2026-05-23T12:40:36Z https://yabu.me 🚲 https://yabu.me/npub1h5cau7wrudj28csne9nant9eqm64aqrqnhhvh40sn5qs5j45gytq9zmly2 https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/accounts/avatars/109/270/295/321/950/564/original/f53aa26b8e441067.png https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/accounts/avatars/109/270/295/321/950/564/original/f53aa26b8e441067.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2urfdqfs3u5kar4eacjlkgv5g8wapxjaprhyv8zhev0xa7gcsrrqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vm5gytj This comic holds up extremely well<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/766/037/350/594/691/original/18c64903d3647e0b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-23T00:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4vcmh7h9yx27z0m58dfydeufk0matlka6xvr9fq8pa2uf6hx6yqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vfgrjk0 My partner bagged up all the extra candy from Halloween to give away so we wouldn’t be eating it all November. Good idea in theory, I guess, except they haven’t actually done the part where you give away the candy. So there’s a bag of candy that my partner knows where it is, but I don’t, and I keep finding little wrappers all over the house—tiny testaments to overwhelming candy temptation. 2025-11-06T01:09:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx60xccvwvunuvzlssv8rn4zenfcfdhfkqz9dnadq3xzvfwe35ltgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vrnsm5q 2 year old inadvertently coming up with killer ideas: “cake pop demon hunters” 2025-11-04T04:02:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqun5zcy5wa8mj6ahdjlkw69gl4xysuw4mz5glaa3rrhpgghr0u6qzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vln0399 It is weird that London Drugs is one of the better selections of board games around. For USians, this is like a CVS or a Walgreens but they inexplicably have a pretty solid selection of board games year round.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/409/900/033/521/153/original/04afeedc46c1f301.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-21T02:55:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28l8whg0wh2nazdzxcrl2frtxdzwwuran6cyaz6u9svya2n8n7cqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vadm59l A lot of carbon credits are essentially manufactured out of thin air through quantifying things that people or companies are already doing, and then claiming the delta between that and some imaginary scenario where they weren’t doing that equates is carbon reduction, which is then sold to heavy emitters as an offset. 2025-10-01T18:14:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvud25cp33p2pn4v3geuvy0p70ryuzteqhfdfa8z3lwnhutkypvgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vkdec8k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dhxv7naglx93vl3e2t5cmunu4eg4lzppdyeakh7ccl48as7yqsc3dfxhd'>nevent1q…fxhd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Sorry guys, 911 is down because OpenAI is having an outage” 2025-08-19T00:57:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dhxv7naglx93vl3e2t5cmunu4eg4lzppdyeakh7ccl48as7yqsczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vckfx8j Just got contacted by a recruiter for a venture-backed startup looking to replace 911 operators with LLMs to triage emergency calls and boy I can’t express how much A) no I do not want to join your company, and B) how much I do not want to live in the world where 911 calls are handled by LLMs operated by for-profit companies 2025-08-19T00:52:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf45x2dacq8fuhkrfusv9le0pg2p845y9zhnkakas200s5rwes40gzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vxmccds In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw65wqx0vg3zzaume20pnuzm54s5zf6gjcc3ze7rywy69glvp63q6qf479'>nevent1q…f479</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are 3D printed glasses frames a thing? The lenses are seldom damaged, but I have a bad track record with frames. If I could just print off a new pair at home, that would be very handy tbh 2025-08-17T19:33:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyw65wqx0vg3zzaume20pnuzm54s5zf6gjcc3ze7rywy69glvp63qzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vzm7d3h Toddler snapped my glasses by head butting me in the face …twice in the past two weeks. They glued back together okay both times. 5 y/o just flopped down next to me on my bed and completely pulverized my glasses. 🙃 2025-08-17T19:32:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdd32lk496p869h7gag746sth2x853ksy425qr82cwan276s8gc5czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vnjyagw I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around taxes. The government creates all money, and then claws back some of that money. I’m sure there are good math reasons for the abstraction of taxes, but it seems vaguely inefficient at first glance. 2025-08-15T16:14:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrmslj6xc39x8dfh8cuhenqn678ap95agcuve4zr24v0fqyd97tgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vj8pth2 I can’t see the trees on the nearby hill due to the wildfire smoke, but Apple Weather thinks we’ve got perfect visibility. …I think their model could use some adjusting, or new sources of input.