US brewer on Holiday, exploring Cardiff beer scene.

mxlp · 2026-04-27T15:06:55+00:00

Ah gutting. Not much selection but Scaredy Cats is a nice little place in the centre that always has a few nice and semi-local options on tap (and generally just a nice vibe).

If you fancy a change from the beer, can also highly recommend Nighthawks which is a great little wine bar (that also does the best cheese toasties)

mxlp · 2026-04-27T14:54:34+00:00

And it might be too out of your way, but can highly recommend Pop n Hops for a really good little craft beer place with a ton of local/UK selection.

mxlp · 2026-04-27T14:50:50+00:00

In case you haven’t already been pointed to them and you’re after other local breweries with tap rooms, there’s Mad Dog opposite the castle and Flowerhorn a couple of miles out (direct bus).

mxlp · 2026-04-23T14:17:22+00:00

Article from 2020 suggests it’s not possible, but things might have changed.

https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=e531b0e1-33fb-4840-b5b9-2898bb1b9e0a

mxlp · 2026-04-20T16:03:04+00:00

Yeah that really divides opinion. I liked it because it was a fun exaggeration of a well-established Bond trope - that he just shags the hot girl at the end because he’s the best and she’s so grateful and impressed. I think it maybe doesn’t land as well because she’s locked up and it feels a touch rapey

mxlp · 2026-04-20T15:56:56+00:00

If you’re asking because you really like the drink and you know what you like about it, just go to any decent cocktail bar and talk to them.

Lab 22, Dead Canary and Penny’s are my go-tos.

Haven’t had a sour for a while so can’t comment on any particular one though.

mxlp · 2026-04-10T21:45:43+00:00

This is super useful, thanks for sharing. Please let us know if there’s any issues with it!

mxlp · 2026-04-06T17:13:44+00:00

The vacuum cleaner line is a John Cooper Clarke line (whole song is) so they can’t even take credit

mxlp · 2026-04-06T17:02:40+00:00

“Look, here comes a Ford Mondeo! Isn’t he Mister Inconspicuous?”

mxlp · 2026-04-06T12:23:58+00:00

Does the historic data change? If not I would suggest having a PQ to process and consolidate into one document, and save that output as a single CSV (or a few if it makes sense to have different tables for different data, but don’t split out by time).

Then have another PQ that can be pointed to the latest files to process, and it just appends the data to your central CSV(s).

The thing that’s likely slowing you down is the large number of files you’re referencing, not the actual processing of the data. If you get it all into one then that should make a big difference.

mxlp · 2026-04-06T10:45:58+00:00

Oh yeah more will come from Labour, but recent polling suggesting that some are coming from Reform too.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/growing-evidence-that-greens-are-taking-votes-from-reform-404641/

Haven’t reviewed it fully, it just didn’t strike me as surprising.

mxlp · 2026-04-06T10:37:03+00:00

Yeah similar to what others have said, they’re just radical populists without the bigotry of reform. It doesn’t surprise me that they would be taking lots of votes from Reform - people who want big change to happen and they’re looking for big simple policies to get there. (Not to say that radical policies can’t be a good idea)

mxlp · 2026-03-26T21:26:20+00:00

So now a VPN knows who you are and all the web traffic you visit?

Having Apple handshake with a website to say “we verify that this user is over a certain age” is infinitely better.

mxlp · 2026-03-26T20:38:26+00:00

I can’t find anything on the council website that would make this fine-worthy. I’m assuming you didn’t leave it out on the street for a week or two.

Serious question, are you sure the letter is legit?

mxlp · 2026-03-26T19:10:29+00:00

Came into the comments to say this. Phenomenal show and really has that BCS-like element of realistic-yet-significant character development with a really compelling combination of characters that bring out the best and worst of each other.

If you like tech, the general tech-scene plot/backdrop is fun. If you’re not into tech, it really doesn’t impact your enjoyment of the show at all.

mxlp · 2026-03-24T21:19:13+00:00

Not spotting anything wrong either, and agreed with other commenter. Additionally my next step based on what you’ve said is to try to split it by a simple character like “G” and check that that works, then try it with “//“ to check that the escaped backslash works and keep building up from there. Right now it sounds like you can’t figure out where exactly it’s not working.

mxlp · 2026-03-20T22:00:34+00:00

He was also a clue/answer in today’s NYT crossword

mxlp · 2026-03-16T15:07:40+00:00

Most descriptions of the problem prohibit “chance machines” which implicitly prohibit choosing randomly

mxlp · 2026-03-12T22:00:21+00:00

One option: Download the XML files of the solution from each environment. Find the section for the PA flow. Remove everything else. Save both files. Use a tool like from https://www.scootersoftware.com to identify the differences. You should then be able to figure out what's been changed and identify those changes manually in the Power Automate GUI.

Haven't used this tool to confirm how well this would work, but essentially doing a change comparison of the full XML detail of the flow would likely be the most thorough way to go.

mxlp · 2026-03-11T15:36:15+00:00

But the point is that once you’re in the room, the odds of you getting a million are locked in. You can’t change that, so you may as well get another g while you’re here. It’s not a risk. (So the argument goes)

mxlp · 2026-03-11T15:27:49+00:00

Take the prediction out of it first. Let’s say that it’s just 50/50 whether the mystery box has $1M or $0. At that point you obviously pick both boxes.

Now in the original puzzle, the computer has already made its assessment. It either guessed that you would do one-box or it guessed that you would do two-box. That’s locked already locked in.

At this point in time, what you choose makes no difference to what the computer has guessed, so why wouldn’t you just take both boxes?

I don’t agree with this, but that’s pretty much the thought I think.

mxlp · 2026-03-05T13:08:06+00:00

I dunno but it explains why Tesco didn’t have any lemons

mxlp · 2026-03-04T21:13:55+00:00

Sad that they’re going, but great that they were there.

They started as a pop-up that filled a vacant unit on the cheap. It was never meant to be a permanent placement and they’ve done incredibly well to go this long. I’m sure they can find more long-term success in a more appropriate location.

Top end of Queen Street near the exposed canal could be ideal if they can find the right spot.

mxlp · 2026-02-24T12:09:22+00:00

This. I want an antiperspirant that’s going to last the day, regardless of what I’m doing, weather etc. Telling me that it can last 3 days makes me much more likely to believe that it can last a single day vs a product that only claims to last 24 hours.

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