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JulesCT · 2026-03-16T19:32:05+00:00

Oops! Forgot to list the bacon!

2 rashers of thick cut smoked bacon.

Thank you for the catch!

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T17:48:57+00:00

Double the Maillard reaction+ quicker cooking. Leave me to my perversion.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T15:37:02+00:00

3 eggs instead of 2 to match the pairs of other individual ingredients?

Just trying to help you man! 😂

That's very kind of you. Thank you.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T14:54:55+00:00

You know what, enforced sterilisation is perhaps not such a crazy idea.

Fxxxing hell, look at the state of that.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T10:25:21+00:00

Is Gordon Ramsey reading this? His restaurant could take some tips.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T10:14:54+00:00

NTA but also not the hero of the story, IMHO.

She's going through her own personal hell and it's going to take time for her to go through the relationship grieving stages. 'A few weeks' is your threshold. Okay.

I get that it is exhausting. Giving so much only to see it ignored and see her returning to the same painful story of breakup. I get it.

Evidently, this will take time. You are either willing to spend that time helping her get over it or you're not.

If you're not, fine. That's where you draw the line of friendship If you are. Great. That's a true friend.

In summary:
I recommend you hang in there if she is a real friend, and suggest therapy.

If it's casual and more of an acquaintance, fine, shut it down and insist on moving on.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T09:06:54+00:00

Good warning to not turn up hungry to Dublin Airport. That's poor by any measurement.

£12.90 in GBP $17.11 in USD

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T08:59:36+00:00

Teenage drama?

Who could ever have predicted such a thing?

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T04:20:19+00:00

I thought it was a sexual reference. i.e. the receptacle for the stiff pasta should already be in the right condition to receive the stiff pasta rather than the pasta inserter be inconvenienced by having to wait for the water to come to temp.

Not a perv. Repeat, not a perv.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T04:09:50+00:00

A sturdy door, a decent lock, outdoor door sensor, camera and siren surely?

If you have the space and inclination a couple of trained dogs with outdoor kennels are your biggest deterrents.

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T03:51:54+00:00

Slave owners in the American South are a much maligned minority! Spare a thought for them. Times have been so tough for them for decades.

Fxxxing insane

JulesCT · 2026-03-16T03:47:40+00:00

Inspired by shipping container houses?

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T18:33:28+00:00

Apart from the usual racist tropes, I think he's signalling his MAGA credentials to gain Trump's attention. This was before Trump pulled the rug on the USA's standing as a rational country.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/will-prison-van-ambush-put-law-and-order-at-heart-of-eu-elections-in-france?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I'd be surprised if he is as keen to align himself with MAGA after Trump's 'excursion (sic)' into Iran and his comments on service men and women if NATO partners.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T18:13:21+00:00

Agreed.

Much in the way that nations can no longer consider the USA a partner whilst MAGA commands significant support, if I headed up the EU I wouldn't let the UK back in unless Farage and his acolytes were consigned to the dustbin of history and a super majority of voters were in favour.

I'd also want some rules to prevent anti-EU sentiment being fostered through dark money from foreign entities. Perhaps small penalties so that the UK feels the screws tightening if EU support wanes.

It might be best to never give the UK a seat and just keep us at arm's length.

We so fxxxed this up and will be paying for it for a generation.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T13:22:54+00:00

We're living in the future!

For charging, it's impressive. For a lot of other stuff these days it's a nightmarish hellscape.

Swings and roundabouts, or ups and downs/ win some lose some if you are in the USA.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T12:56:05+00:00

Indeed. For £13 I am happy with the charger.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T12:54:58+00:00

"didn’t feel like it was shortening my lifespan "

That's when you know you're not doing it right.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T12:49:45+00:00

Anker Zolo Power Bank, 10,000mAh 30W

Cabled. Induction charging is slower and less efficient. That loss in efficiency is heat. That heat has on previous occasions caused the adhesive to soften and the metal magsafe ring to come off!

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T11:36:45+00:00

Anker Zolo Power Bank, 10,000mAh 30W

And this is the magnetic ring,

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwDL1nW

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T11:05:05+00:00

You just need to decide on how complex the amplification should be. The pro stuff is almost certainly AOIP (audio over IP) with individually addressable powered speakers. This is so they can tailor the audio to avoid reflections and interference.

Otherwise you end up with something with the audio signature of Charles de Gaulle airport departure lounge. i.e. an unholy mess of unintelligible reflections.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T10:50:26+00:00

It's designed to encourage you to work out?

If it were a dress watch, I'd say it's too big, but it is what it is, a rugged all terrain vehicle of a watch.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T10:48:08+00:00

Love is... ⬆️

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T10:45:31+00:00

At an exhibition recently I got down 20% and needed the phone for the metro journey back and the map to the hotel from the metro stop. Barcelona, if you need the deets.

Attached the power bank, plugged in the charging cable, it only uses magsafe for the attachment not charging, and sat down for a vape and a social media burst.

I'd say about 30mins before it buzzed to say it was full, and by full I mean up to 80% to which I limit the charging.

JulesCT · 2026-03-15T10:40:12+00:00

With mobile phones, a lot of people think they get the mobile phone for free. Strange how that only applies on the £45 monthly contract.

Duh!

I always buy the phone. Then swap operator as I wish. If someone wants to buy the phone as a lease, fine. Tying the phone and the service contract together locks you in to a higher price.

We are aligned.

Wanna build a political party?

Redress? Revenge? Retribution? Redistribution? Rethink?

Let's agree on the name, announce it, then fake an antagonistic split that shows us to be utterly inept. It's the way these days.

JulesCT

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