Milner08

Are you suggesting that these movies are boring? Or just that you've seen them all?

Because there are some absolute classics on here that are better than many of the _regular_ modern films. Not to say there aren't good movies worthy of the list, but I don't think emitting them makes the list boring. And if you don't want to watch these films because 'they are old/boring' then I guess that's on you but you are the one missing out.

I dont think that's true at all. Train stations in Europe are far, far more common than Airports. You may have to change rather than a direct train, but chances are you can get around pretty easily.

How long is the flight in comparison? And have you factored in the airport time into that?

I was looking at taking the Eurostar from London to Amsterdam, and a friend was dismissing it as it took 4 hours where as the flight is ~45 mins. Except its not, the flight its self maybe 45 mins, but you have to get to heathrow (which is further away than St Pancreas) plus get there an hour early. Then we would have to deal with Schiphol and getting to the center of Amsterdam. To me the prospect of spending 4 hours sat down on the train and arriving directly in central Amsterdam, all the while with more space than a plane is much better than the prospect of 4 hours of that.

Now obviously that's a very niche case, and for most people it doesn't make as much sense, but I think people get scared off by the long train times but ignore the extra time needed around the flight.

That's a shame, my personal perspective is so long as the question is thoughtful its fine. I sometimes get people commenting "whats this" on a random line and I haven't got time for that (unless its blatantly obvious what they mean), but if you were to ask "Why are you using X, I'm not sure I understand" I would be happy to answer it and walk you through it, you never know maybe we could both learn something.

People are always busy but as a senior engineer I see teaching/helping junior engineers as a big part of the Job and so long as they are willing to put in some effort and think about it I am happy to give up some time to help.

This is critical. You cant/shouldn't just go out on a whim and take shrooms. Either find someone who knows what they're doing and can walk you through it or do your own research and take it slow. Know how much your taking (as best you can) and don't over do it first time. Bad trips _suck_ and aren't going to help anyone.

On my old street (...not Old Street) in central London they installed standard ish plug in the lampposts with this RFID reader that let them know who to charge for the electricity. Seemed to work pretty well. Not sure how easy it is to get them installed though.

Hmm, interesting. In London at least it doesn't look like the on-street charging is particularly over subscribed, although it obviously would become so if everyone followed this without drastic improvements. I think it really depends on the area but parking by my old flat had chargers in the lamp posts, by my friends there are proper electric only bays with faster chargers, etc.

If your main use case is long trips though I agree, although service stations in the UK do have pretty good electric charging infrastructure.

My parents have just switched to electric and while its a slight change in how you operate (maybe stop for a coffee and let the dog stretch his legs while they are plugged into a fast charger for 20 mins) they seem pretty happy with it.

You're probably seeing Flying Goose brand, which is very similar in appearance (bottle, etc) but not the same taste.

I think its because you never spent time with one. I always found them incredibly intuitive and easy to use.

Same on AWS :(

They're using actual Q-Bits, so I would say its an actual Quantum computer. That doesn't make it any good though. Nor does it dismiss the claims of marketing hype. This is exactly that.

This is exactly what came to mind when I read the title. Now I need to go and watch Futurama again..

Sure look like they have the standard rayban logo on them to me?

Reminds me of the bamboo train in Cambodia. Pretty cool.

Reading about fuzz testing all I could think of was 'is this not property testing?'... That is strange. It sounds like both communities could learn a lot from each other unless there is something I am missing (there probably is..)

My issue is there is no alternative. I dont want to stop watching or hurt particular creators (not that one person would make much difference, but I enjoy their content) and Youtube is the only option. Even supporting them on Patreon the videos they share are still hosted on youtube... what am I to do about that? For a few (LTT for example has Floatplane) there are alternatives, but there is no app for it to allow me to cast to the TV... so either way I am screwed. The world desperately needs a YouTube competitor. I would be quite happy with a service like Floatplane where I can pick which creators to support, so long as there is a sort of 'preview tier' to help discover new creators which is add based and maybe even time limited.

"Unrelated"... literally talking about the same guy who posted this to twitter and saying how wrong he is. Yeah its related. "UFO" just means unidentified. Normally cause the cameras not in focus.

I am pretty sure they come with Lightning to USB-C now. At least the ones included with the new iMac do, and iPhones do so it would make sense for them all to.

Ohh exciting! I will be installing the beta right away!

Really? I was using the computer at 6, although basic stuff in DOS (I remember being proud I knew how to start games etc). At 6 you're in primary school in the UK and using a computer and internet safety is definitely a big thing. Not sure why you'd be saddened by this? Its not like its a black and white you either play outside or you use the computer thing. People can do both and learning about technology early is a good thing.

The thing with Scala is it depends on the pattern you want to use. I am a big advocate of it, and the function pattern being used fully with something like Cats or ZIO. However I would not suggest starting there.

I would start by playing about with the syntax and writing standard OOP code, as its probably what you're most familiar with.

When you want to dive into the power of FP then I recommend http://eed3si9n.com/herding-cats/. Its basically a companion to the Haskell book 'Learn you a haskell' (http://learnyouahaskell.com/) that takes the theory coming up in that book and translates it to Scala. I found it the most direct explanation of the different types and theories (Monads, Functors, Applicative, etc).

The UK at least tried to impose taxes and the US threatened us with sanctions. I am not aware of the exact details but its clear there is some will to change it but there is a lot of strong opposition to it as well.

They're not _all_ connected to some central police network though, many (maybe most) are private cameras. While the police can request footage to aid an investigation I don't think there is an obligation to have it stored etc.

I think you can feel sorry for them as people, while also being unhappy with their actions over the years and their position of power.

To me the reaction in the UK (for example all BBC radio stations are broadcasting the same crap news about him all day) has been way more over the top than I expected, but I can see the impact he has had on UK diplomacy over the years but it still seems highly out of proportion.

Nothing to do with the Boeing 737, actually just an operator error. Doesn't even seem worthy of the title 'Serious Incident'. Interesting to see that title is used to give some kind of estimated weight to the passenger though.

I would definitely not do the same and its not a fact. Plenty of people value their privacy they are just not as tech savvy and not aware that they are giving it up.

Yeah this is always my go to option. However in London at least each exit gets a number and city mapper will tell you the correct one to use. If you're going to a big landmark it will also be signposted in the station which helps. I would still rather just get above ground and figure it out then.

Even the Tokyo metro with its massive stations filled with people were pretty easy to navigate as an English speaker with no knowledge of Japanese. Signs all over the place!

Other than my Grandma who is in her 90's and one friend who joined a church later in life (his family are atheist) I don't know anyone in the UK who goes to church. At least among my friends its just not a thing. I find it bizarre how many people in America attend church, but I hold nothing against them for it.

Roman Catholic... in the UK? That makes up a very small number of churches...