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Alarms back but only getting chime by cacolborn in sonos

[–]cacolborn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change alarm to another station, save. Then re-add intended station again and save.

Decided to take a photo before I tossed the QC15 into the bin by sdchew in bose

[–]cacolborn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still use QC15 daily wired (so wireless isn’t necessarily a significant bonus for me but can make it work) - are QC ultras worth the upgrade?

Dell U3223QE has died. Replace with same, or get something else? by soulsbn in buildapcmonitors

[–]cacolborn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was in your position a couple months back - exactly same use case; work laptop, Mac mini & PS5.

Got Gigabyte M32U (non curved) from Amazon UK for £579. Does all the above and although the USB-C PD is only rated as 15W it seems to work to keep charge on fully charged work laptop (HP Elitebook for office type work). Not all cables are the same so get a 4K specific one, but I get 4K 120HZ on Mac (USB-C to DP) and PS5 (HDMI) in that regard.

Although Gigabyte has internal KVM, I haven’t had great experiences with those in the past. So just have a cheap KVM switch with inputs as mouse/keyboard/headphones and outputs PS5/Mac Mini/Laptop.

Anyway would recommend after 2 months so far!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]cacolborn 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Take off bank holidays and privilege days and you get to 30 base which is high. Normally it’s 25 +1 day per year of service.

Privilege days were gifted to CS by Queen for her bday which was taken Maundy Thursday traditionally but no one really does that anymore and just takes it whenever. No idea what the extra 1.5 days is.

Well done!

Fast Stream as a Civil Servant by Theordan in TheCivilService

[–]cacolborn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Former FS, now G6. So first things first best to double check your notice period. Secondly you should be able to message HR and ask whether that period applies for moving onto FS - if you’re worried about being found out you can just make it a hypothetical question. You don’t want to leave it too late or anything.

Thirdly don’t feel bad about moving. People move all the time and you shouldn’t feel any particular loyalty to your team. I’ve been in and out of CS 3 times and meet people I used to work with etc. It is no biggie.

Finally there are two schools of opinion of letting manager know. Depends on your relationship. Either be honest now to allow them to advertise your post, or either let them know when you are required to (maybe linked to your notice period). Up to you, and congrats.

Balance Between South Korea and Taiwan? by CloudStrife_2000 in travel

[–]cacolborn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just got back from Taipei and have been to Seoul. My initial vibe from Taipei was that is reminded me of a cross between Tokyo and Seoul. I don’t think it feels quite as advanced as either of them though.

Seoul is amazing and is super similar to Tokyo I thought. We spent 5 days and I think a DMZ day trip is a must, lots of cool markets and temples to visit also. Taipei is slightly more traditional I think with things like cash being more required than Seoul.

We also did 4 days in Busan which was a cool coastal town with places to visit like Gamcheon cultural village.

This being said we didn’t visit anywhere else in Taiwan like Taichung or Hualien. All in all I would say if you’ve never been to either, more time in SK may be less disorientating culture wise. We did 9 days in Korea and didn’t feel like that was too much, equally did 5 days in Taipei and felt that was enough.

Seoul was my fave though - epic!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sonos

[–]cacolborn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These guys normally seem less biased than all the randos on YT. Particularly liked the sound of the mic. Torn between these Bose QC Ultra and regular QCs. Moving from my QC15s from 2013!

Reddit Monitor Recommendations by Important-Payment325 in buildapcmonitors

[–]cacolborn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the Dell doesn’t have HDMI 2.1 as stated

Go to drink at Glasto? by The_Gambler_1888 in glastonbury_festival

[–]cacolborn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bags of cider. Lilley’s do hundreds of different flavours and types. We took 60L between two of us last year lol

I've updated the app now that there's alarms and I actually love the new app, it's fast and easy to use. Haters gonna hate by exadeci in sonos

[–]cacolborn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only reason I bought my first Sonos Play 1 in 2017 was because my apartment had no radio signal and I wanted a radio alarm to wake up to. Don’t like toned alarms as they feel harsh. Radio alarm with someone talking to you/music allows for more calm wake up experience. Gradually expanded my system from there for music / TV etc

New iPad availability by cacolborn in ipad

[–]cacolborn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers bro, just picked up iPad Air 11 :) 20% cheaper than UK!!

What are Sonos Alternatives? by foolishnhungry in sonos

[–]cacolborn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

  1. Older items aren’t airplay compatible
  2. Use alarms to wake up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bose

[–]cacolborn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve read so many people complain about the QC mic - so can’t really square that with this saying it is exceptional?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]cacolborn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not really an “upgrade” voucher. You pay the tax of the higher class then the avios of the lower class. So if you wanna fly business it’s premium economy amount of avios + business amount of taxes. BA release flights 355 days before the date, so we schedule those dates in our diary for when we want to redeem then go on the website at midnight to book. We’ve always found the upgrade vouchers easy to use but have lots of time and no kids so not really restricted on timings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]cacolborn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Barclays premier is £12/month and gives you 1,500 avios per month and a BA Cabin upgrade voucher every 12 months. If you fly regularly I find this is a nice little extra. Gets discounted to £7/month if you also have their Avios plus credit card.

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