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The time for this was long ago but any progress is good.
A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The time for this was long ago but any progress is good.
Children-hating Gabrielle Fahmy asks where will her car journey be rerouted if some streets are returned to children for play.
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Children-hating Gabrielle Fahmy asks where will her car journey be rerouted if some streets are returned to children for play.
This is an interesting topic. It's well known that the severity of the punishment isn't a great deterrent.
On the other hand, do we want to transform our cities into bollard fields? And if bike path is supposed to be convenient, there shouldn't be a bollard on it at every street crossing.
On the other hand, do we want to transform our cities into bollard fields? And if bike path is supposed to be convenient, there shouldn't be a bollard on it at every street crossing.
Once again sharing this essential read from @keawilson.bsky.social on consequences vs. punishment as it relates to reckless driving.
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an interesting topic. It's well known that the severity of the punishment isn't a great deterrent.
On the other hand, do we want to transform our cities into bollard fields? And if bike path is supposed to be convenient, there shouldn't be a bollard on it at every street crossing.
On the other hand, do we want to transform our cities into bollard fields? And if bike path is supposed to be convenient, there shouldn't be a bollard on it at every street crossing.
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Try riding a bike mate, you'll very quickly learn what the worst driver behaviours are. It'll radicalise you.
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Try riding a bike mate, you'll very quickly learn what the worst driver behaviours are. It'll radicalise you.
I am also bothered by "I am not anti-car.". It amounts to suggesting that a compromise is a fair goal: A bit less violence is the right amount.
My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I am also bothered by "I am not anti-car.". It amounts to suggesting that a compromise is a fair goal: A bit less violence is the right amount.
In the kids library today. Just a casual page on washing a car in the street. With a vibe of complete normalcy and "nothing wrong with this".
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In the kids library today. Just a casual page on washing a car in the street. With a vibe of complete normalcy and "nothing wrong with this".
Cars are like cancer. Street's not even finished yet and drivers are already parking everywhere in future loading bays, avoiding parking.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Cars are like cancer. Street's not even finished yet and drivers are already parking everywhere in future loading bays, avoiding parking.
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I love when a driver almost hits you and you yell at them and they say, "I'm sorry" but in a way that clearly indicates you're supposed to feel bad for being mad at them. Total abuser behavior.
October 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I love when a driver almost hits you and you yell at them and they say, "I'm sorry" but in a way that clearly indicates you're supposed to feel bad for being mad at them. Total abuser behavior.
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It's not just Palantir. There's Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, etc. etc.
It is increasingly hard to defend working for them by saying "it's just a job". Choosing to spend 8h/day working on their agenda is not "just working a job".
It's not just Palantir. There's Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, etc. etc.
It is increasingly hard to defend working for them by saying "it's just a job". Choosing to spend 8h/day working on their agenda is not "just working a job".
ICE Awards Palantir Another $30 Million For “Voluntary Return” Program
ICE’s joint-biggest order for Palantir will help it pursue an immigration policy that encourages people to leave the country without arrest, though some fret immigrants are being left little choice.
www.forbes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
It's not just Palantir. There's Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, etc. etc.
It is increasingly hard to defend working for them by saying "it's just a job". Choosing to spend 8h/day working on their agenda is not "just working a job".
It's not just Palantir. There's Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, etc. etc.
It is increasingly hard to defend working for them by saying "it's just a job". Choosing to spend 8h/day working on their agenda is not "just working a job".
Not a whaboutism because if we treated the two topics as independent, it'd never be cars' turn to be limited/fenced, they'd just keep us busy regulating everything else. So it's vital to tie cars to everything comparable and point out the double standards. Thanks
I was reading an article yesterday about a woman calling for e-bikes to be banned after being hit and seriously injured by a cyclist. And yes, her injuries were awful, but we allow cars to kill and maim regularly and no one ever calls for them to even be *limited* in any way.
Cars remain death machines but people love to talk about that bicycle scofflaw they saw one time
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Not a whaboutism because if we treated the two topics as independent, it'd never be cars' turn to be limited/fenced, they'd just keep us busy regulating everything else. So it's vital to tie cars to everything comparable and point out the double standards. Thanks
A nice article touching on most issues one can think of when it comes to the automation of driving.
If the ADAS aren't more than a driver's convenience rn, maybe they shouldn't be allowed until they are ready for actual safety. They might be making safety worse in the meantime.
If the ADAS aren't more than a driver's convenience rn, maybe they shouldn't be allowed until they are ready for actual safety. They might be making safety worse in the meantime.
For years, auto companies have told Americans not to worry about the surge in pedestrian/cyclist crash deaths because new car tech will make the problem disappear.
Not gonna happen. (I wrote this a couple years ago.)
Not gonna happen. (I wrote this a couple years ago.)
October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A nice article touching on most issues one can think of when it comes to the automation of driving.
If the ADAS aren't more than a driver's convenience rn, maybe they shouldn't be allowed until they are ready for actual safety. They might be making safety worse in the meantime.
If the ADAS aren't more than a driver's convenience rn, maybe they shouldn't be allowed until they are ready for actual safety. They might be making safety worse in the meantime.
I'll save this here for when we're discussing badly parked e-scooters.
2 different cars within 1h. With almost all parking spaces free, drivers choose to park blocking the only path.
2 different cars within 1h. With almost all parking spaces free, drivers choose to park blocking the only path.
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'll save this here for when we're discussing badly parked e-scooters.
2 different cars within 1h. With almost all parking spaces free, drivers choose to park blocking the only path.
2 different cars within 1h. With almost all parking spaces free, drivers choose to park blocking the only path.
