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#3431344 6-Nov-2025 07:43

A recent update to one of my apps changed its icon from white to purple. I now have two purple icons in my dock and I keep clicking the wrong one!

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#3431615 6-Nov-2025 13:25

Helping someone remotely with their PC when the ugly new tab page comes up, full of all the MSN junk. Guy thinks I’m reading the news paper not helping him out

Cheek of it.

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#3431970 7-Nov-2025 18:03

My coffee machine came back from a service with the stupid "eco" mode enabled. If I wanted to use it I would have had it enabled. I want to be able to walk up and make a coffee when the machine is on, not wait 5 minutes while it warms up again.

I have a smart plug to manage the power use, not the stupid, likely EU mandated, eco mode.

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#3431991 7-Nov-2025 22:23

Handle9:

I have a smart plug to manage the power use, not the stupid, likely EU mandated, eco mode.

Some people buy EU junk and then complain about it, others buy a quality New Zealand product from a reputable manufacturer and are happy. Still others are simply unhappy when they can't find someone to blame who isn't responsible for their serious problem. Remember, the British always blamed everything on the EU in a populist and unthinking manner... now they're rid of it. 😁

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#3432088 8-Nov-2025 10:58

Handle9:

My coffee machine came back from a service with the stupid "eco" mode enabled. If I wanted to use it I would have had it enabled. I want to be able to walk up and make a coffee when the machine is on, not wait 5 minutes while it warms up again.

I have a smart plug to manage the power use, not the stupid, likely EU mandated, eco mode.

I curse the EU when I find my bluetooth speaker has powered off to save a few miliwatts because I have not played something for a while. Makes connecting one to a voice assistant speaker pointless. Worse, is the last little amplifier I got that was not a chinese cheapie does the same thing over its 3.5mm input. Ugh. Back to aliex for a cheap TP3116 thingie with analog volume and power switches that cant annoy.

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#3432091 8-Nov-2025 11:26

Oh for the glory days when the servants always had some hot water ready for the bell to ring.

My small annoyances appeared at 6.30, 2 huge rats running down the top rail of the boundary fence. The house next-door was demolished a few years ago and the section has turned into a wilderness.

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#3432093 8-Nov-2025 11:57

richms:

Handle9:

My coffee machine came back from a service with the stupid "eco" mode enabled. If I wanted to use it I would have had it enabled. I want to be able to walk up and make a coffee when the machine is on, not wait 5 minutes while it warms up again.

I have a smart plug to manage the power use, not the stupid, likely EU mandated, eco mode.

I curse the EU when I find my bluetooth speaker has powered off to save a few miliwatts because I have not played something for a while. Makes connecting one to a voice assistant speaker pointless. Worse, is the last little amplifier I got that was not a chinese cheapie does the same thing over its 3.5mm input. Ugh. Back to aliex for a cheap TP3116 thingie with analog volume and power switches that cant annoy.

I have two Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 6 BT speakers that can form a stereo pair and pair up to the AppleTV which is great... apart from the random disconnects. I wish I could prevent that. It's not even idle-time based. Could be watching something when it happens.

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#3432195 8-Nov-2025 14:48

I am just reading a headline article on RNZ about teachers and students feeling ‘uncomfortable’ about an exam question from a memoir by Adam Dudding, in which a bully demands that a long-haired boy drop his pants for a gender check.

What world do these people live in? What are they trying to protect kids from? Life? Is there something wrong with me because I think this is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen? That is what makes me feel uncomfortable. That our children are being raised as marshmallows. Yes, sexual bullying occurs. Yes, reading this might make a victim feel ‘uncomfortable’. Isn’t that part of growing up and learning to deal with the bad things that happen? Why should a school exam be divorced from reality? Any kid that might be triggered by something like this is going to be triggered by a lot of things.

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#3432197 8-Nov-2025 14:56

Rikkitic:

I am just reading a headline article on RNZ about teachers and students feeling ‘uncomfortable’ about an exam question from a memoir by Adam Dudding, in which a bully demands that a long-haired boy drop his pants for a gender check.

What world do these people live in? What are they trying to protect kids from? Life? Is there something wrong with me because I think this is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen? That is what makes me feel uncomfortable. That our children are being raised as marshmallows. Yes, sexual bullying occurs. Yes, reading this might make a victim feel ‘uncomfortable’. Isn’t that part of growing up and learning to deal with the bad things that happen? Why should a school exam be divorced from reality? Any kid that might be triggered by something like this is going to be triggered by a lot of things.

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#3432206 8-Nov-2025 16:45

Rikkitic: I am just reading a headline article on RNZ about teachers and students feeling ‘uncomfortable’ about an exam question from a memoir by Adam Dudding, in which a bully demands that a long-haired boy drop his pants for a gender check.

Looks like there are other options to choose from in the exam:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578260/english-exam-asks-students-to-write-about-long-haired-boy-being-bullied-forced-to-drop-pants

The passage is taken from an NZ journalist's memoir growing up in Christchurch and Auckland.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/collections/readings/my-father's-island-by-adam-dudding

Looks like the exam is Year 12 around age 16. I'd thought English literature in class covers far more challenging ground than that before Y12 but maybe not.

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#3432222 8-Nov-2025 18:03

richms:

Handle9:

My coffee machine came back from a service with the stupid "eco" mode enabled. If I wanted to use it I would have had it enabled. I want to be able to walk up and make a coffee when the machine is on, not wait 5 minutes while it warms up again.

I have a smart plug to manage the power use, not the stupid, likely EU mandated, eco mode.

I curse the EU when I find my bluetooth speaker has powered off to save a few miliwatts because I have not played something for a while. Makes connecting one to a voice assistant speaker pointless. Worse, is the last little amplifier I got that was not a chinese cheapie does the same thing over its 3.5mm input. Ugh. Back to aliex for a cheap TP3116 thingie with analog volume and power switches that cant annoy.

I am quite sure that the EU has nothing to do with it, because all my systems work properly and you can deactivate any ECO mode. If not, you should complain to China. 😉

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#3432226 8-Nov-2025 18:22

I was watching a video about dishwashers earlier. "And the Energy Saver feature, how much energy does it actually save? None! And it also uses more water!"

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#3432243 8-Nov-2025 20:54

Behodar:

A recent update to one of my apps changed its icon from white to purple. I now have two purple icons in my dock and I keep clicking the wrong one!

Well, they must have got a lot of feedback about it, because in the most recent update they have restored the old icon!

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#3432250 8-Nov-2025 22:37

Tinkerisk:

I am quite sure that the EU has nothing to do with it, because all my systems work properly and you can deactivate any ECO mode. If not, you should complain to China. 😉

You can read all the nonsense they force on manufacturers here - https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/product-list/standby-networked-standby-and-mode_en

A wide range of equipment – audio and video equipment, microwave ovens and electric toys – can have standby and off modes.

since 2009 these devices are required to switch to a low-power mode (such as standby) after a reasonable amount of time
since 2013, they must not consume more than 0.5 Watts in standby or in off mode, or 1 Watt if they are on standby while displaying their status or information

I am also guessing this is why new microwaves have a clock so feebly lit up that its useless if there is any sun in the room.

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#3432251 8-Nov-2025 22:38

Behodar:

I was watching a video about dishwashers earlier. "And the Energy Saver feature, how much energy does it actually save? None! And it also uses more water!"

Ahh, Technology Connections, one if my favourite youtube channels.

Great exposé on the pod ripoff..

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