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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

The thought crosses my mind, but I wouldn't do that. What I do always try to make a point to do is walk on the sidewalk side, even if it's really tight so that hopefully they will notice someone is uncomfortably close to their precious car/trailer/camper. Hopefully they will think it's going to get scratched and leave more room next time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, they can easily park 3 or more feet out toward the road. It's like they park this way to protect their precious car by leaving it farther from the road, but it screws over pedestrians. As far as utility trailers and campers blocking the full width of the sidewalk, they don't belong there at all, and since they are only there sometimes I can only assume that yes, they have somewhere better to park.

Edit: 3 feet is about 1 meter for folks using sensible measurement units.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For sure, it's the same story with this misunderstood victim of circumstance too, no doubt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I can't say that I agree with you as far as the Apple stuff, but as a long time Gnome user, I agree with you 100% about Gnome. I loved Gnome 2, but even after all these years Gnome 3 has not grown on me. I'm actually running it on my main desktop PC right now so it's not for lack of trying. Maybe I'm just a dinosaur but I'd take some Gnome 2 with Compiz over this mess of a desktop environment even still.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you're in the US and care about domain privacy, don't get a .us domain. .us domains are specifically forbidden from using domain privacy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I use [email protected]. Works like a charm.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Sweet reductio ad absurdum, bro. Chef's kiss.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't believe zip tie guy just got 5 years. That's some bullshit. He goes into the capital with zip ties, so obviously ready to participate in kidnapping, and gets off with 5 years? Petty drug offenses have resulted in far stiffer punishments. Fuck that guy. He should be under the jail.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A little off topic from your DRM/open source query, but since so many people are praising brother, in my opinion they are ruining their printers due to the jacked up toner cost. It's not even just brother. Basically all the greedy printer manufacturers have all but ruined affordable laser printing. Years ago you could buy a brother printer for a reasonable cost that used toner that cost about a penny per page to print. They shrank the toner cartridges but didn't reduce the cost so it's not uncommon to speed a few cents a page on toner these days. Compare that with the current ink tank options and you'll find the cost is way lower at around $.002 per page. The biggest trade off in my opinion is that you have to print to them regularly or they clog up and they are slower, but they are definitely a better value.

TL DR: greedy printer manufacturers ruined laser printers. Buy an ink tank printer instead until they ruin inkjets again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The same man in a pile of leaves?

Russel.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wrong, that's Bob.

What do you call the same man in the hot tub?

Stew.

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