Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there?>yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date>it's been like this nearly daily for 10 years>even see the same people getting on and off at my same stop, they live near me, and still never speak to anyone
>>2069522>why are zoomers so lonely Holy shit man, metoo and the campus rape moral panic of the 2010s really did a number on you guys. Like it's not even your fault, it was drilled into you from the moment you hit adolescence, but I just can't imagine having an internal struggle session every time the urge to speak to a fellow human being arises.
>>2069522>>2070584Imagine dying alone, filled with regret at all the milestones and experiences you missed, and your final thought is "Well... at least I never bothered anyone"
>>2070586At least someone will show up at your funeral, maybe your landlady or something. If you bother IRL women like the "just bee urself it works for me" crowd is recommending, you'll end up unemployable or maybe you'll be able to work as a janitor in a warehouse where no one will see you, because you are now on a sex offender registry for life. They'll find your dried up husk, surrounded by a you-shaped ring of dried up maggots, when the city comes to disconnect the water for nonpayment, and they'll burn your possessions and raze the building to the ground and toss your ashes in an unmarked box in the local potter's field.
Earlier this week I just had close to my nightmare relating to this thread>living at home at 34 due to being a complete loser>luckily have never had to see anyone I grew up with, they probably all moved away to become adults>take subway every day and for weeks now in the morning a guy is next to me for a few minutes on the platform before the train comes, think nothing of it, just "oh there's that guy again">a few days ago he has his name badge on and I happen to glance at it>the name is in big lettters>it's someone who I went to high school and probably also middle school with, we graduated hs in 2010>even though I haven't seen or thought about him in 15 years, I see the facial features, just a bit aged, of what he looked like back then... it's interesting how not seeing someone for so long they can become unrecognizable>I see how he has a wedding band on his finger, maybe he even has kids, I wonder why he's in town, no way he would still be living at home since he's married, maybe he inherited the house or just likes it here so never left>I look up the name of the company on his badge and how he frequently is wearing a suit and know that he's got at minimum a decent status career while I'm the pathetic wage slave faggot loser living with my parents at rock bottom of lifeOnly way this could have been a bigger nightmare is if he actually recognized me and I would have had to pretend like I wasn't myself. I was laughing to myself thinking about bringing one of our school yearbooks and just asking him "excuse me sir, is this you?" and showing his picture, he's like "wtf do I know you, did we go to school together?" and I just say yes but never tell him who I am
>>2066589hell yeah brother
The San Francisco Bay Area's BART subway system is so financially fucked that it is likely going to be cutting 10/50 stations by January 2027 and 5 more by July 2027, cutting a total of 70% train hours and 25% of the system's miles, while also ending service at 9 PM every day and starting weekend service at 8 AM. Funny how the richest region of the United States with a bunch of Ponzi Scheme tech companies can't fund public transit. Looks like the tech workers and tech industry have ruined yet another thing.
>>2067257you don't actually know anything about california cleetus
>>2069354the simpsons clip would legitimately be the world if the tech industry didnt exist.
>>2070930It would also mean that the internet doesn't exist so I completely agree
>>2070931imagine a world without social media, all the irl things we replaced with technology (buying things, buying food, etc) still being done instead, no "influencers", no AI. ted kaczynski was right. and technology is the worst thing ever influcted on humanity, infinitely more than nuclear weapons.
>>2070933>Social Media and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race
"Wofür ist das?"-EditionAnything public transport in German-speaking Europe is fair game.
>Stuttgart 21 - Tiefbahnhof-Eröffnung wohl erst 2030https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/badenwuerttemberg/swr-stuttgart-21-108.htmlDer moderne Turmbau zu Babel?
>>2066632Würde mich nicht wundern wenn der Pfaffensteigtunnel noch vorher fertig wird (offiziell noch 6 Jahre, also sein wir mal nett und nehmen 2038 an) und sich dann dort wegen irgend einer Fehlplanung nicht anschließen lässt...
https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/bus-brennt-in-der-schweiz-ab-mehrere-tote-und-verletzte_7cf1f740-2f00-414f-ba4f-738d58dab783.html...
