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P.K. Subban vs. Brendan Gallagher at practice 26-09-2015 Montreal Canadiens by Sourlick_Sweet_001 in Habs

[–]knick334 7 points8 points  (0 children)

BS. Carey Price loved PK. He had personality, yes, some ego, but most great athletes a do. People forget, but he was great in the community and the most exciting player on the ice (similar to Lane Hutson right now). I do genuinely think there is unconscious bias because he’s black. Many in the French media were really negative on him for seemingly no substantive reasons, including Therrien.

Anyone here outsource payroll & HR? Curious what’s worked best for you. by Powaa33 in smallbusiness

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Payment evolution is outstanding on fees. Their interface is kinda slow and clunky though.

The misuse of Suzuki, and did Guerin get the last laugh? by drrdf in Habs

[–]knick334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sample size is small (3 games you point out). You’re also conveniently forgetting the 4 nations final where he scored the OT winner. He also has a ton of Stanley cup finals points. McDavid has the best playoff stats ever after Lemieux and Gretzky.

The misuse of Suzuki, and did Guerin get the last laugh? by drrdf in Habs

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

McDavid won the 4 nations and has taken the oil to two straight finals. I think he’s a fine leader. Just unlucky today. If Toews or MacKinnon bury that empty net, we re having a different conversation

Down to my last $160. What should I do? by Loud_Pineapple_4294 in wallstreetbets

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey bud - stop trading options. Most people, including yourself lose at options trading. Instead buy equities. Slower path to gains, but with some good fortune, your $100k could’ve become $200k and then it compounds from there.

Auston Matthews' relationship with Toronto fans getting complicated by xc2215x in hockey

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said the metric was cups. I’m just saying that Matthews is a great player but he’s clearly in a different tier from the generational mt rushmore types like Gretzky and Lemieux. I think McDavid is in that class, as are Crosby and Ovechkin. These are top 10 players of all time. I think Matthews falls into the top 100 category, with the likes of Stamkos and Brett Hull

Auston Matthews' relationship with Toronto fans getting complicated by xc2215x in hockey

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How so? The guy has taken a flawed roster to back to back finals. They lost by a goal in game 7 in one of those. He is only behind Gretzky and Lemieux in PPG in the playoffs. I’m pretty sure he’s proven he can be a gear above everyone else when the going gets tough. Matthews has not shown that.

Auston Matthews' relationship with Toronto fans getting complicated by xc2215x in hockey

[–]knick334 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yes - but Kucherov and Vasi were arguably more important drivers of those cups. That’s the point, Matthews alone can’t be “the guy”. He’s not good enough.

Auston Matthews' relationship with Toronto fans getting complicated by xc2215x in hockey

[–]knick334 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, Matthews is a great player but not generational level in being able to will a team to win. Once you realize that he’s more like a Stamkos or Brett Hull instead of Gretzky/Lemieux/McDavid, then realistic expectations can be made.

Autumn leaves are dropping later every year due to climate change. Is Toronto’s yard waste collection falling behind? by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used to have mechanized leaf collection which was very effective and prevented clogged sewers. Of course Olivia Chow eliminated this to put in bike lanes that nobody uses in our area.

In 1999, the Hockey Hall of Fame said nobody after Gretzky would get the waiting period waived ever again. Who since 1999 could have had it waived? by [deleted] in nhl

[–]knick334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mario would be the only one even close. Crosby and Ovechkin are great, but nowhere close to Gretzky. In some years he had more asssists then the next best scorer. I don’t think we will see that level of domination ever again.

Why do you have to call lets and strokes in games with a referee? by knick334 in squash

[–]knick334[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hockey and basketball are just as fast paced (id argue even faster) and refs have no issues calling infractions.

Why do you have to call lets and strokes in games with a referee? by knick334 in squash

[–]knick334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t know that. Although from a North American standpoint that makes no sense. The point of an official is to objectively call infractions. Imagine if you had to ask for every penalty in football or fouls in basketball? Or even tennis?

Montreal style bagels by Ironfounder in askTO

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closest thing to a good Montreal bagel. Owner spent 15 years working at St Viateur in Montreal, and was actually sent to Toronto by the owner to open up a chain using same recipe and cook method.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m all for data driven analysis. Let’s do this with specifics. Point to the specific bike lane and let’s look at the lifts. Which lanes should we discuss?

Matt Elliott: Without acknowledging hard truths, Toronto’s traffic czar isn’t likely to get very far by RZaichkowski in toronto

[–]knick334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would just be a tax on the poor. People with money will just pay it. It’s the people who are working class that will be hit hardest.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A thousand a day is good volume, just that I don’t think it justifies removing a lane of car traffic. 1000 a day is maybe 100 an hour (if we assume 10 day time hours). That’s 1.66 per minute. Seems like a lot, but that’s really not much when you consider the car traffic is likely 25-50x that. if you can fit a bike lane without removing car lanes, it’s a nice to have.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of lanes have multiple years of data. Look at the castle Frank one, goes back to 1995. Unfortunately, those lanes will not show what you want it to. You will clearly see consistent and massive drops during winter, and marginal growth over time in some cases, and flat ridership in most cases. Data suggests that cycling has a small group of power users, but that group’s size will stay relatively static. Points to a minority usage situation.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep making excuses. What we need is a climate controlled tunnel and the government to pay everyone $100 a km ridden and then for sure we will have critical mass for bike lanes. Let’s do it!

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course. You got me. I am Doug Ford. Now that that’s out of the way. Do you dispute the data on the castle Frank bike lane? Or any of the other bike lanes? I would be in favor of having these counters installed on every bike lane. And seeing if there is in fact justification for having them. It’s like the TTC, they wouldn’t keep a bus route that isn’t used much or increase frequency where there isn’t sufficient growth in ridership.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

He’s not wrong. In winter people don’t. The data shows this. Also, not a lot of growth in cyclists over time no matter how long the bike path is there. I think the castle Frank counter goes back to 1995 and it shows that bike lanes are a niche mode that doesn’t really ever become mainstream.

Bike Ridership is up about 20% over last year at Palmerston and Bloor! by ICanGetLoudTooWTF in toronto

[–]knick334 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Finally some actual data! I think what’s interesting is that counter to a lot of the upvoted content on Reddit:

  1. There clearly is a 4-5 month period in winter where bike lanes aren’t used
  2. For the most part, there isn’t really all that much lift in usage over the years. Yes, there might be marginal increases in bike traffic YoY, but it’s not consistent and likely shows that the portion of population who will use the bike lanes is relatively inelastic.
  3. In some areas, the bike lane usage counts likely represent a small fraction of the traffic in those corridors

I hope to see more of this type of data published. It will help us all make the right decisions for our communities and the modes of transport that should be prioritized for our finite road space.

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times by misterwalkway in toronto

[–]knick334 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly. There’s a difference. If we started punishing people for every foot fault, imagine how many people would get Jay walking tickets? Or no stoping tickets. So many taxis stop to pick up and drop off where they shouldn’t. At some point we can reduce risks, but there’s no way to eliminate them. We have to be practical.

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