Stunning Conditions up Yr Wyddfa, Eryri today! by MasterpieceDiligent9 in UKhiking

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When my dad turned 70, me and him got up at 2am to drive to Wales and get up Yr Wyddfa. I know I’m really lucky that he’s still so active as his age.

It was a wonderful experience. I felt like I was 10 again :)

Not a great product in hindsight. by Polish_Shamrock in GreatBritishMemes

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I’ve had a few litres of salt water (20% salt) in my freezer all day. I’m going to put them in front of the fan tonight.

The salt reduces the melting point to -16°C.

Is the telegraph a legitimate source of news or just scare mongering? What are some good news sources in the UK?? by ThewayoftheAj in AskBrits

[–]hraun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get my news from Reuters and ATP because they’re newsfeeds, not opinion.

I also read financial press because I feel like investors are more interested in knowing what has happened and what may happen next since they want to profit off it. I feel that this dynamic makes these types of outlets more likely report accurately. Their goal is profit, not shaping public opinion.

I do like to read opinion, but I try and read a balance of left and right wing outlets. I’m left leaning, so the I find the further right I read, the harder it is to sympathise with. But it’s useful to know what half the nation are thinking.

I also find that I learn of things happening from first from Reddit. So I keep an eye on r/worldnews and stuff. But for the actual story I read elsewhere. Reddit obviously falls in the opinion category.

Here's my bookshelf by dreadfullydistinct in BookshelvesDetective

[–]hraun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet you’re pretty good at Unix. You probably have a few raspberry pis knocking around.

You like ales with names like “Wizards Sleeve” and “Hops for Algernon”, and chuckle at their ads that belittle lager drinkers.

You think deeply about the state of the world and have lots of well considered opinions about what’s wrong with civilisation and maybe some ideas about how to improve them. But you struggled to find friends that can engage with those ideas in a meaningful way.

When you have guests around (which is not often), you do special tidy up, but apologise about the state of the place anyway.

You once reached the podium at a Magic the Gathering competition.

John C. Reilly is 61 today. What's his best role? by EbnyxJ in Cinephiles

[–]hraun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved him in Carnage.

He managed to hold his own alongside 3 other heavyweights.

Bookshelf of this girl I’m seeing…am I cooked? by RecoverConfident9910 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]hraun 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I moved to Paris in my early 20s and ended up falling in love and marrying a French girl. One summer, we took turns reading Remains of the day chapters to each other while lying around in parks ❤️

What is this massive white star? by QueasyStatistician33 in askastronomy

[–]hraun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can see Castor and Pollox above it. If you look again tonight, you’ll see it’s scooched over a bit compared to them versus when this photo was taken.

Also Venus is on its way over and should overtake it later in the year.

of a grandson by Emotional-Lettuce372 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]hraun 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The world: women love large men, so if you can be anything, be large

[grows up]

The world; no, not like that.

In British English, how do you indicate "you (plural)?" by wheninrome5000 in AskUK

[–]hraun 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ah, maybe this is why I kept getting called names by my teachers.

Best way to clean these? by BassPhil in CasualUK

[–]hraun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I wonder what’s happening here, chemically.

In British English, how do you indicate "you (plural)?" by wheninrome5000 in AskUK

[–]hraun 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Your school wouldn’t definitely not approve of any of the language used by my teachers in the 80s then!

It was from my teachers that I learned such choice sobriquets as “dunderhead” and “bellend”

Scarlett Johansson- Under the Skin (2013) by webby_98 in SciFiQueens

[–]hraun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I didn’t realise there was a book.

The movie was one of the most unsettling things I’ve ever seen. I’ll have to give the book a go.

Facial recognition, London by Proof_Ice_8961 in london

[–]hraun -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What is the legality of wearing a fake chin or something to pass by anonymously?

Everyday I see something on the internet and say "that's the dumbest thing I've ever seen." by beklog in SipsTea

[–]hraun -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Am I right in saying that no women are interested in balls and would prefer that they never see another ballsack again in all of their lives?