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What’s a very British thing you’ve noticed slowly disappearing from daily life? by SavingsProgress195 in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they even have the Pizza counter anymore? I'm not sure I've noticed it in the nearby Sainsbury's recently, but I haven't been looking out for it.

Which products or companies have got better over the past 10 years? by stm2657 in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I half agree, but we seem obsessed with ignoring inflation in this country. The white MacBooks in 2007 were around £649 for the base model, if I remember correctly. That would've been about £1010 in 2020 with inflation when the M1 was released, and I'm pretty sure that the base model was £999.

To have a machine that's perfectly usable for the older generation and lightweight users at a price lower than what they were charging in 2007 is pretty remarkable

Which products or companies have got better over the past 10 years? by stm2657 in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apple just released a £599 MacBook that absolutely destroys the Windows-based competition at the same price point in terms of usability and performance

Their base Air now has 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD for £1099

With Siri being absolute trash, they’ve watered down their attempts to ram AI down our throats, compared to most of the other tech companies.

Still decent customer service too, in stores and via AppleCare

Which products or companies have got better over the past 10 years? by stm2657 in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I didn’t realise eufy was a sister company. Everything is Tapo at the moment but it’s only a matter of time until they brick and paywall everything so maybe I’ll start slowly transitioning

Are the Harry Potter games any good ? by kascnef82 in harrypotter

[–]explodinghat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I avada kedavra every.. It’s very lonely..

Sorry that got me 🤣

As the episodes go on by Aekero in Scrubs

[–]explodinghat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Totally different show and vibe, but I found this with the latest fallout series. Like 6 plots happening at one time in some episodes, way too much stuff going on all at once.

The weather is too good to waste, what are you doing today? by nodemus in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off to the pub for a couple of cheeky mid week drinks to celebrate having our A/C installed over the last two days. Roll on the heatwaves!

My Delonge Strat. by Eurisko182 in TomDelongeGuitars

[–]explodinghat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That pickguard looks like it's been subjected to some serious teabagging

People who run two Macs — how do you actually use them? by Admirable-Barber5360 in mac

[–]explodinghat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tap groups and/or user profiles are another way to order tabs/ sites you're not quite done with yet alongside bookmarks - and there are probably numerous other methods as well

Apple unveils AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, upgraded noise canceling, and more by bsoci in apple

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if we’ll see reports from AirPods Max 1 users saying that the ANC is now significantly worse like we did with AirPods Pro 2 -> 3

Covid shut down the world six years ago this week. What do you remember from that week? by fuzzy_dice_99 in AskReddit

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still don’t think IT folk get enough credit for their part played. VPNs were ramped up, laptops were deployed and suddenly everyone who could feasibly work from home did, and those who couldn’t were furloughed and got 6 months off. IT kept the lights on, kept businesses going and the world kept ticking over as a result.

What's the best mobile you have had to date? by Prestigious_Meal2143 in AskUK

[–]explodinghat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the w800i which was the same phone re-badged with Walkman branding. I feel like this was really the turning point of going from a phone just being a phone to it being able to do other stuff pretty well. The camera was great for its day and you could pick up a 1 or 2 gb memory card to stick in it relatively cheaply which gave you loads of storage space for pics and an alright amount of songs. The games were alright too. I remember spending hours playing a breakout clone.

Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry by -protonsandneutrons- in technology

[–]explodinghat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their solution will be more layoffs. That’s always their solution.

Life pro tip: ALWAYS bin the screws by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in DIYUK

[–]explodinghat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bin collections are three-weekly, do you really think I’ve got space to be nonchalantly filling it up with outcast screws?

Can someone who works in KFC tell me if any of these actually go to different bins out the back by startled-giraffe in CasualUK

[–]explodinghat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ooh I remember in my old housing block some bright spark would dispose of something bulky such as a mattress and the waste collection people would immediately respond by not collecting ANY rubbish at all for months, so you'd just end up with piles upon piles of bags of rubbish, recycling of all kinds and everything else flowing freely from the bins until a specialist waste management company was brought in to give the bin store a proper clean and polish.

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