As long as I assume the risk of sand on the road, herd of elk crossing the road or deer jumping out infront of me, I reserve the right to speed on mountain roads on my bike. I have the skill, why do you care?
I never understood this "I was here first, it's too expensive now, I'm gonna be homeless!" attitude. Get the f out and move to a cheaper place.
Maybe I'm too white-collar and privileged about this but shouldn't one try to improve their situation instead of sliding further and further down the gutter? People who can't afford to rent so they end up living in their cars? How about you "drive your car out of state and go find some other place to settle down"? What's going to change if you keep living in a car? Are you magically going to get a raise at work that'll suddenly make everything OK? Sheesh.
I use windows on an airplane as a way to calm down my motion sickness issues and stress relief during turbulence. There's nothing worse than sitting in a completely enclosed tube, being bumped around and not being able to see the true horizon.
How much space do YOU need vs how much space do I need. This conversation is akin to Mr. Money Mustache's recommendation for saving money: don't have any hobbies, hike all the time and you'll be able to save money in no time!
The only problem is that I don't like hiking all the time.
So none of us should buy large house b/c 50 years ago people raised families in those tiny 1000sqft houses with 3 kids to a bedroom. I mean, cavemen did it in caves, right, who needs more than a tinyhouse?
Depends on your state.
In Austin, TX, bus service sucked. Light rail was clean but ran at weird hours and was useless.
In CO, buses are clean and a joy to ride in. Most of the time I don't even drive into Boulder anymore, just get to a Park and Ride, hop on a bus and relax.
Or we simply admit that most people shouldn't be allowed to drive in the first place. Quite often alcohol isn't even required for them to make an idiotic decision.
Here's how it happened with my ex few years back in Travis county: she refused breathalyzer test, was taken to station where for whatever reason they did not draw blood.
This happens before you even get to trial, which took about 6 months.
The refusal alone suspends the drivers license.
Then you hire a lawyer to represent you.
Your lawyer applies for a temporary drivers license for go to/from work and you have to keep a log of your travels.
While you wait for your temporary license to get approved you may get an itch to drive somewhere like movies/store/etc (this was pre-Uber)...should you get pulled over, you're now driving without license.
Local cops also then remember what car you're driving and will basically just pull you over every time they see your car on the street, on the off chance you're still without license or not on your way to work/back home.
You also don't want to tell your auto insurance company about your run in with the law (remember, you still haven't had a trial yet) so you have to go get temporary minimum auto insurance from one of those "minimal insurance with no credit check" places. Costs a few hundred upfront.
Then you go to trial and if your lawyer didn't manage to convince every juror of your innocence you either go for mistrial and do it all over or prosecution offers you wreckless driving charge which you'll take.
This process was not fun to witness. Innocent until proven guilty my ass.
And how late were you running to catch the last train?
Moscow and Saint Petersburg subways don't run 24/7 b/c there's no need to run 24/7. Last train is around 1:30am, they start up at 5am again. The few hours they are shutdown aren't for maintenance, it's b/c everyone is asleep and you're more likely to get stopped by cops asking for your papers. Even buses don't run during those hours nor does lightrail.
Most people who are out partying that late either can afford the expensive cab ride back or have their own rides.
But just how different is that really in Austin? The distances are shorter than LA/SV. If If you happen to live in RR and have to work south of the river...you might as well bycicle on 360. You'll get in shape, move faster than traffic and don't have to go workout. Otherwise the drive is ridiculous and it's only getting worse. Those pretty pictures of the 360 bridge lie:) they always airbrush the thousand cars out of it. When we left Austin, they were already building new subdivisions north of 2243 and 29...we're talking about people commuting from Georgetown into Austin. That's probably 1.5 hours if you don't leave home at 6am.
I've lived in Austin for 15 years.
1. Traffic. When I moved there in 2002, 183 wasn't even extended north past Duval and traffic sucked. In 2017, the 183A is built but the traffic jam begins even further south now, at Mopac and 183. Rush hour begins around 6:45am in the morning and around 3pm in the evening.
2. In Austin you have to move closer to work. If you live in Cedar Park/Leander and work in downtown, that's 1 hour commute each way on lightrail or drive. You might as well move. And there's no "commute against traffic".
3. Anyone wanting to move to Austin needs to spend a week looking and live traffic on google maps, then decide.
4. Food is awesome. We moved to Midwest...food here is bland compared to Austin. I've become a lot more proficient at smoking/grilling now that I can't get decent BBQ here.
