spudwart

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

The intention wasn't to be a direct response to the OP, but to be a general statement of advice.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Was surprised at first, then I went to go log in to change my password.

And then it said I was emailed a 2FA code... the code was part of the email header.

Now I'm completely unsurprised this happened.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Don't use ExpressVPN, they and others make money off of your data.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If someone has a link to where this policy is/was, then we can validate whether this is still in place or was a "pinky promise" not to before swiftly undoing said promise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Whether a truck or a small truck or a sedan. A poor park job is done by a poor driver. And Poor driver doesn't need to have a license.

But in a world where automobiles are your only means of transportation, the need to make Driver's Licenses easy access increases.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I will concede, my value on trucks was incorrect, but that does not invalidate an entire argument, especially since the entire argument did not depend on that detail.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

People are easily manipulated at scale ( No one is immune to Propaganda ). Fear marketing is more powerful to those who are anti-social, and car centric infrastructure perpetuates an anti-social society by sprawling people out and segregating them in transit through a car, and segregating them in their homes based on class.

Everyone in the US needs a car, whether they want one or not.

He definitely could've parked better, but the greater issue at hand is if driving was a requirement in the US but instead a luxury, The privilege of driving would be restricted to those who can pass a more rigorous driving test. But since in the US, public transportation has been designated as being for the poor and the desperate, their upkeep and social understanding of them has reflected this.

No one wants to ride the bus or take a train in the US because "Ah it's dangerous, everyone gets stabbed, shot and bludgeoned there!!". The reason for this is deceptively simple, if you designate something as only being for a class of people that is known to fall into violence as a result of their material conditions, then that thing as well as everything else that they use will reflect that negative connotation.

But similarly, should cars and trucks not have a similar reputation? As cars and trucks are in frequent accidents and so many complain about bad drivers. Road rage, and police chases. Why don't cars have the same negative connotation as public transportation? Because you, me and most people who are not in the "poor and the desperate" category use them. If any negative issues come to light at all, the solution isn't to avoid driving, the issue is to improve the driving experience, hence all these absurd massive tank trucks.

The "reason" I alluded to that was deceptively simple earlier, is not that if something becomes associated with bad events and behavior it will become undesirable. the deceptively simple reason is In-Group/Out-Group bias.

Because those with middle-class wealth all the way to the richest all use Cars, naturally this form of transportation sees the most improvement. But since public transportation is only used by the poor and the desperate, it sees neglect instead of improvement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, a UPS uses at least 1 Lead-Acid battery, not LI-ION.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Most screw-driver kits like the IFixIt kits, include a sim-eject head.

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

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (11 children)

You can blame the driver for parking poorly, or you can blame the manufacturer for making a massive truck that can barely fit into a standard parking space, or you can blame car-centric infrastructure for making it so that everyone has to drive, even those that are insecure about their length.

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