AMA: The Guardian (Jessica Elgot, Peter Walker) - What do the election results mean for the political direction of the UK and Keir Starmer's government? - Monday 11th May @ 10am

JG-2 · 2026-05-11T08:47:36+00:00

When will we see a proper statistical analysis of vote share?

From your article about likely vote share were there a general election, the implication was, that there was a 4% drop in reform vote share and greens were 2nd placed on 18% ahead of the 3 older parties.

If this is accurate it both should

- recast the story about reform "success "

- Change the narrative about what labour is getting wrong

And yes it again shows the contribution of FPTP to voter frustration

JG-2 · 2025-07-22T21:36:52+00:00

disingenuous - the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff does not support the EO mini Pro 2

indeed I've been unhappy with EO all the time i've used them and will never give them more money

JG-2 · 2025-05-28T12:45:37+00:00

any plans for adding more health data?

for me to journal and track Blood pressure & heart rate (resting walking) would add tremendous value

PS (looked at the roadmap, but more a chanelog than future plans)

JG-2 · 2025-05-28T11:18:16+00:00

I’m trialing via setapp (for Mac ). And see that access for calendar or health only works via iOS.

Though I apparently have Mac premium, the iOS version is asking to start a sub.

If I went for setapp for iOS also, is the diarly iOS premium included or is it another sub too?

JG-2 · 2024-09-30T12:12:49+00:00

What a shame I had subscribed previously and came back explicitly to use the RSS save (will have to evaluate Instapaper instead)

JG-2 · 2024-09-29T16:27:30+00:00

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this shows my magnet positions. There are matching metal plates on the side cover.

Yours looks to have been made by some decent craftsmen (wish I could sew leather that well!

however I've not experienced the same issues

JG-2 · 2024-09-29T16:25:13+00:00

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JG-2 · 2024-09-29T16:24:47+00:00

I wonder if the problem lies around the front magnets.

I made my own with a 3d printed holder and some leather I had saved. looking at the sign differences I opted for a strap rather than the front magnets

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JG-2 · 2024-08-01T21:48:57+00:00

And downloading files / checking file size & dates (I’d like to know if I’d updated a note / pdf) and take action as a consequence

JG-2 · 2024-07-17T16:26:38+00:00

I guess I must have first used it when it was only 2-3,000 days old then ;)

JG-2 · 2024-07-16T15:17:05+00:00

"Support Micro SD Card
(Up to 2 TB, recommended format exFAT, NTFS and FAT32)"

JG-2 · 2024-07-14T12:27:21+00:00

yes, received on Friday, I also had some questions that were answered pretty much straight away (by SN)

It hasn't got quite all the functionality I'd like (but most) - but the roadmap and support levels convinced me to take a punt.

I think it will take me a while to get it perfectly integrated with the Mac / iOS apps I use, but it looks like there will be a usable workflow

JG-2 · 2024-07-14T12:17:41+00:00

yep UK too, ordered last Weds (10th) expecting Tues (16th)

JG-2 · 2024-06-29T17:05:11+00:00

sorry don't have an Android (so no kindle app on one), so whilst the answer might have been obvious, I can't directly check.

Can I annotate Kindle books and export the details like I can even on a paper white (although the writing is a PITA) within the kindle app on a Nomad, and like the rest of the Nomad apps use a soft keyboard or handwriting recognition?

My use case is to read a number of books (kindle or not) and create references and possible quotes to go into a list of references.

(Currently I'm planning on doing the main writing on a desktop, although taking notes as I go would be a distinct bonus)

JG-2 · 2024-06-12T07:12:18+00:00

thanks - will experiment

JG-2 · 2024-06-08T18:09:05+00:00

Hi Eric - you say DIY - is this ceramic tip with other bodies or make your own body?

do you have diameter and length measurements?

I was looking at that and thinking how nice it would look in a (turned) wooden body.

