▲ 612 ▼ What's something that's free that everyone should know about? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 302 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'll start by plugging Harvard's free courses catalog as well as Udemy Edit: Gonna add 2 more I remembered- Blender - I wish I had more time to learn it, but I did start the infamous "Donut Tutorial" once! Watch Cartoons Online - Lots of good older stuff!
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) Here in the US, this seems so normal that it didnt even occur to me that this may not be true everywhere else. And not need to be enforced by law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) A lot of places in the US will charge you for the cup or say they only offer bottled water for sale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Ive definitely never, ever run into that. But I'm sure it happens. Edit: I guess ive seen places that charged some nominal fee for the cup but it's so rare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I went to Philadelphia and there were hardly any places to get water at all. There were always stores selling water bottles literally $8 in one instance around nearly everywhere you looked permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And even if they do give out free tap water ... they might not mean lead-free. permalink fedilink source parent [–] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Arizona has several long-standing laws on the books requiring both public government properties and businesses to provide drinking water without cost or other barrier to access. Businesses can't even charge for the cup. Common courtesy unfortunately doesn't go far enough, especially when it matters most, so law is required. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) A lot of places in the US will charge you for the cup or say they only offer bottled water for sale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Ive definitely never, ever run into that. But I'm sure it happens. Edit: I guess ive seen places that charged some nominal fee for the cup but it's so rare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I went to Philadelphia and there were hardly any places to get water at all. There were always stores selling water bottles literally $8 in one instance around nearly everywhere you looked permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And even if they do give out free tap water ... they might not mean lead-free. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Ive definitely never, ever run into that. But I'm sure it happens. Edit: I guess ive seen places that charged some nominal fee for the cup but it's so rare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I went to Philadelphia and there were hardly any places to get water at all. There were always stores selling water bottles literally $8 in one instance around nearly everywhere you looked permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I went to Philadelphia and there were hardly any places to get water at all. There were always stores selling water bottles literally $8 in one instance around nearly everywhere you looked permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And even if they do give out free tap water ... they might not mean lead-free. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Arizona has several long-standing laws on the books requiring both public government properties and businesses to provide drinking water without cost or other barrier to access. Businesses can't even charge for the cup. Common courtesy unfortunately doesn't go far enough, especially when it matters most, so law is required. permalink fedilink source parent