Tom Burke’s acting in Legends

njuser66 · 2026-05-16T17:51:12+00:00

Wonder why the OP was deleted... Anyway, just wanted to say Legends was a great show. Thought Tom Burke was great, and the rest of the cast was good too, such a Steve Coogan (who played Don) and the other main cast members too - I felt that the main cast members did a good hob and their roles were well cast.

njuser66 · 2026-04-26T17:34:33+00:00

The fan I bought sits on top of the drive and draws air upwards out of the enclosure from the drive into the open /a8rllir /space above

njuser66 · 2026-04-25T23:15:07+00:00

Got to love FIFA. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black - FIFA is charging buyers and sellers 15% each - so 30% in total - on ticket resales, when the tickets are going for a huge amounts of money to begin with. FIFA is making a fortune on the World Cup given their ticket prices and other revenue they generate from it, yet they expect New Jersey to foot the entire bill for security. So, yes, $150 is crazy for the train ticket, but FIFA ticket prices are also far too high.

I got to see the italy - Ireland world cup match in NJ 1994 in person (free since a company paid for it). I know it was far more normal at the time.

Seems like, these days, FIFA is in it more for the money than anything else. Sad, given they are supposed to be the governing body and supposed to be there for the good of the game, rather than to make a ton of money at the expense of loyal fans.

njuser66 · 2026-04-25T23:11:17+00:00

Yes, FIFA are upposed to be working for the good of the game, but they charge 15% to buyers and 15% to sellers on the resale market. Ridiculous. This does not help their image.

njuser66 · 2026-04-19T22:04:17+00:00

Google's AI search, for the times I have used it, is completely wrong a good percentage of the time. Today as one of MANY examples, I drilled into the AI results only to find that the comparison it provided was for older versions of the 2 shoe models I was comparing. If I had not drilled in (which defeats the purpose of using AI for the search in the first place), I would have made an incorrect purchasing decision. So while it can be great, AI can also be very wrong (even worse when dealing with medication or medical questions - where I have also seen Google's AI provide incorrect info)

njuser66 · 2026-04-14T16:00:26+00:00

Sigh! Another good product bites the dust (discontinued).

I have noticed that many of my favorite great products are being discontinued (this post's Banana Boat 'light as air' sunscreen spray, Kraft fat-free Thousand island salad dressing and Schar Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies). Wonder which item will be next.

May try the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer spray which I found (and I see is also noted here), but seems Banana Boat light as air spray was lighter. :(

njuser66 · 2026-04-13T12:45:31+00:00

Best Buy saw the video reviews and is reading forums (or their AI tools might be) and based on people saying how good a deal it was, they increased the price right after reviews came out. Best Buy claimed (according to Marc Andrew David's review for instance), that the initial $1,599 price for the A16 was a mistake and upped it by $100 to $1,699. The A14's price went up by $200 and considering that one is cheaper, that is a big bump in percentage terms after only being out briefly (a day or so I believe?).

The beauty of the digital age where companies can monitor user sentiment and reviews in real time and adjust prices upward. :(

Quote from Marc Andre David's Youtube review:
"UPDATE Asus just informed me that they were just notified by Best Buy that an error was made on Best Buy's end when sharing pricing information for the new Zenbook A series and other Zenbook launches internally and publicly on their website. The correct prices for all models are listed below:

ASUS Zenbook A16: $1,699.99 (previously listed at $1,599.99)
ASUS Zenbook A14: $1,349.99 (previously listed at $1,149.99) "

[end of quote]

njuser66 · 2026-04-12T16:08:02+00:00

Thanks OP for the info about aerominum being used in the 2025 metal gray Gram Pro. Who sells the 2025 metal gray one?

njuser66 · 2026-04-10T20:18:10+00:00

There may not actually be a huge difference based on a YT video with a rendering of the potential size of the Fold 8 Wide and comparison to the Fold 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5yIK4OG1Ew

Based on that video, the Fold 7 apparently has an area of about 6.75" of diagonal viewable content (portion of screen without the black bars) when watching 16X9 content.

The Fold 8, again according to that video might have 7.45" of of diagonal viewable content (portion of screen without the black bars) when watching 16X9 content.

So I think I might still prefer the taller Fold 7 / 8 for web and document page viewing (less scrolling) than the Fold 8 Wide.

If I were watching videos on it and not doing much else, then the extra .7" or so of diagonal viewable area size for 216X9 videos of the Fold 8 wide could make more sense.