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/028/836/602/649/668/original/f8ca67850aae789a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-14T19:45:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxl7wahazfqsdcgpqaapa402566juyuzjqastgle53fqfxhp3ckgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vdw47ee The number of folks going delusional with a yesman ChatGPT makes it clearer why so many rich and famous people seem to be delusional. Obviously humans aren’t well equipped to deal with yesmen and sycophants. 2025-08-12T03:23:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg99kxqmmshpu0d5yqluf7ppnlj50l8h3qg759qsckwdsg3qgwsaqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v3farqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswekxtkffr9xepe4l3h2ane0uqhndpp3v4y23kttrra9zdwc7czuq86gad8'>nevent1q…gad8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The movement in power strives on misinformation and muddying the waters. Every boundary that is pushed and unchallenged is another foothold, so they push all boundaries; and weakening sources of facts strengthens the power of the loud-voiced. 2025-08-06T15:46:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvghud0crzy83n3natdlqmw6c268k9ddurl2fr4wrfkwc03d725czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vqy0s3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0n4ugunm7r8kuy4z5sh72fkglnjnxhw9chywgy394xkh4ewav5gnwkddg'>nevent1q…kddg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t think so in this case. Going in and editing what should be a largely static webpage to remove certain sections would be a very strange act of incompetency. 2025-08-06T15:36:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq86a3t30var6lnsgjzsxjyn63hhy5w4vgpvgjs6kxyuq2vujzxsgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vqv09jq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkg78q5scnqfss6ts57je922s72lwm95tsd8jyxc42dhlrvknhecrct2tx'>nevent1q…t2tx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Asshole being the game where you have to play higher ranked sets of cards than whatever was played until everyone passes? If so, we also knew that as Asshole, though I only encountered it as an older teenager. Some groups know it as President or Scum 2025-07-21T14:21:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6809jsc2vrc3220f9eas4qdzxku2k2l2ahpva7d2uczg5lg6pdczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vawehzh Did you play card games with a normal deck of cards growing up? What games? 2025-07-21T14:14:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlkku7l9waepyjf9qeu7w53m66zawysj3un4r5dj3l6skcjwhczqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vetrjz6 Our electricity bill is in my partner’s name. She gets the bill notifications, and always forgets to pay it. But it has only been an issue once or twice because I log in to check the energy usage monitoring dashboard regularly enough that I usually catch any bills too. We should really just move it into my name… 2025-07-18T18:30:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0yvuqjz4akxatqal8fr54aez05lvn4radlm42hyan39p24k9rpqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v4qe97u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgmtt59v8p8290e88n4uta22knx67pwatw6xu3lm4qumh3suvhksqmqdjt'>nevent1q…qdjt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These are bits of plants that have fallen off onto the sidewalk? Why wouldn’t it be okay? 2025-07-18T17:05:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9jjmsd08he27cz5cd86vlhaqp456f7nmumevpjhcmdrrmrfedmcszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vdvgq3n Question for you smarty pants people: Why is infrastructure seemingly cheaper to build in Europe than Canada (and the US)? I’ve heard all sorts of excuses for why China can build things and we can’t, but basically none of those excuses explain why Europe can get stuff built affordably. 2025-07-02T16:54:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9nvuvxr5z6tg79u78cs697fcsd6uz5l0ffqt8zfdef349k7m6agczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v4a4q9d If you have a sweatshirt/hoodie/cardigan and get too hot, do you… (only four options allowed so if you have an alternative, comment with it) 2025-06-30T14:22:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxdlgxvas8ayy8fwpaurq4tuev205fx2lsuczfklpa203wv0scyjgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v8qjm24 “Some day they’ll figure out that I just bluffed my way through university, and my PhD, and my years of gainful employment, and then the other shoe will drop!” says the imposter, who is me. 2025-05-27T05:21:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg04az9f6x3vh0atupplxs0qc7xw97g2vmh73zuj2njdu7efkgspszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v7hme0m I’m acquaintances with quite a few “AI true believers” (an occupational hazard in my line of work). More than one of them has stated seriously that they believe AGI and rapid self-improvement is coming within the next 18 months. <br/><br/>…They’re just totally out to lunch. More and more I feel like “AI” is a cult. 2025-05-26T17:18:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfm57vtcj5zd4rg456f5y5ny8j2298ermq94y2zqdldt87xw3pfgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v7ltxej “I’m sorry, Ms. Delacourt, but your son has tested positive for Linux.”