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by aix1 5y ago
If the bikes are serving their purpose, IMO there's absolutely no reason to replace them with anything else. (Speaking as someone who personally would be highly unlikely to buy the type of bike you're describing.)
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by aix1 5y ago
And also, while a groupset might indeed cost $1000, what sort of circumstances might require one to replace the entire groupset? (We're talking repairs rather than upgrades.)
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by aix1 5y ago
Any good strategies for these types of encounters (esp. when visibility is poor), other than thanking them but insistently waving them on?
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by aix1 5y ago
In the UK you're not only allowed to take the whole lane, the Department for Transport (through Bikeability) calls this the primary road position for cyclists. The guidance is that this should be the default, with the secondary po
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by aix1 5y ago
Pardon if I'm misunderstanding the layout you're describing, but I do wonder: 1. How often do pedestrians wander into those bike lane? 2. What are the rules at intersections? Specifically, does a bike lane along a major road have
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by aix1 5y ago
> In Bavaria we have most bike lanes as part of the sidewalk. From my experience (in the UK) how usable those lanes are depends hugely on pedestrian discipline. There's one of those running alongside the seafront in Brighton that i
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by aix1 5y ago
> Can we, for a second, remember that walking-makes-thinking-easier is a classic ADHD/ASD symptom? Is there scientific evidence supporting this link?
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by aix1 5y ago
> following the rules of a over-65 bus pass For non-UK readers, the significance of this restriction is that a person who are over 65 years of age would have been able to make the entire journey free of charge . https://resea
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by aix1 5y ago
> he managed to pre-book his return trip train for £40.90 Those discounted fares are often tied to a specific train (i.e. a particular departure time on a given date). Kudos to the author for their faith in the ability to execute on the
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by aix1 5y ago
I've not come across parser combinators. Is there good introductory material?
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by aix1 5y ago
I wouldn't expect the gap itself to be a major issue. That said, I do think it's generally easier to find a job when you already have one. That also puts you in a stronger negotiation position (although getting multiple competing
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by aix1 5y ago
There are many systems for romanising Russian. Most of them use kh for х (including those used by US/UK for Russian place names, names in Russian passports, road signs in Russia). Wikipedia has a handy table: https://en.wik
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by aix1 5y ago
In this model, what's the worker's status in the eyes of the organisation requiring their services? Am I right thinking they're more of a temp-vendor-contractor variety than a full-time employee?
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by aix1 5y ago
Are the amounts in your post in Euros or some other currency?
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by aix1 5y ago
I'm curious about the practicalities of the employer being based in one country and the employee, another. Furthermore, let's say they're not both in the EU as that would simplify things. What are the practicalities in terms
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by aix1 5y ago
> canceled after 1 season More isn't necessarily better?
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by aix1 5y ago
> You are supposed to but a TV license if you watch YouTube or Amazon Prime Video??? This is not about those platforms in general; it is about the likes of BBC iPlayer app on those platforms. Only the latter require a TV licence. It is
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by aix1 5y ago
> A number of European countries have near 100% English literacy and allow for document workflow and accounting in English. Is there a handy list of such countries? (I'm genuinely curious.)
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by aix1 5y ago
> who makes Google money Could you expand on this a bit? How, specifically, does DeepMind make Google money?
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by aix1 5y ago
It could also be that not everyone finds car-centric reality (as depicted by those photos) uplifting.
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by aix1 5y ago
Oh I see, they're still on the streets, just at a much higher density. (I read "commuters" to mean people not cars.)
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by aix1 5y ago
Yeah. If I had a car here in London, I'd keep it on the street (prefer to use the garage as a workshop). There's a public charging point within a minute's walk. However, the parking space it's next to isn't reser
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by aix1 5y ago
Would you mind quantifying how the coffee argument applies to this discussion, which is about oil change? For example, here in the UK the average cost of oil and filter change (if you pay someone to do it rather than doing it yourself) is £
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by aix1 5y ago
>> The thing is it just doesn’t seem like the average person is willing to give up single family houses to gain walkability. > As other comments have mentioned, you can have both. Absolutely. As an example, much of London offers b
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by aix1 5y ago
Relevant: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/02/walkways-in-t...
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by aix1 5y ago
In Britain this is called Park & Ride (or P+R for short): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_and_ride
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by aix1 5y ago
> Biking and public transit moves most commuters off of the streets Help me understand this. Where do cyclists and ground-level public transportation go if they're not on the streets? > Then I quarantined in Tokyo for 2 weeks an
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by aix1 5y ago
Amazing, thanks so much for sharing! P.S. The section on reproduction is hilarious.
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by aix1 5y ago
To illustrate, here are some historic photos of Amsterdam: https://exploring-and-observing-cities.org/2016/01/11/amster...
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by aix1 5y ago
Wow, “potentially illegal” is extremely broad indeed.

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