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GreatAlbatross

@ GreatAlbatross @feddit.uk

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  • I'm afraid we've been bamboozled

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  • imperial measurements have been legally defined in reference to SI units for decades

    This is the important bit. Effectively, we are metric, but display things using the old units sometimes.

  • I'm afraid we've been bamboozled

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  • And you sometimes get people ordering lumber for the first time giving bad reviews because they feel they've been cheated out of some wood.

  • I'm afraid we've been bamboozled

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  • I just assume I'll do 45.45 MPG, then I'm pleasantly surprised when the fuel bill is lower than expected.

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  • I end up doing a lot of lazy maths, and remembering rough numbers.

    45MPG? That's about 10 miles per litre. 8 inches? Eh, 20cm.

    Anything remotely technical, I convert everything to metric (and actually take the time do accurately). Having the inch-fractions to mm table on the back of a ruler is very useful when using old drill bits and spanners.

  • Kids

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  • I like to moovid, moovid.

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  • Damn. I didn't have "Raw Milk encouraged by the US govt. causes second pandemic in 5 years" on my bingo card for 2025.

  • 'You deceived millions of us!': Trump fans tell him they're outraged over Navy pick

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  • It feels a bit like when a company has been taken over by a VC firm. And you start finding out how they're going to suck the juice out, while all the management involved in the decision pretend it's all rosy.

  • Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come

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  • And did you know if you were caught and you were Smoking crack, McDonald's wouldn't even want to take you back You could always just run for mayor of D.C.​

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  • Bumble bees do not produce large amounts of honey. They keep enough food for a couple of days bad weather, but otherwise they don't overproduce at all.

  • The spoom

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  • 2 days later, squiddy will be buying the books. Ideal christmas gift for your parents!

  • Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls

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  • A discussion on the other site claimed that the fuck-up was in the copy that Universal sent to Mattel. And that wrong websites frequently end up on packaging in other industries.

    Mattel seem to be doing the sorry-dance for it, so no idea if it's true. Though I'm sure Universal would be very keen to not be involved.

  • The algorithm

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  • TIL Nintendo coats all of their Switch cartridges with extremely bitter denatonium benzoate to deter children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing them.

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  • People apparently rub them with IPA.

    I need to have a try of this, as I regularly burn through 2032s.

  • Batgirl

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  • Catwoman: What's a hroom?

  • I benchmarked 6 different metal USB sticks

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  • Awesome work, thankyou for taking the time to do this.

    I too love a metal USB stick for the keychain, and my old DTSE9 could do with a refresh!

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  • From my experience, they're "Hanging around outside the chip shop" gulls.

  • Insane Clown Posse Endorse Kamala Harris

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  • "Wololo"

  • This is fun. Whee.

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