[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 3 points 23 hours ago

I've recently switched from Windows to Linux and generally I'm using Lazygit on the terminal or SourceGit on the desktop. SourceGit is by and large a very similar UI to Sourcetree but faster (and open source / cross platfrom)

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

The phone number requirement is a recent change I believe to deter people from creating multiple accounts, so any old timers probably didn't have to use a phone number to sign up.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

Given that this person is being prosecuted for holding up this billboard in public, perhaps the newspaper is erring on the side of caution by not reprinting it!

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is reprehensible, and it's absolutely right that she is held to account. However, at the same time there are a metric shit ton of politicians in the UK who regularly incite racial hatred for the express purpose of winning votes. Not to mention newspapers. When are we going to deal with them?

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

Username checks out

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

To be honest I've got a bunch of CDs, DVDs and game discs etc. Never stored in a shed or attic and many have rot. They tend to be particular labels, publishers or manufacturers. For example I have a few BBC audio CDs and most of those within a certain range of years have succumbed. I personally wouldn't store these in a shed but I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happened under any conditions. I now use ODEs where feasible or FPGA. My game discs are mostly for looks now.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's a great portrayal, but the later episodes when he was quite ill are hard to watch. He is still fantastic, but clearly struggling with his illness and the side effects of medication. Of course, by all accounts he smoked ferociously, but still.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Don't worry. They can pay for it with a coupon and sign on top of a postage stamp or something

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 14 points 1 month ago

These people always seem to be one step away from realizing that it's all baloney. Of course, they'll never take that final step.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

This is probably more likely.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 55 points 2 months ago

I'm going to guess that they didn't. And Josh just said whatever he had to to meet his sales target for the month.

[-] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 76 points 2 months ago

"all the agents at the dealership now have notes at their cubicle about Private Travelers because of this transaction"

I bet they do.

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submitted 8 months ago by rubikcuber@feddit.uk to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

I saw this on Mastodon posted by @infobeautiful@vis.social and figured that it was appropriate for this community and absolutely not controversial in any way shape or form.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by rubikcuber@feddit.uk to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

It's a Thursday again. The worst day of the week. Or is it? Disguised as a Wednesday for those south of the border, and a Tuesday for those of us in the land of the Scots.

What are your moans for this day and this week, the first week of the work year?

Personally, I've added app timers to all my time sink apps in an effort to become less dependent on my phone. It's 9.40am and I've already maxed out Megalodon, so I'm onto Lemmy/Voyager. Going well.

Also... I'm still off with the kids. Edinburgh schools didn't break up until the 22nd of December. Which seemed like a good idea at the time, but we're paying for it now.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by rubikcuber@feddit.uk to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

I'm sorry to report the continued decline of Aldi's "Scottish Blend" tea. It is now beyond terrible. Awful. The worst. The worse of the worst. Even worse than that.

Naturally I'm not going to go from an Aldi special to Twinings. I'm not made of money. So, I'm looking for recommendations of a good cheap tea. Ideally one that goes well with your plant milk as well as cow juice.

If possible, Sainsburys, M&S, Aldi, Food Warehouse or Poundies. Maybe Lidl at a stretch. They others are too far away and require me going in the car, and I'm too ~~lazy~~ environmentally conscious for that.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Or Asda! For some reason I forgot that Asda is literally the nearest supermarket to the house.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by rubikcuber@feddit.uk to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

Tuesday, Tuesday. Up here in Scotland (specifically Edinburgh) it's the last day of the school holidays. To any other parents north of the border - we've done it, folks. The end is in sight. Looking forward to tomorrow's hectic early morning followed by a day of bliss.

Anyway, TV and Tunes Tuesday! Whatcha watching and listening to? Recommendations for movies, TV shows and music please!

Personally I have the last episode of Strange New Worlds, which I'm saving for tomorrow lunchtime and then it's sayonara Paramount +. We've also just finished the reboot of Quantum Leap, which was cheesy but fun.

Music wise. Well, I'm a gen-xer so I've been listening to the remasters of the Lush albums. Long live shoegaze, the only correct style of dancing.

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Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of marmite. But I'm not an animal. I have it on toast, or a bagel, or maybe a toastie if I'm feeling reckless.

But my son wants marmite sandwiches. Sandwiches! How is it possible to spread marmite on bread without the bread disintegrating? Is there a technique that in my five decades on this earth I have not been able to master?

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It's Saturday! For many of us, probably the best day of the week. Even if it turns out to be crap then we still have Sunday waiting in reserve.

So, what are your exciting plans for this, a traditional drizzly British summer weekend?

We were planning another two day camping trip, but with thunderstorms forecast at our destination, I think as a family we have all decided to dump that concept and just doss around instead.

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FriYay Thread! (feddit.uk)

Yay! It's Friday!

After a week of niceish weather, we await the inevitable rain. But on the plus side, it's almost the weekend!

Personally we are off camping, in doing so encouraging precipitation. But what exciting things do you have planned for the weekend?

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The tyranny of Thursday is upon us. Another one of these "not quite the weekend days" that life keeps throwing at us. What has got you fuming on this, the worst day of the week?

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Don't use the hump word or it's an instaban! Just kidding, I'm no mod, I'm just some guy, you know.

What games have you been playing this last week? Video games or other. Have you gone back to Tears of the Kingdom yet? Are you spending the rainy school holidays stuck inside playing Pokemon cards with your kids? Found something in the Steam summer sale you want to shout about? Let us know here.

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Oh hi.

Hopefully our mod is away on holiday and not come a cropper or worse, deserted us. In the meantime, I'm going to take it upon myself to post the "TV and Tunes Tuesday" thread.

What TV shows or movies you been watching this week? Or perhaps you've got some great new music recommendations. Let us know how you've been whiling away the hours and trying to justify all those streaming subscriptions.

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