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[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the heads up. I just cancelled my subscription. I had premium but $23 per month is ridiculous.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

Tell us you're not a sysadmin without telling us you're not a sysadmin.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 1 points 10 months ago

Dell offers no OS laptops and desktops but sadly only for business customers. Consumers have to buy the Windows adware. You sometimes see the enterprise stuff for sale second hand with no OS too. The only specific laptop I know that consumers can buy with no OS is the Framework Laptop, which looks awesome.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 2 points 10 months ago

This post was the first I heard of it too. I would have liked to have been counted.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 2 points 10 months ago

Good open-source bot!

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 24 points 10 months ago

If you happen to read this, Mr. Stallman, I wish you you a swift and full recovery. We need more in this world like you. Thank you for all that you have done for the world and your tireless advocacy of Free Software!

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're right, and anyone who thinks otherwise should check out Revolution OS. He speaks about it in detail.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k0RYQVkQmWU

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 1 points 10 months ago

That's my understanding as well. The current initiative is far more limited in scope, and pays back students who were defrauded by scam schools.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 2 points 11 months ago

I agree with you wholeheartedly! I just moved into this town a year ago and there is a lot of room for improvement, but also some good to be said about some of the local planners. I really need to get more involved.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 4 points 11 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.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 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.

 

...but surely this is something most of us hate to see. I walk on this street near where I work a couple times per day. Granted, the sidewalk isn't much to speak of, but cars park like this all the time. Sometimes people park utility trailers or campers covering the entire sidewalk. If I see someone doing it I will let them know they should leave at least enough room so someone in a wheelchair wouldn't have to go out in the road, and this has been fairly effective, but for most this seems to be acceptable behavior around here.

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