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by prower 5y ago
So in the case of the parent's comment, your solution is to ban buses? What about, instead, respecting road rules when you use a bike?
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by prower 5y ago
Do you also cross with a red light on a car, when there's no one around anyway? Also, in most cases expanding the road is far from easy or feasible at all.
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by prower 5y ago
Maybe I'm missing something but bikes passing at traffic lights, or just zipping in the intersections, is such a terrible, horrible idea. Being on a bike on a roundabout is terrifying already. I agree a bikes-only traffic would be more
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by prower 5y ago
I'm pretty sure Italy requires a company to register to an official list before being able to put a personalized sender ID in your SMS communications. I'm not sure about the inner workings but seems far from "whatever you wan
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by prower 6y ago
That's ridiculous for the automotive industry too. Also, pointing fingers at bad behaviour is hardly a justification for Google's (and other's) total lack of good faith.
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by prower 6y ago
Wouldn't it be better to have it also when browsing non-privately?
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by prower 6y ago
Could you provide examples? For the few cases i've encountered, disabling Ublock Origins (before blacklisting the website forever) solves the problem.
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by prower 6y ago
Totally agree, I'd like only to add that, what many artists (and in general people who pursue their artistic passions) had, compared to the agerage workin-joe, is TIME. The only way to understand your passions is by having time to obse
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by prower 6y ago
I totally understand it for security, as ironic as it is (given the topic). For everything else though, I feel like there's a "honeymoon" effect in place, where the theoretical and immediate convenience overshadow the implica
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by prower 6y ago
Or you could just flip the switch with your actual thumbs. There's a discussion to be had to on placing every basic action on our daily lives on a finicky smartphone.
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by prower 6y ago
> For example, is an SUV in the city the right vehicle for the right road? or is that causing useless stress and danger for everyone involved? Yes, SUVs are stupid and totally the wrong type of vehicle for a city, but for a different set
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by prower 6y ago
A digger, a horse, a motorbike, a roman chariot or a cow are all preferable alternatives to cyclists on road, for the simple fact that, with all other means of transport, you get a lot more leeway if something goes awry for whatever reason
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by prower 6y ago
>If traffic with cars+cars have thousands lethal accidents, cars+cyclists have lots of lethal accidents, but cyclists+cyclists have almost no lethal accidents, isn't it worth investigating? Maybe the problem here is the cars on the
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by prower 6y ago
That's not true when you're forced to do 10km/h for prolonged periods of time (that's hindrance to traffic and you can usually get a fine for that) because you can't safely overtake a bycicle that's going in a
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by prower 6y ago
Going on the street without paying attention to all signs, rules and potential dangers is NEVER OK. That's paramount (for everyone on the road) and I'm not questioning that for a second. That said, bikes are dangerous for everyone
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by prower 6y ago
Drivers hate cyclists because they're slow, dangerous, usually don't follow rules of the road (regarding stops, traffic lights, right of way, one-way streets) and they can die, or be badly injured, as soon as they get in contact w
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by prower 6y ago
Why is privacy intromission so trendy and tempting? I understand this in hard-to-reach areas or for wildlife preservation, but you're effectively adding a real-time aerial Big Brother on everyone's head. Is technology too widespre
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by prower 6y ago
Just yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of Dreams, a PS4 entirely visual development tool. The concept is similar to the UE4's blueprints, but even more visual and with a much more "general" language approach. (it also c
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by prower 6y ago
Hope you're fine now. Can I ask how did you contract it? What I mean is: did you and the other person follow the usual distancing rules (mask + 1 meter apart + no touching)? Only if you're willing to share of course :)
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by prower 6y ago
I usually use an awfully basic Casio wristwatch on my nightstand as an alarm. 5€ at a random chinese seller. 3€ Battery lasts 2 years. Job done, move on. If you need to use a smartphone, at least keep it in airplane mode, even if only to av
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by prower 6y ago
Again, thanks for the in-depth answer. You got a point on the integration side (on-wheel commands) and the eventual app-switching needs. I also concede that modifying the route (more than merely following it, which I find trivial in any s
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by prower 6y ago
First of all, thanks for the detailed reply. Appreciated! Unfortunately I'm clearly missing something, because it looks like a lot (and I mean a lot) of effort is going in these entertainment systems just to have a map (which you proba
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by prower 6y ago
Dammit I'm old. I'm sorry if I do the old man barking at clouds. But. How's different or better than this 9$ smartphone mount? https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-Car-Phone-Mount-Compatible/dp/B... All thi
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by prower 6y ago
I'm WAY ot of the loop here but do these infotainment systems actually produce tangible, relevant and unquestionable benefits? I think most of it, based also on usage of people I know, comes down to "speak on the phone with the ca
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by prower 6y ago
> - impossible to put an image into a clipboard (so that user can e.g. paste it outside a browser) Isn't it possible with the convenient "Capture screeenshot" feature in Firefox (the 3 dots next to the address bar)?
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by prower 6y ago
Give the PS4 "dev-game" Dreams a spin, you can program by physically connecting logic gates and moving wires and gadgets. You wiggle the controller to move around the screen. Much less efficient but immensely more (visually and me
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by prower 6y ago
Don't SPF and DKIM already work towards making sure emails are sent from legitimate people?
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by prower 6y ago
Wow, we usually eat around 250g of pasta divided by 3 people. 180g only for you? Congratulations! Full disclosure: we're also all very sedentary
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by prower 6y ago
Sorry for the off-topic, but I can't help thinking about the title of the news as something straight out of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri :)
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by prower 6y ago
So if I understand correctly, you're worried that every little piece of freedom lost, is lost forever. I can understand the sentiment, and I even agree to that. That said, context is important. I'm not sure this is the right way o

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