Cevilia

They're rubbish bins (or perhaps textile recycling bins, but probably not) specifically for national, regional, and/or local flags.

Edited to clarify: No judgment, I am not making a political or societal argument, just posting about a thing I learned exists. If this post gets hijacked I'll ask the mods to lock it.

What it is: Someone shows you the palm of their hand with their thumb conspicuously tucked across it, then closes their fingers around their thumb, in a video call or in real life.

Why YSK: If a person uses the signal for help, they are telling you that they need help, and they can't directly ask for it. Do not acknowledge the signal. When you can, contact them in a way that you're less likely to be overheard such as text or email, and try to find out what they need. Asking yes-no questions will further reduce the risk to them. A good first question would be "Are you in danger right now?" followed by "Do you need the emergency services?"

Well, maybe "we" don't, but I would like one. We have Friendface for Facebook, Birdsite* for Twitter, what can we call Reddit?

Edit: Snoosite seems to be the leader at the moment. Kanamit also seems like a good pick.

*among others. My personal favourite is Daddy Elon's Hellscape.

Why YSK: If you leave your windows in the wrong state by accident, you don't need to get back into your car. If you've got out of your car and forgotten to close your windows, you can close them while you lock the car. If your car is hot, you can open your windows and let it cool a little without having to get inside. If you absent-mindedly close your windows on a hot day and leave a pet unattended inside, you can roll down your windows much quicker than having to rush over to your car and fumble with the buttons.

To do this: On some cars, you press-and-hold the lock/unlock button. On others, you press the lock/unlock button twice, or press then press-and-hold. Check your car's manual or google it on whichever your favourite search engine is.

Just curious how spread out we are. I'm up in West Yorkshire myself.

Edited to add: Hi /all! Please remember this is a UK-based community, just in case you're confused. But you are of course welcome. :)

(Please remember that anything you post on the Fediverse might stay on other instances forever, even if you delete it from yours. I'd recommend you not get any more specific than county or local authority level.)

The sheer number of videos taken "the wrong way round" (for my computer's monitor) is mind-boggling. I get that some people watch videos on their phones, but is it really that many?

NSQ Friday.