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i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, that’s the sort of thing which worries me. I suppose if it’s a recipe which doesn’t need precise measurements it doesn’t matter.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Depends what it is. In this instance I was buying cups of fruit, how many cups are there to a punnet? I already have the weight on the packaging, so if I know the weight I need it’s much easier.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

I’m amazed they are that uncommon. Here (UK) you can walk into a supermarket and pick them up for less than £20.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

If it calls for 200g of aubergine, then you can weigh that at the shop… It’s more convenient at that end, and you can get the right amount.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Some good answers here, thanks everyone, I’ve learnt some stuff today. 🙂

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Not quite the same as Stones and Kilogrammes are both units of weight. Using cups is like weighing somebody using those luggage size baskets in the airport.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Yeah, same. I set it up as it looked like the best way to control my inverter - I wanted to set it to charge from the grid when electricity was free, and discharge during saving sessions without having to do it manually. I then expanded to trying to calculate how much charge I needed overnight in cheap rate based on the solar forecast for the next day…

Anyway, I now have everything on it and keep thinking of things to add.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Depends how many sugars. At least three heaped teaspoons should qualify, two is borderline.

i_am_not_a_robot, 2 months ago

archive.org link

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

I don’t think I’ve ever used Dear to start an email; always Hi for as long as I remember.

I don’t like To, it always seems like a command rather than a greeting. I write it on cards and stuff but it always leaves a niggling feeling of wrongness.

i_am_not_a_robot, 2 months ago

I think that screen might be the “order ready for collection” one, so presumably it does have some sort of connection to the ordering system?

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

I’d love to get a job at one of these display board companies (or the local IT if they do it themselves), and tell them I can save them thousands.

A Pi Zero 2W, TFTP boot, you’ve saved masses of hardware cost and saved yourself a Windows licence.

Replicate that for all the displays over all the stores, done.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

This was in Gregg’s.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

This is a legitimate concern.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

Looks like that was just credential stuffing, though, not an actual vulnerability. Unique passwords and 2FA are enough to stop your account being compromised. They’ve been good enough to refund anything spent as a result of this. There have been far worse breaches and less reasonable companies, although I understand any concern after this sort of thing is reported.

i_am_not_a_robot, 1 month ago

I don’t know what a shield TV is, but I quite like the Roku streaming sticks. They work flawlessly for me, and you can cast to them from another device.