Aaron Parecki

This was too accurate

As US road deaths soar, traveling in Japan is safer than ever. The Japanese risk of dying in a crash is now 1/6 as high as in the US.

Why are Japan's roadways so much safer?

A 🧵 w/ lessons from my new piece in @CityLab
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/what-drove-japan-s-remarkable-traffic-safety-turnaround

#BurningMan created an art installation one can see from space. It's called INSANITY and included tens of thousands of people burning thousands of gallons of gas while spending up to 13 hours trying to exit the festival in 110 degree heat.

the queen died on star trek day...finally something goes right for miles o'brien

The passing of Elizabeth II is a reminder of how fragile and precious a gift every moment of time is.

I hope everybody around the royal family knows how small and limited the window of opportunity to say, "Well, who died and made you king?" to Charles really, truly is.

ICYMI

The FAA announced at @ExpoUAV that it will use enforcement discretion for drone manufacturers who are making progress towards Remote ID compliance through December 16, 2022. Full details will be posted to the Federal Register on September 8. #expouav

The death of Queen Elizabeth keeps us right on schedule

I find it very suspicious that the Queen of England, the Queen of Canada, and the Queen of Jamaica all died on the same day.

a vast gulf between "we've always done this, so we keep doing it because of inertia" and "we've always done this, therefore it makes perfect sense and i will not be taking questions"

computer, show me tweets only from ireland

It’s ok we don’t have to agree on everything, and we can still have other stuff in common. Like how I don’t like the violence of colonialism or pretending to be destined by god to hoard generational riches from colonialism and enslavement, but I do love corgis! ❤️

I know @matt_levine was joking here, but now I have to make a networked version of Pac-Man that costs $0.25 to play, and the four people playing the ghosts split the money based on how quickly they can kill him. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-08/gary-gensler-wants-to-regulate-crypto

In the past I used to go to other creator friends to make sure I wasn't stepping on toes.

ALL of them didn't care and basically said "do your thing and let the audience decide."

I did end up scheduling based on what worked for me and it all balanced out.

Please be respectful when talking about the Queen. She was a head of state, a monarch, a mother to multiple pedophiles and most importantly a devoted cousin to her husband

Joking about the Queen dying is NOT okay. Whether you like her or not, she was someone’s wife, mother, sister, cousin. This is a very hard day for that one man.

the national anthem just legally changed its pronouns far easier than any trans person in the uk can btw

Nations, everyone in England is distracted. It’s the perfect time to get your stuff back from the British Museum.

The governor has declared a state of emergency and asked all Californians to not run `npm install` between 4 PM and 9 PM today in an effort to save energy.

A man in McDonald’s just ordered an apple pie and the cashier said “would you like to do two apple pies instead” while giving no reasoning or context and the man said “yes.” I demand all conversations moving forward to be this way. Efficient, goal-oriented, apple pie adjacent.