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General Discussion Area / Re: GiffGaff mobile data not working
« on: 06 December 2018, 13:33:44 »
GG runs on O2 who have some outages across the uk and farther afield.
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General Discussion Area / Re: To VPN or not to VPN
« on: 06 December 2018, 10:30:31 »
There have been the odd app which stated that they use AES256 encryption (A pretty good level) so one would assume that it was nearly impossible to break the encryption. Once the app had been reverse-engineered it turned out that they were using the AES256 public key to 'flip the bits' instead of doing proper encryption. It would have been very easy to break in to the data flows.
In a browser the encryption is handled differently which makes such silly mistakes nearly impossible. There are other weaknesses on browsers compared to apps but on encryption apps have a very bad rep.
In a browser the encryption is handled differently which makes such silly mistakes nearly impossible. There are other weaknesses on browsers compared to apps but on encryption apps have a very bad rep.
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General Discussion Area / Re: To VPN or not to VPN
« on: 06 December 2018, 06:08:06 »
I have a VPN server built in to my router and it sits on the firewall. I used it for performing sensitive operations when on the go (such as banking) and for watching rugby whilst abroad. There are plenty of VPN services which give you half or a full gigabit for free every month such as tunnelbear.
They help protect against man in the middle attacks but banking apps should be using a decent level of encryption. The VPN gives an extra layer on top.
They help protect against man in the middle attacks but banking apps should be using a decent level of encryption. The VPN gives an extra layer on top.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Brexit negotiations
« on: 05 December 2018, 16:28:03 »
That's far too sensible a deduction for this forum. Go on, off to the corner with ya! 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamster fed
« on: 05 December 2018, 11:45:53 »
Did anyone else check the local news in Brackley for 'events' during the outage? No? Just me? 
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General Car Chat / Re: Astra H Cambelt
« on: 03 December 2018, 16:26:51 »
Local Indy just quoted 189 inc VAT and the waterpump 
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General Discussion Area / Re: End of an Era
« on: 03 December 2018, 11:39:21 »
Good luck Andy, I hope it turns out to be fruitful for you.
Thank you again for all the help and advice you have given me and other forum members over the years. You have certainly provided us with fewer headaches and hassle.
Thank you again for all the help and advice you have given me and other forum members over the years. You have certainly provided us with fewer headaches and hassle.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Brexit negotiations
« on: 03 December 2018, 09:28:41 »3. The establishment finally win and overturn the referendum result,(while denying they have done it) thus killing any pretence of democracy in the UK, permanently.
I cannot understand why people think that the issue of EU membership will go away if, for whatever reason, it doesn't happen. This shows ignorance on the part of those who want a second vote on the subject, they seem to think that everyone who wants/wanted out will simply go quietly in to the night?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Quiet night in
« on: 02 December 2018, 21:24:00 »I'm going to have a quiet night in tonight.
Same here. I rolled in at 4am this morning
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General Car Chat / Astra H Cambelt
« on: 30 November 2018, 09:03:42 »
Mrs G has had her astra serviced recently and she always panics when she sees an advisory let alone a 'recommended' or 'urgent' item on the worksheet. In short she is a garage owner's dream.
The latest thing to pop up is the cambelt and so of course she is breaking my balls about it. At 122k it sounds about right that it is due. Sigh. Anyone with experience of it fancy doing it for me?
The latest thing to pop up is the cambelt and so of course she is breaking my balls about it. At 122k it sounds about right that it is due. Sigh. Anyone with experience of it fancy doing it for me?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Extractor fan wiring
« on: 29 November 2018, 18:45:25 »
Funny ypu should mention that, as i have first hand experience from when i was a homeowner in the suburbs of Paris.
1950s house with 0.75mm thick copper sheathed with fabric. No plastic or rubber insulation. The disco lights in the main house and sparks flying from the fuse box in the basement made me curious so i broke in to a wall to investigate. It took a lot to sort the whole house out. Thing is that for months i was running a couple of PCs upstairs without issue but it was the kettle in the kitchen downstairs on the same linear curcuit (no ring) that did it. Squeaky bum moment for sure.
1950s house with 0.75mm thick copper sheathed with fabric. No plastic or rubber insulation. The disco lights in the main house and sparks flying from the fuse box in the basement made me curious so i broke in to a wall to investigate. It took a lot to sort the whole house out. Thing is that for months i was running a couple of PCs upstairs without issue but it was the kettle in the kitchen downstairs on the same linear curcuit (no ring) that did it. Squeaky bum moment for sure.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Extractor fan wiring
« on: 29 November 2018, 13:36:29 »
Does the french lecky give toast a whiff of garlic and a penchant for horsemeat?
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General Discussion Area / Re: SWMBO is watching.....
« on: 28 November 2018, 19:34:59 ».. an old film called Sapphire on Talking Pictures, made in 1959 and they just wouldn,t get away now with the absolute racism that pervades through the whole dialogue of the film. Even makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.That's what I thought when I watch Donovan's reef a few years ago. I remember thinking no wonder that men of generations passed were so over the top macho, mysoginistic and racist with such stereotypes on the big screen acting as role models.
