Noah Goodall
@noahgoodall.bsky.social
Transportation researcher. Pre-prints on personal site. Views are my own, not Commonwealth's. https://profile.virginia.edu/njg2q
Seeing some small errors in the Tesla safety report for no-active-safety (the 2008-2013 "baseline" vehicles) minor crashes. Here's North America. It looks like similar errors in worldwide, so probably something wrong with their counts.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seeing some small errors in the Tesla safety report for no-active-safety (the 2008-2013 "baseline" vehicles) minor crashes. Here's North America. It looks like similar errors in worldwide, so probably something wrong with their counts.
Tesla now publishing crash counts and mileage. Better yet, they have re-introduced "without FSD/AP, with active safety features" which has been, as far as I could tell, simply deleted entirely since Q2 2021. Mini thread on first impressions. www.tesla.com/fsd/safety
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tesla now publishing crash counts and mileage. Better yet, they have re-introduced "without FSD/AP, with active safety features" which has been, as far as I could tell, simply deleted entirely since Q2 2021. Mini thread on first impressions. www.tesla.com/fsd/safety
As a former shitty hs kicker, here's what I want: designate a target like an end zone pylon. The further away the ball lands, the better the starting position. That's high drama!
From @theathletic.com: The NFL’s new kickoff rules have reinvigorated the game: Big plays are up, and so is excitement. But so are the injuries, including a surge in concussions.
The NFL’s boom in kickoff returns is coming at a cost: Rising injury rates
With more returns have come more injuries, including a surge in concussions that could prompt another look at how to manage player safety.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As a former shitty hs kicker, here's what I want: designate a target like an end zone pylon. The further away the ball lands, the better the starting position. That's high drama!
Always fascinated by policies that have 99% approval yet don't happen, more so by those taken away. Politically, this is like banning direct deposit.
Thanks to the Trump admin, the IRS’s FREE Direct File tool will not be available next tax season.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Always fascinated by policies that have 99% approval yet don't happen, more so by those taken away. Politically, this is like banning direct deposit.
Thread on the Virginia Lottery Board meeting held October 30. Full video available. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRzD...
Virginia Lottery Board Meeting - October 30, 2025
YouTube video by Virginia Lottery
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thread on the Virginia Lottery Board meeting held October 30. Full video available. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRzD...
Virginia's iLottery state-run casino app sales up 28% over Q1 last year. They still have not found the top with this thing.
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Virginia's iLottery state-run casino app sales up 28% over Q1 last year. They still have not found the top with this thing.
Revealing Nunes quote about "control" of prediction markets. Clearly he thinks that Truth Social's markets will be more accurate, and therefore any Republican ahead in the markets but losing the election is a victim of voter fraud. Nice.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Revealing Nunes quote about "control" of prediction markets. Clearly he thinks that Truth Social's markets will be more accurate, and therefore any Republican ahead in the markets but losing the election is a victim of voter fraud. Nice.
Truth Social has announced that they are entering prediction markets, powered by crypto dot com.
Prediction markets are sportsbooks in disguise, as political events are few and far between. Gee, which button is the biggest?
(h/t @matt-levine.bsky.social)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Prediction markets are sportsbooks in disguise, as political events are few and far between. Gee, which button is the biggest?
(h/t @matt-levine.bsky.social)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Truth Social has announced that they are entering prediction markets, powered by crypto dot com.
Prediction markets are sportsbooks in disguise, as political events are few and far between. Gee, which button is the biggest?
(h/t @matt-levine.bsky.social)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Prediction markets are sportsbooks in disguise, as political events are few and far between. Gee, which button is the biggest?
(h/t @matt-levine.bsky.social)
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Calls to Virginia's gambling helpline are through the roof. I actually heard the Lottery Board try to explain this as a result of their efforts to promote the helpline LOL. Meanwhile state-run gambling has doubled, particularly the highly-addictive casino-style iLottery.
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Calls to Virginia's gambling helpline are through the roof. I actually heard the Lottery Board try to explain this as a result of their efforts to promote the helpline LOL. Meanwhile state-run gambling has doubled, particularly the highly-addictive casino-style iLottery.
Reposted by Noah Goodall
As seen in the release notes of ChatGPT Atlas. Cool cool cool
October 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
As seen in the release notes of ChatGPT Atlas. Cool cool cool
Was at the Stop Predatory Gambling national conference over the weekend. Craziest thing I learned was that Twitch competitor Kick is owned by massive gambling site Stake. It was launched after Twitch banned influencers streaming internet slots for their 12-year-old fanbases.
![From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stake_(online_casino)
Stake garnered publicity in 2022 via advertising deals with streaming personalities such as Trainