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PeterSmit
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Comment #48978824
Cool idea. Crashes on iOS though, after downloading the 1.7B model
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Comment #47945613
Which makes total sense given the current political situation.
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Comment #46131836
With the huge hoods these things have the driver has a hard time seeing what is right in front of them, and when they hit a pedestrian (kid or adult) they are much more likely to d…
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Comment #42779420
I’ve had this same idea, and it doesn’t work. Or at least: it works quote well, but the problem is that you get hallucinations. And it can be incredibly discouraging to find out th…
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Comment #40272474
I'm not sure if you're from the Netherlands, but I can assure you it's more nuanced that this. Mixing only works when cars are not dominant, so you need low car volumes and low spe…
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Comment #40272255
I would argue the point of the article isn’t “we need more bollards everywhere “, it’s “our regard for pedestrian safety is absurdly low, even cheap tools to increase pedestrian sa…
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Comment #40272225
If the harm to society is 1M$ per car, should we be driving them at all?
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Comment #40052529
Not in the cloud.
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Comment #39988091
It's all fun and games until the websites you need (bank, local government, etc) only support the pipes build by a tech corp in a faraway country. Diversity is good and healthy.
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Comment #33591488
And also basic levels of German and French. Outside of tech I actually hear from multiple sources German is an important language for trade between medium-sided companies, to Germa…
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Comment #32813377
This sounds like a very American answer. Have you been to such an event in any other place, like Europe? Near me is the largest open air weekend market of the Netherlands. Do you k…
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Comment #29371206
Well, it can also be pure randomness
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Comment #27288938
Dutch person here. I believe the driver is at fault, unless it can be proven that the cyclist had a serious part in the crash. Having said that, there is significant effort made he…
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Comment #27024132
Non-paywall link?
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Comment #25414735
Yes this is true, but because of the separated infrastructure there are much fewer collision point between motorized and non motorized traffic. Basically all streets where cars can…
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Comment #25109291
Forced signup for Medium. Meh.
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Comment #24579186
If you saw many seniors with slow typing speed, wouldn't that be a sign that typing speeds doesn't mater that much?
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Comment #23103489
The original Dutch article is a few months older even. This article is great journalism.
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Comment #22129315
Interesting. The shape of Amsterdam is super weird though. I wonder how the outline was made.
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Comment #22072865
Any good books or films on this topic?
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Comment #21967215
What is wrong with that?
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Comment #20564235
In Holland, it seems like a lot of effort is put into wheelchair access. At least for newer buildings (Post WW2) and public transportation. But I'm not physically disabled, so have…
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Comment #20553548
Fibers. They are good for your digestive system, and make you feel full for longer. So less craving for snacking.
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Comment #20267100
Paywall
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Comment #19776664
Something like this blog?: http://www.andrewalexanderprice.com/blog20130330.php#.XMaxB-...