Andy G.
@freedomseekr.bsky.social
He/him. IT person (networks/admin), himedanshi otaku, (mainly Japanese) video games, music, urbanism/trains/bikes, literature. Maybe neurodivergent, European. Posts in DE/EN. Reposts sometimes 18+.
Bike-centric living is the future. You stay active. You consume no petrol/diesel. You create endorphins instead of cortisol on your commute. It's just a much better quality of life.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4mo ago“The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’”
What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth
Surprised - anyone? Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse “I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month. www.wired.com/story/emerge...
Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse
“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.
wired.com
“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel & meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities. France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, & one Italian city has plans to do the same.” #UrbanTruth
This EU city just banned all public ads for meat and fossil fuels
Initially proposed in 2020, Amsterdam has officially banned on public advertisements promoting meat and fossil fuel products.
euronews.com
“The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle, also known as Brandolini’s Law, states that the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.” Useful article. As we look at solutions though, our priority is demanding upstream leadership. #UrbanTruth
Bullshit Asymmetry Principle
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” - George Bernard Shaw. Shaw’s warning seems more pertinent than ever, as we face growing amounts of misinform...
modelthinkers.com
This is what every landscape designer who introduces arbitrary curves and deliberately indirect paths deserves.
Cars-for-everything isn't a smart transportation policy. Giving people mobility options instantly gives them freedom. Healthy cities provide choices in how you move, and making those choices safe means ending the dominance of the car.
see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 7mo agoThey said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
if you continue to advertise that your product is so dangerous it must be stopped, WHILE CONTINUING TO RESEARCH AND RELEASE NEW VERSIONS of said product you cannot act surprised or angry when people physically attack you / your properties.
Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 4mo agoI do find this whole thing a bit weird. Anthropic could, literally, stop or change what they are doing at any time www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
