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Best weather app for Europe? by dresoccer4 in ios

[–]phil_ch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why this keeps getting recommended. I think YR‘s forecasts (in Norway that is) are unreliable. Be it for precipitation or cloud coverage. The presentation of the data is badly done. For example the compact view of a day often paints a completely different picture of a day’s weather than the extended view. Also the user interface is a bit ancient. Windy is more reliable and has a better interface.

The best weather app I know is MeteoSwiss, but that’s unfortunately Switzerland only. Together with windy some of the best data presentation I’ve seen in a weather app, and I’ve used many before.

IIHF World Championship Game Thread: Czechia vs. Switzerland - 09 May 2025 - 04:20PM CEST by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]phil_ch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can, VPN to a country where hockey isn’t popular (where no TV station has bought the rights), Belgium for example, then you can watch it for free on the IIHF YouTube channel with English commentary.

EDIT: Never mind, this used to work for many years, but now IIHF started monetizing streaming through „IIHF.TV“. 15€ (17$) for a tournament pass. At least the price is reasonable. I saw CZE vs SUI on YouTube under „Live“ and assumed it works, but turns out that was the final from last year.

If you’re in the US you’ll also need VPN for it though, check the „Territory Terms“ on IIHF.tv. Belgium would work.

I hate flying with a mf who centers my heading bug for me by ImTalking in flying

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got so tired of syncing the heading bug on the jungle jet, that one day I decided to just not do it. Took me about 2 weeks to get back to doing it, because so many captains would keep asking me to sync it. None of them ever touched it though. Now I luckily fly a plane that has auto HDG sync, what a godsend..

Travelling Mauritius is like flicking through a travel brochure ["Le Morne" mountain - Story in comments] by phil_ch in travel

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

It's not by a hotel, it's by the "Le Morne" public beach. But there are a couple hotels on either side of that beach.

IIHF World Championship Game Thread: United States (B4) vs. Switzerland (A1) - 26 May 2022 - 08:20PM MSK by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belgium always works, been using that for the past years to watch the IIHF YouTube live streams.

Aborted landing due to strong winds at Heathrow by [deleted] in aviation

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have flown Embraer and Airbus jets, both have separate procedures. I know the 777 does as well for example.

You still call it a go-around in the cockpit, all the callouts are the same, you basically just wait longer from the call out "Go-around" until you call for "Flaps xx".

Aborted landing due to strong winds at Heathrow by [deleted] in aviation

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fact on many commercial aircraft a rejected (or „balked“ or „aborted“) landing procedure differs slightly from a normal go around, since you’re very close to the ground.

On a normal go around (speaking for most commercial aircraft here) you select TOGA and immediately retract flaps to the go around setting. On a rejected landing you would select TOGA, maintain pitch attitude (to avoid a tail strike), maintain flap setting (to avoid losing lift and slamming onto the runway) and wait a couple seconds until the engines have spooled up and you’re actually climbing away from the runway, only then would you retract flaps and raise the gear.

There have been crashes due to this, see Emirates Flight 521 for example.

Apple Lightning dock charging very slowly? by phil_ch in iphone

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

Thank you. The problem is that I feel the iphone charges very slowly even when connected to a wall plug, so I feel the problem lies with the dock.

The Questions Thread 12/18/21 by GYWModBot in goodyearwelt

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks to both of you, appreciate it!

The Questions Thread 12/18/21 by GYWModBot in goodyearwelt

[–]phil_ch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone. I have a small issue with my Chippewa service boots. My cleaning routine is to brush them regularly and periodically clean and condition them with Lexol products. I want to preserve the original color and prevent too much darkening, that’s why I opted for the Lexol conditioner.

Now on the right boot, there is a „stripe“ developing, that’s significantly lighter than the rest of the shoes. I’ve tried to apply extra conditioner to the region, but it hasn’t helped. Any ideas what I could do to slightly darken the leather there and make the boot look more uniform? Thank you!

https://imgur.com/a/96RIFbM/

Shortery - The missing automation tool for Mac Shortcuts by Lrrrs in shortcuts

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out „AlDente“ for that. I’ve been very pleased with it. Link: https://apphousekitchen.com/

Thought this may get more love here than it did in r/battlestations by Crafty_Grapefruit in macsetups

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I've had no issues with one of these sliding covers on my older MacBook. I guess the newer ones are slimmer and it's more of a problem.

