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  • Nixos is an os that’s defined by its config stored in .nix files. Everything is defined here all the software and configurations. Two people with the same script will have the exact same os.

    Any changes you make that aren’t in the scripts won’t be present when you reboot.

    You could maintain a very custom linux distribution (kinda) by just maintaining these config scripts.

    So a user wouldn’t need to install all required software and dependencies. They could get a nixos and the self-host config and adjust some settings and have a working system straight after install.






  • America tried to modernise many British means of methods and standards. They used a metric currency long before Britain. That’s why they have a cent (1/100) rather than pennies and bobs and truppence.

    They got ride of many terms for multiples of measurements that made the imperial system more similar to metric. Americans use ounces, but they don’t use pounds.

    America also defines their us customary units using metric. There’s no longer an inch. There is a meter and from that an inch is defined as 24 millimeters. This is largely due to British, Canadian and American components for fighting wars not fitting together despite all using the same inch.

    Had America modernised a little later they probably would have converted to metric earlier than Britain.








  • The big advantage of those three is you have it pre-installed. Pre-installed with forced defaults in very powerful.

    I see people using edge, never realising that they’re using edge. Asking to install very expensive office 365 suites for very simple documents and power points. Word can’t even display text properly, most people don’t notice because they don’t know any different.

    Linux needs a better Ubuntu. One all the Linux users can easily recommend. That manufacturers can be confident shipping on laptops.

    Once that hurdle is cleared. The user has Linux pre-installed, the manufacturer provides all the necessary drivers. Linux is often easier to resolve issues with. The settings are clearer and better laid out, dependencies are better and easier to manage than windows. Solutions are easier to find and implement, they also don’t change unexpectedly.





  • Contact your GP, they should get you an appointment soon.

    If they can’t call 111. 111 may be able to get you an appointment for an ECG from a hospital or urgent care. Or some other intervention.

    NHS inform is a much better place to get information than an internet form. It’s probably the best place for medical advice on the internet for non-medical professionals. It also tells you appropriate actions for your symptoms - treat at home, speak to pharmacist, call GP, call 111, call 999.


  • The other things in honey is what makes the difference. Good honey is a magical thing. But it wouldn’t be mixed with anything else. A marker of high quality honey is being single source and single season (similar to single malt whisky).

    HFCS has uses - many. But it’s not a good substitute for honey if the honey flavour is important. This product is the cheapest honey mixed together and then added to HFCS to push the price down and make the low quality honey more tolerable in taste. There’s a market for it only because honey is so expensive.


  • A possible solution in a pinch is to get an already flat surface, ideally larger than your board. Cover it in something that will transfer (ink, paint, toner etc). Rub the face of the board you want to flatten across your flat surface**. The** transfer substance will pass onto the high spot in your board. Scrape, chissle or sand the high spots down slightly.

    Repeat this until most of your board is marked by the transfer substance. Your board will be mostly flat (or at least as flat as the reference surface).

    This technique is used in metal work, but it’s labour intensive. For woodwork to achieve sufficient flatness planes are quicker and produce a better surface finish. But if you don’t have any large ones, this method might work if your desperate and don’t want to buy new tools.

    For a less accurate flatness. Place the board on the flat surface and push in the board to fell the points in contact with the flat surface. Then take those parts down.