octo888

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by octo888 1y ago
> On the return from my first trip to South Africa I carried 12 bottles of wine in my luggage. Totally understandable! Amazing wine - I didn't want to leave Constantia. But I picked myself up and dragged myself to Stellenbosch ! And
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by octo888 1y ago
It's the most versatile. It's more smart, hides sweat/stains, less noticeable if still damp etc. So if you're min-maxing it seems like an obvious choice. Though I agree a colourful linen shirt for example (pink, yellow)
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by octo888 1y ago
Back when you could bring the more fun stuff back from Europe (meat, cheese etc) my big suitcase would be well over half empty on the way out. Quite a bit heavier on the way back ;)
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by octo888 1y ago
Shoes are always what get me. Wearing the same pair 2 days in a row isn't great for bacteria etc. Plus wanting sandals/flip-flops for the beach. Proper boots for any kind of hiking. Then I feel awkward particularly in Europe in th
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by octo888 1y ago
They do plenty of creepy surveillance if your vehicle is flagged on the central database (eg for having been near a protest) https://www.burtoncopeland.com/news/police-are-watching-your... Also highly likely doing deep
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by octo888 1y ago
Currys? They're so well-known for immediately and always saying "talk to the manufacturer" it must be in their training manual right at the top
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by octo888 1y ago
I've had very good luck with it the past 10 years. A few petrol stations in deep rural Spain didn't accept it, but that's all I can remember recently :-) They also have fantastic customer service
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by octo888 1y ago
> Aren't the English already forced to give cops their phone passwords and face jail time if they refuse to? Similar to France too right?: > The French Court of Cassation has ruled that people who are suspected or accused of a cr
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by octo888 1y ago
You work for Cloudflare, so is your comment more a "we're no different" statement than genuine curiosity about their opinion?
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by octo888 1y ago
> Please explain why Oracle ID would be better than one of the existing governmental/nonprofit systems. Genuinely curious. I would, if I held that position. I'm explaining my idiotic government's opinion, not mine. Though
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by octo888 1y ago
Co-branded (eg Amex KLM) and business cards were/are exempt from the interchange fee cap regulation. Though Amex are currently in dispute with the Netherlands who believe the caps do apply to them. I don't think a final judgement
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by octo888 1y ago
Because the UK gov doesn't want a system like theirs. You don't need to keep Europsplaining to Brits. We aren't all idiots. We know you have ID cards etc and we know about Estonia. Also if we reject one your ideas, it's
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by octo888 1y ago
Exactly. They're middle class sounding enough (sufficiently middle class). That's what's funny And nobody said there anything wrong with being middle class.
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by octo888 1y ago
> someone sufficiently middle-class. The accuracy of this made me chuckle out loud!
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by octo888 1y ago
> fully charged battery. Yup. Look at train tickets in England. For now it's a convenience but you'll notice the law hasn't kept up with the push to have tickets on phones: the law still says you must produce on demand a t
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by octo888 1y ago
Other than finding it bizarre has it actually negatively affected your life? I'm not talking 10 minutes of extra admin once a year hah What are those positives you allude to?
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by octo888 1y ago
We're likely getting Oracle digital ID. The UK gov of course is going to contract it out
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by octo888 1y ago
No, both parties.
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by octo888 1y ago
Yes the idea is to get ahead of things you are opposed to instead of waiting for it to be law already, so you can try to prevent or shape it
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by octo888 1y ago
> The parents have been getting a free pass all this time I totally agree but the UK government – particular Labour – doesn't want people to take responsibility really, because that would take from their own 'power'. There
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by octo888 1y ago
> The UK is threatening to do something nobody else has really done before. And what is that exactly?
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by octo888 1y ago
There was a fair bit of pain in 2014 when ISPs proxied non-https Imgur to do IWF filtering (and broke it). Yet here we are!
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by octo888 1y ago
Isn't De Cecco pretty mid? It's found in every supermarket in the UK for example
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by octo888 1y ago
Eye-talians probably downvoting this LOL. Confused by a bit of basic Italian it's nonna* though ;)
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by octo888 1y ago
You can feel when it's done by stirring it. It's not rocket science. After 10-20 times cooking pasta this method can be second nature
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by octo888 1y ago
Ok but it's a UK domain talking about an activity in the UK
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by octo888 1y ago
So point blank refusal to listen to someone's concerns? Very on brand for the society we live in today. As long as something is legal, it's fine right. Also not sure why you assumed there was any situation to be "defused&quot
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by octo888 1y ago
The law is not a moral compass
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by octo888 1y ago
We Brits don't speak up enough in general. An e.g. German would have no qualms about going up to the person filming and making their concerns known. That's exactly why it's become normalised Also many people just flip out eve
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by octo888 1y ago
My point isn't that you should wash it down the toilet because it serves no purpose (of course this is a useful strawman to employ when anyone criticises it); rather, perhaps, that obsessing about it and fully believing it can protect

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