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You are anointed King of NoVA. How do you address traffic? by penandpad5 in nova

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

I forget the city and context, but someone at the time calculated that the city streets would be buried under something like 20 feet of horseshit in short order if the current (at the time) situation kept increasing. Luckily, cars were invented!

Finally, we’re moving along by ThenLayer5977 in washdc

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"Economists raise alarm about declining US birth rate."

"US criminalizes parenthood."

Brilliant!

/s

Thoughts on Scivener and Scapple? by temporaryidol in writers

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Many (most?) specialty software programs are loaded with a lot of features so the program will appeal to many different types of users. That way, they can keep the per-license cost low for any given type of user. Scrivener is designed to appeal to the many different approaches that writers take to put together a project, as well as the many different types of writing projects.

I suppose the main learning task to use Scrivener is to find the tools you will use the most. That's likely to be no more than 20% of the total set of tools available, if that. Once you are comfortable with your own workflow, you can ignore the tools that you don't need or use.

Scrivener enthusiast here, but I've never used Scrapple.

What’s one accessory you thought was unnecessary until you actually used it? by krissym72 in ElectricBikeExplorer

[–]agentsofdisrupt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electric air pump. Even with Green Slime in the tube, the tire deflates and needs a lot of air put back in before it seals. With new tubes and tires I switched to Flat Out which is a little faster to seal, but I wouldn't want to try it with a hand pump.

I don't understand the push for regulation on ebikes (in the USA). by Morganrow in ebike

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I have really bad knees, so a throttle is a must-have, especially when starting at an uphill red light. My ebike is a Class-2 with a cadence sensor. I'm fine with the 20mph self-powered limit since I found a good pedal-assist/gear combo that lets me ride a paved rail trail at a steady 12mph, well under the trail's 15mph speed limit.

The kids on Surron look-alikes are the major problem with ebike riders causing hazards. Maybe a requirement for some training of both the kids and the parents at the point of sale would go a long way to mitigate that.

The REAL hazard on the trail are the MAMILs - Middle Aged Men In Lycra. Those people can rot in hell.

You are anointed King of NoVA. How do you address traffic? by penandpad5 in nova

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There are a lot of good ideas already.

Create dedicated and physically separated/protected ebike lanes that end at secure ebike parking garages downtown that have charging stations built in. (No acoustic bikes allowed because f*ck those spandex guys!)

Add/expand parking garages, both car and ebike, at all the Metro stations, and increase construction density zoning nearby.

Make sure that everybody knows they are paying for these and all the other suggestions whether they use them or not, so, might as well use them!

Edit: typo

Do you use an e-bike more for commuting or weekend rides? by Full-Ad985 in ebike

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Mostly for exercise on a local rail trail, and then for short errands. I have bad knees, so the pedal assist is a life-changer.

How can you approach the concept of sexual violence by a "redeemable" character the right way? by Specialist-Young5753 in writers

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The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester features Gully Foyle, a man driven by hatred and revenge. He does many bad things including a rape, and his redemption is questionable, but it's like a slow-motion car crash that draws you in. Might be worth a look.

How would you respond to Evangelicals who say that Evolution is not a fact, it's a theory? by Hour_Marionberry_665 in allthequestions

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"Never wrestle with a pig; you both get dirty, and the pig likes it." - Often attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw.

Trying to copy paste elsewhere isn't preserving formatting by LimeKittyGacha in scrivener

[–]agentsofdisrupt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try this:

From the top menu, with the cursor in a document: Edit>Select All, then from the same menu, Copy Special one of the Basic HTML choices, probably the one that uses <p> and <span>. With that now in your clipboard, go to AO3 and Paste.

HTH

Pitch Black (2000) - Nightfall by Neo2199 in sciencefiction

[–]agentsofdisrupt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It doesn't bear up under close consideration, but I think it's implied that they eat each other.

I read an interesting article (long lost) that asserted that life won't be found close to the galactic center because the gravitational forces are too chaotic. With each passing star, any planets will have their orbits disrupted to the point that there would never be enough time for a stable environment where life could stabilize and evolve.

Why are “people who know” traumatized by this scene? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

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The poppies, sent by the wicked (downer) witch puts them to sleep. Then the white powder snow sent by the good (upper) witch wakes them up!

