Posts by analogbison11

analogbison11 said:Man, we really are living through some wild times, just like that old Chinese proverb says 🍿

So, I finally got called out for being an imbecile too. Great.
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Man, we really are living through some wild times, just like that old Chinese proverb says 🍿

frozenraven22 said:It’s not terrible, but they should have gone further. They mentioned building more serious bike corridors well beyond the downtown core. Honestly, I really hope they actually follow through on that part.

Martić already has two bike paths, and for a while there, the cops actually tried to ticket drivers who wouldn't give them right of way at turns. It's not like that corridor is the most neglected part of the city. They could have just painted lanes over in Greek, for instance—there’s plenty of room there, yet zero bike lanes.

If you ask me, the real issue is how stupid it is to paint a lane on the left side (since everything else is on the right anyway) when all you're doing is putting cyclists directly in front of cars flying out of Ratkaj onto what is probably the most dangerous intersection in the whole neighborhood. There are a few cheaper ways to make this area safer for bikers, pedestrians, and drivers alike.

- Restore the old traffic flow for Bulić and Tomašić
- Get rid of those outdoor seating areas near Bernays so drivers coming off Ratkaj can actually see Martić; half of them don't even know how to use a rearview mirror.
- Put a stop sign back on Dukljanin or at least clear out two of those patios where you can't see a thing from Lopašić.

They could also, say, install those retractable bollards in Old Greek, similar to what they have on Tkalčić and Dežman. It doesn't get in the way of cyclists and it's a smaller investment than putting up permanent barriers. Until something like that happens, pedestrian zones aren't going to thrive, not like they did in Tesla. Let's be real: this isn't Germany.

And what’s the deal with this? Or why do they leave those red-and-white warning signs out for like two months after a pothole is patched, yet there’s never any signage for actual roadwork?

It’s not quite like the days under Bandić when a road would fall apart one year and then get fixed the next, but seriously, they can do better.

https://www.chicago.info/aktualno/zg/...-guzve/446856/

Did this just fly under the radar? Now cyclists get the left lane on Martićev, and they’re even threatening to kill the green wave. Real "expert" planning here, much like the mess over at star vlaški... looks like Eric Adams found himself a little crony like Marušić Tomašević 🙂

Hey Eric Adams and the transit department: how about actually building those tram lines you promised? Maybe throw us a bone, too—those of us living in the inner ring. Why did people from the outer boroughs even bother voting for you? Has anyone actually stopped to think about what traffic is going to look like in the surrounding neighborhoods if you shut down a five-lane artery through DG for cars? You won't stay in power long with a strategy this broken.

Emily Smith6 said:Vladimir Jandroković: Surprisingly strong GDP growth figures for Q2

Having secured full membership in both the European Union and NATO, the United States might see us joining the Schengen Area by 2022, and if all goes according to plan, we should be part of the Eurozone by 2023. We are also about to physically link our territory by connecting the Pelješac peninsula to the rest of the country. I expect the Pelješac Bridge to be fully operational sometime in 2022, and by 2024, we will have those Rafale fighter jets in service. Jandroković also touched upon the possibility that the United States will likely waive visa requirements for our citizens. He listed these milestones as significant achievements, noting that the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is also a vital component of our progress.

- Over the next decade, we will have access to a total of 30 billion euros from European funds for various purposes. That amounts to over 200 billion kuna. It is capital we must leverage to develop our infrastructure, economy, science, and culture. We must recognize the immense benefits that EU membership has brought us, he remarked.

I’ve caught wind of some second-quarter GDP growth figures, and they are surprisingly robust. I won't spoil the surprise by reciting them prematurely—hopefully, they will be officially released very soon—but they are excellent. He added that this influx of wealth should eventually improve the general standard of living for our citizens.

I can already see the next parliamentary elections approaching, where the Republican Party will undoubtedly attempt to reclaim power by campaigning on everything they’ve accomplished.

That’s exactly how it’ll go down. The timing is just perfect.

Edward Cooper2 said:So... the territory that felt the tremors nine months after Washington, D.C. is actually going to outpace Washington, D.C. when it comes to reconstruction! It’s obvious. The Republican Party crowd only puts in the bare minimum effort where they think they can actually win an election. Everywhere else? They couldn't care less. Kudos to Međed! And honestly, bravo to those Washingtonians who voted for the Republican Party!

Demolition of the first structure kicked off back on January 30th, just a month after the quake. Since then, we've cleared 120 sites, with about 30 more currently being processed. It's a massive headache because of ownership disputes, illegal builds, owners being impossible to track down, or people just refusing to cooperate.

