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i like bikes and maps and am trying to make this server work good and not lose all the data.
Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Impressed by the number of people who think this seems like a plausible technological progression:
1. Spicy autocomplete
2. ???
3. General AI
Alex FeinmanBike dividers that don't physically block cars and trucks are just municipal "thoughts and prayers".
Something missing from all this talk about the #secretService recently that should be addressed is we should maybe means test Secret Service protection to the degree we do food stamps when they're not on the job on Gov't property. These very serious men and women are very concerned about the debt sometimes except when it comes to the security state. #USA
CelloMom On CarsFor the first time, the US is aiming to increase safety of people *outside* the vehicle.
This encourages active transportation.
Also, smaller vehicles use less energy.
"If enacted, automakers will have to test their vehicles using crash test dummies representing adult and child pedestrians for the first time. NHTSA says the changes could save up to 67 lives every year."
[Edit to add] This covers only head injuries.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24241047/nhtsa-rule-pedestrian-safety-fmvss-suv-truck-designd
people who name companies should have to do like a little bit of distopian literature reading or movie/show watching before a company they name is allowed to advertise. I just saw an ad for Panopto, to keep students engaged.
AnarchoNinaAnalyzesLiterally the *only* story I'm going to share about the goddamn Olympics:
U.S. Rugby player Ariana Ramsey found out athletes get free healthcare in the Olympic Village and immediately booked a bunch of appointments for routine services many Americans living under our dystopian private healthcare regime simply can't afford:
"Like, what?” she said in a post on TikTok describing her new discovery: The Olympic Village offers free healthcare.
The United States, of course, does not. So in the days following her victory, Ramsey made appointments with the Village gynecologist, dentist and ophthalmologist. According to the Paris 2024 organizing committee, the Village also offers cardiology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry and, of course, sports medicine—all at no cost to the athletes. (Paralympic athletes will also have access to dermatology.)"
The best part of the story is that Ramsey not only convinced a bunch of other U.S. Athletes to take advantage of the program, but after realizing how beneficial having access to free healthcare is, she's decided to become an advocate for Universal Healthcare in America.
On a personal level and as someone who has spent time in multiple countries that offer free healthcare to their citizens, I honestly cannot stress how much it improves not only health outcomes, but also quality of life for labor class people; from increasing your lifespan, to freeing workers from dependence on bad employers just to keep their health insurance, this is one social policy that has ripples throughout almost every aspect of the lives of everyday people. And it says a LOT about the priorities of the American ruling class that they'd do almost anything to keep you from having access to universal healthcare.
kim_harding ✅A massive new cycling route linking eight European countries opens this week
https://www.timeout.com/news/a-massive-new-cycling-route-linking-eight-european-countries-opens-this-week-073024
The Trans Dinarica trail meanders through national parks, forests, inland villages and the Adriatic coast over a whopping 5,000km
https://www.timeout.com/news/a-massive-new-cycling-route-linking-eight-european-countries-opens-this-week-073024
The Trans Dinarica trail meanders through national parks, forests, inland villages and the Adriatic coast over a whopping 5,000km
JenniferplusplusHttp needs a status code for grudging acceptance. We have 202 Accepted. We need 222 Tolerated.
For when the client is doing it wrong, but you've decided to be the bigger person and deal with it anyway.
Robert ReichTrump's now pretending to take the side of tipped workers, but his Labor Department changed a rule to make it easier for bosses to pocket workers' tips.
This cost tipped workers an estimated $700 million a year in wages.