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Too many people caught up in living in a big city, if you just broadened your horizens you could live somewhere beautiful and affordable like... https://www.onthemarket.com/new-homes/property/garboldisham/ (I jogged place this development last night, it's even worse seeing it in person)
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Mar 21, 2024 13:30
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Tesseraction posted:There's no harm in asking. Counterpoint - It's a Razer mouse.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:31
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Marmaduke! posted:Too many people caught up in living in a big city, if you just broadened your horizens you could live somewhere beautiful and affordable like... Here's the cheapest house in my municipality, ignore the moon language https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/21189257?haku=M2088794447 Also most expensive: https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/s99632?haku=M2088794447
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Mar 21, 2024 13:44
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Whatever you get, make it a vertical mouse. Your wrist will thank you.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:45
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Z the IVth posted:Counterpoint - It's a Razer mouse. Razer mice are poo poo. I had one once and it broke in less than a month. I didn’t bother replacing it, I just returned it and bought a Roccat Kone instead. That's still working years later.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:45
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Marmaduke! posted:Too many people caught up in living in a big city, if you just broadened your horizens you could live somewhere beautiful and affordable like... I've never seen a list of UK places that looked more like it was generated by AI than this. It's so weird not recognising a single one. quote:Nearby Garboldisham
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Mar 21, 2024 13:48
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I have a hp optical mouse that came with another computer, it's probably 10 years old.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:48
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Been hassling Lenovo today, they make lovely laptops that will spontaneously bust out of their bezels and shatter the screen 6 months out of warranty. There's a bunch of angry amazon reviews issued at exactly the same time with exactly the same issue. Asked 'I am explicitly aware that this is out of warranty but since you' ve clearly issued a defective product how about doing something about it?' ' hmm we've checked and it appears you're out of warranty? sorry'.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:49
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Reveilled posted:When I worked in a call centre a friend got a call from a man named Wayne Raper. This fella would not last 2 minutes in a west of Scotland playground. He'd be owned relentlessly even by the weird kid that got caught wanking in class.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:51
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Question - our workplace started enforcing two days a week in the office, and I gave it an honest go, including doing everything I could to make it stress free for me - picking the quiet days, picking the quiet desks, having someone else put the horse out so I don't have to worry about being dragged through the mud before I go in, etc. I started to get massively anxious about going in, then fortunately got sick, so I haven't been in for a couple of weeks, which has been much better for my mental health. I told my line manager that I was happy to come in for special days or if there's a genuine operational need, but not just for the sake of it. They're now telling me that regular days in the office are part of the contract (which is true). Do I have a leg to stand on? Is it worth trying to get a note from my GP or contract my union?
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Mar 21, 2024 13:52
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xtothez posted:I've never seen a list of UK places that looked more like it was generated by AI than this. It's so weird not recognising a single one. Just to help your disbelief, make sure you use the authentic pronunciation too, like "Garblesham"
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Mar 21, 2024 13:53
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Chubby Henparty posted:Been hassling Lenovo today, they make lovely laptops that will spontaneously bust out of their bezels and shatter the screen 6 months out of warranty. There's a bunch of angry amazon reviews issued at exactly the same time with exactly the same issue. Asked 'I am explicitly aware that this is out of warranty but since you' ve clearly issued a defective product how about doing something about it?' ' hmm we've checked and it appears you're out of warranty? sorry'. You can't prove that metal hinges screwed directly into plastic is a terrible design and cost cutting measure that increases profits by 7p 
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Mar 21, 2024 13:53
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josh04 posted:Also iirc there's strong evidence that the big UK home builders are collaborating to reduce the flow of new homes to keep prices high. This is why I don't see how you can build your way out of it, they're not going to race to bring the cost down because that is cutting their profits, they want them as cheap and poo poo as possible and to sell them for as much as possible.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:53
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We're looking for a property near us to buy atm, and the prices are silly, you also see the weirdest "sold with Tennant in situ" poo poo at around 130,000 when the landlords start getting real loving greedy.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:54
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xtothez posted:I've never seen a list of UK places that looked more like it was generated by AI than this. It's so weird not recognising a single one. It was trained on a bad dataset, too. There are three New Zealands in England.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:55
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Josef bugman posted:"sold with Tennant in situ" It's a drinkable can if there's nothing better around, but I wouldn't buy a house for it.
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Mar 21, 2024 13:55
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Angrymog posted:Question - our workplace started enforcing two days a week in the office, and I gave it an honest go, including doing everything I could to make it stress free for me - picking the quiet days, picking the quiet desks, having someone else put the horse out so I don't have to worry about being dragged through the mud before I go in, etc. You can ask for WFH as part of disability reasonable adjustments (which covers anxiety/mental health). They can still be lovely about it but it's a valid request
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Mar 21, 2024 14:06
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OwlFancier posted:This is why I don't see how you can build your way out of it, they're not going to race to bring the cost down because that is cutting their profits, they want them as cheap and poo poo as possible and to sell them for as much as possible. I feel this is big problem with the developer culture where big companies smack up entire neighborhoods and wait for buyers.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:06
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Runcible Cat posted:I have a teeny tiny 2-up 2-down in a terrace built in 1904 and my walls are thick enough to keep like 99% of neighbour noise out. It'd be cramped for anyone more than a couple these days, I guess, but it suits me and cats and books just fine. 
