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by pidg 10y ago
Ah. I live in Scotland too and wondered if Monzo had some connection (Tesco Bank is based here but operates UK-wide)
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by pidg 10y ago
I recently trashed my 2011 MBP (oops) and spent a month without it. I decided to try using my corporate-provided Surface Pro 4 instead to see how I could get on with a similar-spec Windows 10 PC for personal use. By the end of the month I h
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by pidg 10y ago
Without meaning to sound rude, why does it make a difference where you live? I feel like I'm missing something.
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by pidg 10y ago
I love my Pro-ject RPM 1 turntable. It's such a simple design - stripped back to the bare bones of what's needed to play records. http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=rpm13
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by pidg 10y ago
I have four Noodler's pens, and have bought them as gifts for others. They're remarkably good value and write beautifully.
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by pidg 10y ago
Oh no! I've been ogling these since they came out, and only recently convinced myself I really didn't need one. Now it's back on the table...
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by pidg 10y ago
I upgraded everything in my Snow Leopard-era 13" MBP and it was still running fine until I stupidly spilled water on it last month. Now replaced by a 2015 13" MBP, which feels almost identical (although that Retina screen is goooo
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by pidg 10y ago
Yes - anything that doesn't need to be accessing the internet. Plus Google things that phone home. It's fun to watch them get frustrated and light up red in the activity monitor as they desperately try to send back metrics.
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by pidg 10y ago
Not really anything that equals it, which is a surprise and a shame. The closest thing I've found is Net Limiter 4. https://www.netlimiter.com/
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by pidg 10y ago
I have now! :D
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by pidg 10y ago
I still haven't forgiven them for changing what <Backspace> does in File Explorer (used to go up one level, now goes 'back' in the history). Even though that was undocumented.
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by pidg 10y ago
You could just run the test software from inside a VM - with all those helpful 'written materials' on your real desktop.
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by pidg 10y ago
It's certainly not a thing in the UK. I first heard of it on a radio programme about the Americanisation of Chinese food a few months ago, and I wouldn't know where to find it here. I'd love to try it though.
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by pidg 10y ago
The service you experience with Prime definitely depends on where in the UK you live, or rather where the item is going. I live in a city centre, within 50 miles of an Amazon distribution centre, and it often offers me same day delivery.
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by pidg 10y ago
The data that ISPs will be forced to record is just the domain and time of access, not the full URL. The devil is in the metadata.
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by pidg 10y ago
The government has budgeted a massive £175m for implementation, so I guess the answer is both, but mostly consumers.
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by pidg 10y ago
The quality of life in Edinburgh is very high.[1] It's a really fantastic place to live. I think the tech scene is quite strong and growing - as well as the multinationals and start-ups, there are a lot of well-established small/m
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by pidg 10y ago
I knew I had some free space with my Fastmail account but didn't realise how much - or that I could use my own domains. That's pretty cool.
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by pidg 10y ago
Same here - my 'example.com' was a brand new but very generic domain. I've only used it for email, and never for public email addresses, so it doesn't appear in Google or get any spam. I would recommend this to anyone!
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by pidg 10y ago
I tried IM and voice calls in Teams today and it's almost perfect. I honestly don't see much of a future for Skype for Business now.
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by pidg 10y ago
Problem is that there's no association - every flat is owned freehold and there is nobody who manages the building. However, any action that three households agree on becomes legally binding for every occupant. (This is just how it wor
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by pidg 10y ago
Ha, exactly. My annoyance over their actions isn't nearly big enough yet to overcome British politeness.
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by pidg 10y ago
I'm in a similar position - I live in a 19th century ten-flat building, all privately owned. We had one flat rented out all summer on Airbnb and it turned me from being 'meh' about the idea to being totally against it. None o
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by pidg 10y ago
And the spectacular TSR-2[1], which would have completely revolutionised things in the air, but the project was cancelled when it was almost finished. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_TSR-2
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by pidg 10y ago
It's a slightly different situation to Fannie May, in that RBS was a privately-owned business, and only became government-owned because it ran into so many problems. It's not a 'government institution' as the Bank of Eng
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by pidg 10y ago
Interesting that nobody has mentioned (yet) the social aspect of Twitter, for which it was originally developed - like SMS but on the web. I use it to stay in touch with people I've worked with, other people in my sector who I've
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by pidg 10y ago
> [We'll] show you more relevant ads if you have an account with them. For example, you might see an ad from a company you already work with, rather than one from someone you've never heard of. I'm not sure WhatsApp unders
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by pidg 10y ago
<Backspace> does this, since XP I think - ^↑ doesn't seem to work for me in Win 10.
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by pidg 10y ago
Holding the Option key when clicking the Full Screen button is part of my muscle memory now. I never understood the reasoning behind trying to change user behavior to favor 'full screen' over 'maximize' in a multitasking
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by pidg 10y ago
Exactly. Integration of LinkedIn data with Dynamics and Yammer would be huge. Imagine this scenario: - User is logged in to LinkedIn - User visits your website - Their visit is logged by some JS to Dynamics CRM - A record is created/up

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