Surely if you see a lane that's completely empty, you are likely to consider switching to the mode of transit that can use it.

Bikes a huge net win to cities because they are far cheaper to support than cars. Without taking action like this then nobody will want to use the, but even that's not enough - I can depend on my city ploughing bike trails and lanes (sometimes before they've even ploughed the road) and all the city buses are equipped with bike racks should I decide it's just too crappy out to ride home. Once it reaches that level of support then people do use them. I think about half the people in my office ride in to work in good weather, though certainly fewer when it's raining or snowing.

I prefer the US. Though I'm young, in good health and am very well paid. Though I have the ultimate fallback and can potentially retire to the UK when thats a better fit for my needs.

Selfish certainly, but it's nice to have that option.

If i wasn't on a six figure income I'd probably go back though, the US is horribly stacked against the lower middle class.

I was actually pretty surprised to see a similar track in italy. I worked with a guy at a supplier there who "only" had a high school education but was working in software.

Few US employers would touch someone like that (especially fresh out of high school) but there seems to be a different mentality over there where you can transition into jobs like that starting as an intern.

But you are also suggesting that's just for education which is clearly untrue.

I've never lived in Germany, but in Scotland you get a lot more for your income tax dollars than you do in the US. Of course if you happen to never get sick or never need welfare then the US is probably going to win overall, but it's hard to make that bet.

Plus if you exclude american breweries that aren't US-owned then you've suddenly lost Bud, Miller and Coors - that makes the average american beer a fuckton better

I grew up in Scotland and now live in Boulder, CO.

The average standard and selection of beer in the US is so far head and shoulders above Scotland it's not even comparable. It's not unusual for restaurants to have dozens of beers on tap and larger liquor stores carry hundreds of different brews. If you like a good scots ale then you'll be ok in most of Scotland, and if you like a typical German beer then you'll be happy there, but if you like having a large selection of things to choose from then you'll be happier here.

It seems like that problem in solved these days. I have no problem saying "Ok google, open waze" and it does the right thing.

That's absurd. I've saved my team's collective ass by pointing to stuff like - "we made this agreement with your company on 5/2/2007 in a discussion with myself Mike and Jeff". Ultimately that's been a great benefit to my employer (though we don't do any kind of shady stuff that we don't want future records pointing to)

I also don't think legality factors into it massively, particularly if it's legalized with the facts about safety and addiction clearly marked on the package.

The reason I don't get up in the morning and smoke heroin has nothing to do with the law, it's very similar to the reason I don't start the day with a double whisky - it's because it wouldn't have a positive impact on my life. Generally nobody believes they'll be caught anyway - there might be a little novelty at first, but by and large the people who want to abuse opiates are already abusing opiates.

I've never had a particularly bad experience quitting jobs, and the more graceful employers have always left themselves in situations where they can call me up and ask if they need a particular file or piece of knowledge or hire me back on a short term basis to fix a problem.

One employer early in my career even pointed out that my workstation was slated for recycling when I was done with it and let me take it home. Somehow security didn't bat an eyelid when I signed that out and simultaneously handed over my termination documents and badge.

I too have been using Joker for probably a decade and have had nothing but good experiences. The whole thing is nicely automated, their messages all come gpg signed and their customer service is pretty good and they helped me out recently by making exceptions to their automated rules.

I find it quite hilarious that non-citizens are supposedly among the first people who'll be drafted to fight for this country. WTF

I'm not a citizen and I was forced to register and required to prove it at my next green card interview.

Also I think it's fundamentally wrong to view "civil disobedience" as a one time thing. Him handing a bunch of documents to Glenn Greenwald wasn't the singular act of disobedience.

He's still acting in a disobedient matter. He's still sitting on the bus if you will. And he is still suffering the consequences of his actions, even if that doesn't mean rotting in prison.

I think his own actions make that quite clear. If he's been stuck in a US prison do you think he's be able to still communicate with journalists to draw attention to his leaks, would he be able to testify at the European Union?

He's already demonstrated that he's more valuable to advancing his agenda when he's able to communicate, than if he were in prison alongside Chelsea Manning. He's not running away like a coward, he's running away like someone who's determined to make his actions count for as much as possible.