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Cake day: March 21st, 2024

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  • I bought a dual ABS Honda Grom just over a year ago and I ride it just about daily except for heavy rain and snow deeper than a couple of centimeters - unless the roads have been plowed.

    I commute about double that distance and depending on which way I go, the fastest I need to go is about 85-90 km/h, which is near the maximum.

    I installed a brighter tail light and added extra lights around the bike that all turn red when I brake. I work until 2am and I want the extra visibility on the ride home.

    Many drivers are idiots so my head is always moving to see what’s going on around me.

    When I was studying to a commercial driving license, the instructor told us that the key to defensive driving is to assume that everyone else on the road is going to the dumbest thing at the worst possible moment.

    That bit of instruction has kept me out of several accidents.

    Buy good gear and get a bike that’s fun. For me, that bike was the Grom. Quick acceleration and stopping, agile, great on fuel, and just fun.



  • Most organized religions don’t cultivate empathy, especially the ones considered Abrahamic. It probably inhibits it.

    It’s all about their gods saying “do these things and you won’t suffer at my hands.” Followers don’t get to think about whether something is correct or the right thing to do. They’re too busy thinking about if it’s going to count as a sin.

    Having lived in Utah for way too long, I have seen this among the Mor[m]ons. They’ll do “good works” but it’s very impersonal most of the time.

    It’s about grinding the maximum blessings with the least amount of effort. That doesn’t lend itself to empathy.

    Especially with the whole temple thing. Spend a couple of hours cosplaying as an avatar for a dead person and still get all the blessings as if you helped a living person in a tight spot.