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Cersad t1_jeg5dz2 wrote
I'm impressed he found decent street parking without having resident plates and permits.
Cersad t1_j9aw54x wrote
Reply to comment by DearSergio in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows
To be fair, "dumb" cruise control from my old early-aughts beater is more trouble than it's worth in most traffic in Massachusetts. The adaptive cruise control that controls your following distance is a complete revolution by comparison.
Cersad t1_j9akh5g wrote
Reply to comment by DustyIT in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows
Texans drive like massholes, but the traffic down there is going at least 75 mph and the drivers all have guns.
Cersad t1_j9ak9l0 wrote
Reply to comment by nayrcire in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows
I feel like your last two sentences describe traffic as it was always meant to be done.
Cersad t1_j9ajz3b wrote
Reply to comment by Cheap_Coffee in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows
What's the better alternative?
Cersad t1_j9ajt8n wrote
Reply to comment by DearSergio in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows
Newer cars have auto-lane assist and auto-follow cruise control.
When I got the chance to drive in traffic with a car like that, it was amazing how much more calm I felt after driving. Something about not having to make split-second braking or acceleration to match other drivers just took the edge off for me.
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Reply to comment by Pyroechidna1 in Let's make this guy famous. by pra_com001
You argue it's not slapdash and happens every day, but we wouldn't be discussing it if it weren't a problem.
I think you're dodging the point: current rail standards and practices are evidently insufficient to ensure the safety of the surrounding people and environment.
Cersad t1_j97b6om wrote
Reply to comment by Pyroechidna1 in Let's make this guy famous. by pra_com001
Your second sentence describes the exact problem. In a lab, every damned chemical you use is documented. Apparently none of that was available from this train: First responders reportedly didn't know what substance was on the train, and that was coupled with the wheels and brakes overheating causing a clear risk of ignition.
The entire shit sandwich seems to have come about from negligence, both of maintenance of the rail cars and from how they loaded these substances slapdash in the train.
I'd argue this clearly shows a need for tighter regulatory requirements on the trains, but I'm also interested to see the reports from the final investigation when the facts become more verifiable.
Cersad t1_j978jbc wrote
Reply to comment by Pyroechidna1 in Let's make this guy famous. by pra_com001
All of it.
The shipment was not shipped under any sort of hazardous cargo protocol, as I understand it.
Industrial disasters are invariably a result of human choice. We know enough about natural conditions to plan around them.
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Reply to comment by Icy-Neck-2422 in Let's make this guy famous. by pra_com001
Which could have just as easily been done if they had actually used appropriate safety measures and were not trying to cut costs by shipping vinyl chloride without hazardous materials documentation.
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Reply to comment by gravitas-deficiency in Natick apparently by roadtrip-ne
Ski sloped in the Northeast are always swarmed. Always.
The difference between lift lines for a ski lift in the Northeast after freezing rain is like 5x longer than lines for a ski lift in Breckenridge on a powder day.
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Reply to comment by birdman829 in This winter is a repeat of the winter of 2019-2020 by nba123490
I wonder how much of those profits were reinvested into efforts to mitigate global warming, though? We have "energy" (oil) billionaires transparently pushing anti-environmentalism but the response from businesses that stand to lose from global warming has been remarkably muted.
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Reply to comment by fauxbeauceron in On The Rising Non-Working Class (And What Their Despair Says About Us All) by capcaunul
To be fair, screens are a better opiate for the masses than religion ever could aspire to.
Half my work uses a screen, and in the cold winter months so does most of my recreation. I can't honestly argue that I probably wouldn't be doing something better with my time if I didn't have my TV, games, and internet.
Add in the habit-inducing design of so many apps and websites these days and I'd argue excessive screen time is a really valid concern for people these days.
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Reply to comment by madnu in Eversource seeks 43% rate hike for electric customers in Mass this winter by madnu
A lot of community electricity rates update by January. It'll be a painful transition for a lot of people.