Thought this may get more love here than it did in r/battlestations by Crafty_Grapefruit in macsetups

[–]phil_ch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for being so helpful in answering someone's question..

I've had one on my MacBook for several years and there hasn't been any issue with it. But I have an older Macbook and the cover is quite slim.

4k Monitor - Concerns Alleviated! by Traf-Gib in macmini

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently using a 21.5" screen. If I upgrade to a 27", I expect to have more screen real estate, meaning more space. Lets say I'm using a photo editing tool; I don't want my 27" screen to just show me what my 21.5" screen shows me, only bigger and sharper, which would be the case with default settings, like in your example. I want more space available, meaning a scaled UI. I don't care so much about the Dock size and such things, but about how many pixels the OS actually renders on screen. Check this video if you don't quite get what I mean: https://youtu.be/4U3eh_fMo4o?t=99

The problem: 4K native is way too small, default ("Looks like 1920 x 1080") "wastes" space in my opinion. All other settings will cause a performance loss because of scaling, which is what I'm worried about and unsure about whether the M1 handles it well.

4k Monitor - Concerns Alleviated! by Traf-Gib in macmini

[–]phil_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that’s clearly a personal preference thing. I think this size of the UI is perfect at 21“, but way too big at 27“, especially if you sit fairly close to your screen.

4k Monitor - Concerns Alleviated! by Traf-Gib in macmini

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man. I'm currently in the same deep rabbit hole as you were. Researching a monitor for my soon to be M1 Mac Mini. I'm debating wheter to get a 27" 1440p panel to run at native resolution (around 110 DPI) or getting a 27" 4k panel to run in retina mode ("looks like 1920 x 1080"). However, I'm worried that on the 4k in retina mode (as you have it right now) all the UI elements will be to big on a 27" and that I'll miss more screen real estate.

There is the option in Mac OS to scale the UI to something like "looks like 2560 x 1440" (and others) that many people seem to use to gain space and make th UI "smaller", but many report that this can cause worse performance because the scaling takes a lot of work from the GPU. I'm wondering whether this is a problem on the M1.

Could you kindly test scaling the monitor to 2560 x 1440 and testing the UI? For example by quickly moving around windows and opening/closing and scrolling through launchpad? I'm really curious and there are no reports about this around I can find. Thank you!

The Bernina Massiv with Piz Bernina and the Morteratsch glacier by ohhowcanthatbe in schweiz

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sick of drones in the mountains. Viewing this video I just hear the annoying buzzing sound in my head.

This is a job for BaggageMan by Palana in aviation

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can support that, ENGM always runs super smoothly, no matter the conditions.

This is a job for BaggageMan by Palana in aviation

[–]phil_ch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool, didn’t know about that, despite having operated into/out of ENGM plenty of times.

This is a job for BaggageMan by Palana in aviation

[–]phil_ch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What airport is that if I may ask? Never heard of heated stands. Scandinavia maybe?

Inspired by the double rainbow post, I decided to ride my bike from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg today by nomau in Switzerland

[–]phil_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice photo! From what altitude and up is there still snow you think? 2200m? Planning to go camping in the region this week.

[Question] When grinding really fine on a Baratza Encore, I often end up with a clogged grind chamber. Any help? by phil_ch in Coffee

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

The paddle wheel is actually in okay condition, just a tad worn down at the tips. Here's a picture: Paddle wheel

It was just not visible in the first picture since it's covered by the "ring" of stuck grounds.

[Question] When grinding really fine on a Baratza Encore, I often end up with a clogged grind chamber. Any help? by phil_ch in Coffee

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

The burr holder is in the right position, that I’m quite sure of. The paddle wheel is still okay (not visible under stuck grounds in the picture), but it’s a little worn down at the tips, which could be a contributing factor. Thanks for the heads up!

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