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Comment Libreoffice has a grammar checker (Score 1) 1

This seems like a nonsense question since Libreoffice has a grammar checker built-in, both automatic and manual.

Enabling Automatic Grammar Check
        Open LibreOffice Writer: Launch the application on your computer.
        Access Options: Go to the menu and select Tools > Options. For macOS users, choose LibreOffice > Preferences.
        Language Settings: In the Options window, select Language from the left pane, then choose Default Languages for Documents. Set your preferred language (e.g., Western: English
Writing Aids: Under the Writing Aids section, check the boxes for Check spelling as you type and Check grammar as you type. Click OK to save your changes.
Visual Indicators: After enabling these options, misspelled words will be underlined in red, while grammar errors will be underlined in blue as you type.

Manual Grammar Check
        You can also perform a manual grammar check by selecting the text you want to check and then choosing Tools > Spelling and Grammar. This will open a dialog box where you can review and correct any identified issues.

Comment Re:Not the needful (Score 1) 51

The right way to do that is to say "I have issues X Y and Z that I want to discuss with the doctor during my appointment."

Then sufficient time can be allotted to deal with your issues and the doctor can be prepared to do whatever is needed when you walk in the door.

"Oh by the way, just one more thing" leads to running over the allotted time and can go beyond what the doctor was prepared to deal with when you walked in the door.

"Oh by the way, here are three more things" just increases the scope of the problem, of course.

Comment Re:Legal/illegal bikes (Score 2) 146

Don't see too many cars on walking paths and sidewalks. The number of e-bikes on walking paths and sidewalks has skyrocketed. It's almost as if someone decided being a pedestrian is a sinful activity, and that every walkway must now be infested with morons on wheels.

Then let me get started on mobility scooters.

Comment Re:Legal/illegal bikes (Score 5, Insightful) 146

I'd just like them banned from walking paths. At least once a day I'm getting some crazy asshole ringing his bell as he comes flying up behind me. I'm not a fan of any kind of bike on walking paths, but at least the people on regular bikes have more control. The worst are probably older riders who often seem like they're barely in control. And the three wheeled ones take up outrageous amounts of space on smaller paths, regularly forcing other users on some of the narrower paths I frequent to get to the side of the road.

It's hard to imagine, short of motor vehicles, anything more hazardous to a pedestrian than some stupid prick on an e-bike.

Comment Because copyright collectives work so well.. (Score 1) 26

" the RSL team has established a collective licensing organization, the RSL Collective, that can negotiate terms and collect royalties, similar to ASCAP for musicians or MPLC for films"

Anyone who has looked at organizations like ASCP/BMI and the like (most countries around the world have similar copyright licensing collectives) can see how well that works out for the average musician/author/whatever.

The middleman (the collective) takes their cut, then the remainder is doled out using an arbitrary formula that may or (more likely) may not reflect the real world usage of whatever it is that they're licensing.

So if a creator can sign up with one of these collectives (a significant feat in itself) then their royalty cheque may be 37 cents at the end of the year.

Copyright licensing collectives are the very definition of corrupt behaviour and insider dealing.

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