mondoman712

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

Musicians pay royalties when they use samples. AI companies don't pay artists for their work.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428294

The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York.

Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121822/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcjr2wn3zvqvo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I use it over other tools, but I haven't used the proprietary tools so I can't provide a comparison.

 
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It looks like a hand coloured photo to me, which were apparently popular in Japan for a while

 
 
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Timeguessr is very similar to whentaken, but I prefer the former.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I don't see it as ridiculing anyone. It's criticising the system that created this mess.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Blaming cyclists for something a motorist failed to do seems to be a uniquely North American thing.

I can tell you that it's also very much a thing in many parts of Europe.

 
[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You don't even need that many people before cars become impractical.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

In two years presumably. It's been two years away since 2015.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

So we can build things to a somewhat lower capacity sure. That helps, but what exactly does it solve?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Even if we assume everyone can work from home, people still need to go places for other reasons.

 
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

What's the difference?

Anti car doesn't mean completely banning cars. Nobody is saying to replace ambulances with bus trips. There's obviously a need and cars would be much more effective for those things if the roads weren't clogged with people who don't have a need.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Fast & frequent public transport, safe cycling infrastructure, footpaths, just putting things closer together to reduce the need for transport

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21083492

tl;dw they made some sensible cost cutting measures to create a nice tram system cheaply in a small city.

 

tl;dw they made some sensible cost cutting measures to create a nice tram system cheaply in a small city.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20143644

tldw Hamburg wanted to build an urban highway network, but it wasn't complete and they built some nice things in the space left over.

 

tldw Hamburg wanted to build an urban highway network, but it wasn't complete and they built some nice things in the space left over.

 
 

And the obligatory Not Just Bikes: https://youtu.be/Ra_0DgnJ1uQ

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