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Beyerdynamic Verio 200

Yep, there was a sense of people coming together in the first few weeks but it didn’t last long…

LibRedirect Firefox addon is good to automatically redirect various websites, the main one I use it fkr being reddit. Redlib etc servers aren’t reliable, but it’ll ping the different ones and find which is working well.

Naomi in The Expanse when she’s trapped on a ship

There’s the “right to choose” in England, which allows you to pick a private provider that the NHS will pay for. Wait lists are not short, and places often pause referrals, but wait times are months not years. You need your GP to do the referral and some don’t want to but they have to. Then there’s a bunch of problems with the shared care agreements not being accepted too.

It’s a lot to look into but it might get you there sooner. Ideologically I hate this as it is a waste of NHS money but for those that need the care in a timely manner it can be the only option. It is frustrating that there hasn’t been enough investment in the NHS.

I forgot to address, I don’t have any good personal recommendations as I haven’t tried many companies but I know there are a number of decent German pedal companies and I’ve heard good things about JAM pedals (Greek) and Thorpy (UK). Poly Effects (Australian but not US) seem to be putting out interesting stuff too.

Andy Demos on YouTube has a few Origin Effects demos that are good. I’ll admit to having bought a Chinese knockoff of one of their pedals because I wasn’t willing to spend that much on a compressor and it’s good enough that I’ll definitely buy a real one if I ever start gigging again (it’s one of the stacked ones).

You may know this but in case you don’t the Morning Glory is a modified Blues Breaker pedal, so you should be able to widen your search for alternatives with that.

The pedal brands I don’t think have good European alternatives are Empress, Chase Bliss, and Hologram Electronics because the digital side is strongly copyright protected, which unfortunately means less ability for builders to build on each other’s work. That said, there are still cool non-US pedals out there in that kinda space.

The Origin Effects compressors are UK-based (not EU but not US) and very well liked. Where are you based? There may be smaller builders near you that cover your needs.

Great for turning off a device or several devices without having to unplug (e.g. if the sockets are behind a bookcase, this is much more convenient). Not a super common need but when it saves moving furniture it helps. Given that UK switches are tougher to plug in and unplug than most (due to safety features), I prefer using a switch. Also, the switches are cheap and give more options, so may as well!

I rely on one for a light where the switch broke and wasn’t easily replaceable, so being able to fall back on the mains switch meant I can keep using the light.

At least with Good Omens you can focus on Terry. This is grim.

