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You mention living in the Bay Area, where right of way is clearly defined: https://california.public.law/codes/ca_veh_code_section_2195... If you don’t want cars to stop for you th…

And are the only ones incentivized to, given the asymmetric danger between driving and walking. Drivers would be a lot more cautious with big spike in the middle of their steering …

I think you misunderstand “Right of Way”. It’s not just an option for a pedestrian to cross, it’s incumbent on them to maintain predictable movement through the intersection. Givin…

I’m guessing they didn’t lose their license? In the US we’re terrified to take away someone’s access to a car because there are so few valid alternatives in most of the country. To…

It’s not a pipeline problem https://www.fastcompany.com/90596325/its-time-to-debunk-the-...

RT is state propaganda. Not an accurate equivalence at all.

Yeah this seems like a way to perpetuate media bubbles.

I had forgotten about the rudder problems! Worth a read: https://imgur.com/a/5wcFx8M > Perhaps the single most complex, insidious, and long-lasting mechanical problem in the histor…

Relativistic beaming! https://youtu.be/zUyH3XhpLTo?t=490

There are a lot of claims about why F# is better and not much data to back them up. I'd really like to learn F#, but are there proven benefits to code quality / shipped defects / e…

> there is no evidence to suggest that more than a few percent of people can become a computer programmer Source?

@patio11 has a great writeup on dealing with Credit Reporting Agencies: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-re...

Did this get flagged? It no longer shows up anywhere on the first 3 pages.

I can get used to the verbosity, but the archaic block editing copy/paste makes Powershell painful to use for anything more than the basics. Copying multiline text in Powershell fi…

That's fine if you can safely merge into the exit lane without slowing down traffic in the non-exit lane. Here's when it's not OK: cars in the exit lane are traveling at 2mph. You …