“Have I Got News For You… US! I meant news for us!”

How yours truly read the title.

Many do it to ensure they get overhead space for their carry-on, a result of airlines charging for checked luggage.

I’ve stopped having carry-on beyond what can fit under a seat, because of this.

I once saw a tiger cub, at a zoo, get entangled in some branches. At first it was just a little annoyed, as it was trying to free itself. It was cute to watch and you’d be forgiven for wishing you could’ve given it a hand. When it couldn’t immediately get itself free it began sneering, released its claws and dug into those branches like a chainsaw, pieces of wood flying everywhere.

It was impressive to see how much power, and fury, that cute little thing was packing.

Ah, how I love good news on a Monday…

It’s not really a lot of hoops to jump through, and this seems to be standard practice by DHL, UPS, FedEx and others, over here.

I actually appreciate getting the options on delivery day. E.g. I usually get to choose what collection point they leave the package at (so I can pick a spot I pass by going home from work or whatever), or if I want them to come back the next day, or have it dropped off at my office (not always an option, kinda seems to depend on how stressful a day the driver is having). I certainly prefer it to risk having the package stolen, then reporting, waiting for a new delivery…

Of course, if the package is large, heavy or otherwise unwieldy it might be a pain not having it delivered directly to the door, but if I’m expecting such a thing I try to be home to accept delivery.

TIL I learned of porter buddy, thanks.

Yeah, same up here in Norway. If I’m not home they will offer to leave the package at a collection point, or drop it off at my place of work. As far as I know, they’re not allowed to just leave it at my door step and hope for the best.

Hehe, yeah, and he’s swerving to confuse the mines.

A bump on the head is all… And don’t call me Shirley.

That one puzzled me. My mind first went to “friendly fire”, and then to “a friendly fighter must be a Ukrainian fighter…”.

First guess was correct; it was downed by a Russian fighter, apparently.

I’m close to 50, and it feels like every year of my life (except for maybe a couple years in the early 90s) Russia has pulled stunts like this, in what I can only guess are silly attempts at displaying strength.

Well, the cat got outta the bag on that one, Russia, as soon as you went to war with a country that carried more than rifles.

What exactly are we looking at here, is it a drone with a flamethrower, spitting fire into trenches?

I’m Norway, and yeah, I’m sure there are places that don’t abide by the law. But, I’m quite certain the kind of monitoring Tesla appears to be doing would be national news in a hurry, and something that would be cracked down on.

Holy shit. I sometimes forget just how grateful I am to not live where it’s possible/legal to treat people like this.

Slow Horses isn’t terrible either.

Would that be because of creasing issues, or are there other practical differences?

And an ounce is nowhere close to a decimeter!

I’ve seen quite a few people with the old Carlsberg logo tattooed on their bodies. Imagine being a beer lover only to discover people think you’re a Nazi. /s

Maybe, in the future, we’ll have rapid up/rapid down trees? With AI. Maybe they’ll get the ability to walk, too, so they can stand where they provide the most shade.

In general efficiency, modern cars are a lot closer to 40% than 20. E.g. a Prius engine is at 38,5%.

It was interesting to see F1 engines go past the 50% mark, a few years back.