<br/>“Give it to me straight, Doc. How bad is it?”<br/>“It’s terminal.”<br/>[anguished cry] 2025-05-17T01:32:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsww9fsk2wsv7acqtm28zdepdwlzaap0ef4vs29954xr876295dr3szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vn36k9q They should make a far future solarpunk Jurassic World with shades of Dinotopia 2025-05-16T20:35:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nkafy6xcqpqmqgqxmpfala67965te4zsvck48u8fpq9473z4zqczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vp7xvea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0az6xpp5hyyljr0jrj0z2thl83glgx97nzwa6ex2n9h50duxvqnsg83gdj'>nevent1q…3gdj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You might also be interested in this combination of games and puzzles: <a href="https://kevan.org/games/jigwar">https://kevan.org/games/jigwar</a> 2025-05-04T00:48:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0az6xpp5hyyljr0jrj0z2thl83glgx97nzwa6ex2n9h50duxvqnszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v0uvkgc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlzp0d0cthpf6lvpxzzrj9ld96jq5uzjgpmfdsl2e224hpp7ztjcwp6uz7'>nevent1q…6uz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The first edition of the Renegade version of Arboretum had a typo on the card backs that they read “Aboretum”. But its box art looks like it makes a cracking puzzle 2025-05-04T00:46:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fm0ef5777gfzxj9kyvzn69tfmvqv22gyzwqtgzjavu7xkr9fydqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v7h97aj I don’t often share parenting tips, but this one I stand behind: Teach your toddler to say “in this economy?” <br/><br/>Never not delightful. 2025-04-29T02:18:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsys9vdnp6lmp6w0m8g2756e6e9lphveyd3q760rc7kxwavr39dazqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vy6me72 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8qjuvdlqxr7lsqwezk0fuegx6v9fnvtnp3myvqhyzfxgtrs3x2aqslt34m'>nevent1q…t34m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To have this you would need every patch of a tiling to be unique, right? I think then if you had this you would be guaranteed to be an aperiodic tiling: since no two patches are alike, there’s no way to translate it. Conversely, my gut says that aperiodic tilings have this property at *some level*.<br/><br/>Also, if you allow for tesselations where each tile is unique, there’s probably something cool that could be done with fractal edges to encode position 2025-04-27T14:24:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszj27702tdegc9ufn69ql94jt45zq57adl3kvxjm3cgfnvs60zltczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vvqee0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26xszk55heer9llv23xxcd5zf5755ykx0ny44hfwslvgrrrt0h3gkvty34'>nevent1q…ty34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s “Bezos-backed” but not sure what that means exactly. He might have given them some money and they’re using his name for legitimacy. 2025-04-25T18:21:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nvr9rrlzs9q6ksj2ycsq573knk3cph4dkrsw6zy78u0u4nrxjqczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v2ea5j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0a60xp0p4sngcm0vllcc9lch254zfhhq6trthg3a08fsgshyrgqswhrtm'>nevent1q…hrtm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hate the big flat hood obviously. And it’s still bigger and faster than anything should be. But it’s also much better than many of the vehicles on the road today. And if pricing holds won’t put its owners in the same debt as many cars today. 2025-04-25T18:04:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0a60xp0p4sngcm0vllcc9lch254zfhhq6trthg3a08fsgshyrgqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vtdzd05 If we have to have cars, the Slate Truck is a step in the right direction, honestly. 2025-04-25T18:02:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25050sfwgsx47ex75ngfk2gre0gve937t9v9u0edv7z0v0v75y8czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vkx0feu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvyxwtrt05uvtdz7ken233gc2mzrnu7f70kgszyewp8ve7vffyks47w8ul'>nevent1q…w8ul</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exxon Valdez was the disaster while Montreal Protocol was the solution. I bet many people have heard of “hole in the ozone”. 2025-04-24T19:41:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25avdky906g33ss2yjj6rek6kcdcr5rz3qvlu0xxa2zxtrqudjfszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vgevknk I got the advanced voting days wrong and now have to vote on the actual voting day. Lame. 2025-04-23T17:45:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkshnxj4cftr6p8jg9yz407ujlpaxp7d4rt8c2lw8u8swfuk5q5czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v9z530x All I want is a dense walkable town, with most shops and services available in town, surrounded by nature, with regular train service.