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forpeterssake

@forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz

Serious things: #law, #technology, #bikes, #transit, #sustainability.
Silly things: #humor, #movies, #books, #music, #scifi, #running, #backpacking, #kayaking, the complete works of #JaneAusten, and cat memes.
Apologies if my silly is your serious, or vice versa.

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forpeterssake, to random
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From @andyjayhawk of :

Truck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals

"How tall are we talking here? According to the IIHS, the average US passenger vehicle has gotten about four inches wider, 10 inches longer, eight inches taller, and 1,000 pounds heavier over the past 30 years. Many vehicles are more than 40 inches tall at the leading edge of the hood. And on some large pickups, the hoods are almost at eye level for many adults."

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/14/23960624/truck-suv-hood-height-pedestrian-death-report-iihs

andybaio, to random
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This is apparently an internal Automattic memo making the rounds on Tumblr, indicating that they’ve failed to get Tumblr activity/revenue up since its 2019 acquisition and it will now be maintained by a skeleton crew of Trust & Safety and support folks, with the majority of its 139 employees moving to other projects inside Automattic.

forpeterssake,
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@andybaio If this means tumblr will stop pushing the sketchy tumblr live junk on the home screen, I might be okay with this.

forpeterssake, to random
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The latest Urbanist Agenda podcast is really, REALLY good. Jason Slaughter of @notjustbikes and Doug Gordon of @TheWarOnCars have a really interesting conversation, and they make you wish you could grab beers with them too.

The podcast is already out on , so if you subscribe (and you should) you can check it out, or you can wait until it drops in the general feed.

https://nebula.tv/agenda/following-the-war-on-cars-with-doug-gordon

jeffowski, to random
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Prince with his first car- a 1977 baby blue Datsun 200SX.

forpeterssake,
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@jeffowski Insanely cool.

bikepedantic, to random
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TIL that there’s a sequel book to “The Color of Law!” https://www.justactionbook.org/

forpeterssake,
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@bikepedantic How did I not know this? Color of Law was superb. I just added Just Action to my wish list!

forpeterssake, to random
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Some of the externalized cost of a transportation system entirely built around cars.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/23/louisiana-marsh-fires-superfog-car-crash-pileup

forpeterssake, to random
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It may not be what @pluralistic had in mind when he wrote it, but it's hard to read his piece "In defense of bureaucratic competence" without thinking of how America used to build massive public works projects and thousands of miles of rail across the country, and how it now can't even build out a mid-sized city's public transit system without relying on pricey contractors and consultants.

https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/23/getting-stuff-done/

RickiTarr, to random
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What is a popular artist or band that you think gets unfairly criticized?

My pick is Miley Cyrus, despite growing up a Disney kid with celebrity parents, living under a media microscope, and being skewed by basically everyone for showing human sexuality, she's seemed to turn out alright, and if you're going to tell me she can't sing, you're a liar.

https://youtu.be/wOwblaKmyVw?si=OKMU4TjU4qenmg46

forpeterssake,
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@mxk @RickiTarr
But not quite as good as the Dolly version slowed to 33rpm. That song deserves to be sad and slow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrfM711vXI

RM_Transit, to random
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    forpeterssake,
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    @RM_Transit Considering how many car channels there are, I'd say it's a nice update and change.

    curiousdoc, to random

    @RickiTarr So many potential movie scripts, short stories, and novels in the do-over thread!!

    forpeterssake,
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    @curiousdoc @RickiTarr I'm still waiting for a definitive version of Persuasion, but I do like the Amanda Root version with Ciaran Hinds. The Sally Hawkins version is okay, I like her performance (The Dakota Johnson version wasn't as bad as I feared, but it was intentionally stupid.)

    MissingThePt, to random
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    After Jim Jordan’s bid for House Speaker fails, George Santos will nominate the mystery baby.

    forpeterssake,
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    @MissingThePt

    Parody gif of the Lion King, where Rafiki the baboon throws Simba the lion cub off of Pride Rock rather than holding Simba up for display.

    nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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    forpeterssake,
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    @nocontexttrek Unpopular opinion, I haven't enjoyed the Badgey episodes as much. They're . . . fine, I guess, but not my favorites from Lower Decks, which I generally love.

    mattblaze, to photography
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    Moynihan Train Hall, Pennsylvania Station, NYC, 2021.

    A trainload of pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51205135362

    forpeterssake,
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    @mattblaze It still needs some places to sit, but I do welcome beautiful public transportation spaces in the U.S. And that is a beautiful space, and a beautiful photo.

    kissane, to random
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    The full-on genocide of the Rohingya kicked off when Rohingya insurgents targeted Burmese security posts and murdered a bunch of civilians, after which Myanmar's military murdered tens of thousands of Rohingya civilians as part of an ethnic-cleansing operation that left 700K+ Rohingya people traumatized and displaced. About half of them children.

