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thomas

@thomas@thomaspreece.net

30-something from #Bristol, UK. Interested in #boardgames #genealogy #esperanto #music #ukulele #ocarina #RetroTech #vinyl #cassettes #gramophone. #golang and #colemak user. #gameshow and #BlueJays #baseball fan. #ActuallyAutistic #ace.

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ashleyspencer, to random
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I went to the pet store to get some water treatment stuff for the fish tank.

The 5 gallon tanks looked too small to me. It would be cramped in there still.

However, the 10 gallon is the perfect width for my counter and it's like penthouse apartment size. Couldn't take it home myself, but the lady said they could do same day delivery.

Saved a bunch of money buying the tank online vs in the store.

My cats are so much happier in a big apartment, so I'm sure a fish would feel the same.

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer Yeah, definitely don't keep fish in such a small tank! Even if it's theoretically possible, it's cruel to the fish - and much harder work for you, as with less water you have to change it all the more often to keep the waste at a safe level. I kept tetras and mollies rather than bettas, but happy to help if there's anything you need advice on! :)

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer 20 gallon is a good size for beginners. Large tanks are actually easier than small tanks, because they're much more forgiving on the chemical balance - a 5 gallon tank can go from completely fine to killing your fish quicker than you'd even notice if you're not really careful. Have you checked to see that your bar counter will support the weight of a 20 gallon tank? It'll weigh nearly 200 lb including the substrate and water.

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer Should be fine then. The other thing is to make sure that it's completely level, so that the water doesn't put too much stress on the joints between the panels - you'll know when you fill the tank, because if it's not level the water line won't be parallel to the top of the tank.

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer Yeah, it looks like it should be pretty strong. Nice place for a tank as well, you'll be able to see in both sides - although that does mean you'll have to make all sides look nice when decorating it!

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer My mollies would always crowd around the side of the tank nearest the door whenever I came into the room, and whenever I opened the cabinet where the food was kept they'd immediately swim to the top!

ashleyspencer, to random
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The manufacturer sent me photos of my Heart chew necklace pendant with the necklace string attached.

They added the adjustable necklace string, made the hole bigger so it would fit, and raised the little dip part up a little so it won’t fall off.

It’s perfect! I love it! 😍

I’m going to order the dark pink and red colors.

The heart chew pendant and adjustable necklace string.

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer Congratulations!

thomas, to Eurovision
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The video of how different countries' TV stations join and leave the #Eurovision feed is back for another year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYlIbalC7P0

astronomerritt, to random
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woke up and messaged my brother coming out as non-binary, not sure when he'll see it but hey, I did it...

thomas,
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@astronomerritt Congrats for having the courage - I hope you get a nice positive response!

thomas,
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@astronomerritt It's often how it goes unfortunately! I hope you don't have to wait long!

thomas, to Eurovision
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When was the last time the grand final finished even close to the scheduled time?

thomas,
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@danielpeake For some reason I specifically remember it overrunning by about 15-20 minutes last year, but having just checked I think you are right.

thomas, to Eurovision
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Fort Boyard called. They want their CGI tigers back.

18+ daweaver, to random
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When you wake up at 4.30 and can't get back to sleep, so decide to make the cookies and muffins for tonight and do the shopping and post the Week and it's still only 11am.

At least the cricket's on the radio, I can doze for 90 minutes this afternoon.

thomas,
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@daweaver Re semi-finals overrunning - were the official end times given by the EBU not the same as the times given by the BBC? Both shows were listed on the EPG as ending at 22:20 BST, and both shows ended within 2 minutes of that time.

thomas,
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@daweaver Freeview EPG definitely said 22:20 here. I fully agree that even the scheduled time is too long and far too late though, especially for the final.

daweaver, to Eurovision
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#Eurovision is a house built on "Sand", says Sabba for DR. Totally agreed.

thomas,
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@daweaver What's Radio 3 doing with Eurovision?

thomas,
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@daweaver Ahhhh of course... Eurovision the network, as opposed to Eurovision the song contest?

danielpeake, to Eurovision
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Iceland are a bit different, aren’t they!

thomas,
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@danielpeake Are you tooting from a time machine or with a typo?

thomas,
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@danielpeake Knowing Iceland and Eurovision they probably will be a bit weird too tbf.

daweaver, to Eurovision
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opening act is Eleni Fourera reprising her 2018 entry "Fuego"; no fre on stage.Then Erik Saade smashes the cube again with "Popular", which wasn't. Chanel with "Slomo", a song done at speed.

