Dusty Beo

@CodeNameBeo@toad.social
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Casual observer vs can't stop posting.

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Perpetually in Mos Eisley

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes break traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people do so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @CarltonReid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/
Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study

Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is higher where there is no cycle-specific infrastructure.

Forbes
I have a hypothesis that way more personal posts are happening in private groups (group chats, Discords, Slacks) than in public fora (Twitter, FB news feed) vs 5-10 years ago.
Anyone know where I could find data to validate (or not) that POV?
@gregly @DamienWise @mmasnick @cstross Human beings seem fundamentally incapable, on a large scale, of discerning the difference between confidence and competence.
DV Facts & Stats - RESPOND Inc.

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RESPOND Inc.
Someone at work said something about a second lunch and I asked if that’s like hobbitses second breakfast and they said they don’t know what I’m talking about and asked if it was Star Wars and I am just coming on here to feel seen by my people please
You got played.
1977.
Lita Ford (65) 19 Sep 1958.
Debbie Harry (78) 1 Jul 1945.
Joan Jett (65) 22 Sep 1958.
'I'd still vote for' Biden if he was 'dead': Pa. voters react to Trump-Biden 2024 rematch

Some Pennsylvania voters would rather cast an unenthusiastic ballot for Biden than a vote for Trump.

NBC News

A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

https://jezebel.com/childbearing-age-medication-denied-lawsuit-1850899899

A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

Jezebel