Music (mainly prog), veggie, scifi, tech and all things LOTR (after first reading it nearly 60 yrs ago) loving cat butler in Hertfordshire UK. Ex soldier (Royal Artillery) and other trades. Left leaning - atheist - TBC…
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2nd try sourdough English muffins (lemmy.world)
First try I used AP flour and let the 1st rise go too long I think, and they were too dense. This time I used my regular sourdough recipe with bread flour (920g, with 650g water, 71% hydration) and they came out great....
Did you know you could ask your AI for driving directions?
It actually isn’t half bad depending on the model. It will not be able to help you with side streets but you can ask for the best route from Texas to Alabama or similar. The results may surprise you.
Nigel Farage rules out standing for Reform UK in general election (www.bbc.com)
Register to vote for the General Election (www.gov.uk)
I assume most people here already are registered but just in case: here’s the link.
Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning (www.ft.com)
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London: Diplomats owe more than £143m in congestion charges - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
One rule for them and all that
Easy Vegan Breakfast Sausage Patties! (itdoesnttastelikechicken.com)
German politician's video of licking public toilets goes viral (www.thenews.com.pk)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/14208407...
Untreated sewage pumped into Windermere after fault (www.bbc.co.uk)
Millions of litres of raw sewage were illegally pumped into one of England’s most famous lakes after a fault, documents seen by the BBC have revealed....
UK police could get Ghostbusters-style backpack devices to halt ebike getaways (www.theguardian.com)
Police officers in Britain could be armed with Ghostbusters-style devices that fire electromagnetic rays to shut down the engines of ebikes being used in a crime....
NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months (gizmodo.com)
Last week, NASA announced it is working with a technology development company on a new propulsion system that could transport humans to Mars in only two months – down from the current nine month journey required to reach the Red Planet. Gizmodo reports:...
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Oh my eyes! (www.foxtons.co.uk)
Subtle decor innit?
Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election | ITV News (www.itv.com)
London Mayor: Count Binface beats 'Britain First' immigration candidate (www.cityam.com)
She's at least 15 now, and can't make it to the box. (lemmy.world)
My elderly relative is already growing frustrated with her. He suggested putting her outside again.
Iraqi refugee's 7-year old daughter who died in the Channel was born in Belgium and lived in Sweden, but has never been in Iraq (www.bbc.com)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11646748...
Disability benefit claims can’t be made on ‘unverifiable assertions’, argues Sunak (www.independent.co.uk)
Slightly better than a prison cell (lemmy.world)
can be used as a bunker at war
Mum's shock as sex toy, knickers and lube left near son's grave in Doncaster cemetery (www.nationalworld.com)
A grieving mum has spoken of her shock after finding a sex toy, knickers and lube dumped near to her son’s grave in a Doncaster cemetery. The woman, who has asked not to be named, says she discovered the items close to headstones in Doncaster’s Rose Hill Cemetery – and decided to remove them to avoid upsetting other...