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I like cake, I hate everything else.
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@octopus.energy Our gas reading is being odd again; raised this before, but never really got an answer.

It seems to even out to the right amounts eventually, but it's definitely not right...

/cc @roisin85.bsky.social
A graph showing the estimated cost of energy usage over a day, with a total cost of £1.95, plotted against hourly intervals. The chart features vertical bars representing energy consumption in kWh. A graph showing the estimated cost of energy usage over a day, with a total cost of -864.92p, plotted against hourly intervals. The chart features vertical bars representing energy consumption in kWh.
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I think the term is utopia.
Meme depicting a futuristic utopian scene with the caption "the world without America" at the top.
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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What a time to be alive.
Do not introduce Digital ID cards 1,002,968 signatures Call an immediate general election 935,077 signatures Repeal the Online Safety Act 541,049 signatures
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Should hit 1,000,000 with ease! That's one whole MILLION people who can get ignored!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Like being ignored? Sign this petition:

"Do not introduce Digital ID cards" - petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
September 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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If you keep the drives together (super glue? 😁) and use a splitter or hub, I'm sure it can be done with RAID.

I've only ever messed with RAID on internal drives, so I don't know how well it works for removable storage.
Image search results for a two-to-one usb splitter
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Utterly unhinged, the correct answer is absolutely t'internet.

We used to be a real country.
Screenshot of the following text: Which word do you use to describe connectivity at home (e.g. what you use to get online, stream TV / films, play video games online, etc.) Wi-Fi (first – 33%) Internet (second – 31%) Broadband (third – 22%) Wireless (fourth – 4%) Connectivity (fifth – 4%) T’internet (3%) Not sure (2%) Other (0%)
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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New Banksy artwork in the UK, commenting on the arrest of peaceful protest, was immediately covered up.

Would be a shame if it was shown everywhere
Photo showing a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, who appears to be a security guard, standing on a paved sidewalk. He's holding a cell phone to his ear with his left hand and looking toward the right side of the image. On the wall behind him is a black and white graffiti mural. The mural depicts two figures: an older, robed figure with a long wig holding a gavel, and another person on the ground. The robed figure is in the middle of a motion as if striking the figure on the ground. The figure on the ground is holding a sign that appears to be covered in red markings.
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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It's also so stupidly easy to bypass, it's frankly ridiculous.
Bluesky screenshot stating You must complete age assurance in order to access this screen. Screenshot showing accessed chats.
September 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Doing some garden shenanigans, just took a big scoop of soil and noticed this wee fella hopping about.

Delivered him back to safety in the corner, will have to build some sort of shelter and watering spot in the future.
Very small common toad on a large black plastic shovel.
August 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Oh neat, now Steam requires age verification too. Anyone want my Steam Deck, or should I just chuck it in a lake?

help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view...
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August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"FLAC", always Spek your files, kids.
Screenshot of a spectrogram which is a visual representation of the spectrum of frequencies in a sound or audio file. The image shows time, from 0:00 to 4:35, the frequency of the sound, from 0 kHz to 22 kHz. Based on the title, the file is a FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) file with a sample rate of 44100 Hz, however the coloured area shows all audio in the file cuts off just over 15KHz, not representing the supposed lossless nature of the file.
August 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Happy Birthday @o0ceci0o.bsky.social 🎁🎂🎉
Photo of a sign saying "This skibidi rizzler is 8, no cap" and some cakes on a table which say "Bruh, I'm 8"
August 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Bonus, this is what happens to your hand if you hold it in front of the vent for a while 😋
Thermal scan of a person's hand. The palm and arm are glowing yellow and orange, indicating a temperature of approximately 26-32°C, the fingers are showing as purple, indicating a temperature around 17-18°C. A color scale on the right of the image shows temperatures ranging from 17.8°C to 32.4°C.
August 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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First pic is output from an air conditioning unit, showing it pushing out 5℃, and the second is the exhaust side, showing nearly 40℃, the ambient temperature was 23℃

This is the same tech heat pumps use (Except they're way more efficient), if you don't think that's magic, you need a slap 😁
Thermal images, showing three vertical structures. The structures appear warmer at 7.3°C (yellow), while the space between them is cooler at 5.0°C (dark blue and purple). A color scale on the right indicates temperatures ranging from 5.0°C to 17.4°C. Thermal image showing a large surface with a temperature of 35.1°C in the centre, and 39.6°C toward the edge. A color scale on the right indicates temperatures from a low of 23.0°C (purple) to a high of 39.6°C (yellow-orange).
August 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Neat, Serato can do something Mixxx has done for about 72 years already! 😁
Screenshot of a context menu, the highlighted option says "Change BPM", the secondary menu has two options "Halve" and "Double"
August 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Tomorrows electricity prices thanks to all the wind from storm Floris.

