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davep, to random

Our son is taking part in a social experiment.

He has to wear a tory 2024 t-shirt for 2 weeks and see how people react. So far he's been spat on, punched, had a bottle thrown at him and hit on the head with a shoe.

I'm curious to see what happens when he goes outside.

Torbencht,
@Torbencht@mastodon.social avatar

@davep Your household staff has some Labour voters among them? ;-)

PhilipCJames,
@PhilipCJames@mas.to avatar

@davep @SouthOfSeventy @devanshu

Some jokes can bear adaptation down the ages. I never tire of updating the following to keep up with the times:

Walking along the quay I saw Maggie Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph drowning in separate docks. There was only one life-belt. I had a hard decision to make - should I have pizza or beans-on-toast for my tea?

davep, to random

My wife told me to take the spider out instead of killing him.

Went out. Had a few drinks. Nice guy. He's a web designer.

_thegeoff,
@_thegeoff@mastodon.social avatar

@davep i found a penguin wandering around the streets, so I went to a police station with it, they told me to take it to the zoo.
The next day me and the penguin bumped into the police officer.
"I thought I told you to take it to the zoo?
"I did. We had a great time. We're going to the cinema tonight."

synlogic,
@synlogic@toot.io avatar

@davep if they had another sibling I'd bet they were the ones conspiring to promote web3

davep, to random

A man walks into a library, approaches the librarian, and asks for books about paranoia.

The librarian whispers, "They're right behind you."

davep, to random

Asked my boss "Can I have some time off cos we're so close to Christmas?"

"It's May"

he said.

"Sorry" I said

"May I have some time off since it's so close to Christmas?"

davep, to random

When people are sad, I let them colour in my tattoos.

Sometimes all they need is a shoulder to crayon.

PaulNickson,
@PaulNickson@mastodon.social avatar

@davep I agree with the hashtag. ;-)

PalmAndNeedle,
@PalmAndNeedle@norden.social avatar

@davep awwww :blobcatbigfan:

davep, to random

It appears I can't block threads without seeing a post from there... Or am I missing something?

davep,

Ok, for eejits like me, you can just search for threads.net, find an account and block the domain from there.

kpetker,

@davep Well THAT made it easy!

Thanks!

davep, (edited ) to random

The sky was looking ominous so I asked Siri, “Surely, it’s not going to rain today, is it?”

And she replied, “Yes it is, and don’t call me Shirley.”

That was when I realised I’d left my phone in Airplane mode.

r3trofitted,
@r3trofitted@ruby.social avatar

@davep “Siri, have you ever streamed gladiators movies?”

KatM,
@KatM@mastodon.social avatar

@davep @lisamelton

laughs cuz we get it. 😂

davep, to random

Whats the difference between a hippo and a zippo?

One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.

davep, 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

withaveeay,
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot avatar

@davep There may be a use case for hydrogen, but it's not cars. See real world report here:
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/retail-h2-stations-close-in-california-while-h2-heavy-trucking-expands/

davep,

@withaveeay Potentially, for HGVs. But beware of the fossil fuel lobby and their Blue Hydrogen bullshit.

The initial article did mention rollout of EV HGVs, but that will always have a weight penalty unless there's a massive improvement in energy density.

davep, 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,
davep,

@simonzerafa No worries. I've had a couple of working lunches in the past week (in France) and it was easy to just decline the quasi-obligatory wine.

davep, (edited ) to random

Not the first time this has happened with LinkedIn after I criticise that moron Jon*than Sc0tt on birdsite.

davep, 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.”

siod,

@davep A Bea Arthur classic x

davep,

@siod Ah, thanks. I stole it from someone else...

davep, 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

Penguinflight,
@Penguinflight@mastodon.scot avatar

@davep Yes, but where is Jupiter?

davep,

@Penguinflight

Haha! I'll be "discovering" Jupiter when I replace the little box to the right with an automatic transfer switch (which I'm building with a friend) controlled by the master Sunny Island (all pole disconnect for the grid, but it gets more complicated for TN earthing as you also have to have contactors for switching between grid neutral and local earth).

It's for allowing both grid-tie with injection and battery backup when the grid fails.

davep, to random
tinker,

@davep @tinker - Good resource with good ideas, thank you!

davep, 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

simonzerafa,

@davep

Absolutely. But why does it have to look like meat?

Why not something different? 🙂🤷‍♂️

davep,

@simonzerafa It can look like whatever you want. The idea of looking and tasting like meat is pretty obvious, really. A lot of people just wouldn't countenance moving to a more plant-based diet.

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