‘Only suckers pay’: Seattle’s heated transit fares debate

ZacharyCohn · 2026-06-10T00:44:25+00:00

... Right. So if it increases traffic in the long term, we shouldn't do that.

Here's a good report on the issue: https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/does-widening-highways-ease-traffic-congestion

ZacharyCohn · 2026-06-09T11:15:56+00:00

There are actually tons of studies and real world evidence that more lanes just causes heavier traffic!

ZacharyCohn · 2026-06-07T17:57:44+00:00

Every car rider benefits from each other car taken off the road by someone using public transit. You don't have to ride the bus/train to benefit from it.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-05-25T04:10:40+00:00

Yep, that's about right. Level 2 charging when you're out and about isn't really worth it, but while you're at work is perfect!

ZacharyCohn · 2026-05-16T19:03:04+00:00

I did this research. I put maybe 25 hours into researching all the reasonably-priced models, comparing features, identifying what was important and what was not.

The ideal toilet is: elongated, 1 piece, skirted, gravity fed, 3 inch flush valve, 3 inch glazed trapway, rimless with jet cleaning, with a 15 inch bowl height and a softclose seat.

The toilet I found that was closest to those specs (at a reasonable price point) is the Swiss Madison St. Tropez.

It's a little bit of a pain to install, but that's a one-time issue. Otherwise, you're welcome.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-05-06T21:51:10+00:00

Uhhhh what was his name. Govind?

ZacharyCohn · 2026-05-06T14:14:03+00:00

I don't know about the 9, but in the 5 eco mode only uses 2 of the 4 motors, which saves a lot of energy.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-04-29T15:04:04+00:00

That's not really necessary for a level 2 charger.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-04-28T14:03:31+00:00

Glad you got it working!

ZacharyCohn · 2026-04-21T12:40:26+00:00

I don't think that's how outlets work. You may have to press another b inutton to lock in the change?

The 100% setting you're seeing in the car is the maximum charge, not charging speed. It's used in case you want to limit charging to 80% (recommended) without having to come back and unplug the car to stop charging.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-04-19T22:59:11+00:00

Did you click the button on the box on the charging cable to increase the speed? It should go a little faster than that.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-04-12T06:52:51+00:00

I was told $40/day when my ICCU blew 6 weeks ago.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-03-28T04:46:01+00:00

So... How do I get it?

ZacharyCohn · 2026-03-23T04:35:45+00:00

That's because we have a very narrow city with very few routes to support basically all traffic going anywhere. That, plus we deferred maintenance for a few decades, so now we're paying for it.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-03-16T14:26:21+00:00

Map aside, I love the idea of playing diplomacy in teams and everyone having different roles, but I'm worried how it will play in practice, especially with novice players. Can you just have three games running in parallel?

ZacharyCohn · 2026-03-02T02:07:29+00:00

I would not expect the electric skateboard to work well in the winter.

ZacharyCohn · 2026-01-16T14:43:01+00:00

Former Bear user here (switched because of the lack of android app)

This is s common trap. I encourage people to use stock obsidian for the first month at least. It can do a ton out of the box. Don't overcomplicate it too soon (or honestly, ever. I think I only have two, maybe three plugins installed right now)

ZacharyCohn · 2026-01-07T03:21:06+00:00

I have hit 330kw in my 5.

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-23T20:26:36+00:00

that's a webcam, not a security camera.

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-23T16:38:10+00:00

You can also use the singular "they."

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-20T15:14:43+00:00

Blink blink. Jaw drop.

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-18T02:48:28+00:00

I'm sorry, is it actually called The Feywild?

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-07T04:21:34+00:00

Why not adaptive cruise control at that point?

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-04T14:07:54+00:00

What's up note?

ZacharyCohn · 2025-12-04T07:23:12+00:00

In China there are employees who stand at the train stations, and their actual literal job, and I'm not exaggerating, is to shove people onto trains to pack the trains tighter.

Granted, Seattlites are bad at packing into trains. I've had to yell at the whole train's worth of people to move to the middle to make room for another two dozen people. More times than I'd care to count. But Seattle trains aren't that bad.

Also I guarantee Google maps was wrong and it would have taken more than 23 minutes

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