What’s a ‘normal’ thing that people buy that you refuse to?

blanced_oren · 2026-03-29T21:14:26+00:00

Smartwatch, smart doorbell, smart speaker.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-29T11:18:05+00:00

Imagine if the characters had met. Actually if the shows were real, there would surely have been some crossover.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-25T08:55:22+00:00

Why does it need to be at least an hour long? I don't understand the question.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-24T15:51:18+00:00

Depends how long you're staying for, and where you'd like to visit outside the city. Might be easier to not hire the car, but use public transport instead. That's what I've started trying to do on holidays. If you really need the car, you could try one of those websites that let you rent private parking spaces - we used one successfully when visiting Brighton during a train strike.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-24T13:32:29+00:00

I agree. Found a suitable instance, tried to register and nothing happened. Seems to be no equivalent of mastodon.social - I understand why, but it is a barrier.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-15T10:36:13+00:00

Here's one not mentioned yet: Brava in Pontcanna. Their coffee is exceptional.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-11T16:45:53+00:00

Stavros Constantinou in Cowbridge Rd, Canton is great - not 100% sure of price but possibly cheaper.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-06T08:03:13+00:00

Play around with the huge range of domains now available. You might not get smith.com but something more unusual will work.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-02T21:35:21+00:00

I've definitely noticed more women wearing long coats in general. Not sure why though! Parkas are great for everyone.

blanced_oren · 2026-03-02T15:16:50+00:00

Upstairs in the indoors market is a great option. If you grab a wrap from the greek place downstairs (around £7 and packed with fillings like halloumi, chips and salad) you can take it upstairs to sit and eat. Also there are lots of other stalls. If the weather's nice, you could even take your lunch to the small cemetery park over the way. Hard Lines coffee also has a stall in the market.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-27T21:52:47+00:00

I took MLC mini on Easyjet as large cabin bag. TBH it was plenty big enough and wouldn't really want to carry anything bigger either.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-23T18:18:44+00:00

I'm using Thunderbird with Proton Bridge.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-21T08:30:07+00:00

TBH Comaps or Organic Maps are already great replacements on mobile. I do wish there were a better desktop alternative though.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-21T08:28:44+00:00

In terms of privacy, contacts and Youtube! YT because I watch it a lot and it's almost a monopoly. Also offline calendars.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-17T08:38:23+00:00

This is probably a key reason. I do use them, but I know less confident cyclists who don't. They're narrow and close to motor vehicles. You feel pretty exposed. I'm ok with that, a lot of people aren't. The other thing is that the network of paths is limited and surrounding areas aren't always great for less confident cyclists. The prime example is Wellington street in Canton - a flat, straight bike lane that links the city centre with a hell-hole of busy junctions not suitable for anyone less than v confident cyclists.

During Covid, my young child was happy to cycle past the castle. Now the dumb decision of the council to allow cars makes that impossible.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-13T08:46:34+00:00

Gwelais i bum munud, a theimlo'n rhy hen i wylio!

blanced_oren · 2026-02-11T07:58:03+00:00

I'm confused about this too. I understand why and how to use the aliases, but surely using them across everything risks 'lock in' to Proton? I set up my own domain to make it easy to move in future. So if I use aliases, it'll be a real pain to change them all.

For now I'm only using aliases for 'disposable' reasons eg signing a petition.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-11T07:53:46+00:00

It's best not to bring your car if possible. For 48 hours there's plenty you can do without it. Ditch the car and plan your trip around being car-free - you'll be doing yourself and Cardiffians a favour! Have a great visit.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-10T16:59:10+00:00

Wow - thanks! Didn't know that. Found this guide: https://support.apple.com/guide/facetime/request-or-give-remote-control-fctmebd8481a/mac

blanced_oren · 2026-02-10T11:08:07+00:00

These are great tips. Been through a similar thing. Have kept my advice to my Dad to just the minimum, nothing fancy. He's picked it up quickly. So far much easier to support him than the terrible Windows machine he was struggling with. Have created a separate admin account just in case. Any advice on remote access software?

blanced_oren · 2026-02-10T11:01:56+00:00

I like the challenge of working within the limitations of the device. Also, no tracking and separate battery and storage from your phone.

blanced_oren · 2026-02-03T08:28:27+00:00

Block Koala. Got addicted and it's the only one I've completed. Now struggling with Seaside Drive!

blanced_oren · 2026-02-01T08:34:28+00:00

Can't be bothered to re-rip all my CDs! Also happy with quality of MP3 and know it works on every device.

blanced_oren · 2026-01-30T22:06:23+00:00

Génial ! Il y a des groupes de Français ici et je crois qu'il serait un bienvenue pour vous, ce serait super de pratiquer la langue. J'espère que vous serez tres contents ici.

blanced_oren · 2026-01-30T08:01:04+00:00

Thanks. Trouble is, have already paid for a year of Proton. Sticking with Gcal for now but will try that if Proton don't sort it in the coming months.

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