mondoman712

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[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We have that in the UK, the parties all publish manifestos before elections. I think it helps to get the message across and to be clear about what they are and aren't promising to do. They aren't, however, legally enforceable so parties aren't obliged to actually follow up on their promises.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 months ago

Musicians pay royalties when they use samples. AI companies don't pay artists for their work.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428294

The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York.

Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121822/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcjr2wn3zvqvo

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I use it over other tools, but I haven't used the proprietary tools so I can't provide a comparison.

 
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

It looks like a hand coloured photo to me, which were apparently popular in Japan for a while

 
 
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Timeguessr is very similar to whentaken, but I prefer the former.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

I don't see it as ridiculing anyone. It's criticising the system that created this mess.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Blaming cyclists for something a motorist failed to do seems to be a uniquely North American thing.

I can tell you that it's also very much a thing in many parts of Europe.

 
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You don't even need that many people before cars become impractical.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 months ago

In two years presumably. It's been two years away since 2015.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

So we can build things to a somewhat lower capacity sure. That helps, but what exactly does it solve?

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Even if we assume everyone can work from home, people still need to go places for other reasons.

 
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

What's the difference?

Anti car doesn't mean completely banning cars. Nobody is saying to replace ambulances with bus trips. There's obviously a need and cars would be much more effective for those things if the roads weren't clogged with people who don't have a need.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21083492

tl;dw they made some sensible cost cutting measures to create a nice tram system cheaply in a small city.

 

tl;dw they made some sensible cost cutting measures to create a nice tram system cheaply in a small city.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20143644

tldw Hamburg wanted to build an urban highway network, but it wasn't complete and they built some nice things in the space left over.

 

tldw Hamburg wanted to build an urban highway network, but it wasn't complete and they built some nice things in the space left over.

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