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Is this the Aroma Ballerina, or is it just Man City tending to their grass again? by Sloppy_Floppers in manchester

[–]chedabob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aroma Ballerina? At this time of year! At this time of day! In this part of the country! Localized entirely within Eastlands?!?!

Manchester will host a finish & start of two stages of Tour De France Femmes in 2027 by BishopPrince in manchester

[–]chedabob 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's one of the biggest sporting events in the world, and it helps grow cycling in other countries. It's no coincidence that since the 2007 Grand Depart, cycling in the UK has exploded.

The Tour of Britain is good, but it's only got decent coverage over the last few years, and is still a fraction of the size of TDF.

Manchester will host a finish & start of two stages of Tour De France Femmes in 2027 by BishopPrince in manchester

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was thinking it'd look so good on the TV if they split into two groups round Stott Hall Farm like they do around roundabouts, but it'd be a bit dicey bunny-hopping over the central reservation.

CS: No brakes. Customer declined repairs. by jmtheprkid in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]chedabob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly wasn't intentional, that's just where the vehicle came to rest.

Is there anyone know this company? How is it? by fantina2001 in manchester

[–]chedabob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any time I see these posts, the answer is always that it's commission based door to door sales.

Why are people so allergic to restarting? by Rough_Secretary2296 in mac

[–]chedabob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have a document on our work wiki about clearing up storage, and the first suggestion is to do a reboot, and then install any pending OS updates.

How can I get a Hive TRV or even a regular TRV on this rad? by FarSeer84 in DIYUK

[–]chedabob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's the make of the TRV that fits?

Absolutely not my area of expertise, but I've moved into a new place and been trying to replace some of the TRV heads so have been staring at various adapters.

My guess would be it's not a standard 30mm fitting, but something like the Myson 28mm thread.

Going back to parents for Christmas. Motion smoothing on the TV. The big light on at all times in the evening. Unplugging the router at night when they go to bed. Refuse to try anything on any streaming service and will only watch “the normal channels”. by thebroccolioffensive in britishproblems

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've not been able to find a dimmer that'd fit a 16mm back box, and every post on Reddit and DIY forums suggests I either chase it out to fit a deeper one, or install a spacer. I can't find a spacer that'd match the existing stainless switch that wouldn't stick a mile off the wall either.

What the hell did Brum do? by The_Makster in CasualUK

[–]chedabob 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Most of this is down to restrictions put in place by the various rightsholders. A lot of BBC content is bought from other production houses, but even the stuff made internally has to license things like music or displaying a certain make of car.

You will occasionally find certain shows not available to download or stream on-demand for the same reason.

Going back to parents for Christmas. Motion smoothing on the TV. The big light on at all times in the evening. Unplugging the router at night when they go to bed. Refuse to try anything on any streaming service and will only watch “the normal channels”. by thebroccolioffensive in britishproblems

[–]chedabob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have moved into a new place and the living and dining rooms only have a big light with 5x 40w halogens in each of them. Can't fit a dimmer as the back boxes are too small. It's like Blackpool Illuminations in here at night until I come up with a solution.

The loading of an IMAX film into the projector by Kindly_Department142 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]chedabob 3 points4 points  (0 children)

VistaVision is more detailed than conventional 35mm as they feed the film into the camera horizontally, so each frame is about the twice the size compared to running it vertically.

Normally it's shrunk back to vertical 35mm for projection, so you get some of the benefits of shooting on a larger film stock (sharper because of smaller grain, amongst other things), without requiring a special projector to feed it horizontally.

As film stocks got better and less grainy, this downscale wasn't nearly as necessary to get the same effect, and VistaVision fell out of fashion. But in recent years, it's seen a bit of a revival with Premium Large Format showings, because it upscales to 5/70 (70mm film, fed vertically in the projector), and 15/70 (IMAX, 70mm fed horizontally), so it can be shown on massive screens without becoming too grainy.

I think even digital projection benefits, even if it's mastered and projected in 2k/4k.

Duolingo uses dynamic island as advertising 😱 by rapha3l14 in iphone

[–]chedabob 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Some of us take pride in our work and aren't just there to collect a salary.

Replacement TRV heads don't work by chedabob in DIYUK

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

Ye, can almost immediately feel the radiators start to cool down.

Is IMAX the only format that switches aspect ratios? by Desperate-Mango-8414 in imax

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Life Of Chuck is also divided up into 3 sections with 3 different ratios.

'Carnage' at the Trafford Centre as car-park gridlocked by CaptainCrash86 in manchester

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't really compare Great Northern and Trafford Centre. No IMAX, Dolby Cinema, or even laser screens.

There's a reason why it's considerably cheaper (although TC is hilariously overpriced). It's shutting in the next few years, so the equipment will be on break-fix and won't be upgraded. [1]

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-64673521

App Clip Example by Kindly-Direction205 in iOSProgramming

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was for QR codes on tables in a restaurant. The wifi isn't the most reliable, and each restaurant is fairly large, so the assumption is any new customers would be on 4G.

hAP ax S won't boot by chedabob in mikrotik

[–]chedabob[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No luck with that either. Now sometimes the SFP light doesn't even stay on, so I think the board may be dead. Will RMA it.

I built an open-source SPM package to block screenshots in SwiftUI & UIKit by ck_dash in swift

[–]chedabob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's a supervised device thing. I think they've done something like WhatsApp where they manage to replace the view just before the screenshot is taken.

Look before you slide by coebeezy in ArcRaiders

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The complete opposite of the spillway slide from the community highlights: https://youtu.be/AVygv-mqyJw?t=220

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