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#3458248 3-Feb-2026 10:13

cddt:

Tinkerisk:

Adapter Set „Anything to Everything“ 😉 - I use it in mixed combination of 1, 2 or 3 in a row.

It's missing mini-USB...

Just buy another, separate adapter. 😉

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#3458464 3-Feb-2026 17:11

Settlement date of selling our rental being pushed out multiple times. Understandable due to a building report but when you’re expecting it all to be done but instead to have another extension isn’t fun.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3458575 4-Feb-2026 09:27

Tinkerisk:

cddt:

Tinkerisk:

Adapter Set „Anything to Everything“ 😉 - I use it in mixed combination of 1, 2 or 3 in a row.

It's missing mini-USB...

Just buy another, separate adapter. 😉

This is what you really need:
USB to Multi Plug Cable Adapter

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#3458627 4-Feb-2026 11:06

Maybe the usb-c version. I don't see any big moves to make things like keyboard mouse primarily usb-c. Someone like Dell might be in a position to make things move. Usb-c vs usb-a is starting to become annoying too.

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#3458640 4-Feb-2026 11:28

I don't think we will see captive cables on devices with a USB-C anytime soon. Adapters are not a legit thing in USB standards compliant land.

Anything that takes a USB-C device into a USB-A host needs to be a hub with active control over the power ports, and that has additional losses that makes running things on them problematic when its only getting the 5v less voltage drop from the host rather than being a powered device.

Attached adapters on the end of cables seem to be tolerable to some manufacturers as its unlikely that people will try to put them in an A port and then power the device up, but that adds bulk to the item and negates the space saving of having a USB-C on the end of your mouse when it has an adapter hanging off the plug.

Once computer vendors stop treating USB-C like the special case and have all USB-C and 1 or 2 A's on them then it opens up room for USB-C peripherals. The problem is that then you have people needing to look at small logos on the USB-C port for what it does and how fast it goes rather than the nice easy blue port is better that happens with USB-A ports.

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#3458652 4-Feb-2026 12:30

It's official. Wellington Water can't manage sh*t!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360933848/moa-point-wastewater-treatment-plant

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#3458768 4-Feb-2026 15:44

Well, that was to be expected – I'm not going to dig up the old post now. It's not very helpful anyway. Unfortunately, you're in for quite a few environmental failures – purely from a technical point of view.

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#3459428 7-Feb-2026 07:50

Time to go shopping. My insurance company is hiking my house insurance by 27% this year.

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#3459431 7-Feb-2026 08:13

Behodar:

Time to go shopping. My insurance company is hiking my house insurance by 27% this year.

You know a new house probably won't fix the insurance premiums right? ;-)

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#3459433 7-Feb-2026 08:34

Further annoyance: State's online quote system wanting the floor area, number of storeys, blah blah blah, when I have been with them in the past and therefore they already have all this data.

This can wait until the not-weekend.

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#3459446 7-Feb-2026 10:02

SecWarning: phishing messages on Signal messenger. 🤬

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#3459587 7-Feb-2026 22:31

Fix & Fogg "smooth peanut butter" peanut butter.

It say "Made in New Zealand" but then distributor mentions from Malaysia

I bought two jars from Pak N' Save.

Both entire jars of peanut butter have the viscosity of honey. I stirred it with a knife, and it just slowly drips off the knife.

When I shake the jar it glugs.

I've poured the "peanut butter" onto a plate, and used bananas to sop it up.

There's no "best before" on label.

I tried their "contact us" web form on their website, and the button never worked.

Very poor.

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#3459777 8-Feb-2026 17:44

Peanut butter if unopened has a shelf life of circa 24-30 months. If kept in a cupboard and properly closed it will last about 12 months. My wife turns a jar of peanut butter regularly to keep the oil from settling to the bottom.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#3459783 8-Feb-2026 18:49

I have a new jar of Fix & Fogg crunchy peanut butter. Its best before date is printed just below the nutrition info panel. AFAIK the peanut butter is made in Wellington from peanuts imported from Argentina. Their product page for smooth has an animation of a knife spreading it about, it does look very spreadable. Any mention of a Malaysian distributor on the label seems odd, I'll have a look a the smooth in our New World tomorrow.

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#3459799 8-Feb-2026 20:39

MikeB4:

Peanut butter if unopened has a shelf life of circa 24-30 months. If kept in a cupboard and properly closed it will last about 12 months. My wife turns a jar of peanut butter regularly to keep the oil from settling to the bottom.

But the peanut oil floats on top, not at the bottom. 😉 I leave it on top and stir it when I need it. The oil on the surface prevents bacteria from easily getting in when the jar is opened.

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