Aspman

I setup an AcePC mini PC for my son during lockdown. TBH it's run without a beat for about 4yr. Admittedly it is an underpowered celeron and I wouldn't want to use it evrey day but it's done the job for us and he still uses it for basic homework tasks. He's got an xbox for gaming. I think he'd probably be better of with a new Raspberry Pi, I think one of the newer models would do these basic tasks better and would probably be cheaper.

Is it not standard fit on cars now? But only works below 20mph or something like that.

I'm a bit of a cynic over these stories tbh. They never seem to lead to a recall or safety notice which implies nothing found. I'm sure with older petrol driven similar incidents it was fairly normally to see the driver get nicked later. Why was the Jag doing 90mph? If the throttle was stuck or a connection left open why 90? Top speed it limited to 124 but assuming there is a fault why would the limiter apply? Cynic talking - guy got caught doing 90 and rather than take the 4 points he's blaming the car for a bit of publicity too.

I have just replaced a cheap amazon chair. The Amazon one did me really well for a good 5yr which wasn't bad for £35. But I work from home now and it wasn't up to 8hr a day on it. Still fine as a chair it's not broken. It was an Amazon Essentials, it's not available now or I'd send you a link. I invested in a used HumanScale Freedom chair which is £2k new hence going second hand.

Budget? I bought a used chair from these guys - https://corporatespec.com/ They have a lot of very high spec stuff which is discounted but still not cheap.

My Mrs and all her family are all Saab fans. They don't have them now but fond memories of 90s, 900s and 9-3s

You might have needed disks but the warped disks line sounds like BS. I have never ever owned or even heard of anyone I know having actual warped disks. A warped disk would usually indicate a problem with the brake caliper since that can twist the disk itself. Contaminated disks causing pulsing/judder, absolutely had that loads of times. Can be cured by driving like a loon on an empty road getting the disks really hot. Garages like to try to scare people into replacing pads by using all sorts of BS terms. BMW used to quote "braking miles", I've had percentage wear and all other sorts. They usually start to look very awkward when you ask "what's the measurement?", and they haven't measured. And franchise prices for brakes are criminal. When I had a Range Rover the dealer quoted £1100 for front disks and pads. Got it done at an indy for £400 and he apologised for it being so high.

I’m a few years out of it now but the main solution was a digital bridge in the home allowing the old kit to be connected to the digital line. All usually had a multivendor cellular backup.

I had a Fullfat Rangerover for those years and it was actually nearly compeltely reliable in that time. I had one warranty claim for a baggy leather seat and one repair which was a misaligned tailgate. That was apparently quite common as the motors are not always equal twisting the plastic panel. They wouldn't take a warranty claim on that. What was uncovered in routine servicing was that JLR at the factory had put the brakes pads in wrong. Two outers on one wheel and two inners on the other.

Mine was ok but maybe it was an oddity and I only had it a couple of years

I'd read (not substantiated and can't provide source) that the Range Rover was subject to a recall. I know there have been a few fire risk recalls over the years. I wonder if you failed to have a recall carried out on your car if you could be held liable if it did something like this.

IMHO any scheme to reduce or limit driving in the city centres without a corresponding increase in public transport spending in the same area is simply revenue raising. They also increase pressure on car sales which benefits some party donors.

One hopes that the car park owners will be refused their insurance claims for not following best practice. A few big losses might change attitudes where legislation hasn’t forced it. Or possibly the car owners insurers may go after the car park owner to recover losses.

I thought you had to Sorn or they fined you for not telling them you don’t need tax. Catching people out was the whole point of sorn wasn’t it?

Maybe I'm cyncial but there have been many stories of the years about runaway cars and most have either ended up as something stupid like accelerator stuck in the carpet, it's just gone quiet or the driver ends up in court. So for me, balance of probability is that the driver is at it for attention or a numpty.

Yeah you'll keep access through your Amazon account but I doubt it'll be feasible to download these videos for offline use. They'll probably allow you to download through their app as long as you check in every so often online. You have to remember when you 'buy' a film or music online you are only buying a license to access it. You have no right to have a physical copy offline. With Music you can download to MP3 but I don't think the same facility exists in video.

Could mean the botnet controlling it was taken out or the mailserver etc. Or some servers have been added to a blacklist. You'll never know.

IMHO they can make the limit 5mph, there will be no enforcement on 99% of roads so no one will pay any attention to it.

