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by kmlx 4y ago
> You mean the government sponsored & operated BBC wouldn't cover it? I'm shocked! the bbc independent as per its charter, and it is covering thus piece of legislation. but it only reports, doesn’t express an opinion. the r
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by kmlx 4y ago
i remember this. for at least a week people couldn't access their money. it was chaos. the bank lost lots of money and customers due to this botched transfer.
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by kmlx 4y ago
agree with some caveats. helmets are a must when cycling on roads. but parks are a bit different. also, i remember a study that said drivers are more cautious when they see a cyclist without a helmet. not sure how relevant the study was, bu
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by kmlx 4y ago
as a road bike cyclist and a driver, i tend to cycle wherever there's a road. so i do understand that i'm a bit biased, but usually it's quite safe riding a bike in a city (due to slow traffic), especially in a place like the
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by kmlx 4y ago
walking also does a lot of good for the mind.
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by kmlx 4y ago
fair point. elevation is truly a bike killer. except for the electric bikes, but those are really heavy.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> This seems more efficient to me, and safer since cars aren't moving at all when you cross - often you have to share the space with cars turning left when you cross. one of the features i loved moving to London: there's no &qu
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by kmlx 4y ago
> I have a 30-minute walking commute to work isn't that like 10 mins cycling?
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by kmlx 4y ago
my theory is that the only way to explore the universe is to turn ourselves into machines. the distances don't look that menacing when you can turn yourself off for the duration of a millennial trip. space required in a "spaceship
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by kmlx 4y ago
yup, exactly. it's not like Musk just called the guy a pedo out of the blue...
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by kmlx 4y ago
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/15/elon-musk... > Musk visited the cave system himself. Unsworth said the billionaire “was asked to leave very quickly”. He also told CNN Musk could “st
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Well he did very publicly call the cave diver who saved 12 children a pedophile because he was jealous of him. this is false. he called him that after the cave diver told Musk to “stick his submarine where it hurts”. it only takes 1 mi
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by kmlx 4y ago
Percentage of population over 65 years: Japan 29% Italy 24% Finland 23% Greece 23% Portugal 23% Germany 22% France 21% Canada 20% from: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-th... europe is get
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by kmlx 4y ago
to put things in context, malta is an island country in Europe with a population of ~500k, and a gdp of ~$17B, truly a small state. i think it would be very hard for them to compete with a bigger, more developed country without the incentiv
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by kmlx 4y ago
if you want great toys i recommend shops that stock old toys. they of course come at a premium, but the quality is generally much better. places like mandarake in tokyo come to mind, but there are many out there.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> But I can also see a deluge of mediocre “content” taking over the internet i’ve noticed this mediocrity decades ago when artists started using computers to create art. for me that’s when it went downhill.
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by kmlx 4y ago
such a generalisation when we have a whole planet driving is a bit absurd.
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by kmlx 4y ago
so why would anyone need this tech if almost everyone already sticks to the limit?
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by kmlx 4y ago
it’s not about racing. it’s about having the freedom to go fast if needed.
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by kmlx 4y ago
in general this is just a way for the state to collect money from drivers.
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by kmlx 4y ago
you can do it yourself without a machine forcing you to do it.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> automatic speed limiters in every car. this is literally the nightmare of every driver.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Is this information new (as of #27)? yes, it seems like twitter employees lied when asked directly about shadow banning and other issues.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Google displaying story snippets on the search pages obviate the need to actually visit the site itself (and load ads, content, etc) and by doing so materially harm news sites. no, the real issue here is that news sites had their busin
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Who would be banning the news orgs in countries where the government is captured by them? That captive government? google and fb should be banning their news sites in countries where governments are captured. > Why is the public int
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by kmlx 4y ago
links and the nature of the internet. if i post a link to a news site on this forum, should the forum pay the news site for the traffic the news site gets? of course not.
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by kmlx 4y ago
i still can’t believe facebook and alphabet folded when it came to news in australia. they should have stayed the course. and predictably they opened up a can of worms: https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/03/neig
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by kmlx 4y ago
> I am aware of the fact that information control is a central part of any power structure setup, and I assume that too many people lack the skills, the option, and even the desire to deeply and meaningfully engage with most topics, but
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Let's all be a little kinder to each other from what I’ve noticed in the states (and other places) it’s much easier making money when everyone’s mean.
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by kmlx 4y ago
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