You'd think it'd be useful to have Google Photos, which can find my face in the corner of a pic from 10 years ago, and type in https://photos.google.com/search/fireworks, to get relevant results.

All I get is fucking backed up WhatsApp forwards I'm too lazy to delete.

I back up my WhatsApp media because it's nice to have shared family pics, but I cba to sift through the fucking happy new year ones and delete them.

Anyway, I know I stupidly took a video of fireworks when I visited the US on 4th of July 4 years back but I can't find it by searching. Useless.

He’s not kidding..

Watch me drop £4.99 pon this come payday.

Apps such as the below are good for this. It uses your location and will make sure your WiFi is on when you're at home.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sebouh00.smartwifitoggler&hl=en

Ahhh that’s amazing, thank you. I think this is the most books I’ve ever sold in one day!

My main stuff that I publish (under my real name) is colouring books designed for people with dementia or those living or working with dementia.

I Remember When... In The Garden: Designed with dementia in mind https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1912325268/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_ZRI.FbYRXPT5X

Yorkshire tea is my favorite. I get this massive box on Amazon in the US: https://www.amazon.com/Taylors-Harrogate-Yorkshire-Red-Teabags/dp/B007NIC6FE/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=BF8SEQCHJEVC&keywords=yorkshire+tea&qid=1558462142&s=gateway&sprefix=yorkshire%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

They also produced a little booklet for soldiers that's a pretty interesting read. The first few pages are about how England is small but full of history, and that England doesn't like show-offs so the American soldiers weren't to start boasting or flashing their cash etc..

I once heard of a story of a US commander in Italy who absolutely hated his posting because he had several British Empire units under his command and wrote letters complaining about all the different races and nationals with religious, cultural and food requirements he was forced to deal with.

It really highlighted how the British Army had these considerations well established and had little problem with integrating units from around the Empire to work together compared to the Americans.

Even more blatant than the tiny phones designed to fit in anal cavities

Here

1: Red Red Wine by UB40

2: Against all odds by Phil Collins

3: Livin' on a prayer by Bon Jovi

4: Love is all around by Wet Wet Wet

5: Wannabe by Spice girls

6: Wonderwall by Oasis

7: Angels by Robbie Williams

8: Believe by Cher

9: Baby one more time by Britney Spears

10: Reach by S club 7

11: Survivor by Destiny's Child

12: CAn't get you out of my head by Kylie Minogue

13: Cry me a river by Justin Timberlake

14: You're beautiful by James Blunt

15: Hips dont lie by Shakira

16: Rule the World by Take That

17: Viva La Vida by Coldplay

18: I Kissed a girl by Katy Perry

19: Sing by Ed Sheeran

20: Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson

21: Love yourself by Justin Bieber

Imo 80+% bangers

Be careful with your dogs in the summer heat folks.

Douse them before if you can and bring plenty water for drinking and dousing. Know the signs of heatstroke in dogs.

I've found this collapsible water bowl really handy and easy to bring along.

>the fact everyone there uses it as an excuse for a piss up

So there's a very interesting book called Sacred Sites, Contested Rites/rights: Pagan Engagements with Archaeological Monuments which obviously talks a lot about Stonehenge and the solstice events. One of the points discussed is that in a historical sense, there's no real reason to differentiate between the 'genuine religious ceremony' and the 'partying' - and I'm inclined to agree.

The stones are thousands of years old. Even if you can decide that sombre religious ceremony (which is argued was never part of the usage, comparing it to Middle Age churches being used as markets and such) is strictly seperate and incompatible with the party aspect, the revellers have as much of a claim to it as the neo-pagans, neo-druids and alternative lifestyle folk.

I've seen people using these before now:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUMMIT-Lightweight-Folding-Camping-Shoulder/dp/B01N8V1BSQ

I passed my theory a few months ago and my real test a few weeks ago. Best tip I can give is download a theory test app and just keep doing mock tests over and over and over until you consistently score above the pass rate. It lets you review which answers you get wrong so its easy to go back and remember for next time.

And instead of memorising all the stopping distances just memorise the formula for calculating it. 20mph x 2 is 40ft. And each 10mph up you go, you add 0.5 to the number you multiple. So 30mph is 2.5, 40 is 3 etc.

