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by gib444 7mo ago
I find it a little odd when you're clarifying someone's comment and someone else wades in and replies (without even a "not the person you replied to but ..")
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by gib444 7mo ago
To which extent exactly? The images of destruction are faked? I know what you're saying just not sure how literally to take your words
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by gib444 7mo ago
We don't care. We want cheaper electric like other countries and want our politicians to make it happen Blah blah contracts blah markets blah always an excuse in the UK for why everything is more expensive than other countries Is ther
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by gib444 7mo ago
It's not about definitions or categorisations. It's about what reprisals there are for labelling them a terrorist state.
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by gib444 7mo ago
Contract law is law. But I know what you mean
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by gib444 7mo ago
Very impressive! My smart meter install is happening next month. Can't wait to save 9p/kWh!
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by gib444 7mo ago
> my electricity has been free to negative all day Like a gambler who only talks about their wins, people on these smart energy plans on the few days it goes very cheap only seem to pipe up with the current low unit price, and never ment
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by gib444 7mo ago
You will build nothing and you'll be happy. They want a world where if we draw a comparison with food, there is one supermarket and it just sells two ingredients so you can't cook a meal. McDonald's etc flourish The lie is &q
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by gib444 7mo ago
Depends on the terms and conditions
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by gib444 7mo ago
Propaganda contains lies? Is water wet? Does the average reader of this publication need to be told this?
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by gib444 7mo ago
As someone on a budget, how can I pay for good journalism when it so spread out across various (expensive) outlets?
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by gib444 7mo ago
It's fairly obvious sociopathy is a prerequisite for top CEO jobs. Some just hide it better than others or have better PR people
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by gib444 7mo ago
17th century America would be ideal ! Then again as a Brit I am a bit biased
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by gib444 7mo ago
Doh, of course! I do consider instant about 10x less enjoyable though so I do I think the comparison holds on one level
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by gib444 7mo ago
I'm in the UK but I have a kettle that lets you pick the temperature. I usually just use 50C (122F) for instant if I'm having it black, or 70C (158F) for a splash of milk. Boiling water would make an already miserable experience f
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by gib444 7mo ago
> which is why spray drying remains the dominant method I don't think I've ever seen spray-dried. Even the cheap supermarket instant coffee is mostly freeze-dried in the UK I believe. You can really see the power of marketing a
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by gib444 7mo ago
3000 glorious watts
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by gib444 7mo ago
> There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein A more nuanced opinion from the Harvard Medical School: "Can too much protein be harmful? The short answer is yes. As with most things in life, there can be too much of a
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by gib444 7mo ago
Quinoa base can be good too. With a bit of cinnamon/maple syrup/vanilla etc to take the edge off the bitterness (on top of rinsing well).
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by gib444 7mo ago
> Avoid places that only offer the "Login with Foo" if at all possible (looking at you Tailscale). Tailscale is the only serious company that I can ever recall offering /only/ third party login. It's bit bizarre
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by gib444 7mo ago
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587866 (200 comments, 5 days ago)
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by gib444 7mo ago
6. BrowserStack contests the fine for a couple of years, not paying a euro cent 7. People just remember 'BrowserStack got hit by a massive fine' 8. Everyone carries on with business as usual
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by gib444 7mo ago
Bit like introducing crack and commenting how great it is nobody is sat at home sober and bored
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by gib444 7mo ago
> The Albatross bar, the island’s only pub, once a lively social hub, is noticeably quieter these days. Many locals now spend their evenings at home scrolling, video chatting, or watching Netflix That's sad
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by gib444 7mo ago
That's fantastic, especially in light of the death of IR35 contracting
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by gib444 7mo ago
"Showing 1 - 25 of 45488 posts" I miss the days when we could assume that's just a pagination code bug
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by gib444 7mo ago
Woah the £100k glass (class) ceiling was broken in the east midlands? Does it involve commuting to London?
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by gib444 7mo ago
And then you need proper ventilation systems once you "fix" insulation
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by gib444 7mo ago
Micrôsoft does indeed have a lofty and sturdy moral high ground from which to denounce scrapers and breaches of intellectual property rights and website TOS violations, having never invested in OpenAI.
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by gib444 7mo ago
Yes! More windowed interfaces! I hate apps that outgrow a modal. I hate losing the context. No wait I think I hate all modals. Mullvad, your turn next please

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