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by dazc 3y ago
Can we jump on a call?
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by dazc 3y ago
Can we just be grown-ups and allow people the freedom to decide which links they want to follow or not?
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I have a friend who is a civil servant (ONS). She would be the first to concede that salaries are low but there are other benefits that compensate. Working from home 3 days a week, generous time off in lieu for the odd extra hours worked an
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by dazc 3y ago
I often wonder why so many Local Authorities and Gov Departments have to have their own unique web portals? There must be a massive cost-saving opportunity here.
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by dazc 3y ago
A lot of people use google analytics for no logical reason what soever though. Typical use case for a small to medium website seems to be a list of most visited pages.
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by dazc 3y ago
If you stay around long enough you'll accumulate a few different log-in id's and find yourself redirected to legacy pages with no way of finding your way back. The GOV.uk team loves moving things forward and leaving an awful lot o
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by dazc 3y ago
People read headlines and form an opinion without going any further - we can see this play out across all media, social and traditional, every day. If a lack of common sense leads to an alternative then all well and good.
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by dazc 3y ago
Sorry to hear that.
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by dazc 3y ago
I think you have a limited of view of what being homeless is actually like? Walking around 30 miles a day (because there is nothing else to do and, sometimes, you may otherwise freeze to death) with your belongings in a backpack isn't
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by dazc 3y ago
Most homeless people in the UK will be aware that they can charge phones in any public library. Also, most will have access to some kind of facility where they can also do stuff such as charge phones, have a shower and do laundry. If you pr
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by dazc 3y ago
I bought a pair of wide fit walking shoes last time, they were no more a wide fit than any other random brand of walking shoe. I left a review to warn others that, despite 500 or so people claiming these were the best wide fit shoes they ev
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by dazc 3y ago
You'll be amazed how many pharmacies in the UK are unable to take 4 boxes from a shelf and put them in a bag without screwing up. I have a friend who has had to change pharmacies multiple times due to unreliability and incompetence.
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by dazc 3y ago
I doubt there would be that many no-shows, demand for tickets far outweighs supply (usually). People who were making causal purchasing choices hitherto may be more cautious as a result, that's all.
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by dazc 3y ago
But people buy stuff everyday that they never actually use. Why should tickets be sacred?
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by dazc 3y ago
Same thing with the music industry fighting torrents for years until finally accepting that people will gladly pay a fair price.
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by dazc 3y ago
I cancelled Netflix and will resubscribe for a month over Christmas; they did me a favour with that one.
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by dazc 3y ago
They obviously have the advantage of people having Prime for deliveries and the inertia required to change shopping habits. Like you, I think this is a step too far and I will gladly suffer the inconvenience of buying stuff from other retai
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by dazc 3y ago
'Yandex is better than Google nowadays.' I also find x is better than y for some things. I switched to DDG a couple of years and seldom have to revert to Google but, to be fair, results tend to be about the same for most queries,
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by dazc 3y ago
Boss of wonderful search site seems to be unaware?
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by dazc 3y ago
Exactly, the incentive to produce good quality content is no longer there.
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I can see a potential problem here in that a sizeable win from a random bet is likely to encourage some people to keep making these bets in future, with inevitable consequences.
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by dazc 3y ago
People still win the lottery though, bad math skills or not.
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by dazc 3y ago
You were warned.
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Conspiracy nuttery, mostly
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by dazc 3y ago
You don't say?
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by dazc 3y ago
My Spanish teacher used to tell me not to try and translate everything in my head but to just think in Spanish. This seemed ridiculous to me at first but, over time, I understood what she meant. Put simply, you can't have a conversatio
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by dazc 3y ago
I'm not sure about that, the more I think about things the less likely I am to come to a firm decision. I have gotten to the stage now where I just accept the decision may turn out to be wrong but it won't be the end of the world
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by dazc 3y ago
House builders in the UK can employ independent, non Govt, inspectors to ensure they are building to regulations (our equiv of your building code). You can imagine how well that works since these inspectors only have one client.
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by dazc 3y ago
Purely anecdotal from the UK, but it seems like the more professional the email address and website the more likely it is you're not dealing with a real trades person. Genuine tradespeople are often always fully booked months in advanc
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by dazc 3y ago
I was expecting more than increased parking charges. The high seating position makes people feel superior and that's all you need to know. Welcome to the UK.

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