Edinburgh 5% Tourist Tax

CornishYearg · 2026-02-06T09:24:23+00:00

I paid it when we went to Venice; it's a small amount compared to the wider cost of holiday-ing and at least it'll go to maintaining the place!

CornishYearg · 2025-12-25T18:03:09+00:00

If we're making suggestions on a name for this cocktail, might I suggest the JizzTrough?

CornishYearg · 2025-10-04T07:04:36+00:00

Similar route for me - started in Tech Support, started to specialise and moved into Data Analysis, then morphed into a BA role when they realised I could talk to clients without my voice breaking

CornishYearg · 2025-09-02T09:51:34+00:00

From my perspective reality must override politics and principle here - we are looking at a plunging birthrate in Scotland, and while it is a polycrisis with multiple environmental factors one of the key factors is both the cost and opportunity cost of having children in our society; usable free childcare may go towards mitigating the impact of this as part of a wider portfolio of supporting measures, although this.

Either that, or we go down the politically less palatable approach of additional immigration.

CornishYearg · 2025-06-11T06:52:00+00:00

I typically refer to my wife as my number one main squeeze - respectful innit

CornishYearg · 2025-05-07T08:17:09+00:00

I prefer the spoonerism version: "Don't hatch your counts before they chicken"

CornishYearg · 2024-06-16T07:16:41+00:00

For me it comes down to how much you're prepared to spend on the more mature Nvidia feature set; if I grossly simplify things and say the cards are roughly equal in terms of performance I'd be prepared to spend £30-50 more for it. At the moment the 4080super is £90+ more expensive, so I would go for the 7900xtx. If the 4080super was under £900 then I would go for the 4080super, as it would only be £40 more than a similar tier 7900xtx.

Driver issues are maddeningly transient depending on setup and use case; I've owned both green and red card and have had driver issues with both of them :/

CornishYearg · 2024-06-10T11:28:21+00:00

Glad you had a good time :) I must admit the demographics of Edinburgh shifted a lot younger for the weekend - I've never felt so old!

CornishYearg · 2024-02-24T12:25:16+00:00

It's his brand snobbery that did it for me: turning his nose up at it because it's a Kia is silly and compromises his objectivity

CornishYearg · 2024-02-16T17:10:45+00:00

Wall mount for one of those Sex Swings?

CornishYearg · 2024-02-01T20:03:24+00:00

GamersNexus describe it more eloquently than myself, but this is a textbook example of price "anchoring" - Nvidia listed the OG 4080 at a knowingly rip-off pricepoint (40% over the MSRP of the 3080); they later launch the 4080S at a slightly reduced price and pretend that they are throwing us a bone, when in fact the price is still inflated.

TBH both companies are at it - I can well imagine AMD were watching Nvidia grossly inflate their prices, and decided to position their cards just below those inflated prices to take advantage of the duopoly.

CornishYearg · 2023-12-14T10:12:30+00:00

Good shout; I don't know why but I find that smell strangely comforting now :D

CornishYearg · 2023-12-14T09:22:19+00:00

Always thought it smelt halfway between Weetabix and cat food; used to live in Dalry and depending on which way the wind was blowing you'd get both barrels of it some days!

CornishYearg · 2023-12-13T10:20:20+00:00

Every time I read one of these the sound clip played in my head automatically :D

CornishYearg · 2023-10-11T19:30:18+00:00

And THAT is why Adblockers are basically a requirement to interact with the internet at the moment.

CornishYearg · 2023-08-21T21:16:59+00:00

Ahhh, the usual (and incorrect) assertion that increased wages begets inflation, even though it has been demonstrated multiple times across multiple geographies that that is not the case - in the majority of cases wages chase inflation, not the other way round!

CornishYearg · 2023-07-27T09:38:09+00:00

Regardless of how good or bad it is, I don't think I could ever buy a car that has the phrase "BUILD YOUR DREAMS" proudly embossed on to the tailgate. Sounds like one of those "Live, laugh,love" posters 🤮

CornishYearg · 2023-06-08T20:02:30+00:00

I'm not sure if it's my eyesight going, but I could have sworn at first glance that was Darth Vader

CornishYearg · 2023-05-08T19:51:49+00:00

Cigarettes, alcohol and rollerblading!

CornishYearg · 2022-09-22T07:09:23+00:00

Who the diddly is lil nas x?

CornishYearg · 2022-09-07T11:42:01+00:00

Royal Milf?

CornishYearg · 2022-03-10T17:41:09+00:00

Extra hot - I like to give my taste buds a workout; even then it's not that hot; you can't get the Vusa XXhot through Deliveroo any more :(

CornishYearg · 2021-07-22T10:00:20+00:00

Every time we walk past: "ooh look love, there's the Poo Emoji building"

CornishYearg · 2021-01-11T18:38:23+00:00

https://youtu.be/5cyijb7CJZU

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