Fuck that. Streets are paid for by all taxpayers, and "rights of way" are long established. What Waze does falls under free speech. You don't want people taking a shortcut through your neighborhood, then stop with the "Waze has upended our City's traffic plans" bullshit and make it so the major roads work better than the side roads. It really is that simple.
Dang straight. If the major roads aren't faster than the side roads then the problem is the government handling of the roads, not from some app.
Our city has signed my street with âoethrough traffic prohibitedâ and sent a letter to Waze of the change. Nothing has happened. Phone staring zombies still speeding through the neighborhood. Los Altos Hills has had some success but then Alphabet big wigs live there.
If you don't want people speeding through your street, put speed bumps there.
but if everyone takes the shortcut it ends up taking everyone 30 minutes more.
That doesn't even make any sense. If the shortcut actually resulted in everyone taking 30 minutes more, then the traffic app wouldn't keep routing so many through it. It gets its best data from itself, obviously.
It optimizes for fastest route unless you tell it otherwise.
Of course the odds that something like a Burger King is going to be there forever are pretty slim, so maybe they'll have to update it to "Turn left at the thing that used to be a Burger King but is now a Coney Island" or something like that.
YMMV, but around where I am Google Maps is kept way more up to date than our street signage.
I was using Google Maps yesterday to navigate and when it said I should go past Taco Bell, I was surprised. I hadn't heard that before. But overall I was pleased. Signs for Taco Bell and Burger King are much larger than road signs. It is a good move.
And sometimes road signs aren't there at all. I don't know why, but I encounter even major intersections where at least one of the roads has no signage.
Yet another reason I use Google Maps (or Garmin) all the time, not just when I don't know where I'm going. I like to learn all the street names, or at least be exposed to them.
We'll see what the corrupt government of Puerto Rico does.
Before you lay the entire blame on the Puerto Rican government I suggest you broaden your sources a bit. Quoting from Wikipedia
The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers, subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States.
And? So is Chicago.
Both are leftist fiefdoms. They reap what they sow.
I suppose it would be highly rude to suggest they hire Syrian, Libyan, and other refugees... AC
Would you rather have a robot for a co-worker, or a Syrian? Personally, I would pick the Syrian so we could share falafels and tahini for lunch, but most Eastern Europeans feel differently. Non-white immigration is deeply unpopular there, even more so than in Western Europe where immigration has created a major political backlash.
Since the robot would be less likely to abuse women and behead me, I'd choose the robot.
"economies in Eastern Europe have led to severe labor shortages"
Aren't these the same countries that are refusing to accept refugees? I'm missing the logic here. Or maybe they feel that keeping a 'pure' ethnic environment is more important than a good economy.
Or maybe they want to keep the explosions and beheadings to a minimum.
Being out in bright sunlight and seeing those lens wearers with weird blanked out eyes. Who will be the first one shot by some redneck with the excuse "Ah thort they was'n alien or a zombie, so I blasted that there creepy-eyed f*ck*r"
Yeah, that'll happen. It's always those darn rednecks shooting people.
Perhaps living in europe where wearing seat belts are compulsory by law in a car we are more used to wearing restraining belts for long periods of time.
Wearing seat belts in a car is compulsory in every state in the US.
Perhaps living in europe where wearing seat belts are compulsory by law in a car we are more used to wearing restraining belts for long periods of time.
Wearing seat belts in a car is compulsory in every state in the US.
I am just wondering where to find those 5%. Any one with a clue?
Just look at the map on page 3 of the report.
It shows most of Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia with the worst pollution. Countries at higher latitudes have much cleaner air. Canada, the United States (apart from the San Joaquin Valley and areas of the midwest), and large areas of Russia, Northern Europe, and Australia have pollution below the WHO guideline. Western Europe is pretty good, but Germany and northern France have particulate pollution higher than the guideline.
You got modded down for describing the map, and accurately answering the guy's question? Funky.
Yeahhhh, except guns are designed for the efficient killing of people. Sure, you can kill people with a shot glass full of water, but it's not like it's going to be easy. There are very few efficient killing machines to which we give people access, other than guns.
Nobody shot up the Walnut Grove schoolhouse, despite approximately every teenager there having access to guns.
Something's changed, but it's not the access to guns.
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What, no "AI coding bootcamps" to drive salaries down?
Fuck that. Streets are paid for by all taxpayers, and "rights of way" are long established. What Waze does falls under free speech. You don't want people taking a shortcut through your neighborhood, then stop with the "Waze has upended our City's traffic plans" bullshit and make it so the major roads work better than the side roads. It really is that simple.
Dang straight. If the major roads aren't faster than the side roads then the problem is the government handling of the roads, not from some app.
Our city has signed my street with âoethrough traffic prohibitedâ and sent a letter to Waze of the change. Nothing has happened. Phone staring zombies still speeding through the neighborhood. Los Altos Hills has had some success but then Alphabet big wigs live there.
If you don't want people speeding through your street, put speed bumps there.