75% is common sense so there's just a few bits and bobs to get used to. Book the theory test a few weeks ago which gives you motivation to practice an hour a day at least. If you need more time you can change the date of the test free of charge but having it set in stone helped me stay motivated.

I love gov.uk sites. Afaiunderstand, it was a complete shambles for a very long time, but a few years ago it was all consolidated and redesigned nicely. And not design as in picking a nice colour scheme but design as in content, readability, user interaction, all that stuff.

There's a great, short and very readable book about it from the woman who spearheaded the whole thing: Content Design by Sarah Richards. Highly recommend it

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adorable

> used to describe people or animals that are easy to love because they are so attractive and often small

Puppies and kittens are adorable. Small children are adorable. Soft furnishings can be adorable.

Well, I did offer to buy you an eggcup yesterday. You declined.

I will still buy it for a deserving soul. State your case below.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paladone-Soldier-Egg-Cup-Multi-Colour/dp/B00ZJ0A998/

Listen, if I don't do 20 over the national speed limit, I'm gonna get to work 30% slower. God forbid I do 60.

Don't give me none of that guff about how I'm just gonna lose all that time once I hit a junction, or traffic, or how the savings are minimal on an average commute distance! I knowswhatiknow!

We're up to over 2000 games and over 150 consoles donated this year alone!

Loads of photos here

Delia Smith's One Is Fun! actively made me upset when a well-meaning relative gave it to me in about 1999 https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Coronet-Books-Delia-Smith/dp/0340389591

The recipes were probably fine, but the implication was "we expect you're going to be alone for the long haul"

There is a book of semen based recipes on Amazon...

I bought one for a friend's birthday, and it is truly disgusting. I recommend the recipe for man made oysters.

Sudden sense memory flashback, thank you OP. I loved these things!

According to wikipedia they were discontinued in the UK, but you can still get them off Amazon! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Storck-Campino-Fr%C3%BCchte-Joghurt-300g/dp/B00ANNHNH2

That priest is a right miscreant. What was it he said you did?

Last time I was there on a Sunday he stopped the service midway through and pointed right at me.

"You!" He called, clearly incensed. "You! Madam!"

I looked around a little confused. I'm a 26 year old man.

"You! Madam! You!" He boomed, clearly talking to me. "Get that thing out of my fucking church!"

I was taken aback, but I took my copy of The Second Cumming of Christ and left. Not been allowed back since.

The mopeds will be stolen and their faces well covered. They also know if they take their helmets off the police won't chase them. Its a very broken system. There is a great documentary on iplayer about this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05x9kfp/inside-britains-moped-crime-gangs

You could do a lot worse than buy a copy of this then. 1000s of sites listed / located.

The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland
by Amazon.co.uk
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786781549/ref=cm\_sw\_em\_r\_mt\_dp\_U\_-YrxDbR5DYD6W

There's a book by Mark Mason in which he does Lands End to John O'Groats by public bus.

Probably a good starting point for any budding bustronauts.

Whilst you may be able to hold up 99 telephone numbers for all your "friends" and can work out simple mathematical functions, nothing beats being able to turn off the TV in the pub during a footie match. Behold the remote control watch which I was a proud owner of until I lost it one drunken night.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000B19R0%3Ftag%3Dspiblog-20?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_marketplace

OK then, add 10 of these to your basket and then get them delivered.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/255526609

Or if you have prime get 40 of the things:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tunnocks-Chocolate-Caramel-Wafer-Biscuits/dp/B007UN2ATE/

Also, grow up. Going to the supermarket is fine. Just as well really, otherwise half the country would starve.

It's a pole-shaped block of ice, hence ice poll.

Ice pop? It's made of ice, yes. But why pop? (the term 'pop' for fizzy drinks is American slang, apparently: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pop)

Thank you for looking out for them. Tesco’s kitten biscuits are cheaper if you wanted to keep up feeding them. They’re only 75p and very good nutritionally for hedgies. :) I also use these bowls so they don’t tip them over as much: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QB3TWK4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

or i could just go in this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/5-Collapsible-Woodlook-Coffin-Prop/dp/B01DRBX81Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1540204801&sr=1-4&keywords=coffin+costume

At the risk of making 99% of reddit audibly gasp and drop their wank sock in disgust, what is a mechanical keyboard and why is it different to a normal one?

I have this gaming mouse which cost about £200 (because the man at PC World coerced me) but I have no idea about keyboards.

