GreatAlbatross

So far, I’m only £150 down on cable and clips on my rennovation. And this is the decent stuff, AWG23, and double run.

It’ll probably go sideways when I spec up a switch with enough ports, mind…

imperial measurements have been legally defined in reference to SI units for decades

This is the important bit.
Effectively, we are metric, but display things using the old units sometimes.

And you sometimes get people ordering lumber for the first time giving bad reviews because they feel they’ve been cheated out of some wood.

I just assume I’ll do 45.45 MPG, then I’m pleasantly surprised when the fuel bill is lower than expected.

I end up doing a lot of lazy maths, and remembering rough numbers.

45MPG? That’s about 10 miles per litre.
8 inches? Eh, 20cm.

Anything remotely technical, I convert everything to metric (and actually take the time do accurately).
Having the inch-fractions to mm table on the back of a ruler is very useful when using old drill bits and spanners.

He’s having a little more fun in the original.

While not strictly a QR code, I always liked that the Dolby Digital data between perforations on a film strip had a tiny Dolby logo at the centre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound-on-film#/media/File:35mm_film_audio_macro.jpg

Piston aircraft still use it. Which makes it doubly annoying when some tit in a cesna decides to circle around town at 1000’.
Not just making a noise, also cropdusting with TEL.

I sharpen my knives with a grit block maybe every 6 months, because I want sharp knives, but was told an angle sharpener would leave me with BBQ skewers.
It’s hardly a “masterful man task”, more like 20 minutes to do a kitchen chore. Like refilling the dishwasher salt. Or cleaning the bin.

I can hear Connor in this image saying “I hate that bro”

No plug! It was just a PCI card with breakout cables. (Which I should definitely track down soon!)

I still have my PCI 0404 somewhere. I should really work out where, before it gets accidentally binned!

I’m not sure if there is a way to quickly find this. The best bet is probably trying the bigger instances, and seeing if it’s accessible through them.

You’ve made me think now: it might be a nice project for a some instance admins to flag when an instance they had received posts from goes offline. (I should probably check what I have from feddit.de!)

Flushable rapid-set concrete.

Massive love for Reaper. One of the few bits of software I’m happy to pay for each time I’ve had my 3 future versions, or whatever it is.

Which British accent? Westcountry or Scouse, you probably have a point.

Despite having owned a copy for a decade, I’ve never read it. I asked Kagi to give me the gist:

• It describes the history and events of Middle-earth from its creation by Iluvatar up until the defeat of Sauron and the downfall of Numenor.
• It introduces many important characters including elves like Feanor, Melian, Thingol, Luthien and Beren as well as men like Turin and Earendil.
• It covers the awakening of elves, their journey to Valinor, the rebellion of Feanor and the exile of the Noldor back to Middle-earth.
• It details events like the slaying of the Two Trees by Ungoliant, the oath of Feanor and the kinslaying at Alqualonde.
• It discusses the rise of powers like Morgoth and Sauron and their corruption and domination over parts of Middle-earth.
• It mentions realms like Doriath, Nargothrond and Gondolin and their eventual downfalls.
• It covers the fate of the silmarils and Beren and Luthien’s quest to retrieve a silmaril from Morgoth’s crown.
• It describes the rise and fall of the great island kingdom of Numenor and its destruction by Iluvatar.
• It discusses the Last Alliance of Elves and Men that defeats Sauron but leaves Middle-earth diminished after the war.
• Overall it provides important background and context for the events in The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien.

Check back in 2034 to see if I finally read it, and to compare.

Ah, the Season 4 finale of For All Mankind.