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goplayoutside··on QB64
Looks like there were some leadership problems within the QB64 community recently[1].

The project could probably use new maintainers.

[1] https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-wild-events-that-nearly-t...

goplayoutside··on Netflix to Employees: If you don't like our content, you can quit
https://archive.ph/c9uzb
goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
The site's UX is not at issue.

TFA focuses on the significant problem of mismanagement of US public lands, and the extent to which handing over such a large amount of control over these publicly owned resources to a private entity with a profit motive has lead to negative results.

The design and functioning of rec.gov itself is not even tangential to the subject.

goplayoutside··on Recreation.gone: Study shows quirks in campsite reservations
https://archive.ph/SUl61
goplayoutside··on Study: Online system for reserving national park campgrounds has equity problem
https://archive.ph/7EDcJ
goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
Maybe.

In any event, that unlikely to be helpful in this specific situation, as the majority of all revenues from rec.gov go directly to BAH[1], rather than to the public land management agencies responsible for stewarding the resources in the public interest.

BAH also has price setting authority, with a dearth of public oversight.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31369931

goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
Outrage at mismanagement of public lands is not uncommon amongst those of us who follow the issue closely.

I think Paul's emphasis on BAH's financials is meant to support the argument that a significant element of the management of a publicly owned resource should not have been handed over to an entity that is driven by profit motive.

And signing over authority over pricing and eliminating much of the public oversight was especially inappropriate.

goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
>There is, believe it or not, an IMAX theater right outside of Zion that shows movies of the park.

There's one in Tusayan on the way to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, as well.

goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
That might be a reasonable solution for a private business, but it's not appropriate for public lands.

Increasing prices will only exacerbate the existing issues around equitable access.

Here's an article[1] describing a University of Montana study on the subject, for anyone who would like to consider the issue in greater depth.

[1] https://archive.ph/7EDcJ

goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
TFA addresses the problems with outsourcing a significant component of public lands management to a private entity with a profit motive.

The site's UX is not at issue here.

goplayoutside··on The scourge of Rec dot gov (2021)
The thrust of TFA addresses the misaligned financial incentives and the problems inherent in outsourcing aspects of public lands management to entities with a profit motive.

It has little to nothing negative to say about the site's UX.

goplayoutside··on What's one product––under $250––that's changed your life?
Often when he looked at the multitude of wares exposed for sale, he would say to himself, "How many things I can do without!"

- Diogenes Laertius, Lives, describing Socrates

goplayoutside··on Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
tldr.sh is a similar project.

https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr

goplayoutside··on Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
"They make their pride in making their dinner cost much; I make my pride in making my dinner cost little." -- Thoreau.
goplayoutside··on Multimodal Conditional Image Synthesis with Product-of-Experts GANs
Overview from Two Minute Papers [video]:

* https://youtu.be/eaSTGOgO-ss

goplayoutside··on Traffic Simulator
CGP Grey: The Simple Solution to Traffic.

https://youtu.be/iHzzSao6ypE

goplayoutside··on Simutrans – Transport Simulator
Be that as it may, that doesn't make it appropriate to accuse the current team of bundling malware.

They are the ones who removed that, in a stated effort to put SF back on the right track. They don't deserved to be maligned for their efforts.

goplayoutside··on Simutrans – Transport Simulator
Hasn't ownership changed hands since then?
goplayoutside··on Hetzner Storage Share and Storage Box: Data storage and management made easy
This looks very compelling.

Have there been any updates from Cloudflare about when they expect R2 to reach GA?

goplayoutside··on On Why I'm Quitting Alcohol
There's a reason it's called "liquid courage."

Alcohol is a disinhibitor. While there are different reasons that people use it, many find that it enables them to step away from their anxieties, if only temporarily, and feel a sense of connection to the people around them.

I'm not saying it's a reasonable substitute for healthy communication and relationship skills, but for some the development of the same can be a long, slow, and difficult process.

The use of alcohol as a "social lubricant" can help some people get through the hard times. Life is difficult for everyone, and I don't think it's fair to accuse anyone who uses alcohol as a way to lighten up of "not having a personality" unless and until you've walked a mile in their shoes.

goplayoutside··on Reddit Enhancement Suite is now in maintenance mode
While the comments in some of the larger subreddits can be less than engaging, I think there's still a lot of value to be found in many of the more niche communities that are well moderated.

New reddit ('the redesign') is a disaster, and old.reddit.com + RES is what makes the site usable. It's going to be a tremendous loss if (when) they are no longer available.

lemmy.ml (no affiliation) looks interesting and it's one possibility for where to go next, but there is currently very little activity there for some of my interests.

goplayoutside··on Show HN: A better way to timeblock your day
I don't see Fastmail on your roadmap. Do you intend to eventually support Fastmail?

As I'm sure you're aware, lots of us have migrated away from GMail.

goplayoutside··on Hellofresh employees' open salary initiative
In Norway, everyone's salary data -- well, net income for tax purposes -- is public information.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-40669239

goplayoutside··on Rich: A Python library for rich text and formatting in the terminal
Have you tried LSDeluxe?

https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd

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