<br/><br/>This sounds like a pipe dream, but the crazy thing is that THIS WAS MOST TOWNS 125 YEARS AGO 2025-04-17T21:29:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszheek5sxp765n2y7ljm7xsuga3qewddvudz5enu5ulavzra8v6eczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vu5vhwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrfg4ffr6kenv50terndt9tvgdu6jcmmuu6s0rwfrz92smxy0p0c6k0rqq'>nevent1q…0rqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a safe color that means heart? 2025-04-03T18:51:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5atmg4uj90sphwqwk5hsrrda3ddnuqj4qadyek894qqejdttrtqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v59wzu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xvkucvaxd2l7jwguljctjhfx0ly9durasn0yxp203gcuu4zgtpqm0tqvj'>nevent1q…tqvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So far around here I’ve seen signage for CPC and NDP and Green, in order of prevalence. I wasn’t sure the Liberals even had a candidate here but apparently they do. I’m guessing they’re understandably not putting much effort into running here, given the slim chances of winning. I’ve been heartened by the last local and provincial elections, where local conservatives made a lot of noise and failed to get the votes. 2025-03-31T16:57:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zn8lkp5ymrql68ez45sc65tnnyh3vzxhd765z5ku9zr5k6mwcrszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vl6z23s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fckakl2f0qm8m328s72663q0kqsrzrfpguu9x8k94ngxvg3678gq8v0fn'>nevent1q…v0fn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>NDP getting virtually wiped out in BC? That seems like a huge shift from the last election. 2025-03-31T16:52:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp0dxwr9avzkwr5zt52qd4l6cr6r862w5gfh7vkrm3ek9zj84etgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vhsll4c I drew a silly one<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/114/191/936/274/746/055/original/fc338e71ae71776f.png"> <br/> 2025-03-20T00:31:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd627x2x0vcw8lrn7wxf3dlq6zvyven2xwzp57xw7azeu5uddnagzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v5yejj2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvww40f2n7xkemzg8y78yr9x6ft5lv8nvjdx9d5cckw7vchjmn0s8gazeq'>nevent1q…azeq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>uggggghhh, we are gonna get invaded aren’t we this is so dumb this is all so dumb 2025-03-11T15:09:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdfqzpjnzzfyfaq6c4pe9xhl9zudtw7ar8r33j32z97lu3d6u7gnqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v770dzf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0kfwz335kx5js7zc47ckkuwnj70j8w2pmmlp5gm2leckkjwzfyc4q225x'>nevent1q…225x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did this with my finger on my phone, so I hope it gets the point across<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/114/117/807/721/122/773/original/d5970f55e4974ffb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T22:19:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxaq477cv3562rus8x56x3rqgtywjmrzt3qm7j7d74yexhhgtg0cgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vzdxqg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4es9a27d6n6tcplvq57cest8vhr8kr0c9xnp035ysdj7wtzz30cevfm4q'>nevent1q…fm4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now that’s addressing a problem! 2025-03-03T18:58:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lg4swlr3u8kxn4zgk43w66marhlhwc4n7ev763m89l25gpwzhlqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v2q2gln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04v6s0axv5utv0mnlxfyju95pde8w5lslngeasdavgzhvy8ww70guse3ye'>nevent1q…e3ye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had a confirmed measles case in our office when I lived in Ontario. The company tried to cover it up but eventually sent out an email a week after it had happened. That made me so freaking mad, but I had already given my notice at that point. 2025-03-03T18:56:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvgeaqtu2xrqasrvrvukdapkmjqs2j8p2z9f4dpl5tx0atw2d5rqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v9q8vqz Ignoring bills/subscription services that might happen in the background, how often do you buy something? ie, make the deliberate wilful act of exchanging money for goods or services. 2025-02-28T16:06:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgt225qc0uv0g2j7uvurwqv50fpzyg4fsta709h557ts97m2h44lszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vjdsun0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw99a4u9zheukdwvxneywegsd9mp0gevfcmhthqh0rufz6myg6lgc7heglu'>nevent1q…eglu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The lock down phase of the pandemic was a relatively minor blip, and messed up global supply chains for ages. Climate disasters will be way more disruptive. We really should be working to shorten chains as much as possible before we find out the hard way. 2025-02-19T16:04:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw99a4u9zheukdwvxneywegsd9mp0gevfcmhthqh0rufz6myg6lgczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vzncllj I support buying Canadian both because of the tariff stuff but also because