Thanks for sharing. I only got back into reading in the past year. I think I stopped because I was trying to read books that I thought I should enjoy. So finding one or more of the education, evolution or escape motivations has helped.

I've never seen this YouTube channel before but I liked this video so much that I subscribed. So thanks for that too.

If I'm reading a book, I normally give it a couple of chapters. If I don't like the style of writing or the story isn't engaging, it's very unlikely that it will get better later on.

If I'm listening to an audiobook, I give it a lot longer because I'm usually doing something else while listening and there's less effort required to progress.

A recent exception is The Power. I read that until 49% because it was okay. Somewhat interesting but I just didn't care about the characters and I hated the writing style. I thought I should like it more because it was a bestseller and turned into a TV show. I got around to reading reviews which confirmed that it wasn't just me who didn't get it and I'm so glad I stopped. I should've dropped it after two chapters.

Yeah, I was massively disappointed. I hope they can get Jason on as a guest.

The business that responded in the article does functions. I doubt that the handful of car spaces right outside his business provide the majority of his customers. So most people are either walking from further away, or using alternate transport.

But no, let's make Sydney Road less safe because fuck you.

Did they explain why they ended it? I'm currently listening to it so maybe the reason is coming up. I'm a loyal listener and so a bit devastated and shocked that it wasn't announced in advance.

It's one of the most engaging shows I listen to so I'd be surprised if it was because of a shrinking audience.

I can't find a source but it was decided that the original Myki should be built as a custom solution at a greater expense and with a slower rollout even though there were already off-the-shelf solutions that were working around the world that would have been faster and cheaper to implement.

Yep copy it over please.

Myki was a shitshow when it was introduced. This is just more of the same.

Funny how removing street parking from Sydney Road somehow means that nobody will be able to get to Sydney Road causing businesses to shut down.

Just finished now. Was good, more booze than food so bit tipsy. I don't know what is the most acceptable other than afternoon tea but that sounds too prim and proper for an afternoon sesh.

Bottomless brunch in the city. Which is actually in the afternoon, so more like a lunner.

I just watched Follow Her. It's not really low budget but more a B Grade thriller. But I really enjoyed it. Good story, a few twists. I won't say any more in case of spoilers.

Thanks. Yes I understand where you're coming from. But I also agree with your other responder. I wouldn't be too quick to underestimate people. I'm not white, I'm over 35 and in a sexual minority.

I think that if someone has made the effort to learn how to use Reddit because they were able to find a community they belong to outside of Facebook or Twitter, understanding Federation isn't a huge learning curve if you're already using email.

Even if you're a non technical user, there are enough of the massive subreddits that went dark that these people wouldn't be able to easily ignore what was happening, or be at least mildly interested in why it was happening.

To me, the changes with Reddit's APIs simply highlight the disconnect between Reddit as an organisation vs Reddit as a platform for building community.

Maybe it's a naive view, but other than the moderation tools, the reason that communities have grown to be safe places is because of the unpaid work of moderators, not because of Reddit's leadership. If users appreciated why moderators and 3rd party app devs are pissed off, they would understand that the power of their community comes from the bottom up and moderators hold a lot of influence.

Regardless, it will be interesting to watch moderators wait for other moderators to decide which should come first, the chicken or the egg.

I appreciate the response. I didn't even know about r/redditrequest so I find it interesting how people end up becoming moderators.

I would have thought that being a moderator of a small subreddit would mean that you would be in a position where your users would follow you, rather than the other way around. Did you participate in the blackout? Did you get about feedback from your users about whether they support the protest?