Cersad t1_iw422d5 wrote
Reply to comment by triffid_boy in How do medical researchers obtain lab animals with diseases like specific forms of cancer which arise spontaneously? Do they raise thousands of apes and hope some eventually develop the disease? by userbrn1
I thought the CRISPR in primates only dated back to 2018-ish, but my memory could be a bit hazy. In the world of NHP research, six years is less than the useful life of the rhesus macaques I've seen in labs.
Cersad t1_iw3sn6i wrote
Reply to comment by triffid_boy in How do medical researchers obtain lab animals with diseases like specific forms of cancer which arise spontaneously? Do they raise thousands of apes and hope some eventually develop the disease? by userbrn1
Right, but primates are also the only animal model that is appropriate for more complex etiologies. A genetically-defined model marmoset or macaque of neurological disorders would arguably be a better model than any rodent could aspire to.
Cersad t1_iw31yul wrote
Reply to comment by Chiperoni in How do medical researchers obtain lab animals with diseases like specific forms of cancer which arise spontaneously? Do they raise thousands of apes and hope some eventually develop the disease? by userbrn1
There have been papers out recently showing CRISPR in primates, so I expect gene edited marmosets or macaques could be feasibly studied these days.
Cersad t1_iuqwszl wrote
Reply to PSA re: the MassPike: The Left lane is for *passing*. If you aren’t passing? Stay in the Right lane. Please. Thank you. by mrsnrub77
The fun part about the left lane on the Pike is how it never moves.
Also it seems like all the wrecks ever block the left lane.
I've come to believe the left lane on the Pike was deliberately engineered to bait the out-of-towners into sitting in traffic longer than everyone else.
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Reply to comment by Jackamalio626 in 100s on bikes rip through Cambridge and Boston by IdkWhatIwant895
Does 7-11 stock it's franchise, or do they just require the mom-and-pop franchisee to purchase their stocks from corporate? One of those means it's not actually the corporation eating the losses.
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Reply to comment by 9Z7EErh9Et0y0Yjt98A4 in They caught the Brighton Peeping Tom by capnlumps
The laws disadvantaging the poor is true. It's also not relevant to my comment.
People advocating for an equitable justice system are advocating for the spirit of the justice system that was founded for this nation, and are supported by plenty of legal, cultural, and philosophical precedents. It's far more than simply "a reactionary moment."
Cersad t1_iuhpsj0 wrote
Reply to comment by 9Z7EErh9Et0y0Yjt98A4 in They caught the Brighton Peeping Tom by capnlumps
As long as our justice system claims to be designed for everyone to be equal under the law, as long as our legislators write laws designed to apply equally to all parties who break said laws, and as long as the courts rule to uphold equal protection under the law as principle...
...as long as that continues, people have every right to insist on equal protection under the law. No matter how cynical you may feel about it.
Cersad t1_isrecej wrote
Reply to comment by Girlwithpen in Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why by anurodhp
Nah, the responsibility is on the city and state government. Land is a finite resource, and cities and states seem to have a legitimate interest in preventing property monopolies from forming.
Also there's legitimate interest in preventing price cartels from forming, like what that software tool is creating.
Everything else you said isn't really that relevant; owners gonna own. Regulators gotta regulate.
Cersad t1_isq0cqt wrote
Reply to comment by Girlwithpen in Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why by anurodhp
Who believes that? Absolutely no one.
The difference is: like food or water, housing is a fundamental human need and we have millenia of history showing how easy it is to monopolize and then abuse a housing market.
It goes back to serfs, and then even earlier history than that.
Cersad t1_isq03vt wrote
Reply to comment by seeker135 in Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why by anurodhp
We've had greed since time immemorial. The problem is we're giving too much power to a market made up of a small number of sellers.
Boston needs some stiff vacancy taxes and Massachusetts needs to do some antitrust measures against landlords.
Cersad t1_jegrv2o wrote
Reply to comment by TheGoldCrow in Massachusetts RMV drops case against Virginia man who overstayed vacation! by LoanWolf888
For a month that cost wouldn't be too different from a garage; even the most expensive parking tickets are $100 in Boston. Still sounds like he came out ahead.