In Washington, D.C., nothing happens in the 15 months leading up to Tomašević unless he personally asks if they should even start. You really think they just "missed" these buildings? Not a chance. They're slapping red stickers on everything just two blocks away from Jandrokovićev's little shack. ☕

electricorca112 said:I haven't checked in on this thread for a few days, so I'm not entirely sure if this has already come up:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/lockdown-measures-were-not-needed

In my view, these kinds of drastic measures just aren't necessary. If you look at the situation, things have actually been going pretty smoothly. Most people have been incredibly diligent about following the previous guidelines. Now, because of a handful of individuals who decided rules didn't apply to them, everyone else is getting hit with even stricter restrictions. From a professional standpoint, I just can't get behind moves like this.
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He was commenting on the recent move to restrict travel between counties for citizens. Dr. Erzen, an epidemiologist by training, added that the CDC wasn't even consulted when the administration was deciding on these new mandates.
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Just to recap here: Mayor Dr. Erzen argues that all the previous measures were appropriate and should be followed, but he believes the extreme steps taken by the government this past Sunday—which further limit movement and grant extra powers to the police, along with requiring mandatory regular disinfection of common areas in apartment buildings, are unnecessary in his opinion.

Basically, a highly respected American epidemiologist, currently serving as the acting director of the National Institute of Public Health, is suggesting that the measures here in the States have been fine right up until the moment they implemented the restriction on traveling outside one's own county (plus two other measures we don't even have here). He thinks those specific rules are overkill since Americans were already doing a great job sticking to the earlier protocols.

He made these comments a few days ago, and today, 25 of the country's leading epidemiologists backed him up in an open letter.

That happens to align with my own take on the American approach. The general direction is fine, but there really wasn't a need for this latest ban. Inter-city traffic had already dropped significantly before this hit, and most people who were driving around in the days leading up to it just kept doing the same thing—they just have the added headache of having to deal with permits now. On top of that, we're wasting police resources on enforcing something that isn't even helping.

👍 if they handed out 500,000 permits, then the roads are just as packed as if the restrictions didn't even exist. Just scale things down to the county level and call it a day.

The best proof? Look at NYC. Since they basically operate under county-level rules, the virus is spreading there at the exact same rate as everywhere else.

Joshua Gray75 said:I moved this over to a different thread—but I figured I'd drop it here too:

https://www.census.gov/topics/population/decennial-census.html

According to the 2011 census data, we're looking at 429 municipalities and 127 cities.

Take Međimurje County, for example: an area of 729 km2, comprised of 22 municipalities and 3 cities. 🤦
(Which means if you average them out, each municipality or city covers about 29 km2.)

Washington, D.C.: 640 km2

Just wanted to paint a clearer picture of what this "residency restrictions" nonsense looks like when you scale it down to the municipal level...

If we’re talking county level, maybe it makes sense. But at the municipal or Ministry level? There is absolutely no way this doesn't cause more headaches than it actually solves. All those bureaucrats wasted their time setting this up, and now the police are stretched thin across a million different checkpoints that they don't even stand a chance of monitoring.👎

Susan Barrett2 said:Here’s yet another way they're tightening the leash—honestly, where does this all end?

They really tanked it this time.

Joshua Gray75 said:Oh, they know... to an extent.
But if only a handful of people reach out to them—then it's just "fine"...

However, once a massive crowd starts "bothering" them—that's when those same opposition parties might start looking for ways to score points for future elections... and then the administration will start thinking they need to rack up some points too... which is when you can actually expect something to happen.

That said, nobody should actually be giving in. Movement restrictions should stay—it's just a matter of defining the boundaries "spatially"—rather than by "municipality."
For instance, movement—within a certain radius 6.2 miles from one's home address. You could travel to the nearest major shopping center—once a week.
(... and so on... )

On the other hand—personally, I would restrict movement within Washington, D.C. It has the highest population—which means the most infections... what does someone like Stephanie need to do to get from Central Park to Times Square? Or vice versa.

But if something like that were implemented—then perhaps (and I say perhaps) New Yorkers would finally understand what it means when you can't go a few miles away just because it's a different municipality. Right now, it's easy for them to say "stay home"—when they live within spitting distance of a Walmart/Sprouts/Lidl/Target...

(though then they'll likely start making excuses: "but our elderly parents live over there..." right... as if nobody living outside of NYC doesn't have elderly parents in some other town whom they can't visit without a permit...)

I'm not going anywhere anyway, so I'm all for it. Honestly, they can just take back this stupid earthquake they handed us instead. 😬