[Ebay sellers...]

4 minutes ago, Andy Stephenson said:

Do they pay listing fees for posting such futile ads?

Only if the item actually sells.

[Anti virus for windows 10]

Here's another factor to chew on with your ginger nuts.

In addition to the actual performance of the various antivirus products (plenty of on-line reviews out there), there's a philosophical argument for using a third party Antivirus (whether free or paid) rather than relying on the inbuilt Windows Defender. The antivirus is there to guard against "holes" in the operating system. I'd rather use a product from a different company to avoid the possibility of the "holes" in both products lining up and letting the virus through. i.e. common mode failures and also possible self denial issues on the part of Microsoft. Just my thoughts - and the reason I use a free third party one.

[Anti virus for windows 10]

Been using Avast Free Antivirus for years without issue (apart from the odd ignorable nag to upgrade).

Considering the new Avast One Essential (free) which adds a few additional features and apparently reduces the nagging.

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[Transmitter Power]

Andy.

Yes it is.

Frequency allocation is detailed and explained in the BMFA Handbook.

 

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On 10/06/2022 at 18:42, john davidson 1 said:

Imagine having an IQ so low you enjoy Love Island

I've never watched the program but apparently they are filming in the South Yorkshire area......

 

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[Overlander banana plugs - Xparkle]

Available with easily replaced Deans connector HERE

[Two old boys mucking about with guitars]

Just stumbled upon this.

A brilliant cover of a true "work of art".

 

 

 

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Someone chucked a lump of cheddar at me yesterday in the supermarket.

I told them that wasn't mature.

[Forum speed issues?]

Speed looks ok but mobile version menus etc still not right.

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Wife: My hands are covered in blisters from using this broom!

Husband: Well take the car next time!

[Forum speed issues?]

9 minutes ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said:

 

Reports on here have been noted and passed up the chain, as yet the problem hasn't been identified, issue has been raised with others today and hopefully we'll have an answer and return to normal soon. Don't need to report multiple posts, they'll get sorted by the mods as we see them, sorry I can't be more help.

Have they tried turning it off and back on again? ?

[Forum speed issues?]

11 hours ago, Rich Griff said:

Hamburger still u/s, up to 6 now...

I made a discovery about the hamburger menu on mobile. Tap the burger and the screen darkens, then double click. The menu appears allowing the notifications to be read and reset. Not what it should do but it's a workaround for this particular issue.

 

Edit - alternatively, pinch the screen to zoom out after the screen darkens. The menu is actually appearing but is off screen. Similar situation for viewing who sent "likes".

[Forum speed issues?]

The hamburger menu on the mobile version is still not working.

[What tool do you use for crimping ‘pull pull’ ferrules?]

Nah. Swivels are for lines which twist in use. Pull pull lines don't, as they are anchored at each end.  To remove any twist during adjustment, just remove the clevis, tease out any twist and reattach the clevis. A swivel doubles the number of crimp connectors per run, which is a bad thing. KISS.

[Forum speed issues?]

2 hours ago, MattyB said:

I haven't had any issues with this site myself, but just ran a basic performance test to see what it is doing at the moment...

 

https://www.webpagetest.org/result/220530_AiDcRH_C1C/?medianMetric=fullyLoaded

 

Not absolutely awful, but given a briadmand tst jsut told me I am on nearly 40mb/sec here today I'd expect it to be a bit faster than that to render.

Your spellchecker must be running at 39mb/sec Matty ?

[CIR anyone ?]

 

Image and a bit more info from HERE

 

 

 

[What tool do you use for crimping ‘pull pull’ ferrules?]

I do same as you Ron. Pliers first, then 2 or 3 nips with wire cutters to grip the wire. Always works but I always feel that there must be a better way.

[Forum speed issues?]

Slow for me on all devices. On Android phone, the hamburger menu just makes the screen darken but does nothing else. 

[Traplet Farmhand 90]

Dusty is now up for sale. See HERE and HERE.

[Electric Cars.]

At least it comes with tinted windows ...... so nobody can recognise you.

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[BMFA 100th anniversary world record attempt]

40 minutes ago, Shaun Walsh said:

Bit windy but dry, 13 members, 16 models flying. 

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[Electric Cars.]

2 hours ago, Tim Kearsley said:

 

I think this is misleading to be fair.  Yes, you'll have ~£20k in the bank, but you will also have paid out 10 years of fuel cost.  Also, you've not taken any account of inflation.  What will your £20k be worth in 10 years' time?  Do you really think these price rises we're seeing will be temporary?  Solar panels will continue to generate power long past 10 years, so the savings continue to accumulate.

 

Thanks for the info on the investment BTW.  As you say, what suits one doesn't suit another.  For me, tying money up for five years with capital at risk and not covered by the FSCS isn't what I want to do.  It's a good return though! Any "safe" investments don't keep up with inflation. 

 

P.S. My calculation gives £10,000 at 10 years 7% compound as £19,671 but I could be wrong!

 

Edit - Apologies - just realised you're spot on if interest is paid monthly!

Actually, your calculation is correct. I accidentally left the calculator set to monthly interest after the 5% calculation. The 7% one is paid at the end of each year.