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Best open e-Reader in c/ereader_community@lemmy.ml
Hero or troublemaker? Milan prosecutor shakes up Italy's labour practices in c/europe@feddit.org
Favorite read of the year? Favorite recently discovered author? Recent book surprisingly made you DNF? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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Favorite read of the year? Favorite recently discovered author? Recent book surprisingly made you DNF? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

OP, from China Mieville, let me suggest "the city and the city" a sort of detective story in a city that is split in 2 in a incredible and original way. I liked it more than embassytown

At the moment I'm reading Blindsight by Peter Watts, pretty mindblowing story about what life, what is conscience, what is real and what not. Still halfway

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    Someone drove their car on elecetad metro in Seattle for MILES in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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    Someone drove their car on elecetad metro in Seattle for MILES (feddit.it)
    submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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    crossposted from: https://feddit.it/post/29954054

    Source and additional pics:

    https://beige.party/@Lana/116684403003398772

    Also from the same thread:

    For people who aren't intimately knowledgeable about the Seattle rail system, the Mt Baker station is an elevated platform. Meaning she had to have driven the WRONG WAY on a railroad about 40 feet up in the air for SEVERAL MILES to end up here.

    Edit: it looks like it was not "several miles" but less then one mile; a notable feat anyway:

    https://piefed.social/comment/11604144

    You can't park in the light rail station on the train tracks, mate in c/youcantparktheremate@feddit.uk
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    You can't park in the light rail station on the train tracks, mate (feddit.it)
    submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/youcantparktheremate@feddit.uk
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    Source and additional pics:

    https://beige.party/@Lana/116684403003398772

    Also from the same thread:

    For people who aren't intimately knowledgeable about the Seattle rail system, the Mt Baker station is an elevated platform. Meaning she had to have driven the WRONG WAY on a railroad about 40 feet up in the air for SEVERAL MILES to end up here.

    Edit: it looks like it was not "several miles" but less then one mile; a notable feat anyway:

    https://piefed.social/comment/11604144

    I find this shocking. 60% of Canadians say they feel forced to own a car in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
    Good weather app with widget and doesn't need location data ALL THE TIME? in c/degoogle@discuss.tchncs.de
    [–] 21 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I use breezy weather:

    • nice looks
    • you can add multiple locations
    • for each location and for each parameters (weather, wind, pollution) you can use a different provider
    • nice selection of widget that you can customize
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    [OC] The small pleasures of life (overtaking dozens of cars stuck in traffic) in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
    [OC] The small pleasures of life (overtaking dozens of cars stuck in traffic) in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    In Italy road rules are generally regarded as mild suggestions. Bikes and motorcycles on zebra crossings, cars engage in junctions even if they are not able to free them before red lights, causing gridlocks, and many things even much worse than that.

    It's a general problem, but people driving cars as assholes are concretely more dangerous.

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    [OC] The small pleasures of life (overtaking dozens of cars stuck in traffic) (f2.tchncs.de)
     

    This is one of the most important commercial streets in Milan, and the cyclepath I'm using has been the topic of harsh discussions since the beginning, with right wing politicians wanting to take it out. The main metro line of the city runs right below this street.

    crossposted from: https://social.tchncs.de/users/lgsp/statuses/116617737712316275

    Seven people injured after man drives car into pedestrians in Italy in c/europe@feddit.org
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    Overtaking and going fast in urban areas is not only dangerous, but also useless: a mathematical demonstration (www.theguardian.com)
    submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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    Those who use the bike know this very well: in the city, speeding motorists overtaking other cars, only get one thing: they arrive first to the next red.

    With a simple model, the author estimated the probability that one car that overtakes another, will then be reached again at a later red light. Then he estimated the probability that the same thing will happen when there are multiple successive traffic lights, as usual in the cities.

    The result is that as fast as an aggressive driver goes, the presence of multiple traffic lights makes it virtually certain that a slower driver will catch up

    So, if someone aggressively overcomes you, when you reach him at the next traffic light, you can tell him that it is mathematically proven that he/she is an idiot.

    In addition, this study has implications for the 30 km/h city, demonstrating how in urban areas the traffic lights determine the travel times, not the maximum speed reachable between one traffic light and the next.

    The original scientific article is here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/4/260310/481212/The-Voorhees-law-of-traffic-a-stochastic-model

    crossposted from: https://poliversity.it/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/116419204210303856

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    10 angle grinder resistant U-locks tested in depth (www.youtube.com)
     

    Nowadays there are several models that are able to consume the blades of angle grinders, increasing the fatigue and time that the thieves take to open them, so much so that it often becomes easier to cut the structure of the rack.

    The Kryptonite looks unbeatable, but other models also reach good levels, too.

    Finally, a reminder that a good lock is not enough, but you also have to lock the bike in the right way

    cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/FIABSegrateCiclabile/statuses/116122085862164698

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    You can't park on the train platform, mate! (s3.poliversity.it)
    submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/youcantparktheremate@feddit.uk
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    For context: a father teaching his 12 yo kid to drive. The kid pushed the gas pedal, couldn't stop, went through the railway fence, hit the rails and jumped on the platform. On Christmas day. Train traffic was interrupted for 4 hours

    Article (in Italian): https://www.milanotoday.it/cronaca/auto-stazione-cesano-boscone-binari.html

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