I get the impression the prosecution wanted to make sure the judge couldn’t rule on the merits of the case.

Cars are the danger.

I call them bribery lanes.

If your speed cameras catch 100k violators a month, you’ve built the streets wrong.

Either build high speed roads with few intersections, limited access, and generous amounts of clearance to allow for high speed cars with less danger. Or build low speed narrow streets to keep traffic moving slowly.

The us builds high speed roads with frequent intersections with pedestrians a few inches away. This is a fundamentally dangerous design. It can’t be fixed with ticketing and cameras. Tear out the roads.

I have driven a lot in the west, and what you see is just automobile infrastructure, which is pretty much the same everywhere and incredibly ugly.

The interesting sites require you to hike away from the roads.

Dumb drivers could just take the middle highway backwards to save time because the highways are magical.

Not everything is AI.

Its clearly an architectural rendering using stock assets. Look at the beds, the sheets are near the foot of the bed, but at a slight angle. But every bed has the sheets at the exact same distinctive angle despite different textures. Every desk and bedside table are also identical.

That’s not how AI image generators do it, as they often struggle to draw the same thing the same way twice even when asked.

No, this is a human designed and rendered space by someone with little experience.

What advice do you have for absolute beginners? I have never fired or even handled a firearm. Interested in eventually getting a CCW, but no idea where to start.

How late do sporting events run? I don’t attend sporting events. But from checking TTC’s subway schedules, the last train is after 1:00. Is that not late enough?

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That’s literally the code in the Netherlands. Its a non issue when the streets are built properly. Any street directly next to houses are low speed, and low volume.

Build roads with traffic calming. Narrow lanes with solid bollards on either side with a rough tiled surface will slow down cars much more effectively than any sign, traffic stop, or camera.

The problem is building wide, smooth, and straight roads and then trying to force drivers to drive slower than the road is designed for. That is not possible. Build slow roads and streets and drivers will have no choice to drive safely.

Fees are an effective way to shape behavior. Charge for the things you want to discourage, don’t charge for the things you want to encourage. Charging use based fares discourages people from using the transit.

Because transit and bicycles are the most cost effective and energy efficient ways to move people, those things should be paid for with fees on cars. Toll the roads, and charge congestion pricing. Then use that money to pay for the free to ride transit.

The neoliberal idea that things need to pay for themselves is a cancer. My state really takes the climate seriously, or so they claim. But they actively discourage drivers from reducing their carbon output by using transit, or driving a hybrid or EV, by charging extra for those things specifically.

Make the busses and trains free and the cars costly.

I’m just reporting the track speed through the area. But yeah, that’s how they go very slowly.

This is real. It’s La Grange KY and the CSX LCL subdivision from Louisville to Cincinnati runs directly through the city. There is a highway built along the same corridor paralleling the track, and for only 3 blocks in downtown La Grange, it runs directly down the middle of main street.

Street running is a thing in some places. It’s mainly historical. It’s much less of a thing nowadays because rail is no longer used for local deliveries, and it’s generally better to run in separated corridors. The trains can only go through the street run at 10 MPH.

Heavy freight rail infrastructure is neither a good way to have pleasant spaces for people, or efficient rail transport. Trams are good for street running, enormous freight trans, not so much.

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You are PARTICULARLY obnoxious posting the EXACT same joke on two different news stories within seconds with BAFFLING capitalization

Be aware that you are not alone in this. All people have the throat lump. It’s part of the speech hardware. Testosterone does cause it to grow larger, but cis women have it too. Cis women with visible adams apples have similar negative feelings about it. The idea that the throat lump is a male only structure, or it’s the tell for otherwise passing trans women, is misinformation peddled by transphobes. Also dysphoria has a tendency to hyperfixate on certain body parts. I can assure you, you are far more aware of your throat than anyone else.

But anyway, practical solutions.

Fashion! I know you’ve posted about your protective scarf. That’s a good thing! Concealment is effective. I would also suggest turtlenecks for this. They are a good look that conceals your entire neck. But also they make short sleeved and sleeveless turtlenecks that will still be suitable for summer.

Another strategy is distraction. Instead of hiding the bad parts, draw the eye away from it. If you wear a necklace with a pendant, it will draw attention away from your neck and onto the pendant below. A top with an interesting neckline like a keyhole can work too. Really anything with a visually interesting pattern near but not on the neck will work well for this. People will pay far more attention to that then your neck.

The value of the distraction strategy is that it doesn’t draw attention to itself. If you hide your neck it can make people think you have something to hide, which makes them curious. You can do this distraction strategy with posture too. If you carry yourself with the appearance of confidence as if nothing is wrong, people will pay far more attention to that then your neck.

I would also suggest doing voice training if you’re not already. Or do it more enthusiastically from now on. A big part of feminizing your voice is changing the resonance to emphasize the higher overtones. Achieving that higher resonance raises the throat lump upward in your neck, which makes it far less viable. And with enough voice work, you can eventually just hold the throat lump consistently up as the default position.

As far as more longterm things, when you gain weight, some fat will be deposited around your neck, which will make the lump less visible. It’s not very visible for me, but that’s mostly because I’ve not taken good care of myself for the past few decades. oops. To be clear, I’m not advising you to deliberately gain weight for this, especially if you’re not yet on estrogen. But once you are, over time the throat lump will become less visible. Most people do end up gaining weight in their mid 20s. Rest assured it will be less of a problem someday even if you do nothing.

Also if its still a problem, I think is possible to get the lump surgically reduced. I know nothing about the details other than it is a thing. Obviously not something to do anytime soon.

I hope this helps! Take care of yourself! <3 <3 <3

Are you wanting sympathy or suggestions? I can provide either or both on request.

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