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Post by Lizard on Feb 2, 2022 19:35:34 GMT
Right, following this advice, does any one want a map? I'll make you a lovely map to your specifications, let's say £12.50ish an hour. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 2, 2022 19:58:27 GMT
How lovely would this map be?
I'd pay 12.50 for a lovely map.
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Post by jeepers on Feb 2, 2022 20:18:58 GMT
See also jam and puff pastry. And opium. Where do you shop?? I have a jam, puff pastry and opium guy. |
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Post by Lizard on Feb 2, 2022 22:40:32 GMT
How lovely would this map be? I'd pay 12.50 for a lovely map. 600dpi at A3/A2 lovely. Maybe 1200dpi if the computer's feeling generous. And it's £12.50 p/h! I'm not made of maps. |
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Post by dogbot on Feb 2, 2022 22:51:39 GMT
That's not what the brochure led us to believe. 😠 |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 2, 2022 22:56:36 GMT
That sounds great. Especially next to my student special of jacket potato and cheese. (I love it really) |
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Post by dogbot on Feb 2, 2022 22:58:18 GMT
Nigel Slater's stuff is pretty much always great.
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Post by Lizard on Feb 3, 2022 0:46:09 GMT
That's not what the brochure led us to believe. 😠 That's a logo (his name's Mapster), that's not what I actually look like. |
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Post by brokenkey on Feb 3, 2022 9:20:59 GMT
How lovely would this map be? I'd pay 12.50 for a lovely map. 600dpi at A3/A2 lovely. Maybe 1200dpi if the computer's feeling generous. And it's £12.50 p/h! I'm not made of maps. Map of what? Are you just printing off Google maps, or doing something else. Show us your warez. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 3, 2022 9:29:10 GMT
In Australia a map of Tasmania may not mean what you think it means.
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Post by geefe on Feb 3, 2022 9:33:41 GMT
Not sure this is money saving but I've not had a "holiday" since 2016. I've gone to France to visit family for a few days but that's hardly a holiday.
Anyway - I'm currently WFH and considering eschewing my low holiday allowance and just finding a cottage or somewhere with good wifi to spend a few days in quiet season - Airbnb.
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Lizard
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Post by Lizard on Feb 3, 2022 10:19:10 GMT
600dpi at A3/A2 lovely. Maybe 1200dpi if the computer's feeling generous. And it's £12.50 p/h! I'm not made of maps. Map of what? Are you just printing off Google maps, or doing something else. Show us your warez. GIS stuff. I'm not an artist, unfortunately. |
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Feb 3, 2022 10:23:30 GMT
Learn how to cook. Buy groceries once a week. Rather than planning a menu and then buing that, pick what's on sale and improvise. Get a big freezer so you can stockpile protein whenever it's on sale. Food is usually one of the biggest expenses. Also, do an inventory of your expenses, what is the rough split of things? Focus where it matters. Try this www.youneedabudget.com/ |
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Post by TheSaint on Feb 3, 2022 10:27:33 GMT
Buying Youtube Premium via Russia and Netflix via Turkey save me a packet every month.
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Post by Gruf on Feb 3, 2022 10:28:22 GMT
No day one games.. ...but Elden ring Is out this month :I Fighting it, but I am so weak. Sifu is not getting bought and games in general are gonna take a hit, but FromSoft.... |
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Post by brokenkey on Feb 3, 2022 10:35:07 GMT
Buying Youtube Premium via Russia and Netflix via Turkey save me a packet every month. I mentioned that weeze on the first page, got told I was immoral or something similar. |
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Post by monkman5000 on Feb 3, 2022 10:44:13 GMT
Just use Youtube Free with an adblocker.
