A video which puts all the arguments better than I ever could: https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

But the notion you can only have high clearance by making your hood so massive to the point you can’t see your child as you run them over in your own driveway, doesn’t make sense.

I’d strongly encourage you to give the video a go.

These trucks are now infesting my streets to (Australia) to a lesser degree. It’s an arms race that really needs to be stopped. I hope you consider some of the points made in the video.

You’re right. Literally unplayable

Honestly, good on you so much for sharing. The fact you’re not ashamed and willing to share could save someone from the same attack, and as others have pointed out, even the most security minded of us can have lapses in judgement.

I’m really glad you weren’t screwed in the end.

Hey American modern pick up truck heads. Notice how normal the bonnet is? Notice how you can SEE enough to not run people over? This is a true utility vehicle. Look how massive this bad boy is without being a death machine 👍

Well, you must have a great palette haha.

If you randomly give me one of the two: no idea.

Back to back, sure I could tell, else, it’s cola.

At risk of being stuck-up: What, and Coca-Cola is not too sweet? Cola is sugar water with a bit of flavour.

I would say they only become distinguishable if you actually like cola, and drink I enough to be able to distinguis. Like all things taste, if you aren’t exposed to it often, you can’t tell the difference.

I’d bet you GF just rarely drank either coke or Pepsi.

I actually think these are fine. If I can quickly recognise each on my homescreen (I don’t use labels) then it’s fine, and I’ve never had a problem with any of these.

I like it because each company each has its own set of apps, and they have somewhat unified app icons.

Proton is the same, which similar icons as google but with their own unified branding.

I like it, personally.

Howdy fellow amphibian 🎩🐸

While this is completely true, it’s a bit tone-deaf. Fuck cars, but many people barely have a choice because their public transport consists of a handful of busses that come once an hour and nothing is close by.

As an aside, I spend a whopping total of about $1/day on maintenance and electricity for my electric cargo bike. I go about 17 km each way to work and the funny thing is it’s only about 10 mins longer than driving, lol

I have never run into this problem and wondered why. I realised it’s because I instinctively put an equal sign whenever doing a fraction.

🤦‍♂️ here’s a great Tom Scott video explaining why pencil and paper is better: https://youtu.be/LkH2r-sNjQs

Yeah you still not a robust auditing system with multiple layers of oversight, and oh, ya know, a federal electoral commission directly oversees every level.

Also the fact voting rules are different per state for a federal election is insane.

Being able to throw out votes should be harder in physical form, because you actually need to transport physical things.

Hack a voting machine? Much more silent.

It is crazy that you have electronic voting machines in the US, you’re just waiting for it to be hacked aren’t you?

Pencil and paper folks, much more secure 👍

It is super yikes that it’s so ingrained in your culture that you value your wholesome vibes over not having school shootings, in the only country where it’s a serious problem.

Get a bow and arrow if you really want to hunt so badly.

Guns aren’t wholesome, and not required to replicate your wholesome experience.

While I get that as a stop gap when your city hasn’t built enough PT, car to the station sounds like a good last mile solution. But my personal preference, and how good public transport is set up, is that in 90% o more of the trips around your city, public transport should never be more than a walk away.

This is not to say that cars should be removed entirely (for disabled people where PT accommodations are difficult, delivery, emergency vehicles etc). Just that you shouldn’t nearly as many cars for the last mile, in a well designed system.

This is how I try to live, mostly. Can’t get there by public transport? Well I’m not going unless I have to then 👍 because cars are expensive and I’ll get a cab or rent one if I have to. But I live in a fairly car-centric city. It’s totally possible to have your entirely city be accessible by foot + PT.

I’m not sure if the driverless car tech would ever be viable, and why not just do driverless BRT conversions, which is possible right now, and not that expensive.

I used to do it this way in highschool, but could never remember if it was divide by or multiply by 3.6

Instead I now do it as you have shown, except it all goes in the same expression.

10 km/h * 1000 m/km * 1h/3600s = 2.778 m/s

No need for the extra steps. Slap it all in the same expression and put it in the calculator (being careful to check that the units cancel as intended)

I dislike that my highschool never once gave me the concept that units can simply be treated like constants to be cancelled out.

I used to do the conversions for each variable before putting them in the equation like a fool.

Now I’m slapping all of the conversions alongside the original values/units in a single expression like god intended.

It’s called a hidden fee for a reason, it’s hidden from you. So, yeah, it’s a non-option for first time patrons.

Why are you defending these business? Inb4 you say, I’m not, but the free market will correct this! The “free” market clearly isn’t, because we’re talking about it right now lol, hidden fees are common place in many places in the US.

And regulation (in Australia, for this issue), clearly IS working, because this is practically unheard of here.

You know what’s way, way more effective than the invisible hand of the “free” market? Regulation. Hidden fees at restaurants are almost non-existent here in Australia, and if you ever encounter one, because it’s illegal, you can just not pay it, what are they gonna do? And so the business either quickly stops doing it, or they end up with a fine from the ACCC 🤗

Also, as a former cafe employee, let me tell ya, I was much happier being paid a guaranteed wage than relying on tips. Which for morality’s sake, is practically another hidden fee.