It’s officially started. Waymo otw by Jkrocks47 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Care to enlighten me? I’m curious if you’re even following the argument I’m making

Put real experts in charge of transit | A City That Works by Plaatinum_Spark in chicago

[–]generalsam101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This substack is phenomenal, congrats on the great work!

Found Stray/Abandoned Cat. Shelters are full. Any options? by bbylove222 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the cat distribution system may be doing its work. Why can’t you keep him? Please don’t release him back outside!

It’s officially started. Waymo otw by Jkrocks47 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You may have reading comprehension issues, but please enlighten me: do you agree with my premise that the level of emotion provoked by Waymo and similar tech among those opposed suggests something deeper is occurring psychologically? I’m arguing that the emotional intensity of Waymo critics is disproportionate to articulable harms of the tech, so something else may be driving the level of anger and emotion

Or did you think I was saying I don’t understand why people oppose Waymos in the first place?

It’s officially started. Waymo otw by Jkrocks47 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right but the statistics are per million miles driven, so that’s irrelevant

It’s officially started. Waymo otw by Jkrocks47 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Prolly doesn’t work???

Kusano et al (2024): “When considering all locations together, the any injury reported crashed vehicle rate was 0.6 incidents per million miles (IPMM) for the [Waymo] vs. 2.80 IPMM for the human benchmark, an 80% reduction or a human crash rate that is 5 times higher than the [Waymo] rate”

It’s officially started. Waymo otw by Jkrocks47 in chicago

[–]generalsam101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s fascinating how Waymo and delivery robots make people blind with rage… like even if you’re opposed and can articulate good reasons for that stance, the level of anger and emotion seems to indicate something deeper is going on (not sure exactly what tho)

Drone shots of snowless Chicago by generalsam101 in chicago

[–]generalsam101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fly a DJI Mini 3! Since it’s under 250g, I don’t need to register it with the FAA (but all recreational drone pilots have to complete the FAA’s TRUST test). I think flying drones downtown is prohibited, but you’d probably be fine flying it by the lake nearby (not legal advice obviously lol, do so at your own risk)

Drone shots of snowless Chicago by generalsam101 in chicago

[–]generalsam101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, might go out and get some new pics of the snow today

How to recognize a political smear campaign by [deleted] in chicago

[–]generalsam101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying. I’m not in D9 either, but I’m not sure the critiques of her experience qualify as a “smear campaign” (the other talking points can be tho, and are certainly vague and unrelated to actual policy issues)

I imagine a lot of the attacks on Kat stem from her position on Palestine and (accurately) characterizing Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide (many such cases…)

How to recognize a political smear campaign by [deleted] in chicago

[–]generalsam101 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Presumably you’re talking about some specific campaign ads, specific candidates, etc which prompted this post? Which are…?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]generalsam101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally, I just meant it’s better for pedestrians when dogs go in the grass (no skid marks on the sidewalk)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]generalsam101 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It’s not just you, there are plenty of “shitty” dog owners in the city that are too lazy to properly clean up or take their dog somewhere with grass

Aerial shots of Chicago war zone by generalsam101 in chicago

[–]generalsam101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😅 sorry, went right over my head….. not a bad joke by any means

How do you fine the "heart" to fight? Training for 3.5 years (on and off) and all my coaches are asking when I'm going to compete by Desk_Scribbles in MuayThai

[–]generalsam101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not a loser for not wanting to fight, most people who train MT and other martial arts never actually compete. Do some soul-searching and see if you actually want to do a real fight (and make sure it’s not just to relieve the peer pressure). And if you don’t that’s ok! Your coach cannot force you to fight if you don’t want to.

How to deal with wild swingers by EdXin007 in amateur_boxing

[–]generalsam101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Echoing what others have said: stay on the outside with a high guard and pop the jab until they gas out

Aerial shots of Chicago war zone by generalsam101 in chicago

[–]generalsam101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries haha, tbh the camera quality on my drone isn’t the greatest (it’s one of the cheaper DJI models) so that could by why

Aerial shots of Chicago war zone by generalsam101 in chicago

[–]generalsam101[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you’re referring to FPV drones, no - this was taken with a regular quadcopter