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by fyfy18 6y ago
In terms of car repairs, the quotes that insurance companies obtain are almost always for official stealership repairs or their "trusted" repair centers. A third party mechanic can almost always repair it just as well for much les
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by fyfy18 6y ago
> When everyone is working from home it's not like I could just call someone and chat to them because I don't know if they're busy or not I don't really see what the issue is. In my company if we want to chat we simpl
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by fyfy18 6y ago
A space plane is going to be more efficient. The idea is you fly the aircraft with jet engines (which use oxygen in the air) to their maximum altitude, and then switch over to rocket engines (which use oxygen in the fuel). So far all demons
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I wonder how many of these articles are because landlords of commercial property et al are beginning to feel the repecusions of people working from home. At least in the UK (this is a BBC article), most commercial properties are owned by bi
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by fyfy18 6y ago
"Please run this binary from my business card". I guess it's easier than leaving USB drives in the parking lot...
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by fyfy18 6y ago
This is different to the US, but in Europe a lot of people have smaller cars that aren't suitable for towing caravans. My family's only car can comfortable fit four people, but I don't have a tow bar (and the manufacturer doe
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Well these are all European products, so yes if you are in the US it's probably cheaper to buy them from IKEA. In Europe you can get the non-IKEA branded version (their appliances are made by Electrolux AB, which has many brands such a
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by fyfy18 6y ago
> which are two foot or 60cm across That's not exact though. 1ft = 30.48cm. If you are working in your own garden that's probably close enough, but for anything else the errors will quickly add up. Tiles are often made to have
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I think the issue here is there isn't much profit to be made though. This isn't the US where you pay $100/mo for slow DSL with a ridiculous datacap.... I pay €19/mo for FTTH at 1gbit up/down and no data limits. My a
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Yeah this is pretty much how VDSL works in the UK. The infrastructure is owned by one company, but you can have different any internet provider. I'm not sure I'd say it works well though, as in the UK I'd pay 3x the price for
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by fyfy18 6y ago
The electronics and frame of IKEA's electronic standing desks are whitelabled products from Rol Ergo - so that's probably why it feels premium, as it's not made by IKEA :-) https://www.rolergo.com/products&#x2
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by fyfy18 6y ago
> I’ve put my hopes on fiber optical arriving soon, which exposes a much larger market on which multiple providers can compete I live in Lithuania which has a pretty good fiber rollout, and has fair rules for consumers on common access t
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I was under the impression that - baring physical damage - solar panels won't just stop working one day as the article implies, but they merely decrease in efficiency over time. Most solar panels today come with a manufacturer's g
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Is that really any different than things like Pokémon or MTG - other than cards have a lower environmental impact when landfilled than toys, due to the smaller volume?
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I live in Lithuania and that also appears to be the case here. The cheapest mobile plans from the main operators start at around 8€/mo for 1GB data with unlimited calls and texts. To be fair I would say these type of plans are actually
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I have an 8 year old workstation as a gaming PC, with a 3GB GTX 1060, and a 2.5" HDD as a data drive, and it works fine for me on medium graphics at 1080p.
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by fyfy18 6y ago
This is the same for many homes in Spain and Portugal too. For most of the year it's warm enough outside and you can be comfortable without AC (especially if you are in an older building with thick stone walls), but then for the one or
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Working as a contractor in the UK, most contracts stipulate you have Professional Indemnity insurance, which is for exactly this. I doubt anyone has actually made a claim for it though, the amount of other people I've worked with (who
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by fyfy18 6y ago
> This Time It's Different I'm on the other side of the planet in Northern Europe, and I feel the same. This summer has been very warm, it feels more like we are in some Mediterranean city (especially with all the outdoor seati
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I tried a few of these DIY dishwasher detergent recipes a few months ago (random things I did during lockdown) and the results were ok. I usually use all-in-one tablets, which in my country all come individually wrapped in a plastic wrapper
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by fyfy18 6y ago
All new cars sold in Europe since 2018 have been required to have a system to automatically contact emergency services in case of an accident: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2018/04/01/star
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Not OP, but my story is I was living in a Middle Eastern country for a few years - although you could get alcohol at hotels it was expensive and there was basically no selection (usually only Carlsberg on tap, and similar beers in bottles).
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I'd suggest buying a cheap wet/dry vacuum. They take up quite a bit of space for an apartment, but anytime you create a mess they can clean it up without issues (previously I had a battery powered stick vacuum and it would regular
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by fyfy18 6y ago
This is how it is in my country now. Previously it was recommended to quarantine yourself when travelling from certain countries (US included), but was not mandatory. They changed that two weeks ago after an asymptomatic traveller from the
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Is there no grace period while properties are vacant? In the UK the tenant is responsible for paying the equivalent of city taxes, the landlord only needs to pay if it's vacant for more than 6 months. The only other taxes you need to p
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Isn't that why kinder eggs have a rather large plastic shell that contains the toy? I haven't seen one in years, but from my memory, even an adult would be unable to consume - or swallow enough to choke on - the plastic shell.
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by fyfy18 6y ago
What does "beamer" in this context mean? Where I'm from it is slang for a BMW car, which I'm guessing you don't have in your living room.
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by fyfy18 6y ago
Right that's what I thought. Maybe in North America where labour costs are high this will be popular, but the article talks about developing countries where lower labour costs and less regulations make deployment of fibre a lot cheaper
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by fyfy18 6y ago
I flew business class with BA five years ago as it was cheaper than economy on my usual airline at the time (EK) - mainly as it was a last minute booking. I flew two intercontinental legs (Middle East -> Europe -> North America) and b
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by fyfy18 6y ago
The article mentions the main costs with deploying fibre "lie within the construction of new poles and other infrastructure". Is there any reason why fibre can't be strung between existing power poles? They aren't conduc

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