lgsp

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[–] lgsp@feddit.it 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Woah, I think you catchet the biggest problem I have with it immediatly. I'm thinjking of opening an issue maybe?

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 7 points 1 day ago

We both know that is not how this should work. If everybody joins the same instance

But this doesn't happen. Mastodon.social is far from 90%, and the former CEO made the choice of letting control go to an entity that is no-profit, I think it's the right choice.

  • The casual user joins mastodon.social (default highlighted choice). He can enjoy the Fediverse and discover its complexity with experience, not by understanding everything in advance.
    • He can the move to another instance if he feels so, after undetstanding what this actually means
  • The more advanced user probably already knows the instance thing, and maybe doesn't even use the offical app
[–] lgsp@feddit.it 6 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I'm not sure, but i guess that it is replicating Twitter behaviour. I got used to that quickly.

But if you want a better experience you can easily find other front ends. I strongly suggest Phanpy that makes it really clear when a toot is part of a conversation/thread. It also does a lot of nice things like grouping boosts in horizontal carousels, collapsing long threads to avoid occpying the too many screens, and others, but it is still simple

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago

I think your steps from 2 to 8 are summed up in

Create an account. Just like Twitter (or any other social media).

Meaning that those are not any different than what you need to do in Twitter or facebook. Actually the consents you need and the app permissions are much simpler in Mastodon case

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Penso che questo sia il modo in cui dovremmo comunicare, quando qualcuno chiede come funziona mastodon:

Copio-incollo dal link:

Come posso usare il Mastodon?

  • Scarica l'app Mastodon dall'app Apple o Play store.

  • Creare un account (proprio come Twitter o qualsiasi altro social media)

  • Segui le persone e pubblica post.

Perché i giornalisti di tecnologia dicono che è troppo difficile da capire?

Non ne ho la più pallida idea.

EDIT per chiarezza ancora dal sito:

Questa “guida” è un po’ uno scherzo dovuto alla frustrazione. Se vuoi davvero saperne di più, incluso il motivo per cui credo abbia il potenziale per liberarci dal paesaggio infernale distopico che è sono i moderni social media, ecco la guida "reale" a Mastodon. Utilizza comunque un linguaggio semplice (e ha un sacco di immagini!)

Si prega di dare massima diffusione

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An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (www.staygrounded.online)
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I think this is the way we should communicate, when presented with the question on how to get on Mastodon:

Copy paste from the link:

How do I use Mastodon?

  • Download the Mastodon app from the Apple app store or Play store.

  • Create an account (just like Twitter or any other social media)

  • Follow people, and get posting.

Why do tech journalists say it’s too confusing to catch on?

I have no fucking idea.

EDIT for clarification, don't take this too seriously:

This “guide” is a bit of a joke made out of frustration. If you actually want to know more, including why I feel it has potential to free us from the dystopian hellscape that is modern social media, here is the “real” guide to Mastodon. It still uses simple language (and has lots of pictures!):

Please share widely

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 4 points 2 days ago

I mean: i found it very interesting that they have a small set of fundamental rules

  • Half of the road space would be reserved for slow traffic
  • all places still reachable by car.

and based on this they realized what the outcome would be.

So my point is like: do they have a similar set of fundamental rules in the Netherlands? how different is the outcome if the Swiss study applied those? For example, as pointed out in this article,

good quality cycle paths should be a maximum of 500 m apart and that extra cycle-paths should fill in the gaps

Anyway I do think that the link you posted is a very interesting study

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how different this is from what is the normal way of doing things in the Netherlands

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 1 points 3 days ago

This argument is not sound: according to the video, if you exclude dangerous cycling activities (mountain bike, downhill...) the rate of head injuries you get biking is similar to the one you get for example when running. So either you think that also runners should wear an helmet, or your point is not backed by data.

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 59 points 3 days ago (7 children)

And more expensive too!

Next step: reinvent the train, but call it uber on steel or uber on rails

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 16 points 3 days ago

We Italians eat too much pasta to be able to top the pizza rankings!

 

Thank to this toot i discovered that you can add custmo maaping styles to OsmAnd, and some smart guys made the effort to write some for particular cases.

It looks nice:

OsmAnd is an open source offline mapping app for Android. It allows for a lot of customization, and has advanced modes to edit gpx paths, analyze them, filter POIs etx.

