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Look, I'm lazy, okay?
Ctrl+R
Then type any part of the command (filename, search string, etc)
Ctrl+R again to cycle through the matches.
(Best feature in bash)
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Look, I'm lazy, okay?
Ctrl+R
Then type any part of the command (filename, search string, etc)
Ctrl+R again to cycle through the matches.
(Best feature in bash)
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Tories 'could be reduced to less than 100 seats for first time in 345 years'
Oh no! Anyway...
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And the rain begins
The rain is great for us Hayfever sufferers. The pollen was really obnoxious in June.
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Capitalism is the paywall of life
I recommend Kaon's Wonderland (novel).
They literally build a solar panel that blocks the sun, so they can charge people for the heat and light.
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Twins born right near midnight could have different birthdays
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TIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯
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We never wash our belts, although they are the first thing we touch when leaving the toilet, even before we wash our hands
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Hell, half the trousers I buy come with a belt. (It's a problem for vegan trouser-customers actually, as many of the free belts are crappy cheap leather, meaning you can't buy the otherwise cruelty free trousers.)
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Minister ordered Home Office staff to paint over art for children at asylum centre, charity boss says
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This is scooby doo villain stuff, seriously. I'm partly glad their villainous acts are this small, then I remember all the other stuff they're up to.
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Hippos can run and swim around 20-30 miles an hour. If you wanted to beat one in a triathlon, you'd need to be really prepared for the biking portion.
Thought I still had to head back to reddit for the Triathlon threads, but here we are.
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Dad's. What's the best Ceebies program?
Bluey (funny for everyone)
Sarah and Duck (epic chill)
Grace's Amazing Machines (music by The Darkness, and machines)
All tied, for different reasons.
Honorable mention to Numberblocks, which I can't stand, but has my about-to-start-schooler telling me number sentences when he should be going to sleep, A+.
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Look, I'm lazy, okay?
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Can't just hit enter to run the one you want then, though.
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I'm Not British
Ah the Gatekeeper has been found.
Now, we search for the Keymaster.
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How do you name your pets?
Took a while to settle on our cat's name.
First of all I tried Linux commands (sudo was the one that stuck for a while, given how the cat dominated the dog.)
That fell out of favour though, and then we had kids and needed a proper name for her.
And then they printed a Magic Card called Generous Stray:
https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/3/2/3289db66-231f-4370-aca6-644d75bee293.jpg
Reminded me so much of my cat, it had to be done. Therefore:
Genny.
Kids can say it - yes. Sounds normal - yes. Cat doesn't respond to it - of course. Really weird story - well, I think so.
My wife just called the dog Bella by the way, perhaps she should name the next cat.
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What if the length of a term was proportional to the amount you won by in the election?
Short sightedness in politics is already painful for all of us.
Nobody's tackling climate change, nobody's building anything fairer for younger generations, especially in places without enough housing (and what there is owned by older generations).
I won't list all the problems this would make worse, but for example, do you really want a government with only 6 months to do 2-3 extreme populist things, hoping to dredge up enough support to get a larger mandate next time?
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What do you consider to be "The North"?
North of the Thames. This means I can claim I moved from South to North.
In actuality the line is somewhere above Nottingham but below Stoke.
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What is your morning coffee process?
One scoop (measured, came with one of my machines) of Barcelona Espresso beans (Roast and Post for the win, hit me up if you want a code) into the grinder. Boil the kettle and start the espresso machine heating.
Head to cupboard and choose my cup for this morning. I have a few different sizes from long black down to single espresso.
Back to machine, warm the cup from the kettle, then clean out group and load it with the fresh grounds.
Tip out the water from the cup, add 1/4 tsp brown sugar, and then attach the group and get the cup in place.
Start water - 2 - 3.
Stop - 2 - 3.
Start - 2 - 3 - ... - 13.
That about makes an espresso, then its a swirl of hot from the kettle if the cup is a little larger.
Grinder: Encore Baratza. Loud as hell and no timer, but works well.
Espresso machine: Gaggia Cubika Plus. Had it about 15 years, never gone wrong.
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Is it normal to not say hello or good morning to your colleagues when you come into the office?
Most of the places I've worked, yes.
Sometimes though, only in your team. (E.g. walking through a big open plan area, don't interrupt 15 people on your way past to say hello).
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Please promote Lemmy to Reddit
There are quite a few communities I'd love to see migrate, and I'll be posting a few messages if I see a non-spammy chance. I won't be randomly commenting on all posts though, that's a way to get banned.
Of the communities with no equivalent here yet, some are just continuing with posts as normal (so I could post), while others have been dark since the protest, so no way to ping them.
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What is your morning coffee process?
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I mean, I'd weigh it out if the scoop didn't give consistent tasty results.
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Thursday complaints
Yesterday (Thursday) I spent the day shifting stuff out of the garage (about to be knocked down) into a self store. The room we've got there is up some steps.
After a long day, I dropped a heavy thing on my foot. Felt like a fool, and also in amazing pain. Took my sock off there sat on/in the car boot to have a look (gross is all I'll say). That's all my race training postponed for a week at least (supposed to be Triathloning).
Then had to hulk the rest of the stuff up the stairs and finish up, because it was just me! Luckily that was the last car load.
Learned my lesson, next time I'm bringing a friend. And possibly steel capped boots.
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We never wash our belts, although they are the first thing we touch when leaving the toilet, even before we wash our hands
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Only place I use cash for is the Fish and Chip shop. They did have contactless during covid, but the transaction fees from the bank are a big % if most of your custom is small orders, so they bite those for online orders and it's cash only in the shop.