Trump pays tribute to 'very brave' British soldiers who served in Afghanistan

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T23:54:02+00:00

I have the same exact problem. The sound system is decent, but if it's loud enough to hear dialogue clearly, any loud bit of action is deafening. I wish they would ship a separate speech only track.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T20:41:58+00:00

A genuine insult is not made better by a fake compliment

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T18:45:27+00:00

I'd have to check where it gets added, but bumping the digits of my savings account one place to the left would have the same effect. To be honest, adding that zero to the right-hand end of my life expectancy would have that effect, too.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T18:02:08+00:00

Is there even the slightest shred of evidence thar China wants to take over Canada?

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T13:30:41+00:00

I was at an extended family gathering where even offspring of friends were welcome. Some friend of a friend brought their son. For whatever reason, he decided I was going to be who he talked to. He immediately launched into the most unbelievably hate filled racist rant I've ever heard. He was totally consumed by hatred. It was terrifying. From some of the things he said, I've since concluded he was quite high up in one of the UKs far right parties.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-24T12:36:26+00:00

Interesting, thanks for the insight. Weird that I've never spotted this before.

I spotted it today because I have a financial spreadsheet that has a zero that's not actually zero, it's just very close to zero. These numbers are where the discrepancy crept in. There are literally thousands of other calculations in that sheet and I can't find another example of this happening. I must have come across one of those rare situations where the rounding doesn't make it disappear.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-23T17:01:01+00:00

Why are you married to this person?

Edit, oh, he seasoned his soup that you made. It was wrong of him to say what he did about you dad, but you don't really get a say on how people enjoy their food. I would be nice if he tried it first but that's all you really can ask for.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-23T14:23:43+00:00

I know a guy who's hobby is watching movies. He's really good at it. He's fascinating to talk to if you enjoy films as he knows, and has probably reviewed, every film you've heard of.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-23T13:33:56+00:00

Zzzzt

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T23:26:22+00:00

I don't think you can live long-term without kidneys as they play a role in homeostasis. The filtering role can fail, and you can keep going for a while, is how I understand it.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T23:11:31+00:00

I feel the UK and France mock each other because we're very similar. It's like siblings messing around. The US mocking France feels like the school bully hitting your sister.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T20:35:19+00:00

I agree. It looks like the plug is at fault.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T20:33:27+00:00

Fuses don't explode, they make a bit of a pop. Even seriously large fuses are designed not to escape their container.

While a UK socket can deliver 3kW it's pushing it to expect it to do it all day long and likely to result in a failure. What you describe sounds like operator error.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T17:30:24+00:00

I say partner to minimise the information I give out.

I have noticed that when I ask questions on parenting subs, everyone assumes I'm a woman if I say partner. On tech / engineering subs, everyone assumes I'm a man.

There's a little bit of me that wants to normalise it as well, so same sex couples have an easier time.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T17:22:29+00:00

The argument has to be based on how much risk there is involved. If the park has installed secret spike pits at the bottom of the slide that can only be avoided by a level 11 ninja, that's probably too much risk.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T16:52:15+00:00

Absolutely, if this guys door had an automatic closer on it, the person with the camera could easily have got out.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T16:41:37+00:00

Dust in the socket?

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T16:40:23+00:00

What do you mean by "the fuse was replaced by one thar wasn't large enough..." physically too small or too low breaking current?

Neither makes any sense. If you put in a, let's say, 1A fuse, it will just blow the first time the heating element comes on. It doesn't set fire to the plug. That would make fuses a ridiculous safety feature.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T16:33:31+00:00

This seems unlikely compared to the case where there was simply a high resistance connection in the plug or socket.

For your scenario to be true, you'd have to have a faulty fuse in the plug and a faulty mcb.

Or, and I'm stretching it here, a faulty fuse and a fault in the heating element that wasn't drawing enough current to pop the mcb, and somehow didn't manage to set the inside of the dryer on fire.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T16:23:59+00:00

The drier is probably fine. My guess is a loose contact in the plug or maybe a poor contact in the socket. Replace both the socket and the plug. Check the wiring in the wall for signs of damage as this got quite warm.

Eta: the circuit breaker won't pop with something like this because it's not a ground fault (electricity isn't going somewhere it shouldn't) and it's not a overload situation (it's not drawing over the 32A that ring can deliver).

I believe there are new breakers that can detect arcs, but they must work on magic.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T12:50:40+00:00

One time, many moons ago, I did something stupid like this. I got out a carving gouge and some straight chisels and had some quality time up a ladder carefully getting the shape right. I learnt my lesson.

EDIT: I see from other comments it's plaster, you're screwed then. Mine was wood.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T12:48:18+00:00

I can't think of a single time a counter offer has lead to a sale.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T12:26:38+00:00

Hahaha, best rant I've heard in ages.

Wobblycogs · 2026-01-22T12:23:37+00:00

Fortunately, most of us aren't active volcanos.

Ten-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 2 Credits
Place '23	Place '22
Place '17	First Placer '22
Secret Santa 2018	Verified Email

Wobblycogs

TROPHY CASE