MR_W
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Wood you lot stop it.
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Share the code then as I am too lazy to look it up and I'm going to need a couple of bits off them soon.
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Aren't idle screws normally on the right? Possible the slide did something to that and it's knocked the idle level too low if your coolant is fine.
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Me for smashing a fridge shelf while trying to put it back together.
Idiot.
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I came across a cyclist riding along the A55 in N Wales last month. I'd never dream of cycling down a dual carriageway that's national speed limit, that's just plain ridiculous.
someone I used to work with cycled down the A34 near Oxford more or less daily.
I imagine because that section of the a34 is so routinely screwed that it was quicker. Thank God I don't have to do that area anymore.
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oh crap yes I mean right turns and left bends
I'm just going to edit that earlier post....You are a
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A decent mod would have edited your quote and denied all knowledge of the screw up
Shame on you @Hoggs
Wouldn't of happened if Six had got the mod gig.
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Point 3 I can only hope Hoggs meant left bends.
oh crap yes I mean right turns and left bends
I'm just going to edit that earlier post....You are a
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I managed to record a ride home, for those that would like to see what I mean about my riding.
DISCLAIMER I'm not trained in any way these are just my thoughts and observations
1. Does your headlight work?? wow in some of those darker areas it didn't look like it illuminated the road at all! Maybe adjustment needed? Or maybe my phone just making it look worse than it it
2. Left hand turns, you tend to cut over the centre line of the road you're turning into - try going a bit further forward before turning to ensure you turn into the centre of the lane.
3. Right bends, you seem to drift a bit to the kerb, especially on country roads you want to get over to the centre of the road to increase your visibility of what's coming.
4. General road position seems ok.
5. Pulling over... I think you did so 4 times? The last one was a bit sketchy as there was a car coming the other way which meant you were more of a hindrance stopping where you did. Make sure you don't get lost looking behind so much you don't assess what's ahead
6. A car was pulling out of a side road at one point, as it was safe to do so don't be afraid to cross the central line to make yourself more visible and give yourself as much escape room as possible.
7. I think it was around 3 minutes in there were some lights that had been green for ages and it felt like you sped up approaching them then had to brake a bit harder than needed when they changed (again I'm watching on my phone so open to corrections)
8. Whilst we all do it, make sure you don't stop in the cycle boxes on your test
Point 3 I can only hope Hoggs meant left bends. Otherwise on a right hand curve, keeping to the white line sticks your head into opposing traffic.
Should be keep to the right of your lane in a left curve so your head isn't in a hedge and visibility. Right curve, keep left so not lean into the oncoming truck and visibility.
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In other news, my Nexus 9 is getting traded in this weekend. Fed up of sub par shit performance no matter how many factory resets I do.
My sister still uses my old iPad 2 and has no issues with its speed so well bloody done HTC for building a pile of crap.
If I buy a new tablet, it's gonna be a Surface I reckon. At least that one is easy.
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Deliberately blocking emergency vehicles now...
I'm debating messing with this guy. There's a whole world of GIFs I can use for him.
Do it!! Join in the fun. Anyone who deliberatly holds up ambulances and brags about it on twitter deserves some abuse.
On it like a car bonnet.
No wait that was the bellend cyclist who forgot to brake before hitting my parents car in the 80s.
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Deliberately blocking emergency vehicles now...
I'm debating messing with this guy. There's a whole world of GIFs I can use for him.
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I had its predecessor a fzs600s as my first big bike. Was comfy as anything and great fun.
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With my thumb on the power button my index finger is right on the sensor.
Yeah I see what you mean. Never held my phone like that before to be honest but I see what you mean.
I keep my phone in a lower power mode to extend the battery. To unlock I press the power button and then fingerprint. It's very natural action. Taking it from my back trouser pocket it's normally unlocked and ready to use before I've brought it round into sight. Dirty finger sometimes upsets it in which case the retina scanner unlocks it or last resort I swipe a code.
Do you use Bixby much? Or is it just an irritant?
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With my thumb on the power button my index finger is right on the sensor.
Yeah I see what you mean. Never held my phone like that before to be honest but I see what you mean.
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Finger print readers on the back are very convenient. I just pick my S8+ up any my index finger naturally touches the sensor and the phone unlocks. Couldn't be any simpler.
Fingerprint reader on the front requires two hands. One to hold the phone and the other to touch a front mounted sensor.
Rear mounted sensors wins for me everytime.
I do my phone one handed as I use my thumb.
I'll have to get someone to actually let me have a demo run and see how I get on. My index finger generally sits halfway up the back of the phone.
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Thanks for all the advice even though I don't think I am any closer to a decision. I'm seeing all the "leaks" for the S9 and it doesn't look promising for finger prints to be done on the front again. That's one thing I have never liked is the readers on the back but at least the S9 should be more sensible than the S8.
When it comes to proper water proof cases, the Pixel 2 and iPhone X don't appear to have them and I really don't trust electrics when water ingress is possible to cause damage, which is true for all mobile devices. Will have to double check my existing rain cover for sizing I guess.
I'll probably end up getting myself a decent SIM only plan first and then deciding what phone to buy at this rate.
Thanks again guys.
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If you ever watch the race broadcast, you will probably want to aim to be at the circuit for 5am.... You might get in before the motogp race starts.
