The only issue I have with this article is the assertion that we demonize drivers in cases like this. More often than not, we let the driver off the hook and call it an accident.
Readit Newsbobchadwick commented on The road that killed Legend Jenkins was working as designed strongtowns.org/journal/2... · Posted by u/h14h
It's not the point of the blog post, but I love the fact that the author's 2012 MacBook Pro is still useable. I can't imagine there are too many Dell laptops from that era still alive and kicking.
For me personally, anything using the phrasing make ______ great again is a huge turn off. Maybe dispense with language that a lot of people might find to be divisive if your goal is to make it a positive environment.
bobchadwick commented on Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms latintimes.com/education-... · Posted by u/belter
Of all the things going on now, a slip of the tongue seems pretty benign, doubly so compared to the CONTENT of the message in question which is somewhat alarming (albeit inevitable). George W. Bush would crank out far more nonsensical phrases on a weekly basis, Reagan was a mumbling goon, Nixon was a lunatic.
People who think that we just woke up to find that politics was messy and full of incompetence baffle me. It's possible to believe that Trump is a disaster and still keep a measure of objectivity.
To add to your point, we elected George W. Bush again after hearing four years of his gibberish (and after he, you know, starting a devastating war). That was 20 year ago.
bobchadwick commented on Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms latintimes.com/education-... · Posted by u/belter
Wait, am I reading this wrong, or is she seriously proposing replacing kindergarteners with A1?
My home in the US Northeast was renovated a few years back and we went from gas heating, cooking, and water heating to all electric (heat pumps for HVAC and water; induction for cooking). As part of the renovation, we added insulation and performed air sealing. Our bill has gone up significantly in the winter, despite the home being better insulated.
That said, I've heard gas costs have also increased recently, so I'd likely be seeing higher costs if we hadn't converted.
bobchadwick commented on Bikes in the age of tariffs renehersecycles.com/bikes... · Posted by u/bobchadwick
The tech-right of musk, thiel, vance, andreessen etc are enacting the "reboot" envisioned by curtis yarvin, he wrote about it calling it "the butterfly revolution" iirc. The rest are just trying to roll back 80 years of social change along with reestablishing segregation but as national policy this time.
And yeah I think your read on how they'll manage the fallout of this is correct.
I think you’re right, and they’ve found their useful idiot in Trump.
As for Trump himself, I think he truly believes the rest of the world is taking advantage of the US and tariffs are a way of setting things right. My guess is that in his view, the country (or at the least the rich people he cares about) will benefit from all this.
bobchadwick commented on Bikes in the age of tariffs renehersecycles.com/bikes... · Posted by u/bobchadwick
"the age of tariffs" ah yes, typical ethnocentric point of view of the US.
Does the author not know other nations have been engaged in charging tariffs for a very long time?
I think the author, Jan Heine, is originally from Germany. He does own and operate a US-based company, so it's not that surprising that he's writing from that perspective.