I'm not sure I've ever had a terrible one, I don't like trying to go out into town, it always feels so forced so early 20's ones were a mediocre night out and feeling like shit for the next 2 days. I did nothing this year (plans fell through at the last minute and I didn't have the energy to fish for new ones) but on the plus side I feel great this morning.

Couple of my friends were caught up with the fire in Liverpool though and lost their car so I'd hazard a guess that this is probably one of their worst!

Actually there was the year that we went to this guy's house and he made us listen to recordings of train buffet car announcements.

I believe you have unearthed a conspiracy.

So i googled it, and clicked a random link.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pringles-Sour-Cream-Chive-Crisps/dp/B008COG1HW

Take note of the url, then look at the picture.

I think youre right, and this can only mean one thing!! That the new world order isnt about taking over the world! Its about scrubbing sour cream and chives from history! BUT WHY?

Definitely Monday. I bought this pill organiser and was furious when it arrived and saw it started on a Sunday. My boyfriend swapped all the lids around to correct it while I was at work. He's a good egg

Brio do their own motorised engines now, too. Oh, and even a USB-rechargeable one now

Remember this one too? It gave me nightmares. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Porridge-Ladybird-easy-reading-well-loved/dp/B00NBJN400

ha! well - a looooong story (actually I will blatantly plug my first book here - A Prickly Affair - in which I talk about how this happened .... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prickly-Affair-Charm-Hedgehog/dp/0141034297 - but in short - over 30 years ago I did my degree project looking into the ecology of hedgehogs on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney - and found that very few other people were studying them .... I should point out that I do do other stuff as well (though sometimes even I doubt that ...) https://www.hughwarwick.com for more about me!

Perhaps you just need some more secure tupperware

Damn. Worth a shot.

Just to balance it with a proper answer:

We had these when I was a kid, crack the egg in, pop on the lid and bung in the micro.

And if a company is taken over or goes bankrupt then your data is an asset. It will have new owners and they will be aiming to squeeze or trade as much value out of it that is possible.

Shields up!

Focus and an adblocking VPN like PIA or Nord for me

But a semi circle has way more curve than the Australia.

When you have two points on a circle, the distance along the circumference is called an arc and the straight line that cuts inside the circle is called a chord. Using 6371 km for the radius and 4000 km for the arc length in this calculator https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/arc-length the chord is 3935 km. I'm surprised it's such little difference tbh so reddit do your thing and correct me.

I've only ever used Reddit Is Fun. Never had a reason to move tbh. Works great for me, very easy to use, gets regular updates...

woah woah woah. on that same page. OFFICIAL BATMAN SOLDIER EGG CUP

Buy one and stick it through the door with a polite anonymous note?

“Really sorry to bother you but your rooster’s crowing is disrupting my work meetings, could you try using one of these crow collars to see if it reduces the volume? They’re completely safe and humane, so it won’t hurt him.”

That’s fair! I’d go for a Dobsonian type, best bang for your buck. If you have something to place it on, a tabletop Dobsonian like this would show you great views of the Moon, Jupiter’s moons, rings on Saturn etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zhumell-ZHUS001-1-Altazimuth-Reflector-Telescope/dp/B07CD3MS17/ref=asc_df_B07CD3MS17/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309904628344&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3467979651447449133&hvpone=&hvptwo...

Obviously it won’t look like Hubble photos but it’s still a great experience. The ones on bigger platforms that you can stand next to are a bit more expensive new. That said, second hand telescope market is absolutely fine if everything is clean, look at your local marketplace and just avoid anything with EQ in it (equatorial mount), or any Amazon brands.

I don’t know if this is where OP found it, but you can get it on Amazon. I’m definitely buying one! Looks like there’s other decades available too

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gibsons-Memories-Jigsaw-Puzzle-pieces/dp/B006HENZPU

I would go a step further and recommend people use Lastpass Password Manager, its free and can create random passwords for you and store them in a secure encrypted database. I don't know of the top of my head any of my passwords as they are all randomly generated.

https://lastpass.com/misc_download2.php

In the 4 minute difference between your comments I reckon he’s gone on Amazon Prime & ordered a pair of ‘Pizza Scissors’ on offer for just £21.74...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005GB8LZE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_liv7DbGVXJZP1

Windows open, mesh over window.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Window-Screen-Mosquito-Netting/dp/B01DBRAOHW

Pro tip: Don't rely on the velcro that comes with the mesh. Get yourself some proper velcro. White velcro to match the window frame colour. Only learned that one after using black velcro for the first few bits.

