Peter Mugridge
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Any major scandal involving Elon Musk would no doubt run for a very, very, long time as it would be Elongate...I just want there to be some scandal about gates so we can have Gate-gate.
Any major scandal involving Elon Musk would no doubt run for a very, very, long time as it would be Elongate...I just want there to be some scandal about gates so we can have Gate-gate.
Luckily I don't get annoying Youtube ads. I got so fed up I got an ad blocker. There's ads and then also there's too many of them . They drive me nutty.I'm convinced a lot of the more intrusive advertising is actually counter productive, for example thanks to their numerous annoying Youtube ads I can confidently say I well never make a purchase from Serenata Flowers.
I'm convinced a lot of the more intrusive advertising is actually counter productive, for example thanks to their numerous annoying Youtube ads I can confidently say I well never make a purchase from Serenata Flowers.
I imagine it is so that if someone starts a video and then wanders off and forgets about it, it won't sit there potentially streaming for hours and taking up server resources that could be used by an actual viewer/listener.I seriously have no idea how that makes any sense, and why YouTube felt the need to introduce this annoying feature.
Or there will be nobody watching the ads when they are shown.I imagine it is so that if someone starts a video and then wanders off and forgets about it, it won't sit there potentially streaming for hours and taking up server resources that could be used by an actual viewer/listener.
I'm going to second this. I had to use one in Aldi recently because I didn't have a pound coin for a proper trolley. They're worse when you get to the checkout because you either got to bend down to unload them, or place them at the end of the conveyer belt and reach in. I can manage the latter, but I can imagine that shorter people might struggle because they're deeper than a standard basket.Can we ban those new style supermarket shopping baskets with the castors and a silly long handle?
Who in their right mind saw the chaos wheeled suitcases cause in airports and railway stations, and thought "now that's what our supermarket needs!"? Not only are they a trip hazard, they're pretty much the same size as the good old baskets but now your shopping is always at ankle level- how flippin' convenient!
Yes those pull along baskets are a menace.Got to agree there with those pull-along baskets, they're an interesting idea on paper but in reality they're just in the way so much more than a regular basket. I'm sure for some people they're brilliant, but for the majority of us it's just a pain in the proverbial.
On average I'd say I'm in a supermarket 5 times a week doing shopping, it's easier for me as I don't have enough capacity on the back/with the arms to carry too much in one go, and quite frankly it's habit these days. So I have no problem with the regular baskets, and I'd love to meet the person who needs one of these new baskets!
The disadvantage being when you get to the checkout and realise that you can barely lift all of your shopping!I quite like the wheeled baskets. Once the basket gets quite full, pulling it along at floor level is more comfortable than carrying it.
Fair point!The disadvantage being when you get to the checkout and realise that you can barely lift all of your shopping!
I don't think there's too much wrong with that. What I do have a problem with is sites clearing both the username and password boxes when only the password is incorrect.The growing trend on websites and apps for the username and password entry boxes to be on separate screens.
That is to avoid revealing to a hacker that they have found a valid username.What I do have a problem with is sites clearing both the username and password boxes when only the password is incorrect.
I do object to password boxes only showing asterix's or other marker symbols instead of giving the user the choice to show what they are entering.That is to avoid revealing to a hacker that they have found a valid username.
There's usually an "eye" symbol you can click to switch between passwords being shown or hidden.I do object to password boxes only showing asterix's or other marker symbols instead of giving the user the choice to show what they are entering.
There's usually an "eye" symbol you can click to switch between passwords being shown or hidden.
Don't agree with 'usually', most web site creators seem either too idle to test their creations with real users, or have their heads in their own nether regions about 'security'.There's usually an "eye" symbol you can click to switch between passwords being shown or hidden.
And of course, in a year or two's time, numerous more bank branches will then be closed, the justification being much reduced branch useage.The increasingly unfriendly attitude being displayed by banks if you want to visit them in-person. NatWest introduced a wait system about three years ago (so before Covid and lockdown) and now it's even more stringent - you have to check in on your phone before being given a slot.
Yes, here it is:Want it Nat West who did the "my banks been turned into a trendy wine bar" advert a couple of years ago, suggesting that they didn't do such things.
Yes, here it is:
The closed NatWest branch near where I live has displayed a sign for a while saying "FOR LEASE - ideal bar/restaurant opportunity"...
I don't know how widespread that is, but it must vary between branches. I've visited my local NatWest branch probably a couple of dozen times over the last two years, by walking in off the street. I've had to queue on a few occasions (outside during the early Covid days), but I've never had to pre-book other than once when I needed to meet a specific member of staff. My recent visits have been just like pre-Covid: walk in, wait a minute or two if there are customers already at the counter, carry out my transaction once they've finished, back outside within five minutes at most.The increasingly unfriendly attitude being displayed by banks if you want to visit them in-person. NatWest introduced a wait system about three years ago (so before Covid and lockdown) and now it's even more stringent - you have to check in on your phone before being given a slot. I might be getting old but I preferred banks as they were in the 90s, 00s and most of the 10s - sorry.