[-] chumbalumber 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thank you! Glad someone pointed it out.

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 10 months ago

RIP Graham Chapman. Well worth reading his Wikipedia page -- of all the pythons it's tragic that he died so young

[-] chumbalumber 23 points 10 months ago

If you look at the light that's been refracted through the bottle, it looks kinda like a cathedral.

[-] chumbalumber 23 points 11 months ago

In fairness, it's probably a psychological defence mechanism put in place to prevent the mention of St*ckport causing emotional damage.

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 1 year ago

James Hetfield made a statement that he was happy for Metallica music to be used for torture in Guantanamo bay.

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tbh any turbine likely has the potential to be blocked, if two come along at once, making one become trapped between the turbine blade and the wall.

For maximal efficiency, I would suggest a spring-loaded ring of rollers inside a solid metal ring, conforming to the shape of passing Linux users. The dynamos would need to be calibrated such that the stiction of passing users is enough to slow their fall to match the current flow rate of entering users (n.b. is this doable? If not may need to use the spring pressure for this) to ensure maximal energy extraction for available user flow.

[-] chumbalumber 23 points 1 year ago

I wish I had the opportunities for it to be so.

[-] chumbalumber 23 points 1 year ago

This isn't really a microblog meme.

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 1 year ago

Bri'ish memes 🤢🇬🇧🔥

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 1 year ago

"Does anyone here have enough humility to understand there's a similar checklist of things an automobile solves?"

Firstly, this feels a very confrontational way of phrasing the question. It carries with it the assumption that you are right and everyone else is wrong, which I don't feel is a helpful way of approaching a discussion.

Yes, of course people realise that car ownership is the only viable solution for individuals at the current time. You have engaged with a community who are passionate about and engaged in urban planning, so they are going to be more switched onto the challenges than most.

The entire point is that on their own they are not a sustainable solution long-term. They are hugely inefficient energy and space-wise, their infrastructure causes massive damage to the communities they carve through (see this Guardian article for a breakdown of some NA case studies), and they currently cause a huge amount of environmental damage.

So, the question becomes: how can we remove the need for car ownership? There's a host of ideas, from better high speed rail links to eliminate long-distance trips, to micromobility and demand responsive transport for short-distance, to better constructing our cities to begin with to allow for amenities to be walkable. Are we going to eliminate car use in rural areas? Of course not; there's no point running a bus service for a village of 10 people and a goat. Can we eliminate 99% of car trips for those in built up areas, improving air quality, walkability, and accessibility? That should absolutely be the goal.

TL;DR: hurr durr fuck cars

[-] chumbalumber 22 points 2 years ago

Hot. Get jar jar in there too.

[-] chumbalumber 23 points 2 years ago

And they were lesbiabs!

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