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@ThatBlairGuy We don’t have an InstaPot. We do have the aforementioned rice cooker, an electric steamer, a pressure cooker, and a slow cooker, though!

@stevewfolds I quit tobacco many years ago now, and I’m so glad I did, both for my personal health and the health of my wallet! Weed is illegal here, but can be obtained, of course, but I work at a job where anyone can be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol, so I can’t have weed.

@jastuart68.bsky.social I wouldn’t have helped ICE agents like that. They’ll have to find somewhere selling proper coffee now.

@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social Mitch has been dead from the neck up for many years…

@stevewfolds I like that quote. It has an element of truth too, doesn’t it? We had coal fires here when I was a young lad. Certainly get cozy, but actually over 90% of the heat goes straight up the chimney! Central heating much more efficient but much less atmospheric.

@maxbrockbank.com Last time I went to the bog in a ‘spoons, I needed oxygen mask!

@stevewfolds I would love some single digit humidity here right now. It’s currently 76%!

@stevewfolds Your Government and media (and mine and everyone else’s across the world) only tell you what they want you to hear, never the whole truth.

@robertbreen On the basis of your post, and review, I’ve just purchased a copy.

@piperformissouri.bsky.social Are larger (newer) data centres more energy efficient, or is that a silly question?

@cjayanetti.bsky.social What Farage did at school wouldn’t sway my decision not to vote for Reform. Their complete lack of credible policies is what does that. Their ideas of turning the UK into the current US do that.

@manton I love railway history

@alterelefant I hear you. I realise there is no free lunch. Most social media platforms are funded by advertising, and information from users. I use Safari as my browser, which at least blocks some tracking, and I avoid using Google as much as possible. Then again, my TV is connected to the Internet, so that’s a source of information. It’s not possible to be totally isolated, unless you’re not online at all.

@alterelefant I don’t care if the internet knows I ran the washing machine at 7.43 am. Should i?

@news I’m giving it a test

@webhat I hear you loud and clear. I’m giving it serious thought

@diva007.bsky.social Last time I went there was before the fire. That was a few years ago now!

@crucibleofwords.bsky.social How should Labour deal with immigration? This administration inherited the ‘boat people’ issue from the previous Government, but if they’re not seen to be doing something, then that gives fuel to the Farage crowd.

@around-the-outside.bsky.social At least some of it. Also, social media doesn’t help, as there’s way too much uninformed shouting going on. Heck, Starmer is not perfect of course, but his administration isn’t ALL negative either. Let’s have some balance.

@crucibleofwords.bsky.social Nothing wrong with a little café. However, unless you impose an outright ban, many folks will go for that lunchtime pint if the opportunity and venue is there.

@katkimjac.bsky.social I was at work.

@manton I got my first sub-domain back in 1994, with a whole 5MB of web space. I went on to get my own domains, and set up several blogs over the years.

I’ve come to your platform, for two reasons. 1. Cross posting is made easy. 2. I can blog without having to bother with any coding at all. I can build a website, but I can’t be bothered anymore.

It’s a bit like hardware. I used to build PCs when tower systems were the thing. These days, I run Apple hardware. It just works.

I guess I just want to be a consumer now, plug-and-play if you like. I’m tired of hacking and cracking.

@stevewfolds That’s good. I donate a few dollars each month on a regular PayPal payment.

@crucibleofwords.bsky.social Nothing to do with control around alcohol. People talk. In public places anyone can listen. Safer to keep the workforce in a private bar.

@crucibleofwords.bsky.social I am not saying it’s ok to drink at work. I can’t and don’t. However, only about 10% of those working in The Palace of Westminster are MPs. The rest are mostly civil servants and other support staff. Do we really want them drinking in pubs outside where any careless chatter could give away secrets?