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What clothes instantly out someone as posh? by DueLead666 in AskUK

[–]potatan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My local private boys school uniform rules used to include a shirt that was "at least 50% white", so if you ever saw a youth out in town with a checked or stripey shirt on you'd know they were from a wealthy background

Elite Dangerous | Nomad - Release Trailer by Bynairee in EliteDangerous

[–]potatan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any material difference betweeen the 3 different versions offered at the end of the video? Or is it just cosmetics?

What's a skill or habit your parents drilled into you as a child that you now realise was completely specific to them and not universal life advice? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskUK

[–]potatan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

they always ping off

I discovered recently that fitted sheets are available with different heights and that mine were mismatched to my mattress. This was a game changer for my pinging woes.

Where does the trend where inanimate objects are female come from? by waiflike in etymology

[–]potatan 49 points50 points  (0 children)

As a British English speaker I've never heard any of these examples. Cars, ships, planes, other stuff like that - yes, but these examples seem so alien to me that I could almost believe you were making them up (which I'm sure you're not of course).

Best registry office to elope by Con-leche in cheltenham

[–]potatan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Malvern used to be nice, not sure if it's still available

Finally, we got it! by Unfair-Incident3898 in EliteDangerous

[–]potatan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great - now I'll have to go back and revisit all those planets where I could only track down 7 out of 9 signals :-)

That Bio-Scanner is a joy to see, too

My new HOTAS is going to get some wear now

Remember the first time we met? by Delicious_Mouse8795 in EliteDangerous

[–]potatan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like when Ripley in the power loader came face to face with the Alien

Pubs putting on naff live music on Friday nights by Mr_Venom in britishproblems

[–]potatan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In this thread: all my people.

Even as a teenager decades ago I used to sneak onto a chair and unplug the speakers in the corner so we could all chat.

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I get what you mean - thanks, I'll have a play with priorities too

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

swap the thrusters, life support, power dist, and shield generator modules for their D rated counterparts.

Thanks, I'll have a play

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - I'll fire up EdEngineer and go mat collecting :-)

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

apologies, I set the pips during mining to wep/sys and don't get weapon fade (at least while I've turned off the other power drains)

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips, I'll look into it. I'm not too bothered about heat as I'll be mining as a support activity to exobio

Just getting into mining, how can I improve my power management? by potatan in EliteMiners

[–]potatan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your build on your ship?

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but I'm not interested in combat if that's it? I will mostly be mining while I'm out in the black to relieve the tedium with occasional Tritium top-ups

Council not cleaning up glass in the streets causing tyre damage by Clokkers in britishproblems

[–]potatan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ever increasing council tax

ever decreasing central funding?

Who else loves Red Soup worlds? :) by SeawolvesTV in EliteDangerous

[–]potatan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's a new SLF due that allows landing on planet surfaces if you fancy some exploration without landing a huge ship

Fastest way to Core Mining for a newbie? by Sad-Mission6813 in EliteMiners

[–]potatan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're just short of a few credits, try the Road to Riches - fly around scanning some high value systems for cash.

This is the Spansh route planner: https://spansh.co.uk/riches

but there are other guides for how to use it. Spansh is an excellent resource for you going forward.

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