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Comment · 6 months ago
Do we know if this pattern is just something we've observed so far, or is it a natural law?
Comment · 1 year ago
Despair seems eminently logical in your situation; I felt it, when I put myself in your shoes, reading your comment. That is not to say it need take precedence, or supremacy, to that most human of emotions: hope. I have hope, that you and your partner will prevail, and live a life agreeable to both your terms. I’m sure many who read your story will too. Please, lean on hope, not despair.
Comment · 2 years ago
To be issued a virtual card number, you need only be a bank customer
Comment · 2 years ago
Choose your retailer with care
Comment · 3 years ago
Could you share what some of these substances are?
Comment · 3 years ago
The good news is, you absolutely can tell a total stranger about your recent mishaps, or worries or problems or whatever! Services like The Samaritans exist just for this and many people find them extremely beneficial.
Comment · 3 years ago
There are hosted DNS solutions, I use NextDNS to good effect but I'm sure there are others
Comment · 3 years ago
As a massive fan of the Culture series, does anyone have recommendations for other excellent sci-fi books?
Comment · 3 years ago
I've seen houses with ground bonded to the copper water/gas pipes...and upon further inspection they were supplied with plastic piping outside of their property boundary. Yikes.

My understanding is that neutral goes to ground at the substation

Comment · 4 years ago
At the distribution point, usually. Some gas networks intended for industrial use don't contain the chemical that makes gas smell as that gas is an input in a chemical process, not burnt for heat.
Comment · 4 years ago
Unlike your standard VPS hosts (DigitalOcean etc.), a good seedbox host will take your inevitable DMCA notices and file them in the shredder.
Comment · 4 years ago
How did you find the change in display size?
Comment · 4 years ago
I thought it was £50bn and was the total allocated budget of NHS Test & Trace to include PCR testing and contract tracing, as well as LFT distribution etc. It has not been spent yet and with the current rolling back of testing the final cost should (hopefully) be well under that figure.

I still agree it's a gargantuan sum that could have been spent in many other important areas, but pandemic response is important too.

Comment · 4 years ago
They may have done this to run a single cable to supply both data and telephony/door intercom etc on the other pairs. I agree it's not ideal.
Comment · 4 years ago
> Wipr doesn't do anything, literally

As somebody currently using Wipr and not seeing any ads, would you mind bridging the gap between your assertions and my reality? Genuinely curious how we could be truthfully so out of step on this.

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