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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • Caravan parks are usually a form of vacation home (often rented out by the owner) so although they sound like a trailer park, they don’t have the connotations of “trailer trash”.

    The parks are often in a resort-like setting, with video arcades, bike rental, mini golf, cafes and clubs.

    The clubs can be family-oriented so it’s not unusual to have kids there too.

    Here’s where I spent several happy childhood trips, feeding 10p’s into arcade machines: there’s an arcade next to the club. The family would spend each evening in the club which had a bar and live entertainment every night (I mean songs, comedy etc, not erotic dancers).

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/h7SzxRvNAGcsm8a68

    Looking at it now, it does have a low-budget vibe (there were communal washrooms, no toilet or shower in our caravan!), but as a kid, I loved it.






  • The first time I tried steering-assist on a car felt like a significant transition.

    Even though it was a simple "stay in lane"feature, feeling the car moving the wheel took a bit of getting used to.

    I know that there are lots of other replies about the Internet and phones, but I’ve always liked maps so as a specific example that’s an area that has transformed astoundingly. I have a map in my pocket that can show me anywhere in the world, give me directions, monitor traffic levels, show aerial photographs and street-level photographs of many areas of the world. I can fly around a 3D view of a city’s buildings, and even see where my family members are.

    Oh, and you can buy vacuum cleaners that don’t need bags, now.









  • Before even getting to documentation, I see so many projects that don’t have a short summary of what they do (and maybe what to not expect them to do).

    As an example, Home Assistant. I can tell that it involves home automation, so can I replace Google Home with it? It seems like it doesn’t do voice recognition without add-ons and it can work with Google Assistant. Do I still need accounts with the providers of smart appliances, or can it control my bulbs directly?

    None of that is very clear from the website.

    I’ve seen plenty of other projects where it’s assumed there’s no need to explain it’s overall purpose.