davep

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, 3 months ago to random

Yay! Lost 19.5kg in 10 months.

I'll be releasing a book, provisionally titled "The Secret to Losing Weight By Not Drinking Industrial Quantities of Alcohol"

davep, 3 months ago to random

Baby steps installing my solar system...

Two SMA Sunny Boys to the left, two Sunny Islands to the right, and various protection devices, the AC Bus, and the grid connection with PE to local earth and grid neutral (TT) in the little box to the right.

Next step is to install the battery shelf on the floor and the conduit run below all the gubbins.

Two SMA Sunny Boys to the left, two Sunny Islands to the right, and various protection devices, the AC Bus, and the grid connection to the right

davep, 3 months ago to random

An interesting approach to meat substitutes that has actually scaled. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/11/spanish-startup-cocuus-pamplona-quest-3d-printed-meat-steak

davep, 3 months ago to random

Not sure if this may be of interest, @tinker https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/best-grow-lights-small-spaces/9683.html

davep, 3 months ago to random

Perun's latest video on the PLA is rather good https://youtu.be/ckouoTDkrtQ?feature=shared

davep, 3 months ago to random

If the American deep state is so powerful, why is the dunderchief Putin asset still alive?

davep, 3 months ago to random

A taxi driver picked up a nun. During the ride, he said to her: “I have a question for you, but I’m afraid it will upset you.”

The nun said, “My dear son, I have talked to all kinds of people in my life. I don’t think there is anything you can say that will upset me.”

“Well,” the driver said, “I’ve always had a fantasy of getting oral from a nun.”

The nun, a bit surprised, said, “That’s fine, my son. I might be able to help, but only if you aren’t married.”

The driver answered, I’m not married!” He pulled over and the nun delivered.

However, when he started driving again, the driver admitted, “I’m sorry, I lied, I am married.”

The nun replied, “That’s fine, my son. I haven’t been completely honest with you either – my name is actually Kevin and I’m going to a fancy dress party.”

davep, 3 months ago to random

Just your usual killer fungus doom https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/deadly-candida-auris-fungal-infection-32062686

davep, 3 months ago to random

My parents have 50 packets of Oxo cubes in their cupboard, I'm not sure they've got the hang of stock piling.

davep, 3 months ago to random

Trombones.

davep, 3 months ago to random

Sometimes I tell dad jokes

Sometimes he laughs

davep, 3 months ago to random

Last night I watched Australian Masterchef.

Somebody made meringue and they all cheered.

"That's odd" I thought. "Normally in Australia they boo meringue".

davep, 3 months ago to twitter

Blimey, if Cory Doctorow can get scammed...

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1754510033566773551

#Twitter

davep, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

If you're dreading work tomorrow, it could be worse...

Edit: adding link https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html

davep, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

In a new study published in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that while doing either aerobic exercise or strength training was associated with a lower risk of dying during the study’s time frame, regularly doing both — one to three hours a week of aerobic exercise and one to two weekly strength training sessions — was associated with an even lower mortality risk.

Edit: adding hashtags to break out of my pale, sickly, computer-bound bubble #StrengthTraining #ResistanceIsNotFutile #Fitness #WeightTraining #Health

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/well/move/cardio-strength-training-benefits.html

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/21/1218

davep, 3 months ago to random

A bloke walks into Boots and asks the assistant, "What's good for making my oven spotless?"

Assistant replies, "Ammonia cleaner."

Chap says, "Sorry, I thought you were a chemist."

davep, 3 months ago to random

I wrote down two double entrendres today, and then I rubbed one out

davep, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to wordpress

I'm going mad. Is there a simple solution to creating a small e-commerce website? With #WordPress you're paying for multiple premium plugins and it's just bonkers. It's like being caught in a web.

Haven't looked at #Wix or #Shopify really. Ideas?

Edit: it's the multilingual stuff that is making it a headache.

#e-commerce

davep, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Finally got the two Sunny Islands on the wall (130lb each) with the help of a neighbour 😵

Edit: they're 63kg, which is probably about 137lb in old money. Re-edit: nope, 139. Anyway, bloody heavy to lift above shoulder height.

davep, 3 months ago to random

Just fixed the horn on the scouts' minibus.

Beep repaired.

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, 3 months ago to random

I got fired from my last job for asking my customers if they would prefer "smoking" or "non smoking".

Apparently the wokerati are insisting on "Cremation" or " Burial".

davep, 3 months ago to random

Before it was carved, Mount Rushmore’s beauty was totally unpresidented.

davep, 3 months ago to random

Was setting up a new virtual host in Apache on my RPi, which has involved much gnashing of teeth and questioning of life choices.

Went down a rabbit hole of HSTS preloading of my principal host causing the other to flip to it along with many other increasingly improbable things.

It was obviously DNS. My PC and phone (and router) were storing old values. Restarted my phone, connected to a different network and it was fine to install the Let's Encrypt certificate.

I bloody hate computers.