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skippydumptruck

Elki wrote: »

You can easily hop on the rail in Cleveland without a ticket. But if they catch you they will be tremendous dicks about it, so you don't want to do that.

Adult Proof of Payment Violators

Charged a $25 administrative fee
If paid within 72 business hours, no criminal citation filed
If not paid in 72 business hours, citation referred to court for criminal prosecution
If unpaid within 72 business hours, citations will be forwarded to the appropriate Clerk of Courts for processing.
If adult receives more than one violation within 24 months, the administrative fee will not be offered in lieu of a criminal citation

So, it's all about how lucky you feel.

same in california

skippydumptruck

also in san diego there's a coaster train that goes along the coast and it's really pretty and you can bring beer on the train : )

ronya

holy crap

this is why my function has such a terrible time converging:



(smaller values are better)

Solomaxwell6

21stCentury wrote: »

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

I want Google to finish up their AI cars already. That'll be good for traffic.

Then the next step is consumer priced Google AI personal helicopters, and then traffic will be gone forever.

Because then Google will own the world and we'll work in the bandwidth mines forever as slaves.

I don't even care, as long as I don't have to deal with traffic on my commute to the mines.

PantsB

Almost falling asleep by 11am at work is a bad sign

Arlington

Gooey wrote: »

why won't meatloaf do that?

@Gooey

Not sure if serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GNhdQRbXhc

AManFromEarth

It mostly pisses me off because I told her not to get a pet before we move in together, because the pet friendly apartments are at least 100 to 200 dollars more expensive than my current apartment and we don't know what the future holds re: jerbs and savings.

But w/e, I'll get over it. But so help me if this thing eats my xbox...

Elki

Austin is the capital of Texas! ... guys!

skippydumptruck wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

You can easily hop on the rail in Cleveland without a ticket. But if they catch you they will be tremendous dicks about it, so you don't want to do that.

Adult Proof of Payment Violators

Charged a $25 administrative fee
If paid within 72 business hours, no criminal citation filed
If not paid in 72 business hours, citation referred to court for criminal prosecution
If unpaid within 72 business hours, citations will be forwarded to the appropriate Clerk of Courts for processing.
If adult receives more than one violation within 24 months, the administrative fee will not be offered in lieu of a criminal citation

So, it's all about how lucky you feel.

same in california

Just one time.

skippydumptruck

Sarksus

I see the gold and blue can of Milliter Lite in that cozy

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

Gooey wrote: »

light rail rant because i am thinking about it now:

houston built a light rail system a number of years ago. the line bisects downtown, running from just on the north side of downtown to a little south of the city. basically, it connects the two U of H campuses, which oddly enough the president of U of H was on the board that decided where to build the light rail. What a coincidence!

Anyway, the train runs on the street level, on regular streets with cars. When they designed the rail they decided to use these state-of-the-art cars that are super quiet, since the train runs through some neighborhoods. One problem - quiet trains means peope can't hear them when they need to! And since it is on street level, the train had huge problems hitting motorists and pedestrians. Unfortunately some people were killed IIRC. Anyway, the solution? Put this obnoxious screeching bell on the train. So now it is no longer silent and is ten times worse than if they had gone with a normal train that makes noise.

Not to mention the fact that the train isn't like a subway where you de facto have to buy a ticket due to the gates. There are no gates. You're supposed to buy a ticket, but no one does. Why would you? They don't check for tickets and there's nothing that prevents you from getting on the train without one.

Did I mention that the train runs on the street? Since the train bisects downtown north/south, it is a traffic nightmare. It constantly snarls up traffic in downtown. I regularly wait 5 minutes at a light for the train to go by on my way home from work. It is terrible!

And now they want to put in a second line, running east/west through downtown, also on street level, that crosses the north/south train. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG HERE? Not to mention the fact that it's going to double the traffic problem created by the first train, as you'll have trains waiting for other trains, and cars stopped waiting on those trains.