Exactly. And let's stay focused and remember that 9/10 survival chance when hit by a car isn't good enough. So 30 is less bad than 50, but not good enough.
Also, a nonzero chance of being hit by a car is something to fight too, not just the consequences of such a hit.
Also, a nonzero chance of being hit by a car is something to fight too, not just the consequences of such a hit.
“If you get hit by a car travelling at 50km/h, you’ve only got a 1.5-in-10 chance of surviving. If it’s going 30km/h you’ve got a nine-in-10 chance.”
“But it was not enough to put up a sign that says 30km/h…there also needed to be design changes to slow down traffic.”
Speed is always a factor.
“But it was not enough to put up a sign that says 30km/h…there also needed to be design changes to slow down traffic.”
Speed is always a factor.
Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-10 chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it is a nine-in-10 chance
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Exactly. And let's stay focused and remember that 9/10 survival chance when hit by a car isn't good enough. So 30 is less bad than 50, but not good enough.
Also, a nonzero chance of being hit by a car is something to fight too, not just the consequences of such a hit.
Also, a nonzero chance of being hit by a car is something to fight too, not just the consequences of such a hit.
In this sense, traffic in Sweden is pretty much lawless too. Not even dropped charges, very little enforcement to begin with.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Huge number of dropped charges at Ontario courts amounts to ‘lawlessness’: NDP
Hundreds of thousands of Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges that were dropped last year are a sign Ontario’s justice system is failing to live up to its basic functions and puts Ontario on the road to ...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In this sense, traffic in Sweden is pretty much lawless too. Not even dropped charges, very little enforcement to begin with.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
It also teaches them that they can just drive anywhere they please because it removes the distinction between pavement and road.
This is what creating "psychological friction" for drivers looks like. The changes in pavement height, color, and texture break a driver's autopilot mode. It sends a clear message that "You are entering a space designed for people. Slow down. Be alert."
Design details do the work that signs can't.
Design details do the work that signs can't.
Further up the same Stockholm street from the clip below is another traffic-calming device: intersections where cars may cross but the design is a sidewalk with low curb. Drivers tend to inch across, some of them likely not sure if they're really supposed to be there.
October 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It also teaches them that they can just drive anywhere they please because it removes the distinction between pavement and road.
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Playgrounds are car infrastructure
October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Playgrounds are car infrastructure
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RIP Aaron Swartz 🥺
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
RIP Aaron Swartz 🥺
You know ICE is really hated when everyone in the comments section cheers for the guy on the *bike*.
youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
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It's Hammer Time 🤣😂😆 ICE Melts Under Pressure!!!
YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast
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September 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
You know ICE is really hated when everyone in the comments section cheers for the guy on the *bike*.
youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
Sometimes bikes deliver freedom beyond what car ads can ever promise. Cc @tomflood.bsky.social
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Sometimes bikes deliver freedom beyond what car ads can ever promise. Cc @tomflood.bsky.social
Probably all genuine mishaps. But now they've given the UN staffers ideas. Next time I hope...
Secret Service 'investigating UN sabotage' as Donald Trump left furious
Secret Service 'investigating UN sabotage' as Donald Trump left furious
Donald Trump's visit to the United Nations HQ was blighted by issues as an esclator broke, a teleprompter stopped working and an audio feed switched out
www.express.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Probably all genuine mishaps. But now they've given the UN staffers ideas. Next time I hope...
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EVs: "still commit cardinal sin of cars which is they are fundamentally private commodities that are existing in public space and they are separating people from the civic fabric." -Ashton Rohmer
on The Brake podcast with @keawilson.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org
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on The Brake podcast with @keawilson.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org
open.spotify.com/episode/6Yvn...
Our Streets Look Like War Zones — But What if They Were 'Sites of Peacebuilding'? (Ashton Rohmer)
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September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
EVs: "still commit cardinal sin of cars which is they are fundamentally private commodities that are existing in public space and they are separating people from the civic fabric." -Ashton Rohmer
on The Brake podcast with @keawilson.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org
open.spotify.com/episode/6Yvn...
on The Brake podcast with @keawilson.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org
open.spotify.com/episode/6Yvn...
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Clever? Bribing drivers not to be criminals... What about non-drivers who never speed, cut lights, etc? And never park wrong, don't pollute, don't require massive infrastructure, don't cost taxpayers in fuel and other subsidies.
Maybe we should also start paying priests not to abuse children.
Maybe we should also start paying priests not to abuse children.
This was very clever:
After collecting fines from speed cameras, Stockholm ran a lottery where non-speeding drivers could win the money.
www.wired.com/2010/12/swed...
After collecting fines from speed cameras, Stockholm ran a lottery where non-speeding drivers could win the money.
www.wired.com/2010/12/swed...
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Clever? Bribing drivers not to be criminals... What about non-drivers who never speed, cut lights, etc? And never park wrong, don't pollute, don't require massive infrastructure, don't cost taxpayers in fuel and other subsidies.
Maybe we should also start paying priests not to abuse children.
Maybe we should also start paying priests not to abuse children.
Vingegaard said of the Madrid finish cancellation. “I’m really upset about it. Everyone has the right to protest, but only without influencing or endangering our race.”
Someone's struggling with the very idea of a protest.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Someone's struggling with the very idea of a protest.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Cycling teams could boycott races involving Israel-Premier Tech after Vuelta chaos
World Tour cycling teams could refuse to race against Israel-Premier Tech after pro-Palestine protests forced the cancellation of the Vuelta a España finale
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Vingegaard said of the Madrid finish cancellation. “I’m really upset about it. Everyone has the right to protest, but only without influencing or endangering our race.”
Someone's struggling with the very idea of a protest.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Someone's struggling with the very idea of a protest.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...