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SNOW! (flurries, in Nashville) #tnwx

Classifying Bicycle Infrastructure Using On-Bike Street-Level Images
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19194v1

Classifying Bicycle Infrastructure Using On-Bike Street-Level Images
While cycling offers an attractive option for sustainable transportation, many potential cyclists are discouraged from taking up cycling due to the lack of suitable and safe infrastructure. Efficiently mapping cycling infrastructure across entire cities is necessary to advance our understanding of how to provide connected networks of high-quality infrastructure. Therefore we propose a system capable of classifying available cycling infrastructure from on-bike smartphone camera data. The system …

fediverse is popping off

Oxfam: Carbon inequality kills https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-inequality-kills-why-curbing-the-excessive-emissions-of-an-elite-few-can-621656/

I had mentioned that Russian freight trucks weren't doing well, but... things are getting uglier.
Large numbers of them are getting out of the business entirely, or trying to downsize their truck fleets due, in part, to the high key rate and general unprofitability of trucking in Russia under current circumstances.
They're even facing high incidences of non-payment by their clients!

NERDS at the #D3A Conference
https://nerds.itu.dk/2024/10/29/nerds-at-the-d3a-conference/

Ilmus Vikerkaare humanisminumber. Ma ise tõlkisin sinna Marsilio Ficino kirju, mis on üllatavalt tänapäevaselt kõlavad, oli väga lõbus, vahelduseks. Ma tean, et teised asjad, mis seal on, on ka head. Pico della Mirandola kõne on igaljuhul miski, mida peaks lugema igaüks, kes renessanssi perioodi mõtlemisest tahab aimu saada.
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So, #chopin dropped this new waltz, and it's pretty dramatic. Nice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfse_wSUmw&t=67s

Drawing attention to this thread of comments of mine from a few days ago, as it goes deeper into apparent efforts from European nations to Trump-proof Ukraine, which is actually VERY important for European security.
It's nice seeing news articles pointing out Ukrainian funding & Russian appeasement isn't something Trump gets to dictate, but rather, a situation where Europe is trying to diplomatically push back against Trump to defend their legitimate security interests.