5. People are weird.
6. Weather sucks. Yes, it's not as humid as Houston, but it's still 80F+ 9 months out of a year, with suffocating humidity even at 10pm at night. Not windy at all, so walking your dog at night is still like taking a shower. A very stinky shower.
7. Did I mention traffic?
8. And even then, Houston weather is worse than Austin's. I used to drive to Houston few times a year for track days/race events. Sleeping at the race track in a tent was unbearable in Houston. You have mosquitoes, swarms of them, and 90% humidity even at night. It's really really unpleasant.
I interviewed at NG to work on JWST. Apparently SW for mission control has been in development for a couple of decades, written in numerous languages...their hardware may be finished but looks like it's taken too long to actually build the test the whole product, as churn takes and old knowledge base rotates out and new people come in going "wtf is this and who wrote this?"
That's my speculation, I didn't get the job.
MotoGP race at Qatar 2018 results:
1st place: Dovi
2nd: Marquez, 0.027s differential, or at that speed about 1 bike length.
Yes, they still win races by thousandths.
The targeted meteor strike theory is a stretch indeed but bugs do have interstellar "dissemination" via meteors. The humans expanding to the stars ran into bug planets, thats how the war got started in the first place.
The question is, how did bugs ally with skinnies? Did skinnies approach bugs, or did a meteor with bugs land on skinnies planet? Does brain bug possess interstellar telepathy range?
It's already being used at the TSA checkpoints.
Last year I forgot to remove my knife (a k-bar, of all things) from my backpack. Funny thing is, TSA didn't catch a 12" knife when I was departing, but boy they were all over me on the returning flight. My backpack was pulled for inspection, they found the knife and then the TSA attendant went and spent about 2 minutes on a phone with someone. Then with no additional questions (didn't even ask my name) they let me go, while keeping the knife of course.
I'm sure they simply waited for "Ok, he checks out" but the only way to know it at that point was to pull my data from video.
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As long as I assume the risk of sand on the road, herd of elk crossing the road or deer jumping out infront of me, I reserve the right to speed on mountain roads on my bike. I have the skill, why do you care?
Stop voting for every proposition to build more bycicle lanes at $1,000,000 per mile.
What's next? An article on dangers of failing brakes in cars?
You can't run a country full of people used to entitlements on "small niche".
Try it in the US and see how fast HR kicks your ass out for violating some company policy.
That's "Oh, a bullshit artist!"
"no more than sixty hours" is "best work/life balance you can expect"? You guys are being taken for chumps.
I never understood this "I was here first, it's too expensive now, I'm gonna be homeless!" attitude. Get the f out and move to a cheaper place. Maybe I'm too white-collar and privileged about this but shouldn't one try to improve their situation instead of sliding further and further down the gutter? People who can't afford to rent so they end up living in their cars? How about you "drive your car out of state and go find some other place to settle down"? What's going to change if you keep living in a car? Are you magically going to get a raise at work that'll suddenly make everything OK? Sheesh.
I use windows on an airplane as a way to calm down my motion sickness issues and stress relief during turbulence. There's nothing worse than sitting in a completely enclosed tube, being bumped around and not being able to see the true horizon.
And this is our problem how exactly? Should we participate in this scam just b/c we feel guilty for the poor 3rd world people?
How much space do YOU need vs how much space do I need. This conversation is akin to Mr. Money Mustache's recommendation for saving money: don't have any hobbies, hike all the time and you'll be able to save money in no time!
The only problem is that I don't like hiking all the time.
So none of us should buy large house b/c 50 years ago people raised families in those tiny 1000sqft houses with 3 kids to a bedroom. I mean, cavemen did it in caves, right, who needs more than a tinyhouse?
Depends on your state. In Austin, TX, bus service sucked. Light rail was clean but ran at weird hours and was useless.
In CO, buses are clean and a joy to ride in. Most of the time I don't even drive into Boulder anymore, just get to a Park and Ride, hop on a bus and relax.
You should see the salary table for those 20/25/30 yr vets vs new hires. It's eye-opening how little reward there is in 2.5% raises.
Or we simply admit that most people shouldn't be allowed to drive in the first place. Quite often alcohol isn't even required for them to make an idiotic decision.
Here's how it happened with my ex few years back in Travis county: she refused breathalyzer test, was taken to station where for whatever reason they did not draw blood.
This happens before you even get to trial, which took about 6 months.
The refusal alone suspends the drivers license.
Then you hire a lawyer to represent you.
Your lawyer applies for a temporary drivers license for go to/from work and you have to keep a log of your travels.
