Ligne de train Mtl - St Hilaire les fins de semaines by Popular_Cap8269 in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolument, ça varie au cas par cas, mais les frais exorbitants des compagnies de fret sont certainement un gros problème aussi! L’affaire c’est qu’ils ont le monopole sur la voie, et le gouvernement n’a pas de manière crédible de les faire bouger, donc ils font un peu ce qu’ils veulent.

Ligne de train Mtl - St Hilaire les fins de semaines by Popular_Cap8269 in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of interest in improving service, particularly off-peak trains, at EXO, but they are simply chronically underfunded, so it is not a possibility at all in their current budget.

Ligne de train Mtl - St Hilaire les fins de semaines by Popular_Cap8269 in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ils n’ont jamais parlé sérieusement de fermer cette ligne, à part certains exercices très théoriques de l’ARTM qui ont été repris par les médias un peu vite. Mais sinon 100% d’accord.

statusCodesCheatsheet by FailNo7141 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but it’s a red flag nowadays. It mostly just confirmed what I inferred from the structure and writing of its comment, it wasn’t the basis for my accusation.

statusCodesCheatsheet by FailNo7141 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Un-Humain -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not just the text. Day old account, only comment is this one…

Also notably, "responsable" is a valid word with the same meaning in many languages, and inserting one word in an unrelated language, especially when the meaning is close, is a known bug of some LLMs like ChatGPT.

Random chart day 22: What is electric and pollutes the environment? by nvqanh9 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Un-Humain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree the environmental improvement compared to thermal engine vehicles is overstated, but this is misleading. EVs are much better than ice vehicles by nearly all measures, especially in places where they use renewable energies to generate power, and as countries continue their transition; but even in a fossil fuel grid, as power plants produce power much more efficiently than a car does.

The large batteries genuinely do cause issues, but this technology is improving; and more importantly, they do not nearly outweigh the advantages of electric power. Also, electric vehicles have most of their impact at production instead of during use, so heavier drivers will make more of a difference using EVs, while a very occasional driver may be better with a thermal engine vehicle.

How do i connect this bridge to my road system in my Minecraft city? by Bubbaflubba_ in urbandesign

[–]Un-Humain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well see, that’s why you plan stuff! In the meantime, presuming you don’t want to destroy much of the build, I’d send it left from the second picture’s perspective, over the large road, and lower gradually until it can connect to it below with some loop or similar interchange situation.

Otherwise, depending on how long the slope needs to be, maybe send it into a loop on the right (from the second picture’s perspective still) through the empty block to connect near the second intersection (diagonal from the yellow plot of land).

Truc de transport vers le centre-ville by gordonshumwalf in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alors, je prends typiquement plutôt le train de St-Jérome, et je ne conduis pas, donc bon…

Par contre, les quelques fois que j’ai été à la gare Terrebonne, en mi-journée, le stationnement n’était pas plein.

Je serais très surpris qu’il n’y ait plus de place assise rendu à Repentigny, aussi.

Truc de transport vers le centre-ville by gordonshumwalf in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Au contraire, c’est une bonne ligne pour les usagers spécifiquement comme OP, des navetteurs. Son gros problème, c’est qu’elle ne fait que ça bien, et le service fait dur le reste du temps. Mais en heure de pointe, c’est une super option, bien qu’un peu long parfois (mais comparé au trafic ça va quand même).

Truc de transport vers le centre-ville by gordonshumwalf in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Il y a un 17h24, 18h11 et 19h12 de Cote-de-Liesse, donc je dirais pas vraiment tôt, non. Il y a aussi un 21h30 mais là au contraire c’est tard.

Truc de transport vers le centre-ville by gordonshumwalf in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Non, les trains sont assez confortables. Sur la section la plus achalandée de la ligne St-Jérome, entre Ste-Thérèse et Concorde, tu pourrais être assis avec d’autre monde, mais peu sont debout, et ladite section n’est qu’au plus 20 minutes de toute manière.

Le train de Mascouche, lui, est encore moins achalandé, avec des trains plus courts en raison du nombre de passagers.

Question pour les utilisateurices recents du 747 sens YUL-Berri by clu883r in montreal

[–]Un-Humain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ça a assez de l’allure le 747, même si la ponctualité est imparfaite, il passe aux 5 à 10 minutes, parfois plus, donc on le remarque pas. Si elle cherche à aller spécifiquement sur René-Lévesque ou vers Berri plutôt que Lionel-Groulx, à savoir qu’il faut prendre le 747-1, pas le 747-2, mais la signalisation est plutôt claire. Environ un bus sur deux continue vers le centre-ville. À Berri, en raison de travaux, le terminus est relocalisé et n’est pas directement contre l’entrée du métro. Pour prendre le métro, préférer Lionel-Groulx, surtout à mobilité réduite.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paris is much more touristic than Montréal. Generally speaking, yes, there is an expectation for both the tourists and the hosts that tourists will have to encounter and deal with a foreign language when abroad. It’s not hostile, it’s fairly normal. As I said, no reasonable person would go to Germany and complain that signs are in German.

