Where you are makes a huge difference. The last city I lived in was actively hostile to bikes of any kind. The medium-sized city I live in now has over 200 miles of dedicated bike paths, many of them completely separate from roadways. The community matches the infrastructure and is quite friendly to bicyclists.
It takes a certain number of votes to begin impeachment proceeding. There are currently not enough decent Representatives in the House to pass such a vote.
What makes me sad is that everyone is focused on gaming the election. The question shouldn't be about what position on Gaza might have gotten Harris more votes. It should be about what Harris believed was the right policy. Not that I think that actually had much to do with it either.
We need to elect people who make decisions based on ethics and not on polls.
I suggest that you spend the up-front money to consult with a lawyer. A lot of them will do an initial meeting for relatively little. They will be able to give you some idea of what risk, if any is involved in this. Then you can make a better informed decision about whether to ignore this, fight, or conceded and change the name.
I find out a few years ago that there are whole law firms out there who basically just send threatening letters for low fixed fees. They don't litigate or even provide real legal advice. It's one step above selling pages of their letterhead.
You won't know how serious these people are, or how serious their complaint is, without consulting a lawyer.
Chording keyboards are never likely to become mainstream because they have a steep learning curve. That doesn't mean they aren't a great idea or that they don't work quite well. This looks like an unusually clever implementation of the concept.
The particular application makes a lot of sense. The combination of a wearable keyboard with extremely fast typing and text-to-speech would solve a real problem for people who can't talk.
Personally, I've played around with chording, but came to the conclusion that I actually don't need that much typing speed. Most of my typing is either coding or writing emails. In either case, I stop to think about what I want to write often enough to keep my maximum word rate quite low. I can type around 90 wpm on a regular keyboard, which is still faster than I can compose.
I don't actually disagree with you. My point was that there is nothing that could be done to fix education quickly while it would be possible to fix wealth inequality overnight. That doesn't mean I think there's a chance of it happening any time soon.
There are obviously multiple factors that go into this, but I think the big ones are the systematic destruction of the US educational system and the wealth inequality caused by late-stage capitalism. Fixing the education problem will take decades. Fixing the wealth inequality could be done quickly, but things will have to get worse before people begin to agree that it needs to happen. I'm confident that things will eventually get better. I am no longer confident that it will happen soon or without violence.
Similar things are happening in Europe, with the rise of the extreme right, but the situation there is not as far along as it is in the US. I think Europe still has a reasonable chance of avoiding the worst of this.
People keep expecting Trump's followers to suddenly wake up and realize they've been scammed when they see what he actually does in office. Most of their support for him is based on obvious lies and they have seen how he really behaved as president. Either they know he's been lying and don't care or they have deluded themselves into ignoring reality altogether. Watching him stab them repeatedly in the back in not going to change their opinions. And if he hurts people they don't like badly enough, they will still consider that a win.
VLC has been versatile, reliable, and available across platforms for a long time now. I use it for the simplicity of having a familiar and ready solution.
I think people have already done a god job of covering the likely concerns. Here are the things I would emphasize.
Bear in mind that a lot of developers just hate doing documentation. :-}
Make sure that their management has made working with you a part of the engineers' work load and goals. No one is going to provide good information when every minute they spend is putting them behind on things that directly affect their careers.
Provide them with a context for what you are trying to accomplish. Tell them the why and how, not just the what. That information can be very general or it can be at the level of providing specific examples of how you intend to present the information you gather. Find out what they would like to know, particularly since it's likely to vary from person to person.
Keep in mind how different people can be. There are reasons for the stereotypes about developers, but their are pointy ends on every bell curve. You are likely to find a few people who communicate very well and can help you get the information you need from those who do not.
You sound like you have good intentions and the skill set for doing this kind of work. Don't let negative responses discourage you. Work with the people you have, treat them with respect, and make sure they get credit for the work they do with you. Let them see what you're doing and ask for feedback. There are going to be things you can't control in the process, but if you work openly and in good faith people will usually respond in kind.
This can certainly happen on Lemmy. And you can bypass it by setting up yourself and your communities on a different instance with more reasonable rules.
Lemmy can't change human nature. It does not restrict bad behavior. It offers alternatives. Everyone gets to choose among instances and communities. The hope is that people will shift away from the ones that become toxic when better options are always available. It tends to be a gradual process, but I think it is working.
Go forth and donate to real journalism outlets! When I cancelled my Post subscription I took that money and put it into ProPublica.org and a few similar sites. (I was already donating to NPR and PBS.) We don't have to let the billionaires provide our news, but we do have to contribute if we want independent journalism.
I think that's a clever idea. I'm inclined to agree with the majority that it probably isn't something I would want, but I would be interested in trying it out before I passed judgment. The Trackpoint would be the main competition, and it would be hard to beat.
I would not want a printer built in. It would add size, weight, and cost for something I do not need. I've pretty well stopped using paper, both at home and at work. I print something maybe once every couple of months.
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Where you are makes a huge difference. The last city I lived in was actively hostile to bikes of any kind. The medium-sized city I live in now has over 200 miles of dedicated bike paths, many of them completely separate from roadways. The community matches the infrastructure and is quite friendly to bicyclists.