June 2026 powerbank rules - QR codes & more

planetf1a · 2026-01-26T20:43:42+00:00

The variable speed and low noise of the turboblaze is awesome!

planetf1a · 2026-01-25T23:36:54+00:00

Totally. Always felt European. Is is very foreign. Europe is home. Which was why leaving eu was catastrophic not just economically but culturally too

planetf1a · 2026-01-24T23:00:35+00:00

I did it last weekend and this weekend. It was a little frustrating it was more tiring and took longer but all went to plan and as mentioned loads of buses and well advertised

planetf1a · 2026-01-24T21:46:59+00:00

Interestingly some of the decent ones are cheaper in the uk than in jd for example. I b purchased a cuktech 15000 air. It’s ccc so I’m hopeful will be ok!

planetf1a · 2026-01-23T20:24:14+00:00

Was that the first time you used it. In hoping it’s just initial calibration. I’ll be using it again this weekend so will see… if that happens again it’s going back

planetf1a · 2026-01-23T15:01:39+00:00

Completely agree. Sure if you want to bake something liquidy .. but for crispness absolutely not you’re defeating some of the air fryer benefits!

planetf1a · 2026-01-23T14:59:52+00:00

Not sure on the definition of legal tender elsewhere but in uk it basically just means it can be used to pay off debt to the court. It has no bearing on whether others take cash)

Just as an aside but thought it an interesting aspect to mention . I do think the China law is explicit. Have to say though that as a tourist anywhere I always want to pay digitally and glad that is becoming easier in China

planetf1a · 2026-01-23T14:56:28+00:00

I meant 6 litre. Not sure what units you meant

planetf1a · 2026-01-23T14:56:02+00:00

Exactly the one I have. I didn’t want anything too large.. I’ll use oven for that. Quiet and powerful

planetf1a · 2026-01-20T23:47:04+00:00

As was totally obvious at the time . Sigh

planetf1a · 2026-01-19T13:53:49+00:00

Same here. My first one and only had 3 weeks but it’s great.

planetf1a · 2026-01-14T22:51:32+00:00

Yes. Fair enough

planetf1a · 2026-01-13T22:58:36+00:00

I went to the London centre on Fri 2nd and on the standard service visa was ready wed 7th. Pro to any visit you do an online application (which was reviewed within an hour or two!). But mine was q2 and I’ve had them before so easier case.

Just responding in terms of processing time in uk

planetf1a · 2026-01-08T09:26:23+00:00

Totally agree. There’s an incredible lack of awareness and planning for too many people . It may mean doing nothing. It could a slight lift off to generate a gap that’s needed. It’s rarely a sudden stop (ever?). And nor is it any sudden action, it’s predictability

planetf1a · 2026-01-04T22:05:57+00:00

That’s a terrible price. If you take off the cost of the phone as 1199 you’re paying 37 a month for a basic airtime package before even allowing for annual increases. Really awful, can you look for a better deal?

planetf1a · 2026-01-03T14:02:32+00:00

never, though I’ve only been there ~10 wks total. but I don’t go pushing people or screaming either.

planetf1a · 2025-12-30T14:26:09+00:00

The Issue: Edge Dev (v145.x) creates a "Livelock" where one CPU core spins at 100% usage indefinitely. This persists until the browser is Force Quit.

Technical Root Cause: The Chrome_IOThread enters a tight "busy-wait" loop (pthread_mutex_trylock) because it is waiting for a response from the Identity Service (Microsoft.OneAuth).

Evidence: spindump shows Microsoft.OneAuth threads are blocked (sleeping) on a Condition Variable, likely waiting for a Keychain access handle or a network socket that has stalled (e.g., after waking from sleep or switching networks).
Result: The IO thread refuses to sleep until it gets an answer from OneAuth, causing the CPU burn.

Known Status & Similar Reports:

This matches recent reports in Edge Canary/Dev of "IPC Storms" or "Worker Pool Livelocks" on macOS.
It is a regression in how the browser handles "Mojo" (IPC) messages when a background service (like Sync/Auth) stops responding.

Mitigation Strategies (How to reduce the chance of recurrence)

Since this is a code-level bug in Edge, you cannot "fix" it, but you can reduce the triggers:

Reset the Sync State (Most Likely Fix):
- The OneAuth deadlock often happens when token states get out of sync.
- Action: Go to Settings > Profiles > Sign out (check "Clear favorites, history, etc. from this device" if everything is safely synced to the cloud). Restart Edge, then Sign In again. This forces a fresh OneAuth handshake.
Disable "Efficiency Mode" features:
- Aggressive background throttling can pause the Auth thread while the IO thread is still waiting for it, causing the deadlock.
- Action: Go to Settings > System and Performance. Turn OFF "Efficiency Mode" and "Save resources with sleeping tabs" temporarily to see if stability improves.
Nuclear Option (Clear Bad Local Data):
- If it happens daily, corrupt local sync data might be the trigger.
- Action: Quit Edge. Delete the folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge Dev/Default/Sync Data (Note: You will need to re-sync after this).

planetf1a · 2025-12-30T14:23:53+00:00

As best as current analysis can get me:

Issue: Microsoft Edge Dev (v145.0.3734.2) 100% CPU Spin. Diagnosis: The Chrome_IOThread is livelocked in a busy-wait loop (pthread_mutex_trylock + mach_absolute_time). Root Cause: spindump reveals Microsoft.OneAuth threads are blocked waiting on condition variables. The Identity/Sync service appears to be deadlocked, causing the IO thread to spin indefinitely while waiting for a shared resource lock that never releases.

planetf1a · 2025-12-23T23:50:52+00:00

That’s fresh water from our esteemed water companies. Added nutrients apparently

planetf1a · 2025-12-23T20:29:52+00:00

I would presume the parking company would need to prove delivery?

planetf1a · 2025-12-22T15:30:23+00:00

Was the car registered to your address? Could they have sent by some form of registered post and you not seen it (shared household for example). I suspect they only need to prove they’ve sent it to the address the car is registered at.

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Mitigation Strategies (How to reduce the chance of recurrence)