*sigh*Insanely Badly DesignedThe Hidden Crownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR-pi4w76QM
>Ludwigshafen Hochstraße
I’ve always wanted to live the mid-20th Century experience of riding a Pullman Sleeper hauled by a steam locomotive roaring through the night and while I have been fortunate enough to ride steam excursions many times and even do an overnight ride on an original Pullman car, I’ve never been able to do them together.Is there anywhere in the world where I can actually still take an overnight train hauled by a steam locomotive? The closest I’m aware of is the modern Orient Express being steam-hauled through Hungary as a one-time thing in 2017 and the Cumbres and Toltec possessing a restored tourist sleeper coach (idk if it’s ever been used in that role).
>>2068071Actually not AI, op's image is the kind of material that AI slop models were trained on, you've just had your brain fried by exposure to the sloppa:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Franklin_WittmackYou can cultivate a similar disgust response with text, I did that to myself once by accident while trying to fine tune a model. For some time after, genuine human-created text read like nonsensical garbage, because my brain had learned to reject the appearance of meaningfulness and treat all word sequences as random
>>2068924>I suppose you could charter the train on the mainline of a Class IProbably not. If it has old journal box bearings, it's banned from interchange and nobody will allow it on their property
>>2068927What you need for mainline running is a lot of water and a proper bl00dy train ;)Its successor is in the shop.
>>2068932>bl00dyWhy?
>>2068933Having a mishmash of non-matching rolling stock isn't exactly a pretty sight. SP 4449 and N&W 611 used to haul their original coaches and looked better for it but the consists have been broken up and dispersed to different owners since the 90s.Kinda sad if you ask me. I'd love to see 4449 in particular pull a recreation of the original Coast Daylight route from Los Angeles to San Francisco using its original cars (or at least ones that have been appropriately repainted to match it).
I see you all are intimidated by my obvious superiority
Go back to /o/ you retarded fatties.
>>2067923Crashing is for faggots.
>>2070005>he doesn't know old scooters take a lot of physical capacity to even put on and off the stand
cranking Heat On Beat 2012 from my Princess Auto Baja Chopper as i carve through a corner at a blistering 32kmhhttps://www.princessauto.com/en/212cc-mini-chopper-bike/product/PA0009158890
simultaneously cranking Heat On Beat 2006 from my Electra Townie 2025 (i am using astral projection to RDP in to the copy of Windows XP Embedded managing its BMS through UART)
Post some Low Cost Carrier (LCC) experiences. Personally, I've never had any positive ones and avoid them whenever possible
>>2069533>>2069534Not sure satire, but you sound like like someone whose time is complete worthless and go for the cheapest, lowest quality shit anywhere. I'm glad I don't have to fly with people like you
>>2069605damn bro. last time i flew on porter they did pour the drink but then at least gave me the can.
>>2069616Not satire, and I'm not sure if your reply is bait or you're just a retarded faggot, but there's no point to pay a lot more for something when the quality is marginally better. I'll spend more money for premium food products with better ingredients. I'll spend more for consumer items made of high quality materials that last a lifetime. I'll spend more on a nice car that's beautiful and/or fun to drive. But an airplane trip? I'm flying to Las Vegas in a couple weeks on Spirit. Because of my points, it's completely free for me. But even if I was paying money, it would only cost me around $90 USD. Flying on Southwest one-way would be around $200-250. Flying Delta or American Airlines is around $300-400. My friend who is flying American Airlines is paying a little over $600 for a round trip. I wouldn't even be paying $200, if I was paying at all. Do I think flying on Southwest or American Airlines would be a better quality experience than Spirit? Sure. Do I think it's worth double or triple the price, or more? Absolutely not. Spirit isn't ideal, but compared to Southwest it's barely any different. With Southwest I would have 1-2 inches more legroom than on Spirit. And I would get free soda and a free packet of chex-mix type snack. That's it, that's the only way Southwest is better than Spirit. That's not worth an extra $100-$200 for a 3 hour flight (not even getting into the fact that the Spirit flight is non-stop, but most of the Southwest flights, while costing double, include a layover). If you still think Southwest would be worth the premium, I'd like to know why. As for American Airlines or Delta, I haven't flown on either of those since I traveled overseas, but I don't really think the coach experience is much better than what you get with Spirit or Southwest
>>2069071This airline plans to acquire 50 E195-E2s in 2028, the first US airline to do so. They currently have 14 737-800s and 3 737-700s in service. Flew from KLAL to KHVN for $50 + free personal item. Also boarding/deplaning from the back is pretty neat, speeds up the boarding process too.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/spirit-airlines-liquidation-concerns-what-to-know/>Numerous Spirit aircraft have been spotted flying to a storage facility at Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) in Victorville, California, in recent days, though it was not clear whether the aircraft were being stored because of liquidation plans or as part of Spirit's planned restructuring.tfw i have to visit my parents in orlando in 2 weeks and nearly bought tickets because they were half the price ($110 vs $250) vs delta/jetblue/frontier never had a bad experience with spirit desu
Why does a graffitied train have to be taken out of circulation immediately? How much does it cost in your country to clean up one graffiti piece? In Finland, the average cleanup cost is 600-700ish.
