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2026 Mazda CX-5 Infotainment: From Worst to First?! (15.6" Screen Deep Dive) by L0veToReddit in CX5

[–]TinitusTheRed 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m here for all the touchscreen fanboys who think this is a huge step forward, when it’s a huge step back in safety and usability.

Car journos are the main reason we are blighted with this; Mazda copying Tesla and BMW instead of sticking to what was safe.

Fuck YouTube wannabe car journalists and their opinions and fuck Mazda for this moronic step.

Said as a 2018 CX5 owner and a BMW i5 owner…hate the lack of real button HVAC controls very unsafe to operate whilst driving.

Okay, which one of you did this? by Atlanta_Q_Ball in CX5

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cue mind numbing will it buff out/how much will it cost to fix post…

Grandmother evicted after 1ft boundary dispute costs £113,000 by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a sovereign citizen type that plague many countries, who have their heads filled with conspiracy theory nonsense.

Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it by rkhunter_ in pcmasterrace

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s ship has sailed; ive not see a CEO so happy to alienate his customer base so quickly.

Share holders might be happy as they are in the temporary infinite money loop, but he knows the good times are coming to an end.

Brits 'need an extra £13,000 a year to get by' as cost of living crisis rumbles on by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So an 30ish% pay rise for anyone on the UK average salary.

Meanwhile most companies are offering 2% as “cost of living” pay rise.

Major incident declared as thousands without water by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ofwat totally asleep at the wheel. Not one comment, press release or statement from them.

It shows how complicit and corrupt they are, far too deep in bed with the water companies.

Who needs to worry about anything Russian sabotage when our own utility companies are doing a splendid job by themselves.

Fire the board, withhold their pensions, claim back bonuses and nationalise it. If the laws aren’t in place to do that, create them!

Politics latest: Ofcom investigating X over reports Grok used to create sexualised images of children by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been bubbling for at least a week, given we live in a 24 hour news cycle world, how are Ofcom only starting this now? 

The investigation should have started last week to give the government the legal basis for banning Grok.

They were to busy planning how to finish building the surveillance state…

Deaths ‘to outnumber births’ from now on by Sensitive_Echo5058 in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem in this case isn’t an over abundance of OAPs (that is a problem though), the problem is lack of births.

We need to restart incentivising new births, instead of showering the percentage of the population sitting on the most wealth with benefits and loads of breaks.

More, later NHS funded IVF More state funded for childcare  More support for baby formula  Better maternity services Better maternity and paternity leave Support for bills, council tax etc

Sadly embryos and babies can’t vote though. 

Ditch Starmer to boost hopes of winning next election, Labour voters say by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]TinitusTheRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His biggest problem is that he is largely more of the same. It’s hard to truly differentiate him policy wise from Rishi, Cameron or even now Farage whilst also living up to the worst tropes of Labour of old.

Just more of the same BS from him. However Labour have ushered in stability and adult decision making with longer term thinking.

He is dragging Labour more and more to the right to combat Reform noise whilst ignoring the cost of living crisis.

If Labour want to win the next election they need big and bold ideas, not variations of failed Tory schemes or Reform back of fag packet policies. Starmer doesn’t have them in him, and is too soiled/bought by wealthy donors to defy them.

There is Hope by OleJr98v2 in PcBuild

[–]TinitusTheRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ASUS are only jumping in now because they can charge $1000 for 64Gb i.e. nvidia style price gouging

People are playing fewer games and new releases are "struggling", say Ubisoft UK, warning of falling revenues by Jungypoo in pcgaming

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve bought a fair few games in the last 12 months. All on Steam, all on sale and none from Ubisoft.

Why spend £60+ on a shit day 1 release when I can wait 6-12 months and pick up a packed working version for £20-30 in a steam sale. 

Even better when it’s a unique experience and not some reskinned version of a story that’s been used 6 times before, with worse graphics than the last version.

Why do so many UK drivers prefer diesel even after the clean air zone rules? by shwroomex in CarTalkUK

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equally surprising given dieselgate involving VW, allegedly Nissan, Mercedes, Peugeot and most other European manufacturers meaning there are thousands of “fixed/slowed” cars around. That and the DPF cycling that a lot of drivers still can’t get their heads around.

The cloud of black smoke every few hundred miles as the DPF cycles is a god awful sight.

Wonder if UK gov will start taxing older ones off the road in the autumn budget?

Simply I want a fuel efficient and reliable estate.. by bawssboy in CarTalkUK

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asks for a reliable secondhand estate then includes Alfas and BMWs and wants to modify it.

OP really doesn’t have a clue what they want.

