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"Three New Tricks For Identifying If Your House Has Collapsed"

there's a very important video on the measurement rules in the UK, if you haven't seen it: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNh9z3IzG8t/

eh, we've got pubs and chips.

oh also went back to the States last week and was appalled that a pint can cost upwards of $10 when a decade ago it was only $6 (London prices have stayed around £6-7). throw on the whole tip racketeering insanity and I'd much rather be in England.

You know why they "tombstone"? (By the way, they don't replace with a tombstone marker but instead add the marker.)

Because if you "accidentally" deleted something and then decided you wanted it back, you'd get really mad if they couldn't do that. If they immediately deleted it, you couldn't ever get it back

The copies and deep copies are for a similar reason: Some engineer accidentally deletes a bunch of data, it's really nice to have a backup so you don't lose everything.

There's a pretty trivial rule for getting this right. Phrase your sentence using who/whom as a question. Respond with he/him. If your response contains a "he", your initial statement should be "who"; if it contains a "him" then you're looking at a "whom" use.

• ex: "To who/whom should the gold be given?" -> "To him" -> "whom"
• ex: "Who/whom wants the gold?" -> "He wants the gold" -> "who"
• ex: "Who/whom did you see at the party?" -> "I saw him" -> "whom"
• ex: "The man who/whom called earlier is here" -> "Who/whom called?" -> "he called" -> "who"

I don't understand why you're getting down-voted. Living abroad and have stopped listening to news since the Trump election. Every 6 months I tune in, and while it seems a lot has happened, no progress has actually been made

this seems cool, but... so what? cute photo op and a tale for the grandkids....

I took German in high school, and while I understand maybe 60% of the words, 90% of the (what I assume to be critical) context is lost on me

Also non-Americans trying to browse Lemmy during work...

I really wish I could understand German humour

Let me get this straight. You think somebody else wiped down the fingerprints on the gun, shot him, and then stuck his finger on the trigger without thinking about creating any fingerprints? Does seem like someone half-assed the wrong step of that operation...

... and TP. don't forget to stock up on TP

Reminds me of a thread I saw here a while ago on "What if advertising were illegal?"

I've found the best method for reducing my need on Amazon is to just buy less crap. Online shopping is simple because you can get stuff immediately, but I don't think anybody "needs" 3-4 new products per week.

Aside from that, I try and support local: find local shops that sell items similar to my style, or trust word of mouth for online retailers that are good. At the end of the day, as long as you're buying good-quality stuff (which oddly seems to spend less on advertisements) it doesn't really matter where exactly you buy from, as it's all pretty similar in price / quality.

Is it delivered via Amazon or just in Amazonian packaging? I guess I don't mind either as much, since I can't expect a small seller to keep two separate streamlined processes....