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What you're looking at is a poorly planned city that's car dependent.
  • In my town there is usually a long drive thru line for Raising Canes, but it snakes around the parking lot rather than the stroad. The few times I go there I park, walk in, and walk out with my food before the person who would have been ahead of me at the drive thru has even ordered.

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    What are you currently reading? (09/06/2024)
  • I am currently reading a collection of short stories titled Lake of Souls by Ann Leckie.

    They’re all in the sci-fi genre, and they have been pretty interesting so far.

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    type the distro you use and is and let your keyboard finish it
  • Nitrux is the only thing keeping me sane in this world and I’m still here waiting for my return and the next time I’ll be able to buy the new one

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  • Alt text. A picture of Bane lifting Batman in the air. Top text reads “Me: Trying not to use words I painstakingly learned in college to make a document accessible.” Bottom text reads “Readability tool: Victory has defeated you.”

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    The state of US political discourse
  • So not even any consideration of voting 3rd party? The concept that voting 3rd party is throwing away your vote is perpetuated by the 2 parties that want to stay in power. It’s easier to focus on one opponent, but the more people become comfortable with other options, the harder it is for the 2 parties to bullshit their way into power.

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    Firefox + Ublock = 👑
  • I don't think google wants to get hit with another antitrust lawsuit for web browsing, so I am sure they will figure out some other deal to funnel money to Firefox

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    Car Privacy is Shit
  • I don't live in the snow so never tried in real life, but local laws usually classify different levels of two wheeled vehicles. Some laws treat level 2 and under, where most e-bikes are, the same as bicycles. Mopeds and motor-driven cycles are a level above that are allowed on surface streets the same as cars but too underpowered for the highway. Then the level above that is the traditional motorcycle that are allowed on streets and highways.

    tl;dr, it might be allowed for e-bikes to have studded tires depending on how local laws classify it.

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    Car Privacy is Shit
  • Buy an electric bicycle and use the money you would have spent on a car to run for a seat for local office on the platform to improve local transit infrastructure

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    Why aren't millennials and Gen Z having kids? It's the economy, stupid
  • In my opinion, the low fertility rate is a sign that Millenials and Gen Z feel that society is not working for them and id making everyday life difficult. Why have children and make their lives, along with the lives of their children, harder?

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    What book are you reading lately? (7/11/2024)
  • I will also add I am currently reading issue No. 127 of the literary magazine Zyzzyva. Not a book, but a decent collection of short stories, poems, essay, and even bits of visual art.

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    What book are you reading lately? (7/11/2024)
  • I recently finished a classic sci-fi book, Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov. It is part of The Foundation book series. I started the original first book about 7 years ago and have come back to the series every few years. They're pretty interesting and can see why they are considered classics.

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  • neglectedbooks.com The Neglected Books Page

    www.NeglectedBooks.com: Where forgotten books are remembered

    I came across this website that focuses on highlighting books that are out if print but still worthy of reading, if you can find them. The most recent post (Feb. 29 2024) talks about the various reasons books become neglected.

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    Mathematically they're equivalent, but the feelings could not be further apart.

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    www.kvpr.org When it comes to cars, there is no housing crisis (just an existential one)

    One man makes the case that Americans' pursuit of abundant parking is upending our cities and our lives.

    This part of the article was the really infuriating part to me:

    "In fact, his research shows that by square footage, there is more housing for each car in this country than there is housing for each person. In 2016, Bloomberg reported that there were more three-car garages being built than one-bedroom apartments."

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