Anonymouse

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[โ€“] Anonymouse 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was about to correct you because I've done lyft on web, but it looks like it's not supported anymore.

https://ride.lyft.com/not-supported

[โ€“] Anonymouse 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You're doing God's work!

Over my career, it's sad to see how the technical communications groups are the first to get cut because "developers should document their own code". No, most can't. Also, the lack of good documentation leads to churn in other areas. It's difficult to measure it, but for those in the know, it's painfully obvious.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 1 points 2 months ago

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I haven't been out there in 15 years. I'll have to check it out again!

[โ€“] Anonymouse -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know the legal side, but employers don't want you to talk about your compensation with anyone. Maybe it's legal, but definitely frowned upon.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 1 points 2 months ago

Garden & walks fix a lot. Also, if you eat it off the plant directly, it doesn't count against your diet!

[โ€“] Anonymouse 15 points 2 months ago

I wanted to quit nagging my kids to close the pantry door. It conflicts with the fridge door and they're both getting banged up pretty bad. I replaced one of the pantry door hinges with a spring hinge (and removed the latch mechanism from the handle) and now the pantry door closes on its own. Sometimes, I hear them fling the door open and hit the fridge anyways, but I giggle just a little when it bonks them on the head.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 8 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Consider what would happen if employees across the globe posted to an open database about their employer, position title, salary bonus and health care information. I'm sure we'd all be sued. How is this legal?

[โ€“] Anonymouse 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In the US, I've noticed several places, mostly restaurants that now charge a convenience fee for credit card transactions. Double bonus for cash. I've even started using checks again as they don't have a fee.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 1 points 2 months ago

You don't even need to self host. Murena offers up to 1G (I think) of storage for free. I had that on one of my phones.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 4 points 2 months ago

I use OsmAnd almost exclusively, but mostly as a navigation aid and not for finding places. I like to know where I'm going before I leave so I can plan the route and timing my departure. If there is a place or address that is not in OSM, there are various address to coordinate searches that I'll add as a favorite.

I am mapping cities as often as I can with StreetComplete, but most of my quests are about sidewalks rather than places. One day, I would like to learn more advanced skills so I can map a neighborhood or business.

[โ€“] Anonymouse 35 points 2 months ago

Jeff? Is that you, son? I told you that it was nonnegotiable, now get off the internets, I'm expecting an important telephone call and don't want you tying up the lines.

While there are a lot of good technical suggestions here, I've found that a conversation goes a long way. In my experience, when talking with loved ones, explain your emotions. Not "I hate this" or "the governments are listening!", but those core emotions. "Having a device in my room that is always monitoring me makes me feel anxious and I don't feel comfortable in a place where I should feel safe." Make sure that the dialog is calm and remains about your feelings until you know that you're being heard. If you aren't, try other phrases or examples.

Once you've established your feelings, address their concerns and feelings (active listening). It sounds stupid at first, but it works. "I hear that you are frustrated when I don't come down for dinner immediately." Finally, propose some solutions that meet everybody's needs and that the parties can select one to try out for a week and evaluate it's effectiveness, trying new things until a mutually beneficial solution is found.

Good luck. Please post the outcome!

[โ€“] Anonymouse 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's going to boil down to your definition of "justified".

In my experience, almost all confrontations between nations comes down to resources or access to resources. In this case, I read an opinion article suggesting that Russia wanted access to the Black Sea for access to or less expensive transport of oil. I also read that Russia was displeased with Ukraine's strenghtening alignment with the USA.

Another perspective is that Ukraine used to be part of the USSR and Putin, whose popularity was waning, wanted to "make Russia great again" by reuniting the USSR under Russia control.

Back to my original point, was it "justified"? Not in my opinion, but in the minds of some Russians, Ukraine is acting very "un-Russian" and so they must be put in their place or taught a lesson.

Another observation of mine is that countries continue to behave like toddlers in the sandbox. They don't talk out their differences, they take the toy that they want, regardless of who has it and if things don't go their way, they throw sand.

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