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by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 12:21pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

NATURAL ANKLING wrote: 14 May 2021, 12:12pm Hi,
A bit of tape over the web cam on your device :wink:
I prefer to leave it.Thinking about it I would be quite amusing if someone were watching :lol:
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 12:19pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 12:03pm Turning off tracking and being invisible are very different things. We were talking about manufacturers tracking you not about being "invisible".
Sorry but I was under the impression we were talking about your phone being tracked full stop?Regardless of what you do on your phone settings it is still tracked.As I said do some research.It will keep you busy for hours.Quite interesting too.
Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 12:03pm SD cards do not have unlimited storage so fill a 64GB card with 64GB new photos and the previous images will have been obliterated. But it is local storage NOT being tracked by other corporations for their profits. You own and hold the SD card and can destroy it if you want and the information on it is only local to you.
I know it's local storage.Again I was using it as an example of how easy it is.I possibly wasn't clear enough.A bit of a side note if you will.

I can only comment on my experience and the photos were there.There are numerous photo recovery programs available.The images are still there even when the card shows whatever GB it can store is still available.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 12:04pm
Forum: Helmets & helmet discussion
Topic: David Millar on ITV4 making unsubstantiated claims re helmets
Replies: 14
Views: 3906

Re: David Millar on ITV4 making unsubstantiated claims re helmets

The front tyre of his bike was also significantly under-inflated.
How could they possibly know this for sure?
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 11:54am
Forum: On the road
Topic: Bad reporting of 'accident' yet again!
Replies: 29
Views: 2415

Re: Bad reporting of 'accident' yet again!

Jdsk wrote: 14 May 2021, 11:35am
Ride-sleep-repeat wrote: 14 May 2021, 11:33amRE the accident.Has a full report been published?There could be 101 reasons the accident occured.It's probably 99% that it will be driver error but until then we can only speculate.
AFAIK we only have the news reports including the police quote, as above. It happened yesterday.

Jonathan
That's as I thought.Thanks.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 11:53am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 11:27am
Re: "They aren't really allegations they're well known facts!". My phone gives me the option to disable and mask tracking by phone manufacturer. Any sources to prove that disable, blocking and masking don't work?

If you are worried about somebody watching you typing through your webcam then maybe take a bit more trouble about security on your laptop. Or ask yourself why would somebody bother spending their time watching you - what do they get out of the effort & time?
Point 1.
Google 'Who is tracking your Smartphone' and you will find many hours of information to wade through.Apparently your phone is still being tracked when turned off!Not surprising at all really.You'd have to be really naive to think that merely turning off tracking by the manufacturer will actually render your phone invisible!
Point 2.
I'm not worried about somebody watching me through my laptop,as I said I don't really think about it or care,I was just using that as another example.

Older phones,ie 'burner phones'(you obviously watch Line of Duty) are used by naughty types because once switched off the traceability stops until it is switched back on.The SIM still stores info.

Did you know that a SD card in a camera stores ALL photos?Even if you delete them they are still stored.I found this out when I accidentally formatted a card with over 1500 photos on it.I just put it down to experience but on chatting with a mate months later he recommended some software to download to recover the images.I did and it recovered every single photo I'd ever taken and deleted.There were over 2000 stored yet once 'formatted' the card had shown to be 'empty'.So if a card has a capacity of say 4500 images and you have taken 2000 it will show space for 2500 more then you format it and delete 2000 number goes back up to 4500.So you once again have space for 4500 but the 2000 you deleted are still 'there'.Where does the card store these?
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 11:33am
Forum: On the road
Topic: Bad reporting of 'accident' yet again!
Replies: 29
Views: 2415

Re: Bad reporting of 'accident' yet again!

kylecycler wrote: 13 May 2021, 7:29pm Ironic that it has an L plate on its rear bumper, which means, assuming it wasn't the learner who crashed, that them driver was evidently 'teaching' someone to drive. I was a driving instructor for over thirty years - it was my life's work - and it was a source of frustration, to put it mildly, that any random punter who very likely couldn't pass a test could supervise a learner, at any stage in their development, without training or dual controls, the only requirement being that they have to have held a driving licence for a minimum of three years.
It's not hard to teach someone how to pass the driving test!Just because an 'instructor' has passed a 'test' to allow the to charge punters for 'lessons' doesn't necessarily make them better than anyone else!
I had one lesson with a 'Driving Instructor' just before taking my test when I was 30 but had been 'driving' since I was a kid.Almost 24 years as a car owner with no accidents.I suppose I'm not qualified to teach any of my kids to drive in your opinion?
Passed my bike test at 17 in 1985,no lessons but again had been riding Moto-X for 10+ years by then.So all in I have about 45 years motorcycling experience.Am I not 'qualified' to teach my lad to ride a moped?

