snarkulosity·11 ปีที่แล้ว·discussI've heard that electric kettles don't work as well in the US as in (say) England because our mains voltage is much lower -- and I guess a transformer would be too bulky.
snarkulosity·14 ปีที่แล้ว·discussBizarre; I had _exactly_ the same experience a couple weeks ago. (It was Programming Perl, 4th Edition, for what it's worth.)I donated the spare book to my local library.