Screeslope

joined 1 year ago
[–] Screeslope 3 points 1 year ago

Actually even Germany could have had motivation to blow it up. There was strong pressure from local far right groups to re-open trade with Russia, blowing up the pipelines has taken that option of the table. Maybe a bit extreme reaction to a minority group, but still a possible motive.

[–] Screeslope 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Curbside parking is a pain, though.

[–] Screeslope 37 points 1 year ago

I'm all for hybrid work models, but this reporting smells fishy: why don't they mention the contrasting scores for companies not enforcing return to office? If they were markedly different, wouldn't you want to underscore that? The author then going on a self-promotion spree for his hybrid work consultancy does not inspire confidence in the findings either ...

As much as I love hybrid work myself, this style of lazy and frankly biased reporting only serves to undermine confidence in actual success stories. Say no to lazy "journalism".

[–] Screeslope 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you refer to the often discussed "big cough" origin theory of the universe?

[–] Screeslope 6 points 1 year ago

No one here is trying to write a treatise on how nations should interact. India is it's own story, don't muddle waters by slinging random and unrelated "but-what-abouts" into the discussion.

[–] Screeslope 11 points 1 year ago

I've seen plenty of small "Euro-sized" cars pull fully loaded horse trailers, so I suspect weight is not much of an issue. You need to get power on the road, and for that bulkyness of the frame is hardly the main factor.

[–] Screeslope 30 points 1 year ago

You wouldn't believe it, but they routinely haul these over major alpine passes. Works well on climbs, but sharp corners and switchbacks require careful handling, causing everyone else a bit of grief.

[–] Screeslope 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the links!

[–] Screeslope 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suspect that hardly any mass market consumer cared about security, sadly. And what exactly do you mean with "functional design"? It's all slabs of screen with a charging port across the industry these days, or did you mean any features added/missing?

[–] Screeslope 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Samsung Note 10 and others have a barometric sensor, though I'm not aware of any app using them. Which might explain their removal, sadly.

[–] Screeslope 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds like interesting reading, could you please add a link or reference?

[–] Screeslope 12 points 1 year ago

I think a key benefit here is that the pre-registration allows for faster processing at the border itself, cutting down on queues at the airport. Singapore runs a system where after preregistration you can just walk through an automated (though somewhat finicky) scanner. No queues after arrival, I basically stepped off the international flight and went straight to the city with barely a wait.

view more: ‹ prev next ›