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General Discussion Area / Re: No more Skype on Smart TV

« on: 08 March 2016, 20:25:07 »

Blimey, you'd have to be desperate to use Skype. 2 words sum it up:

1) Shite
2) Shite

Added to that, it is shite. Always has been, always will be. Did I mention its shite?

I don't normally praise Samsung, but well done for not wasting time on that

If you don't have relatives far away, you may have an excuse for that opinion. But I have found the ability to use Skype on the kitchen TV and chatting to family members whilst preparing a meal etc., is really useful. I find having a conversation in front of a smartphone or tablet somewhat tiresome (as I do with regular phone calls), since one is prevented from doing any other task at the same time.

Just my view. Sorry if you disagree. 

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General Discussion Area / No more Skype on Smart TV

« on: 08 March 2016, 12:06:14 »

I have a Samsung smart TV and bought a camera at Christmas so that we could Skype family members.

Samsung have just announced that as of 2 June, the Skype service will no longer be available. Apparently, Skype is now owned by Microsoft and they do not want to continue support for TVs.

I am beginning to hate Microsoft with a passion. 

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General Discussion Area / Live Maho Beach Cam

« on: 26 February 2016, 16:08:13 »

http://mahobeachcam.com/

A cool site started today.

Just watched a KLM 747 land over the beach.

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General Discussion Area / Ed Force One

« on: 24 February 2016, 19:47:35 »

Have to admire Bruce Dickinson's abilities! 

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/iron-maiden-ed-force-one-land/

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General Discussion Area / Re: Europe In or Out??

« on: 04 February 2016, 16:46:58 »

A definite out. 🙆 🙆 🙆

Moi, aussi.

Love Europe - hate the EU.

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General Discussion Area / Re: The mad world of Donald Trump.

« on: 27 January 2016, 21:38:11 »

Expect plenty more of this type of programme (cf. "The First 100 days of Ukip") from the left-wing media. Obama is pro-establishment, has underperformed greatly, and is a very anti-British POTUS. Trump is anti-establishment and mirrors the rise of anti-establishment parties elsewhere (Ukip, Orban, AfD etc.). All life is cyclical and the electorates in the developed economies are showing signs is moving away from the liberal bias of the the last three decades. This of course, is causing much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the mainstream media, especially here in the UK, where they have traditionally supported the Democrats. We have very few, if any, right-of-centre, outlets anymore. Even The Telegraph has disposed of its "Torygraph" stance, and has lost a great deal of circulation in the process.

Trump, I think, will easily get the GOP nomination, and while Clinton may well be a close second — if she is not indicted as rumours suggest — in the presidential race itself, there is a very real prospect of Trump getting into the White House. Dismissing the hackneyed 1970s-style "he'll nuke us all" scare tactics, I would expect him to get on quite well with Putin if he became POTUS. Both agree that the greatest danger to the West lies not with them, but elsewhere.

Naturally, it is impossible to know for sure how any nominee would perform in the White House but one thing is for sure, I can't help but have a wry smile on my face at the thought of the complete leftie meltdown if Donald got in...

Popcorn time.      

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General Discussion Area / Re: Europe In or Out??

« on: 18 January 2016, 19:16:53 »

They aren't. Clinton was speaking in a different context altogether. How can the freedom, independence, sovereignty & self governance of a nation be less important than economic matters ? To concede to that would be little short of slavery imo.
Worry not, our economy will grow, thrive & prosper, if we have the sense to leave this outdated club and look towards the rest of the ever shrinking world. Not only will be be in an extremely strong position to trade with the  EU, but we will once again be free to have our own seat at the WTO and deal directly with all other countries, rather than be compelled to do that through the EU as we currently do.

Spot on! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Sticky for Jokes

« on: 27 December 2015, 17:52:02 »

Brian was in the pub having a beer with his mates and he said:

My wife asked me what I was doing on the computer last night, I explained to her I was looking for cheap flights.

