Test Equipment Anonymous

Google lens can be useful for that type of question.

I regard AI as being benign in such cases, since the responses have to be thought about before any action is taken. Obviously any retard who lets an AI agent order a replacement for them deserves what they receive in the post!

I'm having trouble with private messages. I was conversing with EC8010 and now my messages are just sitting in the "outbox". Anyone got any ideas? And EC8010, I'm not ignoring you and my faith was justified :D Robert. My unconfirmed suspicion is that messages sit in the outbox until they ...

Hp305xl 4ml for £21, or £5200/litre.

I'd call it equal

Too easy.

Try asking a shop assistant whether they have flowers costing more than £3000/kg, and see if you get a sensible answer.

There are a few more Imperial units still in "everyday" use: miles (plus furlongs if you race the geegees!), mpg rather than l/100km (Imperial gallons, not the anaemic US gallon[1]), lbs (if you are a greengrocer wanting to make political points), feet and inches when related to bodies. B...

There are a few more Imperial units still in "everyday" use: miles (plus furlongs if you race the geegees!), mpg rather than l/100km (Imperial gallons, not the anaemic US gallon[1]), lbs (if you are a greengrocer wanting to make political points), feet and inches when related to bodies. Bu...

Tripped on this one during a discussion on Discord. Amused me at least (from LPWS): Screenshot 2026-05-25 at 10.27.56.png WTF? :lol: :lol: :lol: http://www.laughingpoliceman.com Let's just say test equipment isn't the only sub-culture to have its own schisms and vicious infighting :) Certainly some...

Good to see you still exist. Still feeling grubby after your flirt with hamdom?

Thanks for (re)introducting me to LPWS - NOT!

Nicely done ephemeral art, whether or not you are a fan of Anne MacCaffrey



From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02714pnw8o

"We are an old traditional British Sweet Shop, our sweets are kept in retro glass jars, weighed out in front of our customers and bagged in classic candy striped paper bags." https://www.thebathsweetshop.com/ There are others, e.g. in Bristol: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Treasure+Isl...

nixiefreqq wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2026 11:52 am do they still make jelly babies?

Yes.

There are many many similar things, all with slightly different "bite feels". Jelly babies tend to have a softer bite..

Haribo Gummi/Gold Bears are one such example; they seem to be widely available. Purists will, rightly, spit.

The latest survey to pop into my box is We would like to ask you some questions about your energy use and how you would respond to hypothetical energy supply disruptions on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). DESNZ is a government ministerial department responsible fo...

I've just been handed an enormous box by a courier. 20" x 14" x 10" or 508 x 356 x 254 mm for those who prefer metric when holding their arms wide and saying, "It was this big!" What was in it? Well, there were ten thermistor temperature sensors, each about the size of a ma...

To secondary education, I'd add "learning how to learn". That is, of course, anathema to those who want the masses to simply follow the path chosen for them. As for QE II, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were educated at home like many girls from wealthy families at that time spea...

An 81/82 winter would be bad enough :( The 47 and 63 winters were extreme, but are extremes more likely with climate change? There's a reasonable change this year will see a strong El Nino, and let's not think about reductions in the AMOC :( The, ahem, UK " Great and the Good " are pretty ...

. I'm guessing 1kW is a momentary inrush? Most UPS's/inverters can handle 2-3x rating for a few milliseconds without a problem. I've seen it for well over 1000ms on several occasions. Where is the power ending up, or is it just merely reactive power? 100W while idling is pretty normal; you've got a...

Well, I found this on the internet, but you won't be able to find it... For my sins I give my opinions to the IPSOS "global market research and public opinion specialist". I don't normally give my opinions, but these surveys are for organisations which will affect my life one way or anothe...

Zenith wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2026 6:20 pm Let us know if you make any progress with Qubes OS. From my POV, it's intriguing, but a bit of a pain to try.

I doubt I will make any progress; I share that PoV.

The security is in the details, and there are a lot of details! Hence I regard tails as being more than just another distribution. Joanna Rutkowska's blog post is useful https://blog.invisiblethings.org/2012/09/12/how-is-qubes-os-different-from.html The qubes apps VMs aren't like the VirtualBox/VMWa...

Not sure whether having your own DNS Server is a useful defense against There are, of course, more intrusive mechanisms :) This is a rathole that is just as interesting as TE, and almost certainly deeper than TE. I have avoided falling into this hole, up until now at least. I've just read about the ...

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2026 6:55 pm LMFAO!! Dogs have owners, cats have staff. Know your role!!

... interesting dogs have partners, and you negotiate with them.

Adrenalin is released following trauma. I've noticed that after a near miss in a car, say someone pulled out and I had to brake sharply, I've felt an adrenalin rush. Since there's no real threat, it's a nuisance to be wound up like that. After a minute or two it wears off and everything seems stran...

I've twice been turned away with broken bones, with the medics telling me I was wasting their time. Sometime it is necessary to insist, and mutter words like "I have a complex medical condition". I managed the opposite. I walked on a painful foot and after a week I cycled 6 miles to the &...

EC8010 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 2:17 pm Apparently, a shock can cause the release of chemicals into the blood stream that can kill up to 24 hours later, but prompt treatment can prevent this.

Any reference for that mechanism?

As a kid making a sound-to-light disco thingy, I had a 240V shock between hands. Luckily it was a very light touch and my biceps contracting instantly broke contact. Taught me not to be complacent about mains! I've had a 240V shock between hands that I only noticed because a fingertip was slightly v...