I am deeply concerned about the fragility of global supply chains. Anyway, maybe we should consider building some of these in the prairies: <a href="https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures/">https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures/</a> 2025-02-19T04:17:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq94famzsnzc9888dnn6sh49z4ag0rtalg7cs2dfxzmsdtkghyuugzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vvk7prg Airbnb did untold damage to thousands upon thousands of communities long before its owner joined DOGE. Just sayin’… 2025-02-17T18:55:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvggh43p4j6y2gs3yltgp3797canftxx8h29rcn6hy6p4mprp05qczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vz8wcyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4frpw5yl3xlzwv7z0cflaj47hhyea22a6hcxu8u4lcvceyl8m2qplwu63'>nevent1q…wu63</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me of math lines from “new math” <a href="https://math.hmc.edu/funfacts/visual-multiplication-with-lines/">https://math.hmc.edu/funfacts/visual-multiplication-with-lines/</a> 2025-02-07T22:42:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrj65j2x7gdr8s8q4n8pn2q6khdgqlge75yxveyp5vhdflap07whqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vvp43w2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswntrtcmfghxzmcjldjlkdyhrwxr7z3a2cc2xc8sxcfv48t5l8sjqtasrjq'>nevent1q…srjq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven’t seen Collective Arts since we moved out west, not sure I can get it here, but I loved their (alcoholic) beers I tried!<br/><br/>I pretty much like all beers. If there’s a beer menu, I’ll gravitate toward IPA (or dry hopped sour if they have one), but if I revisit, I’ll try everything on the menu eventually. 2025-02-06T22:36:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8klhzzrnuet822p9yn8mhauytvdn9rffcv8tgr6d735yxte7s25czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v0et640 Besides Guinness, are there any non alcoholic beers that are drinkable? I’ve tried sips of a bunch and Guinness is the only halfway decent one I’ve met yet, but open to more suggestions. 2025-02-06T22:25:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2apday8na2zqjzp0xscuz6jrxhep7ae3fuyhy8ggqnqppmke0tuqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vzecwmm Did kids bring sleds to school when you were a kid? 2025-02-05T18:52:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dum3uucs7ssg9nll8786gsn9tj4kmm5s62l4a9as3um93698glgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vjgk54p I know the bridge can make posts visible between BlueSky and Mastodon but how does interaction between accounts work, if at all? Is it like those Twitter reposters or is there actually bidirectional interaction possible? 2025-01-30T22:04:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvytd4z34gtzeulzd95eet7rdy0vlyqu0pcaxwp7c2ngydc38y0lszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vckyk42 I was trying to sell somebody on Mastodon and they were unconvinced said, “I don’t know, I just hate all the ads on social media.” I blinked for a second, “Oh, well, yeah, there aren’t any ads on Mastodon.” and they immediately grew more interested. I forget how nice that is, and that it would be a major selling point. 2025-01-25T20:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrr8jfw9llr73dysp5fx4fd98tmh9p6ft07z6mjqku2sr8uy6mgczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vkc58zw Curious person stumbles into the back of a tent, finds a cloth covered table with a deck of tarot cards. Customer walks in assuming they are offering a reading. The person, who I now realize must be British so that they are too socially awkward to just say something, proceeds to do a reading… “Ummm… this one means you will buy too many swords… and be sad about it” 2025-01-25T19:44:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswssp4mvdp3gsr6a4e0nvj8wjllkqy69nacdp2l0qu8estr9r84lgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v3s3rmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq74js64drh8k63e7nfqcp43am49qhzdahnzzs3ryspvyayr8q2yg0py7ed'>nevent1q…y7ed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting! Maybe I should check out another instance and see what that’s like. The federated feed gets populated with the follows of your instance-mates, so on a smaller instance like mine, a few people with porn heavy follow lists could easily gum up the works. I had assumed it was a problem universally experienced! 2025-01-20T22:37:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxq5c4g3878q88hpgyvufzygfe95sd5fufswmzhrl95y78029vrszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vpndlhm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnykrsqf529s9hta4u96nn9p9lx0zfz8g0pewy4m5hfvtawaz80g3k4vy8'>nevent1q…4vy8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Federated timeline was really bad before muting users, blocking users, filtering hashtags as needed. One cropped up today on my main feed that had no easily filterable tells, prompting this post. My only option in this case would be unfollowing the booster, who I otherwise enjoy following. 