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Deleted member 5849

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,421
People feeling the need to announce they're not doing something.

Just don't do it!
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,422
Deleted member 5849 said:
People feeling the need to announce they're not doing something.

Just don't do it!
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Same as people who go on about how they’ve never done some popular thing. At the moment it’s watched Friends. See also GoT, any reality TV, etc etc.
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,423
I've seen a lot of weird edgy contrarians take the death of Matthew Perry as the perfect time to announce that Friends was actually rubbish or hasn't aged well or is problematic or whatever else. Such brave souls with their unique and timely takes
 
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dutchman

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,424
shmmeee said:
So print one out?
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I don't have a printer as I use one so infrequently the heads dry out and they stop working. Also it would be pretty easy to forge a self printed statement so is hardly proof of anything.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,425
dutchman said:
I don't have a printer as I use one so infrequently the heads dry out and they stop working. Also it would be pretty easy to forge a self printed statement so is hardly proof of anything.
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I mean it’s accepted. I haven’t had paper bills for years and never had any issue just emailing across a PDF I got from the app
 

dutchman

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,426
shmmeee said:
I mean it’s accepted. I haven’t had paper bills for years and never had any issue just emailing across a PDF I got from the app
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Both Lloyds and Nationwide insisted on me visiting them in person, neither would accept evidence online.
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,427
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
I cant get virgin to stop sending me monthly paper statements....and they charge me for the privilege every month too....

It's been going on for ages... must be loads of businesses making millions out of this kind of recurring nominal nuisance charging, knowing full well most people cant be arsed to waste their time in a phone queue or on a chatbot trying to clear security etc. Just in order to save £1.75 per month....
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Same here!

I tried to stop it but they made it impossible. When I shared a house our account was under my name, but we changed suppliers and cancelled. Moved into my own place and got Virgin again, only to find out I can't control my new account online because my email address is still linked to the old account that they never actually closed. Spent ages talking to someone to essentially just get shrugged at.
 

robbiekeane

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,428
Fucking visas and embassies. Last time I swear
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,429
dutchman said:
Both Lloyds and Nationwide insisted on me visiting them in person, neither would accept evidence online.
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Stone Age!
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,430
robbiekeane said:
Fucking visas and embassies. Last time I swear
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Which one in particular? India is a hoot!
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #14,431
Companies and their debt collection mates. Severn Trent just sent someone to bang on our door for 10p. Ten pence.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Nov 1, 2023
  • #14,432
Biscuits. Why are they so damn tasty?
 
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robbiekeane

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  • Nov 2, 2023
  • #14,433
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
Which one in particular? India is a hoot!
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US consulate in Sydney
 
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larry_david

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,434
Anyone else getting shit adverts in the middle of posts on this site now? Turning into the bloody cov telegraph shit site.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,435
larry_david said:
Anyone else getting shit adverts in the middle of posts on this site now? Turning into the bloody cov telegraph shit site.
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@Nick was going to post this in the Technical board.
 

robbiekeane

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,436
Yeh it’s fucking horrendous @Nick
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,437
larry_david said:
Anyone else getting shit adverts in the middle of posts on this site now? Turning into the bloody cov telegraph shit site.
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SBAndy said:
@Nick was going to post this in the Technical board.
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robbiekeane said:
Yeh it’s fucking horrendous @Nick
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Try a VPN or changing browser to something like duck duck go.

Zero ads.
 

SBAndy

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,438
Nuskyblue said:
Try a VPN or changing browser to something like duck duck go.

Zero ads.
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It’s ok, Nick will just sort it.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,439
Can somebody post a screenshot?
 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,440
It looks like you might have scared them off. If I see it happen again I’ll post it.
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,441
I’ve not see..HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA!..n anything, I’ll let you know if …. DOCTORS HATE JEREMY CLARKSON FOR THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK.. I spot anything.
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,442
SBAndy said:
It looks like you might have scared them off. If I see it happen again I’ll post it.
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Think I managed to catch the setting in Google
 

