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Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by andrew_ »

salvar wrote: post #108
andrew_ wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ugh, I wish I could downvote. Always one that has to poop in the cereal.

What exactly is the "poop in the cereal" here? Mentioning race? Do you think race has absolutely nothing to do with anything here?

Yes. There was no mention of race. There was no reason to bring it up. Someone posts a story on how best to get a car fixed and inevitably some turd will make a statement about how it'd be harder for race X. Not every story needs race injected. Allow yourself to read something fun without having to go down a cloudy path.

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Post by salvar »

andrew_ wrote: post #171
salvar wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What exactly is the "poop in the cereal" here? Mentioning race? Do you think race has absolutely nothing to do with anything here?

Yes. There was no mention of race. There was no reason to bring it up. Someone posts a story on how best to get a car fixed and inevitably some turd will make a statement about how it'd be harder for race X. Not every story needs race injected. Allow yourself to read something fun without having to go down a cloudy path.

Even if you see no reason to bring it up, and it frustrates you to see other people mention it, it shouldn't stop other people from discussing that angle. Allow yourself to read something without getting angry because you don't like the topic.

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by isostatic »

gaius wrote: post #122
btrettel wrote: post #8

As a cyclist, I've worn a hi-vis vest while walking around after riding, and it's been weird how many people assume that I am a repair guy or even a police officer. The thesis of the article matches my experience. If you wear the vest confidently you could probably get into many things free.

I am a repair guy or even a police officer I've seen a few cyclists wearing gear that was obviously intended to be mistaken for police uniform at a distance e.g. blue and white checks, and only when you get closer do you realise it says "polite". Presumably this is in the hope of getting away with riding on the pavement or jumping red lights. Joke's on them - the real police never enforce those rules anyway.

It’s to try to stop drivers from driving illegally next to them.

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by askmike »

auto wrote: post #158
koonsolo wrote: post #143

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Yes, you are correct (I speak Dutch, not German, but they are very close). In Dutch we use a lot of English words: Computer, keyboard, ... . So when I hear an English sounding 'beamer', I think it's English :). We basically use 'projector' for anything from slide to video projector. But it seems the digital age introduce a new word 'beamer' in our language (and German), that didn't happen in English.

Beamer is pronounced just like bimmer, which to most in the US (or at least my part of it) is just a nickname for BMW cars. That said, beamer as the word for projector has that German feel of being “obvious” to it, and is neat.

In Dutch it is pronounced beamer like "Beam[er] me up scotty".

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by andrew_ »

salvar wrote: post #172
andrew_ wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. There was no mention of race. There was no reason to bring it up. Someone posts a story on how best to get a car fixed and inevitably some turd will make a statement about how it'd be harder for race X. Not every story needs race injected. Allow yourself to read something fun without having to go down a cloudy path.

Even if you see no reason to bring it up, and it frustrates you to see other people mention it, it shouldn't stop other people from discussing that angle. Allow yourself to read something without getting angry because you don't like the topic.

Angry? Poor assumption. A downvote would have reflected my view that it was unnecessary. Perhaps your feathers are a bit more ruffled at my expressing my displeasure with the comment.

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by salvar »

andrew_ wrote: post #175
salvar wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even if you see no reason to bring it up, and it frustrates you to see other people mention it, it shouldn't stop other people from discussing that angle. Allow yourself to read something without getting angry because you don't like the topic.

Angry? Poor assumption. A downvote would have reflected my view that it was unnecessary. Perhaps your feathers are a bit more ruffled at my expressing my displeasure with the comment.

In that case, I apologize. I mistook your comments on pooping in cereal and calling people turds as anger. My bad.

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by 3pt14159 »

aravindet wrote: post #111

From the article: > Note: this article was edited on the 21/12/16 because Sean's mate was going to get fired and we really like that guy. I remember reading that a previous Vice story about Naomi Watts published off-the-record details that put her at risk from the Chinese government. Fucking over sources for no particular reason looks like a trend with Vice reporters.

Vice is a particularly skeezy publication. Their own reporters have been fucked over and the founders aren't just corrupt (audience size and other fraud) one of them is the leader of a right wing hate group which I'm not even going to name because I fear I'll show up in their web-crawlers and they'll harass me.

There is a guy I know that was the subject of an Oscar shortlisted documentary[0] that has a whole website dedicated to it.[1] I really think his reporting on them contributed to Disney's pullout of the acquisition. There are good reporters that work there, but that's more by random chance than by culture.

[0] Or nominated? I always get those two confused. Anyway it was Frame 394.

[1] notvice.com

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Post by phyzome »

dorfsmay wrote: post #164
JoeAltmaier wrote: post #155

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I lost the key to my bike lock, took the bus home. Next AM brought a hacksaw to work. As I sat sawing through the cable, somebody I didn't know walked by and said "If you were stealing that bike, you'd be sawing a lot faster", smiled and walked on by.

One of my kid threw a temper tantrum in a restaurant, so I walk with her to go sit in the car together till she calmed down. She was screaming and crying while we were walking and a stranger with a concerned look asked if she was my daughter. I told them she was but that at that particular moment they could have her. They just walked not knowing what to do or say. I was amused by my smart-ass answer and their reactio…

Kidnapping is pretty damn rare, at least here in the US. I say this because I have never heard of anyone I am socially connected to (including transitively) who has encountered it. (I just hear about it in newspapers, every once in a while.)

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by koonsolo »

askmike wrote: post #174
auto wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beamer is pronounced just like bimmer, which to most in the US (or at least my part of it) is just a nickname for BMW cars. That said, beamer as the word for projector has that German feel of being “obvious” to it, and is neat.

In Dutch it is pronounced beamer like "Beam[er] me up scotty".

yes

Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

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Post by gpm »

aravindet wrote: post #111

From the article: > Note: this article was edited on the 21/12/16 because Sean's mate was going to get fired and we really like that guy. I remember reading that a previous Vice story about Naomi Watts published off-the-record details that put her at risk from the Chinese government. Fucking over sources for no particular reason looks like a trend with Vice reporters.

Do you mean Naomi Wu?
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