"I am *so* happy to hear that this thing may finally be dead. "
I was one of the ones that thought it would be totally cool to have a monorail, but after a few years of meetings and nothing actually built I'm glad it's dead too.
It would be a mistake to think of the Seattle Monorail system as being comparable to DC's Metro, Vancouver's Light Rail, San Francisco's BART, London's Underground Etc Etc because it ended up becoming just a single line from Ballard (nowhere) to West Seattle (nowhere) with downtown Seattle in the middle.
If you didn't live in or near either of these destinations the chances are you'd never use the system, or even see it for that matter.
There is, however, a light rail system in the process of actually being built which will move a lot more people to and from a lot more places.
They're actually closing down the bus tunnels in downtown Seattle for two years, starting this week, to make it ready to accept these new light rail vehicles.
The unfortunate part is that there are already light rail tracks embedded in the hardened concrete of these tunnels, but it all has to be dug up and replaced because the existing track isn't compatible with the above ground system they started bulding already.
"I thought monorails were supposed to be on of the cheap(er) forms of mass transit."
The cost of the actual hardware - trains, tracks, stations - isn't so much the issue here as the endless meetings, the bureaucracy.
Being on the monorail planning board became a job for a lot of people, and you've got to wonder how motivated somebody is to get something done when ultimately they'll be out of a job when it's done!
It looks to me like these particular bureaucrats did a great job. They strung it out as long as possible before the plug was pulled.
What pisses me off it that I paid an extra $180 on my car tabs this year to help keep those fuckers fed.
The "Green Line" monorail system linking Ballard to West Seattle was the dumbest idea known to all mankind.
A "Circle Line" around Seattle or even a "Central" line down Aurora Avenue would have been very popular, but no, a million pounds of hot air and ten thousands tons of packed lunches finally killed the Monorail.
So watch out Seattle businesses, a couple of hundred middle managers from the Seattle Monorail Board are looking for work.
Better stock that fridge up with Perrier and get those expense accounts filled up!
That's about it for me too. Before I started using iTunes the only "new" music I'd acquired since 2000 was a few obscure albums and live shows off the web and a grand total of one store bought CD (Art Of Noise: The Seductin Of Claude Debussy).
Since using iTunes I've spent almost $400 on music for my collection.
"actually, it was MSN; in my area (Indy, USA) they showed it on CBS."
it gets worse...I decided to actually fact check and the DJ Ripoff bit was during "The House" part of the show which aired Sunday night on VH1 here in Seattle.
The Tuesday and Wednesday "Performance" shows aired on CBS here too.
I meant MSN when I mentioned MSNBC (it's all a big monopolistic haze to me these days).
You got me wondering what the Vista them song is going to be.
I'm assuming it'll be some kind of classic rock tune with a not-so-subtle connection to the OS name, with a chorus like "I can see for miles and miles", "I can see clearly now" or maybe even a cameo of some kind, like Arnie saying "Hasta La Vista Baby" while deleting porno off his Dell.
Any IT Dept that adamantly refuses to incorporate, or even switch to, an alternate OS for purely selfish reasons is certainly a problem.
When upper management asks for recommendations and the same old, tired, arguments for sticking with a Windows Only environment are trotted out by the MCSE's in the basement, then IT is doing the company a disservice.
That's usually the best way to go...never mentioning your competitors by name, unless you're drunk with success like M. Dell a few years ago, spouting off about how fucked Apple is (was;-))
How about installing a trapdoor over a bottomless pit in the entrance of every Costco, KFC, WalMart and Kenny G Fan Club. That should just about do it.
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"I am *so* happy to hear that this thing may finally be dead. "
I was one of the ones that thought it would be totally cool to have a monorail, but after a few years of meetings and nothing actually built I'm glad it's dead too.
It would be a mistake to think of the Seattle Monorail system as being comparable to DC's Metro, Vancouver's Light Rail, San Francisco's BART, London's Underground Etc Etc because it ended up becoming just a single line from Ballard (nowhere) to West Seattle (nowhere) with downtown Seattle in the middle.
If you didn't live in or near either of these destinations the chances are you'd never use the system, or even see it for that matter.
There is, however, a light rail system in the process of actually being built which will move a lot more people to and from a lot more places.
They're actually closing down the bus tunnels in downtown Seattle for two years, starting this week, to make it ready to accept these new light rail vehicles.
