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Re:Ask HN: Know of anyone using Amazon Chime? on Saturday July 22, 2017 @07:50PM (#14830089)
I use Chime all the time, but then I work for AWS :-)
Re:Microwave Oven Diagnostics with Indian Snack Food on Saturday February 28, 2015 @06:36PM (#9125467)
I've heard that electric kettles don't work as well in the US as in (say) England because our mains voltage is much lower -- and I guess a transformer would be too bulky.
Bizarre; I had _exactly_ the same experience a couple weeks ago. (It was Programming Perl, 4th Edition, for what it's worth.)

I donated the spare book to my local library.