Houston is a very large city by area. Insanely large. You can drive for an hour on the highway and still be in "Houston". Right now Houston has a pretty expansive commuter bus system that utilizes the HOV lanes on the highways, but even then when the busses get downtown they still create traffic. And even though they are in the HOV lane they can still get backed up with traffic on the highways. Not to mention the fact that the operating costs (fuel, drivers, maintenance) must be insane.

What Houston needs to do is take that money they're using building the light rail and make a real proper commuter rail out to the suburbs. Ditch the busses that create more traffic, lower your operating costs, fit more people on each load, deliver more consistent service. There are even a few derelict buildings on the outskirts of downtown that could be knocked down and turned into a rail station!

Agreed! I don't think Houston has ever planned well IRT transportation. It is fairly obvious given the labyrinth one must navigate to get around. :P

skippydumptruck

Sarksus wrote: »

I see the gold and blue can of Milliter Lite in that cozy

you know how I roll

Cinders

AManFromEarth wrote: »

It mostly pisses me off because I told her not to get a pet before we move in together, because the pet friendly apartments are at least 100 to 200 dollars more expensive than my current apartment and we don't know what the future holds re: jerbs and savings.

But w/e, I'll get over it. But so help me if this thing eats my xbox...

You could always eat it, and blame a neighborhood cat.

MalReynolds

Me and my two friends just received word from an apartment we applied to.

2 bedroom, 2 bath (one spare den/room to convert to a third bedroom); I'll be living in the city starting July 23.

On the top floor of a renovated cotton factory where the architecture is creepy and full of character

oh my stars I'm excited.

skippydumptruck

MalReynolds wrote: »

Me and my two friends just received word from an apartment we applied to.

2 bedroom, 2 bath (one spare den/room to convert to a third bedroom); I'll be living in the city starting July 23.

On the top floor of a renovated cotton factory where the architecture is creepy and full of character

oh my stars I'm excited.

sounds cool, I (and every other hipster yuppie) love converted old buildings as apartments

Solomaxwell6

"Where's the Poe House?"

Oh, The Wire, you are too much.

Irond Will

Elki wrote: »

Irond Will wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

I want resolution.

the best plan is to bang on her door until she talks to you

foolproof

You don't think I should try a barrage of messages through all forms of social media, multiple phone numbers, emails, and IMs?

i am partial to the "call her parents" gambit

AManFromEarth

Cinders wrote: »

AManFromEarth wrote: »

It mostly pisses me off because I told her not to get a pet before we move in together, because the pet friendly apartments are at least 100 to 200 dollars more expensive than my current apartment and we don't know what the future holds re: jerbs and savings.

But w/e, I'll get over it. But so help me if this thing eats my xbox...

You could always eat it, and blame a neighborhood cat.

She wouldn't let me name it Stewie.

PantsB

I jumped on a bus in Philly and missed the place to put the token (because its different than in Boston or NY) and since there was a crowd behind me I tried to just keep going. That shit did not fly.

spool32

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

AManFromEarth wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

OH GOD THE LIQUOR STORE IS GOING ON STRIKE ON FRIDAY

OH GOD

HOW WILL I DROWN MY SORROWS

What?

Ontario's provincial liquor stores are striking on Friday for the first time in 87 years, most likely

They are the only stores allowed to sell booze here

OH RIGHT

You guys still have problems with communism.

DaemonSadi

@skippydumptruck

Did you...

Bring that beer cozy along with you for the train ride?

Was it to hide the embarrasing beer or are you just a dude who keeps a beer cozy on hand all the time just in case?

redx

Cinders wrote: »

redx wrote: »

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

AManFromEarth wrote: »

Soon Orlando will have a train. That goes from the airport to Disney.

It would have been built by a federal grant and been part of a larger network connection both coasts, but Scott decided to send that money to North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and Cal-i-forn-i-a and t hen use billions of dollars out of the state budget to build this piece of crap.


Because he's a moron, you see.

