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If you're interested in upcoming actions in the campaign against Palantir keep an eye out for info from Denver Anti-War Action: https://bsky.app/profile/denverantiwar.bsky.social

I saw a post recently about a proof-of-concept solar railway in Switzerland

That makes sense that grass is a good option in some climates (especially with the diversity people have pointed out is in the 2nd picture). I guess I'm wondering what would be a good option for arid parts of North America, or other places where grass would be a poor choice?

Maybe I'm seeing a problem where there wasn't one! I hadn't noticed the diversity in the second picture. Most of the tram tracks around me have gravel or concrete between them, I'm just dreaming about what could replace that.

sounds like the sort of compost we need to nourish a better society

That's a helpful nuance! At first I just saw them both as grass = lame

In Colorado right now, if a survivor goes through the ordeal of a sexual assault evidence exam, the state lab will take 554 days before they get around to analyzing it. (Here's a CPR story about the backlog.)

Ooh that sounds nice!

idk the red collar gives me Count Tramula vibes

This passed a couple days ago and will be signed by the Governor today! Takes effect July 2027.

The bill is SB25-281 for anyone interested in following it through the process. Here's a good article from CPR on it too.

::: spoiler ''Some transportation safety advocates endorse the Vision Zero method of framing traffic deaths and injuries as the result of an unsafe transportation system, and not the fault of... individual people. They argue that changing the physical characteristics of roads to promote bicycling, walking and transit and to force drivers to drive safer is a more effective way to reduce traffic deaths and injuries.

Gorman agreed with that.

“Unless we get away from so many people driving cars, there's no way to solve this problem,” he said. “All you can do is nibble at the edges.”

But reshaping an entire transportation system is a long, expensive and controversial process. So supporters of the bill hope that the threat of higher punishment would help make Colorado’s roads safer in the meantime.

I'm against incarceration in general, this seems like a case where increased consequences of some sort (maybe a long-term community service requirement?) would be beneficial though.