In Bucharest, Romania, they dont bother to clean the old metros since they will be phased out anway. Its nice going with them while we still have them
they should just paint over the graffiti every few weeks like how they blob more paint onto warships to cover the rust. eventually, the train will be more paint than metal and will thus be impervious to all damage spiritual or physical>>2066466god i wish that were me.
>>2066480I remember one fighter jet that had 500 pounds of paint.
>>2058163For the health of society. Should be armed guards shooting taggers.
>>2058177it's nonsense
What's the /n/ consensus on Zero Enigma (bike lane guy)? Based or cringe?
cringe. also, buy an ad.
enigma balls
>>2070746Cringe. He should buy a soundboard. It's uncanny how he keeps repeating the same few phrases and in the exact same tone of voice like an NPC.I agree with the spirit of what he's doing though. Pedestrifucks and phone zombies have become extremely dangerous
my grandpa died and left me a shitload of money, i barely passed high school and no college at alli want to fly a plane and buy one where the fuck do you keep these things and how do i get a license? i dont wanna wait a long ass time can i just buy one? sounds fun
>>2070292Yeah
>>2070502oddly enough if you have >A JOB you see it a fuckton because microsoft office will autocorrect -- to –
>>2070502————————————————————————————————————————————How's this? I'll call it the epic gigaem-dash
>>2070502>>2070531So if he has to rely on copypastaing en and em dashes since his keyboard only has the hardbutton of dash/hyphen, then he isn't AI, is he?Mind blowing, isn't it.
>>2070502what the fuck there are three hyphens-–—.hey my android keybward has all 3
Old thread from 2023 finally hit bump limit >>1955863New thread. "Cycling infrastructure" is harm reduction. But not in the way you probably think. The anti-bike crowd considers riding a bicycle on public roads as an offense against the interests of motorists. An so, they wish to create infrastructure to reduce cycling (harm). Yes! Those who advocate for "separate but equal" are (whether they admit it or not) working against the interests of bicycle users:-The American Automobile Association strongly supports bike lanes-Countries that place responsibility on car drivers have 70-90% fewer fatalities per billion km traveled by bike. This is of course beyond the pale, drivers must always have total immunity. But hey, look, green paint! We solved safety!-The true purpose of bike lanes is to neutralize the opposition by corrupting the discourse. Don't support bike lanes? Then you must not care about safety!-Bike lanes have a curious pattern of appearing where they are superfluous, and vanishing as you approach potential traffic conflict zones. This way, when you get run over by a dump truck making a turn, it's your fault! You shoulda been in the bike lane that wasn't there!In conclusion: bike lane activists hate cyclists and want to eradicate cycling as a form of transportation.
>>2069013>expect them to have object permanenceReminder that blinking/flashing lights on bikes are considered unsafe because they make you "disappear". The average american literally cannot conceptualize that if a light goes out, its fixture is still there.When it's dark out and your tail light is in a non-steady mode, drivers literally think you are a brand new cyclist and the old one they saw must have left the road, every time that little red light comes back on.
>>2069013>>2069023glad to see you totally ignored the other posters point while replying too him and then go on to immediately make an adhom attack.
