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by Symbiote 2y ago
That's the International Reply Coupon mentioned in the article, but it's not supported by all countries. I think I've sent far more international letters and parcels than domestic. Christmas cards for elderly relatives in th
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Electronic transfer through online banking, or a debit card (may well be followed with a call from the bank to verify, though it's years since I've done this). Visa's debit card limit on Denmark seems to be 100,000 DKK, rough
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Yes, but that's still dependent on the reliability of the post office.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
In a country using ISO paper, national paper sizes of one of the few places not using this standard are obscure. I've never seen it in any office or stationary shop in Europe. It's available online, at a premium.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
In most/all of Europe, letter volumes are reducing but they're still used. Even where email is common, letters are usually possible. In your country, - how do you get a new bank card, when the current one expires? - how are you in
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Why does Africa only have 5% IPv6 adoption? With more, newer networks I expected it to be higher.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
\{ is currently invalid syntax in Java, so it can be given a meaning. ${ is valid syntax (the string value "$\") so giving it a new meaning would break existing programs. That's not acceptable.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
At work, we still have several boxes of "company letterhead" in the basement, maybe 15,000 A4 sheets. I should probably use it as scrap paper, there's no way it will ever be used for sending letters at the current rate.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
It is extremely convenient when filling in online forms, giving an address over the phone, or when getting into a non-app taxi. Web forms and the in-car navigation prompt first for the postcode, then present a list of the full addresses and
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by Symbiote 2y ago
These checks accept only a credit card. That's useful as one option, but can't be expected of 18 year olds in most countries, and older adults in many.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
A post code is usually a few houses, 15 on average according to Royal Mail, so that's usually a single street. There are exceptions in rural areas, where one post code covers multiple streets.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Prepaid SIM from one of the EU countries that still has them, such as Denmark. Purchase in cash from a kiosk.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
You can swap cigarettes with another age restricted product, like pornography or 18-rated DVDs if you prefer. The UK also has rules on what can be broadcast on TV depending on the time of day.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
I've used the type that are common in bars/pubs/nightclubs in the UK and Denmark. They take 20 minutes or so to heat the water, then each cycle is just 2 minutes or so. The glasses are loaded on trays, so it's best to ha
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by Symbiote 2y ago
In the 1990s, there wasn't a free TV channel for children in Britain. At the right time of day there might be two choices, later only one, then nothing. It was not unusual not to want to watch what was available, and have to do somethi
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by Symbiote 2y ago
I was really shocked last week when I met two women in their early 20s in a bar. Someone mentioned The Lord of the Rings. I said I'd read it. They were shocked! They were asking about the film. And I was probably more shocked when they
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Maybe they will use multiple domains. See for example that AWS Route53 uses com, org, net and uk domains for the nameservers.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Since my example was apparently poorly chosen due to my own ignorance, and you're finding it worthwhile to have this discussion, I'll conclude that studying mathematical history ("decolonizing mathematics") is useful.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
They aim to send 80% from European warehouses, but it's less than a year since they started so there's no figure for the current amount. The tax is the same either way, since they collect VAT for packages sent from China. The adva
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Trump is going to try to pressure other countries into putting tariffs on China etc in return for a trade deal with the USA. Several (EU, Japan and more) have said they won't agree to this.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
The luxury brand ensures the safety of the product, and as the importer is liable if they fail to do that.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
The EU was supposed to be working on improving this, to facilitate trade. It looks like they are hoping the market will improve by itself. https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/postal-se...
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by Symbiote 2y ago
That's certainly how it worked out in Europe, where the processing fee was much less (€5-10 usually). Since 2021 foreign merchants can send the goods tax paid, they collect the VAT and send it to to EU country, so there's no fees
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Would you like to further colonise mathematics? Algebra could be renamed Chestering, to credit the Englishman who did the real work of translating Al-Khwarizmi's text from Arabic into Latin.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
The cultural centre (containing that library) has a room suitable for lectures and concerts, so I'll bet there's sometimes theatre too. https://cultuurcentrumbaarle.eu/evenementenprogramma/ That town consider
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by Symbiote 2y ago
Shown by the video embedded in [1] (which has a screenshot at 2:00), Adobe changed their sign-up process and added those clear options after being sued by the US for deceptive subscription fees. https://www.geeky-gadgets.com&#x
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by Symbiote 2y ago
I think it's present on the map, but is transparent or invisible in some way. You can find it if you hover north-east of Waterloo.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
> There should be no collective bargaining against the democratic will of the people Presumably this also rules out any company or non-profit from negotiating a contract with the government, or suing the state.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
It's also the organization that rolled out the second large stored-credit contactless payment system in the world (after Hong Kong), and was the first to introduce bank card contactless payments.
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by Symbiote 2y ago
From my point of view in Europe, where the French vehicles look completely normal, the Californian ones look very aggressive, and like something from a museum.

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