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New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Death for stealing candles"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:19:09 +0000

In 'The Commonwealth Of Thieves' Tom Keneally notes some people were committing offences with the express intention of being sentenced to transportation to the penal colonies in Australia. Apologies for the secondary source.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "The Apple Watch"

throwaway_xl5 — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:46:39 +0000

I had a Swatch Beep (a watch featuring a numeric pager) in the late 90s which used the crown to navigate messages.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Get a prediction of how other people perceive your face"

throwaway_xl5 — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:36:01 +0000

This has got me humming 'there is nothing like a Dane' - which is not quite a song from the musical South Pacific.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "NIMBYs in the twenty-first century"

throwaway_xl5 — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:01:07 +0000

Economist lets you read a limited number of articles free of charge each month. The link gave me the full article so perhaps you used up your quota, or their rules are different in your territory?

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "The prisoners trying to code their way to a better life"

throwaway_xl5 — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:47:50 +0000

Maybe they could get work via odesk or a similar site?

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "The button that isn’t"

throwaway_xl5 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:51:21 +0000

In England we have defense facilities disguised as farmhouses. We don't have land-based missiles but this [0] is/was a government bunker from which launch orders could be given. I wondered if you meant idiotic in the sense of unrealistic for America, or as a bad idea tactically?

[0]http://www.secretnuclearbunker.com/

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Ask HN: Has anyone successfully moved to the UK on a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa?"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:12:37 +0000

I don't believe that is meant exclusively: You can get your funds from other sources, but funds originating in the UK are valid as well. There is no requirement that this be inward investment.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Amazon Reveals the Robots at the Heart of Its Cyber Monday Operation"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:25:58 +0000

The employer will want to pay the least they can to get the job done. This means you will likely get paid an amount less than the value you create for others. There are a lot of cases where you may choose to work for 7/h even though 8/h is on offer elsewhere such as a shorter commute, better hours, or nicer work environment.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "If you use a Mac or Android, e-commerce sites may be charging you more"

throwaway_xl5 — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:54:54 +0000

Nuance's commerce site gave me a half-price offer when browsed from Chrome on Android that was not visible on the same browser on Linux and Windows machines. I suspect that it was some kind of error since it wasn't declared as a special offer, just shown with a lower price. I was actually quite surprised when the lower price held all the way through online checkout as I imagined the stock and checkout functions would be managed separately from the main site.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Immigration Crackdown on Digital Nomads in Chiang Mai, Thailand"

throwaway_xl5 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:02:20 +0000

No such requirement in the UK, although it can be helpful in that if you are stopped by the police and they don't believe you are who you say you are, then they _may_ detain you until your identity can be confirmed.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims"

throwaway_xl5 — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:27:48 +0000

BetaBoston had a related story looking at technical assistance to victims of domestic abuse. http://betaboston.com/news/2014/05/07/as-domestic-abuse-goes... I think this link has been posted on HN previously but I can't find it. Apologies for not crediting the person who posted it.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Anger mounts over Barclays ban on rooted Android phones"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:10:18 +0000

Likely the same for FirstDirect. I couldn't get the app set up on my rooted Nexus despite going through process with their support desk. I didn't discuss it with them, just asked for a key fob code generator instead.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "OpenStreetMap Then and Now"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:54:35 +0000

There are two in-browser editors available from OSM itself, and the site includes tutorials. I've used iD in Chromium on Ubuntu so I'm optimistic that you could use it with Debian. For new lines/nodes you can trace over satellite images and/or upload GPS tracks and trace over them. You can also add metadata to existing data - eg mark a road as one-way for motor vehicles.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "The vanishing, underappreciated prank call"

throwaway_xl5 — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:00:27 +0000

The nurse referred to in the linked prank call was working in a private hospital, not the NHS. I agree with your comment though.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in " How to balance health issues with being a founder?"

throwaway_xl5 — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:24:33 +0000

Entitlement to UK public healthcare is, essentially, that you are a current lawful resident. If you got a work visa (and are working - you can't be in breach of visa conditions) and moved here you'd be entitled.

New comment by throwaway_xl5 in "Life After 'Life': Aging Inmates Struggle For Redemption"

throwaway_xl5 — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:50:42 +0000

Starting in 1788, Britain used a policy of 'Transportation' to colonies in Australia to relieve overcrowding in its prisons at home. Of course, Australia is now an independent country. The book 'A Commonwealth of Thieves' by Thomas Keneally provides a very readable narrative of the first British people to settle there.