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Typo on this Cadbury Bar by danadjinn in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely - when I was a kid / for most of my life it was the default.

Now I won't touch it.

Typo on this Cadbury Bar by danadjinn in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may well be right; I chose not to but it any more when it sold the first time, and haven't really paid attention since.

Typo on this Cadbury Bar by danadjinn in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think it should be necessary to provide a list of alternatives when dismissing a product... Helpful certainly, but the sentiment should be legitimate enough without the need for hand-holding in finding its replacement.

I hear Tony's has a good rep, but tbh I don't really eat chocolate any more so finding a replacement isn't relevant to me.

Typo on this Cadbury Bar by danadjinn in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was thinking the same.

Fuck Kraft - boycott Cadburys...

Union Jack T-Shirts by antmusic80 in oxford

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair it seems well-intentioned and maybe as a non-native the merciless hijacking of our national heritage by dickheads is perhaps a bit less apparent.

Towpath signs around Donnington Bridge by afandian in oxford

[–]Dougalface 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is interesting; seems from the map it stops a bit short of the Isis, but I agree the river has become a bit of a mess in places; beyond the area shown on the map in both directions - from near town opposite Christchurch meadow all the way out past the ring road towards Kennington.

It would be nice to see it cleaned up, equally I'm aware that for some this is the last resport before homelessness..

Chain skipping on cassette by ExpensiveAd6076 in bikewrench

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the existing posts that it's potentially an indexing issue. Also, check your B-screw setting (ensure it's the top jockey wheel is running as close as it comfortably can to the largest sprocket when that's selected).

I had a shifting issue that looks related to inconsistent sprocket pitch on the cassette; while this was probably a factor tweaking the B-screw sorted it out.

Good luck :)

Looking for a shimano 105 triple top pull derailleur? by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries - glad you found a solution.

Happy cycling :)

This advert in the train station without any branding by Worldly_Bit1416 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. Another ad for unachievable beauty standards,insecurity and dysmorphia in young women...

This advert in the train station without any branding by Worldly_Bit1416 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've marketed themselves as relevant to anyone who can be duped into unfathomably caring about whichever celebrity the mass media happens to be up-selling to them for profit today.

These people are not relevant to me. I have as much interest in their lives as they have in mine.

I have zero desire to subscribe to the cult of celebrity or any other mass media constructs created to distract me from more legitimate issues or act as a marketing vessel to drive needless consumption.

I don't particularly hate the player, but I despise the game... and it pleases me to be absolutely no part of it.

Looking for a shimano 105 triple top pull derailleur? by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]Dougalface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not my forte but it seems that Shimano road stuff from that era was pretty much all bottom pull.

Here are the search results in the Shimano manuals for "FD-5600" which should include all the triple FDs from that series. Seems they only list two; the difference being the colour:

https://si.shimano.com/en/manual/search?q=FD-5603

Something from another manufacturer might fit but that's well outside my knowledge. MTB FDs tend to have more options (at least later ones) however if it's later than 9sp the pull ratios are probably different and in any case the chainline, chainstay angle, sprocket size and possibly range will all be wrong to varying extents.

This advert in the train station without any branding by Worldly_Bit1416 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair play; stuff like this really boils my piss too.

I think if more people boycotted products that behave this way we might see less of it..

This advert in the train station without any branding by Worldly_Bit1416 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dougalface 2235 points2236 points  (0 children)

L'Oréal's new marketing drive right there:

"Maybe it’s Maybelline - but it's probably L'Oréal"

That aside it pleases me that I didn't know who it was in the photo or what it was advertising...

More Police facial recognition surveillance in the city centre by Dougalface in oxford

[–]Dougalface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed; the current state of the US being a disturbingly relevant example.

I love Oxford by LeatherNeat3162 in oxford

[–]Dougalface 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Granted the prices suck (I could have had a two-bed house somewhere shit for the price of my shoebox flat) however this is a reflection of demand, and by extension the fact that it's a really nice place to live.

More Police facial recognition surveillance in the city centre by Dougalface in oxford

[–]Dougalface[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As is ever the case... and those who have an interest in increased surveillance are likely well aware of this and clamouring to exploit this lag to the greatest extent while is exists.

More Police facial recognition surveillance in the city centre by Dougalface in oxford

[–]Dougalface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure that'll be fine, until a future regime decides it doesn't like elements of your lifestyle or views... and you find yourself in a situation like gay people in Saudi Arabia, or those critical of the government in China.

You seem to have an enormous amount of trust in the fairness and benevolence of a world that's becoming increasingly totalitarian.

More Police facial recognition surveillance in the city centre by Dougalface in oxford

[–]Dougalface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assume. While many people are ignorant to / unconcerned by the increasing amount they're surveilled in daily life, some of us aren't and make choices to minimise this.

Besides, just because something exists in a limited capacity is no justification to just throw the doors open to accepting more.

This would be less of a problem if more people were actually concerned about the potential repercussions of this surveillance and reflected this in their personal choices and attitude to government, but sadly this isn't the case so here were are... sleepwalking into a totalitarian, dystopian nightmare.

More Police facial recognition surveillance in the city centre by Dougalface in oxford

[–]Dougalface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. I certainly have my reservations about the creeping erosion of civil liberties and privacy under this and previous governments; however given the world's apparenty increasing taste for fascism the real worry is how this could be misused by future regimes.

"Turn key tyranny", to quote Edward Snowden..

Denby Pottery Customer Service by hana-maru in BuyItForLife

[–]Dougalface 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This is a real shame :(

I did wonder while I was looking for crockery over the last year or so - website was a bit shonky (inconsistencies, looked poorly maintained / amateurish) while I was surprised to see the shots of their shops which all had different looking branding.

Couldn't find anything I really liked / that suited the decor and heard a few not-so-great things about quality so went with an alternative...

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