What? When I worked in Sacramento the year before COVID-19 started, there were some bike paths that were behind concrete barriers. It benefitted me, as a driver, because I knew they weren't going to zig zag around some obstacle and get in my lane.
In my former #SoCal hometown, there's a sidewalk that is also a bike lane. Which means that I as a pedestrian had to watch for someone on a bicycle colliding with me. (Happened once. Low speed, so no pain or damage.) I also used to ride a bicycle around town. I stopped partly because there wasn't a safe place to ride in most areas of town.
My point is that regular people can benefit if local governments build and prioritize separate infrastructure for pedestrians and for bicyclists.
@fu The US Army was there to deter the USSR from taking the rest of Europe. Otherwise, the country would have returned to its mostly isolationist past.
@inscius That's odd. In the US, civilians don't (or aren't supposed to) salute military-style, but we do place our right hand over our hearts during flag ceremonies. And as you mentioned, certain uniformed groups such as scouts have their own salutes. (As far as I know, they don't have "officers" to salute, I think it is flag-only.)
I'm going to isolate myself in my bedroom for a few days so that I don't pass this to the baby. Son_2 is going to watch Grandson_3 for symptoms, since we were looking at missions to Jupiter's moons Europa and Io on YouTube together when I first noticed it.
Is Tesla's self-driving software "ready" ? I don't know. I don't have a car at all, let alone a Tesla. It is probably best thought of as "cruise control++".
@inscius They've been trying to audit the Pentagon for years. Between trying to fire everyone who understands government accounting and doing a rush job, I don't see this working at all.
I missed this because Grandson_3 isn't waking me at 06:00 every morning to check the weather reports like he used to. Something about being in school now, I guess.
@clacke @sun All I know is that around 85 minutes I start wishing the movie would end. I don't watch many movies, but when I do, they're almost always painfully long.
@clacke @sun All I know is that around 85 minutes I start wishing the movie would end. I don't watch many movies, but when I do, they're almost always painfully long.
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