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by ljf 1y ago
Off topic - the the colour scheme choices for the Cookie selection pop-up on that site are awful. I'll admit I'm colour blind, but I assume those are hard for others to see when the switches are on or off? Unless that was their pl
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Are we heading for another world war – or has it started?(theguardian.com)
5 points by ljf 1y ago|2 comments
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by ljf 1y ago
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389955/los-angeles-por... LA Port is down 35 percent so far.
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by ljf 1y ago
Looks like this needs updating now https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-cargo-seattle-tari...
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by ljf 1y ago
We know that surveying teenagers about alcohol, drugs and sex makes them more likely to report that they have drunk, taken drugs and had sex in future surveys. The question is we're they lying the first time, the 2nd time or did their
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by ljf 1y ago
Agree - if my 10yo son was in charge of getting his own food for school from our well stocked fridge, I know he'd struggle to get any kind of balance. I know from friends in education who see kids come to school who have had to try to
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by ljf 1y ago
A brilliant article - very much enjoyed reading that. Some of the previous discussion is here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8142269
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How Russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe(theguardian.com)
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Is Zelle Down? What We Know(newsweek.com)
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by ljf 1y ago
I've not experienced this myself, but this is a good reminder to do and delete all my content there (after redownloading all my data from them again)
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Sorry to hear that - my son's yt account got banned as we missed the emails requesting ID (our fault, he never reads his emails). It was pretty gutting to lose all the content he uploaded (much of it he hadn't saved elsewhere), bu
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by ljf 1y ago
Brown flour is brilliant, and already has plenty of wild yeast in it.
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by ljf 1y ago
Totally this! I was using huge jars when I first started and making massive levain - now just 10g in a jar, 50g water and flour as you say and it is good to go.
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Agreed - though before I baked I thought sourdough was complex process that likely needed stuff I didn't have to hand, and assuming getting a starter would require and Etsy order. I bake 'normal' bread on occasion but since w
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by ljf 1y ago
Proof then bake soon after - I find the sour flavour develops more the longer I leave it to rest in the fridge.
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Hey, Try this series from him that is a great intro: https://youtu.be/vmb0wWKITBQ?si=S3MVF8qyKLOuCHmq I was then inspired by https://youtu.be/ZxCf39G_7pY?si=Mf5dfcZIngyXCuEY The worked up my own process bel
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by ljf 1y ago
I will assume most people reading this are already sourdough bakers - but if not, baking sourdough can be extraordinarily simple, easy and cheap - give it a go! All you need to flour and water to make your starter, and a little salt for bak
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by ljf 1y ago
The book Broken Money by Lyn Alden describes this well (economy not social media), it was all concepts I vaguely knew and understood but having it laid out so clearly helped.
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It is good they will continue to work at a basic level, in the home. This is always my worry for smart tech in the house, that I'll end up buying three times - first I paid for the dumb light switch, then I swap it out for a smart one,
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Google's DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize(techcrunch.com)
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Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25(techcrunch.com)
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Wrong link? This goes to a 2023 article on DeSantiss https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/desantiss-florida... Correct link; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-...
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by ljf 1y ago
My son was part of a milk desensitisation trial at a London university - at the start of the trial he went in to anaphylaxis after 0.6ml (total) of cows milk hidden small portions of rice milk (so that we and the doctor didn't know how
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by ljf 1y ago
Thank you - hadn't spotted that, I've added my comment to that thread.
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Daily peanut exposure can desensitise allergic adults, study suggests(theguardian.com)
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Love this, and I can see why this is the right thing for his location, but I'd be interested in seeing the cost of his solar set up. That said he seems to have gotten a good deal on a large number of panels, and has the ambition to hav
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Boeing offloads some software businesses to private equiteer Thoma Bravo(theregister.com)
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Perfect reading with an easter long weekend coffee - I love well written and interesting stories like these.
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White House replaces covid.gov website with 'lab leak' theory(techcrunch.com)
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by ljf 1y ago
After living in London where in 20 years I only experienced one power cut that lasted more than a few minutes (and it was about 2 hours, unfortunately the evening before a university paper needed submitting (printed and delivered in person

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