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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 09/10/2026

Anything more pointless than the HSBC trusted list which is prompted every time I purchase something from the same sellers each week?

HSBC Visa 2FA auth prompt asking if "Would you like to add this merchant to your trusted list?" with the radio checked with "Yes".

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 25/09/2026

Why does the Amazon Shopping app want to read my health data? At least Google have made it opt-in so default is no permission.

Screenshot of Health Connect app permissions listing Fit, Health, Pebble, Samsung Health and Vitality as having access, and Amazon Shopping, Home Assistant and MyTherapy as not allowed access.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Think this is a first for us. During August we were worse off on Octopus Agile than if we were on the price cap. Still better off for the year, and with the price lag to hit the cap next quarter.

Octopus graph showing the usage and various prices during August 2026. Main outcome £109.06 on Agile, whilst £104.55 on Flexible.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 21/08/2026

Cool, safe standing in the Emirates Family Enclosure. Great view for my son who wanted to sit down.

View completely obstructed by a man standing in the row in front.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 26/07/2026

At Trent Bridge for the Rockets in the Hundred.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 15/07/2026

Whilst I enjoy a Lounge, not sure visiting 10 different branches in 10 weeks is good for my wallet or waistline.

Poster "little loungers
summer passports!
Collect 10 stickers from different Lounges or Brightside roadside diners and redeem rewards along the way! From 10th July - 7th September."

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 26/06/2026

Yes it's Brewdog, yes it's pretty weak, but it's also secretly gluten free.

Can of Brew Dog Cold Beer Lager. Alc 3.4%Vol.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 22/06/2026

15th August 2029 is the latest, my daughter might have the chance for it to be the first time she votes having turned 16 towards the end of July.

Date of the election
Under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, the prime minister has the power to request the monarch call an election at any time during the five-year length of a parliamentary session. If the prime minister chooses not to do this, then parliament is automatically dissolved five years after the day it first met, and a general election is held 25 working days after dissolution. Parliament first met on 9 July 2024, meaning that unless Parliament is dissolved earlier it will be automatically dissolved on 9 July 2029, and the latest an election could be held is 15 August 2029.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 21/06/2026

If you check the cart you might see a dropdown to change the quantity. I noticed it after adding a second to my basket.

Cart on Poorly Drawn Arsenal showing the option to change the quantity.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 31/05/2026

Heaving on Euston Road and King's Cross.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 31/05/2026

At Newark Northgate, full of Arsenal fans catching the first train to London.

Platform 2 and 3 with everyone in shot wearing Arsenal tops.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 30/05/2026

Enjoying the football whilst in the ride queues at Alton Towers

Me and Charlie with our Arsenal shirts and phone in hand.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 28/05/2026

Bit hot, maybe I should go to the cinema to cool down. The cinema:

GUEST NOTICE | due to issues with our heating, in-screen temperatures are warmer than normal. We apologise for any inconvenience caused - please speak to a member of our team as soon as possible if you feel uncomfortable. For more information, please contact our Guest Service team.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Just a bit of lightning in Notts. Some rain finally here. Worried about the air ambulance flying over though.

Screenshot of a lightning map covered in dots over Nottingham, making their way towards Newark.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 20/05/2026

Whilst I'm not happy the games are behind a paywall, NOW TV have at least sorted out getting the games for those with the Ents & HBO pass.

Stream the 2026 Men's UEFA Finals at no extra cost.
It's trophy time. Stream the 2026 Men's UEFA Finals live on TNT Sports with HBO Max, directly in the NOW app. All included at no extra cost with your Entertainment & HBO Max Membership. Catch tonight's Europa League Final at 8pm.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 16/05/2026

Great to see McCabe get a send off from the fans.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 16/05/2026

Thank you Arsenal for the free pint.

Me holding a pint of cider at Anfield whilst wearing my Arsenal top.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 13/05/2026

It shows, although the text is probably smaller than what was in the graphic.

Screenshot of the alt text showing.

a 2016 tweet from Matthew Anderson @matandersonbbc: "Things native English speakers know, but don't know we know" followed by a screenshot of a book. "Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shap e-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you'l sound like a maniac. It's an odd thing that every English speaker uses that list, but almost none of us could write it out. And as size comes before colour, green great dragons can't exist."

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 07/05/2026

Do they really though?

Ageing sign on an ageing poll which says "We welcome Access"

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 24/04/2026

With a standing charge of 52.24p, on Sunday 5th April I got paid to use my electricity for the day on Octopus Agile. That's without solar, EVs or batteries.

Octopus Energy bill for Sunday 5th April 2026.
Total cost: -£0.78
Total consumption: 21.50 kWh
Weighted average unit rate: -3.64p/kWh

Along with a graph showing below zero pricing until 4pm with the majority of usage during this time.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 05/04/2026

Need to preheat the electric oven. Might do it for an hour.

Graph of the upcoming electricity prices at Octopus Energy on their Agile tarrif. Rate is currently -9.35p with it below zero until 4pm.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 27/03/2026

Wait what! Didn't realise this was even close to being released. Not sure when I'll get to squeeze this in.

Apple TV notification

New Season
Season 5 of For AIl Mankind is now on Apple TV.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 18/03/2026

Both of these things can't be true at the same time.

Tracking from Royal Mail
"We've got it
We normally expect to deliver to your address between 8:30am - 10:30am
We have your item at Edinburgh MC and it's on its way."

