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by fyfy18 8y ago
Even if it has no issues rolling over, a big problem could be that anything that works on a weekly cycle (I imagine traffic lights, HVAC, etc have different schedules for workdays compared to weekends) will skip some days, as Jan 19th 2038
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I feel the same. I've been doing this for nearly 10 years now, and although software and programming still interests me, all the jobs I've had in this industry do not. It just feels like I spend all my day working hard to make som
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Most of the startups I've come across in Europe usually pay at or near to market rates. Maybe it's just my experience (I've mostly been working as a contractor), but I find this somewhat surprising, given that the social stru
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by fyfy18 8y ago
In the UK it can be met with a £80 fine but I've never heard of anyone (other than the sensationalist news articles in the likes of The Sun) ever getting hit with it. I guess it's not worth the red tape for police to hand out fine
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by fyfy18 8y ago
A racing bike for commuting isn't that sensible an option either though. Unless you race in your spare time and want to get miles on the bike, a hybrid or touring bike will be a lot more comfortable and durable on city roads.
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I'm currently living in a small city in the south (~120k pop), and here shops are usually open from 9:30 - 14:00 then 17:00 - 21:00, and closed all day Sunday. In larger or more tourist areas most shops will be open all day, but restau
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Outside of the big (with good public transport) or old (where you can walk everywhere) cities, you very much need a car to get around in Spain. Most of the residential developments in the last half century has been what are called 'urb
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by fyfy18 8y ago
From the other side of the table, that is money the government is investing and earning a return on. If they did it the other way they'd have to raise the tax rates to compensate, which wouldn't go down for the politicians doing i
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Regarding your usage of 'cheap', I would read this as the difference between a 50c or $5 component. I can understand spending more to get a reputable brand compared to buying the cheapest no name item from AliExpress. However audi
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by fyfy18 8y ago
The Steam version is a nice way to sell open source software. It has an additional interface designed for tablets, which is open source, but the free builds from krita.org don't include it.
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I also supported myself through the loans and working part time (in a supermarket from 16 - 21), but I don't think your comment is really fair. Bear in mind: a) Prices for accomodation have gone up a lot in the last few years. At my un
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Spain is in the same situation, although maybe not so pronounced yet. It's a stark contrast to post-Soviet countries, which are relatively well maintained and seeing trash dumped is practically unheard of.
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by fyfy18 8y ago
How do they take into account the relatavistic effects of time dilation? Just from Earth orbiting around the solar system, the relative velocity could change by up to 60km/s. I guess that's relativity easy to deal with as it'
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by fyfy18 8y ago
> Connected politically or not means squat if you build a structure that collapses killing hundreds of people. At least I hope that is the case in any place under rule of law. I wouldn't count on that. 18 months later there have sti
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by fyfy18 8y ago
There's a reason why McDonalds gives out toys with Happy Meals and does free birthday parties for kids...
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Army called in to help with London Gatwick airport drones problem(theguardian.com)
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I crossed into Switzerland last year and people were randomly stopped and had their documents checked - it wasn't a border where you queue for hours, you just drive through and some people are flagged down. Technically at an EU level y
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by fyfy18 8y ago
In the UK a lot of infrastructure (e.g. energy, fixed-line telecommunications, railways) is run by for-profit companies that are heavily regulated by the government, but the service to consumers is provided by separate for-proft companies (
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by fyfy18 8y ago
If you perform electrolysis of sea water the main products given off would be hydrogen and bleach, both of which could be piped or shipped (if you filled an oil tanker with hydrogen, would it be lighter than air?) back to shore. Although a
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by fyfy18 8y ago
If the developers read this, one thing I really liked about Bootstrap (v3 anyway, they've changed it for v4) is that the documentation is a few long HTML pages[0]. As a user, it makes it really easy to see what components are available
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by fyfy18 8y ago
In the UK, Prime has next day or (for major cities) same day delivery. I've used it plenty of times for things that I could get quickly from the supermarket or high-street shop but know Amazon will have a better quality or better price
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by fyfy18 8y ago
In the early days Android had a very poor user experience, and Google didn't put much effort into changing that for the first few years. If you wanted a useable Android phone you'd buy from HTC or Sony who had a more user friendly
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Maybe that's not a bad thing. Most of the policies that have emerged from the EU and US recently would mostly affect the users of large platforms like YouTube and Facebook. If content creators were to host content on a website they own
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by fyfy18 8y ago
By freedom, I assume you are a big supporter of the "Restoring Internet Freedom Order" and can't wait until you can choose to add the YouTube or Netflix packages to your internet connection for $20/mo each.
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Not sure why you were down voted as you make a very good point, at least in the UK that is very much the case. You can find organic food restaurants if you look hard, but almost all high street brands have very limited or no organic food -
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by fyfy18 8y ago
In the UK much the same racket is going on. A couple of years ago I was the target of identity theft, which involved somebody walking into a phone store, and giving for 'security purposes' my full name, address and date of birth,
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by fyfy18 8y ago
Here in the south of Spain I regularly see scooters (mopeds) that are 20+ years old. Older scooters often have headlights that are so dim you can barely see them (the bulbs just get dimmer, they don't burn out). As a car driver I'
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I have no issues with Osram Lightify GU10 bulbs (EU version), on the other hand I have proprietary fittings with Cree LEDs and Osram drivers that do flicker. So even in a single brand there can be issues...
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by fyfy18 8y ago
I recently walked along a road with some Christmas lights (installed by the city) with the most horrible flicker. When looking at them straight on you could just notice it, but from the corner of my eye it was really bad and distracting. I
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by fyfy18 8y ago
What are they used for today? I assume they have better reliability (from their simpler technology) compared to inkjet or laser printers, which keeps them popular in certain industries.

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