I have these on all the windows in my flat.

It's not a particularly British thing.

Myth Busters did an experiment about whether or not you get more/less/equally wet by running versus walking in rain. Lifehacker also has an article here on it. Both conclude running is better; you'll end up marginally less wet, plus you'll spend less time in the rain.

That said, they didn't factor in risk of slipping, or variation in terrain. Obviously, if there's a serious risk of slipping on your arse, ending up in a river, or skidding into traffic, walking is better.

It's this one, this review is the top rated one! I use it for sewing and it's great, but when my husband uses it to read when I'm trying to sleep I don't like it as much :P

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hair-Growth-Shampoo-Conditioner-Watermans/dp/B01KXT0NPE/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=hair+loss+shampoo+men&qid=1573650306&sprefix=hair+loss+sgam&sr=8-4

I remember seeing this review when I bought some and it made me laugh.

On a serious note it worked really well for me, I was thinning a bit on top but this shampoo and conditioner has thickened it back to normal.

If you go for charcoal (you should), get a chimney.

Link

One match start every time. Fill it with briquettes. Soak some kitchen paper in cooking oil (ball up 3 or 4 sheets individually) and put them under the chimney. Then light the kitchen paper.

10-15 mins later you tip the coals into your bbq ready to cook on.

Well, if you have a streaming device, you can use a site like TrickByte or UnoTellyto alter your DNS settings and getbaround the region locking.

Even if you’re not too tech savvy it’s way easier than it sounds. They have walkthroughs on how to set it up whatever the device is.. I use my PS4. They all have free trials.

Then you download the app and off you go.. inuse my family’s Sky and BBC iPlayer log in, so access to live tv and streaming..

> We also spent tens of thousands on a Dwaine Pipe related video game. > >

Fuck me, who thought anybody would actually <em>want</em> that?

I am already on my 4th book of the year (I average maybe 2/month), but I think they've been shorter books in general. I am currently reading The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century and enjoying it so far.

Thank goodness for libraries with ebooks, otherwise I'd read less/be poorer. Yay libraries in general.

New GTA Online update came out yesterday. Not sure there's anything (vehicles excluded) in it for solo players though, so it may as well not have come out for me.

Still been having loads of fun in Elite Dangerous. Spent an hour or two yesterday hunting Skimmers and getting paid around 250k per "go and kill 3 of them, you'll find them here" mission. Managed to fly too close to the base on one run and had my Cobra blown to bits by a SAM launcher, so that knocked about 50k off the profits for that run.

On the to-play list, Starbound. Mainly got it for the missus to dick around with, but it looks like it could be a laugh for a bit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/programme-availability/programme-issues/they-shall-not-grow-old

It will be available on iplayer for one week after the broadcast tonight.

This is the cookbook for you, no bollocks, no pictures taken of painted food to make you feel inadequate, everything from pastry to curries, drinks recipes and it's not expensive: https://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-RECIPE-COOKBOOK-Recipes-occasions/dp/0706405315/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=1000+RECIPE+COOKBOOK.+Recipes+for+all+occasions&amp;qid=1611454366&amp;sr=8-1 mine is the one I use for reference mainly but having it about makes the kitchen feel complete

i bet! They look fantastic, and i can almost smell them.

As for gravy...IMO it is the crown of any meal [im guessing you didnt use instant?!]

Im gonna share my secret as far as gravy is concerned. Some people love to add worcestershire sauce, marmite, soy, beer/stout, etc etc etc... I did, and have. But found something so much better

[sounds bizzare, but go with me here]. To a brown gravy from/for ANY meat other than lamb.... add a good desert spoon per person of oyster sauce to the gravy. The rich, unique, and delicious result will surprise you. It "enriches" the gravy, rather than actually flavouring it to taste like oysters/seafood - so dont worry about that happening.

If possible, use Maekrua brand oyster sauce. Link just for visual ref. Although price is similar to what i pay for a 600ml bottle at my local couple of suppliers.