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Mar 21, 2024 14:10
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Reveilled posted:When I worked in a call centre a friend got a call from a man named Wayne Raper. Now, admittedly that's a worse name in Scotland than elsewhere, but I honestly cannot imagine living with that name and not changing it immediately. They've turned the Waynes against us!
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Mar 21, 2024 14:17
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TACD posted:I had a Logitech wireless keyboard / trackpad for controlling the living room media PC that lasted for years and years, even after I spilled a good portion of curry into it. Same actually. With this other one I just tipsily watched the spilled beer angrily fizz over the keys and my computer flipping the gently caress out as the dying keyboard started spamming unintended outputs.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:17
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Rarity posted:You can ask for WFH as part of disability reasonable adjustments (which covers anxiety/mental health). They can still be lovely about it but it's a valid request In fact anyone can ask for it as a statutory flexible working request!
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Mar 21, 2024 14:17
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Z the IVth posted:Counterpoint - It's a Razer mouse. lol I admit I am a Logitech bitch.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:18
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Just start taking the horse in everyday and see if they'll let you work from home then.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:19
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Just start taking the horse in everyday and see if they'll let you work from home then. If I lived within hacking distance of work I'd consider trying it. And she's a bit too large to claim her as an emotional support animal.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:21
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If you go through mice or keyboards every few years you are buying the wrong brands.Angrymog posted:Question - our workplace started enforcing two days a week in the office, and I gave it an honest go, including doing everything I could to make it stress free for me - picking the quiet days, picking the quiet desks, having someone else put the horse out so I don't have to worry about being dragged through the mud before I go in, etc. If you have been there more than 2 years and can get a GP to sign off on the anxiety then maybe.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:29
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Tesseraction posted:lol  Logitech is annoying because their stuff lasts so long I never have an excuse to buy new peripherals. I have 12 year old Logitech stuff stashed away that still works perfectly fine. I should probably sell them before USB-A goes the way of the dodo and their dongles cant be plugged in anymore.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:34
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Marmaduke! posted:Too many people caught up in living in a big city, if you just broadened your horizens you could live somewhere beautiful and affordable like...  as a housextothez posted:I've never seen a list of UK places that looked more like it was generated by AI than this. It's so weird not recognising a single one.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:35
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xtothez posted:I've never seen a list of UK places that looked more like it was generated by AI than this. It's so weird not recognising a single one. Every time I hear or see the name Garboldisham I always think of this sketch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmjnEMqHeg
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Mar 21, 2024 14:40
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Z the IVth posted:
drat them and their entirely reasonable policy of having any of their hardware work with any existing dongle. I seriously think that Logitech devices are powered by pure magic when I consider how long the batteries last. I'm still using a Logitech Mediaplay mouse from 17 years ago which still works perfectly.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:42
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OzyMandrill posted:Whatever you get, make it a vertical mouse. Your wrist will thank you. Words to live by, been using them for over a decade... i get my basic ones for £12 on sale at amazon. I need to start repairing the damned things as it's usually just one of the microswitches going that puts them out of use. 
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Mar 21, 2024 14:43
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Angrymog posted:If I lived within hacking distance of work I'd consider trying it. And she's a bit too large to claim her as an emotional support animal. Big moods need big animals.
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Mar 21, 2024 15:13
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Z the IVth posted:I should probably sell them before USB-A goes the way of the dodo and their dongles cant be plugged in anymore. just get a bunch of USB-C adaptors, it's all still backwards compatible
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Mar 21, 2024 15:16
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I think I might need an emotional support horse the day I buy a tower with usbc on the front
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Mar 21, 2024 15:17
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forkboy84 posted:Jones has been very consistent and vocal in his support of trans right, he doesn't need to prove his bonafides in every column and public statement I’m aware, but I think it’s weird to miss it when you’re listing reasons you’re quitting the party. Maybe that’s my biases given party transphobia was one of the main reasons I quit.
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Mar 21, 2024 15:21
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OwlFancier posted:emotional support horse
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Mar 21, 2024 15:28
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Mega Comrade posted:If you go through mice or keyboards every few years you are buying the wrong brands. There's new because the old died and new because they released a mouse with 15 buttons this time. Not many people can win a round of TF2 with just a mouse while sipping a beer with their other hand. Felt drat good, tho.
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Mar 21, 2024 15:29
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Tesseraction posted:lol MX Master 2 is objectively the best mouse out there.
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Mar 21, 2024 15:29
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TACD posted:Computer, show me 
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Mar 21, 2024 15:37
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Is that a Pizza Hut made out of floorboards?
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