2025-01-20T22:30:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7xvgdse5ld3thj47f2ersfwuf728qy5g6870szyhzu5t7dx82ygzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vlqgr32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxzqggpqzm48vqx3f3d9yl5y4yql5848kk0ved9hdnll9gpmyxggku479h'>nevent1q…479h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m not sure how to square this circle, either. I don’t think anyone is wrong morally or socially for proliferating this smut. Nor am I convinced that they should be required to label it in some easily filterable manner (though it would be kind to do so). And yet, I’d really rather not see it. 2025-01-20T22:25:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxzqggpqzm48vqx3f3d9yl5y4yql5848kk0ved9hdnll9gpmyxggzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v3uw0fy There’s a particular type of pornography that is really common on Mastodon, and I have no interest in seeing it. Indeed, I don’t even want to see pornography for sexual proclivities that *are* aligned with my particular tastes. I wish there was a good way to filter that content out of my feeds, but I haven’t found one. I have blocked some common hashtags, muted some users, and unfollowed others, but it feels like playing whackamole. 2025-01-20T22:23:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xkuh42yfwpejcs9qk7h0g6dka4gvcxhlv26n32z8rvnr5q7crygzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vluj32x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9f8q2g2m69th0k7uw827u7zw7ezz0j4k8wwkk6d2g6qkmuu2uvsnnyq5e'>nevent1q…yq5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Canadians in particular love this question, and not just for obvious immigrants. I “pass” for white Anglo Canadian and people still ask me this very early on in our conversations, and are surprised when my answer is not Canada. Like, why did they ask if they didn’t expect an answer? I suspect it’s some hyper regional BS, like sussing out mainlanders or something. 2025-01-15T21:27:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqgt6tyqvgjh0z2g0d9r8xplmn7nnuwahlyw5cd358z4s3fl684czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vyjhwq6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnpr53q0r8f0pza7fds5055vmqxr4dx2k2w32tnj63fuulceykls4hgn4f'>nevent1q…gn4f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here’s the same joke but I drew it instead<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/113/824/709/755/313/168/original/97ce1e5ea76866cb.png"> <br/> 2025-01-14T04:00:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrnpr53q0r8f0pza7fds5055vmqxr4dx2k2w32tnj63fuulceyklszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vfy5f0u You spent HOW MUCH on monkeys and typewriters, when all you needed to do was pay a human writer a living wage? 2025-01-13T22:38:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrp7ccal230wqdrkrzsu4vtqlgq4asd7fcalvlxqz84s5xcavzktczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vncqv7l After the election, I disengaged hard. I just dipped my toe back in and it’s like we’re right back in 2019. People really missed this, huh? Feeling very let the world burn today. 2025-01-08T18:05:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9nwem3yn22lka9av6703987chx37t8cst438awr0zq0smv0j5rngzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vagq7nh Putting on a t-shirt do you do… 2025-01-05T19:10:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdu5yqay6fjqv032l5wapw6e3n989l8rmkxmuvqdg8luzkt4k72rgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vz2l4r7 Is your hobby actually the hobby or is it buying stuff for the hobby? 2024-12-24T20:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4jcpjm8zaye4a76cqg0t746wq4480vz9h4f64pxl9cm57zhy5zczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vluqw77 Probably just my bubble, but I haven’t heard any anti-worker grumbling about the Canada post strike. Are attitudes toward labor and unions truly shifting? 2024-12-17T20:37:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg6x3fww50y6s5eujt53d9qqleemmkyynu4zqy2z43dv4crxkfegzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vrrrt2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfsw7x7pd6m8nv6ru8j4zq6kluyrwsjmrune397rxfjfus8jkq28ssv8qd5'>nevent1q…8qd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>0 days 😔 I check the news and only found out about this from your toot 2024-12-16T19:45:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgunx5ej4gl96lqc4m9aqw4qcedp239gy8rfag9xegqwr5jysq53szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vqk7qzw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vk5hl7482zrax0zm3hdlyxhrlc840594mfgdmxfl3nd0xjtwrfgk37j6h'>nevent1q…7j6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh right, someone told me they couldn’t see it anymore. I’m not on that platform. It’s showing up on Insta for me now too (it disappeared for a while for me). Maybe just auto reporting take downs 2024-12-11T19:43:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjthfccrhr2u0ytwgc2fphm9efpxhslefkca79lh2whxxgw3323szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vvt7pee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8n7zdrc03kaz6y7l590kujh6zjmksznayj45ud5v0306xy5q47s690h93'>nevent1q…0h93</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m