ProgrammingSocks

I just hover over and read URLs if I'm not sure.

Yes, ultimately I agree with you. Micro mobility is far preferable to cars. It would be a better world if everyone was getting around on e-scooters.

You're talking about private ownership. I'm talking about the rental scooters. I don't care if people own them as long as they aren't the ones going 80km/h.

My problem is with the rental scooters people don't know how to control/brake and squeeze on 2 people.

Not a fan of e-scooters personally. Would prefer ebikes ANY day. You are more likely to get hurt on a scooter than bike because of the way you are positioned on the device, and I'm pretty sure the only reason they're popular now is because they're cheaper for the rental companies.

Again, I'm in favour of bikes and ebikes and dedicated bike paths. Not a fan of e-scooters where they dump you on sidewalks and roads and tell you "good luck".

I am making the choice to not cross the border at all. If I was required to for some real reason, I would bring one of my old phones SECURELY wiped (as in, writing over all the old bits on the flash storage), with nothing but the absolute essentials installed and NO accounts.

Is it schizo? Not anymore. They're detaining everyone and deporting/disallowing you in the country for ANYTHING now. JD Vance memes will get you banned at this point.

I don't really care that much either way for speed cameras. They work in a very limited fashion, but they punish the poor the most, and the money goes to cops.

At the end of the day speed cameras are a solution to a problem that doesn't need to exist. We are failing to use technology available to us for basically no reason - we already know how to slow people and calm traffic without any kind of economic/punitive incentive.

I don't see why not. The only difference between how most people use Spotify and the radio is that on Spotify it's an algorithm and not a person. The majority of users are just using generated playlists anyways.

Yessongs if you like that kind of thing.

I agree, I have absolutely 0 issue with patiently leading people through a process. Even if they're a bit confused or unsure, as long as they are honestly listening and trying, I will try my best to explain things in a way they can understand. The thing that pisses me off is when people go all learned helplessness and try to get you to do it for them instead. No, I want you to try and learn it for yourself. If it doesn't stick, I'll patiently guide you again. Just try. Believe me, people of any age can "get" technology or refuse to learn. It's a mindset

I will make an exception, and that's when I'm dealing with people who literally cannot learn. If you have dementia or a severe learning impairment that's a different story, usually those folks will have someone else who can learn for them though.

Yes, working in tech I've personally encountered this lots and it never stops personally pissing me off. It's a facet of learned helplessness. It's pretty clearly a way to get other people around them to do things for them. They probably don't see it as manipulative but it is, albeit in a pretty minor way.

Just so I understand what you're saying here, you're saying that Aboriginal people are genetically predisposed to being criminals? Are you aware that is, without exaggeration, something the Nazis believed and used actively to justify atrocity? Textbook eugenics