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  1. mikedt

    Let's count to 100,000! :o

    Tail number 13626 How many of these things did the USAF have?
  2. mikedt

    Meals That You Hated

    Pigbrain malatang I got served in Zhejiang province wasn't so good either. I do like boiled liver, after all I'm from Lancashire.
  3. mikedt

    Meals That You Hated

    The dogmeat hotpot I got served when I was in Guangxi province. Not doing that again. :sick:
  4. mikedt

    What are you listening to?

    A song that me and my other half like.
  5. mikedt

    Let's count to 100,000! :o

    It's another Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (widowmaker), tail number 13624.
  6. mikedt

    Let's count to 100,000! :o

    "Catch a falling Starfighter Put it in the pocket of your jeans You can use it as a cigarette lighter Or as an opener for a can of beans Catch a falling Starfighter Shine it up and wear it on a chain You will find that it will be much brighter" - Robert Calvert.
  7. mikedt

    Random Thought Thread

    I'm back in mainland PRC. Mind your Ps and Qs.
  8. mikedt

    Random Thought Thread

    This very respectable hotel. Not brothel. Brothel illegal in Hong Kong.
  9. mikedt

    Motorola e20 is formatting alone

    Maybe the storage is corrupting or going bad?
  10. mikedt

    Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

    Yes, there's no pokemon in China, unlike the UK, so one doesn't need pokeballs in the PRC. My flight to Beijing from London is Tuesday evening.
  11. mikedt

    Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

    Running out of pokeballs in Pokemon Go. Although from next Wednesday this won't be a problem.
  12. mikedt

    What happened?

    AF or EarlyBird was completely inaccessible for me on laptop and phone, no matter what browser or VPN I used.
  13. mikedt

    Check it out - Chat with our staff :)

    AF or EarlyBird was completely inaccessible for me on laptop and phone, no matter what browser or VPN I used.
  14. mikedt

    What are you listening to?

    I am spending some of the LIVING YEARS with my dad in the UK, as he is 87 now. Will be back in China on Wednesday. LHR - PKX
  15. mikedt

    Post Your Last Purchase

  16. mikedt

    Fallout, the Amazon Prime TV series 2024

    Like others, I never played the Fallout games either.
  17. mikedt

    Virus alerts on my Samsung Galaxy S20

    "Customuze" Incorrect spelling is always indicative of a scam. This is NOT McAfee, do NOT install it.
  18. mikedt

    Cicadas

    Cicadas are delicious. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/trending/2015-07/14/content_21279291.htm
  19. mikedt

    Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

    Of course Samsung now makes many of their consumer products in Vietnam. Because labour costs there are lower than China. Apple is moving iPhone production to India, again because of cheaper labour than China. That's capitalism for you. :thumbsupdroid: US company becomes unprofitable for...
  20. mikedt

    Share your favorite movies here

    Bittorrent is a protocol, it's still very much used to distribute files and content, e.g. Linux distros are often offered via bittorrent. The Pirete Bay is still around, although depending on your ISP, you may need to use a VPN to access it. I believe Runescape still exists, the website is...
  21. mikedt

    Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

    That Nexus 6 was professionally made in China. :p They're made by Lenovo.
  22. mikedt

    3 Body Problem

    Well some of us do. It's called Audible® :thumbsupdroid: www.audible.com/series/The-Three-Body-Problem-Series-Audiobooks/ I'm currently on chapter 9 of the first book. I did try reading the original Chinese version paperback, but found it heavy going.
  23. mikedt

    Happy Easter Everyone

    Happy Easter. no chocolate eggs, no Easter bunnies, not around these parts. No ham, we're having Peking duck for lunch.
  24. mikedt

    type II diabetes

    Only thing I seen of that was the oft repeated and gratuitous "Oh..Oh..Oh,,Ozempic" adverts. Where they spend most of the ad telling you all the nasty side effects.
  25. mikedt

    I know it said a thousand times before..

    My other half is using an Oppo R11 bought 7 years ago. Still works perfectly, apps are supported. I have a Samsung Note20 Ultra I bought 3 years ago, still going no problems, and have no incentive to change at the moment. Quite frankly I still don't think there's anything about there that makes...