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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dont want to enter a contract when consuming your product..⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Sometimes mandatory arbitration doesn’t work out so well for companies either as Valve found out. When they run into what are effectively class action lawsuits but they get forced into individual arbitration with hundreds of thousands of people that clause starts to look really dumb.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Just going to ignore everything I said that proves you wrong? OK, you do you and keep being wrong, I’ll keep driving legally and keep my perfect driving record.

The only good thing about all this I suppose is I learned not needing to use turn signals in turn only lanes is a unique thing to my state, it seems like most other states do require them.

Anyway if all you’re going to do is keep saying wrong and re-quote the same debunked statement there’s not really anything left to say.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Turn signals are required, but not in a turn only lane. The question asked and answered wasn’t what’s being talked about here. Also it’s trivially demonstrable that turn signals are not required “anytime you are changing direction” in your vehicle otherwise you’d be constantly turning them off and on just driving down any random road as it curves back and forth. They’re required when you depart one lane for a different one. In a turn only lane you never depart the lane, it just becomes another lane. Finally quoting cops is a terrible defense as cops are per court decisions not actually required to know the law which is super fucked up, but that’s an entirely different discussion.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The clauses apply if the first one does which it doesn’t. Since you’re never turning from a direct course you don’t need to signal in the manner the following clauses describe. Since you’re never leaving the direct course, there’s no need to signal otherwise you’d need to use your turn signal every time you turn the wheel on your car even if you’re just following the road (which is what you’re doing in a turn only lane). You need to signal when entering the turn lane, but once in the lane you’re just following the lane (the direct course) and therefore don’t need to signal.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yes because it’s irrelevant. The first clause failing means subsequent clauses don’t apply. Because a signal isn’t necessary it doesn’t matter how far back you don’t signal for.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The only law in my state that requires usage of turn signals states this:

No person may turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided, in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.

The key there is “direct course”. The direct course in a dedicated turn lane is the turn, so no signal is required. If it’s a turn or straight lane it is required as in that case the direct course is straight.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I stated there wasn’t a law.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You can’t prove a negative. You cite the law that says you need to use a turn signal in a turn only lane. Or are you full of shit?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Ah, OK might be a Canadian thing then. There is no law in the US that requires usage of a turn signal in a turn only lane. I didn’t pull a law from my ass, you’re pulling one from yours, or rather I’m talking about US law and it seems you’re talking about Canadian.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
What law, that’s the point, no law requires usage of a turn signal in a turn only lane. There is no law that requires that and a driving test is testing that you’re following the laws. It’s the same as if you turned on your turn signal in a straight lane and then didn’t change lanes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No it isn’t, you’re not required by law to use a turn signal in a turn only lane. If I was giving a driving test I’d fail you for using a turn signal in the turn only lane as it demonstrates you don’t know the law.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much spacing while stopped at a red light?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You don’t need them in turn only lanes, but otherwise yes, use the damn turn signals.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Received an official government letter dated nearly two months ago...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I actually had that happen once.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
So that’s a difficult question to answer. I’ve actually used Linux dual boot off and on a bunch of times over the years, but I’ve always kept my main desktop on Windows because as I said it’s my gaming system. I’ve tried a bunch of distros and they all involve tradeoffs.

My personal favorite is any Arch based distro because it’s usually easy to get up to date versions of anything you need. The flip side of that though is that it can be more unstable and fixing things when they break is often a bit more technical. The install process can also be a bit intimidating for a newcomer (although it’s really not that hard). I’m currently using Garuda which is a gaming focused version of Arch.

On the more traditional side you’ve got a lot of options. Mint is a popular recommendation for newcomers. I think Pop!_OS is also a really good option (despite the really unfortunate experience Linus (Sebastian not Torvalds) had when trying it out.

