davetapley

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What are some "slow" shows? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I think Blackadder aged pretty well.

I avoid approaching women in public because I believe it's inappropriate. My parents say that it's a necessary skill. Who is right? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
I avoid approaching women in public because I believe it's inappropriate. My parents say that it's a necessary skill. Who is right? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm confused, what is horseshoe in this context?

"Chickens figure out enshittification" in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

So, well, they're on substack so I guess that's better, shame it's not @index@activitypub.ghost.org

"Chickens figure out enshittification" in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Source but IG ugh, someone got a message to them asking for fediverse posts? https://www.instagram.com/thisecommercelife/

What cover song just takes you to Universe B compared to the original? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Heartbeats.

Original by The Knife,

cover by José González.

Same words, same melody, completely different universes.

[article] Seattle driver whose unoccupied SUV killed 12-year-old girl will not be charged in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The litany of "tragic accident" in the comments on the article remind me just how far we have to go in the crash vs accident battle.

Social media sites should have 'reverse' Parental Controls; where adult children can block their boomer/senior parents' accounts from viewing conspiracy and radicalizing content. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I love this in general, unfortunately for me my dad is a retired network engineer 😫

Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get better in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Love that NJB quote:

Engineers get paid to build roads, they don't get paid to not build roads.

What's a myth/misconception you heard about the world that's went away as you got older? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hmm, tripped me up too, but I assumed it was the extra "'s", i.e. it should be :"that went away".

What's a myth/misconception you heard about the world that's went away as you got older? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A bit meta: That people who were wrong or mistaken about something just needed it explaining more clearly, and then they would stop saying things which are wrong or mistaken.

I wasted far too many years of my life trying to convince father-in-law of so many things, only to realize there is nothing that can be said to disabuse him. The problem wasn't the lack of facts or clarity of explanation, it's that he is fundamentally incapable of acquiring new information if it's inconsistent with his prior understanding or belief.

Moreover I realized that where I am ashamed of being inaccurate or uneducated about something (and so am keen to correct myself), for him it's always the case that I must be wrong or mistaken, because he can never be wrong or mistaken.

Now that S&P 500 is climbing and a lot are celebrating, does anyone else feel like this is just the tip of the shitberg? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] davetapley@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

If you have 20 minutes to spare this video really helped clear it up for me.

It might seem unrelated at first, but bonds will be discussed approx. 5 minutes in, and the preceding parts helps lay the groundwork.

I'd later come to understand this is called Modern monetary theory.

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'My car is more convenient' (lemmy.world)
 

I'm getting a lot of 'but my car is more convenient' arguments lately, and I'm struggling to convey why that doesn't make sense.

Specifically how to explain to people that: Sure, if you are able to drive, and can afford it, and your city is designed to, and subsidizes making it easy to drive and park, then it's convenient. But if everyone does it then it quickly becomes a tragedy of the commons situation.

I thought of one analogy that is: It would be 'more convenient' if I just threw my trash out the window, but if we all started doing that then we'd quickly end up in a mess.

But I feel like that doesn't quite get at the essence of it. Any other ideas?

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Book: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness (lemmy.world)
 

Just came across this article about a book titled:

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness

I haven't read it, but I'm a little concerned that the article has zero mention of the built environment. Thoughts?

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People who complain about the cost of protected bike lanes. (lemmy.world)
 

My current pet peeve is people complaining about the 'cost' of protected bike lanes because "people on bikes don't pay their way".

Beyond even the data showing just how much private car ownership is already subsidized, can we just take a moment and acknowledge: We wouldn't need protected lanes at all if cars were not killing and injuring so many people.

It's like the owner of an animal bemoaning the cost of an enclosure for their animal, which keeps killing and maiming members of the public as they pass by.

It's not the victim's fault the enclosure is needed, and it's not the fault of someone riding a bike they need protection in a public space.

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Who Owns the Streets? How Cars Took Over Our Shared Spaces (www.youtube.com)
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Why The Government Has Infinite Money (www.youtube.com)
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A video explaining modern monetary theory and how with a little Marxism it can benefit everyone.

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Phoenix, AZ: Committed to Vision Zero (inconvenience for people in cars) (www.phoenix.gov)
 

Just need to vent. A short recap:

  1. I​n September 2022, Phoenix City Council unanimously approves a comprehensive Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan. Yey.

  2. "Pavement maintenance (new asphalt) is scheduled along this corridor, which presents an opportunity to reconfigure the striping"

Perfect! In line with Vision Zero can re-stripe to optimize for safety of all road users!

What's that? First you want to check if that'll upset people who are used to having free parking for their personal vehicles there?

... and if it does upset people then actually fuck the safety of other people parking is most important thing...

And, surprise surprise, people who are used to having free parking for their personal vehicles are indeed upset that the free parking they were never entitled to in the first place will be taken away.

Well then! Fuck those people on bikes indeed! Get a car asshole and drive like a normal person; hey at least there's lots of free parking in Phoenix!

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union hypocrisy by PinkWug Comics (@PinkWug@todon.eu) (todon.eu)
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Filter posts by date range (lemmy.world)
 

Before I open on GitHub, to be sure, there's no way to filter posts by date range, right?

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