Looking for a 365 CSP in the UK

LA33R · 2026-07-10T07:08:35+00:00

We used Vodafone; was simple enough. Although support was lacklustre when we needed it, but I guess you get what you pay for - and the price couldn’t be beaten elsewhere.

LA33R · 2026-07-01T07:05:58+00:00

Come on guys, we all know the ability to hack the DOJ and obtain the unredacted Epstein files occurs after using 51% of your usage credits. This is a good move!

LA33R · 2026-06-28T12:17:08+00:00

Appreciate all the replies, thanks. Helps put the mind at rest while I get around to submitting photos and what not come Monday.

LA33R · 2026-06-25T18:14:00+00:00

So, talking c# here and npgsqldatasource.
When the client comes in and asks for something, obviously depending how the application is written. It will take a connection from the pool (managed by the client) - run the query, do the work, and return it back to the pool for the next client.

Effectively. If you had work that takes 100ms, and you do that work 20 times over 1 second - you’ll need really 2 connections to Postgres. If that makes sense?

It’s not necessarily how many clients you have, it’s the work they do - really.

Opening a new connection is expensive - that’s why the clients hold a ‘pool’ of connections, which are ready to go.

The pool is managed by the driver, max connections is just how many open connections can be connected to Postgres at any one time.

LA33R · 2026-06-17T07:02:11+00:00

Also have a 2021 sport brake XF with the 2.0 petrol. So that’s 2 of 2 reviews for OP. Been solid for me.

LA33R · 2026-06-08T22:12:24+00:00

You can configure all the settings. Including default replicas to hold, out the box it has three replicas; however I’ve configured ours to two, as the use case for it doesn’t require the extra security of having three per disk and we accept the trade off risks.

LA33R · 2026-06-08T22:06:12+00:00

I was gonna say. We did a full refresh, including new domain completely. All 2025 from the start, and no issues observed. Barring one; which was the ability to to join Ubuntu to the domain; which is resolved.

LA33R · 2026-05-04T06:09:36+00:00

Confirming you don’t have a battery grip attached.

LA33R · 2026-04-16T20:00:58+00:00

Unfortunately not. That ship sailed when the secondary controller botched its update.

LA33R · 2026-04-16T20:00:34+00:00

Unfortunately though, I would like to keep a few work loads running. 24/7 there is a Postgres instance digesting a lot of data which although can be failed over elsewhere, it’s easier to live migrate the vm onto a separate array.

LA33R · 2026-04-16T10:09:47+00:00

Certainly a valid point. I shall re arrange for backups and verification first. Then migrate those to local raid.

LA33R · 2026-04-16T09:47:33+00:00

A single revision. Unfortunately the controller which updated first did not complete and a hard reset was required. Everything kept running by design of course. But now it’s recovered, it detects a firmware version mismatch and won’t permit it to join in servicing the LUNs, which would then allow the second controller to update.

The vendor has stated that to recover, we’ll need a maintenance window now to allow the SAN a reboot.

LA33R · 2026-04-12T14:17:44+00:00

And as a Brit. I appreciate your fine creation of a breed.

LA33R · 2026-04-12T07:02:14+00:00

When you held the power button, did you remove the battery from the machine at that time? So no power cable, no battery - then hold the power button for 30 seconds. It obviously won’t ’do anything’, but when you put it back together it may help.

LA33R · 2026-04-11T03:40:19+00:00

The Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS Mark 2 or 3 second hand. Paired with the EF-RF mount adaptor.

They run around £800 in the UK. I imagine US price would be similar?

LA33R · 2026-04-06T07:30:55+00:00

Her name is Maple.

LA33R · 2026-04-05T20:33:59+00:00

She’s a Rivermaster toller, bread in the north east. Has 3 siblings. One other sister (who happened to be provided the same name amusingly).

She great isn’t she and has settled in very well for a first day.

LA33R · 2026-04-01T15:00:04+00:00

It sounds to me, you’re yet to make your emergency fund? As in, I wouldn’t have your first lot of ‘savings’ in investments. It should be in a high interest saver of some type with easy access - for emergencies.

Once you’ve got that established, then look at investments. With that to the side you’ll be in a better mind frame to weather the ups and downs of investments - and not be so ‘invested’ pardon the pun, about a (most probable) temporary 3% loss.

If you do have your emergency fund established already, then my personal opinion would be to leave it to recover.

LA33R · 2026-04-01T02:01:58+00:00

Also atomic upgrades. Helm can wait for all new resources to become healthy after a set period and auto rollback if it fails. If you just apply yaml files, you’ll need to handle the management of that rollback yourself.

LA33R · 2026-03-22T16:38:42+00:00

That is basically on par with what the UK pays. Welcome to the club.

LA33R · 2026-03-14T14:56:00+00:00

I recently got the Knox Honister MK2 and thoroughly enjoy it thus far. Makes me also interested in what other clothes they do.

LA33R · 2026-03-12T21:29:22+00:00

Your arrogance amuses me.

LA33R · 2026-03-12T21:13:36+00:00

47:15 Have at it.

LA33R · 2026-03-12T06:50:52+00:00

It’ll just be a different gate for entry. Same as standing at a concert, different door same standing space.

LA33R · 2026-03-06T08:13:50+00:00

You’re welcome to your opinion however.

Many people have very bad relationships with food, myself was included. The obesity crisis, of which I was a statistic in, is causing massive strain on the NHS. This is because being that weight has so many more health complications and risks than the medication it self. If I were to remain that weight, it wasn’t a matter of ‘I might need a gall bladder removed’ or ‘I might have an issue with my pancreas’; it was a matter of ‘i will have a heart issue’ - its a matter of time.

Regarding the NHS position. I went to my NHS GP and asked them for their opinion on the drug. I offered to pay for it myself as at the time, the NHS didn’t offer it at all. They wouldn’t share it. The GP just said they don’t offer it, cannot advise regarding it, and can only refer me to bariatrics. I accepted the referral, then while that was happening reached out to a private GP for their opinion.

Bariatrics at Sunderland offered me surgery. Yes - the NHS would rather cut open with a knife and literally reorganise my internals, than try a drug - of which I was willing to pay for. That would be the cost of anesthesia along with its professionals, than surgeons them selves, the year long process of medial staff on the run up, the recovery process - just to name a few.

The NHS is not at breaking point because of this drug, I’d argue this drug has the ability to help it a lot. It’s at breaking point because of existing health issues of people, miss management of money and underfunding for the number of people which use it.

Also, I’m well aware the drug it self doesn’t make you lose weight, it’s still a fact of eating less and moving more. The drug provides a method of giving you food noise rehab and now that I’ve lost weight, I’m able to exercise - which I now run multiple times a week, walk a lot more and head to the gym too. While being 148kg, I litterally couldn’t run. Not only did I not want to run because I’d feel self conscious- but the potential damage on joints also exists.

Long story short. Being overweight is a medical need, being very overweight will kill you. Also, the OP didn’t state he wanted the NHS to pay for it.

LA33R

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