hearing tell that this video has been pulled from both TikTok and Instagram. That’s corporate media for you… 2024-12-11T19:35:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8n7zdrc03kaz6y7l590kujh6zjmksznayj45ud5v0306xy5q47szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vckjupp Dang, this might be one of his finest yet <a href="https://youtu.be/J_swGiAHhbQ">https://youtu.be/J_swGiAHhbQ</a> Jesse Welles “United Health” 2024-12-11T19:15:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9x25pygwt04zz6tu42q8qwdn2cvwsx2l2xzk7w7gt0ewa9szfzqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vjyjuch If you use Spotify, why not make a playlist of small time musicians and play it on a muted device all night while you sleep. You could even automate it if you’re into that kind of thing. They’ll maybe get a few cents and it will cost you nothing 2024-12-03T18:45:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0rrsgmgc77wpgh7m6vz99hyyehemjzg4jkup8euf0ycndkvhesgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vmv537a This is my tiny hill I will die on.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/113/568/289/070/479/146/original/45a808fecba6d93f.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-29T21:09:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyp9d6qnghex8w0z6pwslvgxkcmu70waeqqtvw22t95kyvg8pktkszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v748c3c I’ve never had a stuffed vegetable that impressed me. I am prepared to write off the entire genre. 2024-11-27T19:52:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0j4k8g5zyk5plpnv4q6z949fnvl9rtcxgs6jzf9n93k6tx08nqszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v5w9jka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xd4rcl6hwmlzn3j0s2yzp40kv9n2z4yr6t4egzcdsnk4a6c3egca2pec7'>nevent1q…pec7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Renationalization does happen, but I’m unsure of any examples of it happening *quickly*. I would doubt that it’s something the dems would simply reverse if they were to get back in power after a term. I’m pretty sure there have been some cases of new, functionally similar entities being spun up, too, rather than renationalizing the private corp — depends on the holdings of the corp probably. 2024-11-22T17:01:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlmf5qey867kpqssqty9l3mra0whneq3dvd8qehu6vdnvpflur8czyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vd2vgep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga0n7x4mpq4vcyrrp43dnmayv8srv74vgs3sg5dygvcd7le7ngyc5tjwxh'>nevent1q…jwxh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tell me more about these strips that didn’t make it into anything… I thought I had read all Calvin &amp; Hobbes… 2024-11-21T04:14:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy763lgyxfmyycqqesmxlg8284384qv6r0tudkt554c2dr24c7vyqzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3ve7sz4v Something ironic about international men’s day falling nearly on the same day as the gender gap day 2024-11-19T21:17:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze6pxmaatnsw342rdgde6yc2gzhdpvsk2jpny0l7zczwvzhc8qsczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vuknyvs this seems like a pretty good design honestly <a href="https://electrek.co/2024/11/13/this-new-sun-powered-electric-cargo-moped-is-literally-giant-solar-panels-on-wheels/">https://electrek.co/2024/11/13/this-new-sun-powered-electric-cargo-moped-is-literally-giant-solar-panels-on-wheels/</a> 2024-11-13T17:44:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hqn49w80wrwg9k6svllp5grx4wpq5t3w9wmvc3qkwlncsdchfdgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vg6azrl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7pd9wsdx3p20h9a0zx7k06l89scxskfdf5ahnmg9jyy2xkw9kwq00hm8m'>nevent1q…hm8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I live in a small town in a rural area, and so I am an unlikely proponent of &#34;urbanism&#34;, but I really believe a lot of the things we only talk about in the context of cities* make sense in population centres of all sizes.<br/><br/>* In North America. Europe and elsewhere has many wonderful small towns and villages that have better &#34;urbanism&#34; than most American cities. 2024-11-12T18:23:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfzyp8atat6hea2gmmpzunla3lmfhs5mtt2sx2g8dcj9h3q39nagzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v58fvjw Buy used, whenever you can.