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  1. Papak

    [Technology] Error when trying to access alerts

    Anyone else get this? As soon as I clear the error and refresh it works - using Edge. @Bozza
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    [Football] Can both England and Wales progress to the knockout stages?

    I've read the permutations for each team still possibly getting out of Group B and also looking at the table it seems possible that both teams can progress. Wales win by 3 vs England and the USA and Iran have a low scoring match i.e. 1-0, 0-1 or 1-1 or 2-0 Iran I think. If we end up on equal...
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    [Football] Argentinian scenes - 10 red cards in a match

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63540624 Apologies if fixtures.
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    [Help] Any vehicle breakers in Sussex where you can browse cars?

    As in the title really, I haven't frequented Billy Bridge's or Adversane for decades - do any old skool places still exist where you can wander around, find a car and take bits off or has health and safety kicked in and everything is on a shelf etc.? Thanks.
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    [Other Sport] John Gwynne Sports Commentator has sadly passed away

    Not seen this posted already so apologies if fixtures, one of my favourite commentators, multi sport but a great voice of darts and also covered the football too. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/07/09/broadcasting-giant-john-gwynne-passes-away John didn't accept my Facebook friend request sent a...
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    [News] Do you pay more than the basic rate of Income Tax?

    No, not a Monopoly question, do you earn over the HMRC threshold for an increased rate of income tax? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61996117 Higher rate taxpayers paying 40% earn £43,663 or over in Scotland and £50,271 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. They do not pay tax on the...
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    [Help] Is Boolean searching of the forums possible?

    I've checked the FAQ section for search help and it is very basic: https://www.northstandchat.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_board_usage#faq_vb3_search Can you use a Boolean search with the AND operator? My inability to execute this type of search frustrates me and I'm sure I start threads when...
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    [News] Turkeys voting for Türkiye

    I approve, nice to have some national identity I believe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61671913
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    [News] Are you smarter than an 11 year old?

    BBC quiz I stumbled across: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z24mqhv#xtor=CS8-1000-%5BPromo_Box%5D-%5BNews_Promo%5D-%5BNews_Promo%5D-%5BPS_BITESIZE~N~z24mqhv~P_BitesizePrimaryQuiz%5D I got 9/12 with a caveat that 1 wrong answer was correct when I was at school. Enjoy
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    [Football] For those wondering when Leeds were going to finally win something...

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/58610995
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    [Technology] Experiences sought on book buying websites / apps

    Does anyone have any experiences selling books to these online companies? I get that they are the webuyanycar of the book world but there seems to be quite a few of them about. I have briefly tried the "webuybooks" app and had about a 5% hit rate on what they would accept. I'm sure I read...
  12. Papak

    [Politics] Poll - are our (your) taxes better spent on...

    A nurse getting a decent pay rise (>1%) ? A barista (or insert any occupation you see fit) getting 80% furlough pay?
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    [News] Anyone ever heard of LEON?

    Just saw this on the main BBC news page - never heard of the company or the MD or whoever he is - anyone else? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56137815
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    [Technology] Recommendations for USB Switch

    I did a quick search and found nothing, I'm looking for recommendations for a USB switch, mainly for keyboard and mouse. My monitors have dual inputs so I have 2 video cables connected to each monitor from my desktop PC and my work laptop hub. I have had a major overhaul / Spring clean of my...
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    [Technology] Do you donate to Wikipedia?

    I find it very useful and a chance to meander between linked topics. I tend to donate from time to time - how about you?
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    [News] Loan Charge - another tax avoidance scheme

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54604132 Not heard of this one before reading this article, tbh I have little sympathy for people who do this when it is so obviously morally wrong. 15% deductions from a self employed wage - unlucky...
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    [Misc] eBay sellers, anyone used Packlink?

    I normally use Hermes or Royal Mail depending on item size and weight but eBay have a partner - has anyone used them and got anything positive or negative to say about them? https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/posting-items/labels-packaging-tips/buying-printing-postage-labels?id=4157#section1...
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    [Technology] Any recommendations for automated interior lighting?

    Hello NSC, I have tried Hive lighting in conjunction with motion sensors but they really didn't work for me - mainly due to non-adjustable sensitivity of the motion sensors, everything else I quite liked. So now I'm looking for possible alternatives. The target is to cover my hallway...
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    [Misc] Do you fake it?

    Good people of NSC, do you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
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    [Other Sport] No, no, no - Benn Comeback?

    Surely this is a crazy proposition? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/49810169 I suspect many on here don't know who he is based on the time he has spent outside of the ring...

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