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1st world middle class problems.
Someone just sent me a file I'd asked for, so I responded with 'Ta'
For the international audience this is informal British for 'Thanks'
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ta
They responded with 'NP' - An initialism for 'No Problem' All very polite and well mannered. But it does occur to me that by responding with an initialism it reframes my original response as potentially an initialism for 'Thanks A lot" which is fine I guess, but it feels a little like when you ask someone "do you want a crisp?" and they take two. I've offered thanks but they've potentially inferred 'Thanks A Lot" Which just like the extra crisp, they're absolutely welcome to but nonetheless leaves a slight sense of imbalance.
❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: August 5, 2026
Board cleared in 2:27
Final score 22
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❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: July 30, 2026
Board cleared in 4:25
Final score 186
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❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: August 4, 2026
Board cleared in 3:38
Final score 242
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Press release: our new frontier recipe Molotovs are so effective that when we were testing them, one of them went rogue, escaped the testing area and totally burned down a data center. Can we IPO now?
❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: August 2, 2026
Board cleared in 6:15
Final score 110
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❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: August 3, 2026
Board cleared in 1:28
Final score 162
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Talk about burying the lede. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/30/major-incident-fire-suffolk-coast-dunwich-heath-leiston
‘and the nearby Sizewell B nuclear power station has said it is closely monitoring the blaze.’
Damn, thought I'd found a wonder food. I'd scanned it into Carbs and Cals and seen the values seemed too good to be true. They were. It was showing me the nutritional info for 100g. But a single portion is 400g.
Every time I log onto certain websites they ask me if I want to accept cookies and every time I say no. If only there was some way that they could store my preferences...
My wife almost got scammed by #Cognius
These sneaky sneaks offer an IQ quiz and then need you to set up an account and pay 79p to see the results. What they don't make obvious is that includes a £30 monthly subscription to their 10 minute a day brain training app that is taken from your card on short notice.
The reviews on Trust Pilot are illuminating. All the positive reviews are showing as "invited" reviews. Which on closer inspection is unsurprising as some of these reviews are docking points for having been forced to review in order to continue using the app. The vendor answers all the negative reviews. This is made easier by all answers being substantially the same "We would like to clarify that Cognius is not a fraudulent service. Subscription terms are clearly presented before the purchase is completed, and a subscription is automatically activated after 3 days with the relevant information provided in advance." Would have thought that a service striving to be "non-fraudulent" might examine how clear they're making these subscription terms after the 50th time of writing this in the two months it's been active.
As far as my wife is concerned she had no recollection of any subscription terms being mentioned until I looked into the initial charge; searched what it was for and found the reviews. Only after that did she check her inbox and found an email that was sent, after she'd already signed up.
❎ Daily Rock Paper Sweeper: July 31, 2026
Board cleared in 2:00
Final score 192
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