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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

Good point


it is "incrementally free," although I guess if you count tire wear and tear that's not even true.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eating this spicy Klingon-Thai curry is an honorable battle; but the battle the next morning...that is a battle without honor.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 17 points 1 month ago

A lot of non-graphical utilities


basically the *NIX coreutils, plus stuff like rsync, ssh, compression/archival tools (tar, gzip, bzip2, etc.), grep, and the like. Git also comes to mind.

I think part of this is that the UNIX philosophy is "developer friendly"


tell a good dev they need to make a compression utility that follows this protocol, and they will make a compression utility that follows the protocol.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Your local city college may or may not offer free classes (in San Francisco, you just need to show proof that you live in the city with some legal status).

Some public transportation is free for certain groups (youth and folks experiencing homelessness can get free passes here).

"First X of the month" at the zoo/a museum/whatever


lots of venues have free events.

A jog, bike ride, hike


lots of great stuff outside!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You ever been to a city that's not San Francisco?

Of course; my point was never that it's a ubiquitous practice in the US, only that it definitely exists in places.

One that's newer?

Sure (Seattle is newer, for instance), but that's obviously not what you mean.

I think we're talking about different types of cities


new, rural, small incorporated cities are certainly very different than "capital C" Cities. I'm guessing this is the real distinction that we're talking about..

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I believe some TIC agreements are structured as HOAs, which is perfectly reasonable


but I'm pretty sure that's not what you're referring to here.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Plenty in the US, too


I'm in San Francisco and there are tons of mixed use buildings, in both "sharp" and well-off neighborhoods alike.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Having a CC doesn't mean you have debt...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago

"Why the HELL should I have to press 2 for English?"


bumper sticker I would see on my bike commute back in the day.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The bank doesn't own the house, they just have a significant lien against it. Maybe a potato potato situation (how are you supposed to spell that phrase 🤔), but it is an important distinction.

Landlords can get pissed if you paint the walls/change appliances/remodel/etc., but so long as the property is properly insured (and you make your loan payments on time) the bank probably isn't going to bother you.

Landlords can


and do


place restrictions on quiet hours, guest policy, who is allowed to live there, etc. Owning is definitely different.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Some cities offer guides or services for native plants! https://sfpublicworks.org/services/plant-lists-and-palettes

It's even divided across the city's different climate zones (San Francisco is small, but can have huge differences in weather from one side to the other).

I recall a SoCal city even offering free consultation for native gardens.

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