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Broadband boss hits out at rivals over mid-contract price rises
  • Mr Tang said: “Typically broadband customers will pay for 13 months in a year rather than 12, thanks to inflation linked mid-contract price rises.

    Zen has never done this in its 28 years of trading.

    Sure about that? My broadband just went up by a quid. It's not a lot, and it's mostly thanks to upstream costing, but come on. Don't fuck around with blatant lies.

    I'd still go with Zen like. Can't beat user-configurable rDNS.

  • Lockscreen media and clock stuff

    I've just bought a new-to-me Xperia 10 V. It took me a while, but I managed to root the device, forcibly remove the bloat I didn't want, and apply some system tweaks.

    There are two things that persist in frustrating me. First, I cannot shift the clock back over to the right. Shizuku & System UI Tuner appear to have no effect on this, and until I can compile a copy of LineageOS, I appear to be stuck with it in the wrong place.

    The second is a little more egregious, and that's this new lockscreen/notification media control. It's horrendous. In fact, it's a step back in functionality, because the FF/RW buttons are too small to press (and sometimes don't work at all!). Yet, somehow, the notification manages to be larger than it used to be.

    I'd really like to get rid of this new media notification UI, and return to the old style of media control where it was indistinguishable to other notifications bar the media controls. Short of compiling Android... 10?11? for a phone released last year, what can I do to accomplish this?

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    Schools given new guidance on stopping phone use
  • Not hard to keep to the same policy we had in the 00's. Off or silent, and it doesn't come out in lessons. If it does, it goes in the teacher's desk, and they get it back half an hour after school ends. Job done.

  • As requested: https://old.lemmy.world (MLMYM)
  • hah, this is fantastic. Good on you Ruud

  • WEY AYE NEWCASTLE, I have updated the print... | xpost reddit.com/u/Far-Elephant-2612

    WEY AYE NEWCASTLE, I have updated the print with some of the fabulous comments from last night and today, I really appreciate your time and help with this.I feel so many of you have contributed towards this. But this is the final print now. Cheers Paul.

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    Lemmy.world improvements and issues
  • I've discovered a pattern to my logout error as referred to here: https://lemmy.world/comment/1144382

    It occurs specifically when I navigate to a community page, without visiting the homepage first. If I navigate specifically to, for example, lemmy.world/c/lemmyworld, I'll be logged out. However, if I visit lemmy.world and then visit lemmy.world/c/lemmyworld, I'll be logged in.

    I wonder if this is a bug with SameSite in the JWT? Reddit's token, for example, has a value of None, where Lemmy's has a value of Strict. I've changed that to None for the moment, we'll see if that changes anything

  • VM solution with "seamless" features
  • Holy shit this looks practically perfect. Thanks!

  • VM solution with "seamless" features

    I'm currently using a VM to run Visual Studio on Fedora. Because I want easy access to both systems at once, without having to minimise a VM or use hotkeys to access the host system, I require a VM solution that has "seamless" integration - I.E hiding the virtual desktop, and running applications in the VM as though they were running natively.

    Virtualbox has this solution, but it is somewhat unreliable and doesn't maintain seamless mode (or multi-monitor mode) between boots. VMWare has a feature called "Unity mode", which seems to be a little more reliable - however, unity mode has not been a VMware Linux feature since v7 - we are now somewhere around v17.

    I'm using v7 at the moment, but I'd like to find something that won't fall over at some point in the future. RemoteApp isn't a solution, because VS needs to be able to launch a browser and communicate with it during debugging. What other VM solutions have this "seamless" functionality?

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    BBC News - BBC: Claims about presenter 'rubbish' - young person's lawyer
  • Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command have now concluded their assessment and have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed.

    That says to me that either:

    • The young person involved voluntarily sent images of themself to Edwards, and he either did not respond to them, or responded passively or properly

    • The young person involved was solicited for messages, but no evidence to support this remains

    • This entire thing is a cockamamie bullshit piece dreamed up by a set of parents who are Very Angry that their son is gay, and decided to take things to the press to hit back at him for asserting his sexuality.

    There is, of course, the matter of the second allegation - but copycat cases also exist, and it is hard to say whether or not the Met's statement covers both allegations or merely the first.

    It does confuse me, somewhat, that Edwards voluntarily offered his identity to the public. He was potentially entirely in the clear after the police statement, so he may either be considering the public interest angle (given he has worked in newscasting for a very long time), is attempting to curry public favour, or maybe just thinks its the right thing to do.

    Problem with his revelation is the possibility of it being traced to the young person. It obviously sounds as though they want to remain anonymous and private - what are the chances of that happening now?

  • Lemmy.world improvements and issues
  • On opening a new tab or window with a lemmy instance, I frequently find that I am not intially logged in. I am logged in, and refreshing the page a few times affirms this. It does not necessarily require a cacheless refresh (ctrl+f5). It also occurs regardless of what lemmy instance I'm browsing.

    This started immediately after the hackening event of the other day. I'll play with what's in site storage in firefox later on and see what happens.

    Edit: Ok something very odd just happened. I did the refresh thing and it briefly showed me logged in as @andybug@lemmy.world, for reasons unknown. It didn't stay logged in as (s)he, but very briefly flashed it as such.

    Edit2: I deleted cache, webtoken, and other detritus in firefox, and refreshed the page to login again. I logged in, and the site served me the logged-out homepage until I refreshed again. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    Edit3: I was logged out completely this morning. No explanation as to why as yet, I'll test tomorrow and see what browser storage looks like

  • There's an established community over on aussie.world if you want to check it out
    lemmy.world Newcastle - Lemmy.world

    Obviously this is for Newcastle, Australia, since it is part of Aussie Zone. We also welcome input from adjoining Lake Macquarie. Keep it clean and don’t be mean.