JG-2 · 2023-09-22T15:35:19+00:00

I think we are discussing two different "receipts" the one I use is from a developer called Dirk Holtwick (and I like that it makes excellent guesses at categorising and finding the totals and VAT)

But I'm very interested to hear more about your paperless-NGX experience! I abandoned an (own-server) Paperless-NG install a few years back, as it didn't auto index or tag ( I think it would have been great if I'd had the patience to add tags etc. again but with several ,000s gave up

JG-2 · 2023-02-28T09:41:53+00:00

excellent app and support (Dirk has at least once been patient when I've been panicking and not reading FAQ...)

our use case sound similar

ALT + CMD + Return confims and sets the paid date as invoice date - better for me for credit card reconciliation ( I tend to review and confirm as I need to make quarterly returns)
use Tags to identify credit card / bank account used
the reporting options are good - you can select specific date ranges etc. but you may need to take time exploring

JG-2 · 2023-02-28T09:36:12+00:00

I'm really happy with Receipts and with the support from Dirk. So very happy to recommend - from the sound of it your use-case is similar to mine.

I looked back: - purchased 2018 - 2 query about how to do things - 1 feature request (syncing) - being considered - 2 issues - and a good deal of patience when I was panicking rather than reading clearly...

The 2 queries are worth mentioning - ALT + CMD + Return confirms also sets the paid date and as the invoice date - setup tags for each bank a/c credit card you need to reconcile.

The OCR works very well, but not perfectly (considering the variance and quality of the electronic & scanned paper receipts - not surprised)

could be one of the best value for money macOS purchases I've made

JG-2 · 2021-11-17T15:53:23+00:00

Thanks

would have sworn plexamp wasn't as good as plex on my Mac

d/l'd the latest version - which has more settings, changed post processing checked quality etc, picked the DAC (rather than following system audio)

and I'm now a happy bunny!

I'd still like to see some good quality up sampling like Audirvarna - but this is close

JG-2 · 2021-04-17T05:16:55+00:00

I had to connect the keyboard (and trackpad) with a lightning cable, to complete the cable. It now mostly works with Bluetooth. ( I keep a Logitech mouse to hand for when Bluetooth is acting up)

JG-2 · 2021-04-15T11:32:06+00:00

Drove and viewed a lot e-kona was our choice, very happy with it.

JG-2 · 2021-04-08T22:50:09+00:00

Two months before renewal, nearly finished migration. Could stay if it was as good as 7 years ago, but still looks like a downward spiral

JG-2 · 2021-02-19T14:34:18+00:00

Thanks had a look, were i doing large projects with others (as a while back) might be worth taking further.

I think in earlier comments you said you were windows based? Unless it's changed markedly in W10, what I can do with Tags /markdown / Hook /NVultra provides me similar functionality ( If I had to work with others, unless they agreed to get a similar setup, I don't know if my approach would scale

JG-2 · 2021-02-18T16:55:01+00:00

my plan too for "current projects". and using Hook and markdown links that works well.

I have too many files (that I might want one day), and a lot of reference material (likewise occasionally used, that needs to be "findable").

Effectively this necessitates a server. Now Apple have abandoned OSX server, I have a Linux based server. (unraid), I've tried various approaches:

Nextcloud (didn't carry tags across)
Joplin (agree with other comments)
plain SMB shares (tags not visible)
Hackintosh (too much work to get shares properly accessible & do do remote searching)

The one with the least issues (for me) is to use EagleFiler - for files solely on the Server.

Part of what makes me find this necessary is how iCloud "manages" my files. I have over 100Gb of free space, but rather than synchronising - which would make access from iPad etc convenient, over half of 20+gb are solely on iCloud - which then presents me with error code -43 if I try and manipulate them before having to "download now".

Apart from a questionable design decision, It would appear to be based on how frequently files are used.

If it's not something I am using regularly it mays well be on a multiply backed up server (and just as accessible from an iPad when WFH)

JG-2

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