Maekrua is one of the TRUE oyster sauces, not "oyster flavoured" sauce, as you may see on many other cases/brands. And the oyster percentage content is much higher than the many others ive used. Ive plenty of experience with oyster sauce :-)

Yep, i know..... a Sino/Thai sauce in gravy for british/european meal?! oh, the horror!! But trust me, & give it a try. And let your family/guests taste the gravy before mentioning the secret ingredient [as always!] . Go easy on the salt, as the oyster sauce is a little salty anyway. Diners can add more seasoning at table if needed.

Great post OP . My god, i love good food.

just watch it on BBC or any other channel with VPN that is not blocked. I watch BBC with Nord, Buffered VPN also works with it. Just try to connect to different UK servers if it is not working, I do so, works fine.

Play football every thursday. My and my friend Shaun made a crappy Android game called BattleBalls that was fun to make and did a bit a Podcast for a while

Would like to get in to D&D but nobody locally seems to play

Mine is Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434/35, by Bernat Martorell, also this is some decent modern art Saint George by Esther-Sanz

Install CoreTemp (click on "More downloads…" and select the appropriate standalone version to avoid toolbar crap). It allows you to monitor the temps of each core in the CPU and set alerts if any get too high.

In Germany, yes.

> Proof of the truth of the alleged or disseminated fact shall not preclude punishment under section 185 if the presence of an insult is apparent from the form of the assertion or dissemination or from the circumstances in which it occurred.

Translation by DeepL, which deserves mention because translating legal texts is a pain.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/amazon-fire-tv/id947984433

Maybe the Jura was a display item, if you have the receipt you could get your bottle back.

Bit of a hassle, but Indo Mie mi goreng on Amazon are my favourite, £20 for a box of 40 packs, really nice too.

Edit: link if your interested, on offer atm to £15 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZIVMLGW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_l3-MCbYDX69EH

This is probably more information than you require, but at any rate...

When viewing via desktop web browsers, at the top of a 'link post' (as opposed to a 'self post'), if that same link URL (image or anything else) was posted previously to another subreddit, an other discussions tab will display up there at the top of the page.

Clicking that give you a page linking to all the other reddit threads where the URL was posted.

Some subreddit CSS styles hide that other discussions tab, but with RES (the Reddit Enhancement Suite) extension, you can disable subreddit styles. FWIW, I usually disable them because for me it's more efficient to use the old layout (or maybe I'm just old).

> But a semi circle has way more curve than the Australia.

Yeah, fair point.

> Using 6371 km for the radius and 4000 km for the arc length in this calculator https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/arc-length the chord is 3935 km. I'm surprised it's such little difference tbh so reddit do your thing and correct me.

u/Handzister concurs: see sibling comment.

That's one of the less surreal moments of The Mighty Boosh.

Featuring Noel Fielding of Bake-off Fame and Julian Barratt of very little fame at all (His most known moment was either in Killing Eve or The Harry Hill Movie, probably...).

Obviously never seen potato party

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06rvmmy/potato-party-series-1-1-horrible-jumper

Vote here! Which is the best British dessert? It all comes down to this. Closes tomorrow night or Tuesday morning, whenever I can be arsed.

Sticky Toffee Pudding v Apple Crumble

If you are wondering why there isn't a 3rd place play-off, it is because I have already calculated all the places based on voting percentages. Currently, victoria sponge is 3rd. Will post full results when voting is done.

I posted this documentary above: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05x9kfp/inside-britains-moped-crime-gangs Apparently its pretty easy to start them. Not in this instance, but sometimes they literally just lift it into the back of a van and then deal with getting it started later.

Bordering counties:

Co Durham, Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Lincolnshire.

Amazes me the West Riding stretched from the Humber to within 5 miles or so from the Irish Sea.

Larger version for download here:

https://gofile.io/?c=Nt4d0C

82.8mb, 8825 x 6089 pixels - scanned from the original I own

They are what ever morrisons sell. Some started sprouting under the sink so i planted 4 lol. One a dedicated green canvas thing. and 2 in a planter usually used for sticking flowers in lol.

sorta like these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Westcott-Easy-Grip-Soft-Scissor/dp/B005IUSC4S/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=scissors&amp;qid=1623262756&amp;sr=8-5

Personally I'd suggest a galaxy note 7 from ao.com. Comes in two versions; £180 for one that works only with WiFi, i.e. you'll need to set the person up with broadband. Or, for £269 they do one that is WiFi and cellular, i.e. it will take a sim card so they can make and receive calls or video calls by using mobile data.

