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History is curiously quiet on what "minor repairs" the Royal George required in 1782, but I'd cautiously venture the toolbox talk was inadequate.
I mean, killing up to 800 people and leaving the ship 20m deep at the bottom of the Royal Navy's most important anchorage doesn't *imply* a safe system of work...
After 60 years the wreck was removed - along with windows 6 miles away - by the traditional application of [checks notes] a shit-ton of explosives. Top work all round, lads.
The weirdly satisfying world of YouTube videos wherein someone starts up a giant diesel engine in a train
https://youtu.be/jMoIP82n6j0
@erinbee I don't know what all this means but I like it
@steevbishop Nice. I don't remember S'oton for winter. The last two years I was there it got absolutely clobbered. First time I was ever off from Solent because of snow, or any job come to think of it.
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I understand that sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, you don't want to take the phone call; remember, whoever is trying to put that call through to you is now stuck with, in most cases, that irate person on the phone who will probably ask to speak to A-another person who of course will not want to take the call either so that now the receptionist or whoever; is holding a hand-grenade that you by not taking the call have pulled the pin out of!
๐๐ผ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น.
@steevbishop That's pretty cold! Any snow this year?
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Today in 1945, 79 years ago: World War II: Liberation of Krakรณw, Poland by the Red Army.
A balmy 20F this morning. More snow tomorrow. I'll probably be remote as kids will have a shortened day and town will be a shit show if we get the promised accumulation.
Star Wars realization
@yuki2501 Restrooms
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TIL about another community on Slack who is now being asked to pay thousands to preserve basic functionality ๐ฌ
Proprietary tools that offer a lot for free, without fail, will squeeze you. And unfortunately, because of their nature, a lot gets left behind when you inevitably migrate.
When we select tools for our communities, we need to think over longer time horizons.
FOSS options like Matrix for chat and Discourse for forums are the better bet.
I have been trying Dokuwiki to replace a proprietary monstrosity at work and I think it's just fantastic. A great example of elegant and simple design. It is fun to use, which immediately tells me something.
@Flick There is something about the physicality of a woman that gets imprinted very young. And you know when you're not looking at it.
@gregly I was there in '21. Stay in touch with your friends. It makes it a lot better.
You can't see it so well but my wiper fluid is instantly freezing where it is pushed to the left side. It's that cold.where it runs back to the resting blade it forms a crust.
@hannah Joking aside have you felt the heat those screens give off? I can't believe it isn't hugely inefficient.
@hannah Don't ever buy a dehumidifier; they'll imprint on you like you're the sole God that wants to remove moisture from air
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Every day i wake up and a large company urgently petitions me to review a bucket
@HebrideanHecate I'll use that line next time I am asked about something that is my responsibility. Who the hell do these people work for?
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