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Shark Speed-R helmet, Knox or furygan gloves, furygan leather 2 piece, alpinestar smx boots.
Also have 3 piece rst textiles, rst waterproof boots and richa gloves for wet weather.
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Given the mental issues are basically trauma based (having an off will cause mental trauma as it's a shock), the only way to beat them is to take them on and get through them. If you don't, you will never beat them.
Best of luck.
Edit: in fact if you are really struggling to get your head round it even with a decent instructor, I'd really advise looking at seeing someone to talk to about it as you might need either the ability to talk it out or maybe some behaviour retraining. Your local GP surgery is a good place to start for that kind of thing
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Price wise, carphone warehouse is usually the best for handset only deals.
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As for music on android, what app are you using to play your music? Google Music? If so, it is by design that Google music overwrites your meta data... it doesn't actually upload all your music to google. It simply links what you have to what they have and uses it. It's a smart way saving on storage space.
If you are having problems playing your music, there are loads of other apps out there that will. Personally, I use a mix of google music, spotify and amazon music.
What I don't get is they only do this to 3 tracks of mine. It would change an à to an r but if I put an a in it merges them back. Weird.
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If you hate android (which is seems you do) go iOS.
That is the real choice. Android or iOS.
Samsung is android with loads of bloatware. If you don't like android, don't get a Samsung.
I have the first Pixel and simply love it, never had an issue with it. However I have been with android since near the start so I am used to it's quirks.
Edit: I've been sim free for over 4 years now. I buy my phones outright and save an absolute fortune while still not having to restrict my data or minutes.
It's possible a lot of my android irritants are Samsung based. The Nexus 9 updates annoyed me as that is a Google branded product. I would expect better of them but then again the Pixel Buds turned out shit so Google does seem to be a bit hit and miss on their devices.
I did wonder if it was a something specific thing to my music issues. I certainly don't remember having as many music quirks on my old HTC One M8.
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Must Admit I am and Android Fan then I am going to give another thought... Do you or your misses really need the latest phone?
Write down all the functions you use and see how it comes out....
Camera
GPS
EMail
Internet
Sat Nav Games
It did not take me long to work out I no longer needed the latest phone....
My most recent phone:
£100 and it does the job very nicely... Compared with £800 ish for latest and greatest that frankley seem to be full of gimmicks...
Like with computers originally you always wanted the latest fastest and greatest processor ram HD etc as they where actually better. Now my £300 laptop is capable of allot more than my Email wed browsing word processing, the odd bit of picture up loading. The odd bit of video editing I go is slow but not to painful. If I did it regularly I would look at better but as it is this is good enough...
I would say Ram 3g, 32 gig internal processor... If you look at allot of cheaper phones they often have something crippling limitation to encourage people to buy the Flagship phones a bit of smart buying and for £100-£200 you can get an unlocked phone sim free contract and buy a new phone every 12 months compared with £40 odd pound contract and insurance for phone...
As for those gimmicks, by the time I get wireless charging and finger print recognition they will be working. Android by the way had got face recognition but its a bit hit and miss...
This is not much help to the OP other than reading your mail your list of wants is talking you to Apple, if you have a Mac Ipad and all that stuff you would be silly to shift to Android. If you only have I phone you could be starting an expensive path to I Pad Mac etc etc....
Apple V Android - You always find someone who has switched between the 2 and says the last was the worst and next is better, personally I have got better things to spend money on than Apple or new high tech that I aint going to use....
As for SIm Free I have not met any one who has gone SIM free and regretted it... SO much cheaper.
I work in IT and generally end up supporting devices on both iOS and Android. We have the odd Windows phone at a client and Blackberry's have thankfully died off as any BES implementation I inherited was bloody badly set up.
Whilst some of my colleagues have shied away from running the latest and greatest, I do run the latest Win 10 and Office across a desktop and laptop as invariably our clients will and I aim to be ahead of their curve so I can spot any weird little issues that the OS's develop.
I could survive on the S7 Edge (especially as I sussed out now my issue with the music but I'm not sure I understand why the issue occurred at all still) but I won't lie, I like technology and I like playing with cutting edge.
Android face recognition I wouldn't use having reminded myself about it. Really not that secure.
I've used Apple devices for 4 years and Android for 4 years. Each have pros and cons and I think I am coming to a point of which niggles annoy me more. My Nexus 9 is close to being shifted, partly due to the issues I have had with it updating and its performance drop off was worse than my old iPad and also, phones are large enough today I don't need a tablet. Trade in the Nexus 9, use that money on a phone....
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I thought light transmission had to be greater than 85% for all windows/visors/shields that are permanently in line of view.
Items you can quickly remove form line of view i.e. sunglasses, pivoting sun shades etc. arre allowed to be darker.
Hence a pinlock if it does stop more then 85% cannot be removed easily therfore illegal!
Are you sure they only allow 85% through, compared to my car windows (definitly legal) my viso/pinlock appears to let a lot more light through.
Pinlocks do tend to remain near permanently in view unless you open your visor. Not like a sun visor.
51mm slip on.
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Worth a look at Pipewerx as well. British made, well built and won't break the bank. Can't guarantee they do one that fits yours but they cover a lot of models.