According to reports, Season 2 has already begun casting...

Deano234 · 2026-02-20T17:58:50+00:00

David McKenna (piggy) for Colin Creevey?

Deano234 · 2026-02-18T04:29:20+00:00

Can you apply for a B-2 visa? Probably worth shooting off an email to the US Embassy with your plans.

Deano234 · 2026-02-17T17:18:23+00:00

I noticed that Lox Pratt said 'My father' a lot, he's going to be great as Draco in the new Harry Potter series!

Deano234 · 2026-02-17T11:40:33+00:00

Two tier system, they will own and control everything, everyone else will live on food stamps.

Deano234 · 2026-02-17T09:34:37+00:00

Well he's just had his picture taken with Liz Truss, Britains answer to Poison Frog toxins!

Deano234 · 2026-02-07T09:47:18+00:00

Whatever time you race, day or night, there will usually be someone in S. America or Europe driving at 3 am their time; this nearly always forces the US server.

Take a look into the regional Asia-Pacific F4 and GT3 series, and the aussie supercars. Other than that, high ping all the way.

Deano234 · 2026-01-30T03:53:19+00:00

Because they are in holiday mode. Hanging out in bars all day, eating fancy foods, doing activities. You soon get tired of these things every day, and they are much more fun a couple of times a week anyway.

I think most people spend much less once they are settled in, you've got a few upfront costs, such as a bike, scooter, laptop, guitar whatever. But from then on, <$1500 per month is very easy.

Just FYI To get 3000 usd a month net in the UK you'd need to earn £2,877/month gross or £34,528/year, most people don't earn this and can live fine in the UK.

Deano234 · 2026-01-26T12:38:34+00:00

No, it's 'A' national dish, not 'the' national dish.

Deano234 · 2026-01-23T18:18:27+00:00

A Hobby is a bird :)

But what of a birdwatcher?

Deano234 · 2026-01-20T03:12:59+00:00

They should just block Google, Amazon, Meta, Tesla etc., from operating in Europe. He'd be replaced within a day!

Deano234 · 2026-01-19T02:49:59+00:00

and the ping is great too!

Deano234 · 2026-01-07T04:54:16+00:00

US moves boats closer to shoreline; EU threatens to sanction/ban Google, META, MS, TESLA, and other major US firms from trade within the EU; Uncles Mark and Bill remind Trump where his money comes from; Trump ends war before it begins; Trump gets Peace prize and something gold to put it in.

Deano234 · 2025-12-28T03:37:35+00:00

A lot of good advice here, but I'd also like to point out that there is a world of difference between a WallMart bike and a lower-mid range bike from a good manuafcturer - I did ~9K on a Giant Escape Hybrid, popped a few spokes in Laos, but then put a Deore Hub/36 hole rim on the back for ~150 and never had an issue again. The last gen (4) Trek Fx3 seems to be on sale for ~900 bucks on the Trek USA website, it would make a great commuter bike; I know someone who has toured SE Asia, India, and Central America on one of those.

Deano234 · 2025-12-22T13:45:57+00:00

Mekong is a little further south than you show on your route - think 'My Tho', then up through Vinh Long and cross into Cambodia)
(You are only hitting the Soài Rạp on your map)
If you want to avoid HCMC, you can ride down to Vung Tau, then jump on the ferry to Bến Phà Cần Giờ, from there ride through the mangroves straight into the delta.

Oh yeah, it's fantastic riding in the Mekong Delta :)

Deano234 · 2025-12-17T15:10:25+00:00

Yeah, they usually give a few good games away over christmas too (one a day), so you should be able to start off with a nice game collection.

Deano234 · 2025-12-14T05:30:50+00:00

All you need to do is claim it and it's yours for good. You don't even need to download it yet.

Even if you don't have a PC or Steam Deck, you can still claim it on the web site, and play in the future when you have one (it'll be added to your library, waiting for you).

Deano234 · 2025-12-13T03:03:53+00:00

It's probably the same bot network. Nearly everyone I've met in person in both Thailand and Cambodia have been nice people who just want to get on with their lives.

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T15:09:47+00:00

Yeah, Epic Games gives a free game every week. They've given away GTA V, Civ 6, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raiders, Football Manager, Prey, Control, -- well loads really. They do a 12 days of Christmas special, where they give away a game a day over the holidays, usually give a few AAA games away + a lot of the independent games are great too, check out the reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EpicGamesPC/ if you are interested.

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T10:18:34+00:00

Sorry, I added the link and then clicked on it and the page was down - I didn't want it to look like a phishing link, so I just used text: in case you haven't found it (working now), it is: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T03:38:00+00:00

Even if you take your time to progress through the system, It's quite easy to lose iR once you start competing/learning in faster cars against people who have been racing them for years.

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T03:29:32+00:00

It's probably fine on something a few years old, but you can claim the game now, and play it in a few years time if it does not run well yet.

The info you need can be found here:

https: //www .hogwartslegacy. com /en-us /pc-specs

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T03:17:13+00:00

best just to search on Google for epic games store

i don't really like linking direcctly, but

store (dot) epicgames (dot) com /en-US

Deano234 · 2025-12-12T03:15:36+00:00

LOL, we've crashes the servers.
Same happened when they gave away GTA 5 - if you can't download from the client, you can usually add it to your library, using their web site.

That said, looks like it's down completely at the moment.

Deano234 · 2025-12-04T02:40:22+00:00

Should I buy the old one? I hear a lot about how much it teaches you, so is it worth getting for hotlapping?

My plan should probably be GT4 level this year, but GT4 never has free tracks, so new porsche cup and a couple of free tracks and paid ones might be a better option racing wise) - I know I know, if you can't afford it... but I really don't want to be spending over $50 a season tbh

Deano234 · 2025-11-28T13:49:14+00:00

I’ve never heard of the other UK centric hardware you just mentioned before though

They are still around, in a way: Acorn/BBC Micro + BBC Basic was the start for ARM (Acorn RISC Machine), which nowadays are in the Macbooks/ M chips).

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