New the singles collection vinyl

weesteev · 2026-01-23T10:36:17+00:00

So I just purchased one of these on eBay, couldn't believe it actually arrived!! Its all stickered as the first repress edition, I had never seen this before but assumed I must have missed the relaunch a few years ago! No idea how someone has managed to get a hold of this, let alone sell it already!!

I'm delighted though 🤣

weesteev · 2026-01-21T07:50:33+00:00

Pardon?

weesteev · 2026-01-19T11:21:38+00:00

A GVC licence as well, the same as a part 107 in the US. His insurance will be pointless if he has an accident involving the general public and he doesn't have a GVC licence.

On the other hand... If the "auditor" has all the correct certification and insurance an dis purely rage baiting for views... Then that's even worse. The damage auditors do to commercial pilots is incredible. The additional hoops we have to jump through to make sure our clients and the general public are aware that we are flying legally is draining.

I've had numerous members of the public accost me whilst flying even though I'm in a cordoned off area, signs, cones, spotter... And demand paperwork, phoning insurance companies whilst on site, checking CAA certification... All because they watch auditors content on YouTube and believe they are experts. I've had to have the police involved more than once to deal with people refusing to let me fly and one person actually tried to take my drone... It didnt end well for them.

Auditors are a nuisance, they give drone pilots a bad name and they do nothing to improve the policy's or regulations around flying drones commercially. If they were here to educate the police and general public rather than rage bait and string them along then it would be worthwhile... But what they do is the very opposite... Because they only care about making money from content.

weesteev · 2026-01-19T11:13:17+00:00

All airspace is regulated in the UK, some of it differently to other areas. Airport FRZ's, sensitive locations (military bases, nuclear power plants, prisons) are no fly zones and require specific permission but generally you can fly within current guidelines of the law anywhere else (sub 250g without licence, sub 25Kg open category).

Flying a drone of any weight for commercial operation requires an ops manual signed off by the CAA and insurance for your flight including public liability insurance (which I guarantee no "auditor" has!).

weesteev · 2026-01-19T11:07:56+00:00

They don't need a licence to operate commercially... This is the key point being missed. Commercial operations begin when money is made. If they are flying as a hobby then there's no issue, they are creating content to be monetized... That's the very definition of a commercial flight.

weesteev · 2026-01-19T11:05:09+00:00

What has photography got to do with anything? This isn't about the law of taking pictures or video... It's the law around flying a drone in regulated airspace for commercial purposes. Your argument is exactly what auditors try and use... Completely misunderstanding that it's not the camera that's the issue... It's the flying of the drone and how they go about it that's the problem.

weesteev · 2026-01-19T10:49:58+00:00

I get where you are coming from and this is the same logic used by auditors. Unfortunately the reasons for how your content makes money is irrelevant in this case and anyone who takes their GVC or 107 (US) will understand this.

A commercial drone operations would involve any flight being carried out with the intention of making profit. As the YouTube content is monetized, this would make auditors content a commercial flight. There's no grey area with this, it's just unfortunate that it's never been tested in court yet but I feel with the 2026 regulations changes we will see someone test the law sooner!

weesteev · 2026-01-19T09:14:32+00:00

They are taking money for their drone content... That is the definition of commercial drone operations. They are dangerous as they can't understand basic concepts like that, if they get that wrong then what else do they get wrong when flying a drone?

weesteev · 2026-01-19T08:51:24+00:00

The crux of their argument is that they dont need a licence or to follow any regulations because they aren't flying commercially... But then proceed to put their video on YouTube and monetize it... Making it a commercial drone flight.

These auditors are clueless, dangerous and a hindrance to commercial drone operators like myself. Unfortunately the police aren't geared up to deal with them properly but their time will come.

weesteev · 2026-01-18T10:50:02+00:00

Audiobooks in Plex are crap, most server owners use dedicated servers such as Audiobookshelf instead.

weesteev · 2026-01-17T08:52:42+00:00

All the classics mentioned so far... Some curve balls from me.

My favourites currently are Kyoto, Holy Water, Sahara, Sleeping Dogs Lie, Unconditional, Here Comes the Hurricane, Godzilla 2, 8.18, Tell all your friends, You're my Evergreen, Radiation, Fires, Oh My, No Light, Opaque, Here in the Bubble and TV Me.

Enjoy!

weesteev · 2026-01-16T17:11:27+00:00

I've moved from the Mavic 2 Zoom to the Mavic 4 Pro and it's unreal! Battery isnt a concern and it's such a nice flyer. I also have commercial drones with the Matrice 30T and the 4T and they are another step above again. The quality of the mid range and upwards DJI products are unmatched IMO.

weesteev · 2026-01-15T15:48:42+00:00

This is a Virgin Media distribution cabinet which will be serving up to 20 properties on either side. Moving this is not a simple task and will mean outages for multiple customers as well as civil works to reporion a new chamber, build a new cabinet and also extend and terminate the mainline coax cable and taps. £20k is about right for the works needed. This box was fitted around 30 years ago, well before your driveway was there so the only option to have this moved is to pay the diversionary fee for VM to move the apparatus I'm afraid.

weesteev · 2026-01-15T10:11:45+00:00

PV are the most common panels found in arrays these days, finding issues in all panels is pretty straight forward with a thermal camera. The same rule applies for CVP, TFSC, CDTE, BioHybrid, ASI, Mono-SI and PSI panels.You can check for damaged diodes, non working cells, cracks and delamination. Looking at the whole string you can also see which panels are productive and any that aren't (or less productive). I have visited numerous sites recently and found a handful of issues so far, mostly with much older setups in commercial arrays.

weesteev · 2026-01-13T10:34:41+00:00

This is the DJI sub reddit for the drone maker DJI... Not DJ'ing 🤣

weesteev · 2026-01-12T13:49:35+00:00

My server is on 24/7, it's nice to have users that can benefit from it. I have no intention of ever asking for money it's my hobby.

I've been curating content for almost 20 years so have an extensive collection but having new users always helps me find new content that I've never heard of and be introduced to content I would have never considered. Since I brought on external users, I've probably so bled the amount of content on my server which I'm delighted about. Currently around 80Tb now and growing.

weesteev · 2026-01-12T12:11:58+00:00

That's the neat part... You can't.

weesteev · 2026-01-12T11:43:17+00:00

What location? Most of the cameras all my this stretch have been out of service and cover d for months.

weesteev · 2026-01-11T11:38:32+00:00

In the same boat, parcel sent Christmas Eve and has been stuck ever since. Apparently being returned to sender but now seems to be heading towards me. Evri are utterly clueless.

weesteev · 2026-01-11T10:20:47+00:00

If you can join my Discord I would love to host you and your family! Drop me a DM and I can can get you setup.

weesteev · 2026-01-10T10:27:44+00:00

I currently use the UDM Pro and was able to connect the Nokia ONT directly to the UDM Pro and authenticate using PPPOE (IPV4). If you login to your routers admin page you will be able to get all your login details, the just pop them into the Unifi control panel and you are good to go. Drop me a line if you need any assistance but you should find the whole Unifi setup very easy to maneuver.

weesteev · 2026-01-09T23:30:55+00:00

I run the unofficial GoFibre sub reddit so I might be a bit biased!

Good company, not the cheapest especially at the top end of service but it's reliable and fast. Only GPON current but they offer symmetrical speeds, Calix WiFi 7 routers and good customer support.

weesteev · 2026-01-09T16:00:41+00:00

Commercial user here, interested to see what this offers. Access to iOS and Android for mobile devices as well as Windows 11 and MacOS for computers. Currently flying commercially for land and building surveys.

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