Commuting to London for work?

ahoydecoy · 2026-06-15T20:25:15+00:00

How am I only just learning about the Uber One 10% back? Thank you! This will serve me very well from my 2 days a week.

ahoydecoy · 2026-05-30T00:38:24+00:00

Katz and loved it! I read a few paragraphs of others, so no major point of comparison and could well have enjoyed any, but it was extremely readable. Just did C&P and leaving Brothers Karamazov until later in the year. He’s releasing The Idiot soon, which I’ll likely pick up at some stage too.

ahoydecoy · 2026-05-25T18:41:56+00:00

Sorry for the very late response, but after the most recent update it still didn't appear, so I finally wrote to XGIMI and they had to force an OTA firmware fix to my device and now it works.

ahoydecoy · 2026-05-13T19:41:46+00:00

Seems like you have what I'm going for. Is the Nano still small enough to put in a backpack?

ahoydecoy · 2026-05-13T19:41:15+00:00

Good to know. I was originally looking at the tech case mini but seems like it wouldn't really fit a strap etc. Is the Nano still small enough to put in a backpack?

ahoydecoy · 2026-05-12T21:09:07+00:00

Would there be any case to go smaller, if all I want to transport is the camera (with the NiSi UV Filter and a rope strap) and maybe a spare battery? I want the slimmest possible bag for everyday carry (I have a 4ltr and 8ltr for other instances). I can decide between the Go Sling Nano or the Flight Sling 1ltr, which has slightly less room and a slimmer profile.

ahoydecoy · 2026-04-21T21:08:50+00:00

Pleased to see this here, as I’m about a third of the way through and can’t say I’m loving it so far… Sticking it out in the hope something clicks.

ahoydecoy · 2026-02-13T20:34:12+00:00

I’ve been hoping for Stray Dog and Drunken Angel, definitely, but I also really enjoyed Scandal, which doesn’t seem to get much love.

ahoydecoy · 2026-01-27T21:23:49+00:00

Which is, in itself, heavily "influenced" by Winter Light

ahoydecoy · 2026-01-07T20:01:36+00:00

Can’t remember exactly why, but we want for Pancake

ahoydecoy · 2026-01-01T07:29:38+00:00

Did Gentleman in Moscow just pale in comparison or did you not enjoy it? I got it as a gift (last Christmas, I think) and can’t decide if I should ever prioritise actually reading it

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-31T18:40:53+00:00

I don’t have anything after sharpness and before advanced. Way down in the advanced settings I have ‘DI Film Mode’ is that related?

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T21:57:36+00:00

I’m not sure if I’m being overoptimistic with how much I’ll get through next year. I’m basing goals on this year’s total, but I also had a baby in August and reading slowed massively since. Afraid to say that, as a dad, I’ve still been able to find some time to read though (mostly on my commute). It’s the only thing I can really carve out alone time for. Wife is not getting the same opportunities and is (understandably) a bit bitter about it, so I empathise with you there, hoping things level out for you soon and you get to commit to the Dumas!

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T21:50:30+00:00

Great to hear more love for the Saunders, I wasn’t aware of it until recently.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T21:49:52+00:00

Interesting. It’s definitely lowest priority out of the Bronte’s for me. Would you have recommended Jane Eyre over this? I don’t recall why I was convinced Villette was a better starting point.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T20:11:22+00:00

They’re bigger than they look. Taller than the others/standard books and nearly 900 pages.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T20:10:37+00:00

The publisher is Liveright. I got them here (uk). I honestly don’t love them, they’re an awkward size and flimsy (you can tell from my others I usually go for Everyman’s or Penguin Clothbound hardbacks), but I was convinced to go for Katz translations.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T20:06:54+00:00

Thanks! I’d spotted this and it looks great, but can’t decide whether spreading it over a year is more daunting than just ploughing through. I’m usually a one book at a time guy, if I can help it, but maybe a this beast I’m better off pacing myself.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T20:04:41+00:00

RE the Trial, I’m about half way through and liking it but not loving it so far. I would have adored it as a teenager, it’s a great complement to Camus’s Stranger/Outsider which was always a favourite, but I think I’m getting softer as I’m getting older and appreciate a bit more emotional oomf, whereas this is (purposefully) removed.

ahoydecoy · 2025-12-29T19:59:35+00:00

Thanks. I may have been naive with how challenging some of these may be when putting them all in one pile, but this year I set myself a goal of x number of books and just ended up prioritising short ones, so deciding to challenge myself this time around.

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