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pedz

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  • She's a hunk junk but she's my hunk of junk:

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  • After having my bike stolen while locked on the side of a Walmart, I am more protective of the new one. I'm a bit more aware of where I lock it, but I also bought a decent U-lock instead of just a cable.

    But I also stopped using my own bike if it isn't an absolute necessity. Sometimes I need the bike for the panniers or the trailer, so I take a risk. But if possible, I'll use a bike sharing system when I go to some sketchy places.

    I even got a bike stolen in the garage of my apartment complex, so now it lives with me, in my studio.

  • Oh dear

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  • I'm not an expert but from what I can find online, houses under 700 square foot (65 sq/m) are not covered by the local construction code so most municipalities don't want anything smaller. It's also forbidden to build a house with a single bedroom smaller than 320 sq/ft (30 sq/m), or a house smaller than 275 sq/ft (25 sq/m). According to old number, the average house here is about 1950 sq/ft (180 sq/m).

    But ultimately it's the municipality's choice so it can vary depending on the region where you want to build it. I dreamed of having a small house to keep as much land as possible, but after looking into what's possible where, it would be much simpler to just buy something already built that is grandfathered with the land.

  • Bicycle Tows 15,000 Pounds

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  • No I just live without a car and make it a point to cycle everywhere I go, and I'm pointing out what I find unrelatable about micromobility in a place about this.

  • Bicycle Tows 15,000 Pounds

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  • Unfortunately that person seems to live in a region where cycling is reserved for specific places, and moving a bike around town is done with a giant pickup truck.

    It's a fun experiment but its not like this is useful for anything.

    I like Seth's videos but I absolutely cannot relate, as he brings his bikes to the trails using a giant pickup truck. I pull my bike trailer with a kayak through my city's bike lanes, and I'm glad I don't need another vehicle to carry them both from one place to another.

  • Oh dear

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  • Also depends on local law. I live alone, always wanted a mini house, but they are illegal in most municipalities here because there is a minimum size for a house. So if I really want a mini house, it has to be in a mini house approved neighbourhood, along with other mini houses. Like a mobile house park but for mini houses. They can't be built anywhere; they have to be specifically approved.

    After all, we can't build a small house among bigger ones. Think about the neighbours' property value!

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    Many Canadians think they are VERY SMART by opposing bike lanes and public transit. But they are actually not so smart. Car companies have them by the balls. And now they are squeezing them

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  • And this is only about the price of the vehicle. I don't know the numbers but most Québécois I know also oppose electric cars and prefer to buy gas powered cars in case "one day they make a lifetime trip around the province and don't want to deal with criss de batteries".

    So they continue paying and paying and paying for gas, that has to be imported because it's not energy that the province produces.

    My father is a nationalist, always repeating we should buy local, but he has no problem buying gas that comes from imported oil, that keeps getting more expensive.

    Twenty years ago I was working as a cashier in gas stations and people were complaining about the rising cost of gas. It had just passed the $1 CAD/l "psychological bar". And yet most people continued to pay while bitching and saying they were robbed.

    They have no choice anyway. It's not like they are gonna walk, cycle, use public transit, or demand any of this gets better.

    Unfortunately, car culture is very much ingrained in most societies. It will be a long time before people realise they are being used by the oil and car industries. When it comes to cars, most people are like "TAKE MY MONEY!" while whining that they're too expensive, but they can afford one, because status! They're not poor people riding a bike. Look at their car!

  • Oh dear

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  • Building a dream house also means an ungodly amount of debt for the mortgage. The matching kit is a better financial decision.

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  • That definition made me think of samaras floating in the wind.

  • Stop calling USAians "Americans" - it only solidifies their belief that they own 2 continents

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  • I do it in French and use États-unien(ne,s) but it's far more common and acceptable. In fact, there's lots of papers precisely on that subject and États-unien (or Étatsunien) is a valid term.

    But in English it feels a bit pushy and pedantic to repeatedly use United Statesian or anything like that. So, I guess I should do that and get used to it myself.

  • This photo was taken at the White House Protest against the current American Venezuela War

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  • Trump's fat ass didn't do anything to Venezuela. Soldiers followed his orders. Nothing would have happened if not for the goons doing all the illegal work for him.

  • What have you tried to get away with, but couldn't?

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  • Microsoft. I have used Linux for more than 25 years but also worked in a helpdesk. In some jobs I've been able to avoid their stuff completely but most of the time I'm stuck using Windows and worst of all, Teams.

    Cars. I don't drive and won't drive. I hate cars and hate seeing them everywhere. I moved to a city where there's bike paths and public transit and it's great for me but the city is still choked with noisy polluting cars. And I still need one to go back in my little shitty town that had passenger trains for a century before being cut in the 90ies. The whole society is pushing and bullying people into getting cars. You'll love your new car! You're not a real adult until you have a car. Get a car!

  • Who was totally in the right about something but other controversies made them lose in the public's eye?

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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._L._Zamenhof

    English is not my native language. I'm glad I learned it, because I just have an interest in linguistics and it's very close to my native language, but I can clearly see how "imperialistic" this is, how my parents and friends struggle with that language, and how there could be something much easier, that would allow them to experience cultural exchanges without having to learn the "dominant" language.

    Mi lernis Esperanton pli ol 20 jaroj. Ĝin estus mirinda, sed malĝoja, mi malrememoras multa, kay uzas Anglo kaj Germano pli.

  • "Refrigerate after opening and store in the refrigerator door." Why the door for this mayo?

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  • As a Canadian, I have never seen a bag of milk "sealed" with a rubber band. Plus, standard bags are way bigger than these. Those bags are not Canadian.

    En tant que Canadien, je n'ai jamais vu de sacs de lait "scellés" avec des élastiques. De plus, les sacs réguliers sont beaucoup plus grand que ceux-ci. Ces sacs ne sont pas Canadiens.

  • IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn’t taken over the world, but don't call it a failure

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  • Just rely on DNS. After all, it's not like there are memes on its legendary reliability.

  • got tired of dwm lmao

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  • Ahem. Konformists.

  • bri'off

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  • Toronto- Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents

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  • It's nice to dream about investments and trains that don't exist yet but unfortunately nothing is going to get better for actual VIA services.

    I live without a car, have to use trains, and current services are either lacking or overpriced. People without cars using trains and coaches are watching all other intercity options slowly whittle down while everyone else is excited by a shiny brand new investment project that won't move people before at the very least half a decade.

    It would be an exciting project if there was a greater transit plan coming with it, like the revival or investment in regional lines. But sine it's "just" one line, in PPP, while everything else seems to be ignored, it's difficult to be enthusiastic about this.

  • We need to grow the economy. We need to stop torching the planet. Here’s how we do both. | Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life. [Meat & cars]

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  • Flip flop

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  • Ugh. That reminds me of the Microsoft admin fanboys where I worked, dissing Linux because its all command lines, while saying that MS inventing PowerShell was a stroke of genius making their lives easier.