The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed how we use language

Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by josephg on Sunday November 05, 2023 @09:25AM (#38151376)

I visited Amsterdam recently and instantly noticed something weird about the road layouts there. I did some research - they differentiate between streets (meant for short distances, or getting to a local destination) and roads (meant for long distance travel - or driving past a location). As a visitor, it seems brilliant. And it makes way more sense than what a lot of roads look like here - with cyclists trying to fit in with high speed traffic.

Novel approaches to urban planning seems like an obvious thing to put in to urban planning games. What a missed opportunity.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by TRiG_Ireland on Sunday November 05, 2023 @06:15PM (#38156750)

Urban planners have coined the word "stroad" for the hybrid monstrosities.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by mikepurvis on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:35AM (#38162371)

I’ve noticed this a number of times in recent travel— Kyoto, New Orleans, Quebec City, all very old places where the narrow side streets (often with little to no sidewalk and certainly no dedicated bike space) are in fact a paradise for non-car transportation.

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