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Comment Re:cars bad, buses good. (Score 1) 160

I don't think you understand what "underused infrastructure" means. The optimum density on a freeway lane is 50 cars per mile, or cars approx 4-5 car lengths apart. This gives you the maximum flow (cars per hour). If you add more cars, flow goes down, and your infrastructure becomes sub-optimal. So, now you understand. you're welcome!

Comment Re:cars bad, buses good. (Score 1) 160

I think this is the way it has to be. keep ratcheting up the requirements in order to keep the lane free. Some metrics: a freeway lane moves best when it has 50 cars per mile. bumper to bumper, it has 100+ cars per mile. Gridlock, 200 cars per mile.

So if you have a 4 lane freeway that is bumper to bumper at rush hour, that is 400 cars per mile. you add a fifth carpool lane that you want to keep to 50 cars per mile. This means that only 10-15% of cars should qualify for the carpool lane. You need to change your requirements to keep the qualifications that low.

locally, we're trying to bump up the 2+ carpool to 3+.

Comment Re:Too easy! (Score 2) 406

I think of all the statements made, they all apply to the apple watch. there is an underlying tribal mentality, where some people love apple and some people hate it. With the iphone specifically, I think some people are entranced by android because it is perceived as "open" while iphone is a "walled garden". I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with any tribal viewpoints, just acknowledging that they are present.

WRT apple watch, just according to the sales numbers it is beating the pants off any other smart watch. and despite its limited funcitonality and tetherment to a phone, it actually accomplishes a whole lot.

tbh I am seeing more iWatches in the field. this says to me, if somebody is using it every day for more than a month, then the novelty factor is gone and they are getting real utility.

apple watch has nowhere to go but up. they're still on their first generation form factor and technology. there will likely be major improvements later this year, such as thinner and adding more features. Maybe even some day, untethering from the phone.

I had one myself, but I got rid of it. you know what made the difference? the fact that the screen is off until you raise it. there was always a split-second lag that made it impossible to just casually glance at the time. instead, it became a deliberate action where you had to pause everything and do it.

if apple can make the screen be on all the time, then I would greatly consider the iwatch again.

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