Forum: Idle Banter
01-05-22, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 10,636
Views: 1,608,166
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
https://www.thecasefarm.co.uk/waterproof-vs-water-resistant-watches-whats-the-difference/
It seems that it's waterproof to 50m, but by calling it water-resistant, they're getting out of any...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-04-22, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 10,636
Views: 1,608,166
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-04-22, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 10,636
Views: 1,608,166
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
This will likely be what you need to do. You'll get the money back, but not necessarily quickly.
We had a holiday cancelled in March 2019 (at 10:30 the night before) and the company went bust. We...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
28-04-22, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 255
Re: Tacho not working sv650 X 1999
It's been a while, but here's my recollection. (This is for the gen 1 SV650, not SV650S which is different).
The tacho is easy to replace, but hard to get hold of. Two things can go wrong with it...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-04-22, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,527
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-04-22, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 10,636
Views: 1,608,166
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-04-22, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 5,881
Views: 674,988
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
15-04-22, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 337
Re: trip meter resets after switching off bike
I've no idea about the 2018 SV, but as it's a bit modern, have you checked that you can't configure trip A to reset after a refuel? That's what my car does, and it's quite useful ... but set in the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-04-22, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 5,881
Views: 674,988
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 380,222
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-04-22, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 2,673
Views: 380,222
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-04-22, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 795
Re: Non Fungible Tokens
The way it works is that when someone generates a block, some sort of consensus is gained and everyone starts working on the new block. It is possible that two people generate different blocks, but...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-04-22, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 795
Re: Non Fungible Tokens
Ruffy, I'm not exactly an expert either, and please excuse any inaccurate wording, but I'm trying.
The contracts are usually made between people who know each other. Signatures are also often...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-04-22, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 795
Re: Non Fungible Tokens
It doesn't permit trade, you can still meet up with someone and exchange goods. Money permits you to do it remotely, but relies on the government/central bank to guarantee its value. The blockchain...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
05-04-22, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,246
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Forum: Idle Banter
04-04-22, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 795
Re: Non Fungible Tokens
Blockchain, which is the technology behind NFTs and crypto-currency has the potential to be revolutionary. It's basically a decentralised ledger which permits trade between remote individuals. NFTs...
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-04-22, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 795
Re: Non Fungible Tokens
That is actually an incredibly accurate analogy of NFTs. Along with cryptocurrency, it's fascinating and has the potential to change trade fundamentally, but has a massive environmental cost which...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-03-22, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 5,881
Views: 674,988
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Wall to wall sunshine without being too hot, and I have the day off as it was my wife's birthday yesterday - first recreational ride of the year, and it was fabulous. :-)
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-03-22, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,803
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-03-22, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 269
Re: Password strength
That's a terrible table and the article behind it isn't much better. The numbers are click-bait and almost meaningless. Credential-stuffing attacks are much more common and the success rate is...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
03-03-22, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,803
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
02-03-22, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,803
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-02-22, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 10,636
Views: 1,608,166
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
https://i.postimg.cc/q6J35hLk/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-16-32-01.png (https://postimg.cc/q6J35hLk)
So, that'll be a more than 50% increase in April.
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-22, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 3,919
Re: if it ain't BoZo
This is why they're targeting porn sites first. It's on the lower end of social acceptability, and likely to cause the least uproar. Once the principle it accepted and technology in place, they'll...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-22, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 3,919
Re: if it ain't BoZo
Except that the government are also planning on banning encryption (which would include VPNs):
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/save-encryption/
They seriously have no idea on this one....
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