    Newcastle - Lemmy.world
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    www.reddit.com r/NewcastleUponTyne

    r/NewcastleUponTyne: FOR THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND SURROUNDING AREA. Please make yourself welcome. We appreciate local news, events …

    r/NewcastleUponTyne
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    A thread to find local communities
  • kbin.social seems to have a bit of bother when it comes to permitting other instances from accessing its activitypub feed. Unless I'm doing something wrong?

  • A thread to find local communities

    In !newcastleupontyne@lemmy.world we have a list of other UK communities in the sidebar. It might be nice if we can get a comprehensive list of the other UK based communites too, so if you run one or know of one, drop a link here. Make sure it's in the remote format so that they can be reached from any instance - this is !<communityname>@<instanceurl>. I don't think hyperlinking works properly yet, but there are active issues raised on the github to get it functional.

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    Looking for an android remote

    I'm after a remote for JMP that is just a remote. No local playback or streaming, no fancy extras, just a remote with some directional buttons, keyboard input, that sort of thing. Somethign akin to what Kore is to Kodi.

    Does such a remote exist?

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    Created /c/newcastleupontyne

    Mostly a replica of /r/NewcastleUponTyne, but with less automoderator and more bridge pics

    !newcastleupontyne@lemmy.world

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    New to !newcastleupontyne? Read this post first.

    Welcome to !newcastleupontyne@lemmy.world - our little Northern community on reddit Lemmy.

    I'm looking for new friends. Can I do that here?

    The subreddit itself does not actively host meetups, but we have an associated discord where North East residents are able to chat more casually and potentially host or attend the same. You can find that community here: https://discord.gg/Cnr2jCcEwd

    Got a question?

    We get a lot of questions about areas of Newcastle, places to visit, places to eat, places to live. Please check the wiki first. It is constantly a work in progress, and please do not hesitate to ask your question if you cannot find it there.

    \https://www.reddit.com/r/NewcastleUponTyne/wiki/index

    Lemmy doesn't really have wiki functionality yet. It may come in a future update. We may also start a mediawiki project instead, which would tie in nicely to the FOSS spirit of Lemmy.

    #Where is the sidebar I keep hearing about?

    On the right. You should see it regardless of what Lemmy instance you are using

    Can I post my referral links here?

    No.

    Can I post my survey/advertisement/social media here?

    No.

    We make exceptions for small local businesses on limited occasions, such as when events (like vandalism, fire, etc) cause hardship for local operators, or for new businesses starting out in the North East. This is done at our discretion, and is limited to requests for help in their recovery only, or limited, clear, and concise posts about a new business and what it offers. Surveys are prohibited without exception, according to the wishes of the community.

    Asking to post your survey in modmail will not change our minds. The answer will still be no.

    I'm looking for intoxicants or other recreational consumables...

    No. Whilst many of us may have differing views on whether or not certain consumables should be legalised or decriminalised, we must take care at present not to run afoul of authorities and/or the hosts of this Lemmy instance. Casual discussions around anything relating to such products are acceptable - provided no discussions on obtaining or selling them occur. This rule does not include alcoholic products, although discussions on whether it should are welcomed.

    Why are people here so x/y/z?

    This subreddit sub...lemmy(?) represents a tiny fraction of Newcastle upon Tyne *. There are huge communities of peoples that are not represented here, but are culturally significant. We try to put across this information when asked, but this subreddit is not a facsimile of the city at large. We can give you an idea of what the city is like, but the only way to truly experience what we have to offer is to visit, and immerse yourself. We're not lying when we say it's well worth the trip.

    &nbsp;

    • Not so tiny anymore! The associated subreddit has a user count that is approximately one third of the population of Newcastle. Still, this is not a complete representative overview

    I'm running a charity event in Newcastle, can I post it here?

    Provided it isn't a survey, you are vetted appropriately, you observe the law, and you make safety and accessibility accomodations. We'd prefer you do so in the form of a text post, and that you include as much relevant information as possible in an easy-to-read format. A point of contact is preferred if possible, and be mindful that including any shortened links (amzn.to, bit.ly, fb.me etc) may leave your post at the mercy of the spam filter.

    How do I get from x to y?

    The Tyne and Wear Metro is a frequent answer to this question. We also have a comprehensive bus network - although we are just as affected by staff and funding shortages as any other city in the UK at present. It's usually best to plan for the possibility of a bus arriving late, but this is slowly getting back to normal. The Metro runs from the airport, through Monument (in the centre of town), through Gateshead, through Sunderland, to South Hylton. Another Metro line runs from St James', through Monument, along the Tyne, around the coast, through Northumberland Park, back through Monument and Gateshead, to South Shields. Here is a map listing all stops. For the west of Newcastle, you will need to look at bus routes from Blackett Street or Market Street.

    A journey planner that includes bus services, the Shields Ferry, Metro and local/regional rail services, along with short walks, can be found here.

    Can I park for free in Newcastle upon Tyne?

    A compilation of free parking zones can be found here.

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    Lemmy Support @lemmy.ml northernscrub @lemmy.world
    Custom CSS for communities

    Is this a possibility? Right now, lemmy communities are very compressed, fitting into the centre third of my screen. Smaller devices, such as 1080p devices, will fair better - but I'd ideally like to implement some CSS that expands page content a little, perhaps to 70vw or so. I could do that with Stylish or some other scripting addon, but I'd like to make it a default for visitors. Possible, or no?

    Here's what it looks like currently: !

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    northernscrub northernscrub @lemmy.world
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