ALavaPulsar

joined 2 years ago
[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are there places that make adults pay for a library card? I’ve never heard of this in the US at least.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

This is super great to see. Normally my home state just follows whatever California passes since we're a much smaller market, but this time they're really moving things forward for consumer repairability.

Also, just really reinforces how much I hate Kathy Hochul for absolutely neutering NY's right to repair bill. Glad I don't have her as my governor anymore.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Not having access to natural light is what really drives me insane. During the winter, it's possible to spend all your daylight hours at work, so you basically alternate between harsh artificial light and darkness.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I get they were going for a carton shape, but that looks basically impossible to clean.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think this is more a commentary on the shit politicians that work here than the interiors being ugly.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Deception is just around the corner. Choose those around you wisely.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Stopping the aid might not stop him but heavy sanctions definitely would.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I always felt so bad for the sanitation workers who had to spend all day picking up heavy bags of trash and throwing them in the back of the truck.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Federal employees can’t strike, but other state and local public sector unions absolutely can.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I me ver payed attention to the campaign plot, but are you sure Turkey is CSAT? They’re definitely a NATO country irl

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Frequent delays. Poor frequency. Weird routes. Slow average speeds that can barely compete with a bus. Always getting bogged down by track-sharing with freight.

The Northeast corridor is the only section of the entire system that is even remotely decent and is basically subsidizing the crappy lines that they are congressionally mandated to run so it’s not even that cost competitive with other modes.

To be fair, most of this isn’t Amtrak’s fault but just a reflection of the fact that America doesn’t care about passenger rail.

[–] ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I mean that’s basically Las Vegas.

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