Iron Lynx

I also do paper towels for the bulk, though I try to do it while the pan is still a little warm, and may even heat the pan up a little if needed, so that if it’s a fat that’s solid at room temperature, I can treat it the same way as oil.

Most games that spark a Tetris Effect with me, where I’m still playing them in my mind while I’ve put them down hours ago, are industrial automation games. So the likes of Factorio, Satisfactory, Captain Of Industry.

Bloody US Defaultism 😒

I’m quite the Type F fan:

• The plug is recessed, so half-plugged plugs have their pins inaccessible.
• Most modern Type F plugs are Type E compatible, as well as Europlug compatible, which means that if the plug doesn’t need to be bulky, it won’t be.
• Most modern installations have shutters in the pin holes, which both need to be pushed aside, making it impossible to plug in a foreign object. This unlike the Type G, where you only need to plug in the ground pin to reveal the live & neutral.
• The plug is symmetrical, making it easier to plug in a device in a way that makes the cable work for the user. Besides, having live & neutral plugged into specific sides of a device is not that important for daily use by the average Joe, and if it is, you can just flip the plug.
• The plug is inclined to land on its side, so if you drop one and then step on it, while it still won’t be comfortable, it at least won’t be as painful as stepping onto a Type G.

Because it’s a hot mess trying to accept both type F and type L. The traditional type L socket has three pins inline. The pin spacing between Live and Neutral for an earthed device using type L is wider than using type F, so plugging in a Schuko won’t work in normal type L sockets. However, some type L sockets have extra, smaller holes at Europlug spacing, to accept ungrounded type C plugs.

The picture here shows two Type L sockets with Europlug expansions on the sides (C/L combo), and an F/L combo in the middle.

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is a choice.

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Even fairly rural Europeans will consider that to be at least cycling distance.

I have four supermarkets in a radius of about 500 metres. Not only do I regularly walk, I pretty much buy only what I need for a few days, safe in the knowledge that if I need something now, I can be out & back in under half an hour, also knowing that most supermarkets here are reliably stocked with just what I need.

On a less related note, I did not expect to see this meme format in 2025. Not that I mind tho ^^

Someone in this little thread be like:

A suit of plate armour, and maybe a shield or a weapon.

Or if you’re like me and see a thread, be all like “Oh, that could be interesting, I’ll check that later,” and put your phone away for a few hours, and then, when you finally get to check the thread again, and refresh it just to be up to date, you see it’s been permanently deleted…

As far as I know, UK English also uses the spelling Battery.

You’re still working, but if the boss has come to rely on you going above and beyond, it’s basically not working anymore.

Doing exactly what your job description entails, to the letter, to specified standards, nothing less and nothing more. No going above and beyond. Way too many places demand 110, 150, maybe even 200 percent of what you can deliver. Working to rule means you deliver exactly 100 percent.

To the place- ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO TOAD

Benelux has Bol, so that’s what I use.

I’d say I usually prefer cut. Otherwise its length becomes completely unmanageable. I don’t have all night to watch only a single film, y’know?

After chatting her up very well, she’ll miss you. But her aim will get better.

Yeah, I just pluck it from my car pocket and *poof*, car.