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Indeed, and from the other side, there may not have been any progress at all without the support of Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom.

Thanks, that's my impression too. I wouldn't say Spain is much better, but my experience is limited.

Presuming there's a reason you excluded Germany, would you make a comparison with that system?

I have 2 of these (their campaign manager payment service was confusing, and I accidentally bought a second one).

For me, it is very disappointing.

The screen is _very_ small and most people won't be able to read this from a shelf. The only place this is appropriate is next to you on your work desk, but personally, I prefer a desk free from decoration.

It takes a lot of effort to read a quote, and they're usually disappointing. The quotes are banal without context. It is a thrill when you recognize a quote from a book you know, but it rarely happens.

The wood is thin and plasticky, the brass knob is too sharp-edged and feels unfinished. There's a gap all around the bezel. It runs out of charge quickly, the interface is much slower than is comfortable.

I'm really sad to say, I can't think of anything good about it. I accidentally bought two, and decided not to cancel the second so I could offer it as a prize in my club. But now I won't inflict that disappointment on someone else, and it is still in the box.

Every two to three weeks, in my experience

To be honest, the wood feels plasticky and the knob feels unfinished. There's also a significant gap between the wood and the bezel. The screen is too small, and battery life is poor. It looks like a premium product, but it doesn't feel like one. I have one, and if it broke I wouldn't pay more than $20 for a replacement.

They work now though. Do you remember all the CSS hacks? All those pages are broken today.

I'm not saying it's better, I'm just saying that I have a lot of regrets about jumping too hard on the bandwagon with a lack of critical thinking, and if I'm honest, evangelism.

Nowadays, I think the opposite. I feel a pang of jealousy and regret when I load a page from before CSS Zen Garden that uses tables for layouts. It still exists and works perfectly. I love how I can automatically date it in my mind, like period furniture or buildings. Unlike the thousands of pages that I made at the time, which are either gone or broken. I yearn for the html files that I lovingly handcrafted as unique pages. I destroyed them myself so that they could use a one-size-fits-all CSS solution. And they could in turn destroy each other with each new site redesign. If I ever get back on the indieweb, I'll be creating each page as a single file and allowing them to age gracefully.

I don't think of dry stone walls as masonry myself. I actually think that's the distinction between masonry and not-masonry!

But anyway, I think the second last section on the link, the part that addresses the wrongness of the name, would align with your opinion.

Yes, it has that association in English.

I didn't think so, of you look at old stone walls, there's an absence of continuous horizontal or vertical patterns. (However the discussion was a fork, about wall building, so it was quite literal)

It seems your are saying it is only relates to bricks? But it's not, it's any stone, cut or formed.

I think, in structural engineering terms, it refers to old natural stone wall [0] construction methods. Some bridges around me are made like this, and they're over a thousand years old.

But I agree that it's not a good adjective because I had the exact same first thought. Both "natural" and "stonewall" would be better, and they're not great names either.

[0]https://duckduckgo.com/?q=natural%20stone%20walls&ko=-1&iax=...

From what I understand of Svelte, it was built by a working data journalist with the dream of enabling these type of rich media articles. So yeah, 'emergent' and 'uncontrived' are in the DNA of this article and the tech beneath it.

Might not be a coincidence.

Nobody "made" her do this

It's not a career, it's more like being in a band. Everyone who is visible doing it, looks like a success. We don't see the 1000 failures.

My advice with all creative pursuits is: don't. Put it to one side and create the next one. If it keeps nagging at you despite your attempts to leave it behind, then you can give it some attention. Only go all-in when you're left with no other choice.

I saw Tim Schafer at Double-Fine express similar thoughts about their Amnesia Fortnight game jams. Even if an idea seems great; don't force yourself to pursue it, take a step back and see if it pursues you.

I believe there is already a framework for this, for all supermarkets, and it is being used in several countries with significant political impact.

https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/

So you're saying the rate of change of compensation (or "jerk rate" when entering and exiting a curve, as people enjoy calling it) is worse on tilting trains?

I would love to see some data - I assumed this was a solved problem, but I wouldn't be too surprised if the tolerances were revised to fit the problem.

I forgot to mention the 'interesting' part of this problem: that the effects are measured cumulatively. That is, against passenger journey length. Drivers and other staff are not considered as far as I know!

Yes, the part of the video that said this would work on existing infrastructure is entirely wrong.

It could be interesting with it's own infrastructure, though my first thought is that it might be better suited to tunnels, being able to maximize use of the tunnel profile.

And if one rail has a gap or defect.

Ideal adjustments (full compensation) are more uncomfortable.

Thought to be so, because there's a mismatch been visual and inner ear inputs. That is: you can see you're going around a corner, but you don't feel it. Resulting in motion sickness. Since all people have different tolerances of motion sickness, it's impossible to have a "correct" amount.

Almost all systems compromise between zero and full compensation, but passenger comfort is just one of many factors, and not the most significant. The discomfort on German tilting trains is probably because they are too close to "ideal".

Yes, Hunkin gives a much better explanation than me on his site, which both exposes my own misgivings, and hits a bit harder at copyright.

There's an interesting note on his site [0] about how he had to demonetize all his YouTube videos because of the music, and how the original band are not getting anything from it either. So the only people making money from his work are the record company.

[0] https://www.timhunkin.com/a243_Secret-Life-of-Machines-intro...

Are those fifty Tom Scotts all competing with each other to become 'experts of the week' on the same topics in slightly different ways? (that's what my 5 or 6 Tom Scotts do)

I wish YouTube channels could be viable by following the Periodic Videos model - stick to a single domain but keep it fresh by improving on old content.

You never forget your first sewing machine (or find one that lives up to the memory)

Like he says, the sewing machine was the first machine that entered the home. It was at the forefront of a changing world. It probably changed his viewership in new and unexpected ways too!

A visit to one of his arcades would be almost like a pilgrimage for me. I'd have to make it the centerpiece of a trip to London, if I ever get to go. His breadth and volume of work amazes me.

I watched Tim Hunkin explain sewing machines when I was about 8 and have never lost my fascination with them (or mechanical engineering) since then. https://youtu.be/8lwI4TSKM3Y

Social Media is a part of the world now. Just like any danger in life, kids need to be able to recognize it and have the skills to deal with it - banning them would only make them more vulnerable in the long term.

More on Phillips and Elvis: https://500songs.com/podcast/thats-all-right-mama-by-elvis-p...

Notably this is episode 19 of that podcast / book, indicating the "Birth of Rock 'N' Roll" goes much further back.