@stux For all my dad's chest-beating over needing guns, not a single one he owns made a God damned difference when he slept through being robbed. They cleaned out the garage. They came into the house and helped themselves to a bunch of stuff, which they loaded into his brand new SUV that sat in said garage before driving away.
And yet, he was still he he yet he'd catch the next one who tried. SMH
And don't get him startered on the libs coming to steal them. And I'm like...
@stux@geekgyrl And if someone would steal your bicycle, the ratio of pricey vs. annoyance is quite decent (probably more annoying than pricy for most people, specially given how cheap you can get some bicycles), while for a car it's like "oh shit… there goes years of savings"
@stux Hmm. This morning a wireless earphone fell into a pajama pocket, causing some reflection on the nr of pairs of "ears" I have:
Cheap wireless earbuds for bed only (too easy to lose)
Shokz OpenRun (wireless w band, uncomfortable lying down)
Noise cancelling headphones (for flights mainly; Bluetooth / wired)
Cheap wired earbuds, now needing USB-C adapter (for when batteries dead)
No chance yet of one pair to rule them all, but perhaps a pair over the ear models.... 😁
@stux why is it we never hear about all the mass bikings in the Netherlands? What is the press hiding? "Bikes don't ride places, people ride places. Using bikes."
There are a lot of Walter Mitty and/or John Wayne wannabes. And then there’s the type who either think they don’t need to know gun safety or just aren’t interested. And there are some who appear to view guns as toys instead of the deadly weapons they really are.
You don’t know whether the person carrying a gun in store or other public place in your vicinity is any different or safer than someone carrying a gun with actual intent to use it to harm people.
@wonka@natriumchloride@stux also luxury bike because it's not possible to pick anybody for a weekend one night stand if you're driving a regular one? 😂
@stux Ehm, and kids with huge knives and other problems nowadays. Don't think we are so much better because everybody owns a bike 😉. It's better than let everybody own guns though.
@stux don't get me wrong, I'm all for bicycles and greener ways of moving people around.
it's just that "bicycles in the netherlands" should never be used as a run-of-the-mill example to which one should aspire.
the NL famously is a flat country. of course biking is great there! most of us, though, have the misfortune to live in hilly areas. that NL example doesn't apply as well to us as one may think.
it's as good as asking us to stick our finger into a wall.
I use to be a mega USA fan and always wanted to move there. But since I run this server I've met a lot of people from the USA and i realised the EU is heaven compared to the US :catblush:
At will employment, fire for any reason; they walked back how many hours they have to pay you for dragging you in from 4 to 3; health care is virtually impossible to get at times if your employer doesn't offer it, and sometimes still impossible if the paperwork gets lost outside the window for applying (why is there a window?!); and on, and on.
@stux absolutely what i love about y'all. i was on a bike all the time i was in amsterdam on business because i was staying in the immediate suburbs and you can just bike anywhere; even get your bike on a bus or train. really, truly outstanding.
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