Thanks, bro. :^:

It is kinda worth noting that this is actually supposed to be a local commuter rail line that will allow people from orlando's sprawling suburbs to get into the city proper, and the high speed rail line that was rejected was only going to be an express line connecting major cities and attractions, while not really doing anything at all for residents.

Given that the entire economy is based around pretty much exclusively around tourism, one is a little more useful than the other.

Orlando is a pretty big city with a lot of service workers that support tourism. There's also a fair amount of outsourced technical and customer support. There's also a bit of finance. Enabling those folk to get to work without further clogging up i4 is kinda useful.


I mean, I think Scott is pretty foolish for leaving billions of dollars on the table between the high speed rail and medicaid expansion, but the commuter rail project could be a good thing.

Gooey

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Gooey wrote: »

light rail rant because i am thinking about it now:

houston built a light rail system a number of years ago. the line bisects downtown, running from just on the north side of downtown to a little south of the city. basically, it connects the two U of H campuses, which oddly enough the president of U of H was on the board that decided where to build the light rail. What a coincidence!

Anyway, the train runs on the street level, on regular streets with cars. When they designed the rail they decided to use these state-of-the-art cars that are super quiet, since the train runs through some neighborhoods. One problem - quiet trains means peope can't hear them when they need to! And since it is on street level, the train had huge problems hitting motorists and pedestrians. Unfortunately some people were killed IIRC. Anyway, the solution? Put this obnoxious screeching bell on the train. So now it is no longer silent and is ten times worse than if they had gone with a normal train that makes noise.

Not to mention the fact that the train isn't like a subway where you de facto have to buy a ticket due to the gates. There are no gates. You're supposed to buy a ticket, but no one does. Why would you? They don't check for tickets and there's nothing that prevents you from getting on the train without one.

Did I mention that the train runs on the street? Since the train bisects downtown north/south, it is a traffic nightmare. It constantly snarls up traffic in downtown. I regularly wait 5 minutes at a light for the train to go by on my way home from work. It is terrible!

And now they want to put in a second line, running east/west through downtown, also on street level, that crosses the north/south train. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG HERE? Not to mention the fact that it's going to double the traffic problem created by the first train, as you'll have trains waiting for other trains, and cars stopped waiting on those trains.

Houston is a very large city by area. Insanely large. You can drive for an hour on the highway and still be in "Houston". Right now Houston has a pretty expansive commuter bus system that utilizes the HOV lanes on the highways, but even then when the busses get downtown they still create traffic. And even though they are in the HOV lane they can still get backed up with traffic on the highways. Not to mention the fact that the operating costs (fuel, drivers, maintenance) must be insane.

What Houston needs to do is take that money they're using building the light rail and make a real proper commuter rail out to the suburbs. Ditch the busses that create more traffic, lower your operating costs, fit more people on each load, deliver more consistent service. There are even a few derelict buildings on the outskirts of downtown that could be knocked down and turned into a rail station!

Agreed! I don't think Houston has ever planned well IRT transportation. It is fairly obvious given the labyrinth one must navigate to get around. :P

they are talking about building a commuter rail out to missouri city (southwest down highway 90) in 2020

missouri city???

just nut up and run a rail out to the woodlands or katy or galveston. it cannot possibly fail. you can't tell me that anyone would rather ride a bus than a train

i mean, just think about it. free public wifi! you can get on the train and work or watch cat videos all the way to the office and not have to worry about a damn thing

skippydumptruck

DaemonSadi wrote: »

skippydumptruck

Did you...

Bring that beer cozy along with you for the train ride?

Was it to hide the embarrasing beer or are you just a dude who keeps a beer cozy on hand all the time just in case?

it was to keep the beer cold!

my wife is from iowa, beer cozys are all the rage there

Sarksus

stop dissing busses gooey

Gooey

skippydumptruck wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

You can easily hop on the rail in Cleveland without a ticket. But if they catch you they will be tremendous dicks about it, so you don't want to do that.

