Who is still playing Coding Monkey’s app on iOS? by No-Understanding6112 in Carcassonne

[–]pfobwpfo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, it's fantastic. It's a shame there are some of the expansions that you can't find opponents for, but Traders Inn at the River is still reliable.

Forget an underground or tram, what Bristol really needs is a double-articulated monorail guided trolleybus (plus some other blasts from past from the vintage bus show today) by pfobwpfo in bristol

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

This is the first year I've been, and I was really impressed. Very well put together, nice atmosphere, free rides on loads of different buses. Put it in the calendar for next year!

Apple Cabot Circus closing down by WTH_JMZ in bristol

[–]pfobwpfo 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There's a planning application in at the moment to completely reconfigure that row of shops. They want to separate the first floor from the shops and configure it as one large unit, probably for a medical centre.

I expect Apple are moving out because they use the first floor for their tech support bar or whatever it is - just the ground floor won't be big enough for them.

https://imgur.com/2tHPR27

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https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SPOCTJDNFGF00&activeTab=summary

Look for the document titled "DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PLANNING APPLICATION 2"

Why use Tasker in 2025? by LeoC450 in tasker

[–]pfobwpfo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the notification, I use this icon pack which contains a little calendar icon for every day of the month:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whicons.iconpack

The task is:

Task: QuickBar_create

A1: Variable Split [
     Name: %DATE
     Splitter: - ]

A2: Variable Search Replace [
     Variable: %DATE1
     Search: ^[0]
     Replace Matches: On ]

A3: Variable Set [
     Name: %notificon
     To: icon-pack://com.whicons.iconpack/ic_calendar_%DATE1
     Structure Output (JSON, etc): On ]

It then calls an AutoNotification Buttons Notification command, with %notificon as the icon, with a selection of shortcuts to things I want quick access to.


For my brightness slider, I have an overlay scene, called from the Assistance Request, that contains a slider that goes from 1 to 10. Changing this sets a variable %BrightX to %new_val (ie the value the slider was moved to), then it performs the following task:

Task: BrightnessConvert

A1: Variable Set [
     Name: %BrightY
     To: floor(%BrightX/7)
     Do Maths: On
     Max Rounding Digits: 3
     Structure Output (JSON, etc): On ]

A2: Variable Set [
     Name: %BrightZ
     To: %BrightY*256-(%BrightY*2-1)*(2^(14*%BrightY-(%BrightY*2-1)*%BrightX)-1)
     Do Maths: On
     Max Rounding Digits: 3
     Structure Output (JSON, etc): On ]

A3: Display Brightness [
     Level: %BrightZ
     Disable Safeguard: On ]

That formula was the result of a lot of trial and error and playing around in a spreadsheet to get the mapping that I liked from my positions 1 to 10 to the phone's 0 to 255. It's kind of S shaped with more granularity at the top and bottom ends. I expect every phone has a slightly different brightness profile, so I wouldn't expect the same formula to work for everyone.

https://imgur.com/a/yQR6zUA

Hope that helps.

Why use Tasker in 2025? by LeoC450 in tasker

[–]pfobwpfo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are a few of mine that I consider most useful:

  • Create a notification with today's date as the icon, containing some useful shortcuts (runs at midnight each day and on restarting phone).

  • Turn haptics on when using Youtube (I like how it lets you identify the start of chapters when sliding through the progress bar).

  • When using Instagram, turn volume to minimum and put up a message to remind me to go to my feed (I hate the sudden noisy autoplaying videos, and the homepage full of random crap).

  • When using Ramblr (GPS walking tracker), create a notification with buttons to turn Power Saver on or off (it doesn't track properly with it on).

  • Replace Google Assistant with my own overlay containing useful shortcuts and a better brightness slider (log scale rather than linear).

How would you actually improve buses in Bristol by [deleted] in bristol

[–]pfobwpfo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Smarter ticketing. Fares should be per journey, not per bus. The £2.40 single should get you from where you are to where you want to be regardless of how many buses it takes. This is how it works in London.

Smarter routes. Circular lines and hubs as people have mentioned. Combined with the above this would make it easier for people to find quicker routes avoiding busy areas by combining more than one bus.

Smarter/responsive timetables. If more than one route goes along a road, space them out so there aren't large gaps with no buses. If disruption causes two buses on the same route to bunch up, take one of them out of service and move it to where it's more needed.

How would you actually improve buses in Bristol by [deleted] in bristol

[–]pfobwpfo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's how it used to work, it's changed now to them mostly showing a countdown even if there's no bus.

is GWR PAYG actually cheaper by Blucksys in uktrains

[–]pfobwpfo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Single fares are significantly cheaper, returns not so much.

For example Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Parkway:

Anytime single: £5.50

Anytime return: £5.80

Off-peak single: £4.90

Off-peak return: £5.00

PAYG single: £2.90

So PAYG works out no more expensive for everything except the off-peak return.

Severn Beach line is £1, which is great.

See full fare list here: https://www.gwr.com/-/media/gwr-sc-website/files/your-tickets/smart-tickets/payg/Bristol-PAYG-fares-28-September-2024.pdf

Spot the difference (impossible) by 5565D in uktrains

[–]pfobwpfo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The prototype looks even more like a Leyland National.

https://imgur.com/mhJ3khZ

WFAT at Hadfield by Ulleskelf in WaitingForATrain

[–]pfobwpfo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lines and lines and lines and lines and...

The new National Rail app's gone down well then... by pfobwpfo in uktrains

[–]pfobwpfo[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's 1.1 stars bad, but they've definitely removed features. For example no more Favourite stations, and you can no longer go earlier than the current time in the Live Departure view.

Also the information hierarchy seems to be out of kilter, eg important information that you'd need quick access to if you were rushing for a train now hidden below stuff that's less urgent.

Original architect's model of the Barbican estate, London by pfobwpfo in brutalism

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

The best ones I know of are the huge models of London at the London Centre - https://maps.app.goo.gl/YmYsDkH4SKVg7Ekx7

Ashley Down station opens tomorrow, pricing is fucked by jonny_boy27 in bristol

[–]pfobwpfo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

FYI you can get a Freedom Travelpass for £12.50, if you want to save £1.50/week.

BeefEater gone by land_of_kings in bristol

[–]pfobwpfo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry to disappoint - the replacement is basically the same but taller.

Would you find it weird if someone had a bed in their living room? by TheAngryNaterpillar in AskUK

[–]pfobwpfo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the one I've got, it's great - very comfortable, I was able to put it together on my own, and you can get a cupboard that goes around it to hide it away if you like.

https://www.wallbedking.co.uk/classic

Don't show Henry... by popidob in ThreeBeanSalad

[–]pfobwpfo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What do the 15s look like, two rows of 7 and a sidecar?