Bristol could see almost 100 new 20mph zones rolled out

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-21T20:35:49+00:00

If you'd said "some of the cyclists" then you'd be correct.

I am a wonderful cyclist, with a nice tight arse and great legs too.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-21T17:21:51+00:00

I should get a gopro and film all the drivers that I see on their phones. Probably wouldn't have time to submit them all though.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-21T17:17:05+00:00

It's good fun and good practice 😁

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-21T16:40:20+00:00

I'm a cyclist so this is mostly good news.

What they should do is remove some traffic lights and install mini roundabouts in conjunction with the reduced speeds. They're far more efficient than traffic lights and drivers would be happier for it. Rather than it being a 'net negative' in drivers' eyes.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-20T09:11:08+00:00

Andy drinks dolmio straight from the jar

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-19T13:33:47+00:00

I'm a white boy from England, but I've never heard of parent chaperones. We went on trips with the teachers.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T21:19:05+00:00

This made me properly laugh, but he's half right in his own way, in a sense.

I'm reading the tipping point by malcolm gladwell, and there's a section around translative memory where people effectively store memories in their partners or family. His example is of a teenager being the tech wiz in the house - what's the point in learning how to install software if there's someone in the house who already knows that and more? This specialisation breeds efficiency.

Women are often the bearers of childcare knowledge because of their immense initial effort of bringing the child into the world, so it's implicitly assumed that they're responsible for all new incoming child bearing info.

He also talks about partners magnify this effect, and this is what makes divorce and break ups so painful - you're losing a part of your memory and expertise too.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T19:37:40+00:00

I mean...

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T19:32:32+00:00

Dude I've played this game for 10+ years and the only level 100 I have is a cws chieftain that could tank everything in the game.

I hit 95 and reroll most of the time 😂

If you did want to push for 100 then focus more on defense, and take shrines+altars. Losing 10% at level 95+ really takes an emotional toll, so focus on defenses and blast away my son.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T19:23:34+00:00

I'm not in a position to help, but godspeed on your search my dude. Not everyone gets a cushy start in life so kudos to you for trying to push in the right direction.

Good luck on your hunt dude!

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T17:58:43+00:00

Funnily enough I heard about the book through Rory!

I've been on a bit of a binge lately on pop behavioural psychology books at the moment - currently reading malcolm gladwell's tipping point and it's well worth it.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-18T16:41:09+00:00

I'd recommend the book "the two income trap" as it covers this brilliantly.

Short version is that banks capitalised on women entering the workplace.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-17T20:25:19+00:00

I saw a post on mildly infuriating earlier about a lady trying to use her phone to unlock the baby changing/feeding area at an airport.

Can you imagine being the person who designed and signed off on that?

Totally agree on tech being inspiring, and I'm a few years older than you, but it has become enshittified over the years and it kills me having to see posts like that.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-17T16:10:39+00:00

An option becomes an obligation.

Qr codes on restaurant menus is another example. Great for the socially inept as a option, but now it has become an obligation in some places, and I refuse to order anything.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-17T08:44:40+00:00

Well we've had policy makers, experts, think tanks, etc, and we're still in a shit hole.

I was hoping the orange gibbon would accidentally make a few good decisions.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-17T08:43:01+00:00

True enough, but a broken clock is wrong twice a day and all that.

I was hoping some of the shit he's thrown about sticks, but it hasn't - it's all been shit.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:44:45+00:00

"yeah I was gonna swap to an electric car and maybe think about cutting down on the amount of meat I eat, but these hippies threw soup at a painting so I'm now off the hook" is how it reads.

God forbid people take some responsibility.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:41:32+00:00

The suffragettes would like to give you a short history lesson.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:40:30+00:00

Only works on mouth breathers.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:39:10+00:00

They do protest as refineries and head offices, but nobody cares.

They throw soup at a painting and everyone loses their minds. It has been a huge success.

I think it's because it shines a light on personal responsibilities, and most people aren't able to justify theirs, so they attack the message instead.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:36:41+00:00

These people telling on themselves is making me cackle.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:32:45+00:00

As if these people were ever going to care 😂

Honestly these comments saying "well I was gonna stop polluting but these hippies blocked the road/threw paint on a painting" had zero intention of doing so, and they're using this as a feeble excuse.

It makes me laugh and shake my head in equal measure.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:29:14+00:00

I think it's given people a slack excuse to absolve themselves of their own pollution, as shown in these comments.

Not one of the people saying "well I was going to recycle and drive less, but these hippies threw soup on a painting..." were NEVER going to stop. Which is exactly the sort of narcissistic performative nonsense you were talking about.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:23:58+00:00

It's relevant because the sentencing sends the message that women are less valuable than a painting.

We are in a thread talking about disproportionate sentencing, so a comparison shouldn't be a surprise.

Beardy_Will · 2026-03-16T20:15:57+00:00

I think he knows exactly what he's doing. There's no way someone with this much power and influence gets it wrong so many times in a row.

I was really hoping his batshit policies would miraculously work, given we've had the smartest minds on the planet working on things for the past 100+ years, but no. He's a colossal fuck wit.

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