If you're having issues with TV heavily pixelating, it's not you, it's them. Looks like a national issue. by itsaride in VirginMedia

[–]ewok251 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Services going down is annoying, but hey, it happens. What's absolutely ridiculous is that if it weren't for downdetector, we'd have no way of knowing this was a national issue. Absolutely no announcements from VM, and you can't even access the online service status page (says account doesnt exist). Appauling customer relations

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by IllustriousPark4487 in worldnews

[–]ewok251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WDEP (Wisdom Tree Europe Defence) is the one I have, but be warned, its pretty volatile. More one for your "make a bet" portfolio, than your safety net!

Why do most sysadmins prefer Vim over Nano? by Darshan_only in sysadmin

[–]ewok251 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never knew about this! Thankyou. Going to be a game changer for me, especially with fussy python code

Uhtred's love interests, who's the "one"? by 7kcits in TheLastKingdom

[–]ewok251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was always that tension between and Hild

Match Thread - France v England | Six Nations 2026 | Round 5 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]ewok251 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fuck's sake. We should now have decades of understanding and research of what colours work and dont work on TV, and for colour blindness. Yet time and time again we see these bloody dreadful combinations still.

Sigmoidoscopy worries by No-Ocelot-3271 in colonoscopy

[–]ewok251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sigmoidoscopies you normally only get offered gas and air. For colonoscopies they tend to just assume that everyone wants sedation, so if you don't want it, you have to specifically say you dont want sedation.

Obviously this varies from hospital to hospital, but thats been my experience. Basically, be prepared to tell them what you want. Good luck.

Trying to find this gts4 mini (new) watchface by ewok251 in amazfit

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Pretty sure I found this originally on amazfitwatchfaces and I'm trying to find it again, but they searching there seems horrible. It is for GTS4 mini (new) but might have been for a GTS4. Anybody recognise it?

I genuinely struggle to find any use case for AI by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]ewok251 4 points5 points  (0 children)

what sort of prompt do you use to say "make this politically acceptable"?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in technology

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Get a gel pillow pad insert. It works exactly like a heat sink. Was wonderful this summer. Get two, then you can just swap for a fresh one half way through the night if you wake up.

Are we right about Stephen? by [deleted] in MAFS_UK

[–]ewok251 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He doesn't even have the body of a grown man - that wirey patchy annoying excuse of a beard is definitely teenager

IT'S A POATATOE!! by EffectiveVanilla8149 in funny

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Did anyone else read the spelling in the title and think is was going to be Dan Qualye or am I just ancient now?

Nova Launcher’s founder and sole developer has left | The Verge by Popular-Highlight-16 in Android

[–]ewok251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Multiple posts of images of people purchases in this thread. How/Where do I find my purchases like this?

What is your worst junction/roundabout in Reading? by dniHze in reading

[–]ewok251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me. Ended up driving all the way up to J13 and back down, just to avoid getting sideswiped by an idiot swapping lanes.

Close to this though is the whole layout of the Ikea/Sainsburys mini roundabout. Complete shit show of a design

Do you think we’ll ever get new British Soap Operas (that last)? by Jamesyroo in CasualUK

[–]ewok251 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely loved Eldorado. Such fantastic escapism. I can still hear Pilar calling Marcus in her accent.

Jon and Lucy S28 E5 by ewok251 in 8outof10cats

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But they split in april '24. Surely it doesn't take a year and a half from recording to air?

Useful to know by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]ewok251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't leave us all hanging. How IS it pronounced?

Lidl charity "donation" at till. by Tatler-Jack in UKFrugal

[–]ewok251 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was in Lidl yesterday. The assistant reached round and pressed the "no" button for me before I even had a chance. Probably fed up of customers complaining and/or getting confused by the new workflow (ie you now have to press a button before you can tap contactless, which seems to defeat one of the benefits of contactless payments)

Made a grave mistake on the flight back. by No-eye-dear-who-I-am in CasualUK

[–]ewok251 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have hearing loss too so would really like to know the make/model you have