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 3, 2022 14:44:32 GMT
Just use Youtube Free with an adblocker. Or better still, as I learned today, if you want to block most ads and trackers from everywhere, change your DNS to the Adguard DNS. Default servers If you want to block ads and trackers. IPv4: 94.140.14.14 94.140.15.15 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::ad1:ff 2a10:50c0::ad2:ff Non-filtering servers If you don't want AdGuard DNS to block ads and trackers, or any other DNS requests. IPv4: 94.140.14.140 94.140.14.141 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::1:ff 2a10:50c0::2:ff Family protection servers If you want to block adult content, enable safe search and safe mode options wherever possible, and also block ads and trackers. IPv4: 94.140.14.15 94.140.15.16 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::bad1:ff 2a10:50c0::bad2:ff |
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 3, 2022 14:45:44 GMT
It's not perfect, but a quick test on the xbox had it blocking 99% of the ads. YMMV.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 3, 2022 15:01:26 GMT
If you want to block adult content, enable safe search and safe mode options wherever possible, and also block ads and trackers. IPv4: 94.140.14.15 94.140.15.16 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::bad1:ff 2a10:50c0::bad2:ff I think the uptake on this forum of this particular tip will be quite low |
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Post by khanivor on Feb 3, 2022 15:06:10 GMT
Get prescriptions for your drugs
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 3, 2022 15:42:23 GMT
Get prescriptions for your drugs I wish I could. But for actual long term medications, it could be worth getting a prepayment certificate. £108.10 gets you 12 months of prescriptions (you can pay in 10 instalments of £10.81), so even if you only have one prescription a month you'll still save £4.10, two or more per month and you've halved your costs or better. |
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Post by EMarkM on Feb 3, 2022 15:49:33 GMT
Another vote for prepayment prescriptions here. The Mrs. and I both have them.
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 3, 2022 15:55:34 GMT
I've got one, Mrs Hermit however has taken money saving to the extreme and got the diabetes so she doesn't have to pay anything for hers.
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Post by spacein_vader on Feb 3, 2022 18:08:09 GMT
Just use Youtube Free with an adblocker. Or better still, as I learned today, if you want to block most ads and trackers from everywhere, change your DNS to the Adguard DNS. Default servers If you want to block ads and trackers. IPv4: 94.140.14.14 94.140.15.15 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::ad1:ff 2a10:50c0::ad2:ff Non-filtering servers If you don't want AdGuard DNS to block ads and trackers, or any other DNS requests. IPv4: 94.140.14.140 94.140.14.141 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::1:ff 2a10:50c0::2:ff Family protection servers If you want to block adult content, enable safe search and safe mode options wherever possible, and also block ads and trackers. IPv4: 94.140.14.15 94.140.15.16 IPv6: 2a10:50c0::bad1:ff 2a10:50c0::bad2:ff Buy a raspberry pi (circa £30) and install pi hole. It works as a dns server for your local network and there are loads of blocklists out there for ads and other things. I don't see ads on YouTube, or the itv/C4/uktv apps on my smart TV, or on any of my consoles. |
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Post by dfunked on Feb 3, 2022 18:23:37 GMT
I don't know why I haven't just used my spare Pi 3... Guess I always think "I'll find another project for it"
Set it up on my NAS to play around with and it seemed great, but that's not always on so far from ideal for DNS...
How's performance on the OG single core ones with phat SD cards? I also have a spare one of those and they sip less power so might give that a try.
Fuck it, something to play around with this weekend!
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Post by spacein_vader on Feb 3, 2022 18:33:01 GMT
I don't know why I haven't just used my spare Pi 3... Guess I always think "I'll find another project for it" Set it up on my NAS to play around with and it seemed great, but that's not always on so far from ideal for DNS... How's performance on the OG single core ones with phat SD cards? I also have a spare one of those and they sip less power so might give that a try. Fuck it, something to play around with this weekend! Fine, if it's just running pihole even a Pi zero is fine so long as you don't get it to keep logs longer than a couple of weeks. A few blocklist are maintained on github, this is a good set to start with github.com/StevenBlack/hosts |
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Post by brokenkey on Feb 3, 2022 18:34:47 GMT
This is a money saving thread. Not a money spending thread.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 3, 2022 18:55:59 GMT
Well I had a couple to spare and I've cancelled my £1.25 YouTube premium sub, so there!
I've gone from "you're still getting my money but fuck you, Google!", to a more standard "fuck you, Google!".
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Post by khanivor on Feb 3, 2022 19:59:17 GMT
Another vote for prepayment prescriptions here. The Mrs. and I both have them. Eh, not quite what I was getting at  |
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