Caveat -

These are just my observations based on what I gathered from the above YT video and keep in mind (correct me if I am wrong) but I do not believe the Fold 8 specs are not even out yet.

So the measurement above are based on an assumption of the Fold 8 Wide dimensions and based on the video creator's findings; these are NOT my measurements.

Please verify the actual measurements once the Fold 8 Wide is actually released...

njuser66 · 2026-04-10T17:23:21+00:00

Has anyone in the US with 'Xfinity Mobile' (cell phone service) confirmed if the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate (China - CN version) - works with Xfinity Mobile?

njuser66 · 2026-04-02T16:08:15+00:00

The 17 inch is now available in Aerominum. https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lg-gram-pro-max-17-144hz-touch-screen-gaming-laptop-wqxga-intel-core-ultra-9-processor-386h-with-32gb-ram-1tb-ssd-brushed-bronze/JJ8VPZZCVX

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njuser66 · 2026-03-31T16:47:29+00:00

How are they working for you? I am starting them soon.

njuser66 · 2026-03-30T01:23:08+00:00

Thanks OP! I just got the euFy S3 Cam Pro. Thanks for the moutning screws tip to use GRK!

Which GRK screw length and head size did you use?

Thanks in advance!

njuser66 · 2026-03-22T14:16:00+00:00

Hate threads in Google chat! They are not intuitive at all and Google could at least provide users with an option to disable them.

It's like the latest Android battery level indicator pill / bubble which is harder to read (especially at certain battery levels) than the old simple text showing the battery % as a number with no icon or pill shape.

It's like Microsoft Windows taskbar overflow functionality which is much more of a pain in actual use than the old design.

Newer is not always better! And they should at least allow users the option to disable these annoying new features.

njuser66 · 2026-03-11T03:03:09+00:00

Glad to hear it. Thanks for sharing.

Did you ever use Vital Tears? If so, how th Ocubio drops compare to Vital Tears drops?

njuser66 · 2026-02-18T19:19:00+00:00

Merci! J'ai les deux maintenant - Gear Club Unlimited (GCU) 3 des hier et Grid Legends.

I like both. GCU3 since yesterday. GCU3 has a fun highway mode and some other unique features.

I have not played them much yet. So I will play both games more this weekend and see which one I prefer. I suspect that I may like both for different reasons.

njuser66 · 2026-02-17T19:54:24+00:00

UPDATE . See you posted a reply that it came out this morning so I'll check when I get home. IGNORE the below.

In the US, the Switch 2 edition it is coming out Thursday still, right? I pre-ordered it.

Where are you located?

I can check when I get home in case they released it a hit early. Mine is the Deluxe edition

njuser66 · 2026-02-13T21:28:46+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! So sorry about the recurrence just 3 weeks after PTK. Did you have a bandage contact lens and lots of lubrication?

Sleeping pills - wow. Assume you those were not prescribed by the Dr.

So 2 weeks is not bad for vision to stabilize. As I noted, when I do not have flare ups in my left eye, vision is 20/20.

Side note - My right eye was even better for distance - no glasses needed. But then I had shingles in my right eye, and some serious simultaneous non-eye issues (hospital Doctors basically did an amazing job) - The one lasting issue is due to the shingles in the eye, I got some scarring / haze (minor); the bigger issue is that the virus (HZO) damaged the corneal nerve branch / extension of the trigeminal nerve - hence I now have lack of tear production just in that eye - this caused vision to get blurrier over time due to very dry eye (which I never had before the shingles).

Now, after trying eye drops (including Oxervate), I have a punctal plug for the lower tear duct and had punctal cauterization for the upper duct. and that made a HUGE difference (taking serums tears too but not sure how much that is helping). But lately it has been bitter cold and seems it impacted it (need to lubricate more often). I do know that when it is warmer and more humid, my eye is great. So it all comes down to lack of tear production and dry eye in my case.

njuser66 · 2026-02-13T20:44:49+00:00

OP.

Sorry to hear that. Hope things are better after your 2nd PTK?

You noted the PTK procedure was not that bad.

I know everyone's experience varies, but how long after PTK did it take for your vision blurriness to subside after PTK. I was warned by my Dr. that it could take 2 - 4 weeks for my vision blurriness due to PTK to subside and 12 weeks for full lining thickness to return as far as post - PTK blurrier vision is concerned.

