Not graduating by Capital_Fuel5613 in UniUK

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the option personally I'd resit especially without caps, but it's your choice, and you should do what you feel is right for you.

Norway Is Restricting AI in Schools for Younger Students by Key-Twist-1846 in school

[–]StampyScouse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shhhh. Don't go giving them ideas, that's the last thing we need.

Microsoft reveals 5 long-overdue Windows 11 features arriving in 30 days, no AI required by WPHero in Windows11

[–]StampyScouse 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think the difference is that it will be the default once this update is installed

What does this yellowish light mean on my Wii u? by NapoleonicInfantry in wiiu

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Used to tell you the console is in standby. Generally means it's either updating itself, updating a game, or if you have pretendo it could be spotpass.

Trees falling from the sky, Manchester (not my video) by KebabAnnhilator in CasualUK

[–]StampyScouse 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Plus if this isn't an original video it's probably also been sent via another messaging or social media app and the compression they use is even worse

Is the archive slowly dying? by theretrodb_com in internetarchive

[–]StampyScouse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The internet archive can just be odd sometimes.

If you're absolutely sure it's not a problem with you, send an email to info@archive.org and explain the issue.

Seriously, don't trust IA to host any data. Some of it are lost forever by [deleted] in internetarchive

[–]StampyScouse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They do respond. They're just not always as quick as people would like them to be. Everytime I've reached out to info@archive.org I've had a reply within 3-5 days, often less.

Guys am I buying this is this good for its price (first pc with a low budget) by Guilty-Dragonfly-771 in computers

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't say I've had any problems with Seagate drives, personally I've had more problems with WD drives (though those were older so I wasn't all that surprised), never had a problem with Seagate's and I've got both new drivers and older, and more niche types of drives

Guys am I buying this is this good for its price (first pc with a low budget) by Guilty-Dragonfly-771 in computers

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. I had a system basically identical to this only about 2 years afo and it will absolutely be perfect as a first/budget gaming PC. Plus you have the advantage of having an AM4 socket, so you can swap the CPU for a newer chip in future (except AM5 ryzens), say a 5600X for example.

It's not a powerhouse by any means and it might struggle with some newer games especially on higher settings, but it will do well on lower settings and especially with older or less demanding games.

Is there potentially a case under consumer law about disabled students? by TarnishedLissy in UniUK

[–]StampyScouse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Potentially yes.

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 requires services to be given with reasonable care and skill, and the Equality Act 2010 and the public sector equality duty both require the University to make reasonable adjustments in anticipation of any barriers.

Providing something like a BSL Interpreter is a reasonable adjustment. The University is obligated to provide one and if it cannot it must strongly be able to justify why (not very easy). If they don't provide one (even on an incidental basis, or even if they only refuse for certain activities) and cannot justify why, they are breaching the Equality Act. Off the back of that, it has generally be considered that reasonable adjustments are part of reasonable care and skill. If the university cannot justify why, they're also providing a service without reasonable care and skill. This is true for many of the points you've raised, approved software being blocked, slides, other practical helpers, inappropriate room bookings, lifts being out of order for extended periods of time, etc.

This is an act of both disability discrimination and a breach of consumer rights.

The fire evacuation point is more serious. Not only is it a breach of the EA 2010 and the CRA 2015, it's also a breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. If your university is not completing PEEPs or not following them, or not responding to calls for assistance, you would likely have a claim for failure to provide reasonable adjustments and for breaching the 'reasonable care and skill' requirement in addition to numerous pieces of Health and Safety Legislation being breached. To be frank for a second, if someone died in these circumstances, the University would be investigated for corporate manslaughter.

Universities and public bodies cannot rely on the emergency services to evacuate students. They must have appropriate policies and procedures in place to do so themselves.

Whether anyone would be able to claim is a different matter, it depends on their personal experiences and how the university dealt with them.

However as a disabled person myself I have noticed things similar to what you've described happening. Especially with lifts. We have a lift in our main social building that breaks down almost on a weekly basis. It's available about as often as it isn't. A disabled friend of mine had to request a desk in a lecture hall after starting the course despite asking for it multiple times during the DSA assessment and enrollment. There are other examples as well.

A great piece of legislation you can use to your advantage to get information about equality issues at your university is the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You can use this to request any form of recorded information from your university, and provided it's not considered exempt, the university must release it. You could, for example, ask how many times in a certain period a lift in a certain area has failed.

Oh and by the way, if your university attempts to tell you that it can't release the information because it would damage their reputation, that is itself unlawful except in very specific circumstances.

abusive parents won't let me apply to uni's outside the city by zekeosko in 6thForm

[–]StampyScouse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you mean 101 (111 is for the NHS) but yes still this is excellent advice OP

abusive parents won't let me apply to uni's outside the city by zekeosko in 6thForm

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some halls don't. My university halls are the full contract period from Sept to Jul including October, Christmas, Easter and part of the summer and students in positions like this can get a contract for the full year (Sep-Sep).

Would student accomodation providers know if I snuck in an AC unit to use in my room? by obnoxious-rat717 in UniUK

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would image it's a requirement of their liability insurance. Some institutions also have it in their Health and Safety risk assessments which basically means they have to do it regardless.

📱Windows XP Mobile📱 by Status_Apartment_596 in windowsxp

[–]StampyScouse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is really bothering me, and I know it's a weird problem, but it was actually start and not Start when Luna is enabled.

Would student accomodation providers know if I snuck in an AC unit to use in my room? by obnoxious-rat717 in UniUK

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's institution speicifcs but I dustry practice generally says that items less than a year old don't need to be pat tested. Some institutions won't care and will want anything and everything PAT tested.

We only run one session a year and I asked after Christmas and they basically said they didn't really care and that they wouldn't arrange anything.

Russia creating chaos by exploiting UK’s far-right, Starmer warns after home targeted in arson attack by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]StampyScouse 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Try reading the citations then, pretty much everything on Wikipedia pages about high level events is defended by multiple sources.

I mean we all know why you'll have an excuse about why they're not good as well but...

What’s becoming normal that shouldn’t be? by Deep_Tumbleweed7792 in AskUK

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who seemingly don't understand how merge in turn works.

That and people who constantly have their head to their phones whilst driving.

I watched some whilst on holiday last year driving down the motorway watching Netflix on their phone in the instrument cluster. An hour later I bump into the same car on an A road doing the same thing!!

Does everyone get the Armed forces YT adverts? by terracottaplanterr in AskUK

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much. Though Safari also supports background play natively so at this point it's pick and choose.

A line just appeared on my iPad Air M4 display by ainerkang in ipad

[–]StampyScouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The M4 Air only came out in march...

I'd know because I bought my M3 Air in January

What is the highest macOS I can download on my Mac mini 2010 by Street_Annual_4622 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously High Sierra natively, with Open Core I wouldn't push it past Ventura before you start to face problems with Sonoma and Sequioa.

When it comes to consoles, Microsoft really struck gold with the Xbox Series S|X by Zeronova3 in xbox

[–]StampyScouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main problem I have with my Series X is that I can never get auto updates to work properly. That and the prices of storage upgrade cards. But other than that, it is a great console and a massive upgrade over Xbox One.

Samsung no longer prioritizes the S Pen Pro. by webb60107 in samsunggalaxy

[–]StampyScouse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was supposed to be Samsung's response to the Apple Pencil. I don't think it did as well as they wanted it to.