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 05/03/2026

The BBC getting my hopes up in the article about the cost to Sp*rs if they get relegated. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

But they will simply not be able to charge the same amount for an opening day fixture against a side like Lincoln City - who are currently chasing promotion from League One - in the second tier in August, should they ultimately finish in the bottom three, and a drop in attendances would likely occur too.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 05/03/2026

"Despatched the cow"

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/02/2026

So I get the BBC News alerts, but BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds 🤷

BBC News notification

Breaking News
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the BBC understands

BBC News notification

Breaking News
Andrew remains in custody as searches are carried out in Berkshire and Norfolk - follow live

BBC iPlayer notification

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested The former prince has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, police say. He is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk

BBC Sounds notification

Breaking: Police arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Listen live now for full coverage

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 18/02/2026

These Gmail have pulled the meta data and added it to your calendar are pretty useless, this one today has the location as my house in Newark as that was the Address in the receipt email. And other times events that last many hours only show as one, with no ability to edit.

Google Calendar entry for a "Stay at Travelodge York Central Layerthorpe" with the address showing as my house in Newark.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 24/01/2026

A great day out and three points at the Bridge.

Arsenal Women defending a corner at Stamford Bridge

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 09/01/2026

In the good old days of Twitter I'd have known about this without having to load the National Rail app. Just wish that some brands would make an effort to also post over here.

Screenshot from the National Rail app showing all the trains out of Newark Castle cancelled.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 03/01/2026

Wowser to the ad Temu just served me on FB.

Temu advert for "40 Pack Design High-density Flame Ret..." with a picture of foam tiles used for sound insulation.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 21/12/2025

Whilst I've won 800 points a few times before at @octopus.energy it's the first time I've got it back to back on the same day.

Screenshot from the Octopus Energy app:

Octopus History
21 Dec 2025
Wheel of Fortune spin +800 Points
Wheel of Fortune spin +800 Points
Wheel of Fortune spin +8 Points

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 20/12/2025

Been online too much today, this LEAP document on the planning portal feels like it was in the recent Epstein docs.

Layout map of children's play equipment with example photos of what each item is. However most of the pictures have large black redaction rectangles.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 17/12/2025

Midnight raider on the bird feeder.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 17/12/2025

What football Morrisons?

Supermarket shelf with knockoff lego set called "Flick Football" with an interesting choice of font making the "li" look like a "u".

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 02/12/2025

The ad, having seen the show I get the idea, but hardly anyone is watching it.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 02/12/2025

Council tax being spent on putting up "flags" here.

Lamppost with a Union Flag banner attached with advertising springy mounts.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 22/11/2025

My Lenovo Smart Clock is dying. No good for bedside with all the flicking. Anything similar on the market which supports Google Assistant these days?

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/11/2025

Tracking says 10 stops away, postman at the door.

Your latest delivery prediction is 21:25 - 21:30, less than 10 stops away.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/11/2025

Wondered what data was being sent when the Update Again button is pressed, so took a look in DevTools. Shows the actual number of drops still to go, and the actual ETA which continues to drift.

JSON object with info like remaingStops, etaTimestamp, toAddress (redacted)

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/11/2025

Looks like they have additional tracking for the driver in the van. Bad news is that the ETA is now between 8:15pm and 9:05pm (yup it got wider in between taking the screen shot and writing this).

Royal Mail tracking page with a map of where I live (blured out) an estimated delivery of 20:15-21:00 and a red circle saying that "less than 90 stops away".

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/11/2025

Hate it when Royal Mail are used for a parcel. The tracking assumes that the postman will deliver in the morning, but most times it is not him. It also has it down as still in Nottingham, but history suggests that it's probably in Newark on a van.

Royal Mail tracking screenshot
"In Transit
We normally expect to deliver to your address between 8:15am - 10:15am
Your item has reached Nottingham MC and will now be sent to your local delivery office."

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 02/11/2025

Nothing stopping the paper reporting about licencing applications, they just won't be subsidised for hiding it in the classifieds.

Newark Advertiser paper with the cover "Last Call. Trusted local news: in the community, for the community, we will always...
Defend you right to know.
A nightclub could open next door without you being consulted!"

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 21/10/2025

Anyone else trying the Prime Vision for the match. Helps see how far up the field Raya is, along with realtime stats like how high the header was, or the speed of the run in to the box.

Photo of the TV with Prime Vision on for the Arsenal v Athletico match

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 16/10/2025

Assume Apple managed to salvage something from the filming to get one extra episode after Noel went awol.

Photo of the TV with Apple TV on "The completely made-up adventures of Dick Turpin" showing a new episode 7.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 25/09/2025

I know there are hours remaining, and I know I had Fantasy Land, but proud of this for now @puzzmo.com

Pile-up Poker leaderboard

Score (this deal)
#1 artesea $20,130
#2 frubnut $19,560
#2 lulu $19,560
#2 genghis22 $19,560
#5 apple $18,510
#6 asdf $18,060
#7 fs7phd $17,790
#8 mvwinf $17,730
#9 mtle $17,460
#10 papamrf $16,890

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 19/09/2025

So do you think it's actually arrived yet?

Email from Royal Mail

Hi RYAN CULLEN

We've received your parcel. Delivery is due:

Friday, 19 September 2025*

Delivery is estimated between:

08:40am and 09:40am*
We won't need a signature. Not going to be in?
View delivery options
*Please be aware any time or date shown is not a guarantee.

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artesea @artesea.co.uk · 09/09/2025

Whilst the main signage is all "Signage" or "Sign" the architects left this on the window.

Planning illustration with an M&S Food roundel in the window.

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