I would suggest checking out Giffgaff, various bundles to choose from.

I'd recommend you get the tablet delivered to your house. Set it up (runs on Android so basically like a big phone) for them and install a few apps like WhatsApp and Skype. Make a note of their usernames and make sure friends and family add them from their side, much easier.

This is a superb case for the A7, will take knocks and even spills as it encapsulates the whole thing, screen and all https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K8Y6227/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_QAPHE23QXBQ6XJAWNVZZ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I got these a couple of months ago to wear when I went to the hospital for chemo. They're pretty similar to the ones the hospital were giving us.

I've also ordered a couple of cloth ones with filter pockets from Etsy as between the end of shielding and having had my last chemo, I'll likely be going back into the office next month.

Silent Pool Gin is £275. It's a nice gin but you could get five bottles for that on Amazon with none of the sexism.

Nobody deserves to be shot whilst they're crawling unarmed down a hotel corridor, see here

There are countless similar incidents where the police murder citizens with impunity. And many more where other citizens are also allowed to murder folk if they're caught behaving suspiciously such as being black in a white neighbourhood.

If you think that's right then perhaps you should go live there and irritate some policemen.

It's a free open source program that can be used for art, animation and effects. Absolute ton of tutorials on youtube and a massive friendly community.
https://www.blender.org/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blender+animations

Started working through The Odin Project as I need to get back into web dev as a hobby again.

It's an open-source full-stack web dev course.

By fuck I have forgotten damn near every HTML/CSS thing I've ever learned it seems...

It's good to be engaging the brain as I've put about 110 hours into rust in the last few weeks...

I frequently buy my GP surgery/nurses/pharmacy/various hospital wards and departments these biscuits in either a 48 pack or 100 pack. The fact that they’re a small 2 pack means they can be stored away in uniform pockets for when they get a 5 minute break and there’s a fair choice for everyone (I also go get a couple of packs of gluten free biscuits from the supermarket to cover everyone). The fact that you have been so thoughtful will mean a massive amount to them, especially at a time where some GP surgeries (assuming it is your GP surgery) are getting a lot of grumpy patients over issues with getting appointments/jabs etc.

I hope you’re feeling better!

Hey there!

As already suggested - gardeninguk sub is fab and largely quite a nice place.

I love the gardeners world website - helpful month by month view of things too! Tons of great articles too. https://www.gardenersworld.com/

If you wanted a book recommendation well (although I don't think it's necessary, there's so much help online!).. if you're gardening mostly in pots I like this one > Veg in one bed - it isn't specifically about pot gardening but really adds a lot about growing in limited space.

In my experience, courgettes, beans, potatoes and beetroot all do splendidly in the UK and can be done in small spaces :) I'm sure there's tons more but thats what springs to mind instantly! :)

> Good brand chopped tomatoes

I always get san marzano tomatoes off amazon , like these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zia-Rosa-Marzano-Plum-Tomatoes/dp/B01M6V33JF/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1534273788&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=san+marzano+tomatoes

Proper brand, proper tomatoes (these ones are easily the best in my eyes), and not pre chopped as I think the pre chopping damages the flavour a little.

I didn't find it too difficult, to be honest, but I'm really into pub quizzes and useless general knowledge (which makes up a large amount of the content on the test!). I did have to do a little bit of reading and revision, though. There a number of apps that you can get that help you out with practice tests, though. The one I used is here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ionicframework.ukcitfree157072&amp;hl=en

To be honest, if you're considering it, I wouldn't let the test stop you. It's not that hard, and you can always repeat it if you fail!

I've been playing Monster Hunter World on my PC. It's cool, I'm about 30 hours in and already reached high-rank. The game is massively easier and much simpler than previous entries, but the loop is still addictive and the world is still surprising my with its design and scale. Now all my friends are playing Generations Ultimate though, which looks to be far better in general.

On mobile I've been totally addicted to The Battle of Polytopia which has become an absolute killer app for me. It's a surface-simple turn-based strategy that I just can't pull myself away from! Check it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.midjiwan.polytopia&amp;hl=en_US

There's this app called TrainSplit, it basically finds a combination of local trains to get you to your final destination and it works out cheaper than buying a direct train ticket. However travel times will be extended due to the stopping at different stations.

