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  4. Posted

    4 minutes ago, KP Nuts said:

    TalkTalk 

    in my experience TalkTalk has never been great, often slow, and unresponsive - last time I used TT I tracked most of the issues down to TT's DNS servers, set up to use Google's DNS and never had a problem after...

    this was a fair few years ago though (talking, 15 years-ish)

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  6. Posted

    1 hour ago, The_DADDY said:

     

    EXCLUSIVE Pub landlady defies police orders and puts five golliwogs back on display to applause from lunchtime drinkers just days after six officers seized 20 dolls in 'hate crime' probe

     

     

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11957405/Pub-landlady-defies-police-orders-puts-five-golliwogs-display.html

     

     

    Your thoughts?

    Again...? There was a big thing about 10 years or so ago about them, I thought they were banned from future sale but not from being displayed..

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  7. Posted · Edited by Ghozer

    11 minutes ago, iansheff said:

    Cheers for that Ghozer, I unlinked Spotify put Amazon as default music, when I asked for a song Alexa said you need Amazon music unlimited to select specific songs.  I have now put Spotify back as the default music, I have also created playlists on Spotify but again they will not play unless I open Spotify on the laptop and click on the first song in the list and it then plays the whole list. As I said I was at my friends yesterday and the Dot played whatever song it was asked to play. It said the song title followed by on Spotify then played it, she has the same basic Spotify as me, we checked and the settings on both our Spotify apps and they were identical. 


    As far as I can find, Spotify 'free' only works with Alexa if you are in Australia, New Zealand, or the US... And this is only since 2019...

    Again, from spotify's own site...   the article/announcement about it https://newsroom.spotify.com/2019-11-20/spotify-free-users-you-can-now-stream-music-on-amazon-alexa-sonos-and-bose-speakers/

    so, unless your friend has their account details set to one of those, I doubt it will work...

    Digging a bit more, I have found the a mention about FREE working (from only a year ago), but states "Unlike paying customers, those on the free plan can’t request any song they want. Instead, they can ask Alexa to play any playlists they’ve previously created as well as Spotify’s own playlists." - so you have to make a playlist, then say "Alexa, play my XXX playlist on Spotify" - it will then play your playlist (random selection) with ads... this is the ONLY reference (and maybe the only way) of it working....  AND this is a US site, so may only be talking about the US..

    (Link to reference / article : https://www.techadvisor.com/article/746082/how-to-listen-to-music-for-free-on-alexa-and-amazon-echo.html )

  8. Posted · Edited by Ghozer

    30 minutes ago, iansheff said:

    I was at my friends yesterday and tried their Dot, I said play a song and it said playing on Spotify, no mention of radio and it played the song I asked it to play, they don't have premium just the same version that I have.

    I tried that it doesn't work, if I ask it to play a specific song with Amazon as default it says you have to have Amazon music unlimited which you have to subscribe to.

    If you set Spotify as your 'primary' service (using the Alexa App on your Phone) and disable/remove all others, it should default to Spotify - however, Spotify requires a Premium account..

    See: https://support.spotify.com/uk/article/spotify-on-alexa-devices/ (Spotify's own support site)

    If you dont have premium, it wont play from Spotify and will default to the next best / next available (usually Amazon Music)

    Also, you don't need Amazon Music unlimited, you only need Prime, you will get odd adds thrown in but it will play (most of) what you ask...

    I have 3 alexas in my home, all work exactly as I have described...

  9. Posted

    7 hours ago, iansheff said:

    Free, same as my friends, it plays some ads at various times. Like I say if I open Spotify on the laptop and click play on Echo it does no problem.

    Try saying specifically.. "On Spotify"

    But also, i'm not sure if it works on the FREE one, I know it does with Amazon music though

  11. Posted · Edited by Ghozer

    As I just commented on Reddit, about the same thing...

     

    And who is gonna pay for it? not only to fund this (ridiculous) campaign, but what about funds to buy it, repair it, open it up, keep it maintained etc?
     

    What's the reason it's been -mostly- disused and not repaired in the past 10 years?
     

    so many details missing for me to be able to make an informed decision, but on the information available atm, I think it should come down imho!

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  12. Posted

    32 minutes ago, Padders said:

    Parked the car in Tesco's on Spital Hill and walked through the Wicker up to the High St.

     

    You do know that car park is only for Tesco Customers right? - there's a big sign that says so as you enter it....

    See here: https://tinyurl.com/338nbeju

    But I agree about the Wicker, and the rest, I have been saying it for years and constantly get flamed and put down for it, finally others are starting to agree! :)

  13. Posted

    3 hours ago, Chekhov said:

    As an example we have a 3kW solar system in perfect unobstructed south facing alignment which generates about 3250kW a year (on average). That's around half our electricity usage* which is well worth it. 

     

    😮 That's only 1/2? 😮

    The average usage for a 3 bedroom UK household is around 3500-4000kWh / year

    if you're using almost double that, then there's obviously something using all that energy!

  14. Posted

    ARC 3D Scanning at Sheff Hallam Uni maybe?

    or maybe try both/either of the following - if they can't help with scanning they may at least know someone who can :)

    Laser Scanning : Thorncliffe Park Estate, Unit 18, Chambers Way, Chapeltown, S35 2PH : 0114 551 5500

    "We do 3D Printing" : Unit 7, Carbrook Business Park, Dunlop St, Sheffield S9 2HR : 0114 327 1020

  15. Posted

    On 18/03/2023 at 12:21, sandbox said: 
    
This Excel Macro should help. Change the values in 'Range("K3:K140").Select' to suit your columns. You may also need to change 
sheet name from 'Sheet1' to match your sheet name. A quick google will show you how to use macros.



