PennyRoyal

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What's the fastest way to fail a driving test? in c/shittyasklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago

Crash into the examiner’s car in the test centre car park?

How are you all getting on with the heat today? in c/casualuk@feddit.uk
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Appallingly. The old truck I spent most of the day in is basically all window, and now I am basically all crispy. 3/10, do not recommend

[Review] Loop Gear SK05 Pro MAO – feature-rich EDC flashlight with awesome MAO finish in c/flashlight@lemmy.world
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

I’m so over “tactical” styling. I’m way, way more interested in something that looks like it came from a grotty cyberpunk future than something for fat middle-aged failures to play army men with. This torch looks absolutely mint, and I hope more stuff follows suit

Why are some of Britain’s ancient woodlands failing to regenerate? in c/nature@feddit.uk
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Deer herds reaching such vast numbers, and having no predators to drive continual migration means that they absolutely decimate saplings and young trees, they area huge problem in woodland management

Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland in c/nature@feddit.uk
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

They started trialling this around where I lived when I was a late teen, and my dad, who’d worked for a water company, was pretty convinced that the water companies knew this wasn’t safe right from the word go. He had worked designing and building sewage treatment systems, and even before microplastics were seen as an issue he was convinced that there would be no way to make this stuff clean or safe enough to go on farmland

Thoughts? in c/casualeurope@piefed.social
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Our friends just arrived from Vietnam, and confirmed it. 35 in Saigon is less obnoxious than 30 in southern uk

UK watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over way Oasis tickets were sold in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Aww, come on, winding up oasis fans is practically a national sport at this point. The only people who rise to the bait faster are Radiohead fans

UK watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over way Oasis tickets were sold in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Surely they should be threatening Oasis with legal action for selling them in the first place. Calling that “music” is definitely one for trading standards

What is your favorite Steam deck Bluetooth keyboard? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It’s just one of these cheapo ones Nothing fancy, but I can keep the keyboard, a small mouse, and some other bits all in one

What is your favorite Steam deck Bluetooth keyboard? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I can thoroughly second this recommendation. I have a K4 for my main computer keyboard, and a K7 low profile for my deck (as it fits into the steam deck case I have), and they’re both fantastic and completely without hassle

What's your dream car? in c/casualconversation@piefed.social
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Starion widebody turbo

Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video) in c/music@lemmy.world
[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Brilliant tune

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Dirty Dike - Future Posse Cut One Thousand (www.youtube.com)
 

Gangs often get chased across the high plains by a posse, no?

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Site for workshop/technical manuals? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Looking for a few workshop manuals, is there anywhere that generally has a good selection?

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Crystallophones. That noise you make by rubbing a wine glass, writ large (www.theartofnoises.com)
 

There’s a bunch of videos in this article

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Recommend me a simple hub (sh.itjust.works)
 

Hey all. I’ve been looking for a small, basic USB-C hub with pass through power. Like literally just 4 USB-C ports, a short cable and a USB-C power in. No extra nonsense, just a minimal way to connect an SSD, a monitor, and power to my deck, and charge a peripheral if necessary. It seems unreasonably hard to find! Any suggestions?

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Babe Ruth - The Mexican (1972) (sh.itjust.works)
 
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Skrillex - Quest for Fire (2023) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works to c/albumartporn@lemmy.world
3 comments fedilink
 
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Recommend me a steam deck game (sh.itjust.works)
 

Hello peeps. Life’s thrown me some curve-balls recently, and I’d like a bit of an escape. Can anyone recommend a decent game in the vein of Skyrim, Fallout or Deus Ex/System Shock for the steam deck, that isn’t 25 or 30 quid please? Something on offer for less than a tenner would be ideal. I’m sure there are some great older RPGs out there that I’ve missed, the Deck is the first time I’ve got back into gaming for quite a few years, and while I’m sure I could quite happily just play Brotato for the next few years, I reckon there’s something a bit more immersive out there for me to find!

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Is the UK government going bankrupt? (youtu.be)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
15 comments fedilink
 

Probably worth a watch, and whether you agree with him or not, being aware of the economic situation here at the moment is probably prudent

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Help defining the genre of photography that interests me (sh.itjust.works)
 

Hi all, I need a bit of help.

I’m looking to get further down the rabbit hole of interesting photographers, but I struggle to define what I’m after. My general misanthropy extends into photography, people are almost always the least interesting thing in the frame to me. Why would you waste film on faces, when you could be taking interesting images of some nice concrete or rusty iron?!

I love the work of Toshio Shibata, Bernd and Hilla Bescher, Bill Brandt, Danila Tkachenko, and GXAce on YouTube. The problem I have is that searching for “Urban” photographers brings up street stuff, “Architectural” ends up with folks who take pictures of whole buildings, “industrial” seems to lead to people who take photos for corporate websites, or urbexers (though some of those are verging on what I’m after). Constructed landscapes, textures, geometric shapes, and the juxtaposition of human artifice and nature, that’s my bag.

Is there a term or genre that would connect all this? Or am I just going to have to keep finding new artists one at a time?

Ta!

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Is there such a thing as a AAA thrower? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I’ve got a little stainless Coast A5, which I love, but its beam pattern is very, very much inspection torch. Dead circular, even spread.

Is there anything similar in body, but with a more every-day torch beam? I don’t really want some black knobbly military-cosplayer’s thing, I’m not too bothered about a built in charging port, I want minimal. I love the simple, smooth stainless body of the A5, it lives in my smart jacket pocket along with an elegant little pocket knife, I just wish it had a thrower-style beam.

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A combination of standard units (sh.itjust.works)
 
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Almost Grew My Hair by Grails (sh.itjust.works)
 

https://open.spotify.com/track/6bsOINgyf4lBBblmJCWcwr

Again, obvious link, but obscure song. Underrated band by my lights too

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