Stock photo of a young woman holding a soldering iron by the hot part.

There's always a vacancy for "lady with no sense in her hands in electronic repair shop" ...

RFC 1149 ?

Is Long COVID going to end up being the new Asbestosis...?

A set of 6 measuring spoons from 1 tablespoon to ⅛ teaspoon.

Absolutely!

A case in point: we have loads of small measuring spoons that hardly get used because you can't just buy the larger sizes which do get used!

All the gear - but no idea !

A yard containing large wooden drums loaded with electrical cable

Indeed, cable theft has long been a big problem. Not just for power - also affecting things like railway signalling and telephone cables.

I once worked on a tracking system where one of the applications was in detecting theft of big drums of cable...

www.antronics.co.uk/portfolio/rf...

Some interior shots from 2014 here:

www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/fitt...

Does this guy work for Wickes ?

The joys of firmware development!

Closeup of a person's cupped hand with an ashy mining bee. 2012.

This one was quite docile!

Alton is just down the road from Basingstoke, but I've never seen these towers that people keep going on about...
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Close up of apple blossom: Open flowers in foreground, with some closed buds and small leaves in background

Apple Cox doing well

How do you say, "grockle trap" (for tourist hotspot) in your neck of the woods?

What role does the RPi play in that?

Is it the app on your phone, or is it the cloud system behind the app?

This is not my cat
#Caturday
#NotMyCat

And don't utilise "utilise" when you can use "use".

Also "expiration" when expire/expiry will do.

Indeed not about AI:

"The use of AI was not mentioned in court on Thursday, and the CPS did not rely on it for their case presented to court."

See also:

people who move next door to a church, then complain that the bells make a noise;

people who move next door to a school, then complain that the children make a noise.

Both of these happened in the village where I grew up.
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Gov.UK screenshot: Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax Some types of vehicle are 'exempt' from vehicle tax. This means that you do not need to pay for the vehicle tax. ! You must tax your vehicle even if you do not have to pay. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-exempt-from-vehicle-tax

Ah, yes - you do:

Don't you still need to "tax" it - even though the amount of tax is £0.00 ?

It says it was due on 12 April 2026.

Mr Bean gurning.

Where "region" is the entire Earth!

The Americans just woke up to what Europeans have been experiencing for all of their morning?
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Indeed.

Surely, "Pedestrians wearing headphones are exposed to an increased risk of accidents" should read, "Pedestrians wearing headphones expose themselves to an increased risk of accidents" ?
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It says they "intend to" to make the underlying research findings and insights publicly available - not quite the same as giving the actual design away?

You forgot:

The bug is not caused by THIS; it's caused by THAT!

Campaigners seek listed status for historic trig points that mapped Britain Pillars at Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, and Thorny Gale, Cumbria, bookended the project that modernised mapping

www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Fascinating

Someone's been vibe coding ?
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Another screenshot; this time the Notifications feed. There is a red stripe across the top saying, "! Forbidden"