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 This is thoughtful design: Muji apparently released a flashlight that works with any combination of 2 AA and 2 AAA batteries, only more dimly with fewer batteries.

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 nostr:npub1yafpcskrxd6kr9609m5nq89wyxn7p0gz06xauxujvt8j9s7lpn3s2kw90h Much of which can probably ... 
 @0c1a9324 Would you rule out Labour or a unionist coalition taking power in Holyrood in 2026? 
 @0c1a9324 Though the magnitude of the win (two to one) looks like more than a simple swing. That looks like a hole below the waterline. 
 Reminder to U.K. 'Motorists'

When Rishi Sunak says he's on your side, what he means is that he's... 
 @74d39ae2 @0c1a9324 That argument won’t work on gammon with a crabs-in-a-bucket mentality (i.e. 52% of the country), as on one hand, traffic will be hell, but on the other hand, all the smug elites who’d otherwise be cycling or taking trains will be stuck in hell with you. 
 Seeing some really cool Stories on nostr:npub120zh308gs69j3vwgvvrzgglv58vsk3q0vef43uajyu0lc3mtlds... 
 @52c96f46 @53c578bc What I’d like to see is Stories which are visible only to mutual follows/people the poster has chosen. That would be more important for the use case of stories, as they’re a medium for ephemeral sharing with people one knows, as opposed to publishing to anyone who finds it interesting. 
 @2fd7551e @e10c41d2 A true solarpunk would use a concave mirror to cook, cutting out the electric phase altogether. (I think @0728c15d has one on their boat) 
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 @2159c4d0 @ed74f510 @6fce6863 @0c1a9324 It’s probably organised very similarly to a Russian troll farm, only rather than instructing them to be a Black radical, Christian homeschool mom or football-loving squaddie, the files on their workstation screen tell them that they’re the Taxpayers’ Alliance, European Research Group or LGB Alliance.