i_am_not_a_robot
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Avatar is a lemming in bed because this account wasn’t intended to be used except for creating communities… and then my instance announced it was closing.
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- Comment on UK Retailer GAME To End All In-Store Video Game Sales 6 days ago:
They were good before (and please correct me if I’ve got this wrong) EB bought them and did a “reverse takeover”. Since that point they’ve been going downhill.
- Comment on Northern Lights could be visible in England and Wales as severe solar storm to hit overnight 1 month ago:
I missed them, of course. They are set to return tonight but probably not as good.
BBC News - Northern Lights: Where to see them in the UK on Saturday night www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68995042
- Comment on Why is "Dear X" considered more formal than "To X" in e-mail/writing? 2 months ago:
I don’t think I’ve ever used Dear to start an email; always Hi for as long as I remember.
I don’t like To, it always seems like a command rather than a greeting. I write it on cards and stuff but it always leaves a niggling feeling of wrongness.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
If it calls for 200g of aubergine, then you can weigh that at the shop… It’s more convenient at that end, and you can get the right amount.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
Depends what it is. In this instance I was buying cups of fruit, how many cups are there to a punnet? I already have the weight on the packaging, so if I know the weight I need it’s much easier.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
I’m amazed they are that uncommon. Here (UK) you can walk into a supermarket and pick them up for less than £20.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
Some good answers here, thanks everyone, I’ve learnt some stuff today. 🙂
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
Not quite the same as Stones and Kilogrammes are both units of weight. Using cups is like weighing somebody using those luggage size baskets in the airport.
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 2 months ago:
Yeah, that’s the story of thing which worries me. I suppose if it’s a recipe which doesn’t need precise measurements it doesn’t matter.
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- Comment on Vote for your favourite Lemmyvision songs! 2 months ago:
I turned it off after a few seconds because it was in French.
- Comment on Vote for your favourite Lemmyvision songs! 2 months ago:
I like how all the other instances have taken it incredibly seriously, and we’ve basically sent Scooch.
Royaume-Uni - Nil points
- Submitted 2 months ago to meow_irl@sopuli.xyz | 2 comments
- Comment on BBC News - Kate apologises for Mother's Day photo 'confusion' 3 months ago:
I have, but it’s the news agencies which decided to remove this image. I assume the gutter press didn’t care.
- Comment on BBC News - Kate apologises for Mother's Day photo 'confusion' 3 months ago:
I don’t think it’s shock that photos are edited, I think it’s the press being cautious not to post “fake news” and being wary of anything that isn’t an original photograph.
In this case it seems pretty obvious that nothing substantial has been changed, but they probably take a hard line on it especially in the age of AI, and just reject anything which looks like it has been manipulated. There are whole departments dedicated to fact checking.
So, I think the news is that Kate is fine and well, and is experimenting with Photoshop maybe with the extra time away from the public eye.
- Submitted 3 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 6 comments
- Comment on Anon is corrupted by Tijuana 4 months ago:
Yeah, ear drops (try Otex brand in the UK), they tickle and fizzle and pop and it feels amazing. You have to use them quite a few times to clear the ear and sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.
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- Comment on UK workers ‘should get day off’ if workplace is hotter than 30C 6 months ago:
Hmm, the issue here is that the office temperature is lower than the temperature if I’m working from home, so all it would mean is I’d be forced to go into the office on my WfH days! At least I’d be cool until I go home again I guess…
- Comment on What game did you last finish? What did you think of it? 7 months ago:
I think the last one I actually completed was Return to Monkey Island. It was good fun!
- Comment on Keir Starmer suffers major Labour rebellion over Gaza stance - BBC News 7 months ago:
I don’t understand this. How does the UK government voting for a ceasefire actually achieve anything? They’re not going to honour a vote we made.
- Comment on How can I get better at remembering names in video games? 7 months ago:
Sounds like it! I have to identify people based on their hair or clothes, where they are, or even their voice. Once I asked where somebody was, turns out I was standing near them and even after they’d been pointed out I didn’t recognise them (they’d turned up sporting a beard). It was only after they spoke that I said "oh, yeah’.
- Comment on Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful 7 months ago:
Who’d have thought this would be unlawful?!!?!?!1!!!
- Comment on How can I get better at remembering names in video games? 7 months ago:
I had this problem with Game of Thrones.
I also have facial blindness which doesn’t help.
Not a clue who anyone is most of the time.
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- Comment on [deleted] 7 months ago:
I have a couple of “smart” things I didn’t have at the last change, and it turns out I need to change the timezone on them manually. Argh! Just pick a timezone and stick with it - it’ll make everyone’s life simpler.
- Submitted 7 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 3 comments
- Comment on Are phone notification LEDs still a thing? 7 months ago:
I was going to say that my Xperia Z5S had one, but thought they may have phased them out by now. Good to see they still include this!