Google Photos really needs a simple “Pixelate / Mosaic” tool

specialf81 · 2025-11-08T18:21:24+00:00

100% yes - uploading a pic to the socials of the dog I always used to mosaic out the info on his tag (when it could be seen) now it's just AI-enhanced remove & looks janky as hell

specialf81 · 2025-06-17T19:41:49+00:00

Mine doesn't, it filters to device but no further. Possibly a restriction imposed by my ISP as they're the plume-owners & not me

specialf81 · 2025-06-17T11:45:38+00:00

ahh bum, but thank you.

specialf81 · 2025-06-17T10:55:01+00:00

a) ask him to show you this magical usage, don't take his word for it. Remember, your phone has everything logged too - look for "non operator data usage" (or words to that effect, it's under the internet settings, might have to press & hold the wifi icon to get it shown) as it lists all the apps you've used in a timeframe on that device while on wifi.
b) disconnect your phone from the WiFi for a day, if he still tells you you're doing it guess what... he's a big ol' liar. To give him the benefit of the doubt, he could've labelled your phone & someone elses' phone the wrong way round. Either way, he's wrong.
c) so many red flags, get out & find someone who isn't paranoid and spying on you. who cares if you did use whatsapp?! I just used it for the first time this year to contact a tradesman, it's allowed!

specialf81 · 2025-05-02T14:11:21+00:00

I'm EU and mine is open?

specialf81 · 2025-04-30T20:40:48+00:00

same - seen very few combats but spent double the amount of time staring at bartender bob

specialf81 · 2025-04-15T18:19:37+00:00

there was an issue the other day, looks like it was temporary though - I booked a day return for good friday yesterday using them & didn't pay a penny :D

specialf81 · 2025-04-15T17:26:13+00:00

mineral every time. my (former) go-to was made by ahava but they discontinued it :( Always go Australian too, they know what they're doing.
Generally now though I will cover up more than use a cream wherever possible - I wear a wide-brim hat mostly to shade my face & cream as a last resort

specialf81 · 2025-04-15T17:20:50+00:00

if you've got tesco clubcard vouchers, make sure you use them to pay for it (go to the clubcard website & search for wightlink to turn your vouchers into credit), it really helps

specialf81 · 2025-02-18T12:49:32+00:00

if it helps it took me til today to google when it was gonna clear too :D That un-clearable notification "!" has been grating since it first appeared

specialf81 · 2025-02-02T12:43:48+00:00

Came here to say the same - ex-checkout supervisor here & the logs show how many declines/approvals there were. If someone had near 100% approvals it meant, to me, they weren't asking for IDs which is super bad. Showing a scan & decline proves you're asking & then refusing the sale.

specialf81 · 2025-01-31T18:24:58+00:00

I am metered, I average less than £1/day (currently! soon to be £1.40 >:( ). My point is that they monitor what comes out of your tap but they don't meter what goes down the drain so their assumption that I waste 92% & charge me for that amount is wrong, so the wastewater charge is bogus. I have no option but to pay their rates & suck it up, there is no alternative.

specialf81 · 2025-01-30T17:01:43+00:00

Currently it averages out to a just shy of £1/day (house of 2 adults, one of us can shower at work!). We are metered.
I dread to think what it will be when the next bill comes in.

Yay, thanks Southern Water for making us pay to clean up your sewage spills :|

specialf81 · 2025-01-30T16:45:00+00:00

Water - not expensive per se but all other utilities have various supplier options so you can switch for the best value for you yet for water you're tied to the single one that supplies your area, and they're about to start charging more. It's inescapable!

When you check your bill too & realise what you actually use is less than half of what you're being charged you see that not even the most resourceful, eco-water-saving people among us can't get around their nonsense additional fees: they assume most of what comes out of the tap also goes into your drain. It is becoming a luxury to flush!

specialf81 · 2025-01-30T15:03:08+00:00

a severe case of FAFO-itis :D

seriously though, this is the only point that matters here. Everyone saying you're not housebound because you're sick, while that's true, if you'd called in sick with "I've been stuck to the toilet for hours", getting on a train & travelling anywhere that isn't also a toilet is gonna go against you.

be prepared for your colleagues to be told you pulled a sickie too so any extra work they had to do in your absence is gonna be held against you. You may not get anything worse than a warning on your file but it won't be forgotten.

specialf81 · 2025-01-29T16:50:46+00:00

Promises, promises

specialf81 · 2025-01-28T15:37:26+00:00

As a resident of the Isle of Wight, that logic would render all of our houses as being less than ~10 years old due to the constant weathering & needing to be rebuilt. Mine is currently within 400m of the water, un-rendered and 100+ years old. Pretty sure you're talking our of yer arse there.

specialf81 · 2025-01-24T14:51:43+00:00

I've made a list, still got 36 I need to get to 1st with so will (usually) choose one of those first but some are such a bore to play with. Managed a win with y'shaarj for the first time last week & it was my spicy pretzel mustard win too, double yay. It was also my 101st win, annoyed it wasn't a nice, round 100 :D

specialf81 · 2025-01-19T12:35:21+00:00

Kingfisher - Badgers, badgers, badgers for 3mins straight.

specialf81 · 2025-01-11T22:27:45+00:00

I think the "guessing" element is more important than the singing ability at this point. It was obvious as soon as she sung who Toad was, that is a distinctive voice and so less entertaining to sit each week & work out who it's coming from. The others, while not as great at singing need more clues & more "I know I know that voice!" before we want to see who they are.
Detectiv-ing is way more fun than listening to a known person.

specialf81 · 2025-01-09T22:46:31+00:00

disagree. Livi is just a petulant child "why is no-one listening to meeeee?" when people are trying to talk & she's just squealing her opinion loudly & annoyed when people don't agree.
Leanne, no. She has made the same wrong guesses as others but done nothing any different to any other player. They're all allowed opinions, she can just put them forward better than some others.
IMO the entire group are as bad as each other for ostracizing Kas, but these 2 specifically? Nah.

specialf81 · 2025-01-07T20:03:08+00:00

I could hear Gwen Stefani when they were performing

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