rikkus

8 ms·

31.
by rikkus 7y ago
I didn’t know this was still possible. I used to fly Nottingham <-> Glasgow and it was just like getting on a train or coach. I had wondered why it needed to any different now but I see that it’s because the terminal in EMA is now bot
32.
by rikkus 8y ago
Same issue for me on the questions. I could see from the Spectrum 48k manual that there was more that could be done than writing plain BASIC but didn’t know how to find out more. I didn’t have any idea what all those POKES I saw in others’
33.
by rikkus 8y ago
Whenever I went to YouTube I would get suggested videos that were either interesting and related to stuff I had watched, or not interesting to me, but no problem. The algorithm just didn’t quite judge what I might be interested in as well a
34.
by rikkus 8y ago
(Edit: just realised GP was probably not referring to email providers, but I’ll leave my question here with apologies) Microsoft, Apple. I’d move my mail to one of these to get away from Google but I can’t find a way to do so. I already pay
35.
by rikkus 8y ago
It’s possible to bring your own encryption to AWS. You can put an HSM you control on your own infrastructure and keep your keys there. As a step further you can encrypt before sending any data there in the first place, though you’re then op
36.
by rikkus 8y ago
You can save even more money if you buy used. I have a couple of Rega amps and pairs of speakers, for music in two rooms. Total spend less than £400. Original cost would have been ridiculous. But they're just as good as when bought new
37.
by rikkus 8y ago
I’m assuming this meant ‘the UNIX desktop’
38.
by rikkus 8y ago
Yes, that's what I'm using. You don't have to be a business to use it.
39.
by rikkus 8y ago
I use Code42 CrashPlan[0]. This has clients for MacOS, Linux and Windows and it's been flawless since I started using it years ago for personal and business use. Going by the names and the descriptions I've read, the overloaded te
40.
by rikkus 8y ago
If you check that you can restore from backup regularly, then whatever the system is underneath that matters much less. Even an email saying 'things went well' doesn't tell you that you can restore your files.
41.
by rikkus 8y ago
I'm not sure about the TV across the room, but I certainly see the pixels on a 2k 23" monitor. I'm using two now and every second I'm itching to get back to my Macbook's Retina display. Everything else about these m
42.
by rikkus 8y ago
I’m a subscriber to Office 365 and would use their mail service (whatever it’s called these days) but... I can’t bring my email address - which is on a grandfathered free ‘Google apps for your domain’ account. It’s a bit silly, considering
43.
by rikkus 8y ago
As others have commented yes Glasses Direct are who I’ve used. They let you choose some frames to have sent to you to try on in a selection box. I did this the first time. They require you to send your prescription (a photo is fine) before
44.
by rikkus 8y ago
In the UK it’s expensive to buy glasses from the high street, but you can order them from one of several ‘online’ shops for cheap. I’ve bought several pairs of metal, rimless glasses for 30 quid a pair and they’ve been excellent. They would
45.
by rikkus 8y ago
There are regulations[1] in the UK too. We've had new UPVC windows installed over the past few years and they've all got hidden 'trickle' vents. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ve
46.
by rikkus 8y ago
They used to be positioned like this in the UK but all the ones I’ve seen like this have been removed or moved over the years to places where they could be regarded as more for safety than easy money making.
47.
by rikkus 8y ago
This works really well if you have excellent eyesight or if the screen is curved but so have to physically move sideways to see different windows with this size screen. It’s a good problem to have, of course!
48.
by rikkus 8y ago
I installed KDE Neon on a t450s recently and the fingerprint reader was the only hardware that didn’t work out of the box. I had to install an extra package and add some lines to a pam config file. I use it to log in, plus to auth for anyth
49.
by rikkus 8y ago
Opinion on factors based on introspection: - Desire to shorten the parts of the commute where I can’t read a book (on my phone) - Desire to shorten the commute in general to maximise time at home or work (day is more relaxed if you arrive e
50.
by rikkus 8y ago
This behaviour - and perhaps other causes with similar issues for desktop users, is what drove me away from helping to make Linux ‘ready for the desktop’. The kernel philosophy was incompatible with the needs of desktop users. Those develop
51.
by rikkus 8y ago
I’m pretty sure that you replied to a joke referencing that joke.
52.
by rikkus 8y ago
Just to note I was also expecting the occasional web form to decide my address wasn’t valid, but it hasn’t happened. I’m not sure why it’s been plain sailing but perhaps I’ve just been lucky to pick a TLD that happens to work okay for both
53.
by rikkus 8y ago
I tell people my personal email address at least once a week and I’ve never had anyone ‘shut down’. Sometimes after I finish saying it they ask, ’Is that it?’ That’s all though. I’m rik@hemsley.cc and when I registered it I was half expecti
54.
by rikkus 8y ago
Mostly you can swipe in from the left edge to go back. It’s not 100% consistent so can be frustrating when it doesn’t work, but I seem to remember similar with the back button in Android.
55.
by rikkus 8y ago
They are selling a platform for putting advertising in front of kids. Targeted or not, they make money from kids asking parents for stuff they saw in adverts in apps.
56.
by rikkus 8y ago
I'm currently using KDE Neon and if you choose Wayland when you log in, you can also select wobbly windows in the settings.
57.
by rikkus 8y ago
What do you mean by "won't be compatible with modern routers"? Are you referring to the 802.11g? These devices had an ethernet port, IIRC. I'm sure I remember plugging mine into my network and not using its built-in wifi
58.
by rikkus 8y ago
Yep I took the defaults here then installed 1PasswordX and couldn’t open its settings. That’s a vital extension for me.
59.
by rikkus 8y ago
I have AirPods for meetings and music while walking, the normal Apple buds - now just backup in case I leave my AirPods behind, some Sony closed back monsters for shutting out noise while working in cafes and some nice open back Grados for
60.
by rikkus 8y ago
No I don’t water it either. It rains in the UK often enough. It needs mowing and weeding and that’s it. The cut grass and weeds are used as compost.

More ›