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Tesla global sales fall by more than 13% in Q2 compared to last year. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 minutes ago

I keep seeing things like this, then an item on the news that says sales in Spain are up.

It’s not all good news.

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Small bird rescue (beehaw.org)
 

So yesterday I rescued a young Robin that caught its leg in our garden feeder. All OK.

Yesterday evening I went to the kitchen to start dinner and there was a sparrow flapping about by the kitchen window. The kitchen door next to window was wide open, but our cat Daisy was prowling round so that probably stopped the sparrow from flying out. Managed to get hold of it and it too was uninjured. Off that went as well.

Don’t think Daisy had caught it as she is too slow. So much that that she either ignores the birds (apart from making funny noises at pigeons and magpies), or they stay out of her reach.

Wonder what animal rescue I have today.

It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 24 minutes ago

Just finished reading The Object by Joshua T Calvert. Good timing!

North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So why can’t we put some troops there? Oh no! mustn’t upset Putin. This will drag on and on unless we grow a pair and start hitting back hard.

Piefed reaches 1500 monthly active users in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

I thought there were more of us than that 🫡

Ventilation Shutdown Is One of the Cruelest Ways to Kill Animals: The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

It must be the cheapest or cost efficient. Can't be spending money if they don't have to. Yet another reason to stop eating meat and dairy.

Bought this pan today, made in Finland! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Learnt this the hard way. Have used Fiskars scissors since the 70s and they were top quality. Was looking for a new pair for the kitchen and found them online. Only to realise they were made in China. They’re pants.

Over the course of a year, Russian airlines have lost nearly 60 aircraft due to issues with spare parts and repairs in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Excellent news. Let’s see more of it.

Iranian missile strikes tech park housing Microsoft office in southern Israel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I know people don't like Windows 11, but that's a bit much.

'This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism' vs. 'No It Won’t' in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Good old Uncle Sam.

make fantasy great again! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Surprised nobody mentioned this earlier.

SpaceX Starship explodes on the ground in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Right, I make that (using the lowest figure) over 40 launches per month, every month for the 2 years. Anyone who thinks that is plausible is a tad optimistic.

Report Names 'Corporate Oligarchs' Who Are Cashing In as Trump-GOP Austerity Assails Workers in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

What did you expect?

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Ryanair tells flight attendants to repay salary rises. (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Ryanair once again proving they are scumbags.

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What We Miss When We Talk About Animal Cruelty (open.substack.com)
 

Very thought provoking.

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It took half an hour. (beehaw.org)
 

My daughter is visiting and left her case open.

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It's not everyday you see a submarine outside your bedroom window. (www.forcesnews.com)
 

Mum! There's a submarine driving down the road!

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The Expanse (beehaw.org)
 

Rewatching The Expanse for the nth time. It always cracks me up to see Bobby Draper stuffing those cucumber sandwiches into her face. Do you want some?

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A sad sign of the times (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
 

Probably not what you're expecting - but the fact that the once iconic 'British' car is now made in China.

I spent many hours under the hood of my MGB GT :-(

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Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

😢

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How do I make my bread really dark? (beehaw.org)
 

Am trying to make a dark rye loaf like you'd find on a stall or in a shop. Not the really dense 'pumpernickel' style but round or oblong tin shaped.

Have tried various percentages of strong dark rye, muscovado sugar and black treacle but the loaf is still not that dark. I did try some cocoa in one loaf but that just gave an odd colour.

Am using a Panasonic bread machine and in over 5 years it's only ever produced a couple of duff loaves - which were down to me (forgetting yeast, mixer blade or water) and often use it for the dough function and then finish in oven. Am not averse to resorting to full manual though if needed.

Any ideas?

TIA

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New budding author (atulipinacup.substack.com)
 

My daughter is studying Creative Writing and English Literature at Birmingham (UK) University. She's put together some pieces on Substack. Most of them are over my head, but this one hits right in the feels. Apart from a couple of technical inaccuracies, it's spot on. Hope you like it ;-)

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Well, this is inconvenient. (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Won't be doing any laundry just yet then.

Edit - pic didn't load

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I always wondered what was inside an egg! (beehaw.org)
 

And now I know.

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