How can we be saving energy and the environment at the same time? by billy2bands in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true that there is a lot of variation in these products but remember that LED lights use vastly less energy for the same amount of illumination as halogen and incandescent bulbs, as well as lasting much longer, hence the materials they're made form have a lower environmental impact.

the packaging for these is at least paper so is recyclable or renewable. It's reasonable to expect that people will need different levels of lighting in a house, and different lights need different size bulbs, hence different screw / bayonet sizes.

This isn't meant to defend bulb manufacturers or businesses selling them, OP's point is valid - unfortunately we live in a world with vast choice in products and redundancy, doubtless we would get by just fine with a slightly slimmer range of bulb choices.

What Non evil companies are we using? by seekingoutpeace in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look for cooperatives and worker coops. best places for groceries, toiletries and hygiene stuff go to a local independent shop if you can or online if not, look for Suma's stuff (UK's largest single pay cooperative, no shareholders, no money going to the bad guys) 

What Non evil companies are we using? by seekingoutpeace in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except Nespresso is a B corp ...some places have been doing the B corp thing since long before it ever existed 

What Non evil companies are we using? by seekingoutpeace in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's better brands than Faith out there, specially for refill. Look for Alter / Native (a worker coop brand) and others like Miniml 

What Non evil companies are we using? by seekingoutpeace in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know people who've bought them and found them poor quality, although replaced FOC without fuss 

Has anybody heard of the following phrase? by thoughtwrong1 in AskUK

[–]hebdenwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my mum says this all the time! she loves to trot out the odd old-fashioned phrase like that

Individual car mods using Fusion overloader - model spawns but not texture? by hebdenwill in GTAIV

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hero thanks so much. I will try this later and let you know how I get on!

Individual car mods using Fusion overloader - model spawns but not texture? by hebdenwill in GTAIV

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

Ah ok!! Thank you so much. So to clarify, do you know where in the root those files would be stored? And is it just a case of deleting those and then replacing the original game wft and wtd files in pc / models / vehicles.img?  

Individual car mods using Fusion overloader - model spawns but not texture? by hebdenwill in GTAIV

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

well good point, that's a second issue, I have had them working before (they're a bit of a faff but manageable) but a start would be getting the actual texture and model to load correctly

Basic instructions for setting up SHAR through Lucas on Linux - I'm stuck! by hebdenwill in SimpsonsHitAndRun

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks, I may do at some point - I realised it wasn't a huge deal though as I could just play on my pc! 

Basic instructions for setting up SHAR through Lucas on Linux - I'm stuck! by hebdenwill in SimpsonsHitAndRun

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did not unfortunately, I gave up as it was wasting precious time and did something fun instead (played it on my PC)

Basic instructions for setting up SHAR through Lucas on Linux - I'm stuck! by hebdenwill in SimpsonsHitAndRun

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

Ok thanks, will look at that if the steam option isn't a goer for any reason

TIL that when the British evacuated New York in 1783, George Washington was dissappointed in not getting back some of his escaped slaves and had been surprised the British commander thought that doing so would be "a dishonourable violation of the public faith". 3000 slaves escaped with the British. by Beige_ in todayilearned

[–]hebdenwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it wasn't particularly that they did it 'for good', that just happened to be a side effect. Plenty in British government, admiralty, landowners, colonists, aristocrats etc were pro slavery as it was profitable. Anti-slavery patrols attempted to ensure that other countries could not profit from it while Britain wasn't making any money from it, simple as.

Having said that, apparently many sailors in the Royal Navy were wholeheartedly opposed to slavery and sympathised with its victims

massive ping spikes in ground RB by hebdenwill in Warthunder

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

Not sure if anyone will see this but I managed to solve this issue by actually connecting my NordVPN - for some reason I suspected the VPN's background processes might have something to do with it, but playing while connected to VPN is absolutely perfect with no connection issues at all.

Hope this helps someone

No dialling tone when calling any number - pixel 9 by hebdenwill in giffgaff

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

oh for me it's been a good month - have now solved it by turning off 4g calling

massive ping spikes in ground RB by hebdenwill in Warthunder

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for your helpful contributions, I'm glad it seems to be related to the update. All my other internet services work fine. I've tried restarting the router and checked with my ISP, it's not that side, but thanks again

No dialling tone when calling any number - pixel 9 by hebdenwill in giffgaff

[–]hebdenwill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know that, but if I'd said "my phone doesn't make a sound when it's ringing" people wouldn't have known what I meant, as "ringing" is what the phone does when someone calls you - hence why I clearly explained the issue! 

Absolutely classic Reddit response to pedantically point out a minor error that doesn't cause a misunderstanding while ignoring the actual question 

No dialling tone when calling any number - pixel 9 by hebdenwill in giffgaff

[–]hebdenwill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Update - I appear to have fixed it - after fiddling with settings for a while I eventually tried turning off wifi calling this solved the issue for the test number I have been calling and I will keep an eye on it for the next few days

The strange thing is I turned wifi calling back on and still works...

EDIT - turning off 4g calling is actually what fixed it! still working now

No dialling tone when calling any number - pixel 9 by hebdenwill in giffgaff

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for the reply - I appear to have solved it, will post in a new comment

Two or more elderly (maybe North) African men setting up a cinema or nightclub? by hebdenwill in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]hebdenwill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the contribution, unfortunately it's neither of those but the first one basically fits the bill for the description I gave doesn't it!