1. There are coverage maps by different networks, so check them for where you’re going to live. O2, EE, and 3 are probably the main decent networks—a lot of other networks piggyback on their transmitters and may be a good price too, but make sure you’ll get good enough signal where you’ll be. You will get good enough signal in most places with any of those, but they do have some bad areas and you don’t want that to be your home or work!
2. I like Nationwide, which is a building society (largely due to ethical reasons but they also have a better high street presence than most banks).
3. Supermarkets do have sushi. There is a hierarchy of quality/cost. M&S is very expensive and sells all own brands. Waitrose is fancy and can be expensive but their veg does last better and the food is higher quality, plus they do have their more basic range so it doesn’t have to be ridiculously costly. Both Tesco and Saintsbury’s are decent, usually are either huge or little local stores, and like most have a basic range. Morrison’s are similar to Tesco and Saintsbury’s. Iceland focuses on cheap and frozen goods. Aldi and Lidl are pretty good, a bit of a random selection at times but cheap for what you get.
4. It’s fairly easy to move GP, so long as you find one that has space. I don’t see a downside to getting one ASAP.
5. That’s a rough age to be different, and it honestly depends on the location as to how easy that’ll be. I’m afraid I don’t have any ssuggestions other than look into clubs and activities outside of school to give her a wider net.
6. There are CitizenCards that can be used, which is safer than potentially losing your passport. In the past people have got provisional driving licences for the purpose of an ID, which could work too.
7. Utilities are often not included and you should only need a deposit (around 1 months rent). Protections are better here but you can still get screwed. Make sure the deposit is in a deposit protection scheme, and make sure the state of the place is properly documented (they should do this as part of an inventory but make sure it’s accurate). Look up your rights to avoid being swindled.
8. IKEA is good. Second hand is more of a gamble but cheaper. I know many use FB marketplace, but eBay and Gumtree are both options too.
9. IKEA is one of the better options for basic but decent housewares. Supermarkets often do some stuff too.
10. M&S do some basic but decent work stuff that is more affordable. I believe the quality has gone down a bit but they are still better than most that I’ve found.
11. They are a bit for fibre but not for regular broadband, though that is changing. Some rented places don’t like you to change utilities, so it may be easiest to stick with what’s already there.
12. I believe it is for iPlayer but you’ll find good articles online for this.
13. Corned beef means a different thing here—I believe what you call corned beef is what we call salt beef. Getting breakfast out is less of a thing here but there are decent “greasy spoons” (cafés that do good fried breakfasts) in most places.
14. Taco Bell has started to exist in the UK but it’s not exactly good. There are some but you’ll have better luck in bigger metropolitan areas. We have different cuisines here due to the difference in historical immigration, so hopefully you’ll find some stuff you like there too.
15. No idea, sorry.
16. It depends. Start off with smart trousers a shirt and you can always dress down from there. Hopefully you’ll get a sense from interviews. It might even be a good question to ask during an interview, as it shows you care and are willing to fit in.
17. No, sorry.
18. Some public toilets require a few coins, a pound is used for unlocking trollies (shopping carts) at some supermarkets, but most places don’t need cash. Some places do prefer it though, so I like to carry a bit (£10-20 plus coins) with me just in case.
19. It is less of a thing here but I suspect it’ll be relevant for loans, mortgages etc.
20. Oh fuck, I guess I regret typing all of this now, you heathen (honestly, it’s polarising here and I like it occasionally but don’t love it).

I didn’t mean to go through all the questions but I got carried away, so hope thay helps!

In terms of using it with pipewire, this thread seems useful https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=294217

Mull is fine if you use the divestos repo directly, but the f-droid version is behind

The fade-out could work but would add more delay time, but the buffering would almost certainly require additional hardware because radios typically can’t process two DAB signals at once and it can’t pre-buffer a live broadcast unless it adds an extra delay, which is just shifting the problem to a different cause. Speed ramping could maybe account a bit for this, but then if you change stations multiple times quickly this would fail. Also, speed ramping would probably annoy people, especially for music, unless imperceptibly slow. That would require a decent buffer, meaning you’d have to delay switching the channel and also not change the channel for a bit, otherwise you’d get the pause.

The amount of complexity any potential solution adds is not especially worth it, as much as I recognise that it is annoying. Also, since most people aren’t too fussed by the pause, I doubt anyone would bother to produce a radio with the hardware for this (and the software on top).

The DAB decode just takes some time - DAB will always have more latency than FM due to the increased processing. Not sure how much that can be shrunk (probably a fair bit but the cost wouldn’t be worth it for most people), but the crossfade would not work because the FM would be ahead of the DAB.

The only way to avoid channel changing delay is to constantly be decoding multiple channels, which would likely increase the power consumption and device cost a fair bit.

Masturbation won’t do that, you should probably go to a doctor. Also, give a toy a go if it sounds fun!

iFixit released a video guide that might help https://youtu.be/pCVBnpyrn3g

If you or someone you know is handy with a soldering iron, there are replacement hall-effect sensor sticks available now. I am planning on swapping mine out with Gulikit ones because I am very stubborn about giving in to planned obsolescence (I 100% believe this is deliberate on Sony’s part).

Excited teenagers definitely would. Honestly, I bet anyone that sees the marketing for a game they’re excited for and hasnt been burned before in that way is a prime candidate for preordering.

I agree that it’s a bad idea to preorder or pay extra, especially with Ubisoft. However, following that logic they are basically preying on people new to the hobby, which sucks and deserves to be called out.