>>2064086>Road for the roadies, bike lane for the commuters.Very much this. Separate traffic by speed, not vehicle type.
>>2069067nah imma just buy an SL8
I saw John Forester at a book store in the Bay Area once. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my browsing, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen copies of "Roads to Ride: A Bicyclist's Topographic Guide to Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin Counties by Grant Petersen and John Kluge" in his hands without paying.The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.When she took one of the books and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each book and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
In which we discuss the Bikelighting culture (Fahrradbeleuchtungskultur) of our countries.Here in Germany, because of the Danger, it is not allowed to have a blinking Taillight. This is also the Reason that all emergency Vehicles in the World have blinking Lights. By attracting other dangerous night Vehicles to crash into the Ambulance, instead of the civilian Vehicles, it spares Drivers in smaller Vehicles, where the Occupants are less able to administer emergency self-Aid. This is the Consequence of what we call a „high trust Society“; our culture of Politeness dictates the most Risk to the most capable Roaduser. The same Expectation is extended to Police and Construction Engineers who are paid more for occupational Hazards such as a blinking Light.Do you have a Law about blinking Bikelights in your Country?
>>2070715me killing nocturnal animals and putting their eyeballs on my bicycle
should i buy a laser from a metal engraver to put on my ebike to flash at retarded cagies and dentist karens with their 90000lm lights shining directly in my eyes?
>>2070724sudden activation of strobe is just as effective but 100% more legal
>>2070713If you want to bet your life on some dinky little reflectors it's your funeral (literally), I'll continue to use active lighting though because I'm not in the mood to sudoku just to prove a point about the CPSC always being right
>>2070725i want to cause lasting, possibly permanent damage
I just got a new bike and I need a new locking systemwhat should I get? lock and chain with those big O thing on the end?what do you use?
>>2070403
Post your shitbikesssss
>>2059765currently building this same frame, mine is black and purple. Thanks for the inspiration anon this looks mint.
>>2059765How in the fuck are the hose clamps doing anything for that dropout?
>>2069902Your actually SO retarded
>>2069904If you're so smart then explain it to me.
Over 25 years old. So shitty that the vbrakes use cantilever brake pads.It was gifted by a local farmer to a friend of mine (with a lot of issues) who lived at my house for a few months. The friend is long gone. This bike outlived many people i have known, and it will other.
Photos and Advertisements from the early years of commercial flight. Post WWII
>>2070525
>>2070525>>2070535cool
If I went around in the heaviest most inefficient shoes possible to make a statement, people would rightly think I was a tryhard, trying to show off how strong I was, or otherwise basically see it as impractical, quixotic, or foolhardy. Normal people prefer lighter shoes that are more comfortable and efficient. Especially elderly women, people who aren't fitness freaks, etc.Yet if I do the same with a bicycle, all the urbanists want to suck my cock for being "practical". With bicycles, riding something comfortable, efficient, that doesn't ride like a boat anchor, is tryhard, show-off behavior. The least practical bike is seen as practical down to earth stuff for normals, and the most practical bike is seen as status-seeking show-off sports equipment for the very strong. Casuals belong on bikes that convert most of your pedal input energy into rattlecan noises and heating up the tires. Bikes that are reasonably effective at "bike things" are classified as competitive hobby gear.When did this mentality take root and who is responsible?
>>2070179i know they do, i owned one i can take a picture next time i visit my parents in queens
>>2070179Outside of citibikes being super stiff 25 kilo bricks so that rapscallions don't toss them into rivers for sport, as opposed to floppy steel stepthroughs weighing half that, they are pretty similar indeed. Upright, undergeared and usually undermaintained bikes that go, but just about.
>>2070654They're heavy so they don't break. And the gearing is fine for what they weigh. You wouldn't be able to do much with higher gearing, and the low gears are low enough for most hills. If you're trying to climb fort george hill or something the drivetrain inefficiency will get to you before any gear ratio inadequacies are a problem
>>2070179>>2070651Had my dad take a picture of my old bike, he has it in storage. So I used to ride this, and now I ride citibike to commute, and I feel comfortable telling you they’re very similar
>>2070660>They're heavy so they don't break.lead is heavy. i guess lead never breaks.