About the only things I’d recommend staying away from would be Gentoo (nobody has time for that), NixOS (cool in theory, a nightmare to actually daily drive), and pretty much anything Fedora based (I’ve had lots of problems with RPM based distros in the past and libraries and programs are often many versions behind).
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I finally had enough about a year ago and decided to bite the bullet and just install Linux. I honestly expected to run into all kinds of problems, particularly since I primarily use my desktop for gaming, but I’ve been very surprised how few problems I’ve actually had. It’s certainly not been completely problem free, but I wouldn’t say I’ve encountered more problems with Linux than I have in Windows. Different problems for sure, but not more, and honestly about equally difficult to fix.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Developers: "Yes, the users love cluttered homes, just put everything there and ignore guidelines"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
.android is either from the Android SDK, or possibly Android Studio do blame either Google or IntelliJ. . vscode is Visual Studio Code which is made by Microsoft so your guess is as good as mine on that one. . eclipse is Eclipse and is a Java IDE approximately the age of dirt and might actually pre-date the AppData folder existing. Not sure about most of the rest.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please create a non-secure password.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Go all in, 1024 character password.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mildly McInfuriating⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It has been suggested that’s part of the reason for the price surge. A lot of people just aren’t buying from McDumpster anymore and so in order to hit the same levels of year over year profit increase they’ve raised their prices to make up for lost sales. So they have significantly fewer people paying significantly more money for the same shitty food. Ultimately this will lead to a death spiral, but they’re so massive it’s going to take a really really long time before they hit the bottom.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MS new captcha: Why did it have to be that hard!?!?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Nah, the bots are way better at answering these captchas than people are.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft made me sign in on their Xbox Accessories app to update the firmware on my controller⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Should check out the Gulikit controllers. Not only do they not suffer from stick drift, they’re the same form factor as an Xbox controller but without the MS bullshit. Was just using one in Linux not even an hour earlier.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A scammer just tried to scam the Kroger pharmacy to get my info out of them by pretending to be my insurance company.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It’s also just a good policy in general. Anytime you receive a communication that’s prompting you to do something that you weren’t expecting to receive you should ignore any links, phone numbers, replies, etc. in that communication and instead reach out using a known good mechanism. Doing that one thing stops the overwhelming majority of scams in their tracks.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Skimming through the giant wall of gibberish the crux seems to be about feeling depressed after a series of one night stands that the author apparently thought would be longer term relationships.

I would suggest that if this has become a regular occurrence for the author it suggests there’s a problem with their approach to dating. Maybe don’t go looking for long term relationships at bars and clubs, or hookup focused “dating” apps.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
Yep and that’s fair, but it’s still really critical that those of us that can migrate do so. It’s a chicken and egg problem. Developers won’t feel pressured to support Linux if there’s no sizable user base, but the user base won’t grow until developers provide support for Linux. He even mentions that in that video. There’s a reason I’m only this year planning on switching my primary desktop from Windows to Linux and it’s because of how good Proton has gotten. I’ve already checked every game in my Steam library and while it’s not 100% of the library that runs, everything that doesn’t is something I don’t care about.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
Nah, Linux still only accounts for about 2% of all users on Steam (active per month) so it has a long way to go still, but at least it’s heading in the right direction. If you count only English speaking Steam users that number climbs to over 5%. If Linux can get to and reliably maintain 10% that’s probably good enough to make it a first class target for even AAA releases, but it’s not there yet. The fact that so many games run fine under Linux these days is almost entirely down to the effort Valve has sunk into Proton making it relatively easy for devs to check Steamdeck support off without needing to really put much work in at all.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
Going to guess his pain points are the fingerprint reader and possibly wifi/blutooth chipset. There are some of those supported but that’s still the spottiest in terms of driver support under Linux. Maybe also webcam but generally those work fine these days.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
We don’t need everyone to migrate, just enough that companies and developers feel obligated to support Linux. We’re slowly getting there. Valve throwing their weight behind Linux for gaming was a massive win for Linux. Another important factor is the rise of the mobile first generations and the fact that at its core Android is Linux based. It’s not completely trivial to port an Android app to Linux but it’s at least no worse than porting it to Windows.

Microsoft may still have a stranglehold on corporate desktops, but they’ve long since lost the battle for servers and their hold on the home desktop is slipping a little more each day. Losing a significant chunk of gamers to Linux would be a massive blow to MS because it has been one of the few really unassailable markets for them historically.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
I’m hoping to make the switch next month. Building out a new gaming system and going to try going all in on Linux again. Long ago I was a full time Linux user, but with the rise of Steam and the spotty support of wine I couldn’t justify staying with it. Now that Proton is good enough to cover 90%+ of my games library I’m returning to where I started.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You have to type www. to access the Texas DMV website.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
In the early days of the internet that was actually the correct way to do things. Websites were supposed to be hosted at the www subdomain, while other content was supposed to go to places like ftp.whatever.com. Technically they should redirect thisstupidcompany.com to www.thisstupidcompany.com not the other way around. All that said though that concept has kind of fallen by the wayside as it became increasingly apparent that most hosts exist primarily to host websites with other uses as secondary so it became the norm to just assume the www when navigating to the root domain.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
Maybe they misread and thought they were posting to Mildly Interesting?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Restaurant Bill⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
There’s no need for a service fee, just increase the prices of everything by 18% or whatever. It’s more honest that way instead of listing one price and then springing a hidden fee on people at checkout. Part of why this particular example is so dodgy is they seem to be fishing for a service fee and a tip, which just seems like double dipping on hidden fees.