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Cake day: November 2nd, 2024

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  • Teams can go fuck itself with a rock. We’ve taken licensing now that doesn’t include it.

    Still holding on to classic outlook as long as possible. The new version/skin/glow-up can go share the aforementioned rock with teams. Where’s my VBA, where’s my ribbon customisations, and why must it be dumbed down to Fisher-Price levels of ‘user friendliness’?

    A lot of my answers to user questions these days are ‘Because Microsoft ™️’.




  • It made some difference, but the racists really self-owned on that one by making the country outwardly hostile to generally white EU migrants.

    This was quickly followed by an uptick in not white, non EU migrants that the casual racist abhors.

    Particularly evident in NHS recruitment with EU recruits stagnating and African/Asian recruits increasing.

    Aside from that, the vote has pretty much fucked us all for a couple of generations minimum. Put to vote, I would gladly rejoin, even at the expense of the Pound. We’ll never see the almost 2:1 buying power against the Dollar ever again anyway.






  • With good climate (not a rust belt) and being fortunate enough to not blow an engine, it should do well with diligent maintenance.

    Mostly why mine still goes. The bodywork is utter crap - full of scratches, dings, dents and the front end looks like someone dropped a running belt sander on it. Ex write-off. Mechanically though it is sound.

    My worry is the timing chain. Chains last longer than belts, but they are a dog to change and generally not worth the labour. It will be that or a crash that sends it to the great scrappy in the sky.

    Mid-90s a bit too early for me. I am fond of ABS (mandatory here since '04) and airbags ('98) at the very least. Not always a guarantee on cars of that era. Love the looks though.

    Best of luck with your teenager.




  • Safety systems are just fine.

    ABS, lane deviation warnings, automatic braking and the like all actively prevent accidents - without being an annoyance to the driver, if implemented well. That tech is mature now and generally ok across the board.

    I dislike all kinds of cruise and attempts at self driving though. More of a personal preference, but I think it makes the driver cede too much of their control to the vehicle - allowing them to become more easily distracted and less able to notice incoming hazards that the vehicle might not.




  • Yep.

    For about the past decade, I’ve only ever upgraded because the current broke (and beyond economic repair), or otherwise became untenable.

    Using a refurb S10 now. The S8 prior had a bust screen. Only had that because I needed it to play nice with Bluetooth LE hearing aids. Probably my only recent upgrade that went from one working phone to another.

    Tend to only buy flagships, as they are better supported by alternative software - good if they live long enough to age out of official updates.