Friend: Did you ever read a book that just exemplifies your entire personality?

Me:

Threadiversal Travel - A guide for Lemmy, Kbin and general Reddit off-ramping

Hey Kbin-folk, I’ve recently published my take on the “threadiverse” in the form of a quasi-guide but with some other commentary. Appreciate any feedback, good or bad!

https://shellsharks.com/threadiversal-travel

South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger

~A new law went into effect dropping the traditional system, or Korean age," where person is one year old at birth and gains a year every New Year's Day. A baby born on Dec. 31 would be considered 2 years old the next day.

(However, government agencies have been using the international system for decades for most official business.)

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1141524578/south-korea-age-counting-koreans-younger

it's happening!!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/nyregion/nyc-congestion-pricing.html

"In Greenpoint, the opposition to the bike lanes emerged after local businesses became concerned that the new street plan would make it harder for them to receive deliveries. Missing from the calculation was that life made easier for trucks also made it easier for people to shop online and avoid those businesses altogether."

#bikenyc

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/nyregion/brooklyn-queens-expressway-repair.html