Comfortable headphones with great noise cancelling? (audio quality not a factor)

Could anyone please recommend some great comfortable headphones with top tier noise cancelling? If possible something that my wife can listen to audiobooks in the car without being able to hear the music that me and the kids are listening to. She’s not at all worried about audio quality but I guess in general good noise cancelling comes with good audio quality anyway

Thanks :)

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u/blizeH — 1 day ago

Best song to win over someone who exclusively listens to pop?

Bit of background: my son loves what he's heard from the music I listen to, but for whatever reason my wife finds it really abrasive and it spikes her anxiety. He's asked if they can listen to some 'noisy' songs together and I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations please?

My first thought was something like Rage by President, which is kinda djenty and has slight metalcore vibes, but I think it's too tame. Maybe something like Midwinter or sace6 is a good bet because they have really good pop vocals and some chill parts?

Bit of a curveball with the dubstep breakdown, but my son's favourite song currently is Sunglasses at Night by Motionless in White, so I'm thinking All That I've Ever Known could be good. He really likes Free by Beartooth also but it's a bit sweary.

I'm definitely overthinking this, but I'd love to share my music with my children so you know... there's a lot at stake 😅Thank you

Edit; thank you so much! You guys are amazing. I’m going to make a playlist with all of your recommendations, maybe two, one with ‘noisy’ songs and one with the more chill songs (ie Just Pretend - love that song) to listen to anyway

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u/blizeH — 1 day ago

Legoland Windsor - quietest day to go between now and 3rd September?

Hi, we’ve been a few times and every time the park was sold out, it was mega rammed and there were queues of around an hour and a half for some of the rides.

If possible we’d like to come on a quieter day, is that possible or is every day now until the kids go back going to likely sell out? Are week days as bad as weekends generally? Thanks :)

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u/blizeH — 6 days ago

RSC - chilled, audio described, captioned etc performances?

Hi, I guess my first question is - is it inappropiate for someone who doesn’t need them to go to these viewings?

And if not, how distracting are they? For example my wife is autistic but if during the ‘chilled’ sessions you often get people being noisy and walking around, I think she’d find that way worse than the regular performances

Audio description I guess you can just not use the headsets and everything else is the same?

The RSC website says for the captioned performances there are names and/or speech shown on a large screen, is it distracting?

Thank you

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u/blizeH — 8 days ago
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What’s the best anti-snoring aid you’ve tried?

Hi, I’ve added the serious answers only flair because I’ve just come from this post where lots of the answers were along the lines of “a jab to the ribs” or “I beat him to death” which isn’t really the vibe I’m going for!

My wife and I have been sleeping in separate beds because of my snoring for several years now, and we’d really like to get to the point where we can sleep in the same bed again.

It'd be good to hear from people who have actually dealt with this themselves, particularly what you’ve tried and whether it actually made a difference. I’m not necessarily looking for a particular product, just ideas on what’s worth trying and what isn’t please.

So far I’ve tried a saline nasal spray to help me breathe through my nose, which didn’t seem to make much difference. I’ve also tried mouth taping, which did seem to help a bit, although after reading a few articles about it I’m not convinced it’s necessarily a good idea and am keen to look at alternatives.

Has anyone managed to significantly reduce their snoring, or go from separate beds back to sharing a bed?, Thanks!

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u/blizeH — 13 days ago

Best (and worst) weapons for Ryan?

Hi, I'm playing through as Ryan and around 4 hours in. So far my favourite technique is to use bulldozer weapons (currently a reinforced impactor sledgehammer) as a fully charged hit takes out most zombies in one go.

I've just fought my first proper boss and then faced up against someone really tough right afterwards (they weren't too hard thanks to discovering the block mechanic is pretty OP, especially with the card that causes a small explosion and knocks them back for a well timed block) but I found the weapon wasn't particularly effective for the most part against them, so I switched to my modified pitchfork which seemed to do a bit more DPS

Similarly are there any weapons that aren't particularly strong and I should sell? Looking at my list I have:

  • Slaughtering Electrocutor Claws
  • Pitchfork
  • Brass Knuckles
  • Enhanced Electrocutor Machete
  • Tire Iron
  • Guarding Military Knife
  • Katana
  • Guarding Mace

All with reasonably good power, but since I rarely use them maybe I should just sell them?

Thanks

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u/blizeH — 13 days ago

Best cards narrated by British authors?

Bonus points if they’re part of the club collection, thank you :)

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u/blizeH — 13 days ago

Comfortable AirPod alternatives that don’t go fully in the ear for less than £40?

Hi, I’m after a pair of comfortable earbuds that sit in your ear similar to how AirPods do, ie not with the silicone tip that goes fully into the ear.

Ideally don’t want to spend too much since I already have a pair I like but have managed to lose and there’s a chance they will show up so these will be a backup pair.

Thanks :)

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u/blizeH — 14 days ago

Lots of ‘deadly’ zombies around and I’m not lasting long

Hi, I’m right at the start of the game where I’ve >!protected the house with survivors and now need to go and tell the authorities that I’m immune!<

I’ve been trying to kill every single zombie I can for levelling up purposes, and have done the one side quest for found so far (stairlift guy) but there there are so many zombies with the skull and I’m really struggling to kill them (or just get past them) and honestly despite loving the game so far, I’m finding it frustrating to keep having to go back and lose progress

Any advice would be great please, I’m playing as Ryan for what it’s worth. Thanks

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u/blizeH — 15 days ago
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Payment threshold met - what happens if I delete my account now, will I still get paid?

