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In the early 2000s, more than half of the passenger vehicles on American roads were traditional cars like sedans. Their hoods were low to the ground
Today, S.U.V.s and pickup trucks dominate the roads. Many are bigger than ever, And far deadlier, a New York Times investigation found.
They are killing thousands of pedestrians who otherwise might have survived.

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

Where’s the outrage when pedestrians are killed?
#walkto

Windows Update: Vorschau macht Rechtsklick-Bereich auf Touchpads einstellbar
Microsoft verteilt die Update-Vorschau für Windows 11 auf den Software-Flicken für den Juli-Patchday. Es gibt kleinere Verbesserungen.

Windows Update: Vorschau macht Rechtsklick-Bereich auf Touchpads einstellbar
Microsoft verteilt die Update-Vorschau für Windows 11 auf den Software-Flicken für den Juli-Patchday. Es gibt kleinere Verbesserungen.

"Since 2009, there has been a documented shift in road safety for American pedestrians. After decades of declines, pedestrian fatalities have been steadily increasing since the Great Recession... it’s because the cars keep getting bigger. According to a new study by The NYT the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, thousands of deaths would have been prevented over the past 16 years if cars had not grown so significantly in both height weight."

75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
We knew bigger cars were killing more pedestrians; now there's data to prove it.

petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted

Can’t believe the EU didn’t go for Thing It Already Has, But On London Rules.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eypx7dodaoitos4rbv5ihks3/post/3mmhq2aqmr22m

Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot.bsky.social)
Big exclusive tonight The UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU. But EU officials rejected the idea – and instead suggested a customs union or the European Economic Area. by @jenniferrankin.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/22/uk-pitched-single-market-for-goods-with-eu-as-it-pursues-trade-reintegration

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sFA.ImU9.sEzNuc34ik69&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260622/p42#a260622p42

Cybersecurity companies say hackers are exploiting vulnerable WordPress versions to take over websites; WordPress patched two critical security flaws last week (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/hack

Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk | TechCrunch
Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher.

petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted

florentine_families: Padgett Florentine families
Multiplex network with 2 edge types representing marriage alliances and business relationships between Florentine families during the Italian Renaissance. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 16 nodes and 35 edges.
Tags: Social, Relationships, Multilayer, Unweighted
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