Hossenfeffer

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

"So anyway I started blasting," said Bond as he removed an imperceptible speck of dust from the lapel of his Saville Row light grey mohair-wool suit.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, now, wait a minute...!

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That looks grand with the thighs nestling into the rice. And you know that rice flavour is going to have benefited from the meat juices as it cooked. It's such a good way to cook meat and rice. There's a reason biryani is so popular!

I might be inclined to hit it with some chopped parsley for colour. And a good spritz of lemon if she's not already done that.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Don’t know how it ends but at some point it features ‘tailored ad experiences’ on screens wherever you go.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

what happens if it’s cranking out screenplays and paintings that DO pass muster?

It's inevitable. Eventually we will be able to ask for, and then refine, the perfect TV show for our particular tastes. Want 'Buffy' but set in the Fallout universe with Dumbledore and Boromir? Give it a minute and you'll have it.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hey, how did you know that's what they said?

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

We're doing some renovation at the moment. We have a lead contractor who's managing all the trades 'cos I know nothing about construction.

Every trade we've had - electricians, bricklayers, drainage guy, plumber, carpenter, etc - come as a duo. There's a guy in his late 30s or older who does the thinking, and a kid in the late teens / early 20s who are effectively labourers and lift, push, carry, drill, dig, etc. The life of the senior guy in the pair seems to be pretty good and you know they're well paid. The kids are learning, and in 10 years time will have their own labourer.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

“watching people create drama”

Same reason soap operas are popular and why wrestling used to be huge (maybe wrestling still is huge, but I don't feel like I hear about it as much).

People like drama. That it's contrived doesn't matter, it's still drama.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

You can tell it's a shit race when the coverage is mostly showing people in 14th-18th position. Normally I like Spa, and I like wet GPs because they're unpredictable. But this was a procession. Not as bad as Monaco, but nearly.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 49 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Easy. Type G. For safety. If you're worried about night-time attacks from ninja you can leave a few plugs by your bedroom door and windows with the pins upward. They will rue the day they entered that room in the dark!

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 9 points 4 days ago

To be fair, that's only 52% of those who voted. The others are more: "Moo, my dear chap, moo!"

 

Gdańsk, Poland from Friday October 31st to Sunday November 2nd 2025

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Leech Woman (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk to c/gothindustrial@lemmy.world
 

Many years ago, back in the 90s, I grabbed a t-shirt to wear to go to work without thinking much of it.

It was a band t-shirt for Leech Woman who I'd seen at a gig a month or two before. Black, long sleeve, band logo and some kind of indistinct image in white. I hadn't really paid attention to the image at the time, just had a blast at the gig and wanted to support them which is why I bought it.

Anyway, at lunchtime one of my team said: "Have you seen your t-shirt?"

When I actually looked at it, the indistinct image turned out to be the naked torso of a woman with a strap-on dildo. You can see the image in the video.

Fortunately, I was the boss of that team, so I just hid from my boss for the rest of the day and never wore the t-shirt to work again.

Anyhoo.

 

Even beats the sublime John Player Specials Lotus livery.

 

I know there's no way she can hurt herself, but even so!

 

I've recently picked up a secondhand Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny PC which ultimately I plan to use as a home server for a variety of functions (media server being the main one) but I don't need to use it as a main desktop.

It currently has Windows 10 installed. It has a decent sized SSD but no optical drive. I want to install a suitable Linux distro on it. What's a good Linux distro for my needs? And what's the best way of doing a scorched earth on the Windows install and replacing it with said distro?

I'm not entirely a Linux noob - I used to work on Xenix and later Red Hat Linux, but that was 30 and 20 years ago respectively!

 

Plonkers!

 

He said I’ve got insomnomnomnomnia.

 

My kitchen knives have got to the point where daily honing or stropping no longer gets them as sharp as I'd like. I can sharpen them myself on whetstones but don't have the free time to sort out a dozen or so knives.

Additionally I have a chef's knife that's absolutely buggered (it was my mothers, she tried to cut a frozen salmon with it, buckled the edge, chipped the edge, and then dropped it on the floor, in surprise, and bent the tip). It has little monetary value but huge sentimental value (she died during the COVID years and this was her favourite knife).

How have people found knife sharpening and repair services? Ideally UK based, with actual recommendations, but I'm open to experiences from further afield.

Many thanks, in advance!

 

When will news media stop falling for this shit?

Oh, yes, when it stops generating clicks. I am part of the problem.

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