Germany, famous for beer, football and trains today managed to screw them all up in one go: my train is dirty because it was so late bringing rowdy football fans to Berlin that it couldn’t be cleaned and restocked before returning (my trip). So now I have a dirty train, that’s late, and has no beer, because of football. The end is nigh.
@janl oh dear! I swear the Bordbistro (sp?) must be so ineffectively run. I would expect restocking to take about 3 minutes with airline style cart swaps. I don't understand why it's so often closed for 10-30 minutes at a time during trips. What are they doing in there 😄
@janl I'm pretty disappointed at the outrage generated here. Yes, I hate AI being pointlessly incorporated into every single commercial product I use. I don't even use ChatGPT.
However, the #iterm2 integration seems like it could actually be useful; as getting a GPT to generate command lines can save a lot of time otherwise spent looking at man pages.
It's mentioned once in the update screen and is only activated via the settings when you set your API key.
It's the most reasonable and least invasive incorporation of a GPT I've seen. Unlike, for say, my mouse drivers (who have now added a disable button!), or YouTrack, or Notion, etc.
@alper every time! 😆 I try to branch out and try something new but it's basically always disappointing. Especially the whole trick of it looking good on top and then you find out it's crappy sponge underneath.
Let's not even get started on cakes so dry they turn to dust under your fork.
Me, a normal person: I should get some compressed air to clean my keyboard and other bits and bobs, but buying a can seems wasteful, I should look into desk-compressors, no wait a second, how many cans do I have to buy to make up for the eco footprint of a compressor or hat I will rarely use and will I come out net negative or positive on either approach and can I trust any research on this not to come from one or the other lobby, it’s been years and I should really dust my keyboard.
Every subscription in Germany is a criminal racket.
It's unbelievable with the "You can only cancel up to 3 months before the end of the year or you'll be a member for another year." which is usually only available in German.
Automatically extending contacts must be prohibited by law.
@alper at absolute minimum there should be a notification requirement before the renewal can't be stopped. Of course the 3 month deadline makes no sense either.
Forbidding automatic renewal completely would cause issues. Like gas going to the expensive provider of last resort if you forget to renew it!
@janl I appreciate that someone else feels this is not obvious. 😆
There's a minimum width of 14 cm for an international €1.10 stamp, at 13.5 cm you need to pay €1.70.
But to collect a document I do NOT need an appointment (kein Termin erforderlich) - but I still presume the opening times are the same even if I don't need an appointment? Or not?
@jon whoah, you can pay by Visa or Mastercard at that Bürgeramt! It's EC-Card only at my nearest one.
Except I went to check that was still the case... and now their page says simultaneously that "Visa etc. card payments are possible" and "only with EC-Karte". I've written to them to ask them to pick one!
And your assumption is correct in my experience about the opening times. Document pick-up is handled by reception staff.
My #iPhone "this should be built in" quality of life improvements include unlocking display rotation when the photos app is open and avoiding "your battery is low" prompts by preempting them.
@jon got one of these shiny new (?) ones for the first time recently, they're great!
Even the toilet controls are intuitive. Though apparently the water easily splashes out of the sink.