[Autosave is for Wimps]

[Autosave is for Wimps]

That faulty UI message you fixed? It's come back and no-one knows why

White goods, zombies and an apostrophe catastrophe

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Alistair Dabbs
May 05, 2023
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Seven years ago today we installed a water feature in Dabbs Mansions. It was an impressive vertical fountain with a splash radius of two metres. In hindsight, it was probably a mistake to install it in the utility room.

I don’t even remember ordering it. The first I knew about the whole thing …

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