branwen

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• Android phones, apps and tablets

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 16 hours, 25 minutes

  

  I got "caught out" by the update being on Saturday night rather than Sunday effectively. But touch wood no obvious change in battery life on my 4a. Think this one was a refurbished one off eBay.

  My other one was due for a battery replacement anyway, but sadly neither qualify for the free replacement

• Keeping your home warm / heating / energy crisis / insulation etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 18 hours, 21 minutes

  

  I suppose what I am trying to understand is what are the theoretical and the actual risks?

  Damp concentrating on the corners of rooms causing mould, and potentially rotting your joists where they are set into the wall

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 20 hours

  

  I would also argue that a kettle is much easier to maintain (keep clear of scale etc), meaning that it's likely going to have a longer life cycle. Embodied energy is something people rarely seem to consider in these cases

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 9 hours

  

  Fair, you can do it when you take off the top and then just peel down to the root in sections

• Bread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 9 hours

  

  We had someone come in from Wildfarmed when I was working a couple of years ago.

  No idea how they are keeping their principles whilst also supplying supermarkets. (Well, I have an idea but ...)

• Bread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 9 hours

  

  This company supposedly pretty good, and all UK, Organic, stoneground (straight to the Guardian readers thread)

  https://gilchesters.com/

  Actually relatively competitive for wholemeal and rye, but annoyingly more expensive than Shipton mill for White (which is blended by Shipton), and then factor in shipping and it ends up being quite a bit more

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 9 hours

  

  Edit: slice in half and peel is easier as pointed out. Place the cut side down and carefully cut 1 or 2 horizontal cuts towards the root but not the whole way through the onion. Then 2/3/4 vertical lengthways cuts, again leaving a little bit of flesh holding the thing together. Then finely slice as normal

• Bread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 17 hours

  

  Part of the problem is that you've got a relatively big container so any rise is hard to distinguish. Another way to tell is to put a spoonful in some water, if it floats it's active

• That Starmer fella...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 days, 14 hours

  

  Edit: nm

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 days, 9 hours

  

  What fines filter did you get, not super impressed with my Christmas grinder upgrade 😭