Sub SortMC()
        Dim sTmp As String

    Range("K3:K140").Select
    
    'Find Mc
    For Each cell In Selection
        sTmp = Mid(cell.Value, 1, 2)
        If sTmp = "Mc" Then
            cell.Value = Left(cell.Value, 1) & " " & Mid(cell.Value, 2, 50)
        End If
    Next
    
    'Find Mac
    For Each cell In Selection
        sTmp = Mid(cell.Value, 1, 3)
        If sTmp = "Mac" Then
            cell.Value = Left(cell.Value, 2) & " " & Mid(cell.Value, 3, 50)
        End If
    Next
    
    'Sort
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Sort.SortFields.Clear
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("K3"), _
                                                            SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
    With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Sort
        .SetRange Range("K3:K24")
        .Header = xlGuess
        .MatchCase = False
        .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
        .SortMethod = xlPinYin
        .Apply
    End With
        
    For Each cell In Selection
        sTmp = Mid(cell.Value, 1, 2)
        If sTmp = "M " Then
            cell.Value = Left(cell.Value, 1) & Mid(cell.Value, 3, 50)
        End If
    Next
    
    For Each cell In Selection
        sTmp = Mid(cell.Value, 1, 3)
        If sTmp = "Ma " Then
            cell.Value = Left(cell.Value, 2) & Mid(cell.Value, 4, 50)
        End If
    Next    
End Sub

    I detect ChatGPT!

  17. Posted

    What domains? 

    domains only have value really if they are a good/wanted and/or short name, age helps too (how long you have had the domain, and it's been active) and then past page rankings/search engine position and hits tracked where possible etc... 

    beyond that, a domain is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, unless it's one that represents something specific, that works for a brand name or something 'normal'

    Godaddy's appraisal says my domain is worth just shy of $1300 - yet I honestly doubt that, and doubt anyone would ever want it, even for $30 (I don't want to sell it any way :D)

    Your best bet, is either just letting the domain expire, or just keep it renewed with valid (and publically visible) admin/registrar contact email address so if someone ever wants the domain, they can find out who to contact and get in touch...

  18. Posted

    44 minutes ago, Mister M said:

    As a youngster I always had colds - right up until I was in my 20s - something like 4 or 5 times a year when I was at school, then maybe 2 or 3 times a year afterwards. It was only until I was in my late 30s that I became much more resistant to them. Possibly because my body had built up enough immunity to defend itself against any cold bugs that were in circulation

    I generally didn't really get ill when I was younger either, sure I had all the usual childhood illnesses like chicken pox etc, but mostly never really got colds or flu... rare occasions maybe... just like everything though, everyone reacts differently, varies person to person etc...

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  20. Posted

    Just now, The_DADDY said:

    My bold

    At that point I think the government may introduce Road Pricing. Everyone will pay by the mile which may sound good.

    Except as we now see Sheffield and other councils are making moving around more difficult, restrictions, one way systems, banning cars from certain routes. A mile journey now might take 2, 3 or 4 miles in the not to distant future. 

    tbh, the only way we'll know for sure, which ever way things happen, is to wait and see :)

    There may be 'road pricing' or similar, but at that point it will also likely be 'all' road users (cars, bikes, and others) and not as it is now (which should stop people whining about cyclists not paying also) which should mean it's slightly cheaper all round (equivelent vs inflation at the time obv) as there's more paying (but we know what SCC's like, so probably wont work out like that)

    SCC has always made terrible decisions re: transport and roads tbh...  however, one-way streets and more defined routes, will be better (and more efficient) for electric and self driving vehicles....

  21. Posted

    3 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

    What about when the caz is extended?

    What about when All vehicles no matter how compliant they are are included?

    That's the way I believe it will go. 

     

    maybe, maybe not - but at the moment, my point remains and is valid...

    VED/Road tax will likely be changed once everything is Electric, and the CAZ/pollution stuff won't be as much of an issue - sure there will still be older petrol cars around for a while (as there are pre-Euro6 vehicles and older atm) - but as more go electric, it will become less of a problem :)

  23. Posted

    6 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

    (2) So motorists - of any variety (temporarily excluding private cars) have to pay for  something they have zero control over.

    don't they do that already? with VED/Road Tax and fuel duties etc? - you have more control over paying (or not) for the CAZ than those, you can choose to go an alternative way, and not pay, or you can get a newer vehicle and not pay, there is choice, and they have (some) control over it..

  24. Posted · Edited by Ghozer

    11 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

    That's very blinkered of you.

    Your choice though.

    not really, i'm just tired of arguing the case, people whining and bitching about it without actually stepping back, stopping for a moment, taking a look at the wider picture, and thinking.  Most (sure, not all) but most people I have talked to about it just have the one blind line of sight, and wont listen to the arguments (either way) - those are the kind of people I don't have time for, and tbh they are very draining to deal with :)

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  25. Posted

    2 minutes ago, top4718 said:

    How many do you need:

     

    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/19/thousands-protest-against-world-economic-forum-backed-15-minute-cities-in-oxford/

     

    https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-02-19/five-arrests-as-thousands-protest-in-oxford-against-ltn-15-minute-cities

     

    https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23331460.five-arrested-2-000-attend-ltn-protest-oxford/

    Wow, where have we heard that phrase before 🤣

    All due to conspiracy theories, and people who don't actually understand the plans properly...  and I refuse to entertain anyone who believes such...

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