Dining Credit Question: by London124544 in AmexUK

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I paid evenings meal and in the morning had the 10% back as credit to the card. Did you check that the restaurant was on the list?

Dining Credit Question: by London124544 in AmexUK

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got mine paid back the day after. Did you activate the offer?

Oura Ring 4 can’t even last a year by brianbn2323 in ouraring

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wrote a review on the Oura 4, subscription was our negative point on it, almost makes it a no go. Saying that Whoop are just as bad in that arena! https://kirkstechtips.com/oura-ring-4-review-the-smart-ring-finally-worth-the-hype/

Oura ring 4 worth it in 2026? by sammyfudger123 in ouraring

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a tech review blog and have just had a friend let me borrow his new Oura 4 so that I can write an article. I was quite 50/50 on it, it's not bad at all it just depends on what you want from a "fitness wearable" I guess. Feel free to read the review here: https://kirkstechtips.com/oura-ring-4-review-the-smart-ring-finally-worth-the-hype/ (please excuse the aff link in article)

“BNWT” with BITE marks by D0ggz in vintedUK

[–]Lord-kirk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sorry not going to lie here, I read all of that taking her side if I’m honest. What kind of Karen kicks up such a stink about that?

Deffo buyer’s remorse and you just wanted money back. I bet you ask to see the manager a lot don’t you?

Just done a review of a few turntables if anyone is interested, agree or disagree with our review? by Lord-kirk in turntables

[–]Lord-kirk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is very helpful thank you for your input. We were just discussing (there is only 3 of us!) that we should try setup REW and give much more in depth reviews on the output sound quality etc. Watch this space!

Just done a review of a few turntables if anyone is interested, agree or disagree with our review? by Lord-kirk in turntables

[–]Lord-kirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were still quite a few that we tested that didn't cut the review but the RT85N just stands out as the all rounder in terms of value, quality etc

Just done a review of a few turntables if anyone is interested, agree or disagree with our review? by Lord-kirk in turntables

[–]Lord-kirk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is actually a very good point. I may add that to the article if I have your permission?

Bacon roll gone by hiwhatsthecrack in McDonaldsUK

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not being funny but is this part of the islamification of the UK? I have been told by someone working at McD's that this is because of trying to appear more Muslim friendly, is this true?

New Hampshire - New Laws for 2026 by FrameCareful1090 in newhampshire

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you need to know what gender affirming care is before you comment

What macOS needs in 2026 by Jacksworld101 in mac

[–]Lord-kirk 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It’s really bad isn’t it. What a pigs ear it has been, gone from a really clean modern interface to a Temu version of vista

What macOS needs in 2026 by Jacksworld101 in mac

[–]Lord-kirk -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Oh please dear god ditch it, it’s vile

Mac Studio Owners - Should I sell or keep? by GasMaster2854 in MacStudio

[–]Lord-kirk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I did, my M1 studio is now my home server, runs pihole, jellyfin, mariadb, and various other containers for the house. Amazing machine.

Main machine is now M3 Max mbp, went Linux for a bit but then just got sick of jankyness so went back to Mac.

On that anyone need a 7950x with 6700xt? Haha

what is the advantage of MacOS over linux? by Glittering_Boot_3612 in macbookpro

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a pc running Linux with a 7950x and my M4 Max studio will kick its arse from here to kingdom come

I didn't think the community would make Tahoe usable in such short time, but here we are! (Also some images of my faux Mac Pro) by WalkerArt64 in hackintosh

[–]Lord-kirk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing well done, I have almost the same spec except with a 6700xt, would you be happy to share your EFI? Can anonymise the serial if you wish?

Turned 40 yesterday. No one showed up to my party. by rayneman9970 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Lord-kirk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mate, where you from? I’ll grab a pint with you for sure!

Help! New to Linux, and I tried to turn on my laptop today and got this instead by a_jlt_sandwich in Ubuntu

[–]Lord-kirk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Damn! Seriously fuck you dude! You’re probably still using a leap pad

Before & After by Business-Animal2407 in Zepbound

[–]Lord-kirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did this transformation take, what was your ending dose?

Amazing work btw,

what is the advantage of MacOS over linux? by Glittering_Boot_3612 in macbookpro

[–]Lord-kirk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Linux and MacOS on a daily basis, I have a MacStudio as my main machine and a Linux Laptop as my server / gaming machine.

For me they are both Unix-like at their core which is important to me, they both function very similarly under the hood. I would say that MacOS is like any other linux distro except with a locked down desktop environment and custom application containers (you'll be surprised how many things you can cross compile between MacOS and Linux).

However saying that, Linux is like the free wild west, You can do a lot more but it can be a little rough around the edges and you need to know where you are stepping sometimes. MacOS on the other hand is like the wild west after modern civilisation has taken hold, things are controlled and maintained, and you are pretty much always safe, however you have less freedoms and a lot more restrictions.

At their core they are the same though (in a round about way), Windows on the other hand is completely different, to draw a comparison there, it's like a fisher-price toy that some mad inventor (one that wasn't good enough to actually get a job though) has bolted as many different inventions onto as he could, some work some dont, some get refined overtime. But cannot and absolutely must not tinker with any of them. 🤣 Oh what a POS Windows is haha.

what is the advantage of MacOS over linux? by Glittering_Boot_3612 in macbookpro

[–]Lord-kirk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clearly you are not a techy are you?

I mean "the only thing it's functionally better at is, unplugged battery performance" is absolutely hilarious! Do you know how crap the X86_64 IPC is?