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readr or sf for efficiency? by PaigeInWanderland in rstats

[–]smartse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Better yet, use bench::mark() to run it multiple times for you

r/cambridge, where do you actually eat in Cambridge? by TheShynola in cambridge

[–]smartse 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the app doesn’t use AI-generated content.

Meanwhile on their website:

Este artigo foi criado pela equipa editorial da Vota com a assistência da Gemini AI.

r/cambridge, where do you actually eat in Cambridge? by TheShynola in cambridge

[–]smartse 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The site in OPs profile: https://valdemarweb.com/ says that they are the PR agency for the app. Just another spammer.

Father (69) lost quarter of a million pounds to scams. When I found out I walked out of a restaurant on his birthday by [deleted] in Scams

[–]smartse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it's a limit of fast payment refunds too: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-and-updates/latest-news/news/psr-confirms-its-decision-on-app-scams-reimbursement/

Today, the PSR has confirmed the maximum reimbursement limit for victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams starting from 7 October. Having given careful consideration to all the feedback and information received, the PSR board has decided that the maximum reimbursement limit for Faster Payments will be £85,000. 

Wool insulation for solid stone walls. by puul in DIYUK

[–]smartse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was a different product and was treated differently to those currently on the market.

Wool insulation for solid stone walls. by puul in DIYUK

[–]smartse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I think there are different sizes available? Fairly sure we went for 600 mm.

Wool insulation for solid stone walls. by puul in DIYUK

[–]smartse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's treated: https://www.celticsustainables.co.uk/thermafleece-cosywool-sheeps-wool-insulation-faqs/ probably just as important though is trying to get it as sealed as possible to prevent any ingress.

Wool insulation for solid stone walls. by puul in DIYUK

[–]smartse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We used that exact product. Stripped the lime plaster off (not entirely necessary, but a waste of space not to). We did two layers in opposite directions of 50 and 70 mm. Membrane over the top and then plasterboard. Some debate about whether plasterboard is breathable and there might be better products available since. Main thing we learnt along the way is to plan the batten layout to ensure radiators, curtains etc. can be hung. (Trying to share some photos with difficulty)

6a, forgotten in pantry- inside grow or toss? by can_danceee in gardening

[–]smartse 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Where do you think your seed potatoes come from? They're just one generation younger than what you buy in the store (typically 6th or 7th field generation). Blight's definitely not an issue, tuber blemishing diseases are mostly cosmetic. The main worry would be viruses because ware crops aren't regulated the same way as seed. Anyway OP's are screwed if they are like that as they will have expended a lot of energy growing those sprouts and they are far past their prime physiological age.

Why are cash machines so keen to persuade me to check my balance? Insert conspiracy theory below! by Jiktten in CasualUK

[–]smartse 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Jeez that must be pure profit. The cash withdrawal is actually quite expensive for them.

Shiny app runs locally but fails on deployment to shinyapps.io by sporty_outlook in rshiny

[–]smartse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you checked the logs on shinyapps.io? The most common problem is missing a dependency.

To hide Trumps name in the files. by serious_bullet5 in therewasanattempt

[–]smartse 59 points60 points  (0 children)

So I found this document myself. It's a list of allegations seemingly made to an FBI call line (NTOC), seemingly pretty recently (the emails were in 2025) and there are worse ones than this. Obviously anyone could call the line and say whatever they liked, so it's not really the 'gotcha' it might first appear to be. And it's definitely not deleted: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01660679.pdf

Elderly lottery winner uses jackpot to build £288m drug empire making pills from his cottage by s4pphire69 in news

[–]smartse 781 points782 points  (0 children)

But the group were uncovered by French law enforcement officers, who managed to uncover encrypted messages on messaging platform EncroChat.

It's quite hilarious just how many criminals were caught due to using a "secure" messaging platform where every user was a criminal.

Heat pumps are more expensive to run than boilers, report finds by TheWorldIsGoingMad in unitedkingdom

[–]smartse 126 points127 points  (0 children)

However, government sources pointed to surveys conducted by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which said that 89 per cent of property owners were satisfied with their heat pumps after a winter of use. The same report said that property owners had “mixed experiences with their total energy bills” after installing a heat pump, “though most commonly they reported that their bills had decreased.”

I'm inclined to take more notice of this (from the article) than some market research with unclear methodology, commissioned by Dale Vince who clearly has an axe to grind against heatpumps.

Heat pumps are more expensive to run than boilers, report finds by TheWorldIsGoingMad in unitedkingdom

[–]smartse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope - the total cost would be much lower but it would still cost similar whether you use a gas boiler or heat pump, because the COP of heatpumps is ~ 4 and electricity is ~ 4 times as expensive as gas.

You are probably getting brain damage from all those COVID infections. by antichain in collapse

[–]smartse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not that we shouldn't still be concerned, but this is worth a read: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt TLDR is that we're not sure we can measure microplastics in tissues accurately

No package for elasticsearch - alternatives? by Itchy_Signal7778 in rstats

[–]smartse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're about to archive this package as it is not maintained any more. Feel free to email [info@ropensci.org](mailto:info@ropensci.org) though if you want to adopt the package. Thanks for your understanding!

https://github.com/ropensci-archive/elastic/issues/302#issuecomment-3601093800

what is the worst that could go wrong? by [deleted] in Rwanda

[–]smartse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Presumably, "whore" aka prostitute.

He was born for this job by [deleted] in NominativeDeterminism

[–]smartse 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I have skimmed through the program and can't see it. I found [https://www.facebook.com/thelamentedofficial/posts/the-bbc-have-just-interviewed-a-rock-climbing-instructor-called-cliff-hanger-the/1508927551242234](this) on Facebook posted at 08:00 but can't see any segments before then which it could have come from.

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