Why, do you lick your bicycle chain?

Not entirely the same in Norway, but the rule as written is roughly translated "Sound signal: A bike should have a bell. Other signalling devices are prohibited".

Doesn't stop me from using an AirZound or digital airhorn. Saved me countless times. Like a bell is heard by a driver blasting their stereo while checking their phone, slowly veering into the cycle lane.

> Hey, we just solved 90% of the accidents.

No, you didn't. And restricting cyclists and pedestrians will not result in even small dent in the numbers of maimed or killed people in traffic. It's one mode of transport that's responsible for the vast amount of it, and that's the motorized one propelling several tonnes.

> and bikes have no business being on any other lane as long as these exist

And cars have no business being on other roads as long as highways exist ;)

I meant biking accidents this product is obviously trying to solve.

> And cars have no business being on other roads as long as highways exist ;)

Biking lanes are not comparable to highways. Where I'm living, if you bike on car lanes when biking lanes exist, or if you bike on sidewalks at all, you get a hefty fine depending on the situation and if you possess one, you get points on your driving license.

Exceptions are turning, leaving the road, the lane being blocked by a clueless driver etc. obviously.

Cars are also not allowed on biking lanes, neither are pedestrians. Same exceptions apply.

Highways are more comparable to railroads, maybe.

Why are they walking around with ANC, you think? Maybe the sound of traffic (cars). They're also the ones posing the danger to cyclists and pedestrians. The solution is simple.

Do you also think drivers with windows blocking sounds and their stereo blasting are mad?

ofc they are

It's called out in the post:

> Despite its Tolkien-inspired name, Earendil is not a tech company with fascist tendencies. Quite the opposite. They are basically well-meaning hippies in my book

That's how Sidney Gottlieb seemed in his retirement.

Oh well, as a teenager, blocking adobe servers in hosts file was how you got to "phone activation" and could generate a code. So I guess we're even, heh.

I also did this as a teenager.

Doing this again, now (well into adulthood): recently gifted a "broken" 2013 MacPro[0], and have set it up as my retro CS4 workhorse (decades old software on a decade old machine). Hosts/PiHole ready, blocking "*adobe*" entirely.

Only problem now is I cannot find four's `FCKGW-RHQQ2-`... my oldmanfish surfs onwards, Santiago remaining uncertain. For now I just don't quit and never shut down (fresh install allows limited launches).

[0] RAM slot was jamming, not allowing proper seating

That CS2 torrent was a GOAT.

FCKGW-RHQQ2-…

Those particular neurons of mine haven't seen action in quite some time, thank you.

I worked at Gateway during this era and always saw that in the light of me quitting when XP came out and drove me crazy. FCKGW indeed.

The title of this article recalled that exact memory for me too. Not only Adobe but cracks for a few other expensive softwares needed the same.

...and then Adobe (unintentionally) gave away free downloads of CS2, with valid serial numbers, once they shut down the activation servers. You can still find them on the Internet Archive.

If logging in disabled all checks, all bots would just spam-create users first. Of course it needs to run for all users, without it being necessarily nefarious.

Paid users?

It's a difference between "using it" and just having a dormant profile you wake to live when interested, though.

There's a big difference with being a driver now, though, compared to having had it as a career and being part of this study. They did it before gps.

100%.