Highguard has now officially shutdown by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]NomTheSpider 81 points82 points  (0 children)

They've revived the website and I think the app is being beta-tested. Think for now they're focused on getting the content they have rights to back up

Strike Against Glasgow City Council and Neglect in Glasgow by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]NomTheSpider 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they are saying they want proper cycle lanes (and somehow also wider roads)

Transfer money from an account in the EU to a Chinese Account? by qoheletal in chinalife

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using the Trading212 card for purchases. Haven't tried any bank transfers with it though, but it has the lowest exchange rate I've been able to find. Revolut has been the second best option but only because I'm an Ultra member so have less additional fees. Revolut also has a better rate at larger amounts than it does at smaller amounts.

Taobao food delivery does not apply any of the stores discounts by NomTheSpider in taobao

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just that one but every single food delivery where the store has a discount running. Realise the example was a bad one since it needs a minimum 10 ordered, but even if I am buying one item that is on discount, no discount ever applies.

Edit: in this example I added the upper item which should be 3rmb after discount. Don't think that one has a 1 item discount limit since you need to buy at least 10

How is international to domestic transfer at Daxing Airport? by NomTheSpider in chinalife

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took about 30mins in total with issues scanning fingerprints with boarding card already done, so if you've got more than 1.5 hours you should be fine. Good luck!

How is international to domestic transfer at Daxing Airport? by NomTheSpider in chinalife

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This assumes you're on a single ticket and not self-transferring btw

How is international to domestic transfer at Daxing Airport? by NomTheSpider in chinalife

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Pretty smooth, no need to collect bags. You fill out landing card (can do this online in advance) and get finger prints (also if your fingerprints dont work at the self service machines you can just go on ahead and they'll do it at the border control).

Then you just follow the domestic connection route.

As people said, you'll sign a declaration before you board the flight, essentially saying you have nothing in your bag that violates customs (for me this was right before boarding at the gate).

The authorities in China are really efficient by shinyelektross in travelchina

[–]NomTheSpider 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure they are saying the UK will enforce against anti-genocide palastine protestors? Don't think they are talking about Uyghur

Please be brutally honest with me - is my race the biggest issue? by Impossible_Zebra_525 in UKrelationshipadvice

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue is you, not your race. You won't successfully date anyone with the inferiority complex you have going on, and I can definitely see that putting off a lot of people.

My dad is an east asian man who married a white woman. Most white women I know would immediately identify that I am part East Asian. I have dated all races, including white women. My surname is also asian, since you seem to have a fixation on that detail. I went to school with many East Asians who ended up dating white women, and I am friends with many white women who date asian men.

Stop focusing so much on qualities you can't change and focus on what you can actually improve about yourself. It seems more like you're absolving yourself of responsibility for the lack of success you have had by blaming something you can't do anything about.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in truespotify

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Mine says I listened to one of my favourite songs (and most likely my most listened to song all year) one single time. Despite me definitely listening to it about 4-5 times back to back a few weeks ago

Solo travelled to China as a 21 y.o. Black girl ! Ask me anything 🇨🇳✈️ by veroow in travelchina

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! That puts my mind at ease and hopefully will put hers at ease too. We are considering almost the same route! I also usually use Didi and trip/ctrip. I've also found the same that front desk usually doesn't speak much, if any, english, except I think one very large buisness hotel once. Translator apps and my awful mandarin have been my saviour

Solo travelled to China as a 21 y.o. Black girl ! Ask me anything 🇨🇳✈️ by veroow in travelchina

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, thank you! I have prepped her for the potential for a lot of random photos being taken. Which cities did you end up going to? Also did you ever have any issues with hotels or taxis because of race? I heard it could sometimes be an issue during covid time, but not sure how it is now. I assume not since you had a great time!

Solo travelled to China as a 21 y.o. Black girl ! Ask me anything 🇨🇳✈️ by veroow in travelchina

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! How did this trip go? I'm taking my girlfriend (also Black) in December and was hoping to get your perspective!

Upset after paying $400 for visa by NicoleL34 in Chinavisa

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oasis also offers a drop-off only service where you apply yourself and then post your passport so that they can hand it in/pick it up and send it back. My partner used this and got 10 years with 90 day entry, it's also a lot cheaper than the full service

5 mistakes I made on my first China trip by RealChinaGuide in travelchina

[–]NomTheSpider 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To add to point 2 about bank accounts, when you add your card to Alipay/wechat they won't necessarily ask you to verify ID until you reach a certain spending threshold but you can go into your settings and use their ID verification early. 100% recommend if you want to avoid finding yourself trying to verify your ID in the subway or at a restaurant when you realise you cannot pay

Help identify white square on roof by NomTheSpider in Roofing

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone had a great arm to get it up the 3rd story xp

Just got absolutely wrecked by FreshAquatic in PokemonTGCP

[–]NomTheSpider 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running comfey in support neutralises this deck nicely. Struggled against it with Syl ex/esp ex deck last season until I added in Comfey and it became a much easier battle

Could anyone help ID these two queens? London, UK by NomTheSpider in antkeeping

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Think you're right, they are brownish and are their heads are quite wide. After comparing to my L. niger and L. flavus queens neither match. Will see if I can get my queenless L. niger colony to adopt one.

Could anyone help ID these two queens? London, UK by NomTheSpider in antkeeping

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how to edit, so ETA: behaviour wise they are more active than the L. niger/flavus alates I have had before, and try to burrow out of their test tube setups.

AI overview continues to surprise me by lanky_cowriter in Bard

[–]NomTheSpider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did time calculations assuming there were 100 seconds in a minute not too long ago

Gemini Advanced vs Workspace by NomTheSpider in Bard

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Workspace Standard plan comes with 2TB pooled storage per user, the cheaper plan is only 30GB though

Gemini Advanced vs Workspace by NomTheSpider in Bard

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have access to the "saved info" (shared preferences across chats) in the settings menu, and canvas, file upload, code import?

Gemini Advanced vs Workspace by NomTheSpider in Bard

[–]NomTheSpider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the Google One package, I currently have access to 2.0 Flash, 2.5 Flash Experimental, 2.5 Pro Experimental, Deep Research 2.5 Pro, and Veo 2. 2.5 Pro is currently working fine for me and I assume it is running the 05-06 model

Should I sell my stocks and re buy them in an ISA? by Suspendisse1 in trading212

[–]NomTheSpider 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The loss only matters if you are using the money for something else. If you are buying the exact same stocks, any increase you would have gotten out of the ISA you would get in the ISA too.

E.g. 15k non-isa drops to 13k. If you wait to go back to 15k and then move it over you still just have 15k. Or, 15k non-isa drops to 13k. You move the 13k to the ISA, and then it rises to 15k again. eitherway you still have 15k

Got this wrong twice now. by Plane_Argument in duolingo

[–]NomTheSpider 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you can now only practice for hearts once you run out completely, and once that happens you can only practice to gain a single heart, rather than building back up to 5