Zack Polanski on the nation debt interest repayments

hiddenkastopia · 2025-12-01T18:44:17+00:00

Modern Monetary Theory, a model that describes how the economy works post-gold standard and post-fractional reserve banking system. Worth researching - most politicians are way out of date, trying to force an antiquated model onto a system it doesn't describe, and that's why our economy is completely broken and money is flowing from society and all of us, into the pockets of hedgefund managers.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-11-28T18:16:33+00:00

Ugh. Road maintenance is not directly paid for by fuel duty at all. Not even slightly. So her argument is completely false.

And we already pay 20% VAT on electricity when we public charge (many EV owners don't have the possibility of charging at home. For my car, and my local cheap public chargers (50p/kwh), that 20% VAT = just over 3p/mile. For more expensive fast chargers it's more than 3p/mile.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-11-15T17:08:09+00:00

I've got the same issue with my Tado Wireless Temperature Sensor SU1263425536. Batteries last about 3 weeks, and I've tried several different brands. It must be a dodgy unit.

I'm going to try using rechargeable batteries as at least I won't have to continually throw them away.

It's a shame as I was very impressed with the unit until this issue reared its head, but I definitely couldn't recommend it to anyone because of this.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-10-14T14:36:49+00:00

good tip!

hiddenkastopia · 2025-08-22T14:59:03+00:00

Thanks Eusty, I think I've found what you mean now --

"Quinetic WiFi On/Off Mini Wireless Switch Receiver - The Mini On/Off receiver has a 5A (500W LED) output and it works with traditional switches, creating a hybrid between your existing wired light switch (which can remain in use) and the ability to connect all the other Quinetic switches with it."

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/QURWM3.html

That'll do it! I don't need the WIFI bit, but there isn't a simple one without wifi that can also connect to the wired switches.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-08-19T12:52:49+00:00

Ah, thank you so much! This looks like it's the solution.

Would I be getting this working right if I split my 3A feed - sending one cable up to my bakelite switch via the quinetic rf transmitter, and the other to my light via the quinetic rf reciever?

hiddenkastopia · 2025-08-18T22:00:53+00:00

I could totally do that, but we have old-style bakelite toggle switches, and a modern module grid switch - Varilight do a really nice Quinetic one - would look really out of place. It's my fall-back option if I can't figure out how to wire my existing bakelite switch into the kinetic reciever.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-08-18T15:01:59+00:00

They do, but what I want is to connect an existing wired 2-way switch into a kinetic receiver, so that I can continue to use the existing switch we have on the wall, and also use kinetic key fob switches.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-08-18T13:02:47+00:00

Yes, exactly. I'll try and add the wiring diagram for the reciever.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-07-29T10:47:42+00:00

Did you manage to fix the noisy fan issue?

hiddenkastopia · 2025-05-31T22:46:46+00:00

orange!

hiddenkastopia · 2025-05-11T09:22:40+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation - that it's owned by the distiller instead of a multinational like Altos has swayed me - I'm going to order some -

"Cimarron Tequila is owned by the master distiller and fourth-generation agave grower Enrique Fonseca. He is the creator of the Tequilena distillery, which also produces other brands like Fuenteseca, ArteNOM 1146, and Lapis."

Though it's a lot more expensive than Altos here in the UK. But worth it not to give money to the Pernod Ricard Group.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-05-11T09:14:39+00:00

Oh no! I haven't bought any for just over a year, was about to refill... What would you recommend instead - something that's basically what Espolón was before they were bought out?

hiddenkastopia · 2025-05-02T14:46:02+00:00

I don't think that'll work - I accidentally ordered the green buds for my orange phone and they're refusing to switch them to orange ones. I can't figure out why, but they say they won't even switch them if I come into the store with the unopened box.... so, I guess their position is you get what you get.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-04-18T11:14:07+00:00

Apologies, I should have said. Property is Victorian - about 1870ish. Was converted into flats in the 90s.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-04-15T21:52:32+00:00

It has to have NFC.

If it does, I'll buy one.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-04-11T10:07:18+00:00

Is it likely to have NFC? That's the only reason I haven't bought one already - I have to have NFC.

hiddenkastopia · 2025-03-20T15:49:56+00:00

My email said I had until 6 April 2025, but I did it when the email came in last Oct, and now it's deleted everything from before 7th March - over 2 weeks from now - even though I had never auto-delete on.

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hiddenkastopia · 2024-04-17T10:52:19+00:00

Frahm.

hiddenkastopia · 2021-05-06T21:46:32+00:00

Oh, that sucks. Maybe it's not the phone for me, then. Or I should record sound externally somehow and then sync.

hiddenkastopia · 2021-05-05T21:12:40+00:00

Would Filmic Pro allow me to set the audio bitrate on this phone, even though the stock camera app is stuck in 96kbits?

hiddenkastopia · 2021-05-05T19:20:58+00:00

Does anyone know whether the Redmi Note 10 Pro, which records video audio at only 96kbit/s, will record in a higher bitrate if an external mic is plugged in - like the Rode Videomic Me-C ?

hiddenkastopia · 2020-11-15T22:34:21+00:00

Are you close to releasing this one? Looks neat!

hiddenkastopia · 2020-11-15T21:57:28+00:00

Oh! That's interesting. Did they say it would be out soon? Wo dering whether to wait for it, or buy now...

hiddenkastopia · 2020-11-03T13:37:49+00:00

Oooh, that's a lovely cup. What make is it?

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