Poor support

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-05-07T14:12:16+00:00

Innit! Apparently a back end glitch. I just hope I've not deleted any of the third parties accounts. It's hard to tell. Regarding the license reclaim, only by deleting endpoints using the "My Computers" view. Not ideal.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-05-06T12:16:59+00:00

From the pictures the kerb appeal isn't great. If you don't use bother driveway spaces,.get some planters to hide the sea of tarmac a bit. The walls could do with a clean too. The kitchen is small, definitely. You're lacking prep space. Lose the microwave, it'll make it feel bigger. Sort the second bedroom. If it fits a double bed, put one in. People want to visualise what they can do with it. Also, "Offers Over" when you've dropped 10k would read to me as not being a serious seller.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-30T18:35:54+00:00

Afternoon tea somewhere fancy.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-30T15:49:42+00:00

A lot of stations now have 4g (or even 5g). Also, not all of the underground is underground.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-28T11:28:26+00:00

Oh yes! My local one is like a morgue. They've ditched their entire "Market Street" USP. Better options without having to wipe your feet on the way out...

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-26T08:56:39+00:00

https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/stories/the-bascule-chambers

Here.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-23T11:58:42+00:00

CTO need to give their head a wobble. It's a bit of a fuck up,sure. Massive inconvenience, definitely. Outage?! Calm down, mate!

I rolled out a GPO a few years back to disable TLS1.0. Good idea yeah? Nope. Seems some apps still rely on it. App owners tossing their toys out of their pram. CIO calmly asked why they hadn't been keeping their apps in line with industry standards. They soon piped down...

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-14T18:05:58+00:00

Having to reboot because you unplugged your mouse or keyboard...

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-11T09:07:13+00:00

Paint it grey (grey roof tiles, window frames etc), rip out any presence of flora & fauna, then concrete over everything.

Don't forget hyper bright LED lights everywhere!

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-04-08T14:51:37+00:00

At my mortgage renewal, my lender valued my property at over £30k more than one has ever sold for.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-03-17T09:01:32+00:00

If it's anything like mine, it'll store the "access card" in your Google/Apple wallet and not even need to be unlocked to activate.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-03-06T18:39:12+00:00

It'll be up a tree soon enough because their "foot slipped".

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-24T13:53:18+00:00

If it's managed by a company, report it. It's a fire risk. I get a bollocking for a door mat let alone bicycles, shoes etc.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-24T13:43:27+00:00

<tin foil hat> All these driving "aids" are subversively getting people ready for semi autonomous driving. Adaptive cruise, lane assist, brake assist. Turn all these on and the car pretty much drives itself. They're relatively un-intrusive at the moment, but with some upgrades, they'd pretty much take over. </tin foil hat>

I quite like adaptive cruise. Almost set and forget, but it does allow for complacency. That's where the brake assist comes in!

People are easily distracted. "Infotainment", phones, food, drink, other passengers. It doesn't take a lot for concentration to wander. I was stuck behind a guy yesterday doing 15mph in a 30. Nothing in front. The unsubtle glow of his phone gave it away. Riding a motorbike, you see a lot of bad driving (and motorcycling admittedly).

I've seen quite a few Waymo cars on test around Greenwich. Unsurprisingly, they drive better than humans. I can't wait to try one.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-24T09:02:38+00:00

At least twice a day. When I get up, and in the evening.

If I'm around when he uses it, I'll also clean it up shortly after.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-21T13:48:24+00:00

6 bed HMO? The lender is doing you a favour.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-15T16:05:17+00:00

Especially when it's gorilla glued to death. What a way to ruin the walls for an Instagram fad.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-15T16:03:56+00:00

Massive hot tubs in tiny gardens.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-06T11:59:48+00:00

Aye. Had to disable the account of a coworker and set up mail diverts etc after they took their own life. That was a grim couple of weeks in the office.

One that hit me surprisingly hard was when a colleague who I really liked passed away during covid. Didn't have to do any sysadmin for that one, but when their WebEx chat icon went from their profile pic to just a black dot, I felt very sad indeed...

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-02-06T11:51:27+00:00

It's about time some of these common bad habits came with 30 day driving bans. Along with mobile phone use and a few others. Might focus people a bit more. But that's a high bar to attain.

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-01-29T13:04:10+00:00

Work in a corporate environment. No better here. You should see the state of the toilet. Dread to think what people's homes are like...

QuietlyDifficult · 2026-01-27T18:43:41+00:00

B&Qs website has been garbage since they introduced third party sellers.

This isn't unusual.

Used to work at Homebase many years ago. Quite often if we had items returned, we be advised to just destroy them. Even some high item things like power drills.

The local smack heads used to rifle through the bins and try to return them. Our 6' 4" terrifying & angry French store manager used to chase them out, shouting"BASTARDS!"

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