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I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by Suppafly »

BalinKing wrote: post #218
rswail wrote: post #174

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The problem is that the rest of the world is not aware of US sizes. Thus HP printers continually displaying "PC LOAD LETTER" on printers outside the US dealing with documents generated by people in the US.

I never realized that “LETTER” in that error referred to paper size—no printer I’ve had has actually given that error, so I only ever heard about it through oblique references to Office Space and such. It makes so much more sense now…

The 'PC' part is paper cassette, it's the printer literally telling you to load letter sized paper into the paper cassette, but everyone acts like it's some mysterious message that's impossible to figure out.

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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loloquwowndueo wrote: post #194
rswail wrote: post #174

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The problem is that the rest of the world is not aware of US sizes. Thus HP printers continually displaying "PC LOAD LETTER" on printers outside the US dealing with documents generated by people in the US.

On don’t worry, they also show PC LOAD LETTER in the US even when the correct paper size is loaded :)

>On don’t worry, they also show PC LOAD LETTER in the US even when the correct paper size is loaded :)

Only if there is an issue with the rollers or something and it can't feed the paper from the paper cassette. No one ever wants to read the manuals or do basic troubleshooting though. Hell newer ones have a menu on them that will walk you through each of the troubleshooting steps, but people would rather put a post-it on it saying it's broken.

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by Suppafly »

Gnuke wrote: post #127
remram wrote: post #19

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The paper size and foreign stamps make sense, but I must say the inability to use a pen surprised me a little more.

I wrote a letter to a friend last year. It was the first time in probably well over a decade I had used a pen for more than just scribbled notes or doodling. I made a ton of mistakes and I wasted at least a dozen sheets of paper rewriting it. Seems it's one of those skills that deteriorates without frequent practice, at least for me.

> I made a ton of mistakes and I wasted at least a dozen sheets of paper rewriting it. Seems it's one of those skills that deteriorates without frequent practice, at least for me.

Back in the old days when people still wrote by hand, they also made mistakes, but just scribbled them out and kept going. Starting over was only necessary with doing something special.

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by wongarsu »

stevetron wrote: post #251
wongarsu wrote: post #227

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My method is that I assume it's gone bad when it tastes sour.

I throw away bread when the green fuzzy stuff on it no longer tastes good.

I can taste the mold in bread before it's grown big enough to become visible.

For most foods evolution has graced us with the ability to see, smell or taste any issues well before they actually become a problem. There are some things you have to look out for like botulism or salmonella, but for simple foods like bread and milk there isn't much point in taking precautions

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by rafram »

jillyboel wrote: post #260
rafram wrote: post #70

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It really isn’t such a big deal. Switching to A4 would mean replacing every single binder, folio, cover, and clip in the country, and for what? A slightly taller sheet of paper? US printers can already print A4 if necessary without any issue.

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This is just obnoxious. If you really do live in a much, much better country, then why don’t you get offline and enjoy it instead of spending your time trying to convince Americans that theirs is so much worse?

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by Suppafly »

gwd wrote: post #14

> Writing the address on the envelope was awkward, as I haven’t used a pen in several years; it took a few attempts and some wasted envelopes... Wow -- I mean, sure, I don't use a pen that often, but I'm sure I hand-write something at least once a month...

>but I'm sure I hand-write something at least once a month..

I'm sure I do too, but I couldn't actually tell you what I used it for. Probably to cross items off a shopping list or sign my name on something. Actually we got a new car and I needed to sign the form at the DMV to get license plates, so I guess that was it.

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by genewitch »

warp wrote: post #149
Symbiote wrote: post #62

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In most/all of Europe, letter volumes are reducing but they're still used. Even where email is common, letters are usually possible. In your country, - how do you get a new bank card, when the current one expires? - how are you informed about a change like a price increase for electricity? - how do you pay for electricity? (Knowing how much to pay, when etc) What about an elderly person?

You physically go to the bank. The electricity company has their own employees to deliver paper monthly statements to all their customers, they can attach other communications if needed. My bank has a connection to the electricity company, and can look up in realtime what my open balance is, which you can view and pay in the banking app. You can also pay it in cash at various offices (e.g. Western Union) around the c…

Three weeks ago I was part of a comment thread on this very site, where people were wondering why banks still had buildings for people to go in to.

Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by jillyboel »

rafram wrote: post #276
jillyboel wrote: post #260

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This is just obnoxious. If you really do live in a much, much better country, then why don’t you get offline and enjoy it instead of spending your time trying to convince Americans that theirs is so much worse?

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Re: I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)

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Post by Suppafly »

johannes1234321 wrote: post #153
gwd wrote: post #14

> Writing the address on the envelope was awkward, as I haven’t used a pen in several years; it took a few attempts and some wasted envelopes... Wow -- I mean, sure, I don't use a pen that often, but I'm sure I hand-write something at least once a month...

I recently was in an awkward situation when ordering my new passport. Most times I got to sign some papers I have some signature which is a few waves, not forming many letters. In the passport office the clerk told me they can't recognize any enough letters in there, so I had to do multiple attempts till they were happy ... now my passport got a signature I won't be able to replicate ever. (I do some handwriting for…

>now my passport got a signature I won't be able to replicate ever

I'm not sure I could ever prove I am who I say I am using my signature. My wife signs my name most of the time when it's necessary for a check or a health form for the kids or whatever. Whenever I go to vote, I try to sneak a look at their copy of the form to see how I signed it when I registered. I think my credit union has one 'on file' for me, but I'm sure it's nothing like how I actually sign my name and is from ~25 years ago.

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