The basic, starter-level equipment in order to do this is very easy to obtain. You should be able to find a unit that will convert component and/or S-Video into a digital signal for very cheap.

Because Lemmy does not replace Reddit for me – but rather, it’s a different thing altogether.

Oh this could be a lot of fun! The game is charming, at the very least. I’m kinda excited!

The Not Just Bikes guy absolutely understands that the need for most cars disappears once city planning is done properly. The whole message, the very thesis of his entire YouTube channel is all about exactly this. His series on Strong Towns is a good example of this.

He knows what the important issues are. This is just one video where he demonstrates in detail that the detrimental design of SUVs in the US is just one part of the overall picture. That’s why the video matters! The planning of cities is, among other things, tied to the willingness to accommodate huge, wasteful vehicles.

The sheer fact that he is calling out this trend – his willingness to point fingers at the auto industry for manufacturing a nationwide desire (or a misguided “need”) for bigger, heavier vehicles – that’s what makes it NOT an American perspective.

Truthfully, I’ve not tried them.

I was about to make a comment along the lines of “I’ve already learned how to do command line things, my OS already comes with a few shells, why SHOULD I take the time to learn a new shell?” — but then I reflected on this and realized something: it’s the same thing as saying “Windows comes with Explorer/Edge, why SHOULD I go through the trouble to pick up a new web browser?” And yet, I unquestioningly download Firefox first thing when I install a new OS, hmm.

You’ve made me think :]

Maybe one day I will actually understand the appeal of all these super fancy shells. They seem kinda cool on the surface but I also feel like I’d never use any of their actual features.

Great article. Tying it to notions of public health is a good step forward in advancing the conversation we should be having about the centrality of cars.

I liked the the “Motor transport form” juxtaposed against the “Non-motor transport form” questionnaire – in particular, asking"If somebody leaves their car in the street and it gets stolen" versus “If somebody leaves their belongings in the street and it gets stolen” has me thinking.

awk is wonderful! You can do some very incredible things with it.

Is the AI making “Very Dumb Errors” really the problem, or is it the fact that people thought it was a good idea to let a computer program write articles for them and then publish them in the first place.

Mmmpf, tar czf archive.tar.xz directory is Just Wrong to me. The “z” means gzip! Use “J” if you meant to use xz compression!

We’ve had alternative PostScript interpreters for decades, but being able to see the OG code is pretty neat.

Thanks!

Frankly, this sounds kinda conspiratorial. You’re not willing to step into a local shop for fear that it might not actually be a local shop?

Otherwise, there truly are more options in my area than in your area, in which case, I’m sorry to hear that.

(Edit: typo)

I might become a fan since I have been very interested to the franchise for a long time, but haven’t played anything yet. Would you recommend Felghana on PSP to start with?

Denver’s airport terminals being approximately 1 light year away from the city for seemingly no good reason whatsoever – it’s definitely my biggest gripe. At least you can take the train.

Heh, yeah, one of the major criticisms of Esperanto is that it is quite eurocentric, too much of a Romance language – essentially, being a easy language tailored for its own creator to learn, but not necessarily easy for “anyone” to learn.

Lojban does a better job at representing a wider spectrum of linguistic influences – but, still.

Truthfully, the only ones I’m aware of are the “In the News” panel of Wikipedia’s English landing page, and wikinews.org.

I’d be curious to hear what suggestions others have, too

I think the very best alternative to Amazon is: don’t shop online at all. Support your local businesses!

Surely there’s shops in your area where you can get those kinds of things – your list doesn’t have anything too exotic or difficult to obtain. Unless your tastes are out of the ordinary somehow.

Yup, not surprised. The idea that just because something is “out there” is going to inevitably “corrupt our youth” or whatever – that hardly ever happens.

You know how abstinence-only sex education doesn’t actually reduce rates of teen pregnancies, etc.? I see a parallel here. I think the study cited in this article reflects the idea that an informed and educated population is what keeps drug (ab)use at healthy levels – not abolishing it.

This is the video that made me fall in love with Technology Connections. I’ve been a huge fan ever since it was released