RE the accident.Has a full report been published?There could be 101 reasons the accident occured.It's probably 99% that it will be driver error but until then we can only speculate.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 11:07am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 10:38am
Ride-sleep-repeat wrote: 14 May 2021, 10:32am
Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 10:21am What is tracked is not the only question but also who is collecting that info, what they are doing with it any who they are giving or leaking it to
Well for a start the phone manufacturer,network provider,whoever owns the satellites(US Govt?).It's the same with built in Satnavs in vehicles.Whether you're using it or not it's tracking where the vehicle is/has been.
Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Assuming your allegations are correct (though I've disabled things like Apple tracking), do the US Government or phone manufacturers sell or leak your personal details and details of your contacts to 3rd parties and hackers?

Collecting data costs money so companies have to be able to see a return on those costs and where there is not the return they wont bother - they are interested in profit not knowing details about you and incurring the costs that entails.

Ian
I have no idea and TBH don't really think about it or care.They aren't really allegations they're well known facts!
All text messages for instance are stored and have been for years.
As for the costs are there any?Once a program is set up,on your phone network for example,the computer does the rest.
These things are beyond the average person but easy enough for Tech giants etc.
We've had conversations at work/home then gone on Facebook etc and there's a product on your feed that you've talked about.It's everywhere.If you have a Smartphone you are not alone :wink:
Wasn't there a scandal a few years ago about Samsung Smart TVs watching households through the built in camera?
I'm writing this on my laptop.For all I know someone could be watching me through it's webcam!?
Didn't they catch Gary Glitter because he had stuff on his PC that he had 'deleted' but it was stored deep in the HD?
It's been going on for years the only way to be sure you are really 'anonymous' is to have no electronic devices whatsover.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 10:32am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

Psamathe wrote: 14 May 2021, 10:21am What is tracked is not the only question but also who is collecting that info, what they are doing with it any who they are giving or leaking it to
Well for a start the phone manufacturer,network provider,whoever owns the satellites(US Govt?).It's the same with built in Satnavs in vehicles.Whether you're using it or not it's tracking where the vehicle is/has been.
Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 10:15am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?
Replies: 59
Views: 3467

Re: Farce boek, whotsapp: Why, why not?

If you have a 'smartphone' what is WhatsApp going to know about you that is not already known :roll:
I really don't get why people carry a tracking device then worry about certain Apps tracking them :lol: :lol: :lol:
Everything is tracked on your phone!
by Ride-sleep-repeat
14 May 2021, 10:02am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Osteoarthritis
Replies: 70
Views: 8510

Re: Osteoarthritis

ChrisButch wrote: 13 May 2021, 2:09pm I've developed the first signs of oa in one knee. My physio has recommended an 'offloader' knee brace - different from the widely available over-the-counter knee braces as they transfer the load away from the affected joint. Has anybody any experience of these, specifically the Ossur Unloader? They look like medieval instruments of torture, and it's hard to believe they don't affect mobility, but apparently they're used for running etc.
Had a look at the Ossur and I would worry that it would be worse when not wearing it?
I'm no expert of course but if you've just developed OA then surely there are other things to try and this would be a last resort before surgery?
by Ride-sleep-repeat
13 May 2021, 11:15am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Anti cycling tropes on a gardening forum!!!
Replies: 94
Views: 5489

Re: Anti cycling tropes on a gardening forum!!!

Tangled Metal wrote: 12 May 2021, 5:11pm
Ride-sleep-repeat wrote: 12 May 2021, 9:48am
Tangled Metal wrote: 11 May 2021, 10:17pm Club cyclists are another breed from non club cyclists. Arrogant and aggressive.
My experience is the complete opposite.
I am a member of two CCs at the moment and have been a member of a couple previously and apart from the odd idiot all members I've encountered have been normal,helpful folk.There are arrogant and aggressive CC riders out there I'm sure but I believe them to be the minority.
I think those members who race take things a bit more seriously than us mortal members but that's all.
These were all male, middle aged, middle club level speed or less and all born again cyclists on mid range road bikes wearing mid range cycling clothing. They were shouting loudly in their conversations, stopping talking only to tell my partner off for not wearing a helmet. This one example we were 5 or 10 minutes from home and were only there to find and check out two houses that had come on the market. It was a case of walking or doing it quicker by hopping on the bike. No real need forba helmet as most of it was away from roads and the rest was on very quiet roads.

