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  3. Cream...

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    The tit-suckers, ankle-bitters, and assorted rugrats will never be as wise as old Sym or, to a lesser extent, Mal.  Go on, show them what they missed and let them weep when they compare their heros with the greats of the 60s.

     

    I laugh at the assumption that all younger folk have lesser taste than those of our elders.

     

    The ignorance to the fact that the artists younger generations listen to had inspirations and influences from the same era that you refer to liking.

     

    I don't tend to like 'popular' music as it is today but appreciate that it has it's place.

     

    I like alot of electronic artists now who's influences stem from early electronic acts such as Kraftwerk which would not have seen the shores had it not been for the rise of the punk scene, shortly followed by northern soul, in Manchester. Circles......it all travels in circles.

  6. Monitor Downloads

    in Computing

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    I think what Symptoms is referring to is BT Openzone.

     

    There is a small portion of your bandwidth allocated to the Openzone so that other BT customers can use your bandwidth if they are in your vicinity. This is also an opt-out solution so is turned on by default.

     

    I wouldn't imagine that these would appear in your logs as it is technically not your WiFi network.

     

    I have no technical explanation for the above as I have not seen the GUI for the Homehub 5 but in the grand scheme of things it could be BT reporting usage statistics amongst other things.

  7. Best Xmas advert?

    in Chat Central

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    I seen the video for the first time last night and all I could think towards the end is that Germany would have won on penalties.

     

    I'm not a one for the whole Christmas advert, surely if they wanted to portray a poignant message then why wait until Christmas? Why can't they do this all year round?

     

    I don't think the advert is going to make people go and shop at Sainsbury but can't help but think that the only reason to do it is to push sales at Christmas.

  8. Start nominating

    in Talk of the Town

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    Was having a gander in at the shop where they were making all sorts of goodies the other day.

     

    Looked really nice having another shop besides tesco with lights on.

     

    I made the assumption that we plumped for a smaller tree to cater for the amount of visitors and stalls.

     

    If only someone had some way of filming the entire thing from the air  :shiftyninja:

  9. Why?

    in Chat Central

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    The fact that they are stealing the stuf in the first place shows that they have no morals or remorse so why would they stop at something like this that looked valuable??

     

    It's the lowest of low to do that to someone but then the sentimental value that the particular item holds makes it even worse.

     

    I do hope they get it back.

     

     

    Would it be worth mentioning Op Soundwave which the local constabulary are running here?

     

    http://www.northumbria.police.uk/advice_and_information/crime_prevention/Home_Security/property/register_property/index.asp

     

    Create an inventory of your items and get them back if they are found.

  10. Collecting Links For A Bedlington Links Page

    in Chat Central

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    The idea has been suggested to create a page of handy links for members and public to use so that they have a place to access all the information they could possibly need and not have to remember lots of different addresses or navigate websites to go around in circles.

    If you can list here which sort of websites and links you use regularly which you think would be helpful to other members.

    • Council Links

    • Local Events Listings

    Whatever you think would be useful.

  11. The Modern Web.

    in Computing

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    The internet is starting to look more and more like the pre-internet media of corporate-approved design and glossy photography that functions only to part you from your time and money while turning a deaf ear to the users.

    http://dashes.com/anil/2012/12/the-web-we-lost.html

    The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment. They seldom talk about what we've lost along the way in this transition, and I find that younger folks may not even know how the web used to be.

    Intriguing thought and not surprised as you hear more and more people say that social media is a necessity yet find it highly boring.

    Especially if you are an organisation promoting products or services.

  16. Android: Google Stole My Compass!

    in Computing

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    I notice this morning that following a pushed Samsung update to my Note 3 that the compass icon had gone from the pull-down control bar. It's been replaced by a Google maps "pin". It seems that Android has taken full control of the GPS power and full user emphasis is now on "Location Services".

    This is in line with what certain GPS based apps have been hinting for a short while now - announcing that Location Services are off when I'd simply thought I'd tuned off temporarily unneeded GPS hardware to conserve battery.

    We'll see how this one works out, but I'm uneasy about what looks like a move towards a operating system for ignorant tecnophobes like iOS. (idiots Operating System - just thought I'd sneak in this week's round of "Apple bashing" there Brett! ;) ) I want to be able to turn off the GPS hardware when I don't see a need for it power-wise, and control Location services when I don't see the need for it on personal grounds. If Android is going the Big-Brother route I'm going to migrate to something else. Roll on *real* Linux phones; there's a big tech-savvy market out there, so what is stopping you smartphone manufacturers?

    He says buying another Android lenovo phone 😉

  21. Bedlington In Bloom

    in Chat Central

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    Popped into tesco earlier for the missus to tell me that a lady (if that term is even appropriate) I'm a bright neon pink dress had walked across the road to the social club and presented some flowers from one of the boxes to her friend.

    I'm sure her friend appreciated the sentiment but failed to realise how much of a Richard her mate was.

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