2025-05-26T12:19:17Z https://nostr.now Some Dude on the Interwebs https://nostr.now/npub1j6qqra75rl542j7mt693w0gt7v2rstatx4jjv5ltvgvvnkhrgw9q0y9jtr https://dudes.keinpfusch.net/files/webpublic-a6792f1e-a577-4771-8513-2980a8c05cb8 https://dudes.keinpfusch.net/files/webpublic-a6792f1e-a577-4771-8513-2980a8c05cb8 https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs290r0jlu737c40rnpfmu76t3qet3y20jkf5zp8pelxy4qgy75x8czyztgqq0h6s07j42tmd0gk9eap0e3gwp04v6k2fjnad3p3jw6udpc5hud6ze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsala2vwk5ejxhxqce8dqe6nu6fkz2wflc60klhwqr4tul85wl6gpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qvxdeka'>nevent1q…deka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msas60lz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msas60lz</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…60lz</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>It&#39;s the other way around, I think.<br/><br/>It&#39;s every bit as obvious as it is irrelevant that a slower speed reduces the overall chance of collision and mitigates its effects.<br/><br/>Never heard of a crash involving snails, after all.<br/><br/>And yet, there are a few places in the world, usually called a FIA grade 1 track, where a few elite athletes can push state-of-the-art machinery to 250+mph on a daily basis with no consequences.<br/><br/>This seems to suggest that <br/>- the performance of vehicle and tires<br/>- the training and fitness of the driver<br/>- the type and condition of the road<br/>- road rules<br/>- the time of the day<br/>- etc <br/><br/>might have something to do what a &#34;safe speed&#34; is.<br/><br/>In fact, unless the road is perfectly straight this speed will at the very least vary along it (&#34;slow in, fast out&#34; is how you navigate a bend, never the other way around).<br/><br/>The speed differential between object is also part of the equation (an object traveling at 300mph and hitting a still object is different than hitting an object traveling 299mph in the same direction and verse).<br/><br/>I&#39;m an extremely conservative driver and rider (I&#39;ve been called &#34;boring&#34; before), and I do think we are not doing nearly enough about safety.<br/><br/>Yet I&#39;m extremely irked by the &#34;speed limit crusaders&#34;: reducing speed or banning powered vehicles altogether is a certain way of reducing harm, but... in the same way in which starving is a great remedy for obesity.<br/><br/>- How many people drive around with shitty, dangerous and entirely random lines?<br/><br/>- How many people have no driving technique at all, and routinely unsettle the chassis when going into a bend?<br/><br/>- How many people can&#39;t brake at all and will slam the brakes without even trying to preload the front?<br/><br/>- How many people drive at a steady 1000rpm, with no control of their speed (whatever the idle + 5th gear is, really) and no engine brake available to them?<br/><br/>- How many people drive around casually chatting with and looking at their passenger instead of the road?<br/><br/>- How many people skip maintenance on their vehicles?<br/><br/>- How many people are driving around with ancient tires?<br/><br/>- How many people are trained to deal to navigate ice or gravel, the way every boring Scandinavian mum can?<br/><br/>- How many people DRIVE DRUNK?<br/><br/>Of course it&#39;s not an unpopular policy.<br/>People like shortcuts.<br/><br/>But what if we could actually teach motorists to drive instead?<br/><br/>What if we could reduce antisocial behaviour at the wheel (texting, chatting, etc)?<br/><br/>What if we could have regular, mandatory training on lines, grip, maintenance, emergency maneuvers, etc?<br/><br/>Maybe we could (gasp) use powered vehicles to quickly, pleasurably and safely go from A to B, without everybody having to halt to a standstill because your drunk Uncle Grady or Aunt Karen just has to text while driving a 2500kg truck with 10 year old tires and no idea of what a proper line is or how to progressively brake. 2025-05-26T12:46:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pnsstwqy939t5lfs58xkn2y6ystv44p6dplh62yh0utsynxg3tgzyztgqq0h6s07j42tmd0gk9eap0e3gwp04v6k2fjnad3p3jw6udpc54sa2y6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsptm3363zntk7vf6yawmkk4wuf5z4xqazrr9djcsy07jm8ehuzm3qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qckjy5w'>nevent1q…jy5w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqcz0httjzgumeecget72annjgk0cgkjw8e62crek72d037zrgf9qsfp74c4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqcz0httjzgumeecget72annjgk0cgkjw8e62crek72d037zrgf9qsfp74c4</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…74c4</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsa4k43r0g2kgu3ef5ukehe7vtl666wtprumhjtq07vcjg07lualqxwgg0f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsa4k43r0g2kgu3ef5ukehe7vtl666wtprumhjtq07vcjg07lualqxwgg0f</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…gg0f</span>)</a></span> I’ll be speaking at #JDLL in LyonIt’s hard to believe I had only installed it 158 days agoIt&#39;s not hard to believe. <br/>Not hard at all.<br/>#Endless, #tireless #self-promotion is going to get you #visibility at the #end of the #day, eh? 2025-05-26T07:36:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy57vau84ge2yq0xdrq6c4zns8ra82vdkk3dntj8ug0eqcewcunygzyztgqq0h6s07j42tmd0gk9eap0e3gwp04v6k2fjnad3p3jw6udpc5kxvngq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjam25mtlypl07drvx2yy8v04z8fh5y5uv8jatgqzefn2kwgmtyqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qavzzaz'>nevent1q…zzaz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqt7dmr2xue8zaxsxhy2xkdja0nx6f8cu8y8l7hfksw98y773djkgqqrsr9k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqt7dmr2xue8zaxsxhy2xkdja0nx6f8cu8y8l7hfksw98y773djkgqqrsr9k</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…sr9k</span>)</a></span> We reached a point where browsing without an ad-blocker became frustrating. To be fair, I&#39;ve always thought of adblockers as part of the problem, much in the same way as the biggest enemy to the Linux/*nix desktop has been pirated copies of Windows.<br/><br/>Yes, for obvious reasons the ad-supported, SEO-optimized web was and is a terrible idea... funny how nobody seemed to notice.<br/><br/>Generally speaking, either I&#39;m paying for it, or it&#39;s run by some public-funded organisation, or it&#39;s run by hobbyists for shits and giggles.<br/><br/>And that&#39;s in no small part because clickbait sites are still clickbait even after removing the ads.<br/><br/>Do note how e.g. certain newspapers have a preferential treatment for their subscribers that goes beyond &#34;no ads&#34;: the whole UI changes to something more informative and you get the more &#34;serious&#34; stuff on the front page, whereas the clickbait is not as prominent as on the &#34;public facing&#34; front page. 2025-05-19T09:52:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7tapwjj5f4rd3wcmmytv6p846edq80avlwyrzga72yc6hn2ndgqzyztgqq0h6s07j42tmd0gk9eap0e3gwp04v6k2fjnad3p3jw6udpc5mlacyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswuu54wnp2utv8e93ke0nckjg8rg8jc8ywpdddrul8rrxhewm24ycpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qx4s4g0'>nevent1q…s4g0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqt7dmr2xue8zaxsxhy2xkdja0nx6f8cu8y8l7hfksw98y773djkgqqrsr9k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqt7dmr2xue8zaxsxhy2xkdja0nx6f8cu8y8l7hfksw98y773djkgqqrsr9k</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…sr9k</span>)</a></span> All I know is that you’ll pry my ThinkVision LT2452p out of my cold, dead hands.<br/><br/>Or rather, “warm, dead hands” if it happens in the warm season, because it radiates a ton of heat.<br/><br/>P.s.: I think we need to face that the world wide web is for scrolling and content farms now. 2025-05-17T06:01:51Z