That opening act was very one-note, fan service.

thomas,
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@daweaver And of course the BBC commentators have to contradict the part about voting by text. Again.

thomas, to random
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re last boost - I guess it's also Jethro Tull day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9IyFLDtjk

ashleyspencer, to random
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Nikita was hanging out with me like she wanted my attention and cuddles, and then I fed her and she went to her tree.

I told her, “You act like you wanted my attention and then I feed you and you’re like bye”

She immediately came over like I’m sorry here you can pet me. So I put down my devices and pet her for a while. She’s still lying next to me. :)

I don’t know how much English she understands, but after 11 years with me she has to understand some of the stuff I say.

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer They can usually understand a few words, but not sentences. But they are very good on picking up on tone and posture and unspoken communication in general.

ashleyspencer, to random
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I got the chew necklace samples I had manufactured.

I’m pretty angry at them right now.

I wanted them to make a chew necklace! These are pendants and the hole is too small for necklace strings!!

HUGE oversight on their part.

I’m going to test the silicone for durability next and hopefully that is at least good.

They need to remake these and send them to me again. Why would they not say hey this hole is too small, we should make it bigger so the strings fit. Ugh!!

thomas,
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@ashleyspencer This is just part of why you get samples made - something almost inevitably something goes wrong between specification and manufacturing, and it's to give you a chance to spot it and fix it before you commit to the full order. "They're great, but the hole needs to be a bit bigger" is a really good result!

thomas, to random
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Record shop gave me this mystery record. I guessed it would probably have organ music or something like that - it turned out to be a Christmas Eve service.

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🚨 The April 24 game begins 🚨

Today we consider country calling codes - the phone number prefixes used to route calls to different countries. For example +49 for DE 🇩🇪, +61 for AU 🇦🇺, etc.

What is the longest chain of countries such that each successive country/territory in the chain shares a land border with and has a calling code greater than the previous one?

Example chain: FR 🇫🇷 (+33) - ES 🇪🇸 (+34) - PT 🇵🇹 (+351)

You may use maps of calling codes

1/

thomas,
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@opencage No, make that 26. This will definitely be the right idea for longest, but it's possible there's an extra one or two to loop through.

NL 🇳🇱 (31) - BE 🇧🇪 (32) - FR 🇫🇷 (33) - ES 🇪🇸 (34) - MA 🇲🇱 (212) - DZ 🇩🇿 (213) - MR 🇲🇷 (222) - ML 🇲🇱 (223) - GN 🇬🇳 (224) - CI 🇨🇮 (225) - BF 🇧🇫 (226) - TG 🇹🇬 (228) - BJ 🇧🇯 (229) - NG 🇳🇬 (234) - TD 🇹🇩 (235) - CF 🇨🇫 (236) - CM 🇨🇲 (237) - GQ 🇬🇶 (240) - GA 🇬🇦 (241) - CG 🇨🇬 (242) - CD 🇨🇩 (243) - RW 🇷🇼 (250) - TZ 🇹🇿 (255) - ZM 🇿🇲 (260) - ZW 🇿🇼 (263) - BW 🇧🇼 (267)

thomas,
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@opencage Oops! Hopefully this is fixed now: NL 🇳🇱 (31) - BE 🇧🇪 (32) - FR 🇫🇷 (33) - ES 🇪🇸 (34) - MA 🇲🇦 (212) - DZ 🇩🇿 (213) - ML 🇲🇱 (223) - GN 🇬🇳 (224) - CI 🇨🇮 (225) - BF 🇧🇫 (226) - TG 🇹🇬 (228) - BJ 🇧🇯 (229) - NG 🇳🇬 (234) - TD 🇹🇩 (235) - CF 🇨🇫 (236) - CM 🇨🇲 (237) - GQ 🇬🇶 (240) - GA 🇬🇦 (241) - CG 🇨🇬 (242) - CD 🇨🇩 (243) - RW 🇷🇼 (250) - TZ 🇹🇿 (255) - ZM 🇿🇲 (260) - ZW 🇿🇼 (263) - BW 🇧🇼 (267) #fridaygeotrivia

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