ALiteralCabbage

My loyalty was to the truth, not to political tribes

And a liar!

Bought 35 years ago :sadface:

You beat me to it!

KP make amazing snacks.

Portugal is secretly Eastern European, after all...

Didn't you hear, it was a glitch! An error with Signal!

We had the same thing in the UK with Argos and the giant book of dreams...

They've managed to remain a pretty good Amazon alternative for random gubbins and game stuff, and they now operate out of some larger supermarkets so you can pick stuff up while you're doing your groceries.

They're the "traditional" taxis in London. The drivers are required to essentially memorise the entire road system of London to qualify which makes them a)skilled labourers and b)much better in terms of getting you to a destination than Uber or equivalent can drivers who primarily rely on Google maps or similar.

They're sometimes more expensive but generally because they're quicker (and don't do "surge pricing" in the same way as "disruptor" firms do) the pricing is pretty comparable in my experience.

If you're in London then Taxiapp is the one to use; it's for black cabs and is run by and for them. I always use black cabs if take a taxi in London - the Knowledge is an amazing thing!

Free Now is good and is used by black cabs as well.

I also remember hearing that surgeons who play videogames tend to perform better at their jobs too.

Hand eye co-ordination (especially when looking at a screen without direct feedback in your hands), stressful situations, long stints of focus...

There's lots of benefits to gaming!

You're thinking of Aung San Suu Kyi.

She follows the trend of Nobel Peace Prize winners being unbelievably hypocritical; to pull a quote from foreign diplomat to Myanmar:

Her government has been as enthusiastic about jailing journalists and government critics as the military government that preceded hers

Fair enough! I know some people who have plenty of space but prefer small furniture because of the increase in floor space it gives them - but beds are something I mever factored into my practice of minimalism!

Why did you downsize the bed - is it just a matter of space for you at that point?

I used to be pretty big on minimalism as a younger man, around the time the Minimalists were blogging (and before they became a business in their own right). I was single, rented, and it made my life much easier. But I found after a while that the "purging" was sort of a way to avoid living with myself (or to obsess over the wrong stuff).

I still like it but the collection of stuff and things around me are a way to connect with who I was, and the life I've lived, and am living. And it's a nice way to share a space with my partner. Even if her coffee table is too big.