iaskwhy
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Comment · 6 years ago
My wife is cabin crew at BA. The best example I can give of things they need to know is how to let a bomb explode and leave the aircraft going. There's a procedure on how to cover a found bomb with layers of chairs, wet blankets, etc. She also needs to know all the ways to extinguish a fire, depending on its source.
Comment · 6 years ago
On switching peripherals between both work and home computers, I've been using for a few years now a UGREEN USB Switch. It's around £21 for the USB 2 version at the moment in the UK. So it's basically what the author uses but you connect both machines there and click a button to toggle between machines. On mine there's 4 ports only but maybe that's enough for most people - I'm only using half.
Comment · 8 years ago
Sorry, it's not your fault but I found this funny because, of course German is the top first language in the EU, it's EU's most populous country, by far. Romanian is the 7th and Dutch the 8th and so on, pretty much every country has its own national language, with only a few exceptions.
Comment · 8 years ago
I use another browser for those sites. So Firefox with all the fancy add-ons for 99% of my browsing and then Edge for those times I really can't have it failing on me (any sort of payment, that's pretty much it).
Comment · 8 years ago
That's what happened with the new Bloomberg HQ in London. It's a nice museum underground.
Comment · 8 years ago
I've found mine in a therapist directory (for the UK): https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists
I remember I was so nervous and full of doubts about doing it, I had nobody I trusted I could talk to at the time but I was doing really bad. I first tried to find a familiar face on that directory, just based on pictures, someone I could see myself talking to. When I did find someone, it took me a few days before finally trying to reach them. It was extremely difficult to be honest. But I did it. It's been a few years now. Couldn't be happier with my decision.
Good luck. And feel free to ping me if you need any help.
Comment · 8 years ago
Very useful link in the article showing some of the things Facebook knows about you: https://facebook.com/ads/preferences
Comment · 9 years ago
You might want to try Cesium: http://www.cesium-app.com/
You can hide most images/covers on Cesium. I bought it one or two years ago, use it sometimes instead of the Music.app.
On a side note, one feature I'd wish was in all these players is the ability to pin stuff. I'd like to pin x albums, that's how I listen to them, x albums per month.
Comment · 9 years ago
And we even get to tell others they are doing it wrong!
Comment · 9 years ago
iPhone X fails to unlock and asks for PIN?
Comment · 9 years ago
Actually earthquake quick release cycles are very good for humans as it prevents bigger earthquakes in the future. Same with volcanoes.
Comment · 9 years ago
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, at least in Europe. If you're price sensitive, always check both before booking it.
Some examples: I've booked directly with the place to pay half price for one night in an amazing farm in Iceland; I've got the opposite last time I booked a night in a cheap hotel in Portugal. I usually check the Booking.com price and then check directly with the hotel then "Oh, but I've seen this cheaper in Booking.com", "Yes, please do the reservation via Booking.com then".
Comment · 9 years ago
I've been in that situation myself, a wave luckily brought me closer to the shore as I was about to quit and then I could just run to safety. I'm much more aware of dangerous zones in beaches nowadays. I recommend everyone to see a few of these videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+get+out+...
Comment · 9 years ago
We might need to consider not all cities are made to be tall. You cannot make Lisbon or Vienna go tall, otherwise it's not Lisbon or Vienna anymore... Also, it's silly to move local residents to the outskirts to have tourists right in the city center as tourists don't have to commute on a daily basis, they can be away from the center, it's perfectly fine for them.