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  • I tried the same thing, no luck. It was in 7th grade if I remember correctly - and that was 1984 for me so it's been a minute. :)

    The idea of choosing being served raw should be enough to track it down, and I've occasionally searched for it over the years, but...

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  • The short story that sticks with me from junior high, that I have not been able to track down in the last 40 years or so, was if I remember right another lottery style tale. I think it was just the husband and the one chosen was eaten by the rest of the community - the twist was that the eatee got to choose the method of preparation, and in the story, he chose to be served raw. Anyone recall this story? I'd love to track it down.

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    It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here’s why
  • That's a lot of words to say, "I don't want someone on a bicycle to get something that makes their life a little easier. In fact, cars should get it and not bikes!"

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    It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here’s why
  • I was talking from the perspective of the effort involved in a full stop on a bike vs a car. You seem to be taking the position that cyclists doing an Idaho stop will never stop or look around, that it should all be on car drivers to avoid oblivious idiot cyclists who will ride out in front of them without warning. I guarantee you any of those states that have this law will still find the cyclist at fault if they run a red light and get clobbered.

    If you want to change the topic and talk about whether I have "sympathy for the environment", I also drive an EV. I replaced my gas furnace with a heat pump. I ride my bike instead of driving a car for most of my <10mile trips. Having the ability to roll a stop sign or proceed through a red light when it's clear has nothing to do with any of those things.

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    It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here’s why
  • There is a difference between a vehicle you have to power with your own muscles and a vehicle that you power by moving your big toe on the gas pedal. of course they all benefit from momentum, but I'd much rather have to come to a complete stop and then start up again in a car.

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    It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here’s why
  • Frankly, if there's other traffic, you're a dumbass if you rely on drivers to see and respect your right-of-way as a cyclist. Being in the right and dead is still dead.

    I slow roll stop signs. I don't do that at lights, but I will stop and then run the light if there's no one around. I'm not riding on the sidewalk, so I can't reach the button, and frequently the bike doesn't trigger the signal.

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  • It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here’s why

    electrek.co It turns out cyclists actually should roll through stop signs. Here's why

    When it comes to greening up our transportation systems and reducing the massive carbon footprint left by our daily commutes,...

    I do not live in an Idaho stop state, but I do it regularly.

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    In first ever documented case, Talaria electric dirt bike goes up in flames in US
  • I'm not sharing the link correctly, somehow. There's no preview of the page, just the active link. I assume there's probably markdown or similar I should use, just not sure what it is.

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  • In first ever documented case, Talaria electric dirt bike goes up in flames in US

    https://electrek.co/2024/09/07/in-first-ever-documented-case-talaria-electric-dirt-bike-goes-up-in-flames-in-us/

    TL;DR - shitty battery goes FWOOOF

    "Hicks explained that Talaria normally only uses a well-respected battery maker known as Greenway Batteries. ... However, due to a “clerical error made by the Talaria team,” some Talaria MX5 electric motorbikes that were shipped to the US included a battery produced by another supplier known as Scud."

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    What brands/styles/types of protective gear do you like for activities that are dangerous?
  • https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/equestrian-helmet-ratings.html

    This is a good place to start for helmets. They have the same sort of ratings for different sports so if nothing in the equestrian list looks good, you should check the bicycle list. Note that it's not necessarily current for everything but it's a good starting point.

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    ‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
  • When a person has nothing left to lose they will take chances that otherwise they wouldn't. If we weren't living in a corporatocracy, perhaps there'd be no demand for this sort of thing, but we do and there is.

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