Shouldn't these prices have been for today? It's not like we're particularly good at storage (yet). Either way, not complaining.
Screenshot of half hourly energy prices for Tuesday 5th August, with 26 of the intervals being negative in value, and the overall average cost for the day being just 4.1p per kWh. The screenshot is taken from https://agileprices.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Gotta protect the kids!
Meme template. Top left text. British school kids typing 5318008 into their calculator in the 90s. Top right image of a calculator flipped upside down so the numbers appear to spell the word "BOOBIES". Bottom left text. British school kids typing 5318008 into their calculator today. Bottom right image is a screenshot of a calculator app showing the error message "you are permanently banned from using calculator"
August 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Woah there young'ins, what do you think you're doing? Listening to the musics? The fuck you are!!!!
Screenshot from Spotify stating we need to check your age, to access certain content and features on spotify, we need to make sure you're 18 or older.
July 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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"Squibbles"
screenshot showing a conversation with an AI, the last user input is "Fucking hell", the AI has responded with the following: I understand you're incredibly frustrated. I apologize for the continued lack of progress and the increasingly erratic output. It sounds like we’re hitting a wall, and I need to acknowledge that this is a very challenging prompt. My current systems are struggling with consistent tone and maintaining thematic coherence. I am working on improving these abilities, but it's proving difficult. Let’s try something *completely* different – a short, utterly nonsensical sentence, without any attempt at relating it to the original theme. Just… a random string of words. Here goes: “Squibbles.”
July 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Music - Beauty, art, pleasingly harmonious.

Noise - loud, unpleasant, confused sounds.

I know which one fits best. 😁
Definition of music, stating: music ˈmjuːzɪk noun vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.couples were dancing to the music the art or science of composing or performing music.he devoted his life to music a sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious.the background music of softly lapping water the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound.Tony learned to read music the score or scores of a musical composition or compositions.the music was open on a stand Definition of noise, stating: noise nɔɪz noun a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance.making a noise like a pig a series or combination of loud, confused sounds, especially when causing disturbance.she was dazed with the heat and noise conventional remarks made to express something.the government made tough noises about defending sterling irregular fluctuations that accompany a transmitted electrical signal but are not part of it and tend to obscure it. technical the enhancer can improve the video signal quality, reducing noise and increasing image sharpness random fluctuations that obscure or do not contain meaningful data or other information.over half the magnitude of the differences came from noise in the data
July 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Really?!?!

The cost of our water recently shot up; I shit you not, it's literally double what my parents pay just 8 miles down the road. I wish that was hyperbole.

If getting rid of Ofwat was just a scheme to screw people, that's a damned shame.
Screenshot from a BBC news article stating "Water bill rises needed after years of low investment, says report"
July 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Remembered I own a DSLR camera, charged the batteries for the first time in about 76 years.

Here's Beans in the garden.

#Cat
A black cat is captured in a medium shot, partially hidden by a grass like plant in the bottom of the shot. The cat is looking intently to the side with bright yellow eyes, while its dark silhouette contrasts with the muted, out-of-focus background of what appears to be a grassy lawn with faint, light-colored stepping stones. The cat is called Beans, and he likes to meow a lot.
July 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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How I see weather apps at the moment.
Screenshot of a weather application showing an image of a clear sky and a large sun shining. The temperature is reported as 29°C, with a gentle breeze, less than 5% chance of rain and very high pollen. Scrawled over the image is the word "bastard" with an arrow pointed towards the sun.
July 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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It's literally hot enough to cook an egg on most surfaces out there today 🥵

Thought I'd help this surface cool off and apparently make a death metal band logo in the process.
July 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM