmith 3 months ago • 50%
A number of major forces (e.g longer lifespan and that Russian twat waging war) will continue to increase pressure on public finances like an ever tightening screw. Pretending that economic growth will solve the problem is wishful thinking, to put it mildly. Either one substantially cuts some publics service or increases taxes to a whole new level. Quite possibly both at the same time.
I’m deeply disappointed that the UK political parties wishing to have power seem only able to obfuscate things. “Let me be very clear, yadi-yadi-ya” - bullshit! It is tiring to hear only media optimised, content void word salad.
I’ve been a sceptical old git for quite some time, but perhaps I’ve still held a glimmer of optimism somewhere deep down. This election campaign has only pushed me deeper into cynicism.
AsklemmyJohnSmith 3 months ago • 100%
I made couple of bass tramps tuned to the room’s main resonant frequencies, which I measured. I followed instructions from the book.
I added sound absorber panels to the walls and ceiling to kill immediate reflections from the main speakers plus a sprinkling of additional panels to kill reflections and also act as decoration. I also needed to move one radiator because it was in the worst possible location for my setup.
The room got thick curtains to improve absorption, and they also darken the room as it is dual use music listening and home cinema room. A few defraction elements went into the ceiling for a good measure. The ceiling is made of custom panels that I made myself from wood and fabric to allow sound energy through to the various acoustic elements behind them.
I also spent a fair amount of time with subwoofer placement, but in the end it became a bit of a compromise between sound and placement of furniture. Nothing a bit of signal processing can’t deal with, mind.
Let me describe an idea I heard from a very innovative person, which I think would be really useful right now in midst of the general election campaign. The basic idea is to interpret politician’s or basically any talking head’s speech realtime and check the semantics against the Internet. Imagine a banner at the bottom of a TV screen with a line being drawn as the person talks. If what the person says correlates positively with what can be found in reputable Internet sources, the line goes up and is green. There is evidence they are speaking the truth. If what the person says correlates negatively with the sources, the line goes down and is red. There is evidence they are lying. If what the person says does not correlate with the sources, the line is flat and brown, because they are spewing unadulterated bullshit. I’d pay for this service.
Sunak comes across like the prat he is. “Labor will raise taxes by £2,000 for everybody” regardless of the question. Talking over all the time, not listening to the moderator. Appalling creature. Starmer sympathises a lot with people asking questions without answering them. Skating around or just plainly ignoring questions all the time. I can’t watch this shit a minute longer.
The weather has been kind this weekend, so I cleaned the BBQ and made ribs & wings.
I’ve been watching the Rugby Cup Final this evening and fuming. They have this fancy new traveling side camera and they can’t help but use it. STOP IT!!! You are making everybody seasick. Which made me think, might you good people have examples of when somebody badly overplayed their new toy? On a completely unrelated note, do we already have a community for rants?
Lamb, rosemary and garlic is a match made in heaven. The only thing to do now is wait for several hours, and perhaps down a glass or three of red.
On Friday we got our annual treat: half a lamb from a farm near us. We made rosemary, chilli and garlic butter, roast potatoes, cavolo nero, cauliflower and carrots with lamb chops. The chops are as fresh and tasty as can be, simply great!
After numerous long evenings and weekends our sauna is back in use. Completely renovated shower room, new floor in the dressing room, floor heating in both, new stove, new lights, benches sanded down and appropriately treated, sauna room walls washed and treated, log building painted from the outside. The works. Today it was in use for the first time and the electricity was free 2-4 pm as part of the Octopus Energy trial, so it didn’t even cost a penny to heat! This is our boys conducting a quality inspection. 
We are considering doing two weeks on Leeds - Liverpool on a rental boat in near future. I should think we are looking at one week one way and the other back. Where would you recommend we start?
The filet marinated overnight in a mix of HP sauce, soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce. The file was in sous vide in 50 C for just over three hours and finalised on the coal BBQ. The end result was great if just a bit over cooked for what I was aiming for. [tasty end result](https://ibb.co/5GjbM9g)
We’ve all seen the JSO protests in various events. I’d like to think a good number of people here agree with the point they are making while being uncomfortable about the way they make the point. I for one would not run into the field in Twickenham in the middle of the final. There is no cause in the world that would make me run into a professional Rugby front row. Putting that to one side, how would you protest to make people really stop and think without annoying them to a point where your message suffers.
The history of computers and software is full of nerdy and obscure jokes well beyond the caricatures of exiting vim. Complier compiler (explain that to most people!) to yet another compiler compiler to bison is one of those. What are your favourite obscure computer nerd jokes?
We heard on the radio today about a somebody who’s named their dogs after rock stars. We’ve been at it too. We had Lzzy and Slash in aquarium and now we have dogs called Myles (Kennedy) and Ronnie (James Dio). How do you name your pets?
I heard today a hilarious story about a person trolling an ebay seller. The item was listed with a £10 target price, which the person thought was not going to be offered, so made an offer of £5. The seller replied with £7.50. Okey then, my offer is now £4.50. The item did not sell. The following week the item was listed again. The person offered £3.50. The item did jot sell. The following week the item was listed again. The person offered £2.50. The item did jot sell. At £1.50 the seller was becoming rather upset about this approach. What was the reply, you might ask. “See you next week.”
The wait was too long so it became Thursday BBQ instead. In my defence the weather was really nice this evening where we are. Chicken thighs and halloumi pepper skewers with a Mediterranean potato salad and a salad of various greens from the fridge. 
Heinz bean getting a lot of free advertising lately.
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Two types of kebab, tzatziki, humous, piyaz salad, ezme salad and turkish bread. All home made from fresh incredients.
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Fresh out of the oven. My wife is a wizard in baking. For me its all just black magic. I’m not complaining, though!
If fresh chilli is part of your recipe, you really, and I mean *really*, want to go to the loo first and only then chop your chilli. After washing your hands thoroughly, of course. The other order is a bad idea. This advice applies definitely to males. I cannot comment whether the female experience is similar.
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This is a try run with the new barrel bbq. As cheap as they come. Two types of kebab are in the fridge getting ready for tomorrow.
What’s the worst roast by a child you’ve suffered? Long time ago my nephew asked what I did for work. After graduating from university I had a rather good job in a tech company. As I explained what I did his eyes glazed over in 10 seconds flat. After a while he interrupted: “So you didn’t like school, did you.”
During the last two weeks I needed to fly Ryanair twice for work. It was a good reminder of many of the reasons I hate that excuse of an airline with a passion. Just as an example, their gate staff humiliated a young lady to tears in front of the queues waiting to board just because her bag didn’t quite fit their allowed cabin bag dimension.