<br/><br/>It&#39;s better for your pocket book, it&#39;s better for the environment, if you&#39;re buying from local people you are putting money directly into the local economy, you&#39;ll probably buy fewer things, and sometimes older used things are even better quality than new. 2024-11-07T17:08:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jhd79zawhjg7nk0hnkuqfzwv7zcr5fmv9z3rp7djgv69qkffv3qzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vqs39rr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjq9mlemfvvtnevg0saqdjmazd0sh8p09rs6l609r42qe5txzmycgmelj0'>nevent1q…elj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you&#39;re interrupting the doom and I do not care for it 2024-11-05T19:12:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjq9mlemfvvtnevg0saqdjmazd0sh8p09rs6l609r42qe5txzmyczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vv9qaef I understand what y&#39;all are doing with your pretty pictures and funny videos or whatever, but just let me spiral into my doomscrolling in peace, please 2024-11-05T19:12:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprmh3yet6ump0sryxqeq6n0j0f8g7llezg06up7xg6cv3kufnh8szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vutxy3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0j53u5h7tclwv4v8fxue8pq5ryjkwdyyarpz23myrw3zcl5zm0jsjaw0dh'>nevent1q…w0dh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And now that’s in my head… ta! 2024-11-04T23:12:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstx4c5t5lwzdpr2r2x7c2u5a8g09lnhuctfxf2nks5ydu27d29pnszyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vrfkss2 This movie involves time travel to 20 years ago, the year 2003, and why are they attacking me like this? 2024-10-31T03:33:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvt4fkfq6c8f0y4w8xrt9wx26kywck7kys5e2ashsq2sc4n5m3ngzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vk6clg9 I have some t-shirts of my own design I want to own. Some of them, I can see other people wanting too. I’m not looking to make money from this, I have a job. Anyone have a recommendation for a website for this? A simple store front and decent t-shirts? <br/><br/>I’ve tried searching but the space is filled with a lot of unreliable info. I’d like to hear from humans. 2024-10-15T15:21:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8x9rhcgu3f23w539wlc5zw24cg2qnak0vvn32gkxxv6m7zckttfczyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vhel4zg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqhc7etn36j8fu7zgyxtg02c0jruzjqgzjkfak9pln2r2g64pn4srchyj7'>nevent1q…hyj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welp, that&#39;s scary. Trying to comfort myself with the (too narrow for my taste) margin in the polls. 2024-10-09T19:02:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ktvs6sh24xu4qx68agd8ky7md9uxrrg665e9x7uqytthda25q0gzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vgmjujq If people get this worked up about pronouns, I’d hate to be around when they find out about adverbs, gerunds, or (heaven forfend) ejaculations. 2024-09-27T00:32:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83x7z7z5hgfglrgcc5hham8cnmjl20a2qppj9ky2v9usgvfyu95gzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vnl5tap Scientists: “God, LaTeX is a fucking nightmare. I hate it.”<br/>Laypeople: “Why don’t you use Microsoft Word instead?”<br/>Scientists: “Are you high?!” 2024-09-23T21:27:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvu8fmar5ckz2a5298ncly2d6le68nv66wc3lc2t7aupe8p57zv9szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vkgdsd8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8chajev25rzcc39asj8mjuyhp8evtlrc30jjx30q0wq57949eyfg930qs8'>nevent1q…0qs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do wonder if electric cars will see a significant shift in nose design. So far, they haven’t, but you have a bit more design flexibility with electric, I think.<br/><br/>I really wish they sold station wagons still. Even the things called station wagons are really just SUVs these days, at least for what we get in North America. 2024-09-13T16:09:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzrjq2awsj6q9mgpf2khauwdxhmnwntucacgz2ckkwpqguax3n2qzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3vpddm8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdxc4szvg2dmr9e48vs8r5ucam2h3c2hrs398phwxr805y9dueec63k9ma'>nevent1q…k9ma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of this is the result of aesthetic choices, but there are also design constraints around modern safety and performance requirements. I wish we had a lower speed class of cars subject to fewer constraints, which would allow for more varied design choices. Nobody needs a big, fast car in a city. 2024-09-13T15:36:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8adhjhtxnwnu2gr4fluxzyr66zegqjzp58qqnnggky6k5cmaer2qzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v8ggr9m The trolley problem for Americans: On one track, your children will be murdered by guns at school, but on the other track, there is sane gun control legislation. An impossible ethical choice, clearly, where either result is disastrous. 2024-09-04T22:13:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgar9afhts9mp9t5ynn7lmw8y2jyq5k3lmfchpd93t7yyedkv9sgzyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v8clxv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpa52lvlypxzpl56zxs5ujsmc3u7etfld08xk3nas0kztpvtk93c8cz25w'>nevent1q…z25w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, do businesses really get a vote?? 2024-09-04T02:40:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8m0kqcnvjpgxw8s799eamua72n3f4xvsj9qjxdgznn75zd32dd8szyz7nrhnec03kfglzz0yk0kdvhyr02h5qvzw7aj747zwszzj2k3q3v5n4cap “The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don&#39;t charge fares, suddenly it can&#39;t ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”<br/><br/>This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit. 2023-02-26T20:34:05Z