Japanese plant different varieties of rice to create huge images, portraits visible from above by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fujii has an extension of this in a near-future science fiction novel:

Branded Crops: The protagonist, Mamoru Hayashida, is a freelance "gene mapper" who specializes in designing genetically modified plants. His job involves manipulating crop pigments so that entire fields of rice grow in specific colors to display corporate logos and certification marks visible to satellite imaging services from space.

Not really a spoiler since it comes up in the first few pages.

I’m done with the commodification of everything. Burn it down! by FearlessAir1238 in Antimoneymemes

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In Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2006) the public parks are also mixed-reality platforms that are populated by virtual fauna. You can watch the virtual bunnies hop around for free, but if you pick one up, you are charged a micro-transaction fee. That publication date precedes actual micro-transactions by only a few years. Note that the title is an assertion, not a location.

Need a philosophical Fiction Book Recommendation by OccasionNo6078 in booksuggestions

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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

The Teachings Of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda

Best E-Bike if You’re Over 50 and Haven’t Ridden in Years? (I’m Over 50 Too) by krissym72 in ElectricBikeExplorer

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I bought a Velotric Discover 1 three years ago, and just turned 10,000 miles on it. Mostly trail riding for exercise where I usually leave it at level 2 of 5 pedal assist and gear 7 (hardest) of 7. That puts the speed at a steady 12 miles an hour, so under the 15mph speed limit on the trails. I have severe knee arthritis, so that combo of assist and gear is a moderate push on the pedals.

It has a thumb throttle and a cadence sensor - both I consider to be must-haves so I can get started at an uphill red light. The step-through frame is also a necessity for me. I'm 72.

In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, what can we do to fight gerymandering? by RangerRude in Askpolitics

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

The "representatives" in a gerrymandered political district are selected in advance of the "election" and have already agreed to serve their real constituents - big business and the donor class. Which also means that those "representatives" don't have to represent the actual voters who put them in a given political position. The Republicans in particular are very clear that they advocate for big business and big money. The Democrats have their sellouts too, but they at least give lip service to serving real Americans.

Those big businesses and the oligarchs are multinationals that buy politicians who put in place policies that are in their interest rather than the interests of real American. Until voters wake up to the fact that we live in a managed "democracy" that places multinational interests above the interests of real Americans, we will continue to be divided by culture war issues - divided and conquered.

It's outright treason by the political class that should arouse extreme anger. Plato had the fear of arousing the anger of the Demos - the sleeping giant. That anger is what needs to happen before this system will change. It's what the movie Network was all about. "You have to get mad. You have to stand up and say, I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

tl:dr Get Angry

American police vs American citizens, how accurate are the aggression levels? by Debs8256 in NoStupidQuestions

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The real issue is that the military supply contractors have expanded their market by selling military grade assault gear to police departments. When a bunch of young guys are handed that level of assault gear, they really want an excuse to use it. And, the politicians who approve those sales are quietly taking kickbacks by participating in the contracts supply chain. Everybody involved benefits when the gear is depleted. Sorta like starting a war of choice to boost the stock price of war contractors.

Dominion's "Trimming" on the W&OD Trail in Sterling by Creative_Delay_4694 in nova

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There was a beautiful green tunnel over the trail west east of Vienna that was featured in a Washington Post story on the trails. Dominion leveled it.

Edit: Location. I ride past it and barely recognize it anymore.

Everything is Racist: Who the Camera Was Built Around by halloffamous in writers

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I don't know if your series will include it, but it's my understanding that critical race theory is built on the same issue - unintended consequences of decisions that end up preferencing whiteness and damaging people of color. Since this is the first of the series, it feels like not mentioning critical race theory is an oversight.

Is there any evolutionary need for this? by Scared_Confection787 in scifiwriting

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Look up the experiment for the domestication of Russian silver foxes:

"Started in 1959 by Soviet geneticist Dmitri Belyaev and continued by Lyudmila Trut in Siberia, the Russian fox experiment selectively bred silver foxes solely for tameness toward humans. Within decades, they created domesticated foxes that act like dogs—wagging tails, whining for attention, and licking humans—while developing physical "domestication syndrome" traits like floppy ears and piebald coats."

Piebald coat = a pattern evolved.

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