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smsm1, 9 days ago

@jesse Bluetooth is interesting though I'm now so used to the split layout on the 100 and Atreus that I'm not sure I could go back to a straight keyboard. Also not sure I'd be allowed any more keyboards in the house.

I've been impressed with how the Atreus has held up with the 4 year olds tantrums when video time comes to an end same it's eg time for bed.

smsm1, 7 days ago

@publicvoit @jesse @flowolf have the option of both wireless and wired so that you can get the best of both on the same device?

smsm1, 15 days ago

@derickr @harry_wood the switch away from the bit of proportional representation is such a backwards step.

smsm1, 14 days ago

@derickr @harry_wood AV or STV for a single seat still makes sense as it makes people feel their bit is valued when wanting to support minority parties. Granted unlikely to change the result from the first one, however makes the voting experience better and potentially higher turnout. Potentially gets better policies as candidates try to get higher up the list of ranking for supplemental votes.

smsm1, 18 days ago

@peter @localzuk my council collects batteries fortnightly however that's due to stop in half a year.

smsm1, 19 days ago

@revk @mastodon.jamesoff.net@mastodon.jamesoff.net 75% is the proportion of keys compared to a full size keyboard.

smsm1, 25 days ago

@simon @davew I'm not convinced by no code systems. They might lower the barrier to entry however most people still don't have the mindset or inclination to use them. They often have limits that run out quickly depending on the complexity that you are trying to do. Often hosted too which means a paid for service that could disappear unlike code you write and compile yourself.

smsm1, 29 days ago

@revk @peter @aaisp "Allows EU and US roaming at now extra cost!" Is the "now" a typo?

smsm1, 29 days ago

@revk I've had similar issues. Got to make sure they are at least partially on the pavement to be collected. If fully on the drive they seem to get missed even so they can be easily seen from the road.

smsm1, 1 month ago

@RPBook @worriernun @organicmaps @streetcomplete same here. Street complete has got me back into mapping as it's easy to add little details here and there whilst it and about.

I'm now switching between Street Complete, Every Door, and Vespucci depending on exactly what I'm mapping, often using all three in the same mapping session.

smsm1, 2 months ago

@revk agree it would be nice to have some way of having a minimum order cost where some of it can be made up with a variable delivery charge. Though I suspect calling it that wouldn't go down well.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@heliomass @Alon the competition is ferries and airlines. Ferries are a longer journey, but very quick through security when I've used them. Often little to no queue.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@dt @heliomass one of the reasons I like payment cards (especially tap tap cap style) as an option is when traveling to other places the ticketing is much simpler and you can just board the vehicle without needing to figure the local ticketing system and plorentha of tickets. Having to download an app for each city you travel to to pay for the bus ain't fun.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@dt @heliomass London, Lothian buses in Edinburgh and surrounding areas, First in Glasgow already have tap tap cap style payments using bank cards with daily and weekly capping. If you are a very regular and frequent traveller in the local area then there are other cheaper tickets available by paying for a month or year ahead, or by monthly direct debit.

The Dutch have national distance based fares with some discounts if you pay a monthly fee. There's a fee for boarding & a distance based cost.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@dt @heliomass there are advantages for operators, such as faster boarding times, making journeys quicker as no need to discuss with driver which ticket to purchase, which in turn creates more passengers, so worth the investment to having auto calculating the cheapest fare for their passengers. Happier passengers and less support required for fares is worth it.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@dt @heliomass in London the buses are completely cashless. You have to use either oyster or contactless.

Agree allowing cash in some form is needed as many don't use plastic. Where I live the dwell times due to people paying or telling the driver their destination can be significant.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@dt @heliomass I suppose once you get to buses every 5-10 minutes or more frequent, the boarding and dwell times become more critical. Edinburgh and London have this though they already have bus lanes in many places which helps.

Granted lower frequency routes the boarding times is less critical for the bus to keep to time, and other factors are often a bigger issue.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@heliomass I find they are way too sweet to eat. Also going to need to try and reduce the amount of sweets the kids eat as they are starting to avoid eating main course to have mostly pudding.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@sue ah, is this the issue where they can't get you buying in an iOS app as some will take 30% that they don't want so send you round the houses instead? Joys of walled gardens.

smsm1, 3 months ago

@heliomass fares are simply too high. Need cheaper fares as a cap. Also need more capacity to bring down fares. Oh wait HS2 has been cut. I like the idea of a semi flex date however it is too expensive when traveling as a group/family.

smsm1, 4 months ago

@sue got a keyboard for the family for Christmas and slowly trying to use Garageband etc to learn it. Even the 4 year old is picking up bits.

smsm1, 5 months ago

@heliomass I suppose I'm just describing 15 minutes cities.