Notices by scott f (scott@carfree.city), page 7

@dansup @pixelfed I got kicked out of the iOS beta… is there a new build coming soon?

@susankayequinn @aral I think this is especially true about homelessness. Like why are there people who are so poor amidst plenty? Why is a real estate investor’s return on investment treated as a right, and having housing to live in isn’t? You really get down to some systemic issues right away.

@jalcine @funcrunch @jwz Why wouldn't 20 years work for indie music?

@jalcine @funcrunch @jwz Probably 99.9% of creative works aren't bringing in any revenue 20 years later, so having copyright longer than that is a bit like a lottery: great for the few who hit it big, at a steep cost for everyone else who can't (afford to) remix that culture. While capitalist publishers can game the system by buying lots of lottery tickets.

Moderate white people are like, "If only these protesters would be less disruptive, and also change their demand to a different one I find more palatable, I would totally support them. But no, they had to hurt their own cause."

New blog: Why bad incentives make autonomous vehicles likely to be hazardous even beyond the current, obvious glitches. https://scott.mn/2023/08/19/bad_incentives_make_autonomous_vehicles_unsafe/

#robotaxi #BikeTooter #BanCars

@noellabo are you aware of the "Unlisted" post privacy setting - "visible for all, but opted-out of discovery features"? Would posting as "Unlisted" when you don't want the post to be searchable resolve your concern?

@bryan "ban cars" is like "abolish prisons" in that, yes, it's not something you can simply do overnight — at least, not if interpreted in the most expansive way — but it points to a vision where these extremely harmful things would not be necessary, and we can take steps toward that vision right now. #BanCars

Great overview of the online (and a little offline) organizing against car culture right now, featuring @SafeStreetRebel, @bikegridnow, and @RapidResponseTeam.

But it’s sobering to be reminded that despite all we’re doing, US pedestrian deaths are at a 40 year high.

https://mashable.com/article/car-free-movement-social-media #carFree #bikeTooter #trafficViolence

@inthehands Not the only thing I could complain about. I think y'all have us beat on labor rights too (our governor couldn't bring himself to take a stand on the horrible Prop 20 that took rights away from gig workers in 2020), and on funding transit, which is looking so dire here we had a mock funeral for transit: https://thefrisc.com/not-dead-yet-sf-transit-officials-plea-for-rescue-funds-while-advocates-hold-funeral-rally-4a5915a9daaa?gi=9d902813fad9

@seachanger @inthehands Mind blown Californian right here. We’ve never not had a Dem trifecta in my time in the state, and we can’t even legalize rent control on post-1995 buildings.

An opponent of the Chenery #SlowStreet just said “we live in a city, not in a suburb,” which reminds me of the paradox that people associate “big city” with “lots of traffic,” and move to suburbia to get away from traffic in their subdivisions, despite the fact that the suburban form increases car dependence, and dense big cities make cars uniquely impractical and unnecessary.

@dansup Great work. I've heard it's challenging to have an open-source spam filter, because fighting spam kind of depends on "security through obscurity" - if the spammers can see how your filter works, they can work around it and then you're not making it expensive enough for them to spam. Do you think that's true? Would be curious to know how you're balancing openness with effectiveness here.

@StevenBarnhart oh that's rich. So first you deny racism exists on here then when someone shares their experience you blow it off because they're being "negative." Maybe getting regular vicious racist replies just for existing on Mastodon while Black is an experience that is... negative? Just a thought!

@StevenBarnhart this is a really frustrating response and illustrates exactly the kind of dismissiveness that makes it so unwelcoming. Listen more. You were given a link to someone who's written about the problem extensively so "not getting it" is on you, just be quiet if you don't have something helpful to contribute here please.

Cars are obsolete

Phil Ting's #FreedomToWalk Act is now law in California. You can cross the street anywhere as long as you're not creating a hazard.

#Jaywalking, the fake "crime" created by automobile industry lobbying to blame victims of #TrafficViolence, no longer exists in California.

Enjoy your freedom to walk! https://ktla.com/news/california/new-law-allows-californians-to-legally-jaywalk/

Okay okay I did it, spurred on by @alfredtwu -- I requested my vote-by-mail ballot for California's #ADEMElections

https://ademelections.com/home

Do this to have a voice in the California Democratic Party's platform and endorsements!

In 2017 we literally stood outside in the rain for hours queueing to vote in this. Vote by mail is so much easier.

I'm guessing that the east side San Francisco #AD17 ADEM election will be contentious and close as usual. #sfpol

Wanted to tag this #/capol for California politics, but maybe Canadians have claimed that one. Do we have any consensus on a California politics tag?

Here's more from @alfredtwu on why ADEM elections matter: https://sfba.social/@alfredtwu/109582384476988484

Also, Alfred is running in the east bay #AD14 district and is worth your vote if you live there! (includes Berkeley, El Cerrito, Richmond, Pinole, Hercules, etc.)