gvurrdon

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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   Luckily, in the 1990s I could happily play electric bass (upright or guitar) in jazz gigs without receiving complaints. A shame it took so long to catch on - I think that the Fender Jazz was a great invention, and actually works well for ja
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   It's never worked for me - the answer is always something along the lines of "oh no, I'd have to install another app, it's such a hassle". If only there were some means for people to use whatever apps they liked and
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   I wonder if the writer of that comment was American or British - it appears that the term is somewhat less offensive in the US. Once, whilst watching a relatively mainstream US series I was surprised to see a character refer to their collea
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   Unfortunately, the library job is much along those lines as well, so a job concentrating on her preferred subject would still be an improvement.
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   My SO works in a library but does academic research in her own time. It's difficult to find the time, but writing papers during evenings/weekends and, where possible, presenting them at conferences has resulted in some degree of s
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   There are some useful products but I wouldn't call it fantastic compared with my experiences on Android, e.g. where I can root the device and use a hosts file for system-wide blocking. VPN options are good there too, in my experience,
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   There's nothing on the market now that I'd actually like to buy. Apple do seem to have some respect for privacy at the moment, but it's still a phone that scans the user's face (far too creepy for me) or makes it difficu
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   Printing out maps sucked. Usually the only way I could manage a long journey would be to stick a summary of the major routes somewhere where it could be glanced at safely, e.g. whilst stopped at traffic lights. I'd make it within a few
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   by gvurrdon 8y ago

   Thanks. I think that your experience sounds worse; I hope it hasn't left any lasting impression.
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    I'm not exactly sure (it was rather a long time ago), but IIRC everyone else in the ward was there for tonsillectomy and someone must have got it wrong when the surgeon called for "next, please". No Ben & Jerry's bac
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    Thanks. I'm in similar circumstances to jake_the_third and have been wondering for some time about how to find a decent television that's not full of this. Indeed, I would never buy a Samsung smart TV (or phone).
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    Very unpleasant! I recall spitting up blood afterwards, but it wasn't that bad at all. Although, I was never supposed to have my tonsils removed. I was in hospital for another reason but got mixed up with someone else and the wrong ope
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    May I ask what model of television that was? Might be worth getting one myself.
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    It can indeed be hard to judge, and situations may change. Before moving to my current house I asked around and got the impression that it was fairly quiet late at night; this turned out to be mostly true. But, a new hotel was completed aft
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    I thought the same. It’s a shame there will not be any updates (some aspects of war/diplomacy could do with changing) but it’s still a great game.
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    The files are added in the app - it seems to work well, though I’ve seen reviews suggesting that some users have been confused by it.
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    That article appears to be somewhat out of date; Adguard Pro is still available: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adguard-pro-no-ads-popups/id...
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    This is still available on iOS, amongst others: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-ios-pro/overview.html Of course, the limits on installing software on one's own device are still a concern.
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    I recall trying to get support for an odd issue on the Galaxy Nexus - it seems some devices would be unable to connect to 5GHz wifi after a few days or weeks of use, and mine was affected. Probably a hardware fault. Not only did Samsung&#x2
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    I've heard it is good, though I don't think it was available at the time I was using the Mozart. What I did have was "Orange maps": https://mspoweruser.com/orange-maps-for-windows-phone-7-come... This wa
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    by gvurrdon 8y ago

    Definitely - I tried an HTC Mozart for a while and was astonished at how pleasant it was to use, particularly given that I hate using Windows on the desktop. There was no decent map for car navigation, but that could have been reasonably ea
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    Thanks for the link. This sort of thing is becoming a total pain; it seems that there's almost no gadget I might use that's not reporting my habits to someone.
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    They're not bad, but are relatively poor against sounds similar to human speech, which includes coughing, sniffing, throat clearing etc. My colleagues who have a large extractor fan just outside their window have reported that noise-ca
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    Some sort of enhancement for paying would probably help as well. IIRC Livejournal used to offer custom homepage themes, extra user avatars etc. for anyone who paid for the service. Yet, the basic functionality was available for anyone.
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    Thanks, useful to know.
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    I’m using it for a side project which has been running for over a year. It’s not something to which I can devote much time and Meteor is easy to set up for what I need. I suppose that if it dies I can re-write the application using some oth
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    I think so. But, the people who organise events I'd like to attend and discuss topics of interest to me use Facebook to do so, and cannot be persuaded to do otherwise.
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    In theory I'd be happy to pay for a service such as Facebook's groups and events if it could be proven that it was preserving my privacy. Unfortunately, I doubt that Facebook can be trusted.
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    The only possible thing for which I might need Facebook would be for groups, as some hobbies seem to have almost entirely moved there for event organisation and general discussion. Previously we used to use forums such as phpBB, but setting
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    by gvurrdon 9y ago

    That could be rather useful - many thanks. As an aside, I used to follow various organisations' RSS feeds from Facebook, before that was shut down. It was a great way to keep up with their activities.