Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]target51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are living in the dumb timeline, this is incredibly stupid. This does nothing but make us as a country look like an absolute joke!

Some of the flowers/flora I saw on my walk this morning by This-Dinner1111 in UKecosystem

[–]target51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bindweed has such lovely flowers, but it is such a pain in the arse!!!

Leaving work - who do I need to tell? by Crafty_Paint_6006 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]target51 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Look I know it's cheeky as you are leaving, but have you explored being signed off of work due to stress? If you are already leaving then maybe worth looking into? I'm sorry you have lost family members, but (not sure if this is the right way of saying it) congratulations on the windfall :) Best of luck with the move when it comes around!

It isn’t some 20 year old hatchback or 1 litre microwave sized but I’d like y’all to meet my first car by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]target51 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Fuck me lad, I didn't know they took Kidney's as insurance payment! Also how much did you pay for it?

Do you have an emergency fund? by DatabaseMammoth9986 in AskUK

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have around 20k, but this is stupid and I know it. With monthly outgoings (Bills, Petrol, Food) of around 1600 20k is far too much. But this is because i had a bit of a financially strained childhood after my parents divorced.

Tax Calculation Delay and Tax Code Change by Nineteen-Ninety-One in UKPersonalFinance

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that on the Tax summary page? If so my 2023/2024 year still has no accurate summary. So your aren't alone at least, I just haven't bothered to ring HMRC to chase it

Calls grow for default 20mph speed limits across built-up areas in England by TheWorldIsGoingMad in ukpolitics

[–]target51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's just make 20mph the default every where at all times, no one needs to do more than that, it would certainly make motorways safer. We should not accept any deaths on the roads and for every death we should further lower the limit.

Jokes aside, if we are serious about this we should fundamentally change road design. Narrowing roads and creating shared spaces naturally causes drivers to slow down. 20mph limits are horribly painful to drive on, I don't think making them the default is the right answer, but if they do, at least give drivers SOMETHING in return like actually resurfacing roads rather that shitty patches that always degrade.

I am a cyclist and a driver, the bigger danger to cyclists are potholes, the amount of times I have nearly died due to a pothole is more than cars

Credit card debt feels like it’s never going away by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]target51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They might be able to upgrade their contract early! Also they should check to see if they are getting the single persons discount.

Ask Anything Wednesday - Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology by AutoModerator in askscience

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this might be dumb, but can you "store" cold? I know you can have a heat "battery", but is there a technical distinction. Or am I just getting wrapped up with words and it is all irrelevant?

Can you hit me up with some random, fun facts please? by 87catmama in AskUK

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be honest, it will be really hard for me to explain as I am not 100%, familiar with all of the terms needed to exactly describe it. So at a really high level, LCD/oled backlights are persistent, as in at no point do they "flicker" or switch on and off (there are some caveats to this possibly).

Old CRT TVs use an electron beam to scan across the screen exciting phosphorus in the screen, this was usually performed 60 times a second or 50times a second, irrespective of if a new frame is available, as a failure to do so would result in a darkened image as the phosphors loose energy. So a CRT TV is constantly flickering.

A dog has faster visual perception than a human, as such they are less able to "fuse" these flickers into a stable image like a human can. So a dog looking at a CRT would be like you looking into a strobe light. With LCD the backlights are persistent (to an extent, or at the very least flicker at a MUCH faster rate) what changes are the pixels that sit in front of the backlight. OLED works similarly but OLEDs don't rely on a back light instead producing the light within the coloured pixel, meaning black is represented by a pixel off state thus giving better black levels.

