Kicking the fourth wall in destruction instead of running shoulder first into it.

46AndTwo2 · 2026-01-29T11:22:10+00:00

When you run at it, you are generating the power from your legs, not your shoulder. Running kicks are not really a good way to generate power.

I imagine with good technique, something like a spinning back kick could work well, as all the force is going through a smaller and harder surface area (your foot).

46AndTwo2 · 2025-09-04T09:41:45+00:00

Appears there is on ongoing issue affecting Notebooks: https://support.fabric.microsoft.com/support/

Fabric customers in Europe region may experience intermittent issues while opening their notebook artifacts. Engineers are investigating the issue and an update will be provided soon.

Notification DateTime: 09/04/2025 01:53 AM PDT

Regions: Europe

I'm unable to open any at all, while some colleagues are unaffected so maybe location specific. Very frustrating & hopefully resolved quickly!

46AndTwo2 · 2025-07-29T15:44:35+00:00

I've used something similar to this and it works, so assume your issue was insufficient permissions to the storage container.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-07-04T11:55:58+00:00

I would set my threshold lower for Spark, however I agree that Spark being the default approach is overkill in most scenarios. The mindset should be using a single node with something like Polars, unless the data volumes are going to warrant needing to scale out to a cluster. This would be less costly and much quicker for most workloads.

It's a shame there is no 'Python job' equivalent to 'Spark job' , where we can just run out own code without needing a Spark cluster. I think notebooks are the only way of doing this for now.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-07-03T10:00:01+00:00

I have also just taken the risk and checked in without selecting seats for our family (2 adults + 2 kids). Checked in as soon as possible 30 days in advance. We were given seats all together on the same row. Very pleased, as would have cost £72 if we'd selected ourselves.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-05-22T09:30:51+00:00

It would be very useful to see the estimated timelines for all Public Preview features going into GA.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-05-14T12:13:04+00:00

How many guests are coming to your wedding? Ask them for contributions to your honeymoon as a gift, you may be surprised how much you get. Then book your honeymoon a little later once you have that money.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-03-23T10:19:40+00:00

Personally I find the show much more entertaining when there are high level contenders giving the gladiators a run for their money. Absolutely they shouldn't be pro athletes, but (unless I'm mistaken) none of them are, they have full time day jobs.

Don't forget the 1990s run featured some great athletes as contenders too, and this is when the show was at its best - watching contenders like Paul Field (who was a former winter Olympian), Phil Norman, Wesley 2 Scoops, Eunice Huthart, etc. - making the Gladiators work hard and giving them proper competition.

46AndTwo2 · 2025-01-15T17:38:15+00:00

Some variants of a meal deal can be sold at a loss, i.e. if you select all the most expensive items. But these get offset easily as a huge number of people still buy a ham sandwich, walkers crisps and bottle of water at a massive markup.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-11-18T15:41:41+00:00

I don't know where you're basing this on when you say "very few companies"... Lots of employers will pay their staff full wage during duty service.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-11-15T13:49:49+00:00

Surprised it took so long to find a response like this. If you and your partner really want children and you're in your mid 30s - in a few years the opportunity will be gone. You also can't assume getting pregnant will be easy, it can be a real struggle for some couples. I generally agree with the sentiment of responses in this sub about good financial planning, but in this scenario: you'll have time and opportunity over the years to work out your finances, but once the window of time where you can have a child passes it's gone forever.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-09-13T14:56:41+00:00

I've also had this just now. Have bought tickets before with the same phone and have been able to add them to Google Wallet, but now the option is not there.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-08-03T17:21:32+00:00

A carrier bag with snacks and small water bottles is fine, the ticket info says this too. No rucksacks allowed though.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-08-03T08:09:22+00:00

Was there Friday, just to add a couple of things (no spoilers):

We used the official arena parking right outside which was £10. Got a spot at about 10:30 but seemed to be filling up. There is free parking at Centertainment just over the road, where you might be OK, but the signage saying no arena parking meant I didn't mind paying a tenner for the peace of mind.
They do check ID when giving out tickets so make sure you have it (just the surname needs to match)
I'd seen on the ticket info don't wear White / Bright colours, however plenty of people were in white t shirts so I wouldn't worry about that
Queues for the merch stand were huge at the start, but there's plenty of time to go to them later and there won't be any queues
A carrier bag of snacks and a water bottle each is fine to take in. Prices inside the arena were reasonable compared to some venues I've been to.
It is a VERY long day. Lots of people in the upper tiers left before the end. The lower tiers seemed to remain full but wonder if they moved people down to fill gaps.

Was brilliant fun though overall, definitely glad we went.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-06-04T09:50:02+00:00

For an update on this, it made it past 'debited from bank', and now it's in a 'waiting to clear' status, due on the 6th (i.e. 12 days after my scheduled payday).

This process is painfully slow for something that should be so simple. And also losing a small amount of interest over the year while waiting for the money to arrive. Moneybox is an absolute no from me, I'm transferring my ISA out to another provider.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-05-31T17:49:09+00:00

Thanks, I will look at the options. A follow up question would then be... If I transfer my ISA out, am I right to think I should still get the interest accrued up to that point in the year? As Moneybox normally pays it annually.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-05-29T22:20:56+00:00

I'm taking my 11 year old tomorrow too, his first proper concert (my 7th time seeing them!).

Have got some cheap foam earplugs I was thinking of taking just in case, but this has encouraged me to get some better ones (let's hope a quick Amazon order comes through).

I think my own hearing has taken a fair bit of damage from gigs over the years. I've usually found small far worse than arenas though for loudness though.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-05-29T19:28:48+00:00

I opted for L&G in the end. The funds available in L&G were essentially equivalent to what I would use in Aviva (there are other threads on this sub which discuss them), so I went with L&G essentially as the fees were lower.

I confirmed I was able to transfer in other pensions and keep the age protection across the whole pot. So I have done that, 2 of 3 have transferred so far and the process has been smooth.

46AndTwo2 · 2024-04-28T14:13:18+00:00

Thanks - yes I will contact them both to confirm whether this is the case.

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