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@hocus@kbin.social

Trying out this whole thing...

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I got it working on an old Surface Pro 3 I had sitting around. Haven’t tested the pen, but the touchscreen and Windows button work fine for me, which is amazing! I just had to turn off secure boot or whatever to install.

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It’s heartening to see some improvements that aren’t just ‘ban all eBikes!’

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Yeah, now that the bike isn’t brand new anymore, I do feel a bit that maybe I’m being overprotective, to my own detriment.

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Great tips, thank you! I’ve got a U-lock/D-lock and a freaking heavy chain (Kryptonite New York Noose), so I really should probably stop stressing!

I am registered with the police and Project529, but you’re right that those are worth mentioning!

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Yeah, I’ve got a mid-range Abus U/D lock, and a Kryptonite New York Noose chain. Probably should stop worrying so much about it, but it’s hard to accept maybe losing that much money!

It’s mainly errands that I’m concerned about — same as you, I’ve got secure indoor storage at home and work. But I find myself reluctant to take it on errands versus Uber or transit, because of that risk of losing it.

Clearly I need to get over it! Haha.

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I’ve definitely considered taking the battery and/or seat with me, but carrying around the wheel is one I hadn’t considered!

/kbin server update - or how the server didn't blow up

Currently, on the main instance, people have created 40191 accounts (+214 marked as deleted). I don't know how many are active because I don't monitor it, but once again, I greet all of you here :) In recent days, the traffic on the website has been overwhelming. It's definitely too much for the basic docker-compose setup,...

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Thanks for your transparency and hard work! Loving the site and looking forward to it getting even better!

Toronto to Explore Amendment of Canadian Constitution that would recognize and enshrine certain City of Toronto Authorities (secure.toronto.ca)

Passed today by the city council (16 to 5) was a motion asking for a report on amending the constitution to recognize Toronto as some sort of entity, limiting the degree to which the city would be subject to the provinces whims going forwards....

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Would love to see a Province of Toronto, but if Charter Toronto is a better possibility, I'll take it! Anything to keep us from continuing to be a "creature of the province" that seems to hate us.

Hi /kbin! I'm currently working on a small browser extension for /kbin users.

This extension helps users subscribed to Lemmy communities by adding an icon before mentions or URLs related to other communities. These mentions can be in the format "!communityname" or through URLs like "https://lemmy.ml/c/memes"....

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Good idea! Will this work only with kbin.social, or will we be able to use it with other instances, in future?

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Excited to see this community spring up! I just got started with Pop!_OS (and my first real machine) on an old Pro 3. I'm impressed that the screen and everything still works!

Looking forward to learning some tips and tricks!

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How do I add communities from lemmy.ca?

When I search, like I would for lemmy.ml, etc., I get no results. Do I need to do something different? Quite possible I'm missing the obvious!

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