Raymond Russell

I am just this guy y'know.

Mostly retro games and programming.
Bad jokes, Politics and a bit of soldering occasionally

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2025-10-08 21:09:54 UTC

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That is an observation that is difficult to disagree with.
We need to make it so that public housing is of such a quality that doing anything else would be silly. Not as a choice you make when you have no other choice.

2025-09-30 22:10:24 UTC

I know it has fallen out of the news but the UK Govt's proposed Digital ID has not gone away.
The petition to stop it is stubbornly sitting around 2.6 million signatures.
If you feel inclined and have not already done so it is still open for signatures.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

2025-08-25 22:37:17 UTC

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The UK Royal mail and DHL have also suspended USA deliveries.

2024-12-12 19:17:09 UTC

***Top tech tip***
If turning it off, then on again fails to get the desired effect then try reversing the polarity of the neutron flow.

2024-10-24 23:26:42 UTC

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I know can be but of an acquired taste but Taskmaster is very watchable once you 'get it'.

2024-09-28 10:44:32 UTC

We were all lied to ;-)
The 1st gen 4G phones mostly were not fully 4G
These older phones (pre 2020-ish) have 4g data (internet) connection but relied on 3G for calls.
Once 3g is switched off these older phones lose the ability to make/receive phone calls.
Modern 4g phones use #VoLTE (4G voice) calling.
This has happened to a couple of family members with 5/6 year old '4g' phones who now have to buy a new phone.

2024-09-23 06:13:36 UTC

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Add to that direct subsidies that some corps brazenly attempt to get by threatening to close, for example, a steel plant. The wider corp is massively profitable but wants a half billion quid to keep it's plant open.
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2024/january/tata-s-pleas-of-poverty-exposed-as-a-sham-by-unite

2024-09-14 15:30:09 UTC

Every one on the bus has their phone on their hands and are tapping and pressing away. (Including me now). We really are living in the episode of ST:TNG called "The Game"
#StarTrek #TNG

2024-08-27 15:23:39 UTC

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I did not know that they have switched ends.
I also find the names quirky as most Americans should be in favour of Democracy and the Republic so a typical US citizen are in favour of the Democratic Republic.

2024-08-27 15:09:30 UTC

*Actual true fact*
The colo(u)rs associated with the two main political parties in the UK and USA are opposite from each other.
UK
Labour - Red
Conservative - Blue
USA
Democrat - Blue
Republican - Red
When ever I hear about blue states and red states et al I have to do the flip in my brain.
It almost as though our two countries try their best to be different from each other.

2024-08-13 22:02:50 UTC

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Oh, the irony, when Trump got fired by the American people he tried to stay in the Job by encouraging an insurrection and claiming he was not fired.

2024-08-03 21:23:51 UTC

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Curious as to how much you pay. Heard that North American (especially US) mobile plans are stupid expensive compared to lots of the rest of the world.
I currently have 2 SIM only plans on the same account an unlimited (including tethering) data,call and text @ £18 gbp per month. I have that in a 4g router as my home internet. My other SIM is in my phone 8gb Data, Unlimited calls and text @ £6.30 gbp per month. Both prices include a 10% discount because the account has more than 1 SIM.