"I love you, Brian" she said, and then she got all excited, quickly undressed and we had great sex ......

Which is very odd, because she's never shown the slightest interest in darts before.

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here we go again.....Paris terrorists

« on: 16 November 2015, 19:27:24 »

That Corbyn idiot has told Laura Kuenssberg that anti-terror police should not operate a shoot-to-kill policy on British streets in the event of a terror attack here.

"I say, old man. Yes, you with the suicide belt and Kalashnikov. You're being very naughty shooting people! Just put the gun down and we'll have chat. Have your human rights been infringed? OK, I understand that and we'll arrange your compensation as soon as you take off the suici.................."

Humour aside, Corbyn is both deranged and dangerous, IMHO. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here we go again.....Paris terrorists

« on: 14 November 2015, 17:39:24 »

Apparently Whitehall have confirmed the Attackers have entered France from Syria.

Just remind me how many Syrian Migrants are in the EU and surrounding Countries now.

The Greek government have confirmed that a Syrian passport found at the scene belongs to a person who passed through Lesbos as a refugee.  Who'd have thought it, eh?   

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General Discussion Area / Re: calling oof air crash investigators

« on: 01 November 2015, 18:17:40 »

Probably rear bulkhead failure, IMO.

The aircraft had suffered a previous hard tailstrike in October 2002 when owned by MEA (Middle East Airlines). This caused serious damage, so the repair must have been major.

Any such repairs and monitoring thereof would feature in the annual checks... Especially since that JAL 747 crash thirty odd years ago

Hmm. Not so sure they would necessarily feature. Metal fatigue is not always so easy to spot and, in 2002, a China Airlines 747 suffered a bulkhead failure due to a botched repair of an earlier tailstrike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611
 

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General Discussion Area / Re: calling oof air crash investigators

« on: 01 November 2015, 17:07:50 »

Probably rear bulkhead failure, IMO.

The aircraft had suffered a previous hard tailstrike in October 2002 when owned by MEA (Middle East Airlines). This caused serious damage, so the repair must have been major. 

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General Discussion Area / Tampon tax

« on: 28 October 2015, 20:00:28 »

I have been bombarded with media stories about this dreadful sexist tax. Even my local newspaper's headline is about the local Tory MPs who voted against in yesterday's Commons motion.

Now, my first thought was "Yes, all women need them, so they're not a luxury, so maybe they should be zero-rated".

Then I discovered that we cannot have a lower rate than the existing 5%, without negotiating with Brussels and getting the agreement of all 28 member states. Well, I think we should be out of the EU anyway, so we can set our own tax rates...but that's another subject.

Then, not being female myself (and thus having little knowledge of such things as tampons), I wondered how much women pay for these things.

It turns out that the average woman uses around 240 tampons each year, roughly priced at £1.89 for 32 Regular. This means that her annual spend would be around £15.

Her annual VAT payment on tampons would therefore be, wait for it....75p!

And to think that I thought it was serious issue. 
   

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General Discussion Area / Re: Jaguar XF

« on: 23 October 2015, 11:12:39 »

I was looking at getting one before the Skoda, what baffled me was the tax - some were in the £265 bracket i.e. 2.7L, then the newer 3.0L at £490 and some 3.0L £225? 

See my Petrol vs. diesel thread! 

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General Discussion Area / Diesel vs Petrol

« on: 23 October 2015, 11:02:42 »

From my other post, folks will know that I am looking at Jags etc. My concern is that most of the Jaguar range is now diesel (and I think the same can be said about many other manufacturers).

I know that modern diesels are very frugal with fuel and often as powerful, if not more so, than their petrol equivalents. Also, they have (thanks to muddled government thinking) much lower VED rates, especially for the larger engines.

However. I don't like them very much. I don't have any issues with CO2 (it's not toxic and plants love it), but I do have issues with diesel particulates and NO2 emissions. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33254803

How do others stand on this issue?