But if you’re not a legal citizen or don’t reside in that district, why would they even send you a voter pass?

Did he just spray paint it himself?

Where is this that the clock goes from 2 to 1? Here in Europe it always goes from 3 to 2 or from 2 to 3 when it goes in the other direction.

Because a large part of that price is actually due to the convenience. Sure, there is still a large markup but it also has to pay for the rent at that convenient location, the people preparing it for you, the equipment and maintenance, the energy bill for keeping the lights on and heating, insurance, etc. etc.

None of those things apply when you make it at home. Costs for a supermarket are also much lower per item, cheaper location, less personnel needed to sell you a bag of beans and a whole cart of other stuff vs. preparing a coffee.

If you live alone that’s a lot, if you live with 2 or 3 other people that’s regular amount

40 is absurdly high for 2-3 people who do not use electric heating.

We do on average 20kWh a day with 2 people and that’s already crazy high. According to the monthly energy usage report I get from the energy company that’s about a normal usage for a familiy of 5. It’s that high because I have a lot of computers (servers), a home cinema with a large TV and a big amplifier driving 11 speakers and multiple subwoofers. In addition to the normal stuff like 2 electric ovens, a Quooker (basically my kitchen faucet keeps a 7 liter vat of water at boiling temperatures 24/7 so I can have instant boiling water from the tap) an induction stove, dishwasher, dryer and washing machine. Also in-floor heating which while gas powered means there’s an electric pump running 24/7 to keep the water circulating.

Me and a few colleagues are a bit obsessed with tracking energy usage, we all have solar panels and home batteries and with variable pricing you can make a little money buying electricity when it’s cheap and selling it back when demand and prices are high. We’re talking a few euros a day, not really worth the effort but it kind of became a game.

Just to say, we discuss energy usage a lot at the office. One colleague who lives alone in a regular size house uses about 2-3kWh a day. Another colleague who has a large house with full electric heating (heat pump) and who drives an EV may do 30-40kWh/day in winter, and that’s with a wife and 2 teenage kids.

Phones like that exist, nobody’s buying them. It’s a very small niche because most people put their phone on a charger every night anyway so why walk around with a brick of a phone when it doesn’t provide any benefit.

The S in PHP stands for security.