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I just recieved a "TV mini box"* and it works fine - except it doesn't have the main free channels: BBC1, BBC2, ITV, and Channel 4 (and probably others). Channel 5 is there, but not the ones before it. So checking online I need to look at the TV settings, and there is a button "Update Channels". No, there isn't. Just some info on how many channels I have, and a single "Done" button. The main box is connected to the same router via the same Wifi and has 'em all ... but not the new box.
So I go to the supplier site, and look in the help, and it says to click the "Update Channels" button that doesn't exist so I go to tech support and find the "contact us" button. Move the mouse over that, and ... the button appears on the TV. 
Click it, and the channels appear.
I think I scared it into working ... 
* I junked Sky back in January in favour of a "streaming only" TV service for 1/2 the price and twice the reliability, and just got sent a box to work in a second room
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It's either that, or a super-efficient response team.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I had something similar happen.
We have an eufy outdoor camera that started to only last 1 day after charging as if the lithium battery was needing replacement and the camera would just say "offline" in the app. Word on the interweb is that you're not going to get at the battery but there are two screws on the back so let's start there said I. I extracted the first screw and my wife exclaimed at that moment, "It's back!" - no kidding. And furthermore it says it's fully charged so I took it back it it's station on the porch.
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I've been threatening these machines with violence for the last 40 years. Works every time.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I think I scared it into working
I have that effect. People have problems with their computer/phone/printer/whatever, I show up, ask them to demonstrate the problem, and it just starts working...
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Me too. The very same effect. On other peoples machines.
My own machines, are the opposite. They, really, really, love to infuriate me.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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The Babbage programming language ([^]) provides a special programming mechanism for handling such situations, the 'conditional threat' statement: DO -so and so - OR ELSE.
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How fine do you grind your coffee grounds for american coffee? I'm curious to know how other people do it, as I have very little experience with that coffee making process.
I use coarse for french press, midway between coarse and fine for moka, ultrafine for turkish but I never know how to grind it for american.
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I just set my bean to cup machine to "finest grind" and leave it there.
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I tried with a fine grind yesterday and it seems it improved the taste quite a bit, I will sample better when not sleepwalking.
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Greetings Kind Regards
By American do you mean Americano? If so from a video I just now learned it is an espresso poured into a cup of water. So presumably the grind is that of an espresso. By the way perhaps this site may be of use Coffee ad Astra[^] If not Americano may I inquire the meaning. The method of brewing I am most familiar wtih is "Cowboy".
Then there is this fellow. James Hoffmann - YouTube[^]
modified 6hrs ago.
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BernardIE5317 wrote: If so from a video I just now learned it is an espresso poured into a cup of water.
That's an Americano if you ask it in Italy. I'm referring to the drip coffee machines so common in the USA.
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The only thing I hate about cowboy is that when you get older and into what you're doing you forget and take that last gulp and end up with a mouth full of grit.
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I just eat them whole. The chocolate-covered ones.
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I'm not the one to ask.
The only coffee I've ever had in my life* is the whole grain, chocolate-covered.
[*] I'm not even joking. I suspect I'm the type that - if I started - would drink 6 a day. So I'd rather not know what I'm missing.
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It looks like the size of coffee grounds does not depend on the origin or quality, but on the usage you make of it:
Coffee Grind Chart- Which Grind for Different Coffee Makers | GROSCHE[^]
COPILOT tends to confirm:
The best grind size for coffee generally depends more on the brewing method than the origin of the beans. However, the origin and roast level of the beans can influence the optimal grind size to some extent:
Light Roasts: These beans often benefit from a finer grind, which helps to extract their more delicate and complex flavors1.
Medium Roasts: A medium grind is usually ideal, balancing the extraction to bring out a fuller body and balanced flavor1.
Dark Roasts: These beans are typically ground more coarsely to avoid over-extraction, which can lead to a bitter taste1.
While the grind size is crucial for achieving the best flavor, it’s also important to consider other factors like water temperature, brewing time, and coffee-to-water ratio23.
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For my wife, I open the can of Folgers.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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I decided not to vote this election, mainly due to despair at the Tories' failure to run a proper Conservative government. The alternatives are too awful to contemplate and we all know what is in store for us over the next five years. I doubt that my X will be missed.
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Apathy is the main problem over here Richard - the current government's track record is beyond appalling , Liz Truss should be in the tower with Boris - oops just remembered the no politics in the lounge rule.
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I recently discovered I have reason to like Liz; if it weren't for her budget, our new house would have cost £60K more!
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You're lucky living where you do. Down here in Surrey prices never seem to stop rising.
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Isn't there an option called NOTA (None Of The Above) on the ballot paper? We have such an option in India.
Once NOTA gets above a certain threshold percentage of the votes, then there will be re election (hopefully with a different set of candidates).
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Not here. You can actually spoil your ballot by writing such on the paper, or vote for every candidate. But that does not have any real effect on the outcome.
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Was introduced in India about 10 years ago, as an electoral reform. Not sure whether it has made any big difference till now. But at least, there's such a choice for the voter.
The Constitution of India allows any citizen to contest, and it is interesting to see that a number of candidates get lesser than NOTA itself.
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In fact, in some cases, NOTA came in second!
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