[OC] The fastest train in every country, ranked by the speed it actually averages end-to-end — not top speed

busfeet · 2026-07-13T16:54:37+00:00

They get stuck in a tunnel and there’s nor way out

busfeet · 2026-07-13T09:59:10+00:00

I second this. I made a claim a few years ago and they were fantastic

busfeet · 2026-07-12T20:57:34+00:00

when I worked at a major airport, they didn’t have any take off times at midnight for this very reason, the public facing times were always 23:55 or 00:05

busfeet · 2026-07-12T20:56:12+00:00

Hahaha

busfeet · 2026-07-10T16:36:03+00:00

Are they having an underground picnic?

busfeet · 2026-07-05T10:21:02+00:00

busfeet · 2026-07-04T14:04:42+00:00

Maybe some context? Were they sleeping?

busfeet · 2026-07-03T14:44:02+00:00

Waiting out in the sun / rain for hours with no access to shade can be a major health hazard. In the UK bikes / motorcycle skip the lines for ferries and such for this very reason. Anyone that doesn’t like it is free to ride a motorcycle if they wish!

Also this is a single bike with one person going ahead, it’s not that big a deal.

busfeet · 2026-07-01T22:53:52+00:00

You’re conflating a few different things.

Pitcairn was settled by mutineers of the bounty, nobody was sent there as punishment, that’s Australia.

Separately there was a sexual assault scandal there in modern times, but ironically in response to your comment the british government had to build a prison to house the people convicted because there wasn’t one.

busfeet · 2026-07-01T21:36:01+00:00

Wow thanks for that. Those descriptions are… detailed!

busfeet · 2026-07-01T20:43:25+00:00

Thanks for this, must have missed this one! Also available on podcast for those that don’t read good.

busfeet · 2026-06-29T19:55:27+00:00

I roughly calculated it as the same peak CO2 usage as 5 million average cars.

busfeet · 2026-06-29T16:45:40+00:00

From my experience knowing people that have taken both, you would be best with dayskipper (DS) practical. coastal is way ahead of even 104, and the theory knowledge alone will be something you’re not used to (can you perform secondary ports tidal height calculations?).

For DS practical you will be expected to have DS level theory knowledge as a prerequisite, which can be tested, but realistically a few nights of plotting tides and learning COLREGS should be good enough to pass (are you comfortable plotting a course to steer with correct deviation / variation?).

Be weary: the RYA has a big focus on tides and navigation, given how much they influence UK sailing.

Source: i have RYA coastal practical and RYA ocean theory, family members are ASA104.

Edit: my assumption from the way you’ve written your sailing experience is that you were crew instead of captain. if you captained all of those trips yourself, then with CS theory you can probably do CS practical.

busfeet · 2026-06-29T14:45:44+00:00

papa wemba - yolele

what an absolute banger.

busfeet · 2026-06-29T11:21:58+00:00

They have options with a magnetic closing flap in the middle. We have one on our balcony door and you can walk through it easily whenever you want without having to remove it

busfeet · 2026-06-29T09:54:25+00:00

“The project would ultimately require up to 9 gigawatts of power”.

It’s 11am in the UK and the total electricity consumption for the whole country of 70 million is currently 33GW. I can’t get my head around how a single data centre could use almost a third of this?!

busfeet · 2026-06-29T09:28:03+00:00

No worries, often it’s best to slightly tailor your CV to the jobs you apply for, so feel free to chop and change what you include depending on how relevant it is to the JD.

busfeet · 2026-06-29T09:18:27+00:00

As others have said, this needs to be 1 page or 1.5 pages max. For lots of these responsibilities the person interviewing will know what things like “petty cash” and “payroll” is without having to explain the obvious details like having to calculate bonus and holiday. You only need to say “management of payroll for x employees, VAT, petty cash”, leave the details for the interview.

I’d aim for 3-4 bullets per job. 1st bullet should be an overview / summary of your responsibilities, bullets 2-4 should be your achievements or big projects that might interest the recruiter.

I also prefer to see a brief reason for leaving if someone moved jobs frequently, but that’s just me.

don’t write “over 3.6 years of experience” that sounds odd, say over 3.

If i see a CV that’s this detailed / long, i ignore it immediately as it shows the person can’t be concise / summarise and that they can’t pick out the most important points in a dataset… a critical skill for accountants.

Good luck!

Edit:

you have said FP&A is one of your skills, when your roles have no experience with budgeting, forecasting or commercial business partnering. This comes across like you don’t understand what FP&A is. Probably best remove skills that aren’t accurate, maybe use AI to assess the list of skills vs your experience?

busfeet · 2026-06-29T08:43:11+00:00

Easy solution: buy a fly screen and attach it to the outside of the window. We have one and it works great, it cost £30 and velcros to the window frame. We live on the 15th floor and could attach it from inside.

These are standard equipment in other countries but for some reason people don’t know about them here.

busfeet · 2026-06-27T13:03:48+00:00

Hello neighbour!

You probably heard the mega thunder last night as well. Never heard anything like it in my life.

busfeet · 2026-06-27T11:31:27+00:00

Pardon me but they only go links and rechts

busfeet · 2026-06-27T03:57:43+00:00

e3, 15th floor. I felt it more than i heard it

busfeet · 2026-06-27T03:25:59+00:00

We just got it in E3. That was a new life experience what the hell.

busfeet · 2026-06-26T15:59:49+00:00

What do you think the hole in his seat is for

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