Did you just say in one paragraph both that transit “ cost more in my taxes to run than they would if they were privatized” and “ for them to run a profit, fares would be massive”. You do know the primary feature of privatization is the profit motive, right?
In before Trump rolls back pollution regulations on coal power plants, because increased soot restores energy independence by choking out that dangerous woke solar, and any impact on human health is worth it to profit his buddies
Seriously agree. In reality the changes are marginal. If my charging stop is 15 minutes instead of 20, that’s nice, but it’s a small enough difference to no longer be a decision factor.
It’s much more important to have more chargers at more locations
I first saw that about 20 years ago and it was mighty tempting. Sometimes I regret not going for it
Even if we were to establish a permanent largish base, they would be specialists only. It will always be expensive to get there and it’s always a long term stay in an expensive habitat with strict rules that someone has to pay for.
While I like the realism of The Expanse, I just don’t see the existence of a non-terrestrial lower class or even middle class: what could they possibly due to pay for any possible living costs. I do hope we’ll develop permanent bases throughout the solar system but it will be a few specialists and lots of robotics. Nothing else makes sense
Seriously this is the worst on crowded subway cars. When I used to commute by subway, there were multiple occasions where I got glared at for staring into space when some woman or her attractive parts happened to be wherever my eyes were pointing.
You might as well stare at the best boobs because you’re getting glared at for it whether you are or not
“Mistake”. Yeah, no. That’s someone thinking policies aren’t meant for them and blindly taking the easiest path. Sounds just like those 1337 hax0rs they gave the keys to
In a sane world this should get clearances revoked so they never again deal with any private data
I agree with EVERYONE here
Discriminates against Greeks
Seems like Stephen king must have had nightmares about his fame
No. Granted, michael Jackson seems to have had emotional trauma but you could argue a lot of his personal issues were directly caused by his celebrity.
Maybe Warren Buffet famous. Someone who is well known and listened to as among the most knowledgeable of his field …… but none of the constant hounding from paparazzi or gossip-mongers, no political/conspiracy theory bs
Poor writing from the people pushing it then. Usually they get around that with weasel words making it a civil fine rather than anything with legal merit.
Among the consequences are a few outliers racking up tens of thousands in fines for repeat offenses but where there is no legal justification for arresting them or taking their license
Be careful saying things like this …… you’ll attract all roundabout fans saying it should be a goal to get rid of red lights
The problem with that logic is it’s already been demonstrated that it can be configured for profit rather than safety. We have no reason to trust these and every reason to expect that any ticket is capricious, possibly invalid, and a long after the fact enforcement so you won’t even be able to remember if you did it
It will not make anyone safer, just reduce trust in law enforcement even more, drive profit to some connected company, and be an unreasonable driving tax that will mostly hit those who can least afford it.
Speaking as someone who
Yeah I have to admit to going through a red light about a year ago - it was a massive intersection (my side was 5 lanes) and the lights are misaligned so they’re not in front of the lanes they regulate.
The lights in front of me were green …… but they were for the right turning lanes, and lights for through lanes were off to the left. I can’t argue my fault but at the same time, wtf?
And in before “are you blind?” …… yes I am. The lights did have arrows but the intersection was so big, the lights so far away on the opposite side of all that pavement that I didn’t notice until I was in the intersection.
Anyhow, the point is wtf , why does someone place lights where it increases the possibility of dangerous mistakes?
While a reasonable point, it’s not really relevant here. Your argument applies generally to all fines , regardless whether there are red light cameras
It’s a good thing to know they’re out there. The goal shouldn’t be profit for the company installing them, nor should it be tracking your movements, but they need to be for safety.
Zero tickets is a desirable outcome, assuming it means drivers stop at red lights properly and it results in fewer pedestrian and cyclist injuries
No one ever wants to hear that. They complain about EVs being so much heavier, doing so much more damage to the road ……
But don’t like hearing that road wear varies to the fourth power of axle weight so all cars are essentially the same and insignificant compared to trucks.
And especially don’t like hearing that I completely agree on varying by weight, for both fairness and that my EV is much lighter than their effing full sized pickup truck
I’d go with junk food generically. While some of it has to do with changing tastes as I get older, most junk food has gotten so bad that it’s not even tempting. Now ice cream is trying to join that mess, but there are still a few brands worth enjoying.
On the other hand, Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups are truly amazing, in a way Reese’s could never even dream
I think we’re all being misled by “mining”: it’s difficult to imagine how having to return something from space will ever be competitive with mining the same thing on earth, regardless of unobtanium.
What mining in space is good for is …. Space economy. And the goal is not to mine things that have value on earth but those that have value in space. For the foreseeable future, the goal of mining in space would be to reduce the cost of the space economy by reducing launches of bulky, heavy, or consumables. Think of all the rocket fuel spent on rocket fuel, water, food, oxygen, construction materials and shielding. Thats much higher cost than just carrying the people. Think of how much cheaper a manned space mission can be if you can instead use what is at your destination. Cutting the required number of launches in half is cutting the costs in half