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·3 miesiące temu·discuss
Behavior by cyclists certainly has a bias towards survivorship. Every other vehicle on the road represents a potentially lethal threat at any time.

Inadequate dedicated infrastructure for cyclists leads to behavior like "Idaho stops" that look counterintuitive to drivers, but improves safety for cyclists at intersections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
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·3 miesiące temu·discuss
Roads that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years certainly weren't built for cars.
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·3 miesiące temu·discuss
Horse-drawn busses predate private automobiles by almost a hundred years.[0] The movement to pave roads was started by bicyclists decades before the rise of the automobile.[1] Cars usurped preexisting infrastructure and drove out other road users, like trolleybusses and streetcars.

We have so thoroughly remade society in the service of cars that it can be difficult to recognize any possible alternative.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsebus

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement
dublinben
·3 miesiące temu·discuss
Unfortunately it sounds like this program is designed to maximize revenue for the private vendor, not make roads safer by changing driver behavior. The county is also using this surface-level fix as an excuse to avoid more fundamental road design changes that would actually improve safety for vulnerable road users.

Other automated enforcement mechanisms like average speed cameras and automated tolling are more effective at achieving their purported goals. Ultimately, enforcement will always be secondary to proper road design in both cost and effectiveness.
dublinben
·7 miesięcy temu·discuss
Unfortunately the example included (geekatlas.com) appears to be long gone, so we're not able to enjoy this ourselves.
dublinben
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
The EU is still buying billions of dollars of fossil fuels and other resources from Russia.[0]

[0] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/3/how-much-of-europes...
dublinben
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
Sony Pictures Core and Kaleidescape are as close as it gets, and both require expensive proprietary hardware.
dublinben
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
That’s corporate for “would you like to discuss this off the record away from public view?”

Especially with a non-native English speaker who may be more comfortable expressing themselves in writing asynchronously.
dublinben
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
12 TB is easy. https://yourdatafitsinram.net/
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·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
Some interesting history here: https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighting-history/articles/th...
dublinben
·9 miesięcy temu·discuss
>Do people need training to use a calculator?

Yes? Quite a bit of time was spent in math classes over the years learning to use calculators. Especially the more complicated functions of so-called graphing calculators. They're certainly not self-explanatory.

What does it say about your skill or the depth of this tool that you haven't gotten better at using it after 2 years of practice?
dublinben
·10 miesięcy temu·discuss
Here's a non-Amazon metasearch site for independent book sellers. There's copies starting as low as $11.

https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?mtype=B&keyword=Albion%27...
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·10 miesięcy temu·discuss
What do you think the market is for this kind of digital art? Do you see this style of work attracting an audience elsewhere? How much is it selling for?

I'm far from an expert, but I do occasionally buy original artwork. The sheer multitude of works you are displaying (more than one a day!) devalues what you are doing. It suggests that these can be churned out with relatively little effort.

If you are really posting this for other people, and not just yourself, try posting fewer pieces. If you had to pick the single best work from July, which one would it be? If nothing stands out to you, then how is a potential customer supposed to pick you out from the crowd of similar artists?

I personally like the Persistence of Structure series, but they're each pretty interchangeable.
dublinben
·10 miesięcy temu·discuss
Unironically referencing a four year old "female delusion calculator" (https://igotstandardsbro.com/) is also quite a choice. I've learned more about this individual from these two blog posts than I ever wanted to.
dublinben
·3 lata temu·discuss
You also regain 2+ hours a day that can be used to improve your sleep, nutrition and exercise situation. These are all key foundational requirements for people with ADHD that enable higher-level executive functioning.
dublinben
·3 lata temu·discuss
This is a very long article with lots of helpful information about ADHD and memory: https://add.org/adhd-memory-loss/

The highlights of their suggestions are:

* Break down complex tasks into smaller bits.

* Avoid multitasking.

* Create your own reminders, like setting alarms and reminders. Leave Post-It notes on areas you frequently look at.

* Habit stacking. If you constantly forget chores, you can stack them on top of something you regularly do. For example, you may put a load of laundry in while brewing your usual cup of coffee.
dublinben
·10 lat temu·discuss
Private collaboration among competitors is usually frowned upon as illegal collusion. Contributions to a public open source project wouldn't face the same issues.
dublinben
·10 lat temu·discuss
If all manufacturers collaborated on a single software project, they could reduce duplicated efforts. That would lower costs for all manufacturers.
dublinben
·12 lat temu·discuss
Those are actually really permissive terms, and will likely keep Mixcloud in the clear. They do need to cover the cost of the licenses, but they're not operating illegally like Soundcloud was.
dublinben
·12 lat temu·discuss
Farewell Soundcloud. It was nice while things lasted.