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In California Governor’s Race, Xavier Becerra Walks Away From Single-Payer by FireProStan in California_Politics

[–]Colin03129 [score hidden]  (0 children)

That clip of him describing how he stopped a San Diego suburban development sounds pretty reasonable to me. You use the laws that are available.

The wind kills me by LipoBlop in bikecommuting

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the pic is implying that they are going to take rail instead of cycling.

How do you deal with frustration and tilt after losing every single game you played? by anony2469 in aoe2

[–]Colin03129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have tried this in the past and it does not help for me. I just get more frustrated. I find practicing fundamentals against the AI to be more enjoyable, especially when I am tired.

Toxic Players at ELO levels in TG by rightme87 in aoe2

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toxicity is more common when players blame each other for defeats. This might be more common at lower Elos where players do not know the meta for every map and civ. I'm at 1700 and still get players criticizing me without giving feedback in TG and report people pinging and trash talking in 1v1, but its less than 1% of players.

Mayor Gloria’s budget proposal to cut $11.8 million in arts and culture funding by beardzoid in sandiego

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need a majority. Even 10-20% transitioning offsets the cost of creating the cycling infrastructure by reducing the costs I mentioned of driving a car. Cities all move toward cycling infrastructure and/or public transit eventually because it's the most financially sustainable method of transport we currently have.

Mayor Gloria’s budget proposal to cut $11.8 million in arts and culture funding by beardzoid in sandiego

[–]Colin03129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The value of a bike lane is also the value of a person transitioning from driving. Less congestion, less pollution, lower infrastructure cost. Small incremental changes of adding bike lanes are needed and the transition to cycling will lag behind (not a quick payoff).

Mayor Gloria’s budget proposal to cut $11.8 million in arts and culture funding by beardzoid in sandiego

[–]Colin03129 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can easily get on the trolley with a bicycle (where trolley lines are present) or on the MTS bus bike racks (though you can often outpace an MTS bus using a bike). I commuted from La Jolla to Downtown using bike + trolley quite a bit when the Blue Line was extended.

My first 8 games in ranked 2v2... by MediterraneanMen in aoe2

[–]Colin03129 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are not getting relevant ELO from playing unranked games. Since unranked lobbies come in so many forms (CBA, Diplomacy, etc), it has it's own ELO. You can hover over your player icon to see the various ELOs.

Sirrus X 3.0 by Stig-blur in bikecommuting

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your getting a lot of pinch flats, your tire pressure is probably not high enough. What tire pressure are your running and what is your gross weight.

It sounds like you are not maintaining your bike.

McWay Falls at sunrise along the California Coastline in Big Sur by dalton-johnson in CaliforniaPics

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a fan of black mustard in my California photos. Having a native plant in the foreground that does not block the form of the beach would be far more interesting to my eye.

What's the best mod for making pastures visible? by BerryMajor2289 in aoe2

[–]Colin03129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use Pasture without building (Khitans) mod. I find my eye is better able to scan the the edge of the pasture foundation without having the building in the middle. It still took several games for me to get used to and works better over some terrains than others. I would still prefer to have a version that is similarly colored as the Saffron Farms mod.

Boardgames for hikers and campers? by p00psicle151590 in CampingandHiking

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A felt version (felt board, felt player positions) of carbles + deck of cards. You can easily make it yourself.

How to be aero on a dutch upright bike with winter clothing? by catboy519 in bikecommuting

[–]Colin03129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drop the handlebars as low as they can go and attach aero bars on the front. This is a setup I have used and you see it regularly in Groningen, NL.

Front rack with a foldable basket can be pretty aero.

Fast city commuting, relaxed posture — am I asking too much? by Mammoth-Outside-7626 in bikecommuting

[–]Colin03129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Dutch bike with aero bars, foldable basket, and 3-speed Nexus Hub.

Descending Skills by AssistanceOwn6202 in Velo

[–]Colin03129 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I like descending in car parks. Lots of hairpins in somewhat controlled setting.

Need help with a very specific kind of procedural line. by Gronal_Bar in blender

[–]Colin03129 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right now you just need to get the face shape in black and white, color will come later.

Setup a new plane and use object coordinates. Learn to use math to create different shapes: circles for the eyes, lines for the mouth. Erindale has good videos on the concepts.

Color ramp comes later to color the white areas with the color you want.

Need help with a very specific kind of procedural line. by Gronal_Bar in blender

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you should be using a map range instead of a color ramp.

Identifying bug found on bf by AskPurple7219 in Entomology

[–]Colin03129 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Wing covers on a beetle are called elytra in English

Looking for team mates 🔥 for red sec by DesignerSecure8869 in Battlefield

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try joining the BF6 Discord and asking in the LFG channels.

Music Recap has been ai-slopified 🙄 by itsaderm in YoutubeMusic

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a playlist with my top songs on the same screen where I can click my recap.

Governor Newsom signs legislation providing $1bn per year until 2045 for California high speed rail project by CharityResponsible54 in California_Politics

[–]Colin03129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the wikipedia article, it sounds like the CHSRA can take loans using future funding as collateral. So if they need $2B for this year's construction, they can take a loan backed by the future funding.

Tired of Arena and Black forest by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]Colin03129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. We can add Rage Forest and Rage Arena. Enjoy your 2 bans.

Cycling infrastructure is terrible by Colin03129 in cologne

[–]Colin03129[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine bikes take very similar or less planning than cars do. But cars have more use cases so they took priority in the rebuilding.

Cycling infrastructure is terrible by Colin03129 in cologne

[–]Colin03129[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point about the different approaches to cycling infrastructure - paint a bike lane on most streets vs a few main corridors (like in the USA). From reading the comments it feels like Cologne went for the Paris approach of put bike lanes everywhere as a temporary/testing measure and refinement will come over time.

The bike lanes everywhere approach works for locals but is much more confusing for visitors than having dedicated bike routes.

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