Who is raging against buses, though?

The post/OP did, that’s why I commented so you commented so I commented so you commented so I commented so you commented and here I am, commenting

I don’t say trams are bad, but it’s just dumb that OP seems to demonize busses that are totally fine solutions in some contexts. If you plan a new city SimCity style, sure, go for trains first. But real cities are more difficult and have a history, and it rarely makes sense to throw all of that overboard just to have the most efficient (currently) solution

I mean, there are so many particularities in each place, it’s just too simplistic to discard them. What does the existing infrastructure look like and how can we use it best? How expensive would it be to install a different system, where does the money come from, and what else can the city not afford for that?

Another interesting case would be Kyoto, which relies mostly on buses although there are some train routes. But when they built their subways, there were a lot of construction delays because workers found ancient objects, had to call some archaeologists etc. So the city gave up after only 2 lines. Above-ground trains are also relatively rare although they exist. But you would have the same issue, existing buildings and cultural heritage.

It’s just a complex issue. Both can be totally viable solutions, depending on context and implementation. My point is that it’s kind of dumb to start raging against buses now as we have different issues.

The oval table looks like a gamepad

It was a major motivation for me at the time, but mostly in the sense of forcing me to radically change my diet

Check out poor Lot whose evil daughters plot to get him drunk so they can rape him. The poor old man, I’m sure there was no redaction going on in post production.

Sure, if you only consider that one aspect. But I thought we tried to move past such singular economics, rather than just replacing profit with resource efficiency. It’s much more complex than that of course.

Are you an academic? These job types are attempts by administration to precarize academic work.

Adjunct is a last resort option, you can still stay in the system but have very little prospect of ever getting a permanent job. It signals to others that the uni doesn’t really want you but takes your labour if you work hard and cheap enough, so it’s harder to apply elsewhere. Some universities try to pivot into this, so that most of their staff loses negotiation power and is easy to get rid of and replace.

Visiting is code for limited contract or unpaid locally with funding from somewhere else. The university doesn’t complain if they get free labour with no strings attached, but it’s not like the majority of people do this out of choice. Sure, if you’re full prof somewhere, your can also visit your bro in a nice city for a semester, but that’s the exception.

Do we hate buses now?

Given that they set up a new repo from scratch, this is a missed chance to just migrate to codeberg

Help your friends

No matter my diet, I’m not so sure I’d survive that either. Anyone who’s been up there and found it easy can have a laugh though

Shit, now I’m stuck in this forum with insane but who knows maybe true theories. What’s next? Earth turns out to be flat after all?

No, it’s a picture that represents a tree

working in addition to teaching

As a teacher this made me chuckle

Edit: I guess what I’m trying to say is: teaching is easily the hardest part. Noone in academia except for some masochists want to teach more than the bare minimum. Everyone wants to do the “work in addition”.

Job negotiations revolve around how much of your life you have to spend in the classroom and how much you can do your other work. The other work can be academic research or industry collaborations or consulting, but that just depends on individual preferences. I prefer the academic option because I can do whatever I want, others prefer industry because it can pay better

Do you have any special sous vide equipment or recommendations? It seems like you can go all in but basically need a new setup for it. I don’t feel like buying a ton of new stuff but I’m also curious about it

Nice, I guess I was born just a few decades too late with my insight

True, although I was at a dollar raise a month. The framing in the story was purposefully “I just ask for sth. very small” so that’s how I read it. Dollar raise per hour is much more meaningful, but quite a significant increase

If you spend hundreds of thousands once, you could instead spend a dollar each on 100 employees for ~80 years. They don’t work that long usually, but just in case

I recently newly “discovered” soups, though, and it’s crazy magic food! If you don’t overuse oil for searing onions or so, they are very low in calories, high in fibers, and with some chicken also high in protein. Basically you can eat as many portions as you can possibly fit in yourself, roll back to your room and snooze for 3 hours before repeating 😄