Recent content by OuterDistant

Printers? Virtually nobody I know has one anymore, and of the one or two that do, they're gathering dust.

Possibly one for a new "weird Trump-related dreams" thread, but I thought it was better in here: A couple of nights ago, I had a dream in which our family invited Donald Trump and a few of his family over for dinner. Our house was nothing like anywhere we've ever lived, but there were about a...

Desktop PCs. Pretty much everyone I know uses laptops and/or tablets, unless they've got a Mac.

This is the traffic in our area this morning after the snow overnight. Our workplace - where most of us are working from home - is unaffected, but it's pleasing to think that some of our competitors (who are run by the "I need to watch over you while you work" brigade) are currently getting...

So, after years of telling us we need to cut carbon emissions and congestion, they'd be encouraging us to increase carbon emissions and congestion?

I wonder how much money Deutsche Bank have in commercial property?

It was hilarious though, and quite symbolic of Giuliani's fall from grace.

Despite having an Amazon account since 1999, I only use it now to break the back of Christmas shopping each year. I buy virtually everything online these days, but mainly from small businesses via eBay. Amazon has fallen out of favour because of: Their dubious labour practices Questionable tax...

Yep, "head of the business is a thoroughly dislikable and/or disreputable individual" is a red flag for me. Hence why I share in the avoidance of Sports Direct and Ryanair.

The constant upselling is why I haven't set foot in Currys for years, and is yet another reason I'm thankful for online shopping.

No, I very rarely eat out and, as others have said, simply can't be bothered with endless variations of petty restrictions.

Don't forget that tomorrow is 25th June, which is Un-Christmas Day :D

Intu: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53136807 I'm struggling to see how a company can "[make] a loss of £2bn in 2019, failing earlier this year to raise £1bn in new funding, and having debts of £5bn" unless its headquarters consists of nothing but people shovelling £20 notes into a furnace.

This. Don't ever underestimate how many dinosaur managers there are, who have no managerial skills other than "bum in seat" = "work getting done".

30th December 1989: staying in Weymouth with relatives for New Year, we were getting out of our car in town when people on the adjacent road started pointing at something and taking pictures. Walking over, we were then confronted with the sight of 33117 and a couple of TCs going down the street...