Oh no. I won’t be part of The Zuck’s EEE plan. How terrible. /sarcasm

The HVAC industry is working on that.

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There is a known strategy called EEE (Embrace, extend, and extinguish).

First, they embrace the open web. Millions of people who never would’ve joined the Fediverse (and, probably, don’t even know what the Fediverse is) flock to Threads and start to interact with us.

Then, they extend the open web, adding features to Threads that aren’t compatible with our servers. People on Threads don’t understand what’s wrong with our server (even though it’s Threads that’s the source of incompatibility).

Finally, they decide they’re “having trouble maintaining compatibility with third party servers” and start to break off from us, leaving us with no way to interact with our new friends. Unless, of course, we make a free Threads account…

Google Talk is perhaps the most relevant example of this. Here’s more details.

That’s not stupidity though, that’s malice, which is a whole different tub of bananas.

I have long believed that the only stupid question is the one that hasn’t been asked.

I feel it’s better to ask the question (and feel stupid for a few minutes) than to remain stupid for the rest of my life. :)

It’s already making things hard. Unless you live in a cave (and even if you do, quite probably, IDK) you’ll have noticed an increase in the frequency of what’s euphemistically called “extreme weather events”. These things are bad for us, but even worse for crops, and they’re going to keep on getting worse.

I don’t like the article’s use of the word “snares” - it’s not as if it’s a trap they’re being sneaky about. There are signs everywhere, there’s painting on the road, there’s continual press coverage, and there are wide and well-signposted turning areas for private cars on either side of the bus gate. Anyone who gets “snared” by this is clearly driving while not paying attention, and deserves more than a fine IMHO.

You appear to be missing an arm. Here, take this one instead: \

IMHO the problem with the bus fare cap is that it’s too high. £2 sounds great until you realise it’s per-person and per-journey, so if there’s three of you and you’re only going a couple of miles, a minicab might end up being cheaper!

At the uni I went to, parking was limited and you had to apply for a permit to park a car there. Most of us students who lived off campus would commute in by bus.

I’m pretty sure the 12t+ double-decker bus I ride is heavier :)

“Would you kill 1 person or double it and give it to the next person?” Looks like if we all do nothing the trolley will just keep rolling without incident. We should all knock off, untie everyone, and go have lunch.

Fuck cars, in direct proportion to how noisy they are plus a constant. Fuck silent cars a fair amount. Fuck noisy chavmobiles a lot.

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