I just got frustrated with it.
You’ve got the battle for the survival of an entire planet after they all got biodroned.
How many chapters that actually detail what happened? It felt like all it did was go
Attack announced, humans arrive and set up a beach head, daar flattens a few cities in the background.
Then spends more time talking about how he is burdened and manly as a result of doing it than the actual doing.
The Hell storyline after that gave me hope, as I trudged through chapters of “cor, look at Adam’s muscular muscles muscling”, but once that finished, and we started getting storylines like “Why can’t we have guns in Folctha? Murica!”, I kinda gave up.
The main contributor continued writing it on a full novel scale at https://deathworlders.com/ .
However…Imho after about 40 chapters, it really loses it’s way (bar a couple of cool minor plots). And the author goes a bit right wing rhetoric/muscleporn-y.
It’s only Virgin Media to my knowledge who does this.
Most of the other providers are happy for you to use anything that works properly for VDSL or FTTP.
Most FTTP providers fit an ONT that puts the connection back into an RJ45 ethernet connector.
Then you connect to the provider using PPPOE. Anything past the ONT, you can do whatever you like.
For most squishy remotes, you can disable the buttons by taking the remote apart, and putting tape on the underside of the rubber button.
While not strictly a QR code, I always liked that the Dolby Digital data between perforations on a film strip had a tiny Dolby logo at the centre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound-on-film#/media/File:35mm_film_audio_macro.jpg
It’s worth noting that most places without a “signature” style just use espresso as the base nowadays.
Because espresso is a much easier way to start (as it’s a small amount of coffee syrup, without the water).
And outside of speciality (pour-over/cold-brew), it’s the preferred extraction method.
You can block or disrupt communications with LEO.
But you’d need the blessing of the country’s government to pump out that much interference continuously.
Finally, a local WEEE company gets to make a few hundred bucks selling off the glorified VOC sensors at the end.
The most expensive country on the med.
After a long day operating Hitachi heavy machinery, soothe your muscles with a Hitachi back massager.
Piston aircraft still use it. Which makes it doubly annoying when some tit in a cesna decides to circle around town at 1000’.
Not just making a noise, also cropdusting with TEL.
I unblock ads on AVForums. And honestly, the ads are either really well targeted (because I’m probably going to buy that amplifier eventually), or random ebay stuff.
If they started serving up the generic “reduce belly fat in 2 seconds with this simple trick” with some AI generated picture, I’d re-evaluate very quicly.
Back to office.
I sharpen my knives with a grit block maybe every 6 months, because I want sharp knives, but was told an angle sharpener would leave me with BBQ skewers.
It’s hardly a “masterful man task”, more like 20 minutes to do a kitchen chore. Like refilling the dishwasher salt. Or cleaning the bin.
I guess in the services, the command chain is still there at night, if required.
3am food service, it’s just you, the other night-shifters, and 400 drunk people.
Any management with power is safely tucked up in bed.
Made even more confusing if someone is reading literature at Reading.
Wikipedia has the phonetic as daɪˈædəkaɪ/ dy-AD-ə-ky.
Which with their pronunciation guide would come out as Die-Add-A(h)-Ki(te).
I think.
I might be wrong (and if I am, I’m sure someone will be along to correct me directly)
Kinda like the BeltBox, but less brightly coloured.