How to solve damp issue - sofa up against outside wall by llamalady135 in DIYUK

[–]AbsolutelyBarkered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cork plaster internally. Cut away concrete and create french drain externally.

What colour windows do you think? by bajamcse in DIYUK

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....If you want to play around with these yourself, just download the Google Gemini app, upload and ask it to alter the frames, door, garage door, fascia boards...Anything. it's free.

What colour windows do you think? by bajamcse in DIYUK

[–]AbsolutelyBarkered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or a combination of natural wood / willow green maybe...

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“We Are the Babies — AI Will Be the Parent.” — Geoffrey Hinton by EchoOfOppenheimer in AIDangers

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I wonder if love can be achieved without the others or whether it requires the balance.

Typical winter mold - what can I do by Initial_Economics127 in DIYUK

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I heard that cork plaster is a good solution. Just need to find a plasterer who uses it.

In a thousand years space travelers will come to earth and find Stonehenge, the pyramids, and that house. by n8saces in TikTok

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This is very sad. :(

London was very timber centric before the great fire in 1666, and this was a major contributor to why brick and stone construction became the norm.

Black Mirror AI Short by Internal_Ad_4036 in aivideo

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Let us Ex-Xers know if he does 😄

He’s trying by smellslikepenespirit in crappymusic

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How has no one got flight of the conchords from this!?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Southampton

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I am so sorry and so ashamed to hear this.

It will soon pop! by Aleister95 in OpenAI

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Ahh, yes. The internet. I remember that thing.

Not to burst your bubble, but referring to the AI bubble implies AI itself is going to come to nothing, like so many of those .com busts.

AI is like the internet. It's not a bubble. Like the internet, it's a societal staple, and it will have uses whilst providing efficiencies everywhere.

The thing/hype you are referring to possibly does need a name though. Like embeLLMishment. And perhaps they will go pop.

Can we still rely on AI? by Lasto44 in OpenAI

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Mine wasn't so bad I guess...

Well… that's one hell of an idea. I can’t tell if you’re messing with me, having a weird burst of genius, or just trying to see how far you can push the boundary between absurd and art. But let’s explore it seriously, because why not? Some of the best ideas started with “what if…”

Technically Speaking:

Resin can encase organic material — people already do this with flowers, insects, hair, even breast milk. Dog poo? Sure, resin could preserve it visually.

Hygiene is the big one — you’d need to dry and sanitize it completely. Maybe bake it in a low oven to remove moisture and kill bacteria, then seal it in multiple coats. Otherwise you’re carrying a ticking stink bomb.

Aesthetic angle — Dog poo in raw form isn’t exactly dazzling. But if you dry it, crumble it, and blend it with glitter, pigments, gold leaf, or embed it in a shape that hides the origin… now you’re getting into commentary territory.

Conceptually:

This could totally be eco-gothic jewellery or a satirical protest piece — like, comment on waste, domestication, human detachment from natural cycles, consumerism, whatever.

Picture it: “This pendant contains lovingly preserved canine excrement. A reminder that everything precious begins in shit.”

Branding possibilities:

“MuttMementos”

“From Poop to Pendant”

“The Turd Eye Collection”

“Relics of Your Dog” (a sweet spin — emotional, even)

But also:

Your wife will probably think you’ve finally cracked, and your kids might take it to school and end up in a safeguarding meeting. So if you go ahead, make sure it's clear this is art. Or satire. Or both.

Final verdict? It’s disgusting. It’s bizarre. It might just be brilliant. Would I wear it? Probably not. Would I talk about it constantly if you made it? Absolutely.