Hi, from a quick search it seems that payouts are generally processed every Wednesday, but it's been like this for a couple of weeks now:

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To delete my account I need to contact Twitch to lose my affiliate status first, does anyone know if doing this will jeopardise my payout? Many thanks

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u/blizeH — 15 days ago

Silly question, but how do I start a new game?

I wasn't sure which character to play as so picked my favourite and then wanted to try the others during just the intro to see how they felt as a comparison. I literally only have a 'Continue game' option and no way to start a new game that I can see? I've gone in the other menus and couldn't find anything there either.

Thanks

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u/blizeH — 16 days ago

Anyone else hoping we get a dubstep breakdown on the album?

I’m just listening to All That I’ve Ever Known by Motionless in White and thinking about how good a dubstep breakdown by Electric Callboy would be. Kevin could absolutely go off 😅

Do you think there’s a chance we might get one?

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u/blizeH — 16 days ago

Is it best for my wife to start with the live action, or One Pace?

Hi, sorry if this has been asked before but I've done a quick search and couldn't find anything comparing the two.

I noticed One Piece is now on BBC iPlayer and was tempted to try to get my wife into it, the problem is with well over 1k episodes it's a pretty daunting task. I'm quite a fan of Naruto Kai and after a quick google it seems 'One Pace' is the most similar thing available for this show, although apparently some of the transitions etc can (understandably) be a little bit janky - the thought of cutting out a lot of unnecessary parts and filler is very appealing to both of us, especially since we generally only watch a couple of hours of TV a week.

I've also started the live action, just a few episodes in, and was pretty impressed despite (and no offence meant, because I quickly moved past it and loved it) finding it a bit cringe at times at first.

For a complete newcomer which would you recommend? She's definitely not adverse to watching cartoons and some of her favourite shows (Death Note, Avatar, Attack on Titan, The Dragon Prince etc) are animated.

Thanks!

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u/blizeH — 20 days ago

Unfortunately had our cat put to sleep earlier. Am I right to query the vet costs?

Hi, our cat had a broken leg so was taken to the vets first thing this morning. They quoted me around £900 for sedation and then a number of x-rays, and £300 for blood tests which we requested to take place beforehand since he had lost quite a bit of weight, and we had a similar problem with a cat previously where we amputated his leg, but unfortunately died very shortly anyway due to cancer.

Anyway, they did the blood tests and found some concerning things, with the vet strongly suspecting cancer - she also said that she was able to get a 'quick' x-ray scan without sedation which showed enough to see that his leg was broken in multiple places and would need to be amputated. He also had some issues flagged up that would require additional surgery so on balance recommended for him to be put to sleep.

The care was good and I know all of the things will add up, including painkillers and of course the euthanasia itself, but the total bill came to £1,400 - does that sound about right? Maybe the one 'quick' x-ray scan would cost them a similar amount anyway to the sedation and 3 more thorough scans they were planning? This site suggests that maybe £900 is expensive for sedation and an x-ray anyway, but I did agree to the price verbally so there's probably not a lot I can complain about there. I was going to email them to ask for an invoice/price breakdown but don't know if it's appropriate or even necessary. Thanks

u/blizeH — 20 days ago
▲ 2 r/ios

Is there a way to find out what the 40GB 'other' is on my device please?

Obviously I need to sort through my photos etc too but having 40GB less space from the start is not ideal.

I also have 13GB of documents and data but again have no idea what's using all of that, I hardly have any files on my phone, and no offline music that I'm ware of :/

Thanks

u/blizeH — 29 days ago
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(Cheats) Betty Crocker 5 days in advance - best way to store it? (Or avoid all together?)

Hi, it’s my wife’s birthday today and my kids are keen to make a cake, we’re very short on time so the plan was to grab a Betty Crocker & soda water.

The problem is we won’t be eating it until Monday - is jt best to store it in the fridge or freezer? Likely cupcakes if that makes a difference. Thanks

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u/blizeH — 30 days ago
▲ 66 r/w204+1 crossposts

ftw you finally get past the car chilling in the 3rd lane but then your DPF gives in

Apologies for the quality, I need to clear the windscreen where the camera is, but there was a lot of black smoke when the white car floored it

u/Loicrekt — 1 month ago

Good place to eat vegan in London with a 6 &amp; 3 year old?

Not going to lie they quite like chains - pizza, pasta, colouring etc and I like the tastecard offers too, but it’s their first time in London and I think it’d be nice to take them somewhere different. They are relatively fussy so simple foods are a win, but I wasn’t sure if there was somewhere fun to eat, or even places with a playground or play area?

For what it’s worth most likely we will be going to Young V&A and Canary Wharf, but happy to travel :) Thanks

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u/blizeH — 1 month ago

Good place to eat in London with a 6 &amp; 3 year old?

Not going to lie they quite like chains - pizza, pasta, colouring etc and I like the tastecard offers too, but it’s their first time in London and I think it’d be nice to take them somewhere different. They are relatively fussy so simple foods are a win, but I wasn’t sure if there was somewhere fun to eat, or even places with a playground or play area?

For what it’s worth most likely we will be going to Young V&A and Canary Wharf, but happy to travel :) Thanks

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u/blizeH — 1 month ago