Adult Proof of Payment Violators

Charged a $25 administrative fee
If paid within 72 business hours, no criminal citation filed
If not paid in 72 business hours, citation referred to court for criminal prosecution
If unpaid within 72 business hours, citations will be forwarded to the appropriate Clerk of Courts for processing.
If adult receives more than one violation within 24 months, the administrative fee will not be offered in lieu of a criminal citation

So, it's all about how lucky you feel.

same in california

that is crazy

i am sure there is some sort of penalty here but i have never heard of someone getting one

the one time i rode the light rail i tried to buy a ticket but the machine was broken

skippydumptruck

that one was actually a wedding favor from my brother in law's wedding

it says BOY NAME & GIRL NAME
DATE OF WEDDING

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
AND TO KEEP YOUR BEER COLD

override367

they were going to build a train in wisconsin that I would have appreciated immensely but the governor is like LOLNOPE I HATE GETTING FREE MONEY FROM THE FEDS

Elki

Irond Will wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

Irond Will wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

I want resolution.

the best plan is to bang on her door until she talks to you

foolproof

You don't think I should try a barrage of messages through all forms of social media, multiple phone numbers, emails, and IMs?

i am partial to the "call her parents" gambit

I just want to make sure she's OK. I am worried about her because she's not returning my messages.

Gooey

Sarksus wrote: »

stop dissing busses gooey

fuk busses in the buttses

Thomamelas

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Gooey wrote: »

light rail rant because i am thinking about it now:

houston built a light rail system a number of years ago. the line bisects downtown, running from just on the north side of downtown to a little south of the city. basically, it connects the two U of H campuses, which oddly enough the president of U of H was on the board that decided where to build the light rail. What a coincidence!

Anyway, the train runs on the street level, on regular streets with cars. When they designed the rail they decided to use these state-of-the-art cars that are super quiet, since the train runs through some neighborhoods. One problem - quiet trains means peope can't hear them when they need to! And since it is on street level, the train had huge problems hitting motorists and pedestrians. Unfortunately some people were killed IIRC. Anyway, the solution? Put this obnoxious screeching bell on the train. So now it is no longer silent and is ten times worse than if they had gone with a normal train that makes noise.

Not to mention the fact that the train isn't like a subway where you de facto have to buy a ticket due to the gates. There are no gates. You're supposed to buy a ticket, but no one does. Why would you? They don't check for tickets and there's nothing that prevents you from getting on the train without one.

Did I mention that the train runs on the street? Since the train bisects downtown north/south, it is a traffic nightmare. It constantly snarls up traffic in downtown. I regularly wait 5 minutes at a light for the train to go by on my way home from work. It is terrible!

And now they want to put in a second line, running east/west through downtown, also on street level, that crosses the north/south train. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG HERE? Not to mention the fact that it's going to double the traffic problem created by the first train, as you'll have trains waiting for other trains, and cars stopped waiting on those trains.

Houston is a very large city by area. Insanely large. You can drive for an hour on the highway and still be in "Houston". Right now Houston has a pretty expansive commuter bus system that utilizes the HOV lanes on the highways, but even then when the busses get downtown they still create traffic. And even though they are in the HOV lane they can still get backed up with traffic on the highways. Not to mention the fact that the operating costs (fuel, drivers, maintenance) must be insane.

What Houston needs to do is take that money they're using building the light rail and make a real proper commuter rail out to the suburbs. Ditch the busses that create more traffic, lower your operating costs, fit more people on each load, deliver more consistent service. There are even a few derelict buildings on the outskirts of downtown that could be knocked down and turned into a rail station!

