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  1. Comment on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office in UK in ~news

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    The nonce formally known as Prince. They did after all rescind his titles.

    The nonce formally known as Prince. They did after all rescind his titles.

    27 votes

  2. Comment on Repotting houseplants: is it really necessary? How to know when to do it? in ~hobbies

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    Is the app a plant specific reminder app and if so what is it/would you recommend it?

    Is the app a plant specific reminder app and if so what is it/would you recommend it?

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Repotting houseplants: is it really necessary? How to know when to do it? in ~hobbies

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    Perfect timing for this post as my weekend plans looked to involve repotting and I've never been very sure I'm doing the right thing when I do it. For the" only adding an extra inch or two around...

    Perfect timing for this post as my weekend plans looked to involve repotting and I've never been very sure I'm doing the right thing when I do it. For the" only adding an extra inch or two around the pot" is there a downside to going bigger? I feel like my plants need repotting every spring and having extra growing room might postpone that to two years?

    7 votes

  4. Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies

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    I can second the wurrkos recommendation. I use ones with 18650s inside and I can carry spares of those which I charge up either inside of the torch/headlamps when travelling or in a vape battery...

    I can second the wurrkos recommendation. I use ones with 18650s inside and I can carry spares of those which I charge up either inside of the torch/headlamps when travelling or in a vape battery recharger that looks similar to an AA charging array.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Newcastle council is looking into restoring a ferry route between the UK city and Bergen in Norway – it last operated in 2008, when it was cancelled due to rising oil prices in ~transport

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    And with the boom in campervan ownership over covid that's continuing I'd be surprised if there wasn't now enough interest in the connection. Anecdotally I know quite a few people who are either...

    And with the boom in campervan ownership over covid that's continuing I'd be surprised if there wasn't now enough interest in the connection. Anecdotally I know quite a few people who are either planning to or want to road trip around the Nordics but aren't as keen on the currently required drive between Rotterdam and Copenhagen.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Sorry if this has been asked before but I just wanted to sanity check my understanding, if I'm using the webchat mod I need to leave myself in a safe place to AFK right? Ideally I would pick an...

    Sorry if this has been asked before but I just wanted to sanity check my understanding, if I'm using the webchat mod I need to leave myself in a safe place to AFK right? Ideally I would pick an AFK farm but wherever I leave myself I'd still physically be wherever I left myself on the server?

  7. Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games

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    On the note of canals I'd like to put one east west through tildes town to connect the west lake to the east river. I've had a couple of ideas but I think it will involve a mix of a tunnels and...

    On the note of canals I'd like to put one east west through tildes town to connect the west lake to the east river. I've had a couple of ideas but I think it will involve a mix of a tunnels and viaducts but I don't want to impinge on anyone's space so open to route suggestions. My current plan is to build a viaduct in parallel with the spawned in bridge to take it from the small stream to the then go under the road until I pop out on the other side of town.

  8. Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games

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    I'd completely forgotten about the locks of last season! I've mostly been tunnelling or making cuttings and putting bridges over for now but it's good to have options when there's already stuff...

    I'd completely forgotten about the locks of last season! I've mostly been tunnelling or making cuttings and putting bridges over for now but it's good to have options when there's already stuff around (or stations to connect to!

  9. Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games

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    I'm currently trying to play in a more transient way to mix it up a little so been making little canals around the place to get my boat with a chest through.

    I'm currently trying to play in a more transient way to mix it up a little so been making little canals around the place to get my boat with a chest through.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games

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    For the video link the timestamp has good preamble but 11:40 is straight to clips of robotic limb loss. Cheers for sharing that though as it's an interesting behind the scenes series.

    For the video link the timestamp has good preamble but 11:40 is straight to clips of robotic limb loss.

    Cheers for sharing that though as it's an interesting behind the scenes series.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Get hyped countdown thread in ~games

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    Thanks for linking that. I've been looking forward to playing from the beginning this year but not had the time to put together qol mods for myself.

    Thanks for linking that. I've been looking forward to playing from the beginning this year but not had the time to put together qol mods for myself.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Humble Bundle: Image Comics in the ‘10s in ~comics

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    Strongly recommend East of West for anyone who hasn't read it. Big fan of deaths horse.

    Strongly recommend East of West for anyone who hasn't read it. Big fan of deaths horse.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games

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    I can't find the source for it right now but I read the lack of HDMI 2.1 support was due to the HDMI foundation not allowning open source drivers for it.

    I can't find the source for it right now but I read the lack of HDMI 2.1 support was due to the HDMI foundation not allowning open source drivers for it.

    9 votes

  14. Comment on Worlds 2025: T1 claim their sixth title after winning the greatest Telecom War in history in ~games

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    I get that I'm late to watching it but is there any edit the title could have to not spoil the results since it did for me.

    I get that I'm late to watching it but is there any edit the title could have to not spoil the results since it did for me.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    Unfortunately the situation in the UK sounds a little different as I'm not sure there are any grocery stores not running these schemes anymore apart from the 2 more premium options on the market...

    Unfortunately the situation in the UK sounds a little different as I'm not sure there are any grocery stores not running these schemes anymore apart from the 2 more premium options on the market who consistantly cost a lot more for identical baskets of shopping.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    I think the difference becomes harder to stomach when it's larger though as most of the time on my shops these days the difference is on the order of £10-£20 which comes out to near £400 a year

    I think the difference becomes harder to stomach when it's larger though as most of the time on my shops these days the difference is on the order of £10-£20 which comes out to near £400 a year

  17. Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk

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    A lot of other materials that we make brake pads out of turn into carcinogenic dust. They hopefully fit it into regular checks and maintainence so it might not be that inefficient if they'd have...

    A lot of other materials that we make brake pads out of turn into carcinogenic dust. They hopefully fit it into regular checks and maintainence so it might not be that inefficient if they'd have to check on the brakes no matter what they're made from.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo

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    I'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but...

    I'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but depends on what I have in the cupboard) Teensy 2.1 and converting it into a normal USB keyboard output. I'm hoping doing both using it as a normal typewriter and pc keyboard at the same time doesn't fry it and results in a pseudo carbon copy equivalent. If I can get that working I'd like to then try the same in reverse where I can send inputs from my PC as if I've pressed the key on the typewriter. If all I get done is reassembling it though that is a win.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes

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    Looking forward to seeing how that goes. I think we're both trying to do something similar and taking quite different approaches. I'll be doing my work on my Brother AX-20. I've never used a logic...

    Looking forward to seeing how that goes. I think we're both trying to do something similar and taking quite different approaches. I'll be doing my work on my Brother AX-20. I've never used a logic analyser. I've just had a look at the chips on the board and hoped I could work it out from there as I'm not familiar with doing this sort of thing. Might have to look into how I'd do that though.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes

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    What would you be going for when you say serial terminal? My end goal of a plan was to install a switch of some sort to have "normal mode" with no changes, a "keyboard mode" taking the inputs of...

    What would you be going for when you say serial terminal? My end goal of a plan was to install a switch of some sort to have "normal mode" with no changes, a "keyboard mode" taking the inputs of the keyboard and sending them over usb as a normal keyboard, and the hardest a "printer mode" where I could send files and it would type them out like a printer.

    In theory I've worked out how to install the switch end do the keyboard mode but the final one will take a lot more work.

    1 vote