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In a previous life, worked at MS on areas including accessibility (MSAA, UIA), Win32/Win64, sprinkled with USER/GDI, C#/C++ interop and COM. Currently getting more into web and mobile technologies, still with an interest in accessibility.
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Mar 4 |
answered | Easy bicycling trips in Belgium? |
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Feb 27 |
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RoadTrip from Seattle to Chicago I think the issue here is dealing with the mountain passes and/or snow. I90 is the most direct/likely route, and might be clear this time of year - you can check the conditions of Snoqualmie Pass online at WSDOT. If weather is bad at the pass, occasionally tire chains can be required. Might be worth calling up WSDOT and asking for advice. (If you want to avoid that entirely, an alternate long-way-around is to head south on I5 and then follow the Columbia east, but even that can have some snow areas.) Not sure about the rest of the route... |
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Feb 27 |
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London to Dublin: bus, train, plane, or car rental? FWIW, if it's a one-way, car rental could be very expensive. If round-trip, be sure the rental agreement allows it! Also may depend on what you're doing in Dublin: if visiting just Dublin, then might not be worth it, but if visiting elsewhere in Ireland, a car may be necessary for some of the sights anyhow. |
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Feb 27 |
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London to Dublin: bus, train, plane, or car rental? And if the difference between Ryanair and Aer Lingus is small, go for Aer Lingus: Ryanair operates from Stanstead which is some ways out of London, whereas Aer Lingus operates from both Gatwich and Heathrow, which are (IMO) easier to get to. Plus the experience of travelling will be immeasurably better on Aer Lingus (or any other carrier, really) than Ryanair - Ryanair isn't too bad, just know what you're getting into and be sure to print out your own tickets, bring your own food, prepay any luggage fees, etc etc in advance. |
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Feb 27 |
answered | How to buy duty free other than at the airport? |
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Feb 27 |
answered | Are airport duty-free shops really cheaper? |
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Feb 10 |
awarded | Necromancer |
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Nov 20 |
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Can you tell a cabbie which route to take? This likely varies from city to city; Vegas is somewhat notorious for taxi drivers taking the slow long way to the hotel via the strip, aka 'longhauling'. I don't think other cities are quite that bad. |
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Nov 17 |
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Layover at Tokyo Narita airport: can I travel outside, and what kind of visa would I need? Unless, of course, you actually enjoy the crowdedness and confusingness of Tokyo :) |
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Nov 15 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Oct 22 |
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Is it normal to have something added to the bill in a restaurant in Italy? @vartec - I look forward to the day when print and TV adverts can do likewise! (The US is a single media market, unlike much of Europe.) - I'm originally from Europe, and certainly prefer when true prices are displayed - it makes it much easier to pay with exact coins. I'm just pointing out that there are cultural, practical and historic reasons for why thing are as they are; it's not just because the merchants here want to rip off everyone. (Actually, given that it's a tax, it would really be the government that wants to rip people off here...) |
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Oct 22 |
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Is it normal to have something added to the bill in a restaurant in Italy? @vartec: one reason that US prices don't include tax - in stores or restaurants - is that taxes vary not only from state to state, but also between regions within states: a city might levy an extra 1.5% of sales tax on top of state sales tax to fund transit, for example. This makes it impossible to have advertisements list the actual sale price, since it varies so much, so instead listed prices are pre-tax, and that's what consumers are used to. In Europe, by contrast, tax is typically same within any given country. |
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Oct 20 |
answered | A “Pike Place Market” in Boston? |
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Oct 20 |
answered | Can you visit the Lille Citadelle? |
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Oct 19 |
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What should you do if you're really broke in a country where tipping is customary? @Roddy - I totally agree with your view PBR; there's a ton of decent micros to be had - to paraphrase someone, 'life's too short to drink bad beer'. I've noticed that PBR is perhaps the beer most likely be be on special - I've seen some places that had "$2 PBR" specials. Wouldn't touch the stuff myself, but if you wanted to grab a beer with folks, it's a low cost option :) |
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Oct 19 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Oct 19 |
answered | What should you do if you're really broke in a country where tipping is customary? |
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Aug 27 |
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Unlimited-ride pass on San Francisco BART The day pass can be worth it if you're planning on riding the cable cars: they are $6/ride and don't take or issue transfers, but they are covered by the day pass, so one round trip and you're almost broken even. |
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Jun 26 |
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10 days in France - a trip from Amsterdam: is it worth buying an InterRail card? It looks like there is a France+Benelux, but it's not for sale within Europe. |
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Jun 23 |
awarded | Commentator |
