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It doesn't say if it includes left turns from one way street to a one way street on red light. Which is legal in California.
Re:Apple broke up with me on Sunday December 05, 2021 @02:26AM (#29447495)
Contact https://twitter.com/CoinbaseSupport helped after several months failing to resolve it over email.
I bought two bath faucets. Amazon shipped the wrong color, I returned them but Amazon refused to refund me. They just kept them, wouldn't refund or return. Talked to several people including managers. Still owe me $700. Amazon works great when it does, when it doesn't the whole system collapses.
Re:The Future of Group Messaging on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @02:31AM (#26408789)
Take a look at https://cocoon.com
Re:Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa? on Friday February 19, 2021 @05:44PM (#26199025)
Thoughts go to all the Pete out there
Re:Moving Away from Gmail on Saturday April 11, 2020 @08:06PM (#22845119)
Isn't Hey.com a Basecamp product?
Give it time
Re:How coronavirus spread from patient zero in Seattle on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:02PM (#22536592)
Everyone is wearing a mask, whether or not they are showing symptoms. SK gov has a mask delivery program through the post office. This helps limit the spread. While the US gov tells everyone to not wear a mask, unless they are showing symptoms.
Re:Max Von Sydow has died on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:33PM (#22528199)
His film I've watched was an old Danish one, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror) from director Bille August.
Re:Coronavirus Lockdown in Wuhan Is a 'Living Hell' on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @06:04PM (#22479576)
Should probably fact check this before publishing, but the lockdown was rumored ahead of time on wechat. They didn't enforce it for like 8 hours. That's why there were lots of people who managed to flee Wuhan. That's a well-known fact.
Re:Coronavirus Lockdown in Wuhan Is a 'Living Hell' on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @05:58PM (#22479540)
CDC botched the first test kits. There was no way to test anyway. Fortunately, FDA approved state developed test kits.
Re:Scene report from the Chernobyl Zone on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:21PM (#20032854)
It's actually very distracting that most of them speak a perfect british accents. I was quite confused at the beginning whether british engineers or scientists were actually working for Russia or Ukrainian at the time.
I beg to differ. Read here: "Its pronunciation is based on the Beijing dialect, its vocabulary on the Mandarin dialects, and its grammar is based on written vernacular Chinese."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese

In standard Beijing Mandarin pronunciation? If you have a dialect then you might have stronger "sh" sound when trying to pronounce "si" "ci" "zi" "xi", so it's hard do differentiate between "si" and "shi", "ci" and "chi" or "zi" and "zhi". 四是四,十是十,十四是十四,四十是四十。
You might not differentiate too well with "shi" and "si" pinyin in mandarin if you are not a native speaker. Or maybe you pronounce "she" differently. There shouldn't be a "sh" sound in "xi".
In proper Mandarin pronunciation, "Xi" sounds more like the second syllable of "missy" not "she".
Re:Anker PowerPort PD 1 USB-C Wall Charger Teardown on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:12PM (#18849489)
Don't you risk of overheating the charger?
I always tell them that I will call them to verify them. Like calling Bank of America customer service first then ask to redirect the call that person.
Also no tax incentives for investing in stock compared to real estate.
You can indeed open a bank account in China with Chinese passport or even with a foreign passport. There are lots of limitations without the National ID, but do not spread false information if you are not well informed.
Re:Can Eurostar Compete with Airlines on Speed and Price? on Monday February 12, 2018 @06:02PM (#16363180)
Eurostar is definitely convenient. Took from London to Paris and return a couple of years ago. 2 hours from downtown to downtown. Much less time for ground transportation or check-in or anything like that than taking a flight. Personally prefer this than flying between London/Paris.
Don't expect to get an answer. I had an issue as well, hasn't been resolved after 3 months. Their phone support is even a bigger joke. 2 hours of waiting and no answer then they just hang you up. GDAX (owned by Coinbase) is the same, I wasn't able to download the statements because login was suspended for some reason.
Re:1.1B Taxi Rides with 20 Nvidia Tesla P100s and BrytlytDB on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @10:45AM (#15914929)
This is where Reader View is handy.
Amazon Logistics have lost my packages several times. I had to call them every time they use their own delivery service. I told them to use Google Maps, but was told they don't have a smartphone. Luckily their customer service rep was great, and either refunded or shipped replacements.
Re:Nest launches an outdoor security camera on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @07:37PM (#15299325)
How is the quality? Thewirecutter's review of it is pretty bad.
Re:Reported difficulties getting help on Equifax's phone lines on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @03:51PM (#15241958)
Great! Got a "Our system is currently unavailable" for Equifax. Ridiculous.
How old is she? I was maybe 8 at the time. I was not in Beijing. Even I knew what was happening, the event was broadcasted on TV at the time. It was probably heavily censored, but I knew demonstrations etc were going on in Beijing at the time.
Re:Teller Reveals His Secrets (2012) on Thursday April 27, 2017 @01:51PM (#14213406)
TED talk with Apollo Robbins is very interesting as well. https://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirec...

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