The unfortunate part is that there are already light rail tracks embedded in the hardened concrete of these tunnels, but it all has to be dug up and replaced because the existing track isn't compatible with the above ground system they started bulding already.
Go figure!
"I thought monorails were supposed to be on of the cheap(er) forms of mass transit."
The cost of the actual hardware - trains, tracks, stations - isn't so much the issue here as the endless meetings, the bureaucracy.
Being on the monorail planning board became a job for a lot of people, and you've got to wonder how motivated somebody is to get something done when ultimately they'll be out of a job when it's done!
It looks to me like these particular bureaucrats did a great job. They strung it out as long as possible before the plug was pulled.
What pisses me off it that I paid an extra $180 on my car tabs this year to help keep those fuckers fed.
"So, bad grammer"
Actually it was the beer. I even previewed the post several times, making massive corrections each time, but it still came out like crap.
Thanks beer!
The "Green Line" monorail system linking Ballard to West Seattle was the dumbest idea known to all mankind.
A "Circle Line" around Seattle or even a "Central" line down Aurora Avenue would have been very popular, but no, a million pounds of hot air and ten thousands tons of packed lunches finally killed the Monorail.
So watch out Seattle businesses, a couple of hundred middle managers from the Seattle Monorail Board are looking for work.
Better stock that fridge up with Perrier and get those expense accounts filled up!
That's about it for me too. Before I started using iTunes the only "new" music I'd acquired since 2000 was a few obscure albums and live shows off the web and a grand total of one store bought CD (Art Of Noise: The Seductin Of Claude Debussy).
Since using iTunes I've spent almost $400 on music for my collection.
"I doubt any "people" orbiting 51 Pegasi would agree with the "official" name of their sun."
In much the same way English people don't appreciate it when folks from Francais call their home planet Angleterre!
"actually, it was MSN; in my area (Indy, USA) they showed it on CBS."
it gets worse...I decided to actually fact check and the DJ Ripoff bit was during "The House" part of the show which aired Sunday night on VH1 here in Seattle.
The Tuesday and Wednesday "Performance" shows aired on CBS here too.
I meant MSN when I mentioned MSNBC (it's all a big monopolistic haze to me these days).
"This has been out in the news for a couple of days."
;-)
I saw Dave Navarro on Rock Star:INXS doing product placement on this a whole week ago.
It's a shame they couldn't have used the iPod Nano instead - way cooler - but the show is on MSNBC after all
You got me wondering what the Vista them song is going to be.
I'm assuming it'll be some kind of classic rock tune with a not-so-subtle connection to the OS name, with a chorus like "I can see for miles and miles", "I can see clearly now" or maybe even a cameo of some kind, like Arnie saying "Hasta La Vista Baby" while deleting porno off his Dell.
"There are no lego stores in my country."
So I take it you don't live in Legoland?
He probably has a few advisors scattered around as well, to make sure he stays on target.
Any IT Dept that adamantly refuses to incorporate, or even switch to, an alternate OS for purely selfish reasons is certainly a problem.
When upper management asks for recommendations and the same old, tired, arguments for sticking with a Windows Only environment are trotted out by the MCSE's in the basement, then IT is doing the company a disservice.
That's usually the best way to go...never mentioning your competitors by name, unless you're drunk with success like M. Dell a few years ago, spouting off about how fucked Apple is (was ;-))
Thats why it goes to 11 dude :-)
"Beer was breakfast."
There's an old saying in rock 'n' roll annals..."beer's beer in any language"
(last quoted to me by Simon Hinkler, The Mission UK)
Lets drag it kicking and screaming into the silicon valley geek zone era as BBIAL!
"There are so many flippin mp3 players out there.....etc etc etc"
But they don't work with iTunes.
You're just pissed because Apple isn't dead yet. Get over it already.
What's BFH again?
/. acronym directory page for future reference, I'm RCART (really crap at remembering them).
And is there a
It certainly appears that way from time to time.
Some replies to comments seem like damage control from PR types, especially when they're posted as AC.
Bomb Heaven! Oh wait, even though most of the death and destruction in the World is religion based, nobody knows where Heaven is!
"Would love to meet this Mr. Martin..."
He's good buddies with Jethro Tull.
I just looked at Snow Shoe on Google Earth - yep, it's pretty remote.
You're deaf!
If you really listen to Krafterk you'd be amazed how un-robotic those guys really are.
How about installing a trapdoor over a bottomless pit in the entrance of every Costco, KFC, WalMart and Kenny G Fan Club. That should just about do it.