paaviloinen

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[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

This is a common misbelief. Trams and light rail usually have points where the units can go around if one unit has derailed, unless the unit has tipped over, which in itself is very very rare. Good planning is crucial. "A better solution uses corridors dedicated to buses that are electric powered." Nope, nope, nope. You have to present arguments to this claim, maybe then I can be bothered to counterargument such nonsense.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

We've even got them in Finland and we only have two cities with a tram network. Otherwise I've seen them a lot in Germany and newer systems tend to have them more often than older ones.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Thank Joulupukki for that. Phew. :D

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

That's what "being political" means. Otherwise you'd be apathetic, cynical and not concerned about anything.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Now, what one considers free is political. You cannot decouple reality from politics, and the free software movement is just one very specific example how political this really is. It's also these communities that generate politival movements that you may see as unrelated to the pieces of software in question.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Outside the US this no longer has to be political, is probably more what it really is.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personal is political.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I found one that is quite small and about bicycle mechanics. I am willing to help if someone starts a general bicycling community or if no-one starts it I may think about starting one. For long distance cycling there's !randonneurs@sopuli.xyz

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why don't you put up one yourself? :)

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