Same here.
I jumped on Ryzen in 2017 when it seemed to be actually taking a step forward.
Then I’ve just…not needed a new CPU since then. A GPU 3 years later, but other than that, I’m trucking along nicely.

If you’re not renting, have you looked into a small MVHR unit?
It draws air in and out of the house across a matrix, which heats/cools.
This means that the air gets refreshed, without cooling it too much.

You got a loicense for that pornography mate?

I’m feeling a lot less crazy having my strict rule on AV equipment:
It should work out the box without connecting to the internet, and it shouldn’t be connected without a damned good reason.
To the point that I insisted on setting up the PS5 and playing a game on it before connecting, just to be sure.

It’s approaching the cost of the monthly energy bill here :(

All 5 reform MPs are standing by to take credit.

Cornwall has been an absolute swamp this January.

It’s crazy.
I’m doing laundry, and I don’t even have to hang it up in the bathroom to dry!

Yep, through misunderstanding I left rtl_433 auto addition switched on for over a year.
I think I ended up with over 9000 unique tpms entries.
Clearing them out from MQTT was a pain in the backside, too!

Maybe I’m just a datahoarder, but for me the really obscure stuff is the most worth keeping originals of.

The sheer risk of running NSFW servers in this post-OSA timeline, I wouldn’t be surprised if they just homer-simpson’d into the bushes, and waited for it to all be over.

Plus, the terrain near the coast here is an absolute bastard for point-to-point roads.
You’d struggle to make the alternative road any more efficient than the existing b-roads.

Everyone has done a cracking job of the questions, so all I’ll add is:

ISPs:

Most ISPs are nationwide.
Almost all fixed lines have no data caps.
If you’re in a standard area, go with a provider that costs a little more, but have good customer service, and know their arse from their elbow.

Zen are good imo. https://zen.co.uk/
If you already know your address, their site will check what you can get, and how much it will be.

If you get a friend to refer you, you also get a £25 love2shop voucher.

Fixed line contracts are usually for 12-18 months.
You can get one month ones (give me a shout if you want them pointing out), but you may be better off with a 5G dongle for short term accommodation.

Further detail:

Most ISPs use the same physical wires/fibres owned by OpenReach, or an altnet, which go from your house to the nearest exchange.

You normally cannot speak to the wire/fibre provider directly, any maintenance request has to come from your ISP.
So if there is ever a problem, you’re relying on the ISP doing the legwork. So good CS is critical, imho.

You pay the provider, they pay the cable owner to get it to them, then provide the backhaul.

There are some area based exceptions, like single-provider fibre.
And there is also Virgin. But I wouldn’t go with Virgin.

They’re saying that it was an unauthorized third party (so either someone put it up themselves, or the council fucked up, most likely the former imho).

The force claimed if a motorist was to have traveled through the section signed as 40mph at the maximum permitted speed of 40mph, then sped up to 50mph after seeing the now-removed fake sign, their average speed on the section would not have resulted in them being issued with a speeding ticket.

That seems like a pretty important part of it too. They’re saying that even if you followed all the signs posted, your average speed would not have netted you a ticket.

I think we should start pinning the king’s bum posts. It’s important to know the status of the royal prostate.

(On a slightly serious note, I do respect him for being very public about it.
If it means one more prostate-owner gets checked early enough to prevent problems, it’s a social good)