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    1. R

      Driving and Roads

      It's as Gomezz described, quoting from the book: "Security coded radio: To deter thieves, a radio or CD unit that requires a security code (or pin number) to operate it." I stand corrected as I didn't realise it was still a thing, I can't remember the last time I saw one, and our cars aren't...
    2. R

      Driving and Roads

      I did - took a while to get in touch with the correct people at AA publishing, and today they thanked me for the useful comments and said my corrections would be reflected in the next edition. Happy to say my daughter passed her theory test yesterday - that part of their book is pretty...
    3. R

      Media mistakes

      My daughter is learning to drive so (lucky her) I bought her this 488 page thriller for bedtime reading: It's only the 10th edition (2022) so should we be lenient when they mess up the fundamentals of how a car works 😉. There's more errors, just in the "beginner's guide" glossary section alone.
    4. R

      Denon remote codes

      If anyone ever reads this again, the 3 digit guide from here has several codes for various Denon kit, mine worked with "067" (I have an AVR-X1300R, I would guess most AVR--XnnnnR will be the same, as are 'just' different power/specs). Lucky it was a low number as I originally found it by trial...
    5. R

      Media mistakes

      I'm usually behind on current events, but keep up Victoria...(and not a subtitle error, she did say it)
    6. R

      Media mistakes

      Mark Webber (F1 build-up last Sun, I'm days behind) said the pit lane loss is massive, "nearly over 30 seconds". Hmm. I wonder which driver will do the thirty-second pit stop 😉
    7. R

      Media mistakes

      Never noticed a "bank error in your favour" in Tesco, but twice this year I've had clubcard reductions not applied by the till (pork joints reduced to £4/kg, and frozen scampi at half price - the staff did remove the half-price shelf label when processing my refund, but the pork was still...
    8. R

      Media mistakes

      Not a media mistake, but it is in print. Took this in my local store today, to show it to the customer services. Then had to explain what the error is.
    9. R

      Media mistakes

      Hmm, they really should know better. Also it's lower case 😉 but that's much less of a concern to me. To answer @antipodean, the 7 knots was referring to a constant speed (that's partly how the search and rescue knew where to look).
    10. R

      Media mistakes

      Interesting tale. Wonder if the first thing he did afterwards was buy a lottery ticket? I note one of the fishermen quoted their speed not in knots but as "7 miles an hour" (10:58), and Hannah says "7 knots" correctly the first time it's used (1:24). Might even have been the story editor writing...
    11. R

      Media mistakes

      Towns absconding to other counties aside, I was a bit startled by the F1 Quali subs today
    12. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Off topic, but I wouldn't dare 🤣 In my multi-user, trigger happy household, it's saved the day (and an argument) many times...
    13. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Or disable the "Create backup files in dustbin for decrypt and shrink?" option.
    14. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Just a note for anyone enabling "recursive decrypt" on their whole media library (especially for the first time): If you have the "undelete" package installed, you will have a "Create backup files in dustbin for decrypt and shrink?" option in WebIF >> Settings >> Auto-Processing Settings. If...
    15. R

      Media mistakes

      Our excellent pub has staff that still ask for change, but as it's a real ale connoisseur's destination, the clientele tend to be older (and still paying cash), and the staff aren't that young either...
    16. R

      Media mistakes

      "Schooling to meet the challenges of the technological revolution"? Rather off-topic (sorry - feel free to stop reading now) but an anecdote...:
    17. R

      Media mistakes

      Good explanation here. This recent chat has reminded me of an earlier signage error at the entrance to Datchet Sailing Club, with facts about the Queen Mother Reservoir, stating it holds 38m^3 of water (correct figure is 38 million m^3 - interestingly I see Wikipedia quotes "38,000 megalitres"...
    18. R

      Media mistakes

      Absolutely, and as BH said, fix the databases... search engines cope if you spell or write a number. I live on a "HUNT'S LANE" (but am anti blood sport) and nav apps locate me with or without the ' . I'd be out with a marker pen if it got changed. I've sub-edited a few novels, ~90% of my...
    19. R

      Media mistakes

      Here's an exception to this topic: an actual "Media Correction" (just how do BBC's subtitles get generated... AI/speech recognition? Humans with spellcheckers?) In "The Apprentice" final, professional chef Shelina Permalloo clearly pronounces herself a "restauranteur" (i.e. with an 'n') but deaf...
    20. R

      Media mistakes

      I see the MotoGP was mentioned a few pages earlier. It reminded me of this, which I took of my TV back in Aug 2022 (the correct word, of course, was "bikes").
    1. R

