Ah the mix of sadness and joy in remembering her reading the posts here, she will certainly be missed by everyone that ever enjoyed driving and motoring shows I believe
rather silly i feel, why not spend money on researching slowing the earths rotation! or maybe just wake up later all year round. Or - abandon GMT and pick a spot like Paris, maybe you can call it the new "Euro time" - that way Britain can happily ignore it and stay with GMT.
Hackers news when at work is my goto for almost every moment I need a distraction from the current focus point to reset the mind that may have become bogged down. It lacks flashy content that is designed to suck you in, and if you do get stuck, it almost always a valuable gem of knowledge that you gain. When not working, it’s just a familiar and eclectic mix of news and stories that are presented in a realistic manner, and I love to scan the responses for alternatives of all kinds. I’ve almost given up on Reddit, it used to be my goto long agai, and Facebook is just a pain (with its see once and never see again system). Btw, I’m not even a computer scientist, I’m a geologist, but we do use a lot of tech surprisingly!
I really struggle to see how the bag they show as a copy is anything remotely like a scam copy, now the duper duper bag I could easily see as a copy of numerous other handlebar bags though. Sorry , can’t see their problem here re scam copies at least. Scam advertising may be a better headline.
How about cycling? Cycling is a great way to retain motor skills as well as keep your mind active and alert. It can also be a very good social activity, groups of cyclists exist all over the world and are mostly quite welcoming and supportive of new cycling friends. Entry to the activity can be quite cheap, bad weather is the only limiting factor, and that doesn’t stop many either, you just need the correct gear!
I’m still receiving “spam” from the WSJ after a long long time, I unsubscribed when Murdoch took over, as it’s quality plummeted overnight!! It took the editor a few more months to quit and move on..
I will listen to almost any music when focused in work, however, the volume will be quite minimal and only really audible as a background noise, I also find that it’s useful to initiate breaks too (not always) , when I hear something that triggers me particularly, I will just tune in and maybe increase the volume for a few mins break before refocusing to work. I tent to only do this when alone and deeply focused, other times there usually enough going on around to provide similar subliminal distractions.
Yes, worked with a few similar and in the best situation they get moved on. However, i and all my then colleagues, I remember, were wuite shocked , literally, when one of the worst offenders I had ever worked with came back from a seriously observational management training course, the ones were they film your every interaction and then criticize you openly in groups, well, he cakes back a changed person, suddenly Mr nice guy and Mr positive in all ways, and he remained such for as long as I’ve known him since, seriously unbelievable, but those of us that witnessed that know it to be so. So, there always hope, even for the worst!
I’ve been trying to avoid using WhatsApp since it became Facebook but sadly almost everyone (no it’s everyone) I commmunicate with uses it and doesn’t care what happens to their data. I await the day when something significant occurs that gives the masses that push they need to switch to alternative privacy focused communication.
I try to cycle 3 or more days a week, and have recently become addicted to rowing on a rowing machine, mostly alternate days to cycling, if the environment suits, I will run, climb and walk on free days too.
it does look very appealing, the cost of use may be a tad high, but a teams gotta pay themselves somehow I guess. have been trying to shift to Joplin for too long, it never quite works great for me, maybe this can tilt me from my free Notational Velocity world...
best watch I ever owned, I bought in 1981 when I had been late and locked out of my Monday morning physics class (Dr Poynton had standards, and you learnt fast), I walked to Dixon's and bought a Casio watch that seemed to do everything I ever wanted, I can't recall it's name, but it had a swordfish on its side and it was simply amazing. it died after many years, when being used by my brother, smashed face, very sad day.
i've been using it less and less, in fact i only ever go there if some breaking news is about, and today, that is the last thing you can find on reddit! kinda sad considering...
my late-2013 15" mbp upgraded with no issues, but I do recall reading prior to I stalling and noting that any older, or smaller model of that age was not supported. most of the reports I've read seem ti concern the smaller model and I'm left wondering what did they expect?