I’m really happy we secured the funding, but I really hope at least some of it goes towards building transit-oriented development around the new stations.
Many of the renders CTA have put out depict stations in lifeless neighborhoods that are mostly 4-lanr stroads and parking lots, which would really sap much of the potential value this project could provide.
I get that this is just a meme, but comparing YouTube drama to the reckless behavior of a multi-billion dollar oil conglomerate causing incalculable amounts of ecological damage feels like a bit of an overreaction.
I really hope stepping down as CEO leads to Linus surrounding himself with people he trusts to call him out when he’s missing something.
He strikes me as the kind of person who is susceptible to a few certain mental traps you kinda don’t want to see in a leader of a large influential organization:
None of these constitute outright malice, IMO, but boy can they lead to a problematic working environment.
I’m sure there will be quite the flame war as a result of this, which I think is a bummer. Linus strikes me as someone who’s acting in good faith, but has an unshakable habit of making rushed decisions without considering the full scope of their impact, and is (or has been) lacking the appropriate feedback structure to help him learn to either a) make more thoughtful decisions, or b) fully delegating those decisions to folks who are better equipped to make them.
Here’s hoping this leads to positive change.
I try to structure my commits in a way that minimizes their blast radius, which usually likes trying to reduce the number of files In touch per commit.
For example, my commit history would look like this:
And then as I continue working, all changes will be git commit --fixuped to one of those two commit’s hashes depending on where they occur.
And when it’s time to rebase in full, I can do a git rebase master --interactive --autosquash.
I’m absolutely thrilled to have sync on the Fediverse, and will happily pay for a yearly subscription to help ensure LJD has sufficient compensation to keep the app up-to-date with whatever changes come to the Android/Lemmy APIs years down the road.
The problem with (even excellent) free apps for platforms like this, is they require consistent maintenance to keep up with both the platform they run on (Android), and the platform they serve content for (Lemmy). That is not a trivial amount of work, and is absolutely deserving of continued, recurring compensation IMO.
A one-time payment might make sense for a simple native game that gets produced once, has no web component, and never needs another update for its entire lifetime, but not for this. You aren’t paying for a singular product, you’re paying for a service. You wouldn’t go to the barber and winged about needing to pay every time I get my hair cut.
My favorite part was when Batman yelled at Green Goblin for farting.
This.
I think of buses as the caterpillar to a tram’s butterfly.
You can start with a comprehensive bus network, and as a particular route stabilizes and the bus starts struggling to meet throughput needs, that is an indicator that a tram may be worthwhile.
Starting w/ a tram line is a pretty big financial bet that it will be useful/needed, as once you build it, you’re locked-in to that specific route.
Man I would love to see Chicago Amtrak get some much needed love.
The way they structure the platforms to force passengers to sit in a waiting room and then line up and get funneled through a single door before they can board is so inefficient and backwards.
Bad design and execution has made the Amtrak just as inconvenient as flying and slower than driving, when it should be the opposite.
I know I’ve been commenting a lot more w/ sync.
I fully recognize I’m in a position of relative privilege, but I am more than happy paying an annual subscription of <$20 for an app like this.
Building an app of this quality with this level of polish is a massive time investment, and I’m more than happy to reward that time with less money per year than I spent doordashing lunch this afternoon because I was too lazy to make myself a sandwich.
This kind of gatekeeping and elitism is bad for Lemmy and for FOSS.
It makes this community a less welcoming place and leaves new folks with a bad first impression. Much better to be welcoming and let people learn/see the benefits of FOSS at their own pace.
I never really had problems with Biagi when I heard her talk, or explain her goals for CDOT, but it was abundantly clear that her department wasn’t doing enough to prioritize transit modes other than the car. That’s a failure, no matter how you slice it – either Biagi was less than transparent about her goals/motives regarding pedestrian safety, she fundamentally misunderstood the problems that arise from car-centric design or she was unable to affect significant systemic change in her department.
Here’s hoping whoever replaces her is willing to acknowledge de-prioritizing the car-centric transportation model as their #1 priority, and has a clear plan on how to move the city in that direction.
I like A a lot, reminds me of the early iPhone days of tasteful skeumorphism.
B is probably my favorite tho – definitely the cleanest.
C looks off to me, something about the goggles.
Most of the comments here are talking about the x% of time Linux gets messed up it can be really intimidating for new users and getting the right help can be a challenge, or simply more time than it’s worth.
I think this is true, but I think there’s another thing that irks people:
Software Compatibility
The general public primarily interacts with their computers through established applications that commonly aren’t available on Linux w/o intimidating work around (if at all).
A noob who switches to Linux isn’t going to know the limitations up front, and the second they decide they want to learn Adobe Premier for work, they’re kinda fucked. They’ll either spend hours/days of online research trying to figure out if it’s even possible, or they’ll ask for help only to have someone tell them they’re wrong for trying and to use some FOSS alternative because Adobe is an evil megacorp.
It’s a recipe for frustration.
This probably largely due to proximity to me, but La Cantina on Michigan Ave is geeat. Really solid Mexican food and a decent bar area.
Additionally, I looove Duneyrr Fermenta brewery/taproom in Motor Row. They do some really cool, novel stuff, have an awesome space, and the owner’s dogs, Moxie and Fez, serve as bouncers and are the absolute best.
Honestly that strikes me as perfectly reasonable of Beehaw.
Maybe a little kneejerk to de-federate preemptively, but given their stated moderation goals I totally get it.
Star Trek is the only reason I’m paying for Paramount+.
If Lower Decks and/or SNW go, I go.