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sebzilla posted:Ah, that makes sense to me. So if I got hold of half a dozen of these suckers it's then just a case of putting the two existing cables in from one side, a short length for the new fitting out the other side, and connecting them all up in the middle with those little clamps? I can do that. I'm not personally a fan of just twisting wires for the same reason I don't like the ring system, I've seen more than once even in my own house that one leg of the ring neutral has just come out or that someone's done a spur just by twisting three wires together and jamming them in and the whole thing seems janky as poo poo compared to most other places which would insist on terminal blocks with one screw connector for each wire, or at least some kind of wire nut type fastener.
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This Birmingham to London train is a disaster. “We apologise, this 10 carriage service only had five carriages. You may wish to get another train. Please move all bags off seats.” Delta-go-go-go!
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Jul 24, 2021 14:04
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Nothingtoseehere posted:It's also the case in large chunks of Asia - the reason that say in Singapore everyone goes to eat street food regularly (including families and such) is that it's as cheap as or cheaper than cooking at home. Of course, Singapore also has lots of problems with cheap exploited labour... Doesn't Singapore mostly have shoebox apartments?
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Jul 24, 2021 14:35
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Well, I was going to be lazy/cheap and go with the twisting option but it's too tight a fit in the unit to get away with that (at least with my limited skills) so I'm off out to Screwfix to pick up some junction boxes and 10m of cable to do it "properly."
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Jul 24, 2021 14:56
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Raw chillies are surprisingly sweet and crisp if they're fresh enough, especially red ones. They're still hot obviously, I just mean if you're used to spicy food you'll be surprised at how munchable they are if you first try one and it's fresh. Pickled chillis are amazing, I have a tiny indoor jalapeño plant that's been going for a couple of years, I eat one or two raw as a display of dominance then pickle the rest. the brine/pickle juice is also amazing as an ingredient for making Chilli or spicy things If only I knew how to smoke them, coz chipotles are even better imo and one of the top 3 smells
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Jul 24, 2021 15:00
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Red Oktober posted:This Birmingham to London train is a disaster. “We apologise, this 10 carriage service only had five carriages. You may wish to get another train. Please move all bags off seats.” Yeah, rail is pretty disrupted at the moment, my train to Birmingham was 40 minutes late today.
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Jul 24, 2021 15:09
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For takeaways, what we're starting to suss out from our locals is that one dish is actually big enough for 2 people and should be shared. That way a meal is just about £10 or whatever for two. Instead we've been conditioned to each get different things, as is the nature of takeaways, and as a result, you end up with £20+ prices and more food than you can comfortably eat.
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Jul 24, 2021 15:16
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Kin posted:For takeaways, what we're starting to suss out from our locals is that one dish is actually big enough for 2 people and should be shared. i thouht the standard was to order two dishes, then the second half is lunch the next day
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Jul 24, 2021 15:24
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feedmegin posted:I...what? The USSR was A: bluffing for its entire existence B: putting all of its eggs in the nuke basket, and still coming short of the US. The US didn't have artillery pieces, that's true, but it could compel Europe to shed its wares on the basis that the US owned Europe's crippling war debt. They didn't have to ask France nicely or beg at all. So even though their mobilised force was tiny, they enjoyed the aggregate of the developed western world's militaries. The other issue with the USSR is that they're fighting constant expansionist wars on all sides. Their military strength, numerically, is impressive but the amount that they can actually commit to an outside threat without facing rebellion is a fraction of that. The US enjoyed its relative isolation. Azza Bamboo fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Jul 24, 2021 |
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Jul 24, 2021 15:32
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I miss having too much Thai. Back home you could go for a meal at a place with the Thai royal family's seal of approval, or a place offering a $5 bucket of peanut sauce chicken that would last three days. Tried to get The Lads into it here but it was apparently too weird can we just get a ('what? that's what they're called')
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Jul 24, 2021 15:39
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#pingdemic*: Home Bargains trip report: Three large freezers almost entirely empty (have been that way for a few days now). One single solitary box of ice lollies, no icecream. A few pizzas and chips. Fruit and veg boxes - about half full. *I know, I know. I'll just get my Marlboros and mozey over to the wall. Meanwhile: Why haven't labour proscribed the far-right extremists masquerading as Labour First? https://twitter.com/O_lloyd/status/1418682121212805128?s=20 Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Jul 24, 2021 |
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Jul 24, 2021 15:41
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Chubby Henparty posted:I miss having too much Thai. Back home you could go for a meal at a place with the Thai royal family's seal of approval, or a place offering a $5 bucket of peanut sauce chicken that would last three days. Tried to get The Lads into it here but it was apparently too weird can we just get a ('what? that's what they're called') Had a Thai van outside at my house a few years ago that did about 3 meals worth of food for a fiver. Man, I really miss them.
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Jul 24, 2021 15:45
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:#pingdemic*: Home Bargains trip report: The wee genocidal oval office is on the NEC
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Jul 24, 2021 15:48
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Just Another Lurker posted:Never in my 50+ years have i partaken of KFC, Burger King or McDonalds and i see no point in changing that
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Jul 24, 2021 15:55
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I pulled myself out of the horrible OCD spiral a bit today, instead of just reading more detailed descriptions of how hosed we are I wrote to my MP (a horrible Tory bastard but oh well) and joined a few local mutual aid groups so I'm proud of my healthier coping habits
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Jul 24, 2021 15:58
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lol, that gigantic brain QC is in the replies: https://twitter.com/JeffSamuels16/status/1418919885636317184
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Jul 24, 2021 15:58
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Those poor boneless chickens
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Jul 24, 2021 15:58
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Pistol_Pete posted:Yeah, rail is pretty disrupted at the moment, my train to Birmingham was 40 minutes late today. Mask wearing on the underground was still happening. Which is another way of saying I’ve just seen a man in a full on gimp suit and lead sitting patiently at his master’s feet on the Northern Line. The city is returning to normal. Nature is healing.