ovduk78

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,443
Advert again for me. This time the magnum mini one and on more than 1 level. If someone ate an ice cream near me and made that noise I would kill them. I think the ad is disingenuous as she is supposed to be eating a magnum mini & it looks like a normal magnum. Finally it is about my dislike of all magnums and other products sold as ice creams that aren't. Magnums are made in a factory alongside paint stripper, washing up liquid and other chemical products and the difference between it and them are just different chemicals. There is no cream in them and just a small percentage of dried milk powder which is why they can't put on the packaging "dairy ice cream". Buy dairy ice cream, not this shit!
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,444
ovduk78 said:
Advert again for me. This time the magnum mini one and on more than 1 level. If someone ate an ice cream near me and made that noise I would kill them. I think the ad is disingenuous as she is supposed to be eating a magnum mini & it looks like a normal magnum. Finally it is about my dislike of all magnums and other products sold as ice creams that aren't. Magnums are made in a factory alongside paint stripper, washing up liquid and other chemical products and the difference between it and them are just different chemicals. There is no cream in them and just a small percentage of dried milk powder which is why they can't put on the packaging "dairy ice cream". Buy dairy ice cream, not this shit!
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TBF the difference between you and paint stripper is also different chemicals…

Though I agree about real ice cream.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,445
Just the amount of negativity online.

Fire up X or tiktok for even a minute and it's all about protests and our country is in danger etc and then the comments is all racism and fear.

Makes you worried about the world and the people you walk past every day.

So I just uninstall the app again and meditate and realise probably more normal people out there that don't post comments online.

One day I won't be tempted to check it at all.
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,446
covcity4life said:
Just the amount of negativity online.

Fire up X or tiktok for even a minute and it's all about protests and our country is in danger etc and then the comments is all racism and fear.

Makes you worried about the world and the people you walk past every day.

So I just uninstall the app again and meditate and realise probably more normal people out there that don't post comments online.

One day I won't be tempted to check it at all.
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Jusr stay off it?
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,447
HSBC web chat agent. Spent an hour arguing about how my direct debit was more than it should be - and crucially more than my account said it would be when I checked online, which I said numerous times - until he finally says "I cannot see your account, only your statement, so you'll have to speak to our specialist team".

Why not fucking say that at the start instead of us going round in circles?!
 
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covcity4life

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,448
wingy said:
Jusr stay off it?
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Yeah I do. Check it once in a while. Was some funny teacher tiktoks someone sent me so reinstalled it to view. But pretty soon after just kept coming up with marches in London or polish prime minister

It's uninstalled again!
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,449
covcity4life said:
Yeah I do. Check it once in a while. Was some funny teacher tiktoks someone sent me so reinstalled it to view. But pretty soon after just kept coming up with marches in London or polish prime minister

It's uninstalled again!
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Just like YT then.
 

covcity4life

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,450
wingy said:
Just like YT then.
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YT algorithm is fine for me. Just comes up with movies,spiritual stuff and lifting weights lol
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,451
The default TikTok algorithm is fucking weird. Definitely tuned to shall we say the lowest common denominator. It seems to know your gender and location and that’s about it.

YouTube is at least fairly sane until you start feeding it.
 

SkyBlueSoul

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,452
covcity4life said:
Just the amount of negativity online.

Fire up X or tiktok for even a minute and it's all about protests and our country is in danger etc and then the comments is all racism and fear.

Makes you worried about the world and the people you walk past every day.

So I just uninstall the app again and meditate and realise probably more normal people out there that don't post comments online.

One day I won't be tempted to check it at all.
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That's strange, I use X and instagram reels more than anything and neither show me any of that. In fact it's where I go to avoid it.

Tbh I rarely, if ever, look at the news in any format so it probably just never enters my algorithm.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,453
covcity4life said:
Yeah I do. Check it once in a while. Was some funny teacher tiktoks someone sent me so reinstalled it to view. But pretty soon after just kept coming up with marches in London or polish prime minister

It's uninstalled again!
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If you haven’t already, follow MrP ICT on YouTube/TikTok. Funny and useful for any teacher but especially computing.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Nov 3, 2023
  • #14,454
Brighton Sky Blue said:
If you haven’t already, follow MrP ICT on YouTube/TikTok. Funny and useful for any teacher but especially computing.
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Cheers. Been viewing some women called Monica gelart for the spot in funny impersonations of school staff .

Didn't think to use it for actual tips lol
 

dutchman

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  • Nov 5, 2023
  • #14,455
covcity4life said:
YT algorithm is fine for me. Just comes up with movies,spiritual stuff and lifting weights lol
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It recommends short wave radio videos for me, along with Lego. It's only a matter of time before it shows me a short wave radio made out of Lego.

Facebook keeps suggesting posters I've never heard of, who live half way round the world and aren't on any friend's list as 'people you may know'.
 
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