    I'm finding it impossible to process the news and work and try to be a human online at the same time, so I'm going to tap out for a bit.

    forpeterssake,
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    @kissane Thanks for the context, and be well, friend, I know it's a lot.

    mekkaokereke, to random
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    The mayor of NYC is going to South America on a "fact finding mission," to understand why migrants are here.

    What will happen when he discovers that one of the biggest drivers is climate change? Will he then come back and be all in on the Green New Deal? Or will absolutely nothing change, and he'll still ask people to come back into the office, commuting unnecessarily, just to prop up commercial real estate prices?

    Climate changes. Crops fail. People go hungry. People start walking North.

    forpeterssake,
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    @mekkaokereke It seems like Eric Adams remains a cautionary tale for advocates of ranked choice voting.

    RM_Transit, to random
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    forpeterssake,
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    @RM_Transit Mazel tov, my friend!

    Loukas, to random
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    What's a fun cheap mobile game you'd recommend? Something relaxing.

    forpeterssake,
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    @Loukas I return to the classics periodically, Monument Valley 1 & 2. I also like Lara Croft GO. Oldies but goodies.

    bitprophet, to random
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    The continues apace. Semi-RIP, – I hope we're proven wrong about this, but it sure doesn't /look/ good.

    Literally no idea where I’d get cool new tracks if they go down the toilet, a ton of what I consume on BC are independent musicians who don't or can't distribute on the big (also, often shitty consumer experience) stores.

    And before you ask, NO, music rental (aka "streaming”) does not fucking count.

    https://mastodon.sdf.org/@joeo10/111143974726002301

    forpeterssake,
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    @bitprophet I had never heard of Songtradr, I have no trust basis with that entity. But I have to admit that Epic did absolutely zero with Bandcamp when it bought it, the site and service and apps remain the same, you still can't even make so much as a playlist on the website. It could be so much better, and I'll give the new owner at least a chance to do that before I jump ship.

    forpeterssake, to random
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    We literally cannot afford our current transportation system. And this study doesn't even count the larger cost of road maintenance.

    Via : "The average annual cost of ownership is up more than 13 percent from last year to more than $12,000, or just over $1,000 a month, according to the latest research from the automobile owners group AAA. Higher car prices and the surging costs of financing, insuring and maintaining a new car all contributed to the increase."

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/your-money/car-ownership-costs-increase.html

    forpeterssake,
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    @enobacon @danlyke Not just stupid—although American consumers have indeed been hoodwinked by the auto industry—but desperate and lacking options. Most Americans don't have access to safe alternatives. I don't want to call workers stupid who are just trying to get work that will let them survive or enjoy a modest standard of living, and I just want to show them how much better it could be for them if they didn't have to pay for and maintain a luxury item like a car.

    schizanon, to transit

    What is the Most Overrated Thing in the Industry?

    https://youtu.be/5Pe5oGaXkp8?si=4O6XQ4mN3HmgbVkD

    @cycling

    forpeterssake,
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    @famousringo @schizanon @cycling
    Ooff, I need all the gears, it's too hilly where I live to get away with only 5 gears. I have 7 gears on the rear derailleur of my ebike, and on the rare occasions when I've run out of juice, the lowest gear isn't enough to get up over the hills. If I lived in a flatter area I might agree with you.

    nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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    🕯️

    image/jpeg

    forpeterssake,
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    @nocontexttrek Definitely my top pick for weirdest TNG episode.

    stshank, to random
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    Why is it that two of my favorite kids' cartoons feature adventurous girls with blue hair? Hilda and D. D. Danger.

    https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Eggs-Season-1/dp/B086HWQJ5B

    https://www.netflix.com/title/80115346

    A girl with red gloves and blue hair and a look of wild excitement slides down a waterslide

    forpeterssake,
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    @stshank I absolutely adore Hilda, I feel like it's best to watch with young people but I like it enough to watch it by myself! I haven't tried D.D. Danger, maybe I should.

    forpeterssake,
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    @stshank I like them too, I think it's interesting how the art style changed from the books to the Netflix series, but I like both.

    lauren, to random
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    Florida man, 78, shoots and kills neighbor who was 'trimming tree limbs' along property line -police -https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-78-shoots-kills-neighbor-who-was-trimming-tree-limbs-along-property-line-police

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    @lauren
    Non Fox News link:
    https://abc7.com/man-kills-neighbor-trimming-trees-florida-shooting-deleon-springs-fl-edward-druzolowski/13796700/

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