While you wait for your temporary license to get approved you may get an itch to drive somewhere like movies/store/etc (this was pre-Uber)...should you get pulled over, you're now driving without license.
Local cops also then remember what car you're driving and will basically just pull you over every time they see your car on the street, on the off chance you're still without license or not on your way to work/back home.
You also don't want to tell your auto insurance company about your run in with the law (remember, you still haven't had a trial yet) so you have to go get temporary minimum auto insurance from one of those "minimal insurance with no credit check" places. Costs a few hundred upfront. Then you go to trial and if your lawyer didn't manage to convince every juror of your innocence you either go for mistrial and do it all over or prosecution offers you wreckless driving charge which you'll take.
This process was not fun to witness. Innocent until proven guilty my ass.
And how late were you running to catch the last train? Moscow and Saint Petersburg subways don't run 24/7 b/c there's no need to run 24/7. Last train is around 1:30am, they start up at 5am again. The few hours they are shutdown aren't for maintenance, it's b/c everyone is asleep and you're more likely to get stopped by cops asking for your papers. Even buses don't run during those hours nor does lightrail. Most people who are out partying that late either can afford the expensive cab ride back or have their own rides.
But just how different is that really in Austin? The distances are shorter than LA/SV. If If you happen to live in RR and have to work south of the river...you might as well bycicle on 360. You'll get in shape, move faster than traffic and don't have to go workout. Otherwise the drive is ridiculous and it's only getting worse. Those pretty pictures of the 360 bridge lie :) they always airbrush the thousand cars out of it. When we left Austin, they were already building new subdivisions north of 2243 and 29...we're talking about people commuting from Georgetown into Austin. That's probably 1.5 hours if you don't leave home at 6am.
I've lived in Austin for 15 years. 1. Traffic. When I moved there in 2002, 183 wasn't even extended north past Duval and traffic sucked. In 2017, the 183A is built but the traffic jam begins even further south now, at Mopac and 183. Rush hour begins around 6:45am in the morning and around 3pm in the evening. 2. In Austin you have to move closer to work. If you live in Cedar Park/Leander and work in downtown, that's 1 hour commute each way on lightrail or drive. You might as well move. And there's no "commute against traffic". 3. Anyone wanting to move to Austin needs to spend a week looking and live traffic on google maps, then decide. 4. Food is awesome. We moved to Midwest...food here is bland compared to Austin. I've become a lot more proficient at smoking/grilling now that I can't get decent BBQ here. 5. People are weird. 6. Weather sucks. Yes, it's not as humid as Houston, but it's still 80F+ 9 months out of a year, with suffocating humidity even at 10pm at night. Not windy at all, so walking your dog at night is still like taking a shower. A very stinky shower. 7. Did I mention traffic? 8. And even then, Houston weather is worse than Austin's. I used to drive to Houston few times a year for track days/race events. Sleeping at the race track in a tent was unbearable in Houston. You have mosquitoes, swarms of them, and 90% humidity even at night. It's really really unpleasant.
I interviewed at NG to work on JWST. Apparently SW for mission control has been in development for a couple of decades, written in numerous languages...their hardware may be finished but looks like it's taken too long to actually build the test the whole product, as churn takes and old knowledge base rotates out and new people come in going "wtf is this and who wrote this?" That's my speculation, I didn't get the job.
MotoGP race at Qatar 2018 results: 1st place: Dovi 2nd: Marquez, 0.027s differential, or at that speed about 1 bike length. Yes, they still win races by thousandths.
The targeted meteor strike theory is a stretch indeed but bugs do have interstellar "dissemination" via meteors. The humans expanding to the stars ran into bug planets, thats how the war got started in the first place. The question is, how did bugs ally with skinnies? Did skinnies approach bugs, or did a meteor with bugs land on skinnies planet? Does brain bug possess interstellar telepathy range?
Your life must suck badly.
Gist of the story: co-founder signed papers he didn't read.
Just go in the afternoon!
It's already being used at the TSA checkpoints. Last year I forgot to remove my knife (a k-bar, of all things) from my backpack. Funny thing is, TSA didn't catch a 12" knife when I was departing, but boy they were all over me on the returning flight. My backpack was pulled for inspection, they found the knife and then the TSA attendant went and spent about 2 minutes on a phone with someone. Then with no additional questions (didn't even ask my name) they let me go, while keeping the knife of course. I'm sure they simply waited for "Ok, he checks out" but the only way to know it at that point was to pull my data from video.