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Works fine for me in the UK (M247), but when I use a German (Telecom) connection or UK (Plusnet) they are blocked.
Bitwarden
That would be "grilling" in most parts of the world
Re:Ask HN: How to get started with CB radio? on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @06:28PM (#27766480)
I would recommend getting your ham radio licence. When covid hit last year and then lockdown, I found out in the UK you could take the exam online. It's a few multiple guess questions. The first level (foundation) is really quite easy, I think its similar in the USA.
Re:Help users in Iran reconnect to Signal on Saturday February 06, 2021 @04:50PM (#26050310)
Here's my Signal proxy, I hope it helps someone:

https://signal.tube/#signal.jacko.co.uk

Re:VideoLAN is 20 years old today on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:57PM (#25995284)
What happened a few years ago to the iOS version, it was suddenly withdrawn from the App Store.
Re:Yubikey with USB-C on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:21PM (#13329095)
It would be nice to have USB C at one end and normal USB at the other.
Re:Ask HN: How did you learn about stocks and the market? on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @12:34PM (#11528122)
I was a total novice, I got a copy of The Naked Trader, read it on the bus and now have made quite a lot of profit using the easy to understand tips.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Naked-Trader-Anyone-Trading/dp/...

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" by Charles Petzold. The best book I've ever read.
Re:Berlin public transport in real time on Thursday November 19, 2015 @07:47AM (#10594429)
Real time London Transport Visualization. Available on GitHub too.

vizicities.com

ViziCities is the first project to visualise the entire London Underground network in 3D using accurate station depths. Not only that, we also visualise real, live trains moving along the 3D network.

Re:Facebook was down on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @01:46AM (#8951672)
Yea, it could be Lizard Squad. https://twitter.com/LizardMafia. Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, AIM, Hipchat #offline #LizardSquad
Re:The Writer Automaton, Switzerland [video] on Thursday October 23, 2014 @08:57AM (#8497862)
Is that a wind-up?
Well Done! But $74 Million could have been spent giving toilets to Indians, so that don't have to shit in the streets.
Re:Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927 on Sunday January 12, 2014 @12:20PM (#7046567)
Yes it's still a pub, it's called The Pommelers Rest . I doubt it the same name as it was then.

Street view here: http://goo.gl/maps/Ptb0v