Yeah, I feel like the only person in my life who doesn't have Chipotle, ChickFilA, McDonalds, Starbucks and a bunch of other apps on my phone. Worse yet, I walk in and order at the counter like I'm living in the distant past. :-)

I appreciate the rain in 10min. notifications, but there is no way I'd give an app access my sensors just for this, especially an app that is fully or partially ad subsidized. Is there a way to verify that it only accesses this one sensor?

Interestingly, a similar problem as with bike infrastructure. The infrastructure isn't useful until a lot of it is built and it connects everywhere (and timetables get shorter for trains). The infrastructure won't pass public opinion until it's proven to be useful to people. I will always vote yes on funding these projects even if I think they will bomb because it puts us a little closer to the peak of that hill. Its still frustrating though. We could easily do like we did with the freeways if we just decided it was worth building.

Lol, most of the time I'd agree with you, but I'm gonna have to pass on the 43mph escooter. Too many potholes around here.

Agreed, a week with no work, no packages, no advertisements, and corporations shutting their mouths for 7 days straight would be glorious. Perhaps more people will understand that the world doesn't need to be how it currently is.

Same, I think I might give the System76 Darter a try when I eventually have to replace my Xps 9370. It's bad enough that my computer comes with a windows logo on the super-key and often windows preinstalled. Shipping with a non-ANSI/ISO layout is a no-buy for me.

Originally, I was just planning on being mildly infuriated, but thank you for the in-depth explanation. Networking is my weakest nerd-stat and its truly interesting. I'll try a few other servers and see if they are blocked. My VPN provider is known for privacy, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone is doing sketchy things on there. Then again, it's only a mild annoyance and an irony since Consumer Reports have reviewed the same provider I have been using.

We call it "Hate Chicken".

Bought a bottle of scotch once that said "The greatest advertisement is a quality product." I would have to agree.

I've used Manjaro for a few years now and it's the longest I've gone without formatting and reinstalling. Then again, to each his own. Run what works for you!

I've been so stoked to see the number of cyclists in my city grow significantly during the Covid times. My city is the definition of suburbia and in the last one to five years, bikes have become a regular sight. I too was forced outside on account of Covid and decided I liked it out here.

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I keep seeing joggers in my area choosing the bike lane over the sidewalk, presumably because asphalt is softer than concrete sidewalks. If paving a ped lane next to the bike lane is what it takes to isolate these wrong-way bike-lane-jogging scufflaws, then let's just do it and be done with it. We can cannibalize a car lane to make it happen. >:-)