Who is going to @emf this year?
I should probably try to be a bit more social and actually talk to people this time. Rather than just be shy from afar.
@Dtl
You're not the first to mention that.
I think it is pretty good. And I'm not looking to make a career out of it, so that takes some of the pressure off.
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Fourteen years ago, I read Fforde's Shades of Grey and my life hasn't been quite the same since. It was a magical tale, almost totally devoid of exposition, building in an fantasy world like no other. Fans have been clamouring for a sequel ever since. The first few chapters of the sequel do an excellent [โฆ]
Today was quite the accidental milestone! I've edited OpenStreetMap over a thousand times! For those who don't know, OSM (OpenStreetMap) is like the Wikipedia of maps. Anyone can go in and edit the map. This isn't a corporate-controlled space where your local knowledge is irrelevant compared to the desire for profit. You can literally goโฆ
I've just done my first run-through of my #EMFcamp talk.
Exactly 27 minutes long.
Which means - assuming no one laughs, claps, or heckles - I'll have exactly enough time for 1ยฝ "not so much a question, more of a comment"s at the end ๐
What's the lowest amount you've paid for something using a credit card?
Went to the market the other day and paid for a ยฃ2 punnet of fruit using a credit card. Guy was running Square on his phone, showed me the screen, I tapped, done.
I remember when everyone was ยฃ10 minimum for card payments, even in large shops. Now sole-traders can take instant payment for low value amounts. Brilliant!
@OliverC
I imagine shipping is a major cost. Bananas in America will not have to travel as far.
Our cost of living isn't dramatically different once you account for the USA's expensive health costs.