Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

NIST runs three radio stations, WWV, WWVH, and WWVB

You've probably not heard of them, but you could well have used them before

They broadcast a time signal to the vast majority of North America, this time signal allows clocks, watches, and all kinds of other things to synchronise with an accurate time

Due to budget cuts they're planning to shut these down in 2019, meaning anything that uses the system won't be getting an accurate time any more and will need to be set manually

Which sucks

"British women now among top drinkers in world and no difference in amount men and women consume, study finds"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-women-top-drinkers-in-world-aberystwyth-university-a8506856.html

WOO! WE WIN!

I think somebody who's a far better writer than I should put together a collection of fediverse lore

Like the hiveway saga, and william shatner not being able to find you here

Preferably in an old norse poetry style

Oh hey! Is this Hiveway 2.0?

https://tri.cash/

That'll work much better than last time I'm sure

@noelle HAPPY BIRFDAY!

@maple aww soff bun pawbs

@tom @maple I'll grab you some spares from my collection

@maple I keep mine in a cupboard under the sink!

@BatElite yep, those are jalapenos

@lambdagrrl what you get varies from place to place, but it's always pretty much "some of everything we cook here"

@InspectorCaracal döner meat

It's basically a big thing of meat (typically lamb with spices) on a vertical stick that rotates in front of a grill type thing

The person cooking it then takes off slices with a big knife as it's spinning and that's your döner meat

Me mentioning fish and chip shops just then got me thinking about the finest piece of cuisine Scotland has ever produced

The Munchy Box

business idea: fish and chips shop

Sells battered fish and integrated circuits

@Nezumi mainly just the headline

It's a case of Donovanosis that turned up in Southport, it's one of the first cases to ever be seen in the UK

@softgoat enderman arms are long and would be good for hugging

"Hedgehogs will forage for food and only eat the stuff you put down if there isn't anything else" ~ some hedgehog "expert"

Nope, I just watched one run over the top of a slug (part of their usual diet) to get at the biscuits I put there for them

Rare STI which causes genitals to erupt into flesh eating ulcers diagnosed in Southport

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/health/rare-sti-which-causes-genitals-to-erupt-into-flesh-eating-ulcers-diagnosed-in-southport-1-9313588

Of course it's bloody Southport

Furthermore, 15-, 30-, and 45-minute time zones are silly and should not be used

Thus continued the octopus

@revenant *falls over sideways* aaaaa stop tipping the fediverse!