I mean, they develop and maintain Proton yet they don't even prohibit you from using it on other things. If literally any company did that, their shareholders would riot...

...so I don't think it technically qualifies as a monopoly, but they probably could have had a legal monopoly using an exclusivity patent on the tech (although they technically can't patent the whole thing because it's based on Wine, but they could have done this in a way that they could have).

What's rather ironic is my Linux FOSS setup is more compatible than ever because it can open my students .notes and .pages files, while MS Word couldn't.

And naturally, I'm proud of using FOSS so I guess I'm proud to be compatible with everything.

Man we have way too many people on the ballot at it is, all you need is $3k. I mean, literally anyone runs, I was reading the booklet and there's even a guy named LivingForGod AndCountry, a Barack Obama, and some very deranged conspiracy theory guy who earned a little asterisk saying his views don't represent the office.

The problem is, without big money, nobody stands out. You can't just rally for some rando-- they're already trying that, and it doesn't work. CA Governor Primary is one of those situations where it was well intended but in execution it falls apart, especially after Citizens United.

Judging by the footnote, it's YouGov which isn't a very good poll typically. That said, it's likely got enough people across ages to standardize it properly. They probably do have a larger amount in one demo vs another, but you can simply weigh them differently to balance it out.

There's probably plenty wrong with their methodology if we dig deeper though; these polls aren't very scientific typically. With political division, it could be how they were asked, for instance.

Any Chinese people? Because I've got several Chinese friends and coworkers I could name but probably wouldn't on live TV, lol.

I'm way too analytical to fall into that curve, and I'm sure most people on Lemmy are like that too. Like, we literally have data going back decades on most of these metrics, so why are people even going with their gut? Quite a few are literally numbers you can check!

But alas, your average nobody ignores data...

I've got the same setup but I found the issue wasn't the hardware but a driver conflict with my Nintendo Gameboy Printer. I was able to rollback and get it working fine.

Reminder that it's not just paying for infrastructure; it's the amount of force applied due to trucks and other heavy vehicles. Americans generally have heavier vehicles, which results in more potholes compared to places with more compact cars.

My city very much pays for pothole repair but the number of trucks and full size SUVs/vans are pretty high so we've got potholes o' plenty. It mostly just means every other day this major street I live on seems to have a crew doing a repair.

You're never too old to practice Standmaxxing™️!

Aww man, I'd have loved BBQ today. It was my birthday and entirely uneventful aside from texts from people who didn't necessarily remember the day but had it saved on their socials.

Me and my mean voice just direct that anger at y'all. It gives me great things to say that I don't say out loud. Usually. Except in traffic.

I've never seen this and it makes me so happy. Also I miss the old Internet.