bandwidthcrisis

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[–] bandwidthcrisis 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Unix or dos format?

Anyway, you probably need to put a backslash before it to indicate line continuation.

But wouldn't it be better to use something more traditional, such as ?

[–] bandwidthcrisis 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can "y'all" be singular, since there is "all y'all" for plural?

[–] bandwidthcrisis 1 points 1 week ago

Well, I hope this thread has also put you off being a pedestrian.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 1 points 1 week ago

Part of the problem is that if you get a green light, so can go ahead or turn right, the road to your right has a "walk" sign on at the same time. So pedestrians can start crossing. In the UK a walk-sign equivalent means that "the traffic has stopped so that you can cross".

[–] bandwidthcrisis 3 points 1 week ago

True. But I'd sum it up as "A roundabout is a group of T-junctions. A 4-way stop is a nightmarish hellscape that relies on people paying attention and being reasonable." A 4-way stop near a school at drop-off time is basically Mad Max. Kids crossing at each corner holding up the vehicle that should be next, people splitting into two lanes so that they can turn right out-of-turn, buses obscuring the view, people who decided that "surely it's my turn now"...

[–] bandwidthcrisis 3 points 1 week ago

I noticed! That's why my reply became a semi-crazed random stream of consciousness.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the reality show The Amazing Race, it's never the rock climbing or skiing or skydiving that holds back the teams. It's driving the manual rental car from the airport.

I drive manual in the UK but have never tried a left-hand-drive manual car, I'd probably keep hitting the door with my left hand.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 4 points 1 week ago

Only part of it.

There was a successful ad campaign based on how many people in the UK find it repulsive.

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/you-either-love-it-or-hate-it/

[–] bandwidthcrisis 2 points 1 week ago

You can buy marmite in many stores in my area (LA).

Customs maybe be unhappy at bringing in food.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 63 points 1 week ago (22 children)

Don't try to bring food. I've seen people stopped for smuggling meat. You're probably okay with packaged sweets or chocolate, but you should declare it.

Don't be fooled into thinking you can get tea if you see it offered. It may be some strange flavour, or very weak, or iced, or all three. And it will be hard to explain that you want milk and sugar with it.

Biscuits are good enough, but chocolate is rough.

And, of course, a "biscuit" will mean a type of savory scone.

If your shop, at most stores they will pack shopping bags for you and are a little shocked and overly grateful if you do it yourself.

Be prepared to tip in many circumstances (but not, oddly enough, for having your groceries packed).

Be prepared to be asked about football, the Beatles, the Queen, maybe even the King.

Don't be offended is someone attempts to do a British accent at you, it's meant as a friendly greeting.

If driving:

Four-way stops are like roundabouts without the roundabout. But with stop signs.

Pedestrians are not expected to look out for traffic, but are not allowed to just cross anywhere. So it balances out.

Someone has stolen the clutch pedals from all the cars.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 2 points 1 week ago

"Why world I perform a show at a casino I have no stake in?"

[–] bandwidthcrisis 1 points 1 week ago

Overall Google does impressive processing of photos. But for a while, photos with my Pixel were visible "over-processed" looking. It's improved now. But it still goes to far making the sky look colorful sometimes.

It's good to have the option to do my own processing, or just to take a picture as-is as much as possible.

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