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DrunkEngineer

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  • How Waterloo, Ontario built the ION LRT at a fraction of the cost of most Canadian and American transit projects - Oh The Urbanity

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  • Unfortunately, phase 2 of the project will be a lot more expensive....

  • Sources say State Superintendent Ryan Walters plans to resign from office

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  • He was watching porn during a Board meeting.

  • What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization

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  • Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

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  • Sure they cover climate change, just like other commercial outlets -- but the coverage is extremely milquetoast ("stressed about climate change? Write a letter to the Earth!"). That is what their sponsorship dollars are buying.

    And in matters of foreign policy especially, public broadcasting has been extremely supportive of military mis-adventures in oil-rich countries. NPR lost a lot of support among totebaggers over their Iraq war coverage.

  • Ditching your car for a next-gen e-bike could make your commute 68 times cheaper: 'Cities are making the switch more possible than ever'

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  • LOL 'Cities making the switch more possible than ever'. Maybe in Europe but definitely not US or Canada.

  • Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

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  • A lot of funding is from the fossil fuel industry (some call it National Petroleum Radio).

  • A car-free stretch of highway in San Francisco leads to recall vote and warning to politicians

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  • Keeping the highway open would have been very expensive. There is major coastal erosion, and just the routine sand clearing. Closing the highway is consistent with official long-term plans that have gone through decades of meetings. Unless this very small number of voters wants to foot those costs all on their own, then I see no reason to give them veto power.

  • Experts push back on speed camera criticism

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  • I'm not sure what "rarely visited" street you mean, but San Francisco has placed its speed cameras on heavily traveled high-injury corridor streets. And as far as I know, there are no other cities in the Bay Area currently doing speed cameras.

  • Experts push back on speed camera criticism

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  • Yeah, but the same drivers who complain about speed cameras would also flip out over eliminating car lanes.

  • Oregon, Washington, California form health care alliance to protect vaccine access

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  • Oregon, Washington, California form health care alliance to protect vaccine access

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  • No thanks. Canada has too many anti-vax nutters.

  • Oregon, Washington, California form health care alliance to protect vaccine access

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  • Sorry, but BC is not cool. If it wants to join the cool states club, then it needs to implement proper vaccine mandates. Currently, kids do not need to be vaccinated to attend BC public schools.

  • US poll finds 60 percent of Gen Z voters back Hamas over Israel in Gaza war

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  • The same poll also found RFK Jr had the highest positive approval rating — in fact the only major national leader with net positive rating. So I have serious doubts about the accuracy of the polling.

  • Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments

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  • Again with the zombie myth that Katie Porter is a progressive. She is even worse than Newsom.

  • Stellantis to recall over 219,000 US vehicles due to an issue with rear-view camera, NHTSA says

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  • Amtrak launches new 160mph Acela trains — but they take just as long as the old ones

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  • Even if same train, it is not run under the same regulations. The US FRA regulations really kneecap the operational speeds:

    For the track between New Haven and Boston, [Acela] has a waiver for operation at 7 inches of unbalanced superelevation. This means, that the [tilting] Acela is allowed to use the same curve speed as non-tilting TGVs (or multiple units) in France. The "Acela Express" looses about half an hour between New York and Boston, compared to best practice in tilting train usage. (It also looses at least half an hour, compared to the calculations of US railroad engineers in the 1960s.)

    Source: https://zierke.com/shasta_route/pages/15regulation.html

    Note that the above was written about Acela 1. The Acela 2 is supposedly lighter weight, so in theory FRA might allow higher speeds (though I have yet to see any progress there).

  • directed by Q-entin tarantino

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  • The "tipping" dialog in the diner scene would have to be changed considerably....

  • Pentagon is reinstalling portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee with slave

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  • The portrait was originally removed by Act of Congress. Military staff who reinstated the portrait are following an illegal order.

  • The Dem/Rep Platform Switch is finally nearing Completion

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  • Google search Democratic Party Platform and you’ll find a 92 page document covering everything

    Well, I checked it for the issues I care about and there was simply no mention at all. It also appears to have been written by an AI, because the document is a giant word salad of meaningless buzzwords.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash

    electrek.co /2025/08/04/tesla-withheld-data-lied-misdirected-police-plaintiffs-avoid-blame-autopilot-crash/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Police investigating actions of neo-Nazi group in downtown Concord, NH

    www.nhpr.org /nh-news/2025-08-02/masked-group-with-swastika-flags-marches-on-state-house-lawn-in-concord
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets

    www.cnbc.com /2025/08/01/trump-erika-mcentarfer-jobs-report-fired.html
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Cars sold in Australia still use more petrol and emit more toxic fumes than advertised, new real-world testing shows

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/jul/31/cars-sold-in-australia-still-use-more-petrol-and-emit-more-toxic-fumes-than-advertised-new-real-world-testing-shows
  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
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    Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors

    threadreaderapp.com /thread/1945959030851035223.html
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Billionaire Trump ally Marc Andreessen warns elite universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI

    nypost.com /2025/07/14/business/billionaire-trump-ally-marc-andreessen-warns-elite-universities-will-pay-the-price-for-dei/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Federal judge orders ICE to halt immigration raids in Southern California

    www.cbsnews.com /losangeles/news/judge-hears-arguments-in-aclu-lawsuit-over-ice-tactics-in-los-angeles/
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’

    www.theguardian.com /world/2025/jul/07/londons-low-traffic-zones-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-more-than-a-third
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Threatened Toronto bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane

    lloydalter.substack.com /p/threatened-toronto-bike-lane-gets
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Devastating service cuts to Philadelphia public transit

    wwww.septa.org /news/septa-board-approves-fy26-budget/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    4 ways Trump's big bill could change the U.S. immigration system

    www.pbs.org /newshour/politics/4-ways-trumps-big-bill-could-change-the-u-s-immigration-system
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    BMW X3 sparks devastating fire, causing $38 million in damage

    www.news4jax.com /news/local/2025/06/25/bmw-believed-to-have-sparked-devastating-fire-removed-from-jax-hourly-garage/
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    California highway project will ‘dump half a billion dollars into the ocean’

    www.sacbee.com /news/local/transportation/article308957425.html
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Bucharest plans over 550 km of new bike lanes under Velo Masterplan

    www.romania-insider.com /bucharest-velo-masterplan-finalized-june-2025
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    NYC

    Judge Halts Mayor Adams's Plan to Tear Out Bedford Av. Bike Lane

    nyc.streetsblog.org /2025/06/18/breaking-judge-halts-mayor-adamss-plan-to-tear-out-bedford-av-bike-lane
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    NYC Mayor Adams orders removal of protected bike lane along stretch of Bedford Avenue

    gothamist.com /news/adams-orders-removal-of-bike-lane-protection-along-stretch-of-brooklyns-bedford-avenue
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Zurich's new bike tunnel

  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Parents are charged after their son, 7, is struck dead by a driver

    www.nbcnews.com /news/nbcblk/parents-are-charged-son-7-struck-dead-car-accident-rcna210918
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    FDA’s AI tool for medical devices struggles with simple tasks

    www.nbcnews.com /health/health-news/fdas-ai-tool-medical-devices-struggles-simple-tasks-rcna210340
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    Roundabouts are Woke