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

Yea, that's a good analogy for what's happening.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I can't explain how to do this because it's in my head but when I have to make a call or something I keep putting off I can force myself to do it by kind of taking my brain out of the equation. Like for a phone call I just start dialing and by the time the procrastinating part of me catches on to what's happening the phone is already ringing and I might as well go through with it.

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

75 in a 55

A big reason for that is so many places set the speed limit way lower than what is actually safe on that road. There's a couple 3-4 lane interstates I drive on regularly that are just about perfectly flat and straight for 70-80 miles and they have the speed limit set to 60. Traffic permitting you can easily do 90+ on those, the only thing that makes it dangerous is the other people on the road that are rigidly adhering to the 60mph speed limit scattered through all lanes. If the speed limit was set more appropriately I don't think we'd have as many problems with people speeding.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

IMO (at least for highways) the most important rule that should be enforced is lane usage. Having everyone focused on the speed limit creates a situation where the people who rigidly follow them (while somehow still ignoring the one about keeping right if you're not passing) end up spread across all lanes going the same speed while the people wanting to exceed the speed limit, many of whom are morons, end up tailgating the rule followers causing traffic congestion to bad, and creating a kind of "Frogger" situation with them weaving in and out of traffic to get by which is even more dangerous. So, since we're never going to reach a state where everyone just follows all the damn rules. If we have to focus on one, the one that allows those faster drivers to pass by and reduces congestion would be preferable. People who want to drive a safer speed could still do so, they just need to keep right while doing it. That in my opinion is the safest way to go about it for everyone given human behavior being what it is. The day where we figure out how to get most people off the roads cannot come soon enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

There is demand though, it's just not as high. They could make a smaller number of them just to capture the people who want it. Same goes for all the other features that are hard to find on a phone anymore. I think a lot of people are confusing "lack of demand" for "the features they want aren't available so they just buy whatever the corporations are jamming down their throat when they need a new phone". I for one haven't purchased a new phone since 2016 because there's no option that has more features than my current one. If it were to break I would be forced to buy a new shittier phone that can't do everything I want.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't understand the obsession with thinness. My phone has a case on it and already is like 2x as thick as a current phone and it's fine. If anything it makes it easier to hold on to and type on. While I don't care about having a physical keyboard, there's a lot of other stuff they could do if they didn't care so much about making it as thin as possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

They have the same attitude about speed limits.

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

I got bashed in the head and woke up here with no memories.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

It's a great strategy to have your employees backstabbing each other instead of working together too. "Oh, Jim is struggling? Good, one more person below me in the ranks".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

My brother's wife bought me a pair a couple years ago and I was really skeptical but they are great. They also help me not get stressed out when I'm around loud children which was another big issue for me. I actually enjoy going to family gatherings now and don't have to step away to calm my nerves every 30 minutes or so.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I always wake up like 3 hours early and then start to get sleepy again about 30 minutes before I'm supposed to get up for work...

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

Same. I hate eating with other people unless theirs a loud tv/music in the background. I have found that those loop earplugs help with it at least but then you have to answer questions about what those are.

 

I've backed up many of the Steam games I had installed in Windows. Am I able to use these on Linux or do I need to re-download them?

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