All Jimny's seem to be coveted just now. Mine back from MOT and service just this week. Speaking to the chap collecting he said they had a 2015 on the forecourt for £17k. Clicky click, looking at Autotrader mine has gone up about £1k in a year. that's +ve £1 a mile for me. I've never had a car that gets so much attention. I had the Maserati outside and the Jimny next to it. Twice people were round and they commented on the Maserati but spent more time talking about the Jimny.

We have a home AV setup but steered clear of Sonos since some of their business practices are less than agreeable to me. We have a similar system but have used Yamaha Musiccast. It's probably worth popping into a shop like Richer sounds and speak ingto their guys about options

Actually that date is the finish deadline for the switchover, it's been happening for quite some time. At previous job I was involved quite heavily in the switchover since this affected personal alarms for old folk and the vulnerable and there has been a sizable project underway for a good 5yr. BT/Openreach has been quietly switching over exchanges all that time. There is a planned progression but also if any analogue exchange failed they were switched rather than repaired.

A lot of text there and it seems awful. I was advising someone else the other day about a similar but less serious bullying campaign where the school was being unhelpful. I would urge caution regarding the use of body cameras. they count as CCTV and there are strict rules around their use. If you intent for the camera to be used without warning then it may be considered surveillance. Unfortunately you may find the police more interested in doing somthing about your daughters use of cctv than the bullying since it's easier to prove. https://www.saferhighways.co.uk/post/clearway-is-it-legal-to-wear-a-body-camera-in-the-uk That is for the UK not NI but I belive the rules should be fairly similar across the whole EU. General advice around complaining to the public sector. You must play the game. The complaints procedures are set in stone, if you deviate from the path it allows your complaint to be rejected or overlooked and often it cannot be repeated (double jeopardy almost). I do not know the procedure in NI but it it likely to be similar to this - Stage 1 with school Stage 2 with Local council or education authority Stage 3 with Public Sector ombudsman 'Stage 4' legal action via national courts or ECHR. Learn the process and do everything in writing. If you follow the process the school is locked into it. But you must follow the process, no short cuts. It will take longer than you want it to. Complain through official channels, and escalate at approriate points. Know the rules and laws that apply to the school. Use FOI to apply for copies of policies and procedures. Use non-adherance to their own rules within your letters and emails. Use their own words and phrases e.g. "duty provide a safe learning environment", Be unemotional and polite. If meetings are face to face insist on minuting and take your own minutes. You will probably be entitled to have an advocate (not necessarily a lawyer, in fact avoid lawyers) or supporting person with you. Do not insist on audio recording meetings you may not have right to do this but you can ask, if all present agree you can but at the start of the recording ask the questions again "I am recording this meeting [location date], [ask attendees to state their names], say [can I ask if anyone objects to me recording this meeting?]. If anyone changes their mind you must stop recording, you will have to provide a copy of the recording if requested. Do not raise your voice or insult anyone or make unfounded allegations (if you are agressive the meeting can be shut down and the authority may move to label you as an unreasonably complainant). Do not threaten legal action or send letters from solicitors since this can trigger legal action rules closing down the complaint Do not carpet bomb the organsations involved with emails or letters, you may get labelled as a 'Vexatious' or 'Querelous' complainant. This does sound like everything is weighted against you BUT if you stay to the path of the process and you educate yourself you will actually start to have the upper hand since it's likely the school does not know its own rules or legal obligations all that well, they will almost certainly have been complacent. If you know what is going on better than them you will start to see where to kick them where it hurts and exactly what words to use.. There is also the principle of In Loco Parentis which is the school acting as a child's guardian but as to whether that applies on a school bus is unclear. I found one reference from England - "If they are paying for themselves, then their parents are responsible. If they are over 16, they are. If the local authority subsidises their travel, they are the local authority's responsibility." NI law might well be different. Good luck, must be awful. [edit I've added some more info around recording meetings] I used to manage the team that carried out the stage 2 in a local authority although I wasn't involved myself. All the policies and procesures around complaints will be published online somewhere so I'd start there are familiarise youself with that. You may find you are partway through already.

I do too 🥲 I think I was in my 20s beforeI had a mobile. Not particularly liking using the phone full stop it never seemed like a very appealing tech to me.

Man logic certainly but current monitor was about £600 on sale

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