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chris_e_simpson

@chris_e_simpson@hachyderm.io

Scatterbrained, long in the tooth software developer and cat hearding coach, researching brain science and building a web app called ZealPad designed to help folk (especially scatterbrained folk) get things done.

(Avatar image shows my dopey bearded bald-headed face looking at the camera. Behind me are my two dogs. Banner image is my previous b&w dog with amber eyes looking at the camera)

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I don’t own a car and I ride my bike a lot, often on very busy city streets. I always wear a helmet when I ride — not because it makes me less likely to get hit by a car, but because it makes me less likely to suffer from brain damage if and when I do get hit by a car.

However, as Dave Walker (@davewalker) points out, there are MANY other and much better ways to make cycling safer for everyone. 🚲

#BikeTooter #Cycling

Cartoon drawing with the title: "What would make cycling safer?" One side of the drawing says, according to people on the Internet: helmets. The other side says, according to actual statistics: separating bikes and traffic; educating drivers; enforcing speed limits; dedicated traffic-free routes; close pass laws; disqualifying repeat offenders; investment in active travel; and finally, getting people off their sofas makes everyone safer and healthier.
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    @breadandcircuses @davewalker somewhere, many moons ago, I read that having laws that force people to wear bike helmets actually leads to a reduction in a population's overall health because it reduces the overall amount of exercise occurring. I'm also pro helmet and wear one 99% of the time, but I'd prefer if it were only a legal requirement for kids and not adults

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    Its always remarkable to me to think about Descartes and Galileo being contemporaries: so we know how the former reacted when the latter was imprisoned:

    “I inquired in Leiden and Amsterdam whether Galileo’s World System was available, … I was told that it had indeed been published but that all the copies had immediately been burnt at Rome, and that Galileo had been convicted and fined. I was so astonished at this that I almost decided to burn all my papers … .”

    chris_e_simpson ,
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    @futurebird "cogito ergo sum" is genius, the only cast iron proof of existence, however, mind body dualism was a giant leap in the wrong direction that is still doing harm today

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    chris_e_simpson ,
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    @jeffowski Thanks for adding alt-text, as a hilarious bonus it turned "enough" into "ugh" on my phone!

    Mastodon post by Church of Jeff Contains an image with following text: Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle To give you a sense for how rich billionaires are: When MacKenzie Scott divorced Bezos 3 years ago, she was worth $36 billion. Then she became America's biggest philanthropist and gave away $12 billion. She's now worth $55 billion. Literally can't give money away fast enough. however there is an "ALT" hovering over the "enough" so it just says "ugh"
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    @alice they are the world's best glarers

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    Last night I finished The Book of Love by Kelly Link (A book recommendation I got from @pluralistic )

    Sure enough, it is absolutely incredible. I knew absolutely nothing of the novel or the writer when I started which added to the mystery, I had no idea where it would go and I think that made it even better

    https://kellylink.net/books/the-book-of-love

    Red book cover with 5 large lines of text that read: The Book of Love A Novel Kelly Link There are 4 lines of moons inbetween each line of text. Each of thses show a set of 5 moons that transition from crescent through full back to cresent again. On each line, either the 4th or 2nd moon the crescent is made of the silouette of a different person's face In small text at the top it says: "A dizzying dream ride you will never forget." - Leigh Bardugo In small text at the bottom is says: "Pulitzer prize finalist"
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