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Random Politics & Religion #11
By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 10:49:55
Yisss gimme selfdriving cars!
Or just one for me is fine really if no one else wants.
I like driving, but I still think within our lifetimes we'll see driverless cars take the majority of driving duties out of the hands of people. Driving will become like driving stick now; an archaic function of leisure, not necessity.
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By Lakshmi.Zerowone 2016-09-20 11:03:21
Ushering in the extinction of designated drivers!
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-09-20 11:08:57
like driving stick now; an archaic function of leisure, not necessity Most cars here are like that by default. Only recently automatic is becoming a bit more common. But to most people if you say you got an automatic they ask you why did you get an accident? Like it implies being handicapped in some way.
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By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 11:13:13
Yeah, I know manual transmission is a bit more common in the Eurosphere. But I also get the impression you don't have nearly as many people commuting in personal vehicles on a daily basis in most places.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2016-09-20 11:13:43
As this campaign progresses I wonder if Hillary and trump went in on this together to *** with all of us and see everybody flip their ***...
I swear Hillary seems to be trying to lose sometimes with all the dumb shot she says and trump man I'm starting to think he's made of Teflon...
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 11:21:53
Yeah, I know manual transmission is a bit more common in the Eurosphere. But I also get the impression you don't have nearly as many people commuting in personal vehicles on a daily basis in most places. How can they? Have you seen how narrow a lot of the roads are?
Even out in the open it's still narrow. Not many places have more than 1 lane for traffic.
I mean sure, a lot of the architecture was built during the horse/buggy days, if that. But most places (except a few cities, like Berlin or London) are still narrow streets.
Not saying it's bad or anything. Whatever works for them, right?
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By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 11:32:49
Right, well. That's sort of what I mean. I know traffic in London can be hellish and I'm sure places like Berlin, Rome, Paris, etc. are also pretty heavy on traffic, but overall I suspect there's more than one reason public transportation is so much more reliable and readily-used in Europe.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-09-20 11:34:28
But I also get the impression you don't have nearly as many people commuting in personal vehicles on a daily basis in most places. Very wrong assumption. At least as far as Italy is concerned.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 11:39:22
Right, well. That's sort of what I mean. I know traffic in London can be hellish and I'm sure places like Berlin, Rome, Paris, etc. are also pretty heavy on traffic, but overall I suspect there's more than one reason public transportation is so much more reliable and readily-used in Europe. Places are also a lot closer to each other than in America.
Most countries in Europe are slightly smaller than Texas (France is only a couple hundred square feet smaller than Texas), to put it into perspective.
So, it's not hard to imagine how traffic is in regards to Europe, if you have never been there before. But you do need to see it to believe it.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 11:43:23
Most countries in Europe are slightly smaller than Texas (France is only a couple hundred thousand square feet smaller than Texas), to put it into perspective. Edit.
Also, screw you Rooks!
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By fonewear 2016-09-20 12:02:39
Who cares about Italy ?
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 12:05:02
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By fonewear 2016-09-20 12:11:32
I restate my question who besides Italians cares about Italy !
By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 12:11:36
But I also get the impression you don't have nearly as many people commuting in personal vehicles on a daily basis in most places. Very wrong assumption. At least as far as Italy is concerned.
I didn't assume anything. I said I got the impression.
Having a hard time finding numbers though, I'd be interested in the actual data on that considering, population wise, Rome and Pittsburgh are about the same size.
I have no idea what Rome's public transportation is like.
But Pittsburgh's is utter ***.
By fonewear 2016-09-20 12:12:46
No one cares about public transportation ! We got bombs going off in NYC people !
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 12:13:34
But Pittsburgh's is utter ***. Can't help you there bub.
Sometimes you just need to start from scratch. I recommend a 60 ton nuke.
By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 12:15:27
But Pittsburgh's is utter ***. Can't help you there bub.
Sometimes you just need to start from scratch. I recommend a 60 ton nuke.
Luckily I don't live in or work in Pittsburgh. I go there for sporting events, and private transportation works just fine for that purpose.
By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 12:15:51
That said, no nuking Pittsburgh. I'm close enough to get serious fallout.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 12:17:59
I promise to not nuke Pittsburgh if you promise to nuke Austin.
Even though I'm close enough for the fallout, at least I would have a little warning.
By fonewear 2016-09-20 12:18:47
When the bombs drop I'll be smoking a cigar and saying finally!
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By fonewear 2016-09-20 12:20:45
"It don't matter squat because inside thirty years the nukes are gonna be flyin' like maybugs...and then Hillary here is gonna be the smartest woman on the cinder. Now, pardon me, but I got an appointment. See you in the funny papers."
By Ramyrez 2016-09-20 12:42:32
Quote: Turgidson: Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth, both for ourselves as human beings and for the life of our nation. Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing. But it is necessary now to make a choice, to choose between two admittedly regrettable, but nevertheless distinguishable, post-war environments: one where you got 20 million people killed, and the other where you got 150 million people killed!
Muffley: You're talking about mass murder, General, not war.
Turgidson: Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops! Uh, depending on the breaks.
Muffley: I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since Adolf Hitler.
Turgidson: Perhaps it might be better, Mr. President, if you were more concerned with the American people, than with your image in the history books.
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2016-09-20 12:49:12
Yisss gimme selfdriving cars!
Or just one for me is fine really if no one else wants.
I like driving, but I still think within our lifetimes we'll see driverless cars take the majority of driving duties out of the hands of people. Driving will become like driving stick now; an archaic function of leisure, not necessity.
Boo! Here's to volume up and backroad/dirtroad adventuring to clear the mind.
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By fonewear 2016-09-20 13:08:49
Quote: Turgidson: Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth, both for ourselves as human beings and for the life of our nation. Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing. But it is necessary now to make a choice, to choose between two admittedly regrettable, but nevertheless distinguishable, post-war environments: one where you got 20 million people killed, and the other where you got 150 million people killed!
Muffley: You're talking about mass murder, General, not war.
Turgidson: Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops! Uh, depending on the breaks.
Muffley: I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since Adolf Hitler.
Turgidson: Perhaps it might be better, Mr. President, if you were more concerned with the American people, than with your image in the history books.
Hitler didn't murder anyone he ordered people to murder for him !
By fonewear 2016-09-20 13:09:03
As an internet lawyer I have to defend Hitler !
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 13:20:25
Yisss gimme selfdriving cars!
Or just one for me is fine really if no one else wants.
I like driving, but I still think within our lifetimes we'll see driverless cars take the majority of driving duties out of the hands of people. Driving will become like driving stick now; an archaic function of leisure, not necessity.
Boo! Here's to volume up and backroad/dirtroad adventuring to clear the mind. *** yeah!
West Texas, around Big Bend, is the best. You can kill lots of Tarantulas while relaxing to whatever beats you listen to.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 13:21:11
Also, to elaborate, you can find some weird ***in West Texas.
Marfa always comes to mind.
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By fonewear 2016-09-20 13:22:30
I'm just glad I don't live near Portland. That amount of hipster in a high concentration is harmful.
By fonewear 2016-09-20 13:23:48
This is hell to me this video:
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2016-09-20 13:28:15
Too bad it's against the law to run over hipsters.
*mumble mumble human rights my *** mumble*
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No idea why we didn't restart last week. Might as well now.
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