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by db48x 7mo ago
Anecdotes are meaningless. I’ve driven in Texas where there were roundabouts and it wasn’t ever a problem. Don’t forget that at a roundabout the risk of injury from unexpected behavior by other drivers is _lower_ than at a signalized inters
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by db48x 7mo ago
No, this is just making excuses for not building them. Once you start using them in an area even the drivers that have never used them before will figure out how they work. It’s not rocket science. > there's going to be pushback fro
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by db48x 7mo ago
Many areas in the USA actually have lots of roundabouts, and people there have figured them out just fine.
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by db48x 7mo ago
No, there is a difference. Parking tickets are civil infractions that can only result in a fine (or in some cases a tow, but let’s not get lost in the weeds). Running a red light, on the other hand, is a moving violation committed by the _d
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by db48x 7mo ago
Roundabouts that small won’t be built in areas with heavy truck traffic, and in any case won’t be built with a raised island in the center.
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by db48x 7mo ago
It is a crime in Florida, because if it goes unpaid it is converted into a real ticket for a moving violation written by a police officer. This results in criminal penalties, such as losing your license. > are you suggesting parking tick
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by db48x 7mo ago
Most of those excuses just make you a bad driver.
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by db48x 7mo ago
> A perpendicular intersection uses way less area than a roundabout. That’s not actually true. It’s entirely possible for them to have the same footprint.
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by db48x 7mo ago
As with most things, it’s just history. Roundabouts were invented here in the US, but the inventor made a tiny but critical mistake. Originally drivers inside the roundabout had to yield to drivers entering it. Obviously we know now that th
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by db48x 7mo ago
> … the owner of the car gets the ticket, and it's up to them to figure out if they were driving, … That's exactly what makes it unconstitutional here in the US. The Constitution specifically requires that they have evidence of
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by db48x 7mo ago
Right, many other countries let you point the finger at someone else. The problem is that in the US the government is not legally allowed to even issue a ticket unless they can prove that the person they are prosecuting is the guilty party.
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by db48x 7mo ago
Right, in effect the Judge ruled that while the state _calls_ it a civil matter, they treat it basically the same as any other criminal matter and therefore it is in fact a criminal matter. As we all know, a rose by any other name would sme
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by db48x 7mo ago
Sure, that would be sufficient probable cause for police to ask questions. But it’s not sufficient evidence on which to write a ticket because we specifically wrote into our Constitution that the police must know and be able to prove who th
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by db48x 7mo ago
Steve Lehto has an analysis of the opinion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VinCGmdj-jQ One interesting point is that the Judge also spent some ink criticizing the law because paying the ticket removes the ticket from your
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by db48x 7mo ago
I’m no expert, but I suspect that going from disposable diapers to cloth diapers would not be quite that bad.
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by db48x 7mo ago
How about the part where children cannot legally create accounts of their own, on computers that they own? I did that by the time I was 10. > It shifts the responsibility back to parents. Without these stupid laws parents already _have_
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by db48x 7mo ago
Almost. Technically an adult must create an account for any non–adult who wants to use the computer, and configure it with the appropriate age category. Honestly it’s the dumbest thing ever. Best just not to play that game.
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by db48x 7mo ago
Some miniaturization required.
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by db48x 7mo ago
Could call it PT, that’s only three characters. Or anyway three grapheme clusters.
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by db48x 8mo ago
Good! You are thinking! In principle something like this should be the right answer. (But we can simplify it by simply saying that we expect the hospital to improve outcomes, even though it cannot cure every patient.) But no, the truth is t
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by db48x 8mo ago
Offshoring is not a problem to be solved. Abuse of the visa program is.
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by db48x 8mo ago
Oh, that, lol. (With the paywall I just figured they were moaning about ICE; that’s been the more popular topic of late.) They’re moaning about the fee because it will work. Visas are supposed to be issued to the best of the best, to entice
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by db48x 8mo ago
Being a talent hub doesn’t require people to outstay their visas, or to enter without one.
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by db48x 8mo ago
Sometimes intent and outcomes matter, but the aphorism is simply not a good guide to understanding reality. It should be discarded. The classic example is a hospital for treating cancer patients. Suppose that one third of the patients are s
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by db48x 8mo ago
This is a catchy aphorism, but not really true. Things can be badly implemented so that they fail to achieve their purpose.
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by db48x 8mo ago
You can remove the buzzers from all of your appliances and then live in bliss.
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by db48x 8mo ago
Removing an offensive buzzer or beeper or overbright LED is far more satisfying. Plus, nobody can trivially unmute the thing. But that said, I wouldn’t mind a microwave that could be quieted without completely muting it. They could mute the
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by db48x 8mo ago
You know that you can remove the piezo beeper from the microwave, right? Or add a series resistor to lower the volume.
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by db48x 8mo ago
:) You could customize that variable instead, so that Emacs manages everything for you and you don't have to care that it would look like a line of code if you opened your settings and edited them directly.
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by db48x 8mo ago
I’m suddenly in desperate need of a pyroceram skillet too. I’d love to be able to make proper cheeseburgers with grilled onions one at a time without using a stove or grill. On the other hand my brother in law got himself one of those smoke

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