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Discussion in 'General' started by Kronos, 20 Jan 2018.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I've never used it m'self - I use notifications in Google Calendar when I need to do something - but I've just checked and it's there on my Nokia too, which is Android... 11, apparently. Thought it was 12, but I guess not. Dunno how far back it goes, tho'.
     
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  2. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    Interestingly, it's ever so slightly different on my Fairphone which is Android 12. I can't choose a date without selecting schedule, I can only set a time.
     
  3. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    I can do this too and I am using (cough) Android 9.
     
  4. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    I'm glad I can do it this way, because notifications can be muted by the "Do not disturb" feature (putting the phone face down, which I have a habit of doing).
     
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  5. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Just swapped the hinges around on our fridge-freezer and, with that, Til that a product designer at Beko, deserves an award for making an, on the face of it simple job, as wilfully awkward as possible.:wallbash:
     
  6. liamredskis

    liamredskis What's a Dremel?

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    TIL the hard way not to ask my aunt to pass the salt.
     
  7. Flibblebot

    Flibblebot Smile with me

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    Story needs more context ;)
     
  8. liamredskis

    liamredskis What's a Dremel?

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    I tried to spare you because it includes a dozen lectures on how eating too much salt leads to high blood pressure, kidney diseases (and let's not forget stones), osteoporosis, heart diseases. All in all - not worth it, much better to finish your tasteless meal and go your own way. :wallbash:
     
  9. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    TIL Chad Smith provided the drums for Dua Lipa's 'Break My Heart'. Unexpected.
     
  10. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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  11. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Deleted? What is it? We need to know...
     
  12. Byron C

    Byron C Multimodder

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    Too late. Should've had email notifications on, then you'd have been let in on the super secret inside info.
     
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  13. fix-the-spade

    fix-the-spade Multimodder

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    THE CYBERMEN ARE COMING!
    THE CYBERMEN ARE COMING!
     
  14. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    It was about trees falling in an empty forest
     
  15. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    But, if it’s empty, there are no trees to fall and, with no trees, it’s not a forest…

    Perhaps it’s a thought experiment.
     
  16. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Just something I decided to put in the Awesome thread instead. (Giffgaff now do eSIMs)
     
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  17. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    TIL what kind of “phile” I am. Ailurophile, a person who loves cats.
     
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  18. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    TIL - I just visited the California Science Center, here in LA.
    Not only do they have the Shuttle Endeavour
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    and the only Shuttle external tank that isn't at the bottom of the ocean
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    they just had a pair of "new old stock" solid rocket boosters delivered on Wednesday.
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
    They're building a new wing to the museum, big enough to assemble these into a "launch stack" shuttle over the next 2-3 years!

    https://californiasciencecenter.org/about-us/samuel-oschin-air-and-space-center/go-for-stack
     
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  19. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    TIL you can set timezones for cronjobs in crontabs using the TZ or CRON_TZ variable
     
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  20. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    TIL, you know you’re getting old, when a young woman offers to give up her seat, while you are waiting in the chippy…
     
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