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Comment on Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH. in ~transport
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Comment on Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH. in ~transport
vord Link ParentDitto in Philadephia...thankfully they've been limited by geography from making many 5+ lane wide roads here. But such is the risk of direct action. Remember, the correct course for dealing with...Ditto in Philadephia...thankfully they've been limited by geography from making many 5+ lane wide roads here. But such is the risk of direct action. Remember, the correct course for dealing with congestion is to move at about 3-5 mph lower than the actual ~5 minute travel speed, with a substantial buffer in front of you order to facilitate merging and preventing the "hit the brake" chain reaction which causes complete stops even if traffic is normally flowing around 30-40 mph.
A lot of highways are starting to adjust the speed limit dynamically to encourage this exact behavior.
If you need to calculate manually without touching your phone. counting 60 missisipi's to get your 1-minute travel speed is much easier, then comparing the odometer. And provided you're not already in total standstill, that will get you close enough to start properly gauging.
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Comment on Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH. in ~transport
vord Link ParentI'm starting a highway club. To join, slap a green sticker with a white 55 on it on the back of your car. If you see another one on the highway, pull up ahead of them, then slow to 55. That's the...By itself, beeping at them doesn't really do anything and probably just contributes to cognitive overload.
I'm starting a highway club. To join, slap a green sticker with a white 55 on it on the back of your car. If you see another one on the highway, pull up ahead of them, then slow to 55. That's the signal for you to pull into the next lane over and also set to 55.
You'll piss off giant swaths of people, but you'll be reducing emissions, helping traffic merge in better, and reducing the ability for everyone in their murderboxes to do murders.
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Comment on How the heck do you go about moving cross country? in ~life
vord Link ParentMy SIL had good luck with 'straight up paying first 3 months, then having the rest in escrow,' even with a corporate landlord. Plus the typical security deposits. A big payment upfront assuages a...Putting rent in escrow for a year will fly with very few landlords
My SIL had good luck with 'straight up paying first 3 months, then having the rest in escrow,' even with a corporate landlord. Plus the typical security deposits.
A big payment upfront assuages a lot of concerns.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 18 in ~society
vord (edited )LinkMusk and Ramaswamy detail their plans for DoGE. It does not sound pretty. Especially coming from the horse's mouth. My personal headline would be "That idiot who ruined Twitter by doing this seeks...Musk and Ramaswamy detail their plans for DoGE.
It does not sound pretty. Especially coming from the horse's mouth. My personal headline would be "That idiot who ruined Twitter by doing this seeks to do the same with the entire federal government. Aided by AI of course."
Archive because writings relevant to pending government action by private entities shouldn't be paywalled.
Specifically on the chopping block:
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Planned Parenthood funding
- Hybrid and remote work for feds
- The Impoundment Control Act, which prevents president from cutting Congress a approved funding.
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Comment on US President-Elect Donald Trump ignores transition rules in ~society
vord Link ParentFor my morning wakeup post, I'll list as many options as I can think of: Fuckstick parade Dingbat convention Hot Mess Jizz stain on democracy Skidmark sidekicks Fascist bootlickersFor my morning wakeup post, I'll list as many options as I can think of:
Fuckstick parade
Dingbat convention
Hot Mess
Jizz stain on democracy
Skidmark sidekicks
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Comment on US President-Elect Donald Trump ignores transition rules in ~society
vord LinkWhelp. Hope somebody has an ace up their sleeve. Cause this makes the whole "Dr.Oz" thing look pretty damn mild by comparison.Whelp. Hope somebody has an ace up their sleeve. Cause this makes the whole "Dr.Oz" thing look pretty damn mild by comparison.
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Comment on Valve is possibly making a Steam Controller 2 and a ‘Roy’ for its Deckard in ~games
vord LinkBest news I've heard all week! With the advent of the Deck, it's been a mild pain dropping back to using the Steam Controller for games that I would play on both. The dual back grips and...Best news I've heard all week! With the advent of the Deck, it's been a mild pain dropping back to using the Steam Controller for games that I would play on both. The dual back grips and better-quality joysticks in particular. Also it'll assuage my fears of the pending doom of my Steam Controller.
My biggest fear is that they'll fully relegate the right touch pad to secondary usage.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentThis is fantastic news, as education is a gateway drug to liberalism. There's a reason Republicans have been waging war against public education for 160+ years.This is fantastic news, as education is a gateway drug to liberalism. There's a reason Republicans have been waging war against public education for 160+ years.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentSaw a quote somewhere about half of GenX's mental problems are due to too-early exposure to Stephen King. I got a chuckle out of that one.Saw a quote somewhere about half of GenX's mental problems are due to too-early exposure to Stephen King.
I got a chuckle out of that one.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentYea Verizon deserves to have that buildout seized by the municipalities for that particular rugpull. Bring those profitable high-density connections back under state coffers and let them finish...Yea Verizon deserves to have that buildout seized by the municipalities for that particular rugpull.
