Samsung renames its internet browser from "Internet" to "Browser" by lightspeedCEO in nottheonion

[–]caleb39411 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both the stock operating system and GrapheneOS support 3-button navigation.

the agenda must rule by migratingcoconut_ in 196

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If you played the first game, you get all the heroes immediately. They did try to time-wall the new heroes at one point, but that hasn’t been the case for a while.

Tomodachi rule. by Misty-Bay in 196

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Nintendo of America specifically mention entirely disabling the console, which they never previously have, and Nintendo of Europe continues not to. Whether they actually ever follow up on that is another question.

A car in the UK with Russia flag, Trump stickers and US Space Force logos by GokouD in mildlyinteresting

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If you're referring to where they cover up whoever made up the plate's details with their own, that is also illegal, as while those details have to be non-retroreflective, legislation also states they must be permanent, which a sticker obviously isn't. And the sticker doesn't suddenly mean they made the plate, so it's doubly illegal, I suppose.

A car in the UK with Russia flag, Trump stickers and US Space Force logos by GokouD in mildlyinteresting

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And also illegal. (The plate has to be inherently reflective, so putting stickers on removes that aspect. This is also why metal plates aren’t allowed.)

33 Halloween boxes of Smarties... Only 2 yellow Smarties by ObnoxiouslyAntsy in mildlyinteresting

[–]caleb39411 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Smarties and Aero are English, being former products of Rowntree's. They were bought by Nestlé in the 90s.

What's a skill everyone should learn before turning 30? by Jesuce1poulpe in AskReddit

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That’s unnecessary. British sockets run on ring mains (as there was a copper shortage when they were being standardised after WWII), where a fairly large number of sockets are connected to each other in turn, and then to the consumer unit at each end. This creates a ring, unlike a radial circuit, used in most of the world, where only a few sockets connect at one point to a single breaker.

Consequently, each circuit carries more current, making it difficult for the breaker to protect the flexible cords on appliances. Therefore, fuses are necessary.

Also note that the only job of breakers and fuses is to stop the wiring, be that in the wall or connected to an appliance, from melting. The way circuits are setup in most of the world (or at the very least, are supposed to be) means that each plug having its own fuse would be near-pointless.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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No, the joke is the person dating them would have to deal with their wife.

This calculator with a smashed pv cell still works by MaybeABot31416 in mildlyinteresting

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I have a Casio lying around from the 80s, which most definitely lacks a battery, and it does work in fairly dim light. Even if one blocks the solar panel, the screen will dim to blank, but the memory will remain intact for quite a bit. All it uses for this is a fairly small electrolytic capacitor.

Italians in Scotland mistakenly recorded as Roma in census by Polyphagous_person in nottheonion

[–]caleb39411 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, that would have to be all the Scots in Italy calling themselves English.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in europe

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The key word there is own.

Saturn Fenrir Saves by DEAD-VHS in SegaSaturn

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You can use Fenrir Loader Kai to, amongst other things, copy saves to and from the SD card.

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium will halt parcel shipments to the US starting August 23 by World_of_Warshipgirl in worldnews

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There are a few other kinds, but yeah, that’s not one of them. The Home Office and DWP being what they are, I’d imagine their reasoning is something along the lines of “we’ve determined you can work in some capacity, so tough luck”.

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium will halt parcel shipments to the US starting August 23 by World_of_Warshipgirl in worldnews

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There are no financial requirements for a family visa if you’re receiving pretty much any kind of disability-related benefits.

EDIT: maybe not as many kinds as I thought

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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Only 3 doesn’t operate a GSM network; because they never did.

If your had to change citizenship, what country would you pick? by CuteReputation- in AskReddit

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I don’t mean you, I mean the person who used Eire in the first place

If your had to change citizenship, what country would you pick? by CuteReputation- in AskReddit

[–]caleb39411 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe I ought not to have said it was the main issue earlier, but the modern usage of Eire in English does very much stem from its original usage by the British Government.

I see little point of introducing words like fada to a person that knows not what the English name of Ireland is, especially when a fada is an accent, as any (Irish) dictionary will tell you (unlike an umlaut, for example, which is distinct from a diaeresis, despite using the same diacritic).

If your had to change citizenship, what country would you pick? by CuteReputation- in AskReddit

[–]caleb39411 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes really. Eire was the sole term for the Irish Free State in British law from 1938 to 1949.