Here's the Link for the app on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trainsplit.trainsplit

Here's the Link for the app in iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1400242018

Safe Travels!

For those on Android, Minimgur Is brilliant for uploading and sharing images from Imgur.

Really basic but it uploads your image and copies the link straight to your clip board. No need to make an account, and it saves links to all your previous uploads. Barely any settings to mess about with, single page app.

>I see someone wrote a book called Spark Joy who actually makes a living helping people throw crap out.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is her first book and the best one (the Konmari method) /r/konmari. It's actually very good. The best bit is how it teaches you to fold your t shirts and stuff so you can see them all at once rather than a pile where you can only see the top one. I am extremely organised and minimalist (except for my excess of weird cooking ingredients).

Do you have an Android phone?

If so, get RedReader.

You can cache multiple front pages of subreddits like Askreddit and save for offline viewing.

Open up any subreddit and it will download and save all threads and comments on that subreddit. Probably best to do on wifi before you go away.

Doing a bit of learning how to program in ruby. This is going back to my default method of shaking out the syntax of programming trying to solve http://projecteuler.net again. It's a good shake down of the basics and I have learned a few new things on the maths front since last I addressed it.

Love a dressing gown. Dress down for Ferris Beuller's day off. Dress up and people think you are a millionaire in a smoking jacket.

Clearly the solution is to allow the combination of the salad and egg emoji using the Zero Width Joiner character, the way the skin tone modifiers and such work

In fact, the Unicode Consortium really should just implement entire emoji recipes for every conceivable meal, because I'm sure they don't have anything better to be doing.

Thanks for pointing this out! I was wondering why my screen was looking a bit different - you're right it looks like the text has been strained through a potato. Sorted now !

I have a raspberrypi running [Pi-hole](Www.pi-hole.net) that blocks ad services on our whole home network but YouTube injects ads (I think) into the stream and still appear.

On mobile I use Newpipe to watch YouTube ad free

This study found that there was absolutely no difference in damage caused between using a piercing gun or a needle:

> In contradiction with assumptions in the literature, all piercing methods give the same extent of damage to cartilage and perichondrium. Each method is expected to have the same risk for perichondritis, thus in the prevention of post-piercing perichondritis focus should be on other factors such as hygiene and after-care.

https://emojipedia.org/face-with-look-of-triumph/

“A face with air coming out of its nose, in a proud yet disdainful way.”

although it does note that it is ‘Commonly used for representing frustration at a situation, or a being “in a huff”.’

The chicken in ready meals is the lowest grade chicken available. They use the cheapest pieces of meat and bulk it out with collagen and meat glue to give you the impression of chunks of meat, when it's only about 20% actual meat. Its one of the cheapest ingredients.

The factories that make these ready meals churn them out in massive quantities, you're talking about half a kilo of chicken, scale that up to 15 tons of chicken and the cost to add an extra 50p per meal for using fresh ingredients means an extra £15000 to that line.

Yeah it may be the price difference of a couple of quid when you're cooking at home but ready meal factories cut costs down to the bone to save wherever they can. Hence why a restaurant curry tastes vibrant and a supermarket curry tastes like watered down slop.

Ready meals are more science than cooking, barely anything fresh is used, its all processed beyond recognition, you should read This book, then you'll see why supermarket curries are shit compared to fresh cooked food.

Corvids like peanuts. If you get them still in their shells it cuts down on the pigeon mafia because they're not smart enough to open them. We also get jays when we put down monkey nuts.

We mostly feed fatballs which you can get quite cheaply in bulk from amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0091SHOPG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1 - this lot lasts for several months).

We've recently started getting a couple of rooks coming in - they actually pick up whole fat balls and fly off with them.... quite impressive to see, but I'm glad there's only a couple of them.

We've got a ridiculous amount of mugs and I refuse to get rid of any of them, yet I still only use one of them 90% of the time.

It's this one, though it only cost me about a fiver at the time not 60 quid.

Jeff Waynes - War of the Worlds So I can potter about my island going OOOOOLLLLAAAAAAAA,
Book - Probably How to survive on a desert island guide since knowing my luck the first berry I find will have my shit out my spleen.
Luxury item would maybe be a nice big tent. That way I have a pretty big head start on the whole "not dying immediately" thing.