Bring those profitable high-density connections back under state coffers and let them finish what Verizon snaked out of.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentYou can't ignore the other major factor: The South has a particularly nasty case of anti-government and anti-intellectualism. My cousins are raising kids in North Carolina and the school programs...You can't ignore the other major factor:
The South has a particularly nasty case of anti-government and anti-intellectualism. My cousins are raising kids in North Carolina and the school programs are abyssal compared to even a very-middling PA district.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentThe problem is that a lot of 'high literature' is utterly boring, especially the earlier in the program. Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy kid have done far more to build reading skills.The problem is that a lot of 'high literature' is utterly boring, especially the earlier in the program.
Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy kid have done far more to build reading skills.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentMy kid's program is phonics-first, reading interterest second, sight words third. They specifically focus on small words first for sight words (I, it, is, the, etc), so that they can focus on the...My kid's program is phonics-first, reading interterest second, sight words third.
They specifically focus on small words first for sight words (I, it, is, the, etc), so that they can focus on the phonetic approach on larger words. It helps speed up that initial curve so that they can start building interest faster.
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Comment on "Americans get screwed because they can’t read" in ~society
vord Link ParentMy kid is going through the new early phonics program. Is now in 2nd grade. The curriculum, best I can tell, is largely reading-first, with only a small fraction of that being 'the boring stuff.'...My kid is going through the new early phonics program. Is now in 2nd grade. The curriculum, best I can tell, is largely reading-first, with only a small fraction of that being 'the boring stuff.'
Right now their reading level is mostly not constrained by their ability to read words, but rather finding stories at a sufficient level of complexity that they find interesting.
So, at least for good school districts, that's what they're doing.
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Comment on What To Use Instead of PGP in ~comp
vord Link ParentFor Signal, I think that's fine in the abstract. It being a non-profit already puts it ahead of most of the alternatives. But as you describe it, yea Sigstore sounds pretty bad as an...For Signal, I think that's fine in the abstract. It being a non-profit already puts it ahead of most of the alternatives.
But as you describe it, yea Sigstore sounds pretty bad as an ecosystem-wide mandated solution.
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Comment on What To Use Instead of PGP in ~comp
vord LinkWell, you do....it's just that your Web of Trust is that list of big corps across the top. Every signing method is a Web of Trust. Just the methods are different. You can trust self-signed certs...it require you to do the Web Of Trust rigamarole
Well, you do....it's just that your Web of Trust is that list of big corps across the top. Every signing method is a Web of Trust. Just the methods are different. You can trust self-signed certs by adding them to to the systems you use. I won't dispute that PGP has been superseded by far better techs (including SSH keys). But for web certs, you're essentially just doing the same 'I generate a private/public keypair and somebody signs it with some degree of authority.'. I don't know the exact details of sigstore, but the initial pitch sounds a lot like 'Let's Encrypt certs, but different for the sake of being different.'
I am using and trust Signal a lot more than most of the alternatives, although I'd feel much better if there was a robust 3rd party ecosystem. Less complex than Matrix ideally.
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Comment on Book review: Eric Turkheimer's "Understanding the Nature-Nurture Debate" in ~science
vord Link ParentIs this....not the default? It seems pretty damn obvious that you would need to take either into consideration. Muscles alone are pretty easy cases. Your upper bound will be somewhat constrained...Is this....not the default?
It seems pretty damn obvious that you would need to take either into consideration.
Muscles alone are pretty easy cases. Your upper bound will be somewhat constrained by genetics, but it takes tremendous work to even begin approaching those limits.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
vord Link ParentI generally agree. Although I do prefer to sit and read a physical book whenever I can, there is something tactile about it. I see DRM as an anathema that tries to sustain business models that...I generally agree. Although I do prefer to sit and read a physical book whenever I can, there is something tactile about it.
I see DRM as an anathema that tries to sustain business models that need to die to make way for new ones. Sure, it will be painful economically in the transition, and may well be the end of professional <insert creative work here> makers, but I doubt it. Artists gonna art, and while there would be growing pains, those artists will likely find a way without the suits taking an excessively large cut.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
vord Link ParentWhile it is trivial to pirate GOG games because of this fact, it doesn't stop mass quantities of people from paying. If such a system existed across the board, that would allow me to transfer...While it is trivial to pirate GOG games because of this fact, it doesn't stop mass quantities of people from paying.
If such a system existed across the board, that would allow me to transfer games between platform providers, or legally attain format-shifted movies I didn't need to encode myself.....I'd still probably pay for the majority of my media, even if a lot of it came off the 'used' market.
In the case of things like games, this token could be used to gate access to downloads, which does reduce the chances somebody who resold their license keeps using the old good.
Yes. I have not yet consumed the proper amount of coffee. Figure out your average speed. Counting will be more accurate unless your clock has a second timer or your car clearly displays average speed.