Agreed! I don't think Houston has ever planned well IRT transportation. It is fairly obvious given the labyrinth one must navigate to get around. :P

Houston had a weird growth pattern. The first thing you need to understand is that Texas politicians get lynched if they propose a tax increase. But Houston has roads to pay for. So the city needed a way to pay for things like roads. So instead of raising taxes, the annexed areas around the city to increase the tax base. But you have to pay for those roads, so they grabbed a bit more...

spool32

Casual wrote: »

one day we're going to wise up to the fact our current education systems and teaching methods are lousy and persist only because the political will to change them doesn't exist

i have not met one single seacher who thinks schools are good the way they are, not one

opinions range from, "they're kind of shitty but it's the best we can do with what we have" to "nuke it from orbit and start again"

I guess the problem is that if you just wipe the slate clean and start over with a brand new (top-down, union influenced, political) system, you have no idea if it'll end up being far worse.

I mean, we got the whole language method from one of these revolutions in teaching, and now people can't spell or sound out words.

Irond Will

AManFromEarth wrote: »

Cinders wrote: »

AManFromEarth wrote: »

It mostly pisses me off because I told her not to get a pet before we move in together, because the pet friendly apartments are at least 100 to 200 dollars more expensive than my current apartment and we don't know what the future holds re: jerbs and savings.

But w/e, I'll get over it. But so help me if this thing eats my xbox...

You could always eat it, and blame a neighborhood cat.

She wouldn't let me name it Stewie.

Casual

21stCentury wrote: »

Casual wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

I am bored as all hell.

So bored and i don't feel like doing anything.

come do my job so i can go home and play FF8

What's your job?

Also no.

I am a Technical Assistant/Document Controller/Data-Coordinator/General Gopher

ronya

I knew the nonlinearity was bad

I didn't think it was THAT bad

Solomaxwell6

spool32 wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

AManFromEarth wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

OH GOD THE LIQUOR STORE IS GOING ON STRIKE ON FRIDAY

OH GOD

HOW WILL I DROWN MY SORROWS

What?

Ontario's provincial liquor stores are striking on Friday for the first time in 87 years, most likely

They are the only stores allowed to sell booze here

OH RIGHT

You guys still have problems with communism.

I live in Virginia. We have stage owned ABC stores, too.

Gooey

although to be fair there is no good way to get to downtown from missouri city

on the other hand if you live in missouri city it's not like you ever leave your trailer anyway

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

skippydumptruck wrote: »

MalReynolds wrote: »

Me and my two friends just received word from an apartment we applied to.

2 bedroom, 2 bath (one spare den/room to convert to a third bedroom); I'll be living in the city starting July 23.

On the top floor of a renovated cotton factory where the architecture is creepy and full of character

oh my stars I'm excited.

sounds cool, I (and every other hipster yuppie) love converted old buildings as apartments

I lived in an art deco house from the 30's and it was amaaaazing.

Irond Will

glenn close really looked like a dude in the 80s

Hamurabi

Irond Will wrote: »

Hamurabi wrote: »

skippydumptruck wrote: »

TL DR wrote: »

If my school had an online "this is your kid's homework" system, I'd have been a straight-A student.

I think my problem is that I felt cheated - I was never challenged and got A's just by being smart, and was always told that I was smart. I recognized that I could get an A or B with 0 effort, and furthermore that the difference was based on externalities like whether the teacher was having a good day or liked me, so why would I bust my ass to get an A+ when it literally did not matter?

It's not until I had a conversation the other day with my mom when she admitted that she never strove to be the best in anything that I've really started putting all this together.

They have adult literacy classes. Do they have programs for learning as an adult to give 110% on things that don't necessarily matter? Because I'm having a quarter-life crises, recognizing the very real potential of peaking at 26 and working $40k/year jobs for the rest of my life, and I'm desperately hungry for help.

in chat we've talked about this before, I think it's a common thing for people with aptitude at school to be told they're smart and then have trouble with the effort part of the equation

what do you mean by peaking at 26

I think this is a lot of people's story; certainly mine, I would say.

Like there're actual studies out there that document this phenomenon.

the first $20 million is always the hardest is probably the most incompetent novel i've ever read

it was just execrable

edit: not disagreeing with what you're saying. just that i really dislike po bronson's writing

Why you poo-pooin' Po?

(I have no idea about his writing. The chapters of the book are all based on studies, though.)