brad262run

brad262run, 6 months ago to random

“may be shocking to anyone familiar with the decades of research into the relationship between high vehicle speeds and low crash survival rates”
“The unfortunate truth is, pretty much everything about U.S. #transportation culture sends motorists the message that brain-melting velocities are completely banal”
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/11/30/why-so-many-u-s-drivers-think-speeding-is-perfectly-safe #speeding #carcentric #motonormativity #safestreets #trafficcalming

brad262run, 6 months ago to climate

#Climatechange is messing with #Texas

#Texas homeowner #insurance rates have increased 22% on average so far in 2023, twice the national rate. More billion-dollar disasters have occurred in #Texas this year than any other year
“The #insurance industry is the canary in the coal mine for the #climatecrisis we’re facing”
“the cost of insurance will make the most at-risk homes effectively uninsurable” https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/texas-homeowner-insurance-climate-change-costs/ #hurricanes #flooding #thunderstorms #tornadoes #extremeweather

brad262run, 6 months ago to cycling

#NewYork’s High Court Rules in Favor of Protecting #Cyclists’ Constitutional Rights
#Bicyclists should have the same protection as car drivers against unlawful search and seizure
“a decision that connects to the city’s long history of cops targeting people of color who get around by bike” https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/11/24/new-yorks-highest-court-rules-in-favor-of-protecting-cyclists-constitutional-rights #fourthamendment #4th_amendment #cycling #racism #NYC

brad262run, 6 months ago to food

“In general, people feel better about their bodies and eating when they consider #food to be necessary fuel rather than a reward”
“So if you feel like you might be #running for the wrong reasons, is it better to avoid a #turkeytrot altogether? Not necessarily”
“it’s worth the effort to manage your perspective and #mindset so you’re not missing out”
“#run the #turkeytrot if you enjoy #running, if you like the social aspect of the race” https://www.outsideonline.com/running/racing/races/you-dont-need-to-earn-your-thanksgiving-feast-with-exercise/
🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 💨 🦃

josephcox, 6 months ago to random

New from 404 Media: internal emails show the feds actually have no idea how many times Cruise driverless cars have hit pedestrians, because the agency's safety incident reporting form is deeply flawed. Instead the government is relying on Reddit posts https://www.404media.co/feds-have-no-idea-how-many-times-cruise-driverless-cars-hit-pedestrians/

brad262run, 6 months ago to design

This is kind of a big deal
“Last week, Sen. John #Fetterman (D–Penn.) quietly introduced the Building Safer Streets Act, which would require the Federal Highway Administration and US DOT to institute a slate of reforms aimed at building safer roadway #infrastructure, while ensuring that small communities can access the federal funds they need to make those changes” https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/11/15/new-bill-would-finally-rewrite-the-notorious-mutcd-for-vulnerable-road-user-safety #safestreets #safety #walkability #bikelanes #transportation #design

brad262run, 6 months ago to vr

“When art historians write their books on the early 21st century, #immersion will appear on every page. No word better sums up our quixotic hopes for the visual” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/the-sphere-and-our-immersion-complex #Sphere #LasVegas

“current enthusiasm for #virtualworlds isn't merely a function of the interesting, cool and fun experiences you can have in them. Rather, it's a bid to kill off whatever is left of the old, good web” https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/13/this-is-for-everyone/ by @pluralistic ft @anildash #openweb #VR #metaverse

brad262run, 6 months ago to goodyearwelt

“We don’t yet know all the effects of carbon-plated #supershoes, but coaches agree on some key principles when using them in #training”
“it’s important to remember that these #shoes weren’t designed as trainers. They were designed as a #racing shoe”
“The question, then, is how best to use them. The #shoes are a tool, like anything else”
“one #runner may love #supershoes and the #training partner doesn’t” https://www.outsideonline.com/running/gear/road-shoes/9-rules-for-training-in-super-shoes/ #running

brad262run, 6 months ago to running

“I see a whole lot of non-#runners walking around in $170 #running #shoes”
“a #shoe originally intended for athletic pursuits instead pop up on so many moms at #Starbucks in their running-errands clothes. “I guess you could call it the #athleisure crowd. The #Lululemon type of clientele”
“It’s like athletic virtue-signaling”
“Are #OnClouds #shoes for accountants? Well they aren’t for #running”
“Choosing to wear it suddenly means choosing to blend in” https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/2023/11/13/on-shoes-running-sneakers-allbirds/ #style #fashion

brad262run, 6 months ago to coffee

“how #coffee people have been dealing with temporary or permanent sensory loss due to #COVID and the implications on the #specialtycoffee industry”
“In the #coffee industry, we’ve seen #COVID discussed in the context of cafes pivoting to takeout or shutting down, short staffing because someone is sick, or forming unions because #COVID exposed issues. But not much about the long-term effects of #taste and #smell distortion or loss” https://sprudge.com/for-coffee-professionals-the-impact-of-long-covid-is-an-existential-threat-220560.html #LongCovid #brainfog #fatigue

brad262run, 6 months ago to tech

This article barely scratches the surface of the threat from #SiliconValley’s #radical #anarchocapitalist #billionaires

