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by greenonions 7y ago
I get an unsecure error viewing that site on mobile.
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by greenonions 7y ago
Hard to mince words regarding the statistics on cars. You read and responded to the comment, so they clearly drive engagement. Walking, biking, taking the bus, carpooling are incredibly convenient for anyone willing to try, and I certainly
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by greenonions 7y ago
Cars kill ~40000 Americans annually. Is that cheap? Criticizing cars is the only way to wake people up to the damage they have caused in our society. Sure, cars are wonderful for people with mobility issues. For the vast majority of us to d
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by greenonions 7y ago
Iowa City has a pedestrian mall in the heart of downtown and it's the most charming, lively, interesting place in the city. Not to mention, it's safe, fun, and pleasant for all ages. There's music, dancing, a playground, food
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Juxtaposing Development Patterns: Crabtree Valley Mall and Downtown Raleigh, NC(crabtree-mall-downtown-overlay.glitch.me)
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by greenonions 7y ago
Ebikes really are amazing. I think they are particularly suited to the US, because much of our infrastructure is designed entirely around cars. The ebike allows you to traverse a car-designed landscape with the ease of biking on flat ground
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by greenonions 7y ago
This could be : 1. A technical issue preventing people from deleting accounts. 2. An active decision being taken. The response to this from customers motivated by the recent Hong Kong dustup is going to be sheer outrage. Regardless of reali
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by greenonions 7y ago
Seems like a positive move to limit the tools of NIMBYs to stymie well-intended development.
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by greenonions 7y ago
The Texas Central Railway project will be the first true high speed rail in the country, using Shinkansen tech.
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by greenonions 7y ago
This article directly refutes this claim. The US has 50% more road deaths than the UK. Are US drivers that much more likely to be distracted by their phones? The key issue is that our roads are designed to maximize vehicle speed, and this k
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by greenonions 7y ago
I'm not an anti-natalist or anything of the sort, but it would appear to me that if anything, the evolutionary challenge facing humans is that we have had too many babies. Across the globe we've consistently created more humans th
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by greenonions 7y ago
I agree. Offensive statements and actions should be considered with their age along with the offending parties age. In fact, I'd argue that reflection upon mistakes is one of the most important drivers of growth and maturity. I persona
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by greenonions 7y ago
This is why I indicated that the United States needs a single payor natinoal insurance.
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What makes health insurance cheaper is a larger pool of people. There is no other mechanism by which costs can be reduced. This is why a single payer system is dramatically cheaper. It ensures complete coverage, reducing the cost of insuran
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by greenonions 7y ago
I've always taken handwritten notes in class. It forces you to condense the information being presented quite a bit. I've found that I use arrows, side boxes, lists, and all sorts of visual tricks along with writing to try to gras