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Railroad signals and other train stuff! Twitter Refugee. New Jersey Proud. Ask about my Christmas week SEPTA Trip.
They aren't expensive compared to aircraft!
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
They aren't expensive compared to aircraft!
Only for use in tea.
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Only for use in tea.
If you want hot water done quick, I suggest getting Styropyro's 20kw Macrowave oven.
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you want hot water done quick, I suggest getting Styropyro's 20kw Macrowave oven.
He's clearly stuck in 1985. Winning the war requires patient engagement and if that doesn't work you can eventually get power of attorney and stop him from giving all the family money to GOP grifters.
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
He's clearly stuck in 1985. Winning the war requires patient engagement and if that doesn't work you can eventually get power of attorney and stop him from giving all the family money to GOP grifters.
My mom never bought a drop coffee maker because in 1975 they cost $250 in today's dollars and she filed them under "expensive luxury". Cognitive bias is not a moral failing.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My mom never bought a drop coffee maker because in 1975 they cost $250 in today's dollars and she filed them under "expensive luxury". Cognitive bias is not a moral failing.
When your dad was younger there was no sign that the human population was going to level out. Things get hairy when society goes from 6 children per woman and half die to 6 children per women and none die.
Globally women no longer want to have 6 kids, but you dad is stuck with his old mindset.
Globally women no longer want to have 6 kids, but you dad is stuck with his old mindset.
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When your dad was younger there was no sign that the human population was going to level out. Things get hairy when society goes from 6 children per woman and half die to 6 children per women and none die.
Globally women no longer want to have 6 kids, but you dad is stuck with his old mindset.
Globally women no longer want to have 6 kids, but you dad is stuck with his old mindset.
Pick him up by the back of his neck.
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pick him up by the back of his neck.
Or helping US farmers, that's also super important. Win on policy, not purity.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Or helping US farmers, that's also super important. Win on policy, not purity.
I'm puzzled why you put so much value in that one policy position. 80% of humanity doesn't care about The Other. It's not a moral failing, it's the default. Your job is to frame the I SAID mission in a way that helps the United States and by extension his well being.
So anti-terrorsim and China.
So anti-terrorsim and China.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm puzzled why you put so much value in that one policy position. 80% of humanity doesn't care about The Other. It's not a moral failing, it's the default. Your job is to frame the I SAID mission in a way that helps the United States and by extension his well being.
So anti-terrorsim and China.
So anti-terrorsim and China.
I'm surprised we don't have a structure to finance children with a cut of their future earnings. Think student loans but covering age 0 to 18 and income based repayment.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm surprised we don't have a structure to finance children with a cut of their future earnings. Think student loans but covering age 0 to 18 and income based repayment.
Insert The rent is too damn high meme
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Insert The rent is too damn high meme
This same logic makes people think we should pay politicians less rather than more.
You get who you pay for and good leadership is a rare trait.
You get who you pay for and good leadership is a rare trait.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This same logic makes people think we should pay politicians less rather than more.
You get who you pay for and good leadership is a rare trait.
You get who you pay for and good leadership is a rare trait.
Who is the least cost avoider?
*The least cost avoider is an economic and legal principle that the party best able to prevent or mitigate harm at the lowest cost should bear the liability for that harm.
*The least cost avoider is an economic and legal principle that the party best able to prevent or mitigate harm at the lowest cost should bear the liability for that harm.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Who is the least cost avoider?
*The least cost avoider is an economic and legal principle that the party best able to prevent or mitigate harm at the lowest cost should bear the liability for that harm.
*The least cost avoider is an economic and legal principle that the party best able to prevent or mitigate harm at the lowest cost should bear the liability for that harm.
It shows they have a different labor cost structure that can afford on call wire repair trains at regular intervals.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It shows they have a different labor cost structure that can afford on call wire repair trains at regular intervals.
The tractive effort on a modern AC road diesel is ~180,000lb. Add DPU and the electric advantage in capability has virtually vanished compared to even 20 years ago. It's all a function of cost now, not capability.
BTW the electrification started in 1929 and finished in 2002.
BTW the electrification started in 1929 and finished in 2002.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The tractive effort on a modern AC road diesel is ~180,000lb. Add DPU and the electric advantage in capability has virtually vanished compared to even 20 years ago. It's all a function of cost now, not capability.
BTW the electrification started in 1929 and finished in 2002.
BTW the electrification started in 1929 and finished in 2002.
It's still cheap labor compared to the US plus the electrification took place under communism. Today a Class 1 would absolutely mothball the system.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's still cheap labor compared to the US plus the electrification took place under communism. Today a Class 1 would absolutely mothball the system.
In Paris case there's a major problem with operator strikes, while fixing the doors can be delayed or subcontracted. In NYC strikes are illegal.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In Paris case there's a major problem with operator strikes, while fixing the doors can be delayed or subcontracted. In NYC strikes are illegal.
They're a maintenance and operations nightmare to solve what is ultimately a skill issue. The state legislature needs to limit MTA liability. Problem solved.
We don't fucking put automated doors at crosswalks. It's always rail that pays while cars get a pass.
We don't fucking put automated doors at crosswalks. It's always rail that pays while cars get a pass.
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
They're a maintenance and operations nightmare to solve what is ultimately a skill issue. The state legislature needs to limit MTA liability. Problem solved.
We don't fucking put automated doors at crosswalks. It's always rail that pays while cars get a pass.
We don't fucking put automated doors at crosswalks. It's always rail that pays while cars get a pass.
It needs to be a straight operations cost review.
Europe, cause passengers and density, and India, cause low labor costs, just have more employees along the line. In the US the wireless railroad has crazy low staffing requirements and it's highly resilient.
Europe, cause passengers and density, and India, cause low labor costs, just have more employees along the line. In the US the wireless railroad has crazy low staffing requirements and it's highly resilient.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It needs to be a straight operations cost review.
Europe, cause passengers and density, and India, cause low labor costs, just have more employees along the line. In the US the wireless railroad has crazy low staffing requirements and it's highly resilient.
Europe, cause passengers and density, and India, cause low labor costs, just have more employees along the line. In the US the wireless railroad has crazy low staffing requirements and it's highly resilient.
People who complain about 3-2 seating don't realize that most of the time it's 2-1 seating with acceptable personal space for everyone.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
People who complain about 3-2 seating don't realize that most of the time it's 2-1 seating with acceptable personal space for everyone.
If you belong to any secret societies they do wonders for socialization and networking.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
If you belong to any secret societies they do wonders for socialization and networking.
It completely nuked the nerdy in person clubs at my local university. The second year especially since at that point the institutional memory had moved on.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It completely nuked the nerdy in person clubs at my local university. The second year especially since at that point the institutional memory had moved on.