 

crosspostato da: https://piefed.social/post/741601

Few topics in cycling inspire as much controversy as helmets. Some people insist they’re essential, calling non-wearers reckless and invoking harsh and violent imagery: “enjoy your traumatic brain injury”. “You’ll regret it when you’re in a hospital with a feeding tube”. You hear suggestions of denying access to public healthcare. On the opposite end, helmet skeptics argue that they’re a distraction. I’ve actually heard people call them “magic hats” that “don’t offer significant protection (if any at all)”. Helmets dehumanize cyclists and send the wrong message. They’re dorky and uncool, rather than fashionable and European. > > So what’s the truth about helmets? > > > Keep Urbanity rolling: > > Join our Patreon for early releases, credit at the end of each video, and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/ohtheurbanity > Contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NeALCmO6ELwJAGPyV46BVbl5JXzjlWl6emH3ZRNiCiw/edit > Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5CBM1NkqDYAHgS-AbgGHA?sub_confirmation=1 > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohurbanity > BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohtheurbanity.bsky.social > > For professional inquiries, please fill out the following contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NeALCmO6ELwJAGPyV46BVbl5JXzjlWl6emH3ZRNiCiw/edit > > References: > >

  1. Protection provided > > Bicycle helmets – To wear or not to wear? A meta-analyses of the effects of bicycle helmets on injuries (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457518301301) > >
  2. Risk compensation > > Drivers overtaking bicyclists: Objective data on the effects of riding > position, helmet use, vehicle type and apparent gender (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457506001540) > Bicycle helmet wearing is associated with closer overtaking by drivers: A response to Olivier and Walter, 2013 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457518309928) > Emotional reactions to cycle helmet use (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457512001169) > Risk compensation theory and bicycle helmets – Results > from an experiment of cycling speed and short-term effects > of habituation (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847816305666) > Risk compensation? – The relationship between helmet use and cycling > speed under naturalistic conditions (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437517307302) > Bicycle helmets and risky behaviour: A systematic review (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847818305941) > >
  3. Level of risk > Sport-related major trauma incidence in young people and adults in England and Wales: a national > registry-based study (https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/injuryprev/30/1/60.full.pdf) > Active Living and Injury Risk (https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-2004-819935) > Epidemiology of injury in professional cyclists (https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/Suppl_1/i4.2) > >
  4. Discouraging cycling > Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2920084/) > Bicycle helmet research [CARRS-Q Monograph Series - Monograph 5] (https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41798/) > The effects of provincial bicycle helmet legislation on > helmet use and bicycle ridership in Canada (https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/16/4/219) > Recommend or mandate? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the > effects of mandatory bicycle helmet legislation (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000145751830397X) > Helmet law makes nonsense of bike hire scheme > (https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/helmet-law-makes-nonsense-of-bike-hire-scheme-20100722-10my2.html) > >
  5. Dehumanization > The effect of safety attire on perceptions of cyclist dehumanisation (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847823001018#b0200) > >
  6. Claims bike helmets don't help > https://www.cnet.com/science/brain-surgeon-theres-no-point-wearing-cycle-helmets/ > https://www.rwcpulse.com/blogs/peeking-at-plans/2023/09/25/bike-helmets-01/ > >
  7. Dutch statistics > https://swov.nl/en/fact-sheet/cyclists > https://www.veiligheid.nl/sites/default/files/2022-06/Rapportage%20%28Snor-%20en%20brom%29fietsongevallen%20in%20Nederland.pdf (English summary included)
[–] lgsp@feddit.it 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I generally agree with you except nowadays there are "grinder resisting" u-locks that are very expensive, bit also effective. As usual it's not like they are indestructible, but its just just a matter of more time and effort to get throught them

Here in this video there is one example, but it's easy to find others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4h385PPUY

Personally I use an heavy duty chain, I don't care much about weight (I already load my city bike with lot of stuff) and I can secure relatively quickly a around the frame. But if I had a more expensive bike I would probably use one of those fancy U-lock

 

A short video with dos and fonts to properly lock your bike. Tom from shifter, as good as always!

 

This guy in Pisa, Italy, has planted 4 trees in a public space and by speaking to nearby people he agreed with some of them to provide water during summer time. Moreover he repaired a public drinking fountain that the administration closed (to avoid repairing), also to help provide water needed for nearby plants.

Follow the mastodon thread, maybe with the help of automatic translation.

We need more people like this!

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The same can be said for Paris, but it's still a remarkable result

 

Thanks to a clear and defined strategy, the car number has decreased by 34% since 2017, and the number of cyclists has increased by 70%. In a city where the transit is really excellent.

These are the results that you get when you build quality infrastructure, as already seen in Paris

Sources:

 

Cross-post da: https://slrpnk.net/post/21686998

Author of the article is: https://slrpnk.net/u/frankPodmore

EDIT: modified the title to specify that the context is UK, not USA

 

A collective of pedestrians living in the Brussels is fighting illegal parking by putting humorous stickers on the rear windows of cars parked on the pavement – hindering people wanting to walk or cycle safely.

The sticker read: "Don't be a Putin. Don't annex the pavement."

Picture of the sticker s

 

Michael Bloomberg wrote an opinion piece that collecrs a lot of reason why congestion pricing is good for NYC

Mainly:

  • improves commute times
  • less congestion
  • more peiole using mass transit
  • more revenue for the city

Interesting piece

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