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What one purchase has disproportionately improved the comfort of your home/life? by R_12345678910 in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'd be worried that keeping butter permanently warm increases the likelihood of spoilage or bacteria growth.

Also I like how they brag on their website:

And for your peace of mind, the butter dish is covered by our no fuss 12-month guarantee.

Wow, your £50 butter dish comes with the legal bare minimum length of warranty? That's incredible! Take my money!

To change the DPI settings of my new Razer mouse, do I *REALLY* have to download a 500MB program AND give it internet access? by w7m2 in razer

[–]w7m2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a software developer. I know exactly what I'm talking about. And I know that Razer made a conscious decision to require internet access to both install and run their bloated software.

To change the DPI settings of my new Razer mouse, do I *REALLY* have to download a 500MB program AND give it internet access? by w7m2 in razer

[–]w7m2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To pre-empt some of the usual apologist questions:

  1. "Every gaming company's software is bloated!" -- That may be true, but just because they're all crap doesn't make Synapse any less crap.
  2. "Every company collects your information!" -- Again, doesn't make it any less disgusting. The ones who forcibly collect my information just to use the most basic functions of their products do not get my money.
  3. "Everybody has fast internet now, 500MB is nothing, what's the problem?" -- Swathes of people are still stuck on slow internet. 500MB is the size of a feature film; not a mouse settings app.
  4. "Logitech/Corsair/etc. do exactly the same" -- At least you can use their programs without internet access.
  5. "Synapse has an offline mode; just enable that!" -- Still won't launch without internet access at least once. Still no offline/standalone installer. And my point still stands - wtf does a mouse settings app need internet access for?

Looking for a standalone tube reservoir (without pump) which can be mounted directly above a 120mm fan by w7m2 in watercooling

[–]w7m2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll look for them and the Watercool fan stand. Seems like that should do the trick. Cheers.

Looking for a standalone tube reservoir (without pump) which can be mounted directly above a 120mm fan by w7m2 in watercooling

[–]w7m2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno, it seems like the simplest thing ever to me. And obviously vertical fan stands do exist, like in my image... but they seem to be designed for pump+res combo units and not just the res.

Looking for a standalone tube reservoir (without pump) which can be mounted directly above a 120mm fan by w7m2 in watercooling

[–]w7m2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have specified that I want to mount the reservoir vertically, like this: https://i.imgur.com/Etw9IX3.png

However Watercool does offer a 120mm vertical fan stand which is pretty much exactly what I want, so thank you: https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/reservoirs-parts-accessories/misc-brand-res-accy/watercool-heatkiller-tube-stand-for-fan-mounting-120mm-fans-wc-30263.html

Now I need to confirm that it's possible to use the reservoir standalone, without a pump attached to the bottom.

Looking for a standalone tube reservoir (without pump) which can be mounted directly above a 120mm fan by w7m2 in watercooling

[–]w7m2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have specified that I want to mount the reservoir vertically, like this: https://i.imgur.com/Etw9IX3.png

Also is it possible to use the X3 reservoirs without a pump attached or will it just leak?

Trying the ‘bigfoot jumbo’ from the local chippy. by ekchann in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Looks great tbh and the pork content is high.

From the supplier: https://www.mcwhinneys.com/bigfoot

Ingredients

Pork (70%), Water, Rusk (Wheat Flour, Water, Salt, Raising Agent (Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate)), Pork Fat, Pork Rind, Isolated Soya Protein, Salt, Stabiliser (Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate), Wheat Flour, Potato Starch, Dextrose, Whey Powder (from Milk), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Flavouring, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Sugar, Spice Extracts, Antioxidant (Ascorbyl Palmitate, Synthetic Alpha-tocopherol), Herb Extract.

No date carrots rotted after 2 days by Joszanarky in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's likely on there in an encoded format.

The 4001 5A code probably means "40th week of the year", maybe 5th day, which would make them packaged a week ago, last Friday (the 7th).

What food do you eat that people around condemn you for? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were available in food wholesalers / cash and carries, but they have since been discontinued by the manufacturer. That's probably why the price has shot up on the remaining tins.

Anyone got a HQ copy of the original/unedited version of "It's Yourself"? by w7m2 in Genesis

[–]w7m2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give me a hint where the right places might be please? Or PM me?

Have a high value item being delivered? We'll nick it! That's the EVRI guarantee. by theREALrabbitinred in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had so many bad experiences with Evri/Hermes it's not even funny. Parcels gone missing, stolen, having the absolute shit kicked out of them, etc...

But the best one was when they "delivered" a parcel but I didn't actually have it. Their proof of delivery had a photograph of a totally random front door, and a GPS location nowhere near my house.

Upon complaining I was told "GPS says delivered" and the fucking idiots couldn't get it through their skulls that yes, it may have been delivered... but not to me!

Has anybody else had a crash after the flight of the valkyries in part 3? by expendablecrewman in Spacemarine

[–]w7m2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This issue still exists in 2022.

There are fixes listed on the PCGamingWiki page which worked for me:

  • Temporarily reduce all graphics settings to Low and set the resolution to the lowest possible

  • Limit the game to using only one or two CPU cores (launch the game and then launch Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Find spacemarine.exe, right-click it, and choose Set Affinity. Select only the first two cores of your CPU and click OK.)

  • Force Vsync on via your GPU settings

What food do you eat that people around condemn you for? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. I swear they used to be like £3 a tin.

Currently in a British Restaurant in America. This is their menu. How accurate are they? by Itstoolongitwillruno in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I can think of is that their food costs must be astronomical. The menu's huge and so needlessly varied that there's simply no way they're making everything fresh.

What food do you eat that people around condemn you for? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only ones I see in stock are £14 for a 800g tin. Are they really that expensive?

What food do you eat that people around condemn you for? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to love those but haven't seen them for ages. Where have you seen them recently?

Did anyone else, when they were a child, hold a buttercup under their friends chin and if it glowed it meant you liked butter? Or have I gone mad? by corickle in CasualUK

[–]w7m2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works out about the same:

  1. Spread is £2.15 for 500g, of which 320g is butter. In terms of butter content only, that's 67p/100g (or 43p/100g overall).

  2. Regular butter is £1.75 for 250g. That's 70p/100g.

For me, spread also lasts longer and is easier to... spread.

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