"A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance – and the discovery has gone viral amid claims it highlights the effect of 'shrinkflation'.

The chocolate bar with a best-before date of 1991 was found during a clear-out of a house in Scunthorpe.

Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning service, posted a photo on social media of the 62.5g bar alongside one of today's Mars Bars, which is 40g.

'It was nearly as big as my hand, which was kind of why I noticed it,' she said."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j1kjy7gewo

Good morning from Voronezh, Russia, where the Wildberries logistics center is wondering if war with Ukraine is a good idea.

Have a beautiful day in the free world. ♥️

“In real terms Australian wages have actually fallen by about 5 percent since the pandemic” and economists, central bankers, and politicians keep being so perplexed by why everyone is so down on the economy these days

This scam was easy to spot. As if I would have already submitted my tax return...

@kauer @davidgerard SA doesn’t have enough power to host datacenters.

And besides, even if there are hypothetical benefits to AI, why does it matter where the datacenters are located anyway?

The advice given in the article is "Never give your full name and date of birth because that is identifiable evidence"

But the subject of the article is data which Origin Energy allowed to be stolen.

You can't buy energy from Origin Energy without giving them your name and DOB.

These articles always preach individual care and never that the big corporations that collect this data should not keep it forever and certainly should not allow it to be stolen.

Weird how nobody's AI has gone rogue, broken containment, and become profitable.

their real worry is that the Ukrainians will find a way to improve the Patriot and then produce them at scale faster and for much less money than what the existing production lines in the U.S. could do

Yes, read this again.

Pro partnering tip: buying your spouse a washing machine for their barn is an acceptable gift of a washing machine.

A data centre in Australia is already free to build and use as much as gas it wants with no climate limits. If it were to be covered by the Safeguard Mechanism they could buy and use as many CCS offsets as they want, to falsely claim "compliance".

Bowen's policy only blocks 100% gas, but Tehan specifies using a tiny dose of solar to skirt that.

So someone explain to me what the actual difference is here?

You can’t fix this. Services Australia needs to be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up with new legislation and new leadership. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/09/centrelink-pursuing-debts-that-are-more-than-40-years-old-despite-agreeing-to-waive-old-arrears

@koen_hufkens :brdKnife:

😂

#humor #scnr #sql

No one in the seven-person curl security team is on or runs Windows. People sending us Windows-only flaws makes us groan and roll eyes. And sometimes hyperventilate a little.

Why this is so? Because no one in the team wants to be on Windows, and no other curl contributor is active enough, Windows-knowledgeable and interested in joining the team. Let me know if you are someone like that who I've just not noticed.

PBS: Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
Nation Aug 8, 2026 12:07 PM EDT

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/lake-mead-hits-historic-low-water-level-as-colorado-river-struggles

#drought #climateemergency

Pauline Hanson has a rival for Gina Rinehart's attention. Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie was very defensive when being questioned about his meetings with the billionaire. #qldpol https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/talked-about-the-weather-bleijie-bats-away-questions-about-rinehart-meetings-20260805-p60ln6.html

Every military historian, enthusiast, and analyst (outside the US), are currently gnashing their teeth and looking at the field right now saying "what kind of idiot is in control of the US forces".

The answer is Trump and Hegseth. Not to take blame from military commanders who aren't pushing back, they will go down as the worst commanders in history, but the decisions coming from the top are creating dilemmas for said commanders

RE: https://thepit.social/@peter/117059179821644960

I did not have "Trump starts a shooting war over oil with another NATO member" on my bingo card this year after the Iran fiasco.

Obviously I'm too optimistic for this time line.

This bidet remote on the wall of the house in the woods I'm staying at has some bizarre controls...

- boob wash
- water-park ride
- options menu
- multiplayer select

- volume control
- channel selector
- smoking instructions?

I tried the boob wash and was not disappointed, but it took me like two minutes to figure out the little square LED on the left was the off-button.

A device which causes nearby Pervert Glasses to strobe and emit a high frequency audio siren