astrionic

astrionic , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in Deleted

Yes, they're serious. The problem isn't that some cars exist, it's car dependency. Car infrastructure is inefficient, expensive and takes up enormous amounts of space. It's also ugly and loud. Cities built around cars get very spread out, so walking, cycling or public transport become inefficient or unsafe options. As a result, you have to drive, whether you want to or not. If you want to go literally anywhere, you have to get into your car and deal with traffic. But it doesn't have to be that way. Cities built around walkability, cycling and public transport are not only more efficient, but also much more pleasant, even for those who still want to or have to drive. Good alternatives to cars are the only way to really improve traffic. The idea isn't to just get rid of all cars but to make it so you don't need one.

If you want to learn more about good urban planning, check out the excellent YouTube channel Not Just Bikes to get much better explanations of these concepts. I especially recommend the series about Strong Towns as an introduction.

astrionic , 1 year ago to RedditMigration in Reddit's updated rate limits going into effect over the coming weeks, not entirely on July 1st, as was expected

It depends on how it's implemented and I've never used the reddit API, but I assume it's just a single API call every time new posts are loaded. So it'll load a batch of posts and then once you've scrolled down far enough it'll make another call to load more. But basically everything you do in the app that interacts with reddit causes an API call, e.g. open a post/load comments, upvote, post or comment, view a profile or subscribe to a subreddit. Depending on how the API is designed, multiple calls may be needed.