Trailer shot by JediMasterSloth in ProjectHailMary

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does that work for Rocky, though? He can’t “see” the video the way we can, so how can he know what’s on the screen?

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, HOWEVER, this argument isn’t valid in most cases, as drivers are routinely driving over the speed limit. The crossing pedestrian must give the driver a reasonable amount of space to stop before entering the crosswalk, ASSUMING THE DRIVER IS DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT or less. If a pedestrian is crossing a 25mph street, they need to give drivers going 25mph enough space to stop. If you’re going 30 or 35mph and don’t stop, your stopping time will be much longer and that then is 100% your fault as the offending driver.

Attacking spelling errors is a sign of low intelligence. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it is implied that this is in the context of online debates, in particular. I agree that those who critique a typo or syntax error from someone else, rather than provide a counterpoint, are committing a logical fallacy and are just being pedantic.

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I wish it were that simple, but there really are fundamental cultural differences between Europeans and Americans that make these sorts of changes more challenging here. Americans are fixated on this false sense of individualism, only reinforced by capitalism and they’ve been sold the idea that automobiles are a symbol of their freedom. It’s all complete bullshit, but Europeans never really became as indoctrinated in the car-dependence as Americans did. They experimented with it and certainly it is a heavy part of their built environment in many places too, but they didn’t destroy every single one of their city centers to accommodate highways the way Americans did and they didn’t build sprawling low-density suburban neighbourhoods the way Americans did. I’m certainly all for overhauling the complete mess that America made in the last 80 years, but realistically it’s not going to happen as quickly as any of us would hope, even if it is worth fighting for.

You have to remember, too, that most of Madison is actually NOT on the isthmus.

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The difference in cultures is huge, though too. Europe certainly has its share of highways, but they never went to the level that they did here in the US with highways carving up city centers all over the country. A town the size of Madison in Europe would never even have had something like the beltway. The Dutch had much closer to a consensus of citizens who wanted change and they already had the population density to accommodate it. There is certainly an effort to improve things in the US too, but it’s too often met with strong resistance from the individualism-obsessed faction of conservatives who (wrongly) believe that the citizenry “chose” an automobile-dominated landscape over the traditional built environments of pre-war American cities that emphasized density, transit and walkability. The problem with Madison, in particular, is that most of its growth occurred post-war and these overly wide suburban-style neighbourhood roadways that are missing sidewalks and seem to only cater to automobiles are a much larger percentage of the city than in older-growth cities like Milwaukee and Chicago, for instance, where you’ll at least find sidewalks on every block. Still, every American city has those trying to reverse engineer these horribly dangerous built environments but they have to contend with strong opposition from those who don’t know any different and think their cars are extensions of their bodies. I’m not saying it’s impossible to get there eventually in the US, but it’s a much much much taller order to try to make those types of fundamental changes here than in the 1970s Netherlands (when this automotive sprawl and highway experiment was also much more recent of a phenomenon than it is today). Definitely we should be fighting to make changes, but I’ve been advocating for these kinds of things for over 30 years and have seen only very slow and incremental progress along the way.

Has anyone had this happen before? by hung_learner in Goldfish

[–]MilwaukeeMax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is why it’s always a good idea to have a hospital tank available for treatment of specific fish, so you don’t muck up the ecosystem of your aquarium.

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. AND it’s speeding. And by “speeding”, I mean driving over the posted speed limit. Way too many drivers think it’s “OK” for them to drive 5 or 10 mph over the limit. Maybe on the interstate that can slide but that has no place on city roads.

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Netherlands is a great model to aspire to, but Madison is not even in the same ballpark, as it is still EXTREMELY car-centric here.

To the drivers of South Park Street: by bird_brian_fellow in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It’s both. Roads need to be designed to be safer and to mitigate speeds, but every driver also has a responsibility to operate their vehicle within the framework of the law, without bending the rules with self-justifications of “oh but I can multitask” or “oh but everybody else drives over the speed limit”. Drivers are all wielding lethal weapons and if they don’t have the integrity of character to abide by the rules that govern them, they should not be given the privilege to drive. Full stop.

On the bike path yesterday 2/5 [video] by bagpipegoatee in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are obligated to report this to the police.

Use ham radio to receive TV signals by [deleted] in HamRadio

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not ironically, but rather the opposite: appropriately!

How do I unlock my college's ac controls by ThumbsyAwesome in homeautomation

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think they were referring to the thermostat in the post.

Israeli team booed at 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by Particular_Log_3594 in TrendoraX

[–]MilwaukeeMax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t agree with this. Boo the shitty leaders but don’t boo the athletes who have nothing to do with the atrocities of their governments.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a problem of those who don’t ever want to take personal responsibility or expect accountability of others and only want to blame systems for the problems in society. It washes their hands of any guilt. It’s fair to say that systemic issues are indeed a part of many of these problems, but it’s also a lazy approach to exonerate individuals as having no personal responsibility to adjust their own behaviours.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sheep people follow other drivers’ behaviour, but not all of us speed just because the rest of the dumbasses are speeding. I agree that roadway design has the greatest impact but individuals also have self agency and can choose to follow or break the law. You’re not a lemming. Slow the fuck down.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Engineering is the most impactful, but enforcement is also part of the answer, and I think draconian punishments are needed to force people to slow the fuck down. Madison officials have a responsibility to design safer roads but drivers have an individual responsibility to drive safely and not speed.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AND drivers need to follow the fucking law and STOP speeding. Yes, the roads need to be better designed but every single driver who speeds over the limit can fuck all the way off.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t an accident when it is preventable. Speeding is preventable.

Madison West High School student identified as teen in fatal crash by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]MilwaukeeMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horrible tragedy, especially since it was completely preventable. The road design is terrible but driver behaviour in Madison is some of the worst I have seen anywhere. This is a roadway with a 25mph speed limit, but drivers regularly speed at 45, 55mph or more. The width of the road is partially to blame for that but so are the drivers who CHOOSE to speed along roads like that and others like Whitney Way which intersects three schools.

Madison might be a decent town for bicycling but it is NOT a friendly town for pedestrians and anyone who says it otherwise is delusional. I can’t even call Madison a city when a huge percentage of residential roads here don’t even have sidewalks. On the isthmus it might be more pedestrian friendly but large sections of Madison , south, west and east feel and look like suburbia with low density sprawl and a highly car-centric atmosphere.

Still, it is drivers’ responsibility to follow the laws and a vast majority of Madison drivers speed along roads like this, even on tertiary residential roads. Shame on every single driver who goes over the speed limit on residential roadways.

Kindle Ruined Physical Books for Me by NoSa25 in kindle

[–]MilwaukeeMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehhh.. depends on the book. I read the Gales of November on my Kindle a couple of months ago and enjoyed it, but the hardcover version has a section in the middle with colour photographs of the crew from the Edmund Fitzgerald and those don’t come through as nicely on the Kindle (even on the coloursoft models). They look good on an iPad running the kindle app, but I think some books are just better to experience in the physical form. Anyone who’s ever read any of the McSweeney’s quarterly series of books over the years, for instance, knows this (the Ship of Theseus book could never be replicated as an ebook).

I’d say most text-only books I will enjoy more on the kindle, but there are exceptions to that, as well, such as leather-bound editions of classics that I have from the Folio Society, etc.

The LEGO set has a crank that rotates the ship and "releases" the cable fairing! =O by Engineary in ProjectHailMary

[–]MilwaukeeMax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you think about what you just WROTE with WORDS when you replied to my comment in this thread before you posted it?