When I had to replace my old cooker hob, I went for a nice AEG induction hob in the sale. I love it! To go with it, I replaced my 20 year old John Lewis pans with new Circulon “Ultimum High Density Forged Aluminium Lidded Non-Stick” saucepans that came with a lifetime guarantee. Firstly, the… Continue reading First world problems: Circulon failure
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Block annoying BBC sign-in prompt
I am very annoyed by the BBC’s push to encourage force everyone to sign-in to BBC services, when there is no godsdamned reason to do so. Except for some exec who’s OKRs rely on getting that number up, or course. Gotta hit those targets! If you use Adblock Plus, you can use the following rule… Continue reading Block annoying BBC sign-in prompt
Annoying Twitter recommendations
I’ve been increasingly annoyed by Twitter shoehorning all kinds of guff into my timeline as ❝recommendations❞. Today, Certified Twitter Genius™ @karen_c_wilson posted a potential fix. It seems to be working for now. Long may it hold. The list of terms to mute below as copy/pastable text: suggest_recycled_tweet_inline suggest_activity_tweet suggest_who_to_follow suggest_recap suggest_recycled_tweet suggest_pyle_tweet suggest_ranked_timeline_tweet
How to access your MiData if you’re an Eon Energy customer
I might be being dense, but recently I was trying to find out what my Mum’s actual annual energy usage was, rather than the estimated annual usage shown on her bills. Her bills have risen sharply, and I want to know how that’s happened. I’m pretty sure that this info was included as standard on… Continue reading How to access your MiData if you’re an Eon Energy customer