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I tried Claws once.
It was dreadful IMO, but then Mutt is the only client I've ever liked, so YMMV.

As for backup, I have an rsync script somewhere that does a reasonable impersonation of Time Machine. The only thing you don't get is directory hard links (so incremental backups are larger than they would be with Apple's proprietary magic) and the swooshy graphics.

Just turn up with the bar code.
There should be a first-timers intro thingy before the start.

I used Sterling years ago and found them good, but someone else was paying.

It is made of stone, which makes the 6 minute delay all the more impressive.

I really should upgrade, though.

Jerry Lewis is recently deceased.

Jerry Lee Lewis is apparently, surprisingly, still alive.

Beaten to it, that'll teach me to waste time formatting on my phone.

It's there to ward off evil, obviously.
Probably the cat skull is the only thing keeping the piano ghost away.

You can probably play CQC more quickly, but it'll still take a while to get any good. I expect. I'm still awful at that.

Oh, and @BleakRefs - the tutorial missions are apparently useful now.

The fix was to make the left turn only lane straight on for cyclists too, put in an ASL and then make the road under the bridge one nice wide lane with a cycle superhighway on the left.

Yeah, this is nicer, although there's still two lanes up to the pedestrian crossing. I guess it allows more motor traffic to queue, but I'm not certain it's useful - there's still the inevitable merge, and it's not that uncommon for the entrance to the blue lane to be blocked in slow traffic.

(I'm ignoring the section of cyclepath on the pavement there).

Yeah, I've never used that either. I always forget it's there. I suppose it might be helpful for less confident riders, but rarely see anyone on there.

By blind spot you mean the area specifically covered by the nearside mirror, right?

That is a stupid junction though, the two ahead lanes merge immediately after the bridge anyway, so it just creates a conflict while everyone is pulling away.

I do abuse the left-turn lane there, because there's no ASL and often a queue of traffic (and almost never anyone actually turning left), but I merge back into the middle lane rather than just undertaking whatever's in front.

I always wondered how that was intended to be used - does NCN4 stay on the pavement up to that nasty courtesy crossing at Battersea Bridge?

Anyway, people on Cremorne Road really are much more likely to let you out to turn right there, than at the junction with Lots Road, which is nice.

Apart from the one by Lots Rd/Cremorne Rd, which is signed (strangely) as a shared path, and usually much faster than turning right from Lots Rd onto the embankment.

Doubt it's supposed to give priority to cyclists as well as pedestrians, but plenty of people are either willing to give way or uncertain enough to slow down.

(Obviously I don't assume someone's letting me out until they stop or slow, but they're much more likely to there than at the road junction, for some reason).

A station forecourt isn't part of the station building, ...

In the ES article, the forefront (or forecourt if your prefer) is unambiguously a part of the station complex ...

Yeah, I was only looking at the Hansard question about King's Cross, where the forecourt isn't part of the station.

It seems reasonable to consider the open-air bit of a bus station part of the station itself, and the same for a garage as you say. It's not even confusing in this context - but I'd still choose forecourt.

The Hansard question was about the area in front of the station, and not the front of the station itself.

Oliver suggested, and I agree, that the use of "forefront" there was a mistake.

You asked

How is the area described in the article not "the foremost part or area" of the station

and I pointed out that it specifically didn't refer to the front of the building. If you thought it did, due to the use of the word "forefront", then that confirms the word is misleading, because it misled you.

On the other hand, if you're talking about the ES article while I was still taking about that Hansard question, then we're completely at cross purposes 😢

How is the area described in the article not "the foremost part or area" of the station?

Well, the area described in the Hansard link isn't part of the station at all.

That's all kinds of confusing. Are you saying that Hansard has correctly used the term 'forefront' because it implies not being part of the building?

No, I'm saying that the misuse of "forefront" clearly is confusing, because it led you to confuse a discussion about the area in front of the building, with one about the front of the building.

The bit I quoted from Hansard is talking about the open area in front of the building, and not part of the structure itself.

This is not the "foremost part or area" of the station, because it isn't part of the station at all. It's an open area in front of the station building, which is not part of that building.

It's a bit like a courtyard, but not enclosed, and in front of (or to the fore of) the station. A forecourt, in fact.

So a station forecourt is part of the station,

A station forecourt isn't part of the station building, it's just an open space in front of it.
I guess it's part of the station complex in some sense, but the whole reason for that Hansard question was that ownership of and responsibility for the forecourt is less clear than for the station itself.

while a station forefront isn't?

I'm not sure what that means, if anything. It can't have a backfront/rearfront/aftfront, it can't have side-fronts. Do you just mean the "front"?

How is the area described in the article not "the foremost part or area" of the station?

Well, the area described in the Hansard link isn't part of the station at all.

Whether they will say with whom rests the responsibility for not replacing in front of King's Cross Station the clutter of small shops which has hitherto ruined the view of Cubitt's façade

It's the area in front of it - if it were part of the station, there wouldn't be any need to ask who was responsible for it.

When you suggest

'frontage' or plain old 'front' could also do the job

those would be parts of the building, not the open space in front of it. So, it clearly is ambiguous as well as just wrong.

Dividing by a first would actually be sensible if you started with y=a(x+7), yes.

You'll still get the right answer for y=ax+7 though, it's just uglier.

I'm using tunnelBlick with it on Mac, setup instructions were on the PIA site IIRC

Luckily working from home, so no quick scrolling required.
Not that I'm lingering over the pictures. Um.

Anyway, ^daube^daub.
A daube is a type of stew, and I wouldn't put that on my face either.

Just knock on the door and tell them you're thinking of doing the same - even odds they'll tell you what they paid, who did the work, and invite you in for a look.

My model sounds the same, although there's only one type on the site ATM.
Anyway, I'm not using it at the moment, so if you can stomach bright orange let me know.

Memorable is the word; I clearly need to practice my fence-climbing.

It was great to meet you all, and a beautiful day out. Thanks again to @|³|MA3K for leading.

Oh, and I forgot to mention those flapjacks had almonds in: I hope no-one's allergic.

Last minute in after epic dithering.

It is 8:30 for 9:00 like the first post says, right? The 6:30 start in the event thingy would require extra will-power.

My two cents is that tax evasion is out of reach of all bar those with lots of disposable income.

Well, not really: I got a quote for a job last week including a lower cash-in-hand rate; I doubt that's just lower transaction costs.

It's hardly as odious as the elaborate off-shore version though, partly because less effort and forethought go into it.

I have the Satori (Smart T2400), which has a resistance lever on a cable (not software-controllable though).

Not sure if this is the same model, or they've updated it since.

Edit - Bah, beaten to it.

Bologna, and eat everything.
Looks a bit chilly in Feb - maybe just keep eating to stay warm.