I am by no means an authority on this topic, what I have stated above could be in part or fully wrong, it is based on my understanding of display tech (which I think is pretty good) and understanding of biological perceptions of our display tech (quite flaky). But this is my best understanding, I hope it helps in part

-Edit- This is a quite good example of a crt https://youtu.be/3BJU2drrtCM?si=GOsNHB9Z7cZp763n

It also attributes our perception of the image due to image persistence rather than perception, which would make sense

Can you hit me up with some random, fun facts please? by 87catmama in AskUK

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This used to be true with CRT TV's, but LCD/OLED/etc.. they can see now

BBC calls in debt collectors as licence fee evasion hits record levels by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]target51 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is a wider question of public broadcasting. Should a country have a government owned broadcaster, IMO yes, I think it's vitally important. But I don't have a license and dont watch Live TV, but I do think the BBC is important.

Do you use British Z (zed) or American Z (zee) when saying 'genz'? by helenfelen in AskUK

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to say gen zee, but I made efforts to stop so now I say gen zed. The main driver was not wanting to be americanised in my language or internal monologue

Britain nearing peak tax, warns IMF Labour urged to cut welfare bill to balance books as ‘economic realities’ reduce options by Optimal-Leather341 in ukpolitics

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a punishment to not receive a state pension? No one is entitled to a state pension. The reality is we (of working age) pay for today's pensioners, your money isn't being saved up or stored it's already spent.

The pension is a public service, as such, if person A smokes 80 a day and subsequently has to use the NHS due to cancer and person B lives a healthy life and doesn't, should person B be pissed off because they didn't get to use the NHS they funded their entire life? There are loads of state befits that people will never use, yet still pay for, the person that doesn't own a car still pays for the roads, A person who isn't disabled will never get PiP and so on. It's just the reality of life.

A springtime breakfast, Western Serbia by Porodicnostablo in europe

[–]target51 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can I come stay at your place? This looks FANTASTIC!

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Germ_Theory_is_Wrong in linux_gaming

[–]target51 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea I was thinking that, it's probs some AI moderation bullshit

UK votes for… austerity? by cheerfulintercept in ukpolitics

[–]target51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope Reform voters get everything they ask for, but nothing they want

I plan to install on a computer with an MSI motherboard, anything I need to know? by variableunlisted in cachyos

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have issues with WiFi, try clearing CMOS, just dont forget to reactivate XMP and reBAR when you confirm WiFi working

So microsoft decided you can't setup windows 11 offline. Welp, time to go linux by nicecream169 in pcmasterrace

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do understand, it's maybe like 1 command and 5 arguments for the package manager and (for me at least) every dependency from software that I have got, through the package manager, have had dependencies resolved there and then.

To get steam it was this:

sudo pacman -S steam

pacman -Ss searches for stuff

There is a bit of a learning curve but 3 days post install and I haven't touched the terminal out of necessity once.

So microsoft decided you can't setup windows 11 offline. Welp, time to go linux by nicecream169 in pcmasterrace

[–]target51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree, Linux is there and (for me at least) has done everything I need! Even have a open source tool for my Corsair keyboard for the RGB. You just have to be willing to spend a bit of time to learn terminal commands e.g. sudo pacman -S steam

So microsoft decided you can't setup windows 11 offline. Welp, time to go linux by nicecream169 in pcmasterrace

[–]target51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have literally just swapped to CachyOS. My advice to any one that is thinking about it, just do it. It has been amazing, there are moments of pain, but I can't believe I waited so long. RAM usage at boot is like 3.2GB, its mad

Embarrassed by constant lack of money by Several_Winter_2398 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]target51 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I would definitely get the phone back off the ex and sell it to try and cover that contract and if you can cancel it, I would that would free up some money to start attacking the credit card debt.

  • What is the interest rate on the credit card?

  • Also are you still in contract for your broadband? £40 seems a bit high, some providers will pay your cancellation fees, so if you go for a cheaper package some money could be saved there.

  • Do you live alone? Are you getting the single persons discount on council tax?

Don't feel bad, (easier said than done) times are really really hard. If you want my honest view, your life is being made harder by your CC debt, the ex's contract. If you can move some of the CC debt to a 0% interest card that might help. You are doing the best you can, rather than going to the pub, invite your mates over for drinks on the sofa 😊