I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit

Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit by ferzul on Thursday February 13, 2020 @04:05PM (#22321424)

> for all but the poorest can be cooked and delivered by others on a fairly regular basis.

kitchens are expensive. the historical urban poor often lived in a corner of a room and bought their food from someone who had a kitchen. it makes eating home cooked meals feel absolutely decadent!

(one thing i haven't yet understood: food was cheaper than a penny, but there were no farthings or ha'pnies till much later. indeed, a penny bought about $20 worth. so did they buy meals a week at a time, and get a pastie a day or something?)

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Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit by thedirt0115 on Thursday February 13, 2020 @04:23PM (#22321562)

I imagine that you could run a tab with your local grocer and settle up for full pennies later.

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Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit by learc83 on Thursday February 13, 2020 @04:21PM (#22321542)

They used to cut coins in halfs, fourths, and maybe smaller to get lower denominations.

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