Installed Telegram on Windows 10 PC. I don't have a smartphone, just a simple burner phone, so have no prior installation of Telegram. When I go to set it up it says I can do it by phone number, so enter this, and ask for a code by SMS. Nothing happens. Tried several times with same result. What's going on? To be clear, I want to use Telegram on PC only, not synced with any other devices.

now that everyones masked can we go back to smoking inside?
looking for a upside.

Came across a bargain listing in my browsing on Sunday, and hit Buy Now. Paid immediately, address went out, courier notice arrived. Then, today I get an email from the seller saying she sold it to someone else and wanted my account details to refund me. And when I reply expressing my disappointment I get a reply telling me to be kind and spread the love...

I've often wondered if playing with the cat is just helping him to hone his predatory skills. Seems not. Apparently a study was done by University of Exeter that found that 5-10 minutes per day of play meant the cats did 25% less hunting. And also, feeding high-meat protein food resulted in 36% fewer animals killed by the cats. It's down to micro-nutrients and that part of the report matches up with what I've read elsewhere that eating grass is to offset digestive issues from a diet with insufficient wild prey. While indigestible, the grass provides folic acid and the fibre helps overall digestion. I think that's how it went.

Anyway, our nightly games have more purpose and benefit than just being fun.

I've been away a few days, and the place falls apart.

FGS petals, you didn't have to miss me that much.

Mwah.

Anyone going away for Christmas and/or New Years?

Will be sweating away in Napier for a week so that should be good. Sunburn in the offing.

Auckland city libraries catalogue and customer log-in are down right now and they cannot say when it will be fixed! Not good for stay-at-homes.

This is bits and pieces from today's herald, what do you guys think about it?
https://tinyurl.com/y3zgw6fw

Who calls the shots at northern checkpoints, iwi or police?
No one actually seems to know what
to expect on Wednesday when the border comes down and Aucklanders head north.
Police say they're only doing spot checks. Not every car will be checked.

Tai Tokerau Border Control disagrees. They say every car will be checked. They say police have agreed to allow this and will tolerate some queues as long as health and safety isn't threatened.

If this is how it plays out on Wednesday, commuting Aucklanders will be furious, not only at the inconvenience and congestion but also at being misled. Only three weeks ago, the Prime Minister assured Aucklanders they would not have to deal with a hard border and the checking of every car to get out of the city.

But probably the most damaging aspect of this is the sense the Government has deliberately kept the truth from the public.

While it kept assuring the public there would be no iwi-led checkpoints, the Government had actually amended legislation to allow iwi to man checkpoints. It turns out that three weeks ago Labour inserted a clause into the Covid-19 Health Response Act giving various groups including "a nominated representative of an iwi organisation" the power to "close roads and public places and stop vehicles".

Heat pumps for cooling residential.

How well do heat pumps work for cooling homes, or is it better find a/c of some description?

Strategy - have separate heat pumps for living and bed areas and turn on-off at different times?

Can we run both Freeview and Sky off this dish at the same time?  

Otherwise what's the best option. It's got to be very easy to use the Freeview and NO change to the existing Sky system. 

The Mrs has the Sky now and doesn't want anything to change. 

Her mum is coming to stay, (OMFG),  and we'll need to set up Freeview for her. Just like she's used to. No changes.