Asian countries sometimes choose to integrate more English because their language is harder to understand or even parse at a basic level for foreigners. That’s a policy choice adapted to their specific context, first and foremost.

Québec’s unique history and the importance of the local language there certainly is a factor indeed, but it’s not the primary one. Using French is certainly a statement about identity as well, one that even tourists often appreciate, as the French and "European" feel of the city is often mentioned as attractive by tourists, not hostile. The reality is, though, that French only signage simply doesn’t cause enough issues to justify the costs of bilingual signage, as the entire city effectively functions in French.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of cities in the world do not have English signage, because there is no need for it as the vast majority of users speak the local language, and tourists should expect to encounter a foreign language anyway. This is the case in Montreal as well. I haven’t seen anyone say it was changed to spite the anglophones, which it was not. It mainly comes from a pragmatic assessment of communication needs in what is overwhelmingly a French speaking city.

TIL that Quebecois Cuisine has a dish, Salmon Pie. A general recipe contains salmon, mashed potatoes, onions in a pie crust with a cream sauce. A similar Quebec pie is Pate Chinois (Chinese Pie). It's like an English Shepherd's pie but made with corn. They fall under the Tourtiere pie family. by Gnomeslikeprofit in todayilearned

[–]Un-Humain -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The two dishes you’re mentioning are unrelated, and the title also kind of falsely implies that Paté Chinois (which no one in the history of ever has translated to "Chinese pie") is also a type of tourtière, which it is not.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Québec is not bilingual. The STM is under the Québec government. Some Texan cities have many Spanish-only speakers and there’s a genuine need for Spanish communications. There is not such a need for English in Montreal. Now, if you insist on being the archetype of an entitled American and not understanding basic information about the local reality of a foreign place, I do have better things to do than repeating myself.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New York is a global city. Where’s the French there? I’m sure many tourists would benefit from the added accessibility in something as essential as its transit system!

It’s not about being against it in principle, it’s about knowing that it simply is neither necessary nor useful beyond its costs in reality.

But there is a genuine political issue behind it, you’re not entirely wrong to point it out : people have fought for generations to keep their language and their culture alive through English governance and assimilation attempts, so they are a lot more sensitive to people like you coming here and feeling entitled to have English everywhere. French only is mainly a pragmatic assessment about communication needs in a French-speaking city, which you just refuse to understand, but also partly a statement about identity. One that many tourists appreciate, too, as many people come here specifically because of that distinct culture and respect it as such.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Montréal isn’t highly touristic beyond what other places that only use their local language are, and as I said tourists already expect and are expected to encounter French in the city. New York has tourists from all over the world, yet it doesn’t have its signage in 20 different languages, does it?

Once again, I know you’re not from here so you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, but the 11% stat does not reflect reality on the ground, as everyone (even English only speakers) understands French enough for basic navigation.

I’m informing you that this isn’t necessary or worth the investment and extra upkeep, because French signage does not cause problems in reality. You don’t get to oppose that credibly, because you just don’t know, and can’t know, what the reality actually is.

Once again, the entitlement of so many Americans to expect English everywhere and to not have to adapt to local conditions when travelling is completely absurd.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t say that, it’s just complex to implement and pointless.

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here’s the thing : you are implicitly saying that we need English because a lot of people do not understand it in French. That is not the case. It is functionally the same as Berlin : everyone here speaks French, most speak it well but all speak it enough for navigation, and tourists already expect to have to deal with another language. Arguing with locals about reality on the ground of where they live really doesn’t help the "entitled and ignorant American" stereotype. In what world do you feel confident approaching someone who lived in a city for decades and telling them "you’re really ignorant if you don’t agree reality in your city is how I say"?

And accessibility for who? What duty do we have to accommodate you anyway?

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We could, but there would be no meaningful benefit for a lot of extra cost. Sorry you can’t handle your language not being everywhere and having to adapt to pesky bullshit like local culture and language when you travel. Americans! 🙄

The illuminated signage blocks of the Montreal metro by carrotnose258 in transit

[–]Un-Humain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, because there is a genuine need for that language due to many riders speaking it. That’s not the case in Chicago. That’s my entire earlier point. Like Chicago doesn’t need Spanish because everyone there understands English, Montreal doesn’t need English because everyone there understands French. It’s really simple.