Friend: I got given some crystals for xmas to improve the aura in my home.
Me: Well, that's stupid
Friend: You've always got an opinion on things
Me: Look, there's only 1 rock that has an aura
Friend: Which one?
Me: Uranium, and the aura is called cancer.
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I was asked the other day... what was the best thing I received for xmas.
Turns out, it's a pair of slipper socks... the most ridiculous gift idea in my mind.
Turns out... they're fucking great. Thick warm short socks with grippy soles, no more sliding about the laminate floors in my regular socks. Feet no longer getting cold because I don't like wearing actual slippers around the house.
It might have had something to do with being ill for 2 weeks over xmas. I've still not unpacked the rest of my presents... they're still in bags in the corner of my bedroom where I put them on xmas day.
I was so impressed with them... I'm getting a couple more pairs. So that I can still have some to wear whilst the others are in the laundry.
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You live in a basement because you're poor.
I'm living in a basement because I've been kidnapped.
We are not the same.
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If a croque madame, speaks to another croque madame about anything other than a croque monsieur.
That would pass the bechemel test.
[#]WhenYouGetIt
[#]IfYouKnowYouKnow
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Sony patents idea to have AI predict what button you're going to press next to reduce input lag in gaming,
If that's not the stupidest idea of how to use AI... I've yet to hear of it.
Why not go one step further, have AI remove the player entirely, cut the player out of the loop... then remove the game from the loop... have the AI and the developer sitting around playing with themselves. It would save time for gamers to be wage slaves working longer hours and it would save energy that would otherwise be wasted on gaming instead of for the profit of others.
Then we could remove the AI entirely and be left with a bunch of wankers.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/01/sony-patents-predictive-ai-button-presses-so-you-dont-have-to
[#]Gaming
[#]Sony
[#]RetroGaming
[#]Playstation
[#]Xbox
[#]PCGaming
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[#]BadPicsOfFood today is one I took after scoffing half the plate already.
Some American style pancakes, strawberry & honey jam, vanilla ice cream and some maple syrup.
If sugar rush had a name.... it would be 'get in ma belly'
[#]NomNomNom
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Nothing refreshes my memory of getting what I needed at the supermarket, than arriving home from the supermarket and going.
FUCK!!!
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I don't care what anyone says, I'm going to compare them.
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One was given to Monica, in his life.
One was given to Erica, by his side.
One was given to Sandra, in the sun.
One was given to Mary, all night long.
But they were all of them decieved, Deep in the fires of Mount Doom, the dark lord Bega forged a master mambo.
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Friend: What would you do if you found a sleeping vampire in a coffin?
Me: Prank them
Friend: What, you wouldn't stake them through the heart?
Me: Nah, I'd draw a huge cock on their forehead in permanent marker
Friend: Wouldn't that piss them off and make them kill you?
Me: How would they know, are you going to tell them?
Friend: But they'd see it as soon as they looked in..... ah... no reflections.
Me: It's the perfect prank.
Me: Now... skin up you stingy git.
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[#]BadPicsOfFood has been off the table for almost 2 weeks due to illness and not really eating proper meals.
But today, a leftovers roast.
Sliced turkey frozen and warmed through in some gravy on the hob, some mash left over from a couple of days ago, some frozen xmas day potatoes, roast parsnips, bacon wrapped sausages, sage & onion stuffing and some marrowfat peas.
That'll keep me going all day... because I'm still only eating once a day really... maybe some nibbles in the evening. But we've not got much of that anyway as we didn't bother stocking up much No biscuits or chocs at all this year.
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I have perhaps 5 mins of intelligence and/or absolute genius in any given day.
Sadly, they're not consecutive and rarely last more than a few seconds at a time.
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Don't make new years resolutions.... It's time for the years to starting being better... not you.
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Hello coffee my old friend... it's been a while.
Now.... please stay down... please... stay down.
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[#]SolarUpdate
Well, we have a year in review post today.
Total electric used on the house in 2024
5102kwh (avg 425kwh/month)
Total electric imported in 2024
2006kwh (avg 167kwh/month) (highest monthly import Dec 355kwh, lowest June 13kwh)
Total electric generated
3901kwh (avg 325kwh/month) (Highest June 556kwh, lowest Dec 77kwh)
Total solar used directly
1845kwh
Total solar used via battery
1492kwh
Total electric exported
563kwh
Total cost of electric, standing charges & VAT for 2024
£773.35
Total earned from solar export
£94.56
Approximate savings for the year
£1132 + £94 = £1226
In addition to electric, we also pay for gas.
