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  1. tango

    Eyeglasses

    I got them for driving in my early 20s because my vision was very slightly below the legal standard (it was good enough that if I were ever tested I could probably pass, but couldn't be entirely sure). About six years later my prescription had shifted very slightly. Eight years after that it had...
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    Ukraine war: Russians flee to border

    It is remarkable that the Russian military has found itself so underprepared. Perhaps the threat of nuclear strikes is simply a bluff in the hope of getting opposition to quieten down and go away. That said, if I were in Putin's shoes I think I would be spending a lot of time looking over my...
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    Ukraine war: Russians flee to border

    Well, obviously we can't go back in time. But starting from here and accepting the limitation that time only moves forward we can still refer to earlier rather than later, even if an ideal situation would be to have done something different many years ago.
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    Church of England

    It's been a while since I had anything to do with the CoE but it has often been the case that policy varies from one church to another. Some would marry divorcees while others would not. But, as you say, it's easier to just cry homophobia than look for anything deeper.
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    Ukraine war: Russians flee to border

    If you're willing to treat your people as little more than cannon fodder the chances are you can overrun just about anything. Short of wide scale bombing of Ukraine, hoping to kill more invaders that Ukrainians, there's only so much that can be done to stop it. If the threat to use nuclear...
  6. tango

    Things are better broken

    The seal on a pot of ice cream.
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    CentralBankDigitalCurrencies and You

    As an extra note, even if countries do implement their own CBDCs, the existence of the Common Reporting Standard for tax purposes means most people would struggle to ferret money away offshore even if they could set up accounts in another nominal currency. CBDCs paired with the CRS pave the way...
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    CentralBankDigitalCurrencies and You

    Not in a place to watch videos right now but in principle I agree that CBDCs would be a terrifying development. Of course in theory it's all about clamping down on terrorism, tax evasion and the like. But let's face it, the levels of tax evasion permitted by small-time traders accepting...
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    Church of England

    Why is this any different to the church not allowing someone to marry in one of their buildings because they were divorced? Funny how institutions are allowed to operate without anybody caring until suddenly they cross some random line that relates to sexuality or gender and suddenly you'd...
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    Lämmchen's Workout Thread

    Today it was much cooler so I decided to pick off another one of the challenges my tracker presented - a 15k run. One of my routes is a whisker over 10 miles so I figured I'd run it today. It was a good run - for the first time ever I managed to run for the entire distance without needing a walk...
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    Self checkout registers

    Sometimes it's tempting to take a seat in the employees' break room. Since apparently I work for the company now it seems reasonable that I should get some of the perks of working for the company...
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    Self checkout registers

    Yep, and if you had anything chilled or frozen in there they may have to throw it away because they don't know how long it has been out. Still, not your problem. If I abandon a shopping cart I don't care about the wastage or the time it takes someone to put everything back - if they want my...
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    Self checkout registers

    Yes, and as soon as you have to wait for someone to come and help you might as well stand in line at the regular checkout line. I find the general noise of the self checkout machines annoying as well. I don't really want to be surrounded by a dozen machines all saying much the same thing, over...
  14. tango

    The pre-internet world

    Being able to hang out with friends for an evening without everybody staring at their phones. A close second is the sense that people driving cars were actually looking at the road instead of weaving all over the place as they focused on everything except driving.
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    Self checkout registers

    I hate them. They might work OK if you only have a couple of items but any more than that and I just wouldn't use them. What's really fun is when you throw something into the bag only to realise it didn't scan, so you end up trying to remember what did scan and what didn't so you can scan it...
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    Fast walkers

    Sure, I wasn't sure if the question was intended in the context of walking fast as part of an organised competition or walking fast as a means of getting around. I walk faster than just about everybody I know but it's for exercise rather than competition, so there really are no rules. If...
  17. tango

    Insomnia

    Breathe slowly and methodically. If I can get my breathing rate down to 3-5 per minute (this counts breathing in and breathing out as one breath) the chances are it will help me relax until I do fall asleep. Failing that there's always melatonin supplements. I prefer not to use them but...
  18. tango

    Fast walkers

    I'm not sure I understand your question. What rules are you talking about? My fast walking is simple - left foot, right foot, repeat quickly.
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    Out-of-business shopping malls

    About the only redeeming feature of abandoned malls as some kinds of offices is the ease of parking. If you can get studio space very cheaply I can see it having some attraction to a photographer or similar, especially if parking is also very easy. But as you say, once it's abandoned past a...
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    Vacuum cleaner

    I don't find a huge difference. We currently have an Electrolux. I had a Dyson for 15 years and it did very well for most of that time. Towards the end of it things were starting to wear out and I couldn't get parts any more. It still worked, just not as well. I also have a sub-$100 shop vac...
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