I think it was done with the very best of intentions, what it taught me is that you should either just go ahead and give up your seat or hang on to it, it's the asking that makes things worse.

London transport introduced the little "baby on board" badges shortly after this, which simplified matters hugely.

I was on a packed commuter train once and in the silence this conversation happened

Seated guy (loudly): Are you pregnant?

Standing woman: Sorry?

Sg: I said are you pregnant?

Sw: No

Sg: Oh okay

The second hand cringey embarrassment of that interaction has stayed with me for about 25 years

I've been here since the API changes at Reddit and the sub blackouts that followed, and I think it's becoming more interesting all the time. Back in the early days there was no point in refreshing the /all feed more than once every 4 hours as it just wouldn't have changed, now it's much more than that. The number of posts with actual discussions are increasing, and other than a few blocked users, communities and one instance, I like the people I'm sharing space with.

Find out if you're going to be "raisin" some little'uns

I threw a tennis ball for the dog this morning, so I know what this guy feels like.

Pro-tip that no-one asked for: your lips are better than your fingers at telling the difference

Absolutely the fuck no.

To a vid of extreme poking

Only if printing technology has changed by then. Otherwise you'd just be getting 100 notifications that your subscription to HP Ink has expired and it can't print until you renew...

Once more for the people at the back?

Scientists invent Double Beef Stroganoff. More on this story at 11.

Ysk, you can edit post titles in Lemmy