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lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Maybe you should be, but if they are in bad shape, the 100% figure will apply to many diseases. On a long enough time line, they will of course die, just like you and everyone else.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
The possible long term side effects of the vaccine are unknown.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> What constitutes a small margin?

I'm sure that within the context of the discussion and the number of votes cast, you can come up with a meaningful number.

> Fraudulently casting that many votes undetected would be a non-trivial task.

Non-trivial is a low barrier.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> The first conclusion has to be that I found no evidence of fraud in any of these elections.

Given that people have been convicted of fraud and invalid votes are found, we have learned that either (1) this technique does not find evidence of fraud even when it happens or (2) the fraud that happens is marginal.

(2) seems likely, but given the small margins in some swing states, even a relatively small numbers of fraudulent votes could determine the election.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> Pretty much everybody loses their life somehow.

Everyone. Everyone dies. That includes you and me. The question is not if but how and what you do with the time you have.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Try cycling across LA...
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
"BBC's specialist disinformation reporter"

Well that sounds ominous.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Well.... this works because Amsterdam is a small city.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Indeed. Seems what's lacking is political will.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Almost no bikes actually go that fast, while the scooters practically always do, which is they they drive in the middle of the lanes or into oncoming traffic. Thus head on collisions etc.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
All I can say is that the reality is that they come right at me on the bike path on the wrong side of the rode at 16+ mph. Every single time I go biking.

Whatever rules exists here exist on paper only.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> A little folding 2 wheel platform vehicle going 16kph is certainly no worse than a large Dutchman riding the same speed on a 35kg omafiets

A light bike doing 16 kph will knock you down but not seriously injure you unless you're unlucky.

Mopeds are doing more like 16 mph (25kmh) and easily weigh 70+ kg. That's a fast and heavy chunk of metal. If that hits you, you will be badly injured or killed. That changes the stakes of the bike paths from scraped knees to death or brain injury.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> Do you believe in just banning things because people use them irresponsibly?

No, I believe in banning things when the vast majority use them irresponsibly.

That demonstrates that it's just not something we're capable of handling.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Depends where you live I suppose. Some areas are perfectly fine. Mine unfortunately has a lot of social issues.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
There are three clearly distinct paths practically everywhere in the Netherlands: roads, bike paths and sidewalks.

That means the bikes, cars and pedestrians are already separated.

The mopeds/scooters (who go up to 45kmh / ~28 mph) are the only ones who don't fit in. That why they're constantly switching between roads, bike paths and sidewalks.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
> you can't drive these on bike paths

But everyone does.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Unfortunately there is zero enforcement. Either there would have to be a massive amount of police controlling how people drive, or they have to be banned.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
They should be banned.

The vast majority of them drive completely irresponsibly. They go at least twice as fast as the bikes on the bike lanes so they're constantly going in the middle of the lane into oncoming traffic. I've lost track of how many times I've had to swerve on my bike because someone comes right towards me.

The Netherlands does not actually have bike lanes. It has shared moped/scooter/bike lanes.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Spreading information: news.

Trying to affect peoples views and behavior: propaganda.
lki876
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Let's not lose focus of what really matters here: money.