Oh no, but that would slow down you too.
If the main routes are so dang slow, that's your fault, city, not an app's fault.
Don't want to put speed bumps in the fancy neighborhoods? Then build more or wider main roads.
but if everyone takes the shortcut it ends up taking everyone 30 minutes more.
That doesn't even make any sense. If the shortcut actually resulted in everyone taking 30 minutes more, then the traffic app wouldn't keep routing so many through it. It gets its best data from itself, obviously.
It optimizes for fastest route unless you tell it otherwise.
Who cares?
If the science is accurate, who cares if "Big Pasta" funded it?
If the science isn't accurate, then that's the problem, not who funded it.
Of course the odds that something like a Burger King is going to be there forever are pretty slim, so maybe they'll have to update it to "Turn left at the thing that used to be a Burger King but is now a Coney Island" or something like that.
YMMV, but around where I am Google Maps is kept way more up to date than our street signage.
I was using Google Maps yesterday to navigate and when it said I should go past Taco Bell, I was surprised. I hadn't heard that before. But overall I was pleased. Signs for Taco Bell and Burger King are much larger than road signs. It is a good move.
And sometimes road signs aren't there at all. I don't know why, but I encounter even major intersections where at least one of the roads has no signage.
Yet another reason I use Google Maps (or Garmin) all the time, not just when I don't know where I'm going. I like to learn all the street names, or at least be exposed to them.
1. This has been in Google Maps for awhile now, and
2. Garmin was doing it before
I think G doesn't really mind censorship these days. After all, they seem to be fans of it themselves.
Sorry, I was going to reply to your comment, but it mysteriously no longer showed up in a search.
I am shocked, shocked that fake "currencies" would attract anything less than totally honest characters.
(Your cryptocurrency winnings sir)
Thank you.
instead of those two women who were more interested in smiling and laughing than knowing how to assemble things.
You have to admit though, the women were better at smiling and laughing than the robot was.
Go homo sapiens!
They sure sound chastened.
We'll see what the corrupt government of Puerto Rico does.
Before you lay the entire blame on the Puerto Rican government I suggest you broaden your sources a bit. Quoting from Wikipedia
The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers, subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States.
And? So is Chicago.
Both are leftist fiefdoms. They reap what they sow.
I suppose it would be highly rude to suggest they hire Syrian, Libyan, and other refugees... AC
Would you rather have a robot for a co-worker, or a Syrian? Personally, I would pick the Syrian so we could share falafels and tahini for lunch, but most Eastern Europeans feel differently. Non-white immigration is deeply unpopular there, even more so than in Western Europe where immigration has created a major political backlash.
Since the robot would be less likely to abuse women and behead me, I'd choose the robot.
"economies in Eastern Europe have led to severe labor shortages"
Aren't these the same countries that are refusing to accept refugees? I'm missing the logic here. Or maybe they feel that keeping a 'pure' ethnic environment is more important than a good economy.
Or maybe they want to keep the explosions and beheadings to a minimum.
... they scraped public data, and the problem is that they carelessly left it ... public?
What percentage of high-achieving, middle income students attend the most selective school? Is it more or less that 3%?
Doesn't matter.
The difference is that nobody would get heaps of praise for trying to bring in more middle income students.
Have to keep in mind what the goal is.
Maybe they are too smart to want to attend "elite" colleges?
Being out in bright sunlight and seeing those lens wearers with weird blanked out eyes. Who will be the first one shot by some redneck with the excuse "Ah thort they was'n alien or a zombie, so I blasted that there creepy-eyed f*ck*r"
Yeah, that'll happen. It's always those darn rednecks shooting people.
I'm going to stay downtown where it's safe!
Perhaps living in europe where wearing seat belts are compulsory by law in a car we are more used to wearing restraining belts for long periods of time.
Wearing seat belts in a car is compulsory in every state in the US.
Oops; except one, apparently.
Obviously that totally invalidates my point, lol
Perhaps living in europe where wearing seat belts are compulsory by law in a car we are more used to wearing restraining belts for long periods of time.
Wearing seat belts in a car is compulsory in every state in the US.
I am just wondering where to find those 5%. Any one with a clue?
Just look at the map on page 3 of the report. It shows most of Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia with the worst pollution. Countries at higher latitudes have much cleaner air. Canada, the United States (apart from the San Joaquin Valley and areas of the midwest), and large areas of Russia, Northern Europe, and Australia have pollution below the WHO guideline. Western Europe is pretty good, but Germany and northern France have particulate pollution higher than the guideline.
You got modded down for describing the map, and accurately answering the guy's question? Funky.
I for one would not want to make "Diamond and Silk" angry ...
Yeahhhh, except guns are designed for the efficient killing of people. Sure, you can kill people with a shot glass full of water, but it's not like it's going to be easy. There are very few efficient killing machines to which we give people access, other than guns.
Nobody shot up the Walnut Grove schoolhouse, despite approximately every teenager there having access to guns.
Something's changed, but it's not the access to guns.