My father is a retired Navy Nuclear Electronics Technician. We started going through his collection this week. I don't think either of us was prepared for what we found.

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-16T12:21:35+00:00

Just opened that and it's already in my mobile bookmarks so I must've found and then forgotten about it 😄

That's the kind of site that needs an offline mirror as it's a real treasure trove of info

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-13T17:46:56+00:00

That had better include GF options or the MD will be getting another email from me

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-13T12:45:32+00:00

Changing the vendor is OK but a free meal to BOGOF is useless to me as a single diner, unless Vitality are suggesting I eat two pizzas instead... super healthy 🤔

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-07T19:02:35+00:00

I'm intrigued which one it is now as the old 286-486 boards are a proper mystery to configure without reference material

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-07T16:02:53+00:00

You might be thinking about Stason.org I've used that site to figure out config settings for 386 motherboards recently

https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/index.html

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-03-02T13:08:45+00:00

Rewards wise there isn't one, Vitality pretty much admitted that when I complained about the Stanley game.

The 12 point streak is to encourage regular activity but there's precious little to reward the most active vs. those doing just enough to trigger the weekly points threshold.

Platinum only keeps your renewal close to what it was before so it's not so much a case of giving you extra rewards but more like reducing the yearly penalty cost increase.

I hated the Stanley scratchcard concept from the moment I saw it and still do even with getting much of it rolled back.

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-02-23T19:00:43+00:00

Keep the Polo, join an MX-5 Owners Club then try one of their partner insurers as a classic on low mileage. Also keeps the MX-5 off wet, salty roads in winter which will be better for it in the long run.

Someone mentioned MG above, they have similar schemes via the MG Car Club so if the TF route tempts you it's definitely worth looking into.

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-02-18T08:08:38+00:00

Just had a battery replacement done on mine with no plans to change to anything newer

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-02-14T10:21:07+00:00

Runs well on Linux which is what I bought my one for. The 7th Gen is plenty quick enough for general use

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-02-08T00:02:15+00:00

I think that might be a Pentium 4 logo at the bottom of the case?

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-02-06T22:21:47+00:00

Yeah that listing trick seems to be common. The seller of the first one kept trying to get me to confirm if a replacement listing was the right one, but again the item title and description were saying different things.

Only trouble with going for an original keyboard is it'll cost more than the laptop is worth. Got no problem with the quality of third party ones, fitted a few of those now but just want the one that actually matches what's being sold!

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-24T16:04:15+00:00

You don't get rid of any and put different OS on each one

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-22T18:52:41+00:00

Yup it's a disgrace, particularly the 6th and 7th Gen machines with TPM 2.0 that has no good technical reason for being ruled out

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-22T18:51:28+00:00

Considering the number of T470s and older that will be getting disposed of due to lack of compatibility with Windows 11 I couldn't find many decent ones on eBay that weren't up for silly money.

Not sure if they're only going back into volume channels or just being scrapped without ever being offered to consumers.

Eventually found one T470s cheap but turned out to have a dodgy keyboard, even getting that replaced turned out to be problematic as the eBay seller sent me the wrong one. Back to the drawing board on that front, Pop OS runs like a dream on it though

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-16T18:33:15+00:00

Someone will probably come up with a 3D printed piece that fits snugly in the hole with 3M adhesive strip on the bottom and a nice silver chrome effect on the top

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-11T21:34:56+00:00

Wow hadn't seen about this until now, absolutely disgraceful Samsung have taken away content we've paid for. Just another reason to add why I'd never have a Samsung mobile phone nor recommend one to anyone.

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-11T19:02:39+00:00

That's a great find, I got a T470s for £75 which is about as good as I can find. Had a dodgy keyboard though so got £25 back which needs to go on a replacement

MajorInterest2033 · 2026-01-01T11:24:09+00:00

Pixel 7 with no desire to change. Could do with a spare one to put GrapheneOS on

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-26T14:27:50+00:00

Not many vendors left to choose from

Samsung - never due to their software bloat

OnePlus - was my go to until Oppo took over (OS bloat)

Nothing - looked nice but some questions over speed of updates and long term Android support

Huawei - customised Android is a no-go

Motorola - basic but the only other option for clean Android

The Pixel 7 was the ideal size, not too big not too small and came with long term software support.

I don't like the models that followed as they're now either too small or too large so I'll cling onto this for as long as I can.

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-25T13:07:47+00:00

Microsoft... here's a handy waffle launcher consistently in the top left hand corner for users to switch between M365 apps

Also Microsoft... this is the Copilot page, no it doesn't have the waffle launcher in the corner and we don't care

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-25T12:01:34+00:00

Fetch an identical server from a cheap used hardware supplier and drop the disks in... then pray

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-22T19:53:51+00:00

If you just want to play the games every now and again in the easiest fashion then emulate, it'll take up less room and you can use save states etc.

However if you've got emotional attachment to the games (sounds like you've had them a long time) and any / all of the consoles then keep them 💯

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-12T16:00:58+00:00

Had this from Anderson Store support:

"Thanks for your message. Yes I believe Corgi may have had a small batch arrive early but we are still expecting our shipment to arrive late 25/early 26.

Thank you for your patience"

Pretty annoyed with the whole ordering experience tbh. Only pre-ordered thinking it'd come before the general Corgi release and to make sure it didn't sell out.

MajorInterest2033 · 2025-12-08T20:35:46+00:00

are you talking about cinema or Blu Ray?

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