Interesting Links for 13-07-2017
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andrewducker- How video encoding works (a very simple introduction)
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- The touching effect of putting an autistic hero into a computer game
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- Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League? (No. But people are trying...)
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- Is Decentralized Storage Sustainable?
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- Greening announces 'evidence champion' for schools
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- Pthalates linked to chronic disease in men
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- Government refuses to release report into Saudi Arabia’s funding of Islamist extremism in UK
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- Inside the World of Chinese Bitcoin ‘Mining’ (Some great photos)
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- At 56, a ‘Light Bulb’ Goes Off and a Firefighter Emerges
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- The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do
- As a Brit I have to admit that I had no idea that there _was_ a war with America in 1812
(tags: war uk usa france canada history ) - The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem
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- Radiohead releases a surprise ZX Spectrum program for OK Computer anniversary
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- Visa To Pay Restaurants To Stop Taking Cash
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- A Kingdom for a Horse: Kokpar and the Future of Kazakhstan
- “There are no Kazakhs,” he says. “Stalin made us up.”
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- "I think I am becoming accustomed to the sight of guns."
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- Unix Time 1,500M – Friday July 14 02:40GMT
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- New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion effective from 30 September
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- Post-apocalyptic Dilbert
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Date: 2017-07-17 01:35 pm (UTC)For a coffee & snack I'd round up to the nearest pound / not collect my change from the table. Similarly if there has been an at table drinks service.
For a meal I usually tip 5%-10%.
Very occassionally I'll tell a barman to keep the change. Not often.
If I've had to queue for service, collect my own order or pay in advance of receiving my order I generally don't tip.
What I notice is that the additional use of card payment, particularly contactless payment for small amounts make it less likely that I'll leave a tip. I find I'm being caught out by not having change.
My wife and I appear to operate a system where one of us (usually me for reasons which I can't quite fathom) pays for the meal and the other one sorts out the tip.
(I suspect the reason is that my wife buys all the petrol and runs the household errands.)
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Date: 2017-07-17 01:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-17 02:43 pm (UTC)Although I rarely get food delivered. Both of the takeaways that I go to often are within a five minute walk so unless it's raining it's easier and quicker to phone the order in and then stroll round and pick it up.