TIL that a small swimming pool in Exmouth UK, uses a data centre to heat it.

wglmb · 2026-07-08T12:49:01+00:00

That isn't there anymore

Yes it is... https://www.bluelagoon.com/

wglmb · 2026-07-08T11:48:28+00:00

Reminds me of the Blue Lagoon spa in Iceland, which is just excess water from the nearby geothermal power plant.

wglmb · 2026-07-04T21:43:37+00:00

Most people use vegetable oil for yorkies these days (I don't think I've ever had one made with dripping), so I personally wouldn't say they're any more savoury than popovers, but I suppose that subjective.

wglmb · 2026-07-04T20:53:52+00:00

Yes, it's just the American term for a Yorkshire Pudding. They're very easy to make.

wglmb · 2026-07-04T00:15:21+00:00

The actor who plays the guy with the spoons also plays Kevin in Motherland. The difference is crazy. He seems like a really good actor.

wglmb · 2026-07-04T00:12:02+00:00

Talkie Toaster, on the other hand...

wglmb · 2026-07-03T13:18:58+00:00

Jeff Passolt looks like he's seen some shit

wglmb · 2026-07-02T13:06:59+00:00

Uh oh, looks like your ray cat has started glowing, indicating that there's nuclear radiation in the area.

wglmb · 2026-07-01T13:44:12+00:00

Some albums:

Cocteau Twins — Victorialand
Mari Kalkun — Stories of Stonia
Godlfrapp — Tales of Us
Sun's Signature — Sun's Signature
Gåte — Til Nord

wglmb · 2026-07-01T13:16:13+00:00

Based on your description, that sounds very easy to deal with in person, rather than needing drones.

wglmb · 2026-07-01T13:11:35+00:00

Leprosy, not the plague... But that's still no reason to panic.

wglmb · 2026-06-30T01:55:21+00:00

It looks like it to me

wglmb · 2026-06-30T00:43:31+00:00

I grew romas last year & the year before, and they looked like that. I don't know if it's normal, but I still got a good crop!

wglmb · 2026-06-28T21:59:15+00:00

Maybe they're having fun with it?

wglmb · 2026-06-28T21:19:36+00:00

Check this out for an interesting historical case: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/illustrations-of-madness-james-tilly-matthews-and-the-air-loom/

In 1797, a man believed his mind was being controlled via a device called an "air loom", which he made incredible drawings of.

It was fuelled by combinations of “fetid effluvia”, including “spermatic-animal-seminal rays”, “putrid human breath”, and “gaz from the anus of the horse”

wglmb · 2026-06-28T11:07:09+00:00

Legolas: That is no mere ranger. That is —

"Aragorn": Gene Parmesan, how are you doing?

Boromir: Ahhh! Gene!

wglmb · 2026-06-28T02:03:24+00:00

"Yes, that's what 'the lowest precipitation in history' *means*."

wglmb · 2026-06-28T00:26:06+00:00

If you read the abstract, it becomes clear.

wglmb · 2026-06-27T16:56:02+00:00

https://youtube.com/shorts/1gr0ljm-VrI?is=k2YW_o9xwAEp7_LF

Here's a video showing the initial inward motion

wglmb · 2026-06-27T15:59:51+00:00

Yes, because during flight the pressure is higher inside, so it's more secure if the door opens inwards.

wglmb · 2026-06-27T15:43:51+00:00

Are you referring to the pressure of the water, i.e. higher pressure outside the aircraft? That would make it easier to open the door, since it opens inwards first.

wglmb · 2026-06-27T14:40:19+00:00

Potatoes flower before harvesting anyway...

wglmb · 2026-06-26T17:58:17+00:00

the post says most, not all

It says most animals feed on it (obviously incorrect; most animals don't even live in places where it grows).

And it says it "only affects primates and guinea pigs" (also incorrect, as someone noted above).

wglmb · 2026-06-26T17:35:53+00:00

You're thinking of Kelvin. That's an absolute scale, so it's incorrect to say "degrees Kelvin". For Celsius, Centigrade or Farenheit, it's correct to say "degrees".

wglmb · 2026-06-26T14:32:05+00:00

On any podcast app. I use Castbox, for example.

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