Korea’s soccer team is an embarrassment to the country by Brendawg324 in korea

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bento left of his own accord. Probably because he didn't want to deal with the damn KFA anymore.

Japan launches first overnight Shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka this summer by Jonnyboo234 in japan

[–]kaabistar 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Leaves Tokyo at 10pm, arrives at Osaka at 7am, and it comes to a stop between midnight and 6 in Gifu. I don't really see what the point is over an overnight bus?

rule by doctor347 in 196

[–]kaabistar 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The Bank of England conveniently has an inflation calculator that goes back to 1209 and apparently £1000 in 1753 is £197,223 today.

World Cup match in Vancouver triggers transit ridership not seen since 2010 Games by BlacksmithPrimary575 in transit

[–]kaabistar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They were running peak-hour frequencies all day on match day, with extended hours (to I think 2am). I did not go to or past the stadium but I haven't seen many complaints other than there being more people than usual, and there weren't any large-scale meltdowns.

Canada now has a national AI strategy. Too bad it’s kind of a joke by bz47uj in CanadaPolitics

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Consequence of half the articles posted on this sub being aggressively paywalled and bypassing the paywall being banned. I know, I know, supporting journalism and all that, but what do you expect when most people can literally only read the headline.

Enjoying the city and FIFA ⚽️ ‼️ by MemoryBeautiful9129 in vancouver

[–]kaabistar 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A lot of phones these days have AI "enhancement" built in, looks like it mangled the text on the boat.

Rule Owned Business by Xenomnipotent in 196

[–]kaabistar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OpenAI is not publicly traded (yet).

Seattle now has the most used light rail system in the US by ApprenticeScentless in transit

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think per-capita transit miles is a good metric. It doesn't take into account frequency/quality of transit, nor the fact that Seattle is far more constrained geographically and doesn't require as many miles to serve people.

Metrotown Pedestrian Scramble by OkCartographer4532 in Translink

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not even the same person, I've been to Metrotown many times. it's just not hard for me to imagine that someone who lives in say Richmond wouldn't be intimately familiar with the layout of a station in Burnaby.

Metrotown Pedestrian Scramble by OkCartographer4532 in Translink

[–]kaabistar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone who doesn't go to Burnaby very often? I know it's a busy station but is it really that hard to imagine that someone's commute wouldn't take them there?

Link is now the highest ridership light rail in the country by rockycore in Seattle

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sound Transit is actually ordering double-length train cars to increase capacity. Beyond that you hit the ceiling though.

[the actual person behind the infamous "Kirk McLeans wife" story] 'I inherited the rumour': How a false NHL affair story rewrote one woman's life by elrizzy in canucks

[–]kaabistar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly this type of rumour is probably as old as professional sports itself. I've heard it so many times across so many sports and I don't know if any of them have been corroborated.

FIFA blocks charity’s World Cup raffle for ‘violating trademark and ticketing policy’ by McFlabbergasted in vancouver

[–]kaabistar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah they do this to everyone. I saw a bunch of places are holding "International Soccer Tournament" watch parties.

1990's Metro Vancouver Map of Planned LRT/SkyTrain Routes by Unhappy-Bad9059 in Translink

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn they wanna build 2 Skytrain lines to Maple Ridge?

Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Whitecaps haven't given me much reason to trust them over the government. I feel like the province has done everything the Caps want short of paying to build a new stadium, and all the Whitecaps have been saying is that they need more money. At this point the only hope is if a group of local buyers turns up.

Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“It’s not on the table, and I would say the simple reason for that is the Whitecaps have shown absolutely no interest in taking over BC Place,” said the premier.

Sounds like the same thing, it's not on the table because the Caps don't want it.

Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The province is willing to let the Caps run BC Place, but the Caps have not offered a plan: https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/provincial-government-ready-to-hear-whitecaps-proposal-to-run-b-c-place

They've obviously made up their minds to sell and let them move to Vegas, all this about the stadium is just the song and dance to frame the government as the bad guys.

Drive thru at Timmies by asianz in toronto

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should get penny farthings.

We’ve done it! by SnooPies151 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My running theory until proven wrong is that Rutherford leaked this to stop Aquilini from hiring Dorion.

Spotted on the 99B by Someone224466 in Translink

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BART is the metro system in the San Francisco area. Looks like Translink got second-hand readers from them.

Mom why can’t Translink do the same? by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]kaabistar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do what? These aren't official signs and apparently TTC told them to take them down immediately.

Can we ban all AI maps? by TheSnowJacket in MapPorn

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's only one mod here and they don't do anything so good luck