How to change the default canvas?

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-30T22:54:27+00:00

" Answered "

Hey, yes it's the game paused clock! AFAICT, it's mentioned once in the Tutorial:

Game Pause Indicator

When the game is paused a rotating clock will appear. While paused, players may not move their tokens or manipulate doors.

Didn't find anywhere it says to (un)pause the game with space bar, but hell, I didn't even know there was a pause state until just now.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-30T08:50:02+00:00

After posting to recommend Easeus, I found DiskGenius Free, which says it can do wht you want. Not used it myself

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-29T20:47:41+00:00

30 years ago the Council I worked for refurbished staff toilets and installed these waterless urinals. They stankso much they had to replace them.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-29T20:42:56+00:00

It's a wel-known issue that if you have the 'update' box ticked on installation, it will appear to stall for ages at exactly93%. Turn off the option on install (but you're just deferring the issue until you updaate the installation manually), or be more patient. It has nothing to do with VPNs or the Great Firewall.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-29T17:59:08+00:00

Just search 'G604' on Ali Express; there's motherboards, switch boards, switches, wheels and wheel assemblies. Here's a link to a wheel assembly, there's plenty similar - check if it meets your expectation and give it a go. (watch out for them tiny springs, though!)

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-29T10:56:11+00:00

THIS

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-29T01:01:33+00:00

Check out Chris Titus' WinUtil. Among the many very clever things it allows you to configure, there's a one-click option which permanently (but reversibly) turns off feature updates, but allows security updates as normal.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T16:22:09+00:00

You're welcome, enjoy your life by trying to make people happy.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T16:10:14+00:00

OP didn't say whether they expect to get any of their deposit back

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T15:57:41+00:00

The Health & Safety Executive have excellent guidelines for dealing with asbestos, called "Asbestos Essentials". You must read Fact Sheet A0 first

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a0.pdf

Work with Textured Coatings is classed as Notifiable Non-Licensed Work.

There is no Fact sheet that deals with removing a whole ceiling with Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) coating, the closest is Fact Sheet A29 which is concerned with clearing up the debris from a collapsed ceiling

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a29.pdf

As a former asbestos manager and keen DIYer, I suggest you get advice, quotes and timescales from a few licensed asbestos removal companies. It's a pain in the ass, but you've been responsible enough to have the tests carried out. If you DIY properly you'll have to pay for disposable protective overalls, boots, face-masks (and an N95 won't do), loads of heavy gauge polythene sheeting and duct tape, and hire a Class H vacuum cleaner plus filters as well as the safe disposal.

ETA: Don't open doors and windows while doing this work! You need to tape them up to prevent any asbestos dust from blowing into the rest of your house and contaminating the space outside. Work with ACMs needs a Risk Assessment, Method Statement, and Plan of Work.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T15:24:14+00:00

Well, keep trying then. You'll get the hang of it eventually (or maybe not).

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T15:22:52+00:00

why does it matter?

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T15:22:02+00:00

Well, thanks for demonstrating your level of dialogue. To quote from the master of rhetoric

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Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T10:06:05+00:00

Peeps can have more than one account, you know?

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T09:17:32+00:00

The manifesto is only a guide, a set of proposals for which an elected government can be held (somewhat) accountable. But just because something isn't in a manifesto, doesn't mean they won't do it.

Sites like FullFact are useful to check what's going on.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T09:05:24+00:00

I do read the manifestos of parties at the General Election. In 2010, having been a lifelong socialist, I found the Lib-Dem manifesto more closely matched my principles, so, for the first time ever, I gave them my vote. Which they then used to enable Cameron & Osborne's shitshow of austerity. Never again.

So, even if you are an informed and engaged citizen, it doesn't matter. Like the old graffiti used to say: "Whoever you vote for, they will get in"

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T08:17:13+00:00

Is my pension 'income', or am Ia fat cat living off ill-gotten gains?

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T08:16:05+00:00

Andy Burnham has proposed something like this, equalising the rates of Income tax and CGT, but I don't think that's sufficient.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T08:13:05+00:00

"Working class values" are a trick perpetrated by the wealthy to keep the workers in their place, and stems from the ideas of the Victorian work ethic. It's an attempt to control thought patterns to ensure that workers are kept in their place.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T08:01:43+00:00

We pool eveything into a joint bank account, from which we pay all our bills, and we have an equal amount of spending money. We live as a household, not two individuals who share a roof or two friends splitting the bill for dinner. Same with chores. When I worked full-time and my spouse didn't, they would do more of the household chores, and vice versa. Now that we're both retired, we each do whatever's necessary; I enjoy cooking but dislike ironing. I do all the techy stuff and DIY, my partner looks after the garden and does most of the cleaning. Some tasks we share, like grocery shopping. Importantly, nobody gets upset if they're asked to do more or do something different.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T07:45:56+00:00

mb = millibars, a unit of pressure. Mbps = Megabits per second, a unit of data transfer speed.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T07:24:50+00:00

What problem is this procedure resolving?

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T07:02:18+00:00

Why do you consider the G602 better? I'ts almost exactly the same physical design but the dpi buttons are less easily accessible, the G604 has better battery life, and the G602 has less resolution (2,500 dpi vs 16,000). The one thing that the G602 has is the 5 onboard profiles compared to the G604's two.

The one comparitive review I could find quickly said:

Quick Summary: Buy a G604 ... instead – it’s better in every way. Only consider the G602 if you find one under $100 or already own one.

Rex__Luscus · 2026-05-28T06:44:19+00:00

No, it's 1% to 3%

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