      Driving and Roads

      It's as Gomezz described, quoting from the book: "Security coded radio: To deter thieves, a radio or CD unit that requires a security code (or pin number) to operate it." I stand corrected as I didn't realise it was still a thing, I can't remember the last time I saw one, and our cars aren't...
    2. R

      Driving and Roads

      I did - took a while to get in touch with the correct people at AA publishing, and today they thanked me for the useful comments and said my corrections would be reflected in the next edition. Happy to say my daughter passed her theory test yesterday - that part of their book is pretty...
    3. R

      Media mistakes

      My daughter is learning to drive so (lucky her) I bought her this 488 page thriller for bedtime reading: It's only the 10th edition (2022) so should we be lenient when they mess up the fundamentals of how a car works 😉. There's more errors, just in the "beginner's guide" glossary section alone.
    4. R

      Denon remote codes

      If anyone ever reads this again, the 3 digit guide from here has several codes for various Denon kit, mine worked with "067" (I have an AVR-X1300R, I would guess most AVR--XnnnnR will be the same, as are 'just' different power/specs). Lucky it was a low number as I originally found it by trial...
    5. R

      Media mistakes

      I'm usually behind on current events, but keep up Victoria...(and not a subtitle error, she did say it)
    6. R

      Media mistakes

      Mark Webber (F1 build-up last Sun, I'm days behind) said the pit lane loss is massive, "nearly over 30 seconds". Hmm. I wonder which driver will do the thirty-second pit stop 😉
    7. R

      Media mistakes

      Never noticed a "bank error in your favour" in Tesco, but twice this year I've had clubcard reductions not applied by the till (pork joints reduced to £4/kg, and frozen scampi at half price - the staff did remove the half-price shelf label when processing my refund, but the pork was still...
    8. R

      Media mistakes

      Not a media mistake, but it is in print. Took this in my local store today, to show it to the customer services. Then had to explain what the error is.
    9. R

      Media mistakes

      Hmm, they really should know better. Also it's lower case 😉 but that's much less of a concern to me. To answer @antipodean, the 7 knots was referring to a constant speed (that's partly how the search and rescue knew where to look).
    10. R

      Media mistakes

      Interesting tale. Wonder if the first thing he did afterwards was buy a lottery ticket? I note one of the fishermen quoted their speed not in knots but as "7 miles an hour" (10:58), and Hannah says "7 knots" correctly the first time it's used (1:24). Might even have been the story editor writing...
    11. R

      Media mistakes

      Towns absconding to other counties aside, I was a bit startled by the F1 Quali subs today
    12. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Off topic, but I wouldn't dare 🤣 In my multi-user, trigger happy household, it's saved the day (and an argument) many times...
    13. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Or disable the "Create backup files in dustbin for decrypt and shrink?" option.
    14. R

      Problem. Have an old faulty T2 with 2TB drive. Also have a new working T2 with no HDD

      Just a note for anyone enabling "recursive decrypt" on their whole media library (especially for the first time): If you have the "undelete" package installed, you will have a "Create backup files in dustbin for decrypt and shrink?" option in WebIF >> Settings >> Auto-Processing Settings. If...
    15. R

      Media mistakes

      Our excellent pub has staff that still ask for change, but as it's a real ale connoisseur's destination, the clientele tend to be older (and still paying cash), and the staff aren't that young either...
    16. R

      Media mistakes

      "Schooling to meet the challenges of the technological revolution"? Rather off-topic (sorry - feel free to stop reading now) but an anecdote...:
    17. R

      Media mistakes

      Good explanation here. This recent chat has reminded me of an earlier signage error at the entrance to Datchet Sailing Club, with facts about the Queen Mother Reservoir, stating it holds 38m^3 of water (correct figure is 38 million m^3 - interestingly I see Wikipedia quotes "38,000 megalitres"...
    18. R

      Media mistakes

      Absolutely, and as BH said, fix the databases... search engines cope if you spell or write a number. I live on a "HUNT'S LANE" (but am anti blood sport) and nav apps locate me with or without the ' . I'd be out with a marker pen if it got changed. I've sub-edited a few novels, ~90% of my...
    19. R

      Media mistakes

      Here's an exception to this topic: an actual "Media Correction" (just how do BBC's subtitles get generated... AI/speech recognition? Humans with spellcheckers?) In "The Apprentice" final, professional chef Shelina Permalloo clearly pronounces herself a "restauranteur" (i.e. with an 'n') but deaf...
    20. R

      Media mistakes

      I see the MotoGP was mentioned a few pages earlier. It reminded me of this, which I took of my TV back in Aug 2022 (the correct word, of course, was "bikes").
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