PeterSmit

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by PeterSmit 2mo ago
Cool idea. Crashes on iOS though, after downloading the 1.7B model
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by PeterSmit 5mo ago
Which makes total sense given the current political situation.
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by PeterSmit 10mo ago
With the huge hoods these things have the driver has a hard time seeing what is right in front of them, and when they hit a pedestrian (kid or adult) they are much more likely to die. https://www.carscoops.com/2024/12&#
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
I’ve had this same idea, and it doesn’t work. Or at least: it works quote well, but the problem is that you get hallucinations. And it can be incredibly discouraging to find out the flashcards you’ve been cramming are completlh wrong.
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
I'm not sure if you're from the Netherlands, but I can assure you it's more nuanced that this. Mixing only works when cars are not dominant, so you need low car volumes and low speed in these areas. Residential areas in citie
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
I would argue the point of the article isn’t “we need more bollards everywhere “, it’s “our regard for pedestrian safety is absurdly low, even cheap tools to increase pedestrian safety (like bollards) are uncommon / controversial"
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
If the harm to society is 1M$ per car, should we be driving them at all?
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
Not in the cloud.
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by PeterSmit 2y ago
It's all fun and games until the websites you need (bank, local government, etc) only support the pipes build by a tech corp in a faraway country. Diversity is good and healthy.
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by PeterSmit 4y ago
And also basic levels of German and French. Outside of tech I actually hear from multiple sources German is an important language for trade between medium-sided companies, to Germany of course but also a large portion of the other eastern
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by PeterSmit 4y ago
This sounds like a very American answer. Have you been to such an event in any other place, like Europe? Near me is the largest open air weekend market of the Netherlands. Do you know how everybody gets there? By bike, public transportation
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by PeterSmit 5y ago
Well, it can also be pure randomness
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by PeterSmit 5y ago
Dutch person here. I believe the driver is at fault, unless it can be proven that the cyclist had a serious part in the crash. Having said that, there is significant effort made here to just reduce conflict points between modes of transport
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by PeterSmit 5y ago
Non-paywall link?
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by PeterSmit 6y ago
Yes this is true, but because of the separated infrastructure there are much fewer collision point between motorized and non motorized traffic. Basically all streets where cars can drive 50kmph (30mph) and up cyclist have a separate cycle p
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by PeterSmit 6y ago
Forced signup for Medium. Meh.
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by PeterSmit 6y ago
If you saw many seniors with slow typing speed, wouldn't that be a sign that typing speeds doesn't mater that much?
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by PeterSmit 6y ago
The original Dutch article is a few months older even. This article is great journalism.
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
Interesting. The shape of Amsterdam is super weird though. I wonder how the outline was made.
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
Any good books or films on this topic?
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
What is wrong with that?
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
In Holland, it seems like a lot of effort is put into wheelchair access. At least for newer buildings (Post WW2) and public transportation. But I'm not physically disabled, so haven't actually experienced it fully. I was surprised
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
Fibers. They are good for your digestive system, and make you feel full for longer. So less craving for snacking.
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
Paywall
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by PeterSmit 7y ago
How you drive your car is your responsibility. Navigation or not. If you kill someone or get them handicapped it's on you. Be considerate. Safety over everything else man.
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by PeterSmit 8y ago
Re-post. Earlier discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6669659
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by PeterSmit 8y ago
Check out the Nokia 8
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by PeterSmit 9y ago
Awesome news to hear that the graduates are finding good jobs. Makes me wonder why there wasn't anyone in business with these skills present.
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by PeterSmit 9y ago
Humans are known to be unreliable in explaining how they come to conclusions as well. Humans just like to pretend they can verbalise all knowledge ;)
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by PeterSmit 10y ago
You're talking specifically about North American cities, where everything is designed around automobile usage. And that is the problem the article talks about. It has been designed with this goal in mind so much, that it results in lot

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