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by ljf 2mo ago
Intrigued, I checked my cupboard for the brands we have: * Alva (from Sainsburys) - 75p - Sardina pilchardus - Packed in Morocco, caught in Eastern Atlantic Ocean * 'The Fishmonger' (from Lidl) - 59p - Sardina pilchardus - Packed
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by ljf 2mo ago
Really? I need to look into how much sardine I can get for a £1. Here in the UK, for my lunch I've just had a 49p tin of sardines in tomato sauce from Aldi - I used to each smoked mackerel about 3 days a week for either breakfast or lu
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by ljf 2mo ago
Very much this - we are firmly at the centralised stage - when I have truly local AI running on my devices, my cost will be the energy they use - if I use open source models. I follow a guy on instagram who is doing this today, with old mob
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Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office(theguardian.com)
3 points by ljf 2mo ago|0 comments
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by ljf 2mo ago
An amazing book - well worth a read - I found a first edition years ago, and hadn't expected it to become quite so valuable. Luckily you can read the entire book on his daughters site, or at least you could in the past. Unrelated but s
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by ljf 2mo ago
Love this - I'd wanted a little site that helps me see which of the top ~100 cocktails I already have the ingredients to make, and which I need to make a purchase to be able to sample: https://iba-world.com/cocktails&#x
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by ljf 2mo ago
I always wondered that - but will it be economical to have the plants not working in the months of the year that the energy isn't free?
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by ljf 2mo ago
Interested in this as I haven't heard of this from an all population point of view, do you know which European countries this is? I know many have a national DNA database but that is limited to those charged with crimes (or suspected o
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UK on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates(bbc.co.uk)
6 points by ljf 2mo ago|0 comments
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by ljf 3mo ago
This is so off-topic to corals, but I feel I need to address your two comments - one you are saying housewives don't do any labour? My wife isn't currently in paid employment but likely puts in more hours per day supporting our f
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by ljf 3mo ago
The only thing I did take for a long time was Fenugreek seed extract, but recently read long term us is potentially toxic, so stopped that, but I really liked how that made me feel.
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by ljf 3mo ago
I find magnesium great - but I also like 5-HTP which I find also helps me sleep if I take it with a little food about 30 mins before bed. I find I feel a lot calmer when taking it - and it helps my ADHD - though I don't take it for too
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After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather more extreme?(bbc.co.uk)
6 points by ljf 3mo ago|0 comments
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by ljf 3mo ago
My children's school ran a great small bonfire and fireworks night that was well attended and received (and raised funds for the PTA/school). Sadly after a conversation with the school's insurance company, we haven't bee
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by ljf 3mo ago
It is used interchangeably here in the UK - most tradespeople or theatre folk say is as gaffa, as in boss.
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by ljf 3mo ago
eBay seems to have the X4 new and delivered for around £52 here in the UK - and AliExpress is a little cheaper - but I was put of AE by the warnings that the firmware could not be updated... Not sure if that is true, I've resisted look
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Antarctica's west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France(theguardian.com)
4 points by ljf 4mo ago|0 comments
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by ljf 4mo ago
Stunning, and amazing to consider that these were painted by firelight/flaming torch. If you've not watched the Herzog classic "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" - I highly highly recommend it - the paintings are amazing. https
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by ljf 4mo ago
To me the Nokia N95 was close to a perfect phone, only the E61 or 62 then the E72 could beat it, especially for the price at the time. I still like to think of a parallel time line where Symbian actually had a good and usable app store, and
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Developer gets Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95(tomshardware.com)
330 points by ljf 4mo ago|119 comments
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Stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns(theguardian.com)
4 points by ljf 4mo ago|0 comments
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by ljf 5mo ago
Correct spelling here in the UK version I'm reading - Quote: Because centuries of ploughing destroyed the original floor and hearths, its true purpose remains a mystery --- I wonder if they localised the spelling for audiences outside
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English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall(theguardian.com)
5 points by ljf 5mo ago|3 comments
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by ljf 5mo ago
Wow, that is a strong union!
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by ljf 5mo ago
Great summary here of the kind of things people are arrested for and a bit more about the laws this refers to https://open.substack.com/pub/monkdebunks/p/are-30-people-a-...
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by ljf 5mo ago
Apparently it was common in pre industrial Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medie...
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by ljf 5mo ago
Really? Man that's a shame, you used to be able to 'buy' them at the post office for £5 - so I'd get at least £50worth a month and spend them around east London, I seemed to find it hilarious at the time - but after a qu
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by ljf 5mo ago
Back in the 2000s/10s I had a little jar of various £1 and a couple 50p I was certain were fake. Interestingly the fake £1 I got most frequently were -from- vending machines - I wonder if those refilling them slipped them in? Sadly not
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by ljf 5mo ago
They all work for me now, maybe it was getting hugged to death?
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by ljf 5mo ago
The 'all articles' section really is a dive into what happens when you allow unfiltered posting - it's a shame that it isn't clear how many individuals are creating this hateful and otherwise inappropriate titles - is it

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