Looks like the police are waking up to this problem
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3677xzk56no
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- Thu 10 Apr, 2025 22.45
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The rise of the dodgy shop
- Replies: 26
- Views: 53236
- Tue 08 Apr, 2025 14.31
- Forum: Birdsong
- Topic: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 32673
Re: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
Admitting my ignorance but what's the difference between DAB and DAB +?
Here is my attempt at explaining in the very simplest terms:
DAB is based on older compression technology called MPEG-2, so each station needs more bandwidth in order for the station to have an acceptable sound quality to ...
- Fri 28 Mar, 2025 13.39
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2247
- Views: 1207146
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Though it's a bit similar sounding to TJ Hughes
- Thu 27 Mar, 2025 10.51
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2147
- Views: 1349488
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
The roll has a red line on it when it gets near the end but the staff aren’t going to know that for the self service tills are they?
- Sun 16 Mar, 2025 16.34
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2147
- Views: 1349488
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Sainsbury's actually let you do phone scan-and-shop in the big stores as well. Again though, I find it easier to use the device because you can keep it in its holster and just scan the items that way.
- Fri 14 Mar, 2025 11.26
- Forum: Birdsong
- Topic: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 32673
Re: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
Nine years (!) since the last post in this thread, DAB+ has truly taken off in the UK, to the point where from next month the only vanilla DAB stations left on the Digital One multiplex will be LBC and Talk Sport.
I find it interesting only because when I started this thread in 2011, I didn't think ...
I find it interesting only because when I started this thread in 2011, I didn't think ...
- Fri 14 Mar, 2025 10.52
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2147
- Views: 1349488
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
The M&S app has a ‘scan as you shop’ function for the food hall with Apple Pay integrated, so no need to visit the checkout at all. It’s extremely handy when just nipping in for one or two things at lunchtime when even the self-checkout queues can be lengthy.
Wow, this is potentially a game ...
- Tue 11 Mar, 2025 18.06
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2147
- Views: 1349488
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
The M&S app has a ‘scan as you shop’ function for the food hall with Apple Pay integrated, so no need to visit the checkout at all. It’s extremely handy when just nipping in for one or two things at lunchtime when even the self-checkout queues can be lengthy.
Wow, this is potentially a game ...
- Fri 17 Jan, 2025 14.07
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Emergency alerts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 47655
Re: Emergency alerts
Another test coming later this year but no date as of yet.
https://news.sky.com/story/uks-emergenc ... t-13290674
https://news.sky.com/story/uks-emergenc ... t-13290674
- Fri 03 Jan, 2025 09.11
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Digital Spy Watch News and Information Board
- Replies: 571
- Views: 340360
Re: Digital Spy Watch News and Information Board
Haven’t read DS forums for a long time, but when I did, the easiest way to avoid any Richardcoulter threads was to not click on any threads that have a full stop at the end of the title.
- Tue 03 Dec, 2024 15.56
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Pour Bill gates down the sink... Or is that milk?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15278
Re: Pour Bill gates down the sink... Or is that milk?
I continue to be vindicated by my decision never to download TikTok.