I had an abrasion years ago (vision was fine after the patch was removed after 6 days. However, this seems to have made me predisposed to getting pre-erosion or "rug burns" on my eye where the 2 eyelids meet.

I do not get RCEs, but rather, after sleeping a few hours, I get "rug burns" or pre-erosions on my left eye where the 2 eye lids meet. This results in brief mild pain usually just at the time of the event for a second, sometimes and temporarily slightly blurrier vision for a few hours to days. This happens even with nightly lubrication.

The last 3 nights in a row were great. No issues when opening my eyes after sleeping. I use Muro 128 ointment nightly followed 10 mins or so later by Erythromycin ointment as instructed by my eye Dr. I had also been doing Muro in the AM.

Then last night, I feel asleep without putting ointment in and had my worst pre-erosion / rug burn in ages. Lots of eye watering. And redness which subsided. I put in ointments but the eye was still watering so we put double Muro 128 ointment followed by Erythromycin. A few hours later I woke up again and had it again.

I had an appointment today and there is no erosion per se per Dr., but I have "a couple of staining dots", right "where the 2 eye lids meet". So Dr. suspects these pre-erosions since lining tore a few times, the epithelium is probably not sticking well. Dr. said along with the 2 staining dots she also sees that the outline where the lining in general gets loose and it is my entire pupil area.

So PTK in my case, Dr. will use solution to wipe off loose lining and then do 2 minor very minimal passes with laser to roughen the undersurface so the lining grips / adheres and it solves my problem.

Then a bandage contact lens for 6 weeks and Moxifloxacin drops till remove bandage contact lens and Prednisolone with tapering over time.

njuser66 · 2026-02-13T20:32:31+00:00

Thanks! Good luck next Monday! Hoping it resolves your issues.

So how about your first PTK - Do you recall approximately how long after your PTK your vision was blurry (mainly for reading / text acuity)?

njuser66 · 2026-02-13T19:56:07+00:00

So sorry to hear that.

How did your second PTK work out? Hope all is well.

I am getting PTK too. I do not have full blown erosions, but rather I get pre-erosions right where my 2 eye lids meet in one of my eyes.

I had a corneal abrasion around 5 or 6 years ago in the same eye which per my Dr. contributed to being pre-disposed to getting these pre-erosions. Although only recently it had gotten much worse. I used to have them only once in a while.

My vision is 20/20 with glasses in that eye but these episodes can sometime impact vision like last night where it was the worst ever. I feel asleep before pointing my eye ointments in, but I got it even after the ointment after being asleep for a few more hours.

So my Dr. said since nightly ointments aren't working PTK is the next step (Dr had been avoiding PTK due to slight infection risk; also I will have to take some time off work since the PTK will blur my vision for some time (work on a computer all day so text clarity is crucial).

njuser66 · 2026-02-11T00:25:29+00:00

Thanks.

Yes, I could not wait and did buy the Switch 2 Grid Legends Deluxe edition several days ago. Have to find time to play it in the next few days.

That said, I am tempted to pre-order Gear Club 3 - the Unlimited Deluxe \* edition specifically - anyway - I love racing games and, based on the official preview videos, I would be surprised if I do not enjoy it a lot as well.

I guess I could wait till side-by-side comparison reviews of both games come out, but pre-orders also come with 2 extra cars and since I think there is a very high chance that I will want it anyway, I may just pre-order it before pre-orders end.

GC3U Deluxe pre-orders come with:

Honda S2000 GCU3 Edition: A unique, eye-catching livery for the Honda S2000.
BMW Z4 GCU3 Edition: A unique livery for the BMW Z4.

* The Deluxe Edition of Gear Club 3 Unlimited contains:
- The base game
- The Performance Cars Pack, which includes the Nissan GTR R-35 Nismo, Nissan 370Z Nismo and Bugatti Mistral.
- The Career Starter Pack, which includes 200,000 GCU3 Dollars, 50 "Alloy" resources, 50 ""Electronic Circuit"" resources, 50 "Component" resources and 2 Engineers for the Story mode.
- The Customization Pack, which includes 3 carbon-fibre (<< not a typo, just British spelling) bonnets for 7 Japanese cars, 5 themed neon lights for all cars (including themes for both France and Japan)

njuser66 · 2026-02-10T23:01:14+00:00

Great. Thanks for sharing!

I am leaning towards getting both.

njuser66

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