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Jul 24, 2021 15:59
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I'm surprised the man sucking Fatah's dick wants Palestine to have Gaza. You think those Palestinians are just going to throw out their own constitution?
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Jul 24, 2021 16:01
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Azza Bamboo posted:I'm surprised the man sucking Fatah's dick wants Palestine to have Gaza. Lmao like it would stop there.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:02
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josh04 posted:lol, that gigantic brain QC is in the replies: I am never quite sure if that JeffSamuels account is a parody or real.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:04
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:I am never quite sure if that JeffSamuels account is a parody or real. He's real, he's the lawyer who blamed the parents of Milly Dowler for her getting murdered.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:05
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Gonzo McFee posted:He's real, he's the lawyer who blamed the parents of Milly Dowler for her getting murdered. That actually sounds reasonable though.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:09
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Just Another Lurker posted:That actually sounds reasonable though. gently caress off
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Jul 24, 2021 16:10
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Bobby Deluxe posted:
Reading around it seems a lot nastier. From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197630/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demyelinating_disease Demyelinating lesions on the spine and brain. Yikes. I'm currently having a fun minor argument with my mum on the sofa while her and my wife crochet. (she's in our bubble and we haven't been anywhere except to each others houses for months now) I was talking about the possible effects of long covid from reading that article and her exact attitude is "we can't possibly have studied it long enough to know what it really does" Along with comments like "oh you enjoy scaring yourself don't you?" Its like... Yes I know but... It's going to be years til we really fully know exactly the long term effects. The problem is in the meantime we're creating a new chronic condition on the scale of diabetes and heart disease combined... But that's doom saying you see. Meanwhile my brother texted me to say he's being dragged around IKEA and cribbs causeway by his wife and he doesn't want to keep checking in because he just got finished self isolating for 5 days. He says he takes a lateral flow test every day tho! My sister works for him and has no immune system. Agggghhh. I just. What the gently caress is the point. Nobody cares and while we've avoided everything so far it's not going to end is it?
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Jul 24, 2021 16:19
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 One down, five to go! Thanks, everyone. 
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Jul 24, 2021 16:42
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Had to run into town to pick up new glasses and it's just depressing how many people are maskless and basically shoulder to shoulder. That's it for me for going out for a few months I think, even double jabbed and having had Covid. It just feels like walking along a beach where everyone is swimming in shark infested water, I can't relax, I just want to scream at them to get the gently caress out of there.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:46
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bump_fn posted:i thouht the standard was to order two dishes, then the second half is lunch the next day We do that with domino's but have never found stuff from an Indian or Chinese that appealing after a night of congealing.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:11
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Kin posted:We do that with domino's but have never found stuff from an Indian or Chinese that appealing after a night of congealing. I’m not a fan personally but my wife insists that the act of warming it back up on the hob usually reverses the congealed grossness.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:15
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Kin posted:We do that with domino's but have never found stuff from an Indian or Chinese that appealing after a night of congealing. What sort of horrific indian are you eating that's worse the next day? 
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Jul 24, 2021 17:18
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Mebh posted:Reading around it seems a lot nastier. From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197630/ Hello and welcome to my personal version of the affliction mentioned above; Multiple Sclerosis.  If that's what it's doing to them i do not envy anyone who gets hit by it.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:18
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That's just the mainstream centrist position on Israel surely? two state solution with hamas replaced by a "democratically elected" government, just no not that one
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Jul 24, 2021 17:30
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Also Indian food often gets better when cold like many spiced or highly seasoned things, you're missing out Especially by comparison with dominos which is good for a 30 second window after opening the box
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Jul 24, 2021 17:32
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Isomermaid posted:Had to run into town to pick up new glasses and it's just depressing how many people are maskless and basically shoulder to shoulder. That's it for me for going out for a few months I think, even double jabbed and having had Covid. It just feels like walking along a beach where everyone is swimming in shark infested water, I can't relax, I just want to scream at them to get the gently caress out of there. Dude, chill out.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:36
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https://twitter.com/pointlesslettrs/status/1417799725839958018?s=19
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Jul 24, 2021 17:40
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I used to live near a pizza place that was loving disgusting fresh, but if you took it home and warmed it up in the oven the next day it was amazing.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:41
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This is actually a pretty good point - society has moved on from 'first born male inherits'. I think a new plan is in order, so I've come up with the following proposal. 1. Abolish hereditary titles. 2. Pub?
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Jul 24, 2021 17:42
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I too think it is time to change the rules around peerages and baronetcies (by banning them)
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Jul 24, 2021 17:43
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Just Crusader Kings things.
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It's pretty funny when they come out with this "with all this gender going around, what would happen with [antiquated dilemma]" and the answer is just like "a birth certificate, as a Crown document, supersedes any of your 'basic biology' for purposes of law" or "with gay marriage, what would happen if the king married a man, would we have two kings?" and the answer is just "no the one in line would be king and his husband would be Prince Consort, that's been the case for centuries" because all these old rear end institutions that predate the modern state have contingencies for things far more unusual than whatever sex/gender thing the Mail is mad about this week.
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