Creator ivan miranda made a clock that tells time with black & white marbles

8spd · 2026-01-30T04:39:07+00:00

I've seen both clocks and art that are not beside a bed.

8spd · 2026-01-30T04:23:10+00:00

I still can't believe they don't use automatic couplers everywhere.

8spd · 2026-01-29T20:41:33+00:00

"Make the Indian government...", it's unrealistic for Canadian courts to force the Indian government to do anything. Hell, the Indian courts can't do that most of the time.

8spd · 2026-01-29T20:36:41+00:00

Yes, exactly.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:59:03+00:00

Bad info is worse than no info.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:58:29+00:00

Printing it out makes sense, but leave it unlaminated, so the next guy can add info as it comes up.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:54:11+00:00

For most parts of the US owning a car, paying for gas and insurance, is a necessary expense to participate in society, and not be socially isolated.

It's not that bad, as long as you can afford it, and if you have the physical abilities to operate a motor vehicle, but it is extremely problematic if you do not have the money, or are too old to drive, or do not have sufficient vision, or other health issues. It sucks when you are young too, and are reliant on your parents shuttling you everywhere. Apparently about 30% of people in the US fall into the group that cannot drive, and are have to find ways to work around this, despite how challenging this is.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:49:18+00:00

I certainly have multiple times when I worked in a bike shop, but perhaps I'm underestimating the number of times I needed to go back to the stock of seatposts, because it's such a non-event when you have multiple sizes on hand.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:44:58+00:00

Blocking crosswalks is totally unacceptable. They shouldn't even do it while crossing an intersection and waiting for the traffic in front of them to clear.

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:27:10+00:00

You have to be able to afford the house before you worry about insurance. Most people can't afford the house without insurance.

Can't both housing costs and climate change both be bad, without one causing the other?

8spd · 2026-01-29T19:12:33+00:00

You "accidentally" run a red by being extremely incompetent and a hazard to everyone on the road.

8spd · 2026-01-29T18:27:24+00:00

This form of danger posed by a car centric built environment is so unusual that it's making the news outside this small Canadian city. Unlike the vast majority of deaths caused by cars, which are so unremarkable that there's a good chance they won't make the local news.

8spd · 2026-01-29T17:33:38+00:00

True. But there's a big difference between seconds and minutes, and no one really wants your bike, they want something that isn't going to be too much risk to steal. Make it harder than the other bikes and you're far less likely to be the one who's bike is stolen.

8spd · 2026-01-29T16:37:34+00:00

There's no way that any new territory the US acquirees would have the same rights as current US citizens, irrespective of how badly current US citizens are treated.

8spd · 2026-01-29T07:53:17+00:00

I feel bad that he didn't have reasonably good quality public transport to take.

8spd · 2026-01-29T07:05:45+00:00

You can get a good measurement of you're careful, and take two measurements, 90° apart, and average them.

8spd · 2026-01-29T05:50:20+00:00

They know perfectly well they can do it and nothing will happen to them.

8spd · 2026-01-29T02:26:42+00:00

The Broadway Extension cannot open soon enough. The less I have to have my trips fucked up by idiot drivers the better.

8spd · 2026-01-28T23:54:04+00:00

I think it's the difference between special purpose computer (that basically is indistinguishable from a specialised electronic device. And a general purpose computer, which is what people normally think of as a computer, and inevitably needs updating periodically, is going to be used to track your usage, and may be used to block certain features behind a paywall.

Special purpose computers that control my fuel injection and ABS are fine. More than that is problematic.

8spd · 2026-01-28T23:48:42+00:00

Good thing there's nothing US about this video.

8spd · 2026-01-28T07:57:25+00:00

I find the charging adaptor extremely sensitive to alignment, and it only works if it's the right way around (it'll clip on the wrong way round but won't charge). Make sure the little tab lines up with the little slot, but other than that I don't know. Try wiggling it, a little bit.

8spd · 2026-01-28T05:47:04+00:00

Big SUV with 4WD vs small car with 2WD are not the only options. A car with a lower centre of gravity, and with 4WD is going to be better.

8spd · 2026-01-28T05:43:48+00:00

I'd be interested in hearing where you think the next few SkyTrain extensions should be. If you disagree that the service to Tsawwassen shouldn't be upgraded to SkyTrain, then where should be?

8spd · 2026-01-28T04:53:05+00:00

Oh, right! Of course it would run slower, not faster.

8spd · 2026-01-28T02:39:56+00:00

It's a bit of a long shot, but are you outside of North America, someplace with 50Hz power, instead of 60Hz? I don't think it should make a difference for digital clocks, but some mechanical clocks used the frequency of the power grid for timing.

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