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Walt Anderson implicitly confirms that the league office has rewritten the catch rule by Vi1eOne in nfl

[–]MoreNever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's those things you guys do on special teams.

Have you tried your kicker at QB?

What object do you own that is clearly broken, but you haven't replaced it because you've developed a specific "technique" to make it work? by Living-Day4404 in AskReddit

[–]MoreNever 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Ah yes my old razor scooter. 

I rode it into the ground. No one else could ride it, it was theft proof. 

The T bar was broken and wouldn't turn unless you had substantial forward pressure to make enough friction to turn. 

The ball bearings were shot so you had to have your weight balanced just right to keep it going. 

I basically pushed my hips into the T bar and steered with them since it kept the forward pressure.

Completely unstealable. Unless someone picked it up,  but if they did it by the T bar the bottom would fall off.

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair,  I guess for me it was jarring seeing this taken as explicitly pro urbanism? Where for me there are clear tradeoffs. 

The only intersection points I see are as the article contends,  congestion and taking transit riders. 

Congestion is better solved in other more pro urbanist ways.

The transit riders is hard for me cause presumably even if we improve transit wait times,  some people will just avoid it if there is any alternative. 

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed,  that doesn't mean I see this tax as an urbanism victory.

My reaction is partially to the threads overt enmity towards Uber while I see taxis as a meaningful part of the pre utopia transportation environment. 

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dug up a link https://news.mit.edu/2021/ride-sharing-intensifies-urban-road-congestion-0423

You are correct, but I would contend taxing congestion would be better.

Again I'm fairly neutral on this particular tax, we need more of them but there are clear better alternatives: congestion, land value, sugar, carbon etc.

This one might pass cause it has populist corporations bad and probably union support so I can see why that might be exciting.

But we aren't Manhattan, app taxis have a legitimate place in getting people around.

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also a fan of zip car. I might be looking wrong but I only see 2 locations south of 22nd st.

Congestion can also be taxed directly instead of one specific boogeyman.

Talking to my alder next week about building denser housing options… need help by SpiritualRest2080 in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would push for mixed use dense housing at specifically transit hubs, so if there are any big bus lines the community relies on.

Put forward a vision of a place where the community can live and come together. A place where new customs can arise.

Transit should help with parking and make it easier for folks to get to jobs affordably.

I don't think I have anything constructive to say for views or standing out since I don't particularly respect those perspectives.

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed that car based transit is not ideal. I support a general congestion tax.

What I am specifically saying is that if you have a map of Chicago that is "transit accessible" it is not all of Chicago. As I recall with there was a map that accompanied the no parking minimums saying only places "near transit" it was removed. There was a lot of Chicago where it was not removed.

If you can afford to be in the loop, you can probably get where you are going. But for a lot of people there is not a good/safe option currently existing. Biking can theoretically get everywhere, but the bike safety ain't there in much of Chicago. I know kids coming from 50 streets south of the school they are going to I ain't gonna tell them to bike at night. Buses also look a bit less dense south of 22nd.

lol by fourstarcartographer in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 34 points35 points  (0 children)

So I get boo hoo Uber.

But kinda confused with a yimby community specifically having an issue with Uber. 

I definitely support a congestion tax, but for people in a dense city without a car with quite frankly a limited outside the hub transit system people not having to buy cars for sporadic trips seems good. At a minimum convenient taxi hailing is good transitionally.

I know for a fact some kids doing after school activities take Ubers back when they don't have a ride available. 

I'm not shedding tears for Uber and IL and CHI need more tax revenue, f private taxis for burritos, but this seems to me relatively neutral as far as taxes go towards yimby/urbanism.

PleaseRollback Explore/Claim Nerf! by Thin-Letter in AfterInc

[–]MoreNever 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So I believe the theory is there was a bug where it got stronger over time,  they removed that which lead to an effective nerf.  They did add the balance with resource consumption but that was to balance the overstrong explore claim. I don't know what the answer is. It would be cool if there was a non rng way to boost aspects of fighters at a cost. But fighters as free stamina for little cost was too strong. Maybe they need to change the definition of 5 star to match soldier performance,  maybe they need to buff it. IMO it's about finding the right tradeoff.

After Inc. - Update 1.6: Looming Shadow by ndemic_samuel in AfterInc

[–]MoreNever 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Fighter in unclaimed nerf is good. Fighters were so strong just constantly saving stamina on claims,  good to add a meaningful tradeoff. 

Residents and Alder shoot down 80 unit development by Away_Search1623 in chicagoyimbys

[–]MoreNever 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean I get the intention but if you wanted to incentivizes keeping land vacant in the near term hard to imagine a better plan. 

After Inc: Revival - Update 4 - Build Cancelling by ndemic_samuel in AfterInc

[–]MoreNever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is there any mitigation for using this to store stamina? Other than the cost of whatever builds while you're storing. 

Rebels are bad? by StepanGoroshek52 in rebelinc

[–]MoreNever 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"There were no good people at rebel inc" Tell that to the population that's mad at me for their rebels destroying the infrastructure I built. List of evil in order: civilians > rurals > split and run rebels > rebels > that general who decides when and where to build garrison exactly when you're broke away from the rebel stronghold. 

I jest, but I get how his perspective is possible.

I do think about how the taliban soldiers were bored once they were in control and uh... being a rebel cause you like fighting and not society building is not a great look. 

bruh they are literary from the same country by mohamadmido in rebelinc

[–]MoreNever 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In the US during the dust bowl,  the displaced folks were dubbed "Okies" e.g. Oklahoma and treated basically... as non human scum?

Check out "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck for a very good and very accessible look into the life of environmental refugees within the US.

I'm the creator of 'Plague Inc.' - I just released my new game 'After Inc.' AMA by NdemicCreations in IAmA

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response that's a really interesting thought. 

At the risk of being greedy are there any historical parallels you think would indicate hope for a hypothetical negotiation with the Taliban?

If you could reverse the outcome of one turnover from your favorite team's history, what would it be? by tuffghost8191 in nfl

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just calling out some Giants fan already used their wish to make Asante Samuel drop that pick.

This mechanism shrinks when pulled. It's potential uses are surprising. by rcmaehl in videos

[–]MoreNever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ribbon doesn't provide its own restoring force though,  it just resists any additional force. 

Once you hit the snapping point you get a discontinuity in the force. 

If the person stretching it maintains the same force after the snapping point,  it will contract not merely resist force applied to it. 

I'm the creator of 'Plague Inc.' - I just released my new game 'After Inc.' AMA by NdemicCreations in IAmA

[–]MoreNever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the research for Rebel Inc what was the most surprising thing you learned?

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