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961.
by cjrp 11y ago
So they created a less successful Wonga?
962.
by cjrp 11y ago
Also there are doctors, and then there are _doctors_ - e.g. junior doctor working in A&E vs. partner at a Harley Street clinic.
963.
by cjrp 11y ago
Just because you and everyone in your social group is doing fine, doesn't mean there isn't a problem. See, for example, the massive increase in food bank reliance.
964.
by cjrp 11y ago
Minor point, a roundabout with traffic lights is a gyratory
965.
by cjrp 11y ago
I never understood this explanation; if you miss your flight, do you get a refund? If not, the airline are still getting paid so shouldn't be booking the same seat twice.
966.
by cjrp 11y ago
> even if you take the craziness of the UK train system which is much costlier than mainland Europe (London to Newcastle costs more than London to Brussels) Not if you book in advance; a single journey London -> Newcastle in 3 months
967.
by cjrp 11y ago
That's exactly what they do in full-motion flight simulators.
968.
by cjrp 11y ago
Oh, that seems even worse!
969.
by cjrp 11y ago
He must be using push --force in that case.. which seems like a bad practise.
970.
by cjrp 11y ago
Who needs a teaBOT when you can have a teasmade! ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasmade )
971.
by cjrp 11y ago
The Derby is one of the best looking shoes I've ever seen. Very tempting!
972.
by cjrp 11y ago
Yep, lime and soda is common in UK pubs for people who don't want alcohol but also don't want a sugar overdose.
973.
by cjrp 11y ago
> There are several much simpler ways a robot car could connect itself for charging. I was wondering if Tesla would introduce conductive charging at some point; install a base in your garage, park on top of it, car's charged by morn
974.
by cjrp 11y ago
Add to that the fact that some cars, like a Mercedes C-Class I rented recently, allow you to change the 'agility' setting from the entertainment screen (changing throttle response, steering and suspension).
975.
by cjrp 11y ago
Sorry, should have mentioned - it's a 2.2L diesel.
976.
by cjrp 11y ago
> Running on gas alone, the car delivers a highly impressive 42 mpg Seriously? That's 50.4 MPG in the UK. My 7 year old Civic gets 45-60 MPG (UK) depending on how I'm driving and traffic.
977.
by cjrp 11y ago
Obviously it depends on how much you earn and pay yourself, but I think for most people they'll still be better off as a limited. Next year's changes only add up to about 2-3% increase in tax for someone taking minimal salary and
978.
by cjrp 11y ago
I've found their webapp to be pretty good, but trying to get actual financial advice was a struggle since you have to go through your account manager rather than talk directly to a real accountant.
979.
by cjrp 11y ago
They're just a middle-man who invoices on your behalf and pays you based on that. Using someone like Giant you're ceding a lot of the financial (tax) advantages of contracting though, since you pay tax as a PAYE employee.
980.
by cjrp 11y ago
That's only the cost until it goes away entirely in 2017, and it's still an improvement on what's being charged at the moment.
981.
by cjrp 11y ago
It wouldn't be so bad if you could use your Oyster/contactless card to get in
982.
by cjrp 11y ago
50p at Victoria station!
983.
by cjrp 12y ago
Put the button for your laundry detergent where you keep the laundry detergent - presumably somewhere a toddler can't get to.
984.
by cjrp 12y ago
Anyone else just getting a "Loading . . ." splash screen?
985.
by cjrp 12y ago
You clearly don't take the M25 to work.
986.
by cjrp 12y ago
Slightly off-topic, but I'm a big fan of the design and UX improvements that the GDS is bringing to gov't services. Please keep it up!
987.
by cjrp 12y ago
Just to put that in perspective, 900 miles is ~London -> Vienna. 99% of people would fly/take the train.
988.
by cjrp 12y ago
Does it work if you're following a motorbike? I'm not sure how wide a vehicle it needs to get a decent radar return. Edit: Just looking at a Honda manual online[1], it says: "ACC may not recognize motorcycles or other small v
989.
by cjrp 12y ago
Add in London Stansted, London City and London Luton and you've got a very busy controller!
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by cjrp 12y ago
Out of interest, do you have to contact NATS and get a NOTAM put out for balloon launches?

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