unwarlikeExtortion

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dear Big Tech, Stop Shoving AI Into Operating Systems⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Linux definitely has a learning curve but

  I’d like to interject here a bit.

  For a “normal” user (read non-tech, perhaps even a bit lower on the “tech literacy” scale) any change requires a learning curve. While we Linux people don’t have too big of a problem switching distros and UI setups, someone “non-techy” finds the switch from Win7 to Win10 challenging, as well as from Win10 to Win11. We’re not in the 95/98 era when a “name” upgrade meant you don’t have to install USB drivers off a floppy - the UI stayed the same.

  Nowadays, the move from 10 to 11 is anything but “painless” to me - and for me it’s just annoyances. For people less tech-savvy it’s an enigma at times.

  So, my point is - the switch from Win10 to Win11 will probably be worse than Win10 to Mint for old people (mostly). Those deeply rooted into varous ecosystems aren’t the focus of this comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  IANAL. Also IDKWYL (I don’t know wher you live), but in the sane Western world (the EU), there’s no need for a notice in your case - usually it’s a good idea to check with the landlords/tenants wether they plan on renewing the lease or not so you both know where the other side is standing.

  And, of course, since the contract is time-bound, the assumption is that both possibilities (renewal and no renewal) are on the table, and neither require any side to go out of their way to announce their intent on what happens after the contract expires.

  The ‘default’ option is no renewal - otherwise there is no meaning in making it time-bound and burdening the parties with the need to re-establish a new agreement each contract term. So the need to give a notice of “I plan to do xy after the contract” makes no sense, let alone it carrying contractual punishments.

  You weren’t required to give a notice. Even if the contract stated so, that clause would most likely get nullified (again, in most of Europe).

  Again, IANAL. You should get one.

  But, were I your lawyer (which I most definitely am not), I would scold you for writing the notice since it puts you in a submissive position (your landlord can now claim that by giving notice you “showed” that you “think” you “owe” the landlord notice, ergo you owe them money for the 2 days in May (assuming a 30-day notice), which they conveniently round up to an entire month.

  Of course, this makes no sense. The contract meets its natural end by the date given and that’s it. No notices, no payments, no apartment rented out.