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davep, 1 year ago to random

Just in: Police say that whoever broke into their station and stuffed all the files in a picnic basket has seriously hampered their investigations.

The same intruder is suspected of stealing all the toilets. Police say they have nothing to go on.

And they dug a hole on the way out. It's being looked into.

davep, 9 months ago to random

My little brother's grave after just over a year. He loved bees.

Lots of insect-attracting flowers on Dom's meadow grave

davep, 11 months ago to random

I've started investing in stocks.

Took an aggressive position on Chicken yesterday, and got some Beef this morning. Also considering Vegetable.

I know there are risks but if works out I'll be a bouillonaire.

#IllGetMyCoat

davep, 1 year ago to random

Am I the only one getting loads and loads of spam for their Hotmail/Outlook email account over the last few months?

Ok, it's in the spam folder, but still.

davep, 9 months ago to random

I've just bought a Van Gogh coffee table.

Decent condition although it has got a bit of veneer missing.

davep, 8 months ago to random

I was idly wondering whether a faraday cage needed to be earthed and within five minutes fell down this very American rabbit hole.

https://www.blackoutusa.org/sed/vsl/index.php?r=9891&rx=1

So, should i earth or not for electronics @mattblaze ? 🤪

davep, 1 year ago to random

A linguistics professor says during a lecture, “In English, a double negative forms a positive. But in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. "However, in no language in the world can a double positive form a negative.

But then a voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”

davep, 6 months ago to random

Got that signature #Covid fuck-off headache that suddenly appears and just gets worse. Arse.

davep, 6 months ago to random

I beg your pardon?

davep, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

This seems to corroborate (well, at least one of the people involved) what @OutOnTheMoors said about Musk's Dad and the emeralds.

Edit: that they were just exchanged for the plane. Apparently his real fortune came from SA real estate, but the Musks wouldn't want to talk about that now.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-dad-errol-shares-deadly-secrets-of-the-fabled-emerald-mine-in-zambia?ref=home?ref=home

davep, 3 months ago to random

"Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?"

TL;DR: No.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/13/will-hydrogen-overtake-batteries-in-the-race-for-zero-emission-cars

davep, 4 months ago to random

Who can beat "We care for your privacy, here are our 786 bestest friends..."?

@politico

davep, 5 months ago to random

My daughter sang at the mass in Holland yesterday in French, Italian, Dutch and English.

I'm a wee bit proud of her. 😊

davep, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

"No".

davep, 6 months ago to random

I just showed my GP the rash on my bum, and he seemed proper uncomfortable-like he didn't want to touch it at all. He just said 'Make an appointment at the surgery tomorrow', & walked off with his shopping trolley.

davep, 8 months ago to random

Because he was outstanding in his field.

davep, 6 months ago to random

I once went out with a professional tennis player, but love meant nothing to her.

davep, 7 months ago to random

Fuck

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/04/south-american-monsoon-heading-towards-tipping-point-likely-to-cause-amazon-dieback

davep, 3 months ago to random

I've lost 3 stone (42lb/18kg) in 10 months using my revolutionary new diet of not necking prodigious quantities of alcohol.

My metabolic age is the same as it was three years ago

davep, 7 months ago to random

Blimey, Portugal are beating Fiji in the rugby.

davep, 4 months ago to random

My mate told me that the only vegetable that makes you cry is an onion. So I threw a coconut at his head

davep, 7 months ago to random

Un entretien Blast intéressant avec George Monbiot sur l'agriculture

https://youtu.be/-cGDiwblLI4

davep, 6 months ago to random

My old Mum has taken to sending me "hilarious" TikTok videos. I guess this means the kids have moved on.

davep, 7 months ago to random

Blimey https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-67180162

davep, 6 months ago to random

Yay! After nearly four months my five boxes of four 304Ah LiFePO4 batteries have arrived!

They tend to test at about 312Ah, so that's 20kWh to add to my existing 16kWh (I'll not be using the four worst in my battery bank, so it will be 32kWh).