Mundane News

[mybike]

I sieve my cereals through the colander when the box gets near the end. It gets rid of all that dust! 🤮

Isn't the dust the best bit?

 

[Illaveago]

My wife and I went for a walk to Biddestone today. It was lovely and sunny but cold. There was quite a bit of slush and ice around so it would have been a bit tricky on a bike. It was approximately 6.5 miles in total, we are worn out. The views were lovely and clear.

 

[biggs682]

Working day completed

 

[tyred]

Isn't the dust the best bit?

I see a business opportunity here.

1. Empty a packet of Corn Flakes on the table.
2. Go to work on them out with a rolling pin and a hammer.
3. Re-package them.
4. Sell them on for twice the price as niche product for those that like cereal dust.

 

[tyred]

Work day completed. I will go out for a walk I think.

 

[Illaveago]

I see a business opportunity here.

1. Empty a packet of Corn Flakes on the table.
2. Go to work on them out with a rolling pin and a hammer.
3. Re-package them.
4. Sell them on for twice the price as niche product for those that like cereal dust.

Frosties would be better because of the sugar.

 

[Illaveago]

The centre picture I posted shows Cherhill White Horse although it looks a bit dirty. The monument next to it was to commemorate an ancestry of Lord Lansdowne's ancestor and was designed by Sir Charles Barry the chap who designed the Houses of Parliament. It is in a state at the moment and is covered in scaffolding.

 

[rockyroller]

The coating of ice on my car has thawed for the first time since Sunday.
Summer must be on the way! 🏝️

here's hoping, eh?

 

[biggs682]

Time for another brew and some relaxation me thinks

 

[Ripple]

Our oven is kaput. Which is unusual because in our household apliances normally die just before Xmas.
Will take a few days for landlord to sort it out or get a new one.

 

[tyred]

Nice walk, no frost, just some mist to make the place look mysterious.

The town is very busy with boyracers cruising round showing off how their amazing assorted ancient VAG diesels. They're lowered so much the catch on speed bumps and their remapped and overfuelled engines produce more smoke than a Victorian cotton mill.

 

[Ripple]

The town is very busy with boyracers cruising round showing off how their amazing assorted ancient VAG diesels. They're lowered so much the catch on speed bumps and their remapped and overfuelled engines produce more smoke than a Victorian cotton mill.

Where I work one of CCTV cameras is facing main street and roundabout. I see loads of boy racers after 10 pm daily using main street as a race track. Surprisingly no casualties/fatals yet - loads of drunks wander on that street after pubs start closing.

 

[tyred]

Where I work one of CCTV cameras is facing main street and roundabout. I see loads of boy racers after 10 pm daily using main street as a race track. Surprisingly no casualties/fatals yet - loads of drunks wander on that street after pubs start closing.

There's such a culture of it around here. Most don't drive dangerously to be fair, they just cruise around town repeatedly and create nuisance but little danger.

There are a few who like to use the road where I live as a racetrack though.

 

[classic33]

I know it's weird. I wonder if my phone had a long shutter speed. I was using a cree led flashlight. I wonder if those emit light at a fast pulse that can't be recognized by the human eye

just read this on quora

LED lights can flicker when used as photo or video lighting due to a phenomenon called pulse-width modulation (PWM). PWM is a method used to control the brightness of the LED by rapidly turning the light on and off. When the frequency of this on-off cycle is not synchronized with the shutter speed of the camera, it can result in flickering. This flicker may not be visible to the naked eye, but it can be captured by the camera, especially at certain shutter speeds or frame rates. To avoid flicker, it's important to use LED lights with a high-frequency PWM or look for lights specifically designed for flicker-free operation in photo and video applications.

Zoom in on the light itself, what you'll see might surprise you.

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely luncheon of sausage rolls (with a dab of English mustard on the side to provide a bit of ooomph), a selection of fruit and the obligatory two

My order of cat litter turned up while I was having my lunch.

Afternoon spent emptying the trailer and stacking its contents neatly in the garage, as well as re-filling the wood bins in the house. Also did a good chunk on the drawings database.

Had a lovely supper of home made quiche, clapshot and red cabbage with apple & orange, braised in the last of the cider. And bloody lovely it all was too.

Now going to watch the news and do some more on the database.