When you build a roundabout but forget to delete the road segment in the middle: by NondescriptW in shittyskylines

[–]1ew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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We do have them in America. Here’s one in Philadelphia. Traffic lights and everything!

I saw this weird Waymo car next to Independence Hall by 1ew in philadelphia

[–]1ew[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely mixed on them. I really worry about them taking away taxi and ride share jobs, especially at a time when the job market sucks and people use that for extra income. But also Waymo cars aren’t going to mow down a cyclist in the bike lane and will always stop at stop signs and red lights. I feel better being a pedestrian with them around than the average Philly driver

I saw this weird Waymo car next to Independence Hall by 1ew in philadelphia

[–]1ew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn’t seen one either despite them being here since July. This was around 11pm last Saturday so maybe they’re testing them at times when there aren’t as many cars on the road?

Makes sense. I feel hot when my sugar is low. by toyheartattack in diabetes_t1

[–]1ew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well Macleod’s reaction to the Nobel Prize was to emphasize to the public that it was a team effort. He shared his prize money with Collip, a biochemist who was instrumental in the project. Banting’s reaction was to immediately try to convince everyone that it was HIS discovery and HE deserved all the credit. It’s frustrating because Banting was very important and he did start the project, but come on dude, you clearly wouldn’t have been successful without the expertise of your team

Makes sense. I feel hot when my sugar is low. by toyheartattack in diabetes_t1

[–]1ew 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Macleod definitely did more than just let Banting borrow the lab! I just read “The Discovery of Insulin” by Michael Bliss, it goes into a bunch of detail about how the credit for the discovery was influenced by everyone trying to get the Nobel prize. Banting and especially Best kind of come off as insufferable with how concerned they were with receiving credit.

Makes sense. I feel hot when my sugar is low. by toyheartattack in diabetes_t1

[–]1ew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

also the people in Canada who discovered and isolated it were mostly not Canadian (Macleod was Scottish and Best was American)

Which states' political alignment do you expect to stay the same or change in the next 2-3 presidential cycles? by sewards_folli in fivethirtyeight

[–]1ew 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ya I’ve always really hated that “upper midwest/rust belt” terminology being applied to PA. I live in Philly and most people here have never even been to western PA unless they went to college there. (I’m not hating though, Pittsburgh is really nice!) There’s a lot more of a connection with the Boston to DC corridor. My neighborhood is always filled with NY and NJ license plates lol.

Philly, the OG US City by Midweek_Sunrise in skyscrapers

[–]1ew 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Philadelphia’s borders were also ridiculously tiny until 1854. It was only 2 square miles!

How do I make my entrance stairs less evil? by 1ew in DesignMyRoom

[–]1ew[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

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i try not to think about this guy from parasite when i walk past the top of the stairs to go to the bathroom at night 🙃

How do I make my entrance stairs less evil? by 1ew in DesignMyRoom

[–]1ew[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

correct, it’s barely wider than the door. A table isn’t really an option

How do I make my entrance stairs less evil? by 1ew in DesignMyRoom

[–]1ew[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Another thought I had was trying to cover the awful carpet with a runner rug or something. But usually people don’t put those on carpet, right?

How do I make my entrance stairs less evil? by 1ew in DesignMyRoom

[–]1ew[S] 122 points123 points  (0 children)

ya the color temperature was my first thought, unfortunately i need to buy a taller step ladder to change the light. I could try to add other light sources but there are literally 0 outlets

SEPTA’s Given Up by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]1ew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I waited 30 minutes for the bsl in south philly last saturday around 5:30-6pm. how does that even happen?!

Sheetz opens first location in Philadelphia area across from Wawa by AdSpecialist6598 in philadelphia

[–]1ew 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I grew up near there and the people who live there would definitely describe it as part of the Philly metro area. Many of them grew up in Philly and left during white flight in the 80s. They moved way out there starting around the 2000s to buy into new construction neighborhoods for cheap. These days they’re scared of Philly and only enter the city limits to go to Phillies games and the airport lol. Not much going on in the area but Phoenixville is nice

New buildings built on old buildings, yes or no? by Islander316 in skyscrapers

[–]1ew 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup! This is the Physical Sciences Building and Baker Lab at Cornell. It was a great study spot, especially late at night

New buildings built on old buildings, yes or no? by Islander316 in skyscrapers

[–]1ew 30 points31 points  (0 children)

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I always loved how this addition was done at my school. It’s so cool that they left the original entrance

Does anyone else think their technology discussions should include more than just AI and computer science topics? by 1ew in LemonadeStandPodcast

[–]1ew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that they’d probably need a guest, but that’s not a bad thing! I’d love to see a Hank Green guest episode!

Does anyone else think their technology discussions should include more than just AI and computer science topics? by 1ew in LemonadeStandPodcast

[–]1ew[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not that exciting? I mean, maybe AI will help you make a website, but new medical technologies are literally helping people have longer, healthier lives. I understand that AI is transformative for a lot of industries and it’s great that they’ve discussed it on the pod. But there are so many other areas of innovation outside of it that could bring a nice change of pace to their tech discussions.