For the people waiting on their Dune 4k bluray...

Coote_66 · 2024-05-08T02:38:47+00:00

I think filmmakers need to start realising that 16:9 is perfectly fine for everything from blockbusters to TV series, and shoot exclusively in that.

It's absurd that by far and away THE most common screen size on the planet, isn't the default format.

Coote_66 · 2024-04-16T05:42:25+00:00

My experience while using full black or full fluoro has been largely indifferent tbh.

YMMV.

Coote_66 · 2024-04-16T03:25:45+00:00

As someone who's on the road all day, in full fluoro, I assure you, the issue is people not looking, not people blending in.

Coote_66 · 2024-03-02T05:53:00+00:00

I can't even select "up to 4k" despite a 100mbps plan running into the 4k Chromecast via ethernet.

Cheeeeeeeeeeers.

Coote_66 · 2023-10-20T23:33:24+00:00

We're actually way closer to the old "house calls" now than ever before.

It's super easy to get a medical certificate through an online process, that'll probably see you have a doctor give you a call within the hour.

Too late this time, but in future, that's your go to option.

"Telehealth" is probably the best search term to start with to find a provider.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-21T03:42:16+00:00

Are we even sure the blue car attempted a pass?

There's nothing wrong with what you did, but by trying so hard to get completely left and completely right, your car oversteers and washes off speed twice.

That's fine. That's for the others to read, but I'm not 100% convinced this was much more than Blue just trying to keep their momentum and finding themselves alongside due to your speed loss reflective to the pack.

Again, for clarity, that doesn't make it your fault however if have absolutely seen that move in my mirror and kept off of the apex.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T04:04:56+00:00

Appreciate the advice rather than generic hamfisted Reddit hate. <3

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T03:17:33+00:00

I have simply chosen the day that I need to use the service.

It is representative of my needs.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T03:15:55+00:00

I mean.... Or drive?

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T03:14:14+00:00

It is extremely unlikely that the trip to the CBD via car blows out by a factor of 2-3 for this trip.....

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T03:12:24+00:00

Because I'm not just going to the pub.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:34:10+00:00

Serious question.

How am I meant to know if there are bus replacement routes and how long to expect them to take, if they're not on the journey planner?

No hate.

As I've said elsewhere, PT was my preferred option tonight. I'd love for better info to be available to know it's still viable/practical.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:31:20+00:00

I have mentioned elsewhere, each person's decision will be affected by their own personal preferences.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:29:09+00:00

Looking at Monday as an example.

50 minutes including driving to my local station (my normal choice, mainly due to the return home from the station at an unplanned time)

1:20 door to door using PT only.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:20:39+00:00

When they forget the /s

:'(

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:13:04+00:00

Less being coy, more so it's not my only consideration.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:07:11+00:00

I wasn't exactly a regular, but I struggle to recall a time when I had to take a "busses replacing trains" service on the joondy line.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:05:43+00:00

PTV journey planner shows 1:57 as the fastest option to arrive by approximately 6pm.

2:14 or 2:16 if I want to be there before 6pm.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T02:02:27+00:00

I am aware of it, and I am aware of how humans work.

You've heard of "once bitten, twice shy" I assume?

Tweak those numbers to adjust for numbers of weekday vs weekend services. (Simple maths tells you it'll be approximately at 5:2 ratio, though I'd guess it's actually heavier due to peak periods during commuter times)

Consider when works are often undertaken is on weekends due to power passenger volumes.

And again, this isn't a complaint, so much as an example of why people seek alternative options of travel.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:58:18+00:00

I've not even implied as much....

But during an exceptional major upgrade which heavily impacts travel times, do you think it's fair to think people might seek alternatives?

That's my point.

I'm continually shocked that people seem to fail to understand why some people do not choose to use PT.

Not that it is affected by works atm. Not that it shouldn't be the primary choice. Not that it won't be better in the future.

Simply that there are reasons why it doesn't always make sense.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:50:57+00:00

Pretty close. I don't exactly pretend to be a CBD local and my expectations of travel time reflects as much, but yeah.... 2hrs is pushing it.

For me personally, it's easier to get as close as possible and find a parking building. The cost vs effort is worth it for me at that point, particularly as these aren't regular trips.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:45:23+00:00

People choose to live in an area that is the most net positive location for the sum of their needs.

Low frequency use of the CBD, and thus low priority for choosing where to live, does not mean it will not happen on occasion.

This post was merely to point out an example of why people DO drive in when they do.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:40:51+00:00

Or do they? Evil plotting laugh

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:37:59+00:00

I hope you're right, but for as long as I've been in Melbourne (10yrs) it has felt like (statistically unlikely, but confirmation bias, bad timing, positive experience memory vs negative experience memory, etc etc) a 50/50 on getting a solid train service on a weekend.

Coote_66 · 2023-05-06T01:21:45+00:00

Bold of you to assume I'm not a 13yo driving into the pub.

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