Recent content by bigbottom

Okay, finished the season. First up, Plaything. I must say, my problem with it is actually its greatest strength. It was hyper-efficient and left me wanting more. I had so many questions. But within the scope of the story being told it was expertly crafted. I’ll give it an A-. Eulogy. Oh my...

Holy crap. Might be time for a Bradyfan83 reboot.

When I did this the other night, I was clearly the un-smart one. If I am planning on loading anything significant into the trunk or the back of my SUV, I clearly should not pull through (or back in).

Did you happen to watch the video that I posted upthread? It makes the case that the zipper merge is clearly the most efficient . . . in theory. However, the video acknowledges that the zipper merge may not be the most efficient in practice because it doesn’t take human nature into account. And...

Precisely. By blocking the lane, whether for a half mile or 250 feet, you are delaying people from getting to the merge faster, which slows traffic and is less efficient. So while you are concerned with preventing individual drivers from “jumping the line” so to speak, you are decreasing overall...

Are you agreeing that blocking the lane for a half mile would reduce efficiency of traffic flow?

Zipper Merge

This seems reminiscent of the Monty Hall problem debate.

Yes, good point.

If you are eliminating an open lane from being used for whatever distance, you are necessarily causing delay. You may be increasing fairness but you are reducing efficiency.

Just last night, I pulled my SUV through at a store and then realized when I was coming out with a huge box that I’d made a big mistake. A guy in a big giant truck had pulled right behind me. I opened the hatch as there was room to do so, but it was going to be tricky getting the box in. As I...

I’m through the first three. Really liked Common People even though it was a total downer. I’ll give it an A. Felt like vintage Black Mirror and O’Dowd and Jones were brilliant. Thought Bête Noire had a lot of promise but ultimately didn’t stick the landing. B-. Hotel Reverie I really wanted to...

My recollection was that they didn’t have to resort to drastic measures over $300 a month. He just had to work extra shifts. The drastic measures started when it was $800 and then he had to pay even more for Lux time. In any event, the money thing didn’t bother me in the least. When they said...

Not ideal of course but if it’s a good opportunity, I would certainly have encouraged my son to do the commute. For what it’s worth, he’s a mechanical engineer at his first job post-graduation and he commutes that far for his permanent job.

My post was about drivers who find it challenging to back out of a parking space. I presume that doesn’t describe you or anyone else posting in this thread.