I mean that’s… not realistic, but road infrastructure can protect cyclists if it’s properly designed. Paris is making those changes, but as its cyclist population increases, the areas which haven’t been renovated are turning into death traps.

A cyclist died further down that same street a few days ago, run over by a truck.

https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-une-cycliste-mortellement-percutee-par-un-camion-dans-le-xiie-arrondissement-27-01-2026-F6WZOUYC7BEZPJDBXYYTZIS6XE.php

Paris is doing a lot to improve its infrastructure, but there’s still plenty more to be done.

I grew up a block away from Seneca village and only found out about it as an adult when they put up signage in the park telling its story.

I agree, scaling users isn’t the issue, what is is the neverending chase for the mirage that is AGI. They’ll throw every processing cycle they can muster at that fever dream, that’s the financial black hole.

I find it interesting how Sam Altman has the same continuous vocal fry Elizabeth Holmes used to have. It’s infuriating how well a cheap impression of gravitas performs with investors.

First you steal someone’s journal.

Then you post it on a public forum.

You’re a psycho.

And the gulf of Mexico will be a fucking cauldron

You’re the definition of confidently incorrect 💅

Berenstain

I am entirely for the exclusion of exclusionary people, yes.

This is making me notice that I wouldn’t say why and y the same: I’d say ‘why?’ with a descending tone, and ‘y?’ with a rising tone. I think the difference comes down to whether I’m asking for an explanation or for clarification. I don’t think I’d ever paid attention to that kind of distinction in speech before.

What you actually mean when you say ‘I assume people are smart enough’ is ‘I expect people to make the same assumptions as me’. People come from very different contexts. You can either drop that wall of qualifiers and be understood by most, or skip it and only have a few get your point. It sounds like you know why you’re being misinterpreted and, for whatever reason, want to keep it that way.

Fair, good on ya!

Sometimes when I’m biking I force myself to breathe through my nose for a while to dry out a runny nose. If I’m going kind of hard I end up with this look on my face like I’m holding back tears, mouth pinched shut, breathing hard and covered in sweat, and I get self conscious about what other people must be thinking about the scary dude trying to exercise his feelings away.

Rock doves (pigeons) evolved to live on cliff faces. Cities are covered in artificial cliff faces, i.e. buildings.

You think this isn’t happening in the rest of the world?

I’ve literally never seen one.

In the article they’re talking about the look of the place (which, still…) but it’s a bizarre quote to choose for that title.

I think he means that for him you’re only a star if any random person off the street has a good chance of having heard of you, no matter how large your niche fanbase is. It’s the argument behind the ‘Tom cruise is the last true Hollywood star’ idea. I think that’s pretty true, the internet gives a whole lot more depth to communities, but they’re much more isolated from each other than before. In my opinion that’s a good thing, you get a lot more diversity.