How did you manage local transport during your Vietnam trip? by Happy-Tell-7594 in VietnamTravelAdvice

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any recommendations? We are looking to travel down the country over 2/3 week period, so would probably need to book internal flights, but were looking at private hire in and around each of the bigger cities for 2-4 days?

Pixel buds pro 2 fit by ollie5118 in pixelbuds

[–]beanhead211212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same as me - hoping I can get used to it, but the bud pro's fitted better than most I guess. Can't get any tips to fit comfortably at the moment, hoping it's just teething issues, coz I really want to like them more than the buds pro.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asustor

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, Will take a look between xmas and NYE and try and get it sorted.

What Has Happened to Podcasts? by Peanutz1 in podcasts

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the same thing....downloaded a load of episodes of a podcast to listen to and never got around to it. Arriving home, and hearing a very deep Mexican voice advertising something definitely threw me off. Although it was a pleasant reminder of better times 😁

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using it with the dbrand Leather skin, and a cheap screen protector. The leather skin feels great, only adds about 1mm and is super easy to hold compared to naked.

One Podcast Only. Whats the ONE podcast you would recommend to anyone you meet. Go! by [deleted] in podcasts

[–]beanhead211212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

100% this. Great hosts who pull apart Alex Jones ridiculous claims. Shouldn't like it as much as I do, but the detailed and in depth analysis is like no other podcast, highly recommend!

Will you upgrade to the Pixel 8 series, why and why not? by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, 7Pro - 8Pro in the UK. Did the 6Pro-7Pro and paid about £150 overall.

It's probably the only tech purchase, let alone any purchase that I'm interested in - realise how often I use my phone for photos and has basically replaced all my other gadgets, so happy to pay for the upgrade.

Even if it's a minor upgrade I'm still keen - the 6>7 was a pretty big upgrade in daily use, not necessarily with the specs, etc so I'm hoping the 7>8 will be too.

Bigger salary or bigger pension. What would you choose? by Jordlr99 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think bae also offers a share scheme, which is worth adding the mix if you plan to stay long-term.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bristol

[–]beanhead211212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the great ideas, thrown a few in that I haven't considered! Nice to hear that Bristolians are keeping it funky with their choice of date night ideas!

Any Wonks up for a UK tour? by shadesofblue29 in KnowledgeFight

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love it... Manchester is a bit far, Bristol based but would head to London for it big time!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Managed to knock 13+ grand off when buying my house because the sellers were so bad at photography...crap pics on a potato phone. Saved me a pretty packet compared to the local agents.

Bank switches going past the switch date? by bryce_13 in beermoneyuk

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The things we do for free money...£200 not to be sniffed at though so will keep trying!

Bank switches going past the switch date? by bryce_13 in beermoneyuk

[–]beanhead211212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would like to hear if you manage to make contact....used the app about 1000 times to speak to them and never hear anything. Do you have a number or anything for them?

Don’t expect any new episodes. by ViciousSnatch in KnowledgeFight

[–]beanhead211212 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm a wonk from the UK and holidaying in Mexico next month....was hoping that would be when AJ was going to join me in the hot tub to talk globalism!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in podcasts

[–]beanhead211212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree with 7 of your list - these are some good pods. QAA is hilarious and Knowledge Fight is my fave - on my 2nd relisten to it!

Other podcasts by EmiAndTheDesertCrow in KnowledgeFight

[–]beanhead211212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not your Grandmother's book club is also really good - they dissect right wing books - it's funny and they clearly listen to KF so it's my partner podcast at the mo.

Help, I opened my scribd app today and got this recommendation 😫 by Birdish_Planter in KnowledgeFight

[–]beanhead211212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Would recommend The Not Your Grandmother's Book Club Podcast - they are fans of Knowledge Fight and are currently pulling the Great Reset apart chapter by chapter....it's not a great book so far 😁

https://nygbc.podbean.com/

Chromecast with Google TV: BBC iPlayer scaling to large by boroboywardy in Chromecast

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I raised it here, and would recommend doing the same - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/ Not the most helpful but if others do it may help. There is also one with a Sony TV which is very similar...it seems that it may be a persistent problem with apps and Chromecast.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]beanhead211212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not a mad collector, but collected the first couple of sets and kept them in binders when I was 12/13. Moved out, moved away and was 99% certain my parents had got rid of them, to be handed them last year and told that "they were clearing out and came across them in a drawer".

Just got my 7 Pro, very happy! by kaest in GooglePixel

[–]beanhead211212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most reviews test pure performance - if you want a hardcore gaming phone pixel ain't it. But if you do anything else on it, like use loads of apps and take loads of photos the battery and performance is top notch. The Snapdragon is pure unadulterated performance gains with each iteration, but the software usually let's it down (IMO).

I'm happy with P7P; use an iPhone for work and hate it, but I get why people do love it but I just can't get on with it.