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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 months ago by notnotmike@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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[-] sirico@feddit.uk 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Stick to the side of the path your country drives on or at least move to that side if someones comming the otherway. I don't get how this isn't common knowledge but it also doesn't matter all that much.

[-] feannag@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 months ago

Except when you're walking on a road, you should walk on the opposite side of vehicle traffic.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago

Yes, the one exception which is based on safety due to the massive difference in speeds.

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

If you think about it, that's following the rule on the footpath that would otherwise be there. That edge would be towards traffic, it's just reduced to zero width.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 months ago

And going out of the way, instead of stubbornly coming towards me as if you own this road and I couldn't run you over.

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