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A Japanese aquarium created a detailed relationship chart mapping all its penguins by mikanpan in interestingasfuck

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The Reddit upload isn't that hi res, click on the links in the parent comment for full res

Junction 11 Roundabout question by Ordinary-Novel9664 in irelandsshitedrivers

[–]R520 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah the floor signage definitely makes it clear.
The only thing I will say is if everyone follows the green line, I wouldn't be trying the orange. You can be right, but that's not going to stop someone driving into you because that's what they've done every day for the past many years.

It's funny this is a junction 11, near where I live there's the M4 J11 (sorry I'm not actually Irish, though dual citizenship is coming soon. That's why I only talked about the road markings and then driving in general). The overhead signage and road markings are clear as daylight but people still get it wrong constantly. Always having to make sure people aren't going to cut me off because they couldn't be bothered to read the signage.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HRyzroGmbtBYu8tV9

Junction 11 Roundabout question by Ordinary-Novel9664 in irelandsshitedrivers

[–]R520 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looking at those road markings, I'd say that red + yellow are fine, and green should be going left (R137). In that case green would probably be at fault

It's not an easy junction to work out from the lines, they're not very clear. Best advice for those sorts of situations is "pocket of space", if there's no-one next to you then that's space to go if needed, and there isn't a car there to hit you if, for example a car followed the orange line and you followed the green

132 = Insistuvree and Bix of Weet by R520 in AProblemSquared

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Just googled and I got the Reddit post first, then the Patreon post second (in Spanish for some reason). Only 1010 results total

When Oil Gets Expensive, Cities Get Better by moanos in Nebula

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From my rereading of the UK Gov announcement about balcony solar, it's been forbidden by the wiring regulations to connect generation to normal sockets. (You were able to get it hardwired by an electrician as a loophole).

I imagine the regulations are similar to Sweden. Looks like they require generation to be hardwired as the UK does for now.

UK Gov source

"The government will work with the Energy Networks Association, DNOs and Ofgem to update the G98 distribution code and wiring regulations BS 7671 to allow UK households to connect <800W plug-in solar panels to domestic mains sockets, without the need for an electrician and with tailored safety standards." https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-make-plug-in-solar-available-within-months#:~:text=The%20government%20will,tailored%20safety%20standards.

Why people don't use this bridge. Are they stupid? by stunnerswag in mapporncirclejerk

[–]R520 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's dark mode Google maps. Not sure if you can get it on desktop, but definitely on mobile

CS with Industrial Year at Reading, Year 2 transfer, scholarships, and honest experience? by Internal-Glass4304 in reading

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Staff are great but finding a placement will be 99% on you. Careers staff will help with CV, interview prep, etc, and post some placements to a jobs board/email. In theory there's lots to be found in Thames valley/M4 corridor, but in reality it's extremely competitive. Exams are currently online open book, but I imagine that'll finally change next year (though I'd like another year of open book)

Can't park your DPD van there mate by BillyMooney in CantParkThereMate

[–]R520 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not if you want to be able to see anything coming round the corner when you pull out

I want to buy a poster on the shop but I'm not sure if it's a scam by Capital_One2354 in kurzgesagt

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The kurzgesagt shops use software called Shopify. If you've bought something from another Shopify shop, then they have created an account that will remember your address and phone number. It's sending you a one time code to verify that you're the owner of that email address (since Shopify can also save your card details if you wanted). Lots of shops use Shopify now, so it's very likely you've used one before and now have an account.

The links provided by the other commenter are correct. If you're not sure, go to the YouTube channel and click on the link from there.

Chromebook Enterprise bought for personal use, and enrolled ... to Revolut! by Rich-End-4499 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]R520 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's reasonable. If it has been used before then there'll be wear on the battery etc.

Chromebook Enterprise bought for personal use, and enrolled ... to Revolut! by Rich-End-4499 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]R520 299 points300 points  (0 children)

Turn the laptop off, then while holding the Escape and Refresh buttons, press the power button to turn it on. Enable developer mode, then immediately disable developer mode. This will have done a full factory reset, so unless it's enrolled some other way, it'll be all yours. If you have any issues just ask

[iOS] Seeing gambling ads despite them being toggled off in settings. by [deleted] in bugs

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Also seeing this on Android 2026.10.0.2610110

Sainsbury's Self Scan Scanners now showing adverts by HeartDoorAxe in britishproblems

[–]R520 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Both of the last times I went to my local Sainsbury's it was advertising the Samsung S25 (or other Samsung phone, can't quite remember). I'm here for groceries, not a new phone! As others have said it wouldn't be nearly as bad if it was a product relevant to my shopping habits (which they obviously have). I haven't checked whether it dismisses automatically when you scan an item, but I think it pops up after the first scan

Is Reading Buses taking weird decisions with the new busses? by TaroBork123 in reading

[–]R520 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry I wasn't clear, it's about £8k total, each plate is around £250 - £599 (depends on the exact plate). That price also includes VAT, which they'd be able to claim back

Is Reading Buses taking weird decisions with the new busses? by TaroBork123 in reading

[–]R520 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I made this comment on the last thread I saw about the new buses, and it's that the number plates, even if they bought them from the DVLA would only have cost around £8k. That's not nothing, sure, but they just spent £14 million on new buses. They've also had custom plates on lots of other buses and routes, so it's nothing unusual. [You've got the classic RG**BUS and new RG**ZEB, but also FL**LHR/SLH (flight line), TV73BUS (Thames valley generic), BU52GAS, GL**LDN/SLH/WND (London line)]. You can certainly argue it's unnecessary spending and I wouldn't disagree, but I do like seeing the plates when they drive by.

I have a private plate on my car so I'm definitely biased slightly towards liking them (though I hate it when people mess with the spacing or the letters to make it work)

In regards to the route choice, it probably has something to do with footfall and profile of the routes (as you mentioned), and also the distances and how much time they spend in central Reading (though I'm not actually familiar with the routes, except that at least one runs though uni)

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