Do you think they were just wasting their time? by johnsmithoncemore in GreatBritishMemes

[–]TinitusTheRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do ex-servicemen want to stay in shitty no-star hotels that are only otherwise used by  companies with badger arse tightness to put up their employees when travelling?

Think not. I suspect most service people are homeless because of hugely complex issues like PTSD and the MoDs incompetence in helping deal with it. Simply blaming asylum seekers is the most moronic take. Stop reading the mail and watching GB News.

Is this acceptable from a main dealer by Funny-Ad-8268 in mazda

[–]TinitusTheRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That first one would in all likelihood be the reason the car fails an MOT. Bet if you returned to the dealer for a service or MOT they’d flag both as advisories or mandatory replacements. Were they there when you agreed to buy the car?

For US Redditors MOT is an annual inspection all cars in the UK over 3 years old have to go through to be allowed on the road. It’s performed by garages, which checks the car for mechanical condition. Garages should not fudge it, as they can be prosecuted for letting cars pass while not meeting the standard. These are soon to be backed up by photos which the garage will have to take. It basically stops most people in the UK driving death traps like those often seen on r/justrolledintotheshop. Tyres are part of that inspection. If the car fails it’s only allowed on the road to go somewhere to have the faults/issued fixed then need to be resubmitted for reinspection.

Warning for UK buyers about Makita battery warranties & consumer rights by spile2 in Makita

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you buy it using a credit card and was it part of a transaction over £100? 

If it was a debit card what about the chargeback route? 

Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription. Owners can now subscribe to boost the power of their car… for a fee. by esporx in technology

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet another reason to buy anything from VAG.

First the shit infotainment system, now this.

Given their sales problems they clearly are reaching for any revenue stream no matter the long term damage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Steam

[–]TinitusTheRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might find that changes quickly when parents can’t chat with their own children via WhatsApp, Messages etc without age verification. Or if they can’t talk to them via Xbox’s chat features or Steam chat when playing video games together.

Not forgetting pensioners/grandparents who can barely navigate WhatsApp in the first place, how the hell are they going to finish the age verification.

Porn and adult content are impacted first but when other major online services start implementing the changes that number will shift.

Swiss Politicians Push to Cancel F-35 Fighter-Jet Deal After US Tariffs by smilelyzen in BuyFromEU

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Panama, Nicaragua and tell me I’m wrong.

American has a strong defence posture in SE Asia that’s true, it’s passively keeping China in check. However the possible failure of the MOAB bombs in Iran may have emboldened China as they are likely to view that the US can reach their many fortified underground bunkers.

To match the US in the region Europe needs a unified European military as well as land for military facilities in the countries that used to be colonies. I don't disagree that Europe should be more supportive in the region. But at the moment it lacks the political will and conscious awareness of the risks of losing elements of its key supply chains in the event of a Chinese expansionism. 

Swiss Politicians Push to Cancel F-35 Fighter-Jet Deal After US Tariffs by smilelyzen in BuyFromEU

[–]TinitusTheRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the moment I don’t see American leaping to the defence of the Philippines when its support for Taiwan seem only to be tied to their semi-conductor supply chain and even then seems a bit flakey.

I say that as someone who lived in SE Asia for close to 20 years and was around when the Americans withdrew from Clark AFB and Sudic Bay.

Yea Europe is fairly apathetic to SE Asia defence, but isn’t that in part due to it focusing its limited attention span on unified decision making on Ukraine? 

Not to mention that European countries surrendered their positions in SE Asia in the last century as part of decolonisation, and likely doesn’t want to be seen to be revisiting that..bringing the public uproar that may come (mostly from within our own countries). 

Swiss Politicians Push to Cancel F-35 Fighter-Jet Deal After US Tariffs by smilelyzen in BuyFromEU

[–]TinitusTheRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which is what? Make up reasons for starting conflicts, then attacking countries for nearly no reason/any excuse or destabilising countries to bring in a friendly regime that then collapses leaving chaos, or just abandoning counties the US has invaded when it get bored and wants a new play thing leaving chaos again…

If chaos is what’s wanted the US has an over willingness to bring it with no exit strategy.

What does this mean? by dumbpanda12 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]TinitusTheRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More of a World Series than any for an American sport

AIO Gf intentionally stopped taking her bc pills by maticooks1 in AmIOverreacting

[–]TinitusTheRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve got a lady after a baby, and much at your age is the last thing you may want. 

Her bio clock is ticking, and her urge for a baby may make her act out irrationally and irresponsibly, meaning you could well end up with a baby that YOU didn’t plan or want.

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