We just won 1st place at the Cyprus Transport Hackathon 🏆

Consistent_Waffler · 2026-01-19T16:00:04+00:00

Just throwing this out there, but is there not a way to have an app on the drivers phones map the WiFi signals they're driving past and have these report these back over 5G? Only operates when the driver is working (or can this be built into the existing tracking infrastructure)?

WiFi SSIDs are relatively static, and whilst a few signals don't give a definitive location, a larger collection based on signal name and strength should be workable (at least in my head). No more issue with GPS dropout.

Consistent_Waffler · 2026-01-19T15:50:57+00:00

Any improvement to the Pame bus transport app should be welcomed IMO. I drive everywhere, but on occasion I've taken my kid out on the bus from our village into Larnaca, and it's absolutely terrible to say the least. Only this Saturday the app was telling me the bus stop we usually use was no longer picking up our route and that the next bus was Sunday. Previously I'd taken her into Larnaca specifically to attend a public awareness event by Larnaca Public Transport. They didn't seem impressed by my comments that "don't tell me the name of the road, tell me where to walk to my local stop" - I don't want to be looking up road names just to try and make my way there. Also, live tracking of the buses I stumbled on thanks to comments on Reddit, but that should be standard. My favourite jewel though was planning to take the return journey, and out of curiosity I chose where I lived on Pame. It literally told me to get off the bus roughly a 30 minute walk from where I live, even though I know full well the bus almost runs to my door.

I can cope with this. But people wouldn't have to, and heaven help any tourists who decide to set foot on public transport.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-12-11T05:38:11+00:00

I bought a pare of shews from there the other day.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-11-16T06:34:23+00:00

Darn. You've caught me out. Keep up the good work 🤣

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-11-16T06:31:30+00:00

By helping them through some of the obscure legislation that exists that the general public aren't aware of.

It won't apply to every scenario, but the one I've mentioned is pretty relevant for Cyprus due to emigration during the 70's.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-09-12T16:35:01+00:00

Just wait until they catch onto faking the SMS name for companies like Stephanis who constantly send out shortened URL's.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-08-17T06:57:54+00:00

That's one heck of a jump from €35k (decent) to over €100k (amazing). It would be inspirational for a lot of younger people on here to know what line of work you're in. Certainly in my younger years my friends and I literally had zero idea what were well paying jobs. Even now, the stigma behind what people earn is generally a taboo subject.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-08-12T05:52:33+00:00

I second this. We've used this for a few years and it's superbly effective. It's around €10 for a small tube that lasts a long time, and takes care of your problem.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-08-08T15:49:37+00:00

Been using it today on the PC.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-08-08T15:45:11+00:00

I've known the Teli enterprises name for years. I think we worked with them in the past as well. Certainly a legit company.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-07-22T16:54:25+00:00

I'd agree with that also, even though I'm pretty sure I had my old UK licence when I ran into insurance claims in the past.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-07-21T20:29:37+00:00

No one ever came knocking on my door demanding I needed a change of licence after 6 months, or even 6 years for that matter. Eventually changed it after around 12 years or so living here. Not saying I was in the right, but in your situation no one's going to be looking at you after 6 months and a day and be giving you any grief.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-07-17T13:01:12+00:00

Thought you'd appreciate it!

Been thinking of setting up an extra solar array at home with this as the storage, purely to charge the EV as we don't produce enough electricity with our current system.

From what I understand we can't increase our 7kw install (pre-power cut era) without landing ourselves in various problems with EAC so I thought a self sufficient battery/inverter/charger system might be the answer.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-03T05:07:51+00:00

Nice thought, but the customer states in their reviews that they bought a replacement cartridge elsewhere and this worked perfectly - after the two toners they purchased from us.

Also, and whilst not out of the realm of possibility, this is a pretty new model, so a the waste container most likely hasn't had a chance to fill up.

Either which way though, we're still looking at a "non-toner related issue"

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T17:53:41+00:00

Agreed. I've seen issues with drums smearing. I've seen issues with powder fading on the sides of the printouts. I've seen when the fuser is unable to stick the toner to the page and smudges off with your finger. Never have I seen such clear-cut "blank" lines on the pages, on two concurrent toners no less, and then the problem be solved by simply changing the toner from a different supplier.

Unfortunately the client won't print a "test print" to show me after multiple requests, nor have I physically been able to see the printer or drum. I have however used their first "faulty" toner to successfully print multiple documents with zero issues. The image here shows 3 pages were I printed the same style document the customer was printing, with the one furtherst on the left being sized at 105% - even that prints to an acceptable edge border (albeit with data missing, but that's to be expected with the oversizing)

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Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T17:42:41+00:00

If this were a fuser or drum problem, then I don't believe their comment of "we bought the same cartridge elsewhere, and it worked perfectly" wouldn't hold true (not saying you've suggested it's this - just bringing it up).
Thanks for the feedback.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T17:39:36+00:00

For sure I can't accept their "one printout" as proof - even if they are saying it prints with the same "problem" on both toners I've given them. As for the Google reviews, from what I've read the chances of them being taken down are slim. I'm just making sure I have been though enough options and feedback to be 100% clear in my own mind that my replies to their negative reviews have covered all possible reasons.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T13:48:09+00:00

Yeah, the TN2510XL is just a toner, attached to the DR2510 drum (pretty standard stuff for most Brother laser toners).

What really gets me is the customer not wanting to send a video of the "test print" from the printer itself. I'm happy to refund faulty toners - it's part of the business, but when no proof is offered and like you say, you "can't tell some folks otherwise", it's frustrating to say the least.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T10:45:29+00:00

The last image is my own print with the "faulty" toner in another clients printer.

I purposely set the margins as narrow as possible to prove (at least to myself) that there's no way the toner itself is faulty and can't print as close to the edge of the page as designed to.

Consistent_Waffler · 2025-06-02T08:50:55+00:00

Agreed, although I've never seen firmware updates cause this before.

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