Anyone who's ever used a London cabby will value the brevity of the journey when you ask for a recommended hotel near a certain landmark/street, or if you're in a rush to get to a meeting in an obscure area and there's a traffic jam on the normal route. It's shocking how little local knowledge can be required elsewhere.
I'm following this with interest. Right now the 5yo can't even turn on the TV because it's controlled from a remote switch hung where he can't reach it, but the prospect of sleeping past 6.30/7am on weekends is most intriguing.
If you're using a Roku, there's no way to stop them switching profiles to watch whatever they want. Or channels.
Also, Amazon/Netflix's definition of things categorized as "suitable for children" is drastically different from mine. Some are too scary, others too violent, and some just teach kids about whining or disrespect.
Most of the time I find those people never bothered to look, or haven't discovered "new" features like the Scheduling Assistant.
Remain wasn't undermined by poor results in the north of England. The vast majority of England, with the notable exceptions of London, Oxfordshire (Oxford University) and a few others, voted to leave.
This has been an interesting vote, to say the least. Essentially, as a friend put it, England has finally voted for unity in Ireland and Scottish independence.
That's most unfair. Some of the Daily Mail is statistics too.
Many DRM'd books are only available in ePUB and the libraries tend to link to ADE from their e-collections even though there are a number of other free alternatives (and better ones, if you're looking for an app).
How about you just require the cameras in the vehicles with the worst problems: SUVs, minivans and pickups? The blindzone for a regular car is very small, and reliance on a video screen for those cars probably won't help much; SUVs have the highest number of rollover accidents, followed by pickups, vans and finally passenger cars (in last place). The current law seems like a very expensive undertaking for the most part.
they assume they are free to ride on sidewalks, run red lights and stop signs, etc. etc. mostly because there is zero enforcement of these laws, too.
Are you talking about the car drivers too? I see everything except driving on sidewalks on a regular basis. I can't count the number of times - as a pedestrian - I've almost been hit by a car going through a red light, turning right on red and trying to drive through the people crossing the road with their signal, or running a stop sign, all of which seems to happen with zero enforcement of the law. And then when the city wants to put in red light cameras to stop people doing that, people scream about their constitutional rights. (*My* constitutional right to not get hit by the aforementioned idiots seems to go unnoticed.)
All my friends at university cycled because it was the cheapest and easiest way to get around, much more practical than a car in a city centre.
Washing hair in a bathroom sink at work? Seriously? And 2 paper towels are usually just enough to dry my hands completely. I already know that paper towels suck mightily at drying hair after being caught in the rain a few times on the way to work.
I hear you about Baen - they're one of the few places I've gotten non-free ebooks. I've "bought" more than 800 Amazon ebooks, most of which were free (promotional) or exceptionally cheap (I think I bought a couple for $1.29). I think that's a pretty good deal. Couple that with library e-lending and I really have no need to buy anything (unless I want to own it badly enough and want it *right now*).
Bars are shitty places to choose to hang out in.
Bars, yes. Pubs, no.
The bogosity meter just pegged.
