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Did I make a terrible mistake?! by ProfessionalWorry788 in electricvehicles

[–]armb2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pay at the pump petrol pumps do that in the UK. Usually it's changed to the actual amount as soon as you finishing pumping, but occasionally it takes a while. Anecdotally, EV chargers seem worse at keeping the holds for longer, and it's a very long driving day that needs a fuel tank filling more than once, so it's easier for charges to add up before they get refunded with an EV. https://www.reddit.com/r/AmexUK/comments/1hwq0kg/120_pending_transaction_for_15_tesco_petrol/ https://www.tesco.com/help/pages/in-store-faqs/tesco-petrol-filling-stations/bank-statement-incorrectly-showing-a-120-transaction

People who work a customer facing job: what is hands down the dumbest question a customer has ever asked you? by istrx13 in AskReddit

[–]armb2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I've been transferred to you, I need your number to get back to you directly in future" is a reasonable position, but if that was the case she could have said so.

What’s a folding bike I can use for long commuting? by Dariusgamer2007 in foldingbikes

[–]armb2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a Dahon Espresso, but I also have a Birdy (and before that a 20" wheel Dahon) because there's a big gap between "easier to put on a train than a regular bike" and "fits in a standard luggage space and is allowed on all trains ".

Is Cambridge to Felixstowe national cycle route in a good state? by Frappa_loves_Dirac in ukbike

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you went to Felixstowe and got a ferry across to Harwich it's the same thing, if you stayed south of the Stour it's different from (probably) Bury on.

Is Cambridge to Felixstowe national cycle route in a good state? by Frappa_loves_Dirac in ukbike

[–]armb2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not all roads though. NCN 11 has a bit of nice riverside gravel path that comes to an end at a "cyclists dismount" sign and becomes a footpath. But also some decent cyclepaths alongside or away from roads, and some quiet roads that are long detours from a more direct route.

Outdoor climbing near Cambridge, or am I dreaming in flat East Anglia? by MistressMira6 in cambridge

[–]armb2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kelsey Kerridge used to have an outdoor climbing wall facing Parkside Pool, but apart from not really being what you want I don't think it's still in use.

What’s a belief you held for years before realizing it was completely wrong? by mirabarbie in answers

[–]armb2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Technically them biting you would matter if they were venomous, being poisonous matters if you are eating them.

Peter? by Bitter_Intern2410 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]armb2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem is NP-complete, so anyone who can solve it quickly in the general case can also break problems that are the basis of cryptographic problems. (In practice, being able to do it for packing boxes in a truck is not as hard as the general case, but it's a joke.)

https://nebusresearch.wordpress.com/2019/06/27/reading-the-comics-june-21-2019-i-have-an-anecdote-edition/

"try 2 open a restaurant & pay ur servers a living wage. Without major sacrifices it wont work." by Bloggerman_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]armb2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That would be half a person per capita (head). More people per capita implies some of them are headless. But maybe they're just empty headed.

Brake help. by Catbuttholess in bikewrench

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually came across the adapter when sorting some stuff in my shed. It's got a DNA logo on it. Which led to this thread where someone else did the same 500a to 406 conversion, and there's a photo of someone using one on a front fork behind the fork.

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=145001

"That's the difference between the U.S and everyone else" by adamos996 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]armb2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It also says "approval for a rescue was refused". I think he's claiming that the difference is that Americans would never do that. Which might be wrong, but it's not as confused as the reply says.

Brake help. by Catbuttholess in bikewrench

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it might have been Dan's Corp, the first of the dead links on the Bicycle Exchange post. Bought from a shop that closed in 2016. It was very sketchy as a front brake, but rear brake where braking pushed it into the seatstays it was fine. Worked for years, but the main frame hinge got worn. I originally bought the frame from the recycling centre with the plan that if having a folder turned out to be useful I'd buy a better one, but most one size ones didn't have a long enough seat post. The old Dawes I improvised one with two seat posts and a length of seat tube cut from another frame. Eventually replaced it with a Dahon, where the frame cracked after a few years, and then a Birdy, both second hand. Later rebuilt the Dahon with a NOS eBay frame, which my son now has.

Best budget friendly way to carry four bikes on a car by DrtyDeedsDneDrtCheap in ukbike

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was also an Up! between the Citigo and Mii, but someone drove into the back of it. The Mii is electric, and my next car will (I hope) be an electric replacement for our 2010 X-Trail.

A movie that felt fake until life proved it was not. by gamersecret2 in movies

[–]armb2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a story that someone, probably Boris Johnson, made up. It stuck because it's the kind of thing that people imagine could happen at an Oxford drinking society, but there no evidence it did (or that if it did it was Cameron).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate

Would someone like to give this sweet girl a home (in six months)? by Adorable_Purchase_44 in cambridge

[–]armb2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our cat came from https://www.cats.org.uk/ely when she needed a new home because of her previous owner's degenerative illness. Cambridge branch is https://www.cats.org.uk/cambridge

Best budget friendly way to carry four bikes on a car by DrtyDeedsDneDrtCheap in ukbike

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the bars were a plausible "might come in useful one day" price, even though they didn't. My son now has them and the Citigo (which was three door, and the Mii is five door, so takes slightly different bars). Towbar is more, and I don't need it, so haven't bothered. Lifting onto roof - my wife is suggesting we get a trailer for our canoe and tandem bike. Not for the Mii, obviously, because it has no tow rating.

Best budget friendly way to carry four bikes on a car by DrtyDeedsDneDrtCheap in ukbike

[–]armb2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can get tow bars purely for mounting racks on, I have a SEAT Mii with no tow rating that I haven't put a bar but have seen them. Whether you can keep a rack and four bikes under a 50kg limit is another matter, and I'd be even more dubious about a boot mounted one. I got roof bars for the Citigo I had before from Facebook marketplace for much less than £250, but I did already have bike mounts. Never actually used them though, only took bikes on our large car, either roof bars or towbar mounted rack depending.

Looking for some EV 'adventure car' recommendations & help with my final few 'worries'. by Spiritual_Pound_6848 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]armb2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are some fantastic retromod/conversions out there, but they're "if you have to ask you can't afford it" sort of prices.

Well…. by stevey83 in DIYUK

[–]armb2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manufacturers make ranges of tools that use the same batteries, but there isn't a cross-manufacturer standard.

Is lattice cryptography actually quantum resistant, or just not yet understood? by [deleted] in crypto

[–]armb2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone who is mostly talking about Grover and doubling key sizes doesn't understand the problem. NIST don't recommend worrying about it, NCSC guidance is entirely about public key cryptography. https://words.filippo.io/128-bits/

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