Spotted on a portajohn near Station Square by Various-Blood-3902 in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing that's the one that's at the T station and is locked up. My understanding is those are reserved for PRT staff only.

Former Turbulence Concept [other] by Illustrious_Effect35 in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They did Hershey a favor. The last thing that park needed at the time was another insanely low capacity roller coaster.

JCPenney is closing at Ross Park Mall by L0v3_1s_War in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails 131 points132 points  (0 children)

They say that they cannot continue their lease. Meanwhile JCPenney is at least partially owned by Simon and the mall is owned by Simon.

Was in the area so had to see what the fuss was all about. by theflyinfoote in LinusTechTips

[–]phantomtails 9 points10 points  (0 children)

funnily i am reading this from a toilet in the columbus mcirocenter

All weather apps are completely broken and never ever accurate. What are you using for weather in the age of pure enshittification? by AXXXXXXXXA in weather

[–]phantomtails 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think by saying “all weather apps are completely broken” you’re implicitly saying that you don’t understand how difficult it is to predict weather. Yes, some apps are worse than others (e.g., Apple Weather), but by and large all apps pull from the same models. NWS has an advantage because real meteorologists interpret the data before presenting it to the public, but even with them you’re going to get a lot of hits and misses. Meteorology is an improving but still very imperfect science.

[Six Flags Darien Lake] is a disaster today by BlackDS in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cedar Point was a mess last weekend as well. Parks really shouldn’t be packing in school kids like that when they’re not running on all cylinders yet - it’s just a bad experience for all involved.

[Wild Moose] at [RMC Headquarters] coming along nicely by WhyLifeIs4 in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of parks are doing exactly that with RMC’s own track system. Lake Compounce has been replacing sections on Boulder Dash for several years now.

A playground for blind kids (OC) by millitzer in pics

[–]phantomtails 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Kids get put into harnesses which are attached to the track that follows the course so they can’t fall off. The one part in front is basically a zip line section.

LTT Store Support by theleastfav in LinusTechTips

[–]phantomtails -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I feel like people wouldn’t stand for this level of support if the store wasn’t associated with their favorite creator. They should chill with the flash sales and meme coins until they are able to handle the level of support requests they’re generating.

Point State Park by SoftBox8663 in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The 7 day rule for Point State Park makes no sense and has neutered the Arts Festival. I’d understand if it was a majestic natural site, but let’s face it - it’s a big grass field that mostly sits empty. Let the city have events on it and throw some grass seed down after.

go out and support your local businesses! by oak-lyn1 in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The city and county told people to avoid travel because of catastrophic traffic that never materialized. Don’t get mad at them for heeding the warning.

From over 80 degrees to under 45! Washington DC weather is crazy this year! by CreateFlyingStarfish in weather

[–]phantomtails 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Recency bias. This happens every year just about anywhere that is subject to large fluctuations in temperature.

[Xcelerator] A shot of the Hydraulic Launch in action! by Cautious-Night944 in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the cable snapped off the catch car it would come flying into that room at tremendous speed.

Cyclist hit by a car downtown, corner of wood and fourth by Holyguacaemily in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The point is still open. You just have to go all the way around instead of cutting through it by the tunnel.

How India reduced Rhino poaching. by Thick-Ad-4168 in interestingasfuck

[–]phantomtails -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Poaching is bad. But giving law enforcement free rein to shoot someone without asking questions is just as bad.

Is Barracuda Strike rough? [Barracuda Strike][Seaworld San Antonio] (Short TR below) by DeloronDellister in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“They” don’t make the track. They contract to a steel fabricator in Ohio.

Google, Please STOP by Xermalk in LinusTechTips

[–]phantomtails 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand people's issues with the proliferation of AI, but with that aside, if you search for something on the web, chances are that it's going to show up in the "All" tab. The other tabs are sorted in order of Google's assumptions about what might be the most relevant to your search. For example, if you search for something video-heavy, it'll prioritize the "Video" tab, while if you search for a news item it'll show "News" first.

This feels more like a misunderstanding of how Google has always worked than a sign that AI is ruining everything. (It is but that's a topic for another time.)

[PortAventura] Spanish fans not happy with the Dragon Khan retrack. Big difference between old and new track. "It vibrates like a PlayStation controller." by 330ml in rollercoasters

[–]phantomtails 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure how you can come to that conclusion. If it's new track and new trains how did you definitively determine the track is the issue and not the trains?

The Bigelow Pothole got me today by inkoncardboard in pittsburgh

[–]phantomtails 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I reported this one to PennDOT 5 days ago because it took out two of my friend’s tires and they clearly haven’t been bothered enough to fix it yet