thatguy00

What terms justify "absurd" rent? Where do you draw the line? Doesn't the fact that YOU would need to deem it absurd mean the terms aren't reasonable to you?

It's why the Attorney General is an elected office in my state. If enough people make it public enough that they aren't upholding the law, we can tank their political aspirations. Makes them less beholden to the governor too.

"Okay, I'd ALSO like the records on how you idiots came up with that ridiculous figure, and what company implemented the technology you use."

That's fair. I think over time (assuming no Terminator scenarios) it will be a net positive, but that is also assuming it doesn't crash the economy when demand doesn't reach expectations within their timetables, or it gets cheap enough that it makes more sense to run locally. I fear it may end up closer to what happened with fiber laying in the 90s. Lots of players building lots of expensive infrastructure, only to see tech improvements make it worth pennies on the dollar. I'll be keeping my eye on eBay for new gear in a couple of years.

Let's not forget that the gold rush saw a very small percentage if people who got rich, to those who lost money. It was the people selling a pickaxe and a dream who did well.

And then started using it as pretense for harrassing minorities. In California, they recently made it so they have to prove you caused or nearly caused an accident for it to be a crime.

Don't pussyfoot around it. Break the fuckin' thing. Let the owner know this is absolutely fucking unacceptable. A person would get the shit kicked out of them for that kind of behavior.

Or to understand that public sentiment makes their stupid business venture wholly unviable, economically. That happens when people break your shit. We didn't get traction on scooters and e-bikes until they started landing in ponds and off overpasses. Your politicians want new business. They won't help. You have to fight the businesses directly.

I don't have a problem with autonomous delivery vehicles. We do have a place for vehicles with wheels though. If they aren't safe enough to be on roads, they just aren't ready. Same as a person intentionally blocking my way though, they often end up on their ass when they use the sidewalk.

Ah, yes. When I paint, I also leave the middle unpainted, in case some people have a crack in their glasses that would make the painting look weird. Or maybe we should tell glasses makers to make better glasses and let the artists make their art.

Why ortholinear and not split column?

I don't bother with a dedicated capslock key. I set it up so hitting left and right shift at the same time is caps lock. Also have an arrow layer under my right hand with home/end and pgup/pgdown within easy reach. Could never get used to vi cursor navigation.

Yep, trying to type a long number on the top row is super tedious to me. I just use a layer under my right hand for 10-key.

There are definitely quiet mechanical switches out there. I'm pretty happy with my Kailh LP Whale silent tactiles. My old IBM style was so loud at night.

KDE has a phone connection program called KDE Connect that lets you use your phone as input.