That added a further £596.58 to the annual bill.
Combined total £1,369.93
Thanks to the solar and battery system, we used enough free electric to cut our electric bill from around £2000 to just £773
That's in a year that saw us generate about 8% LESS electric than 2023
However, with the upgrade to the battery system earlier in the year tripling capacity. We were able to reduce the amount exported by around 50%, increasing the savings by almost 15% over the previous year.
In 2023, we used 977kwh of battery power.
In 2024, we used 1491kwh of battery power, and that was only from Mar-Dec not even a full year.
Without this system, we'd be paying over £250 a month in direct debits
We currently pay £80 a month thanks to the £1100 credit that had built up over the last couple of years. It used to be £100 but dropped recently.
Winter bills will drain that significantly as Nov was £192 and Dec £207, Jan & Feb will be similar. The account credit is currently £803
Expecting to heading into Spring with a credit in the region of £500-550, which will begin to build up again until Oct. I estimate we might get another winter out of the credit before we need to raise our monthly bills again.
The important thing is that we've managed to weather the energy crisis without hardship these last few years and ensure that we will continue to benefit from lower bills for the next decade or two.... or as long as I own the house.
[#]Solar
[#]Battery
[#]GoingGreen
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I've reached the age where the house in Psycho doesn't scare me one little bit now.
But the thought of carrying groceries up those stairs does.
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It's been about 72hrs since I first started coughing with whatever this is.
I have spent approximately 22hrs a day in bed.
I have had about 2-3hrs of actual sleep a day.
I've not eaten a meal since about 4pm on the 26th.
I had a frangipane yesterday, but it didn't taste right, I tried some toast this morning, but it didn't taste right.
The back of my throat is sore from coughing, but there's no chesty infection. A constant headache for nearly 4 days though.
My sister (Typhoid Mary) is still feeling lousy, she's had a couple of extra days on the rest of us as she came down with it on Xmas eve, after visiting her stepdaughter and step grandson... who were just getting over something.
I'm not being sick, mainly because I'm not eating anything, mainly because nothing tastes nice.
Hot lemon drinks are pretty much sustaining me at the moment. Everything is sore, even sitting in a very good office chair with proper lumbar support hurts. I can't be up for more than an hour or so before I feel light headed and need to lay down again (Not eating will do that).
On the upside, I have lost about 2.5kg... that's a first for me over xmas. I normally gain a couple of kg.
I'm currently having to slice up and vacuum seal all the meat, or it'll have to be thrown out. There's already a load that's got to be put in the bin that can't be frozen.
At least all of the party foods we would have cooked up for a buffet on Boxing day and so forth are fine in the freezer. But at this rate, I doubt any of us will be up for a gathering or rich party foods until well into the new year.
If you're wondering how bad I actually am... I've not had a coffee since Xmas day.😷 😫 🤢
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Sister complained that the double bed they were sleeping in, was too small, as they're used to a king size at home.
So I checked and a UK double is 135x190cm
The double on the spare bed is 135x185
An EU double is 140x200
A king size is 150x200
So not only is my spare bed smaller than it should be, it's also 10cm shorter in length and 5cm narrower in width than the same sized European ones.
But for some reason, it's 15cm shorter.
So I checked my own bed... and found that was also 5cm shorter than it should be.
I checked the bed frame and found it could easily fit a 140x200 double mattress.
So I guess when I redo the bedrooms, the furniture will now include a new kingsize bed frame and 2 new EU spec mattresses.
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Friend: You need to mow the lawn
Me: Nah, I'm letting it grow wild to help the pollinators.
Friend: OK, so what about the sink full of dirty dishes?
Me: For the pollinators
Friend: and the pile of laundry I just tripped over?
Me: You'll never believe this...
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Ya know... the bible is basically a bunch of Essex man stories (Florida man to those in the USA)... try it for yourself.
Essex man threatens to cut baby in half to stop 2 women arguing.
Essex man finds out wife is pregnant and she claims god is the father.
Essex man summons bears to maul children who laughed at his bald head.
Essex man claims god ordered him to cut of part of his sons penis.
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