OneGuyFromBarlick

Some people would believe that now and shove their smartphone into a bucket of water (Thinks....perhaps I'll start a conspiracy theory based on that and get people off their phones!).

...not to mention the climate change bomb ticking away in the background!

..my son in law's brother's carriage driving establishment in Essex.. I guess he'll know about the Fenix Carriage & Driving Centre at Clayhidon, Devon. We went on a 3-hour guided tour of the establishment a couple of years ago. You'd love it - the workmanship of the restorers has to be seen to be b...

Perhaps he'll get a place in the House of Lords - that would shake them up a bit!

But surely the mighty Apple empire could never do anything wrong?

I never tell web sites and forums to keep me logged in. It only takes seconds to log in and logout.

We wear masks if we have to share enclosed spaces with other people or have to get up close to them. Also beware of walking too close behind others. Otherwise, in the open air the risk of infection with covid is extremely low because any virus particles are diluted quickly and you won't get an `infe...

Conspiracy theories, misinformation and the heightened danger with the forthcoming US elections...
`Tech Tent: Why are we so misinformed?' LINK (Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC Technology correspondent)

The Wildlife Trusts are warning that: `...proposed changes for the [planning] system in England will only make a bad situation much worse: failing nature, people, and local democracy too. The planning system should protect our beautiful green spaces and enable wildlife to thrive - but it's not. The ...

What's this and where was it photographed?

Maz, wouldn't the real police station tell them it's a scam?

It's fascinating on the latest Americast episode to hear what a Democrat and a Republican politician have to say, as well as getting the inside view on the Supreme Court problem... The death of the US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is still dominating the conversation in Washington. Jon...

Stanley wrote: ↑25 Sep 2020, 02:52 Perhaps I'm just a mucky pup! Something to do with oil and the shed?

Give modern laundry detergent a try at low temperature, it's a powerful emulsifier!

Powerful stuff, liquorice...
`Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day' LINK

I use `Select area to grab' most of the time.

This is great news. I hate how the county lines drugs pushers have been using youngsters throughout the country...
`County lines raids: 1,000 arrests and £1.2m drugs seized' LINK

And here's the little chappie himself, complete with medal...
`Magawa the mine-detecting rat wins PDSA Gold Medal' LINK

This will have the bankers chattering around the world... (I've copied in a lot of the text in case Chinatyke can't access the beeb.) `'One day everyone will use China's digital currency' LINK `Chandler Guo was a pioneer in cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that can be created and used independ...

`Global warming driving California wildfire trends - study' LINK `The new review covers more than 100 studies published since 2013, and shows that extreme fires occur when natural variability in the climate is superimposed on increasingly warm and dry background conditions resulting from global warm...

`Amazon unveils flying Ring security drone and Luna games service' LINK

Trump probably does gargle with it - when he can't get bleach!

Cathy, this the UK one...
`NHS Covid-19 app: How England and Wales' contact-tracing service works' LINK

Stanley, I thought you'd have installed the Gnome Screenshot app, it's dead easy and allows you a choice of options. Click on the Ubuntu Software icon to open the software store, click the spyglass icon top right to get the Search box, type in GNOME Screenshot. This will bring up a list of relevant ...

One of my NHS hearing aids failed. We can't visit audiology at present but I phoned and explained. I was asked to send it in by post. Got a call to say that having checked it they would send me a new one by post. Another call shortly after to say that the new one is the latest model and therefore th...

The Australian coal mine owners, like oil companies, have known for 40 years or more that burning coal was endangering the climate so they've had plenty of time to adjust but instead tried to con us all into believing it wasn't dangerous. Coincidentally, this article appeared on the BBC web site a f...

Using laundry detergent will kill all dangerous bacteria and viruses even at lower temperatures. The detergents physically destroy them.

This won't surprise OGers... `US election: Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power' LINK `US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election. "Well, we'll have to see what happens," the president told a news conference at the Whit...