sunflowerfly

Yes, it is completely reasonable if you understand the concept of externalities.

We once were. We built canals, a massive railroad system, then our interstate system. Likely a sign of our slow decline to a has been country.

Today we should be building subways, a hub and spoke high speed rail system, and an automated hub and spoke freight system that uses trucks only for first and last mile. And maybe a tunnel at the Bering straight.

I may have to stop using Em-dashes.

Long haul trucking should almost not exist. Automate a hub and spike rail system instead. Truck the first and last mile.

They want to privatize it for private gain and to shut down climate change alarms. It is in Project 2025.

That plane had recently had major service done. The computer was likely shut off for that service.

Texas just passed a law to license autonomous driving, but does not take effect until this fall.

Just look at the cover of “mom porn” books at the dollar store. They are mostly body builders with muscular bodies.

That is nice, but I doubt any city can afford to put that at every single crosswalk. Assuming there are enough to have an actual walkable city. A street sign and pavement markings should be a minimum.proper curbing for the blind a first addition. I appreciate the concrete islands in the center of the street that are common in Europe (where cities are actually walkable).

Microsoft gave up on a phone operating system far too early.

Except, they are not even trying to lower the deficit. They are trying to cut taxes.

Like many countries in Europe, the price should include tax and tips as well.

Here in rural America, turbines use very little land. Probably similar to an oil well. The field it is placed in loses little capacity for other farm uses. The farmer gets a nice subsidy and the county receives tax revenue. This scenario is the majority of the US.

I agree they do not fit into urban environments. And they also do not fit in tourist areas, where people wish to gaze upon unspoiled nature, such as many mountain ranges in the US.

Create a hub and spoke system with automated container sorting at the hubs. Basically build a national rail distribution system that works like a modern distribution warehouse. Long haul trucking should not exist.

I have wondered about the effects of adding minimum wages/salaries for positions that require each degree level. For example, if the job requires a bachelor degree or masters degree then the job must pay at least $X/hr. Set that rate just high enough to discourage abuse.