#Rightwing titans of #tech helped create Donald Trump. Now they’re alienated from politics and searching for allies https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/12/silicon-valley-billionaire-donors-presidential-candidates/

Read these by @anildash for more

The #tech tycoon #martyrdom charade https://www.anildash.com/2023/02/27/tycoon-martyrdom-charade/

"#VC qanon" and the #radicalization of the #tech tycoons https://www.anildash.com/2023/07/07/vc-qanon/

#farright #libertarian #authoritarianism

brad262run, 6 months ago to climate

“Regardless of the size of a #city, well planned #urban land patterns can reduce population exposures to weather extremes. In other words, #cities large and small can reduce their risks caused by weather extremes by better arranging their land developments”
“The key is to start adjusting how we think about #development now” https://phys.org/news/2023-11-cities-21st-century-weather.html #extremeweather #climatechange #heatwaves #flooding #resilency #sustainability #design #urbanplanning #landuse

brad262run, 7 months ago to india

“More developers in #India are putting #electricvehicle chargers in #parking slots of new developments, hoping to boost the value of the property and attract more buyers in a country where the charging #infrastructure can't keep up with soaring #EV sales”
“No matter how fast public charging is, you need to go there, stop there to get the charging done, while in home-charging, you plug it in and your #EV is fully charged overnight” https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/india-developers-seek-cash-soaring-ev-sales-with-residential-chargers-2023-11-06/

brad262run, 7 months ago to random

Ah.
“So, the narrative has shifted to portraying the nation’s #retailers as being victimized on a regular basis by organized smash-and-grab operations …
Meanwhile, cop shops get richer and politicians are once again talking about being tough on #crime. But what’s being represented as a bold new wave of criminal activity is likely nothing more than #retailers hoping to hide their losses behind the public’s skewed perception of the #theft problem” https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/the-retail-theft-surge-that-isnt-report-says-crime-is-being-exaggerated-to-cover-up-other-retail-issues/ #police #copaganda

brad262run, 7 months ago to random

Meet the man 2nd in-line to the presidency

Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/mike-johnson-theocrat-house-speaker-christian-trump

The Folksy Fanaticism of Mike Johnson https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mike-johnson-cnp-christian-nationalism/

Texas activist David Barton wants to end separation of church and state. He has the ear of the new U.S. House speaker https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/03/david-barton-mike-johnson-texas-church-state-christianity/

#SpeakeroftheHouse #GOP #Republicans #farright #rightwing #reactionary #authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism #theocracy #extremism

brad262run, 7 months ago to tech

“Accurately detecting and responding to traffic officers and other road users such as #pedestrians and #cyclists is a basic requirement for safe #AV deployment. Unrestricted deployment before operators demonstrate this basic ability … present a serious risk to #publicsafety”
“We need actual regulations on #robotaxis, and we should not be putting lives at risk by allowing our city to be a test subject for the #tech industry” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-03/mayor-bass-pushes-for-more-testing-before-permitting-robotaxis-in-los-angeles #LosAngeles #autonomousvehicles #waymo

tzimmer_history, 7 months ago to random

I wrote about the tendency in American mainstream media and politics to accommodate extremism as it ascends to authority: defer to power, no matter where it resides; protect access; sacrifice clarity on the altar of “balance” and “neutrality.”

New Democracy Americana: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/faith-and-family-vs-democracy

brad262run, 7 months ago to climate

1️⃣ #Fossilfuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills. Approximately 60% of #oilandgas operations are protected from protests due to money spent on lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/fossil-fuel-company-donate-lawmakers-anti-protest-exxon-koch

2️⃣ The #EPA promised to address environmental #racism, but then states pushed back. Communities of color bear the brunt of #pollution in the US, and #conservatives are targeting the #civilrights law that could bring about change https://publicintegrity.org/environment/pollution/environmental-justice-denied/environmental-justice-epa-civil-rights-story/

#climatechange #constitution