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I start to think that in an ordinary human lifetime it is more likely than not to experience disaster. If you were born in 1945 and are still alive today, you may have picked the most lucky period to have lived through of all possible. I am not concvinced the next 75 years will be as peaceful as the past 75.
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At this point I’m carrying so many electronic devices with me or at home that I’ve give up on going out of my way to prevent getting tracked. My best effort is to trust Apple doesn’t sell me out.
> At this point I’m carrying so many electronic devices with me or at home that I’ve give up on going out of my way to prevent getting tracked As much as I hate the guy, Kissinger made a great point in an interview with Eric Schmidt paraphrased: 'We have lived a fairly peaceful period in the last century with a stable world order, we should not assume that this is guaranteed to continue forever.' We usually don't lik…
It can happen in years, nevermind decades.
Just another reason to preference walking and cycling.
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Denmark - max temp 72F/22C Florida - max temp 100F/38C Have fun biking in Florida, unless there is a shower ready for you at each end.
If you're doing something dressy, you need that shower anyway unless you're never spending more than a couple of minutes outside — or you dress appropriately for the weather and it's not an issue. Florida is also an interesting example given that it's both the southernmost point of the continental United States and at significant risk of catastrophic damages from the climate change caused in no small part by driving…
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The Netherlands would like a word.
It only works for short trips. No one rides a bicycle if they have to go to another town, 50 miles away. Also, do not mention: "you can take your bicycle on a train" - if you need to use the train then again you are dependent on public service and traceable.
1. Ride your bike into a train
2. Wait 20 minutes
3. Roll out of the train and ride into your destination
See, it isn't that hard. What part of this process requires you to be tracked? You don't need any ID to purchase train tickets.
I remember the police claiming they had this tech (license plate recognition) for average speed tracking while it did not work. It also didn’t work but was claimed to work for some toll roads. It helped as people slowed down and paid toll but it didn’t work; it started working years after installing it.
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Denmark - max temp 72F/22C Florida - max temp 100F/38C Have fun biking in Florida, unless there is a shower ready for you at each end.
If you're doing something dressy, you need that shower anyway unless you're never spending more than a couple of minutes outside — or you dress appropriately for the weather and it's not an issue. Florida is also an interesting example given that it's both the southernmost point of the continental United States and at significant risk of catastrophic damages from the climate change caused in no small part by driving…
oooh, now do Texas. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Southern California
or, flip it. Do any of the states bordering Canada during winter.
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I thought those kind of networks were pretty common - here is Scotland's: https://trafficscotland.org/map/index.aspx?type=26
Those cameras are placed in such a way and have a low enough resolution that it is impossible to read the license plates from the public data.
As long as privacy is not a granted right that enables you to sue offenders, there's not much you can do. The EU has at least started to realize the issue but giving the speed of technology vs. the pace of administration, it might be a losing battle.
The use of dash cams is effectively illegal in Austria on privacy grounds: https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/152064/are-dash-c...
Just another reason to preference walking and cycling.
A bike is a great mode of transportation when you don't need to carry anything heavy, bulky, passengers etc. and when weather permits. It's not a replacement for a vehicle, nor will it ever be.
The majority of my use of a vehicle was commuting to work. After that, it was shopping for groceries. I'm 2.5 years into having no vehicle. I'm 1.5 years into using a cargo bike. There are very few things that are not doable on my cargo bike as it is now. With a few DIY modifiations, I could narrow that even further. The remaining I can settle with ride shares from an app or even more old skool the use of friends.