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Apparently Libre Office is free and contains no AI.

#AI #Microsoft #LibreOffice

In the West End of Glasgow, it seems that planning application notices come with their own reading glasses for the small print!

#glasgow #glasgowwestend #planning #keepglasgowweird #glasgowtoday

A phallus-shaped iceberg hovered off the coast of Dildo, Newfoundland in Conception Bay before collapsing.

🤷😂

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/giant-phallus-shaped-iceberg-floating-in-conception-bay-surprises-residents-of-dildo-canada

People talking about free mass transit and, I know nothing about NYC, but what I do know is:
- Buying a transit pass most places is like $100/mo
- That's money poor people could probably use for other stuff
- It's getting harder for poor people to own cars
- Driving is still heavily subsidized

It just seems like making transit free would be a great way to redistribute wealth and increase mobility for people at the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum, which, from what I understand, is good.