Depends on your local laws and such, but in most European countries you can get a prepaid SIM card for a couple of euros/pounds/whatever at any supermarket, making them practically free. If you need a temporary number for a scammy special offer or any situation where your number is publicly visible (Gumtree, etc) it’s a no-brainer IMHO.

If your phone suppprts running two SIMs at once, it has two IMEIs so as far as the network(s) are concerned it’s two distinct handsets unless they deduce otherwise.

A fun aside: years ago I did some work for a small phone company (the company was small, not the phone) and they gave me a SIM with 100 numbers in a block and access to a portal I could manage them with. Sadly, I forgot to pay the annual £10 renewal fee.

This interview may be tainted.

In case anyone is wondering: it’s an ice ray and one of the thousands required to freeze the sun in the first part of the fantastic mission set out for us by out glorious leader, life-giver of the universe, Arpoovian Shepper-Shenty.

More info: https://youtu.be/5rO-I7butL4

I’m ready now. Fuck sterling, fuck the vetos, fuck the opt-outs, etc. Yeah, the special arrangement we had was amazing and put us in a privileged position and we’ll be diminished if we rejoin without them, but that’s still a far better situation than we find ourselves in now. So yeah, warts and all; I’m in.

ITT: Have you heard the good news about our lord and saviour, Jellyfin?

The New York Times: “…and overt racism, plus a completely out-of-character and out-of-sequence clip of the Hindenburg disaster is nothing less than jarring. Voice actors change mid-scene and rarely match up with the frame-a-second animation which would have been insultingly inadequate even if it were complete. The movie as a whole is as surreal, disjointed and jarring as anything Lynch or Pollock have created, but unlike them it does so without purpose, direction of even, apparently, intention. The creative errors and technical mistakes that alternately dominate the production conspire to comprehensively obliterate the maker’s promise of a film both heartwarming and whimsical.”

Box art designer: “…whimsical.”

Edit: I’ve never seen the film. I just hate it when they do this.

Same. Mine has the nucleoloulous on the right.

Damn!

I’d like to direct you to someone who can help, who can explain what’s funny about it.

But maybe despite their expertise they won’t provide the context you need.

And you’ll still be at a loss.

Yes, when I realised I had a moment of sudden, uncomfortable shock. I had to pause the movie I was watching, which was about shark attacks.

I was going to comment but I remembered I left the door slightly open.

Also, a kickass soundtrack by Hudson Mohawke.

Hey. Heyhey. Heyheyhey. Have you ever noticed that your warships have giant barcodes on them? It’s so that when they return to port they can scan the navy in.

David Firth, is that you?

What about soup?

FFS, someone always had to bring up politics.

FWIW the EU’s eCall system doesn’t actually require a GSM module in the car; it’s enough to use a phone connected to the Bluetooth handsfree kit… That said, since most manufacturers already have the module for data-harvesting anyway it’s kind of moot.

In Germany Schuko is deemed non-optimal, but acceptable, for up to 800W.

In the UK our everyday plug is rated for 13A - nearly 3KW. The plug on my phone charger is the same as the one on my tumble dryer and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bag thing.

Also, st can fuck off. Just in general. It’s harder to write than it’s constituent letters.

the queen

I have some news for you.

The first is when something isn’t completely brit, the second is HM Government’s new cryptocurrency.