In Germany they have specific rules about bike lights - we could have the same given they are often higher than car lights and some brands are approaching the same brightness - mine are 900 lumen ver… (View Post)

Exactly. It's why Amazon announcing a new warehouse that employs 1,000 people is not as good news as Amazon announcing a fully automated warehouse, opening up 1,000 workers to do something that adds … (View Post)

Heh. Suddenly that seems like very good value for about 100 hours of childcare + food. (View Post)

To be fair wraparound childcare costs can be absurd. It's about 11 hours per month, at £15 per hour, you're up to £160. Plus food, including all costs, perhaps another £50? "Up to" is the i… (View Post)

Yep, soybeans. The Chinese are now buying from Argentina instead. (View Post)