On #reuse technology, I set my husband up about 5 years ago with a #Thinkpad T420s + dock and large monitor as the "office" fixed laptop. A couple of hundred quid to sort out.

5 years with no tech problems!

Checking on ebay, amazingly these sell for under £100, probably because they can't take Windoze11. #Microsoft has a lot to answer for, all those very decent wasted laptops than could be used by kids for basic surfing and writing (but are a bit crap for the latest games).

Tested my cheap new polarized sunglasses. Local fish pond, pointing my camera through the glasses. Neat comparison test.

They seem pretty effective for £5!

The horror!

This was a serious "scientific" tool over 100 years ago.

It looks creepy and the theory behind it is actually much more horrible...

Rewatching Star Trek Strange New Worlds. This is the series that introduced us to topless Vulcans. Yes definitely worth a rewatch.

However to all ST writers out the, stop letting your logical Vulcan split infinitives! So distracting!

First time using a magsafe tripod to hold my mobile while reading a whole book. Being able to use the Bluetooth clicker, supposedly for photos but can also turn the virtual page, is a game changer!

Lying in bed with the page held up while you stay flat, is such a neat low energy way to read. Feels sinful just clicking a button under the duvet!

The app is ReadEra (free) and I use a Samsung Galaxy with a #magsafe compatible case to take advantage of the accessories.

I grew up on a small farm. For a few years we had 30 chickens, a dozen ducks and a pair of geese. Eggs informally sold to locals until the council made it a crime.

Anyway just realized the egg I cooked this morning was TWO MONTHS past the best before date, and was of course absolutely fine.

Why do supermarkets do this? In my whole life I've only encountered 1 rotten egg, and that was on the farm, probably because it had been hidden for weeks in the chicken coop.

Does anyone else #repair their failing umbrellas? Am I obsessive for doing it...?

I think this one was inherited from someone else. Probably well over 15 years old. A little bit of stitching stops it falling apart.

New #BBC production of #LordoftheFlies is a difficult watch. Excellent casting as the actors are exactly the same as the characters. The post war setting follows the original.

This frame chosen for episode 2 highlights the challenge for the viewer. The boys are preteen down to preschool and with prejudice, bullying and also care and shame.

The production avoids sexualized imagery, but intimacy of the camera is why it's more disturbing than memory of the original text.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/lord-flies-bbc-filming-locations-33386138