Another time another guy from the same club said similar things. They only do that to my partner not me. I'm quick enough to catch them and give shoot back to them. They're always giving they're arrogant opinions on what others should do when they're passing so you can't reply back to them effing arrogant cowards! I repeat the name of the club, Kendal CC. Will that get modded out?
Hopefully it won't get modded out as they deserve to be called out.Shouting opinions when passing other cyclists should not be tolerated by the CC in question!
RE the helmet thing.One of my CCs has a Facebook page and someone recently commented that they had turned up to the meeting point and saw one rider not wearing a helmet.They didn't speak to him but thought better to 'out' him on the Facebook page.Little did they know that this particular member was one of the current longest serving members of 40+years.The helmet-less member doesn't use social media so couldn't reply.
They were informed that had they read the club constitution they would have known that the club changed their stance on helmets years ago.The statutory 'must wear a helmet',that I believe is from British Cycling for member clubs,was changed to 'advised to but not compulsory' as many of the members felt alienated by the constraints of the BC rules for member clubs.
There are several older members who ride in full club kit but with a cap rather than a helmet.
It is and should be freedom of choice!
Oldjohnw wrote: 12 May 2021, 3:50pm The closest I have ever been to being killed on any kind of road or track by any kind transport with wheels was by a cyclist as I was walking down Skiddaw .
Skiddaw is,allegedly,the longest legal DH for MTBs in England so attracts MTBers for this reason.
We;ve ridden Skiddaw(and Helvellyn) many times over the years but always rode it very early or very late to avoid walkers.Snowden has a voluntary ban May-Sept for MTBs restricting the times that they can ride,I'm surprised that Skiddaw/Helvellyn don't have similar!
Descending Skiddaw we've hit 35mph+.That would cause serious damage to a walker if a collision occured!
by Ride-sleep-repeat
12 May 2021, 10:14am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Osteoarthritis
Replies: 70
Views: 8510

Re: Osteoarthritis

I have now done four 'virtual' rides on the indoor bike with the Speedplays.I've done a fair bit of adjustment but think I've got the cleats in the best position.I have moved the cleats laterally to widen my stance and after two or three minor adjustments they seem to be in the right place.I've also moved them fully back and had to lower my saddle slightly.
All in all it's taken around 100 indoor miles to set these up but I'm now getting no pain/aches at all.I now of course have to fit them to my road bike and test them out there.
I'm going to do a 25-30 mile ride with Look cleats on the road bike then do the same ride with the Speedplays to see if/when the niggles start on the Looks to compare with if/when it starts with the Speedplays.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
12 May 2021, 10:02am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: 25mm inner tube in 28mm tyre
Replies: 14
Views: 2857

Re: 25mm inner tube in 28mm tyre

I have 18-25 tubes in 700c x 35 tyres on my CX.Run them at 85/80psi with no issues.
TBH I've never really thought about it!I bulk buy 18-25 and use them on both bikes.I can't remember the last time I put a new tube in but the valves are the extra long ones on both bikes so I know the CX has the same tubes as my road bike!
by Ride-sleep-repeat
12 May 2021, 9:52am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Boris's Brain is missing
Replies: 3961
Views: 207180

Re: Boris's Brain is missing

Oldjohnw wrote: 12 May 2021, 8:46am The only election fraud in recent times was that committed by Cummings’ vote leave campaign.
We are now moving to a place where government cannot be challenged, protest will be severely curtailed and many voters will be excluded from voting. And some people express surprise that some of us are anti-this government!
Worrying times that's for sure.
It's not incomprehensible to see the UK being a Dictatorship in the not too distant future.
by Ride-sleep-repeat
12 May 2021, 9:48am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Anti cycling tropes on a gardening forum!!!
Replies: 94
Views: 5489

Re: Anti cycling tropes on a gardening forum!!!

Cyril Haearn wrote: 11 May 2021, 8:45pm Fact is: they kill lots of us. We kill none of them
Not like you to exaggerate Cyril :wink:
Tangled Metal wrote: 11 May 2021, 10:17pm Club cyclists are another breed from non club cyclists. Arrogant and aggressive.
My experience is the complete opposite.
I am a member of two CCs at the moment and have been a member of a couple previously and apart from the odd idiot all members I've encountered have been normal,helpful folk.There are arrogant and aggressive CC riders out there I'm sure but I believe them to be the minority.
I think those members who race take things a bit more seriously than us mortal members but that's all.