Lodespawn

Pepperdew?

I don’t see any of the notification problems, I assume you’ve tried logging out and logging back in again? Closing any kbin tabs and restarting your browser? Checked if disabling your adblocker for the site makes a difference?

That looks about as infuriating as the imperial system …

They’ve had a few periods where the could easily have progressed this in earnest over the last few decades but did 5/8ths about it. If this was any more than a distraction from them they would have actually done something, anything, about it. Maybe the coalition could try doing something constructive for a change, or is progress too progressive for them?

Give or take a few Texans …

Well that’s terrifying, 1 Argentina is 4 Texases

Do we just switch to Texans at that scale? So like 6 Texans?

Isnt “one Texas” one of the standard nonsense units used in the United states? Why aren’t they using that? Or can they only use it when it’s 1, 2, 5 or 12 texases and otherwise it’s Argentina’s?

In Australia the cashier typically bags your groceries. It was a shock for me when I first moved to the UK and the first cashier I was served by was like “Are you ready?!” And then started hurling a barrage of groceries to at me to bag.

I don’t think it’s that suitable alternatives that could make a lot of headway into limiting the problem dont exist, it’s more that a lot of people are making a lot of money from the status quo and have a vested interest in ensuring the status quo remains. You can bet your bottom dollar that if those people had found a way to continue the gravy train with the alternatives then they would. Eventually they are going to have to consider that if society collapses due to their actions that the currency they are accumulating will be worthless without the societies that dictate its value. I don’t think that will happen until we start seeing some of the climate change chickens come home to roost. It’s going to be unpleasant for a lot of people and might be too late.

My wife has a Garmin (vivoactive 4s I think) and on paper it looked fantastic, in action she has had nothing but trouble. Terrible battery, ugly UI, ridiculous management app, nothing but sync trouble. Hopefully Garmin has picked up their game with newer watches.

I’ve been rolling a Fitbit Charge 5 for the last year and a half and it’s been pretty great, had an issue at six months and Fitbit replaced it, no issues since. Good screen, reliable tracking, 1 charge lasts 5 days to a week, no issues with sync.

If the number of electrocutions per capita are the same then it’s clear the fuse is doing nothing. The only reason to keep it is if you don’t trust your domestic network, specifically the protection systems provided. If they are to code then why waste your manufactures time, and the time and space of your users continuing to require them.

My argument isn’t born from patriotism, it’s frustratration at years of having to use an inferior product only to have someone claim it’s not only great but the best. Well, it’s not the best, far from it, but at the end of the day I don’t think I’ll ever live in the UK again so shrug have fun with your garbage connectors =)

Thanks for posting this, but I have some notes.

His first point is nonsense. The holes are big enough for a screw driver full stop. If I have two screw drivers then I can shock myself. Not only that, its a guaranteed shock because I’m now making a perfect path to earth. Simple fix: dont make the holes big enough for screw drivers. UK plugs are even worse than yankee plugs for this. Aussie plugs fix this problem.

Aussie plugs cover the second problem. The letter nonsense is nonsense. The fuse is dumb, as above, FIX YOUR DAMN HOUSE WIRING. The last bit about your plug falling apart is classic British ideology, stop building things that fall apart.

Its clearly better than EU or yankee plugs, but thats not a great selling point when its still garbage.

Ergh english AC plugs are garbage, built in 13A fuse? Fix your damn power network, Australian plugs are easily better.

Does profile transfer even matter?

Any souless monster would be pretty stoked if his PR team had managed to convince people he was just a souless rock.

I switched to OneNote a few years ago and was going crazy trying to find a bunch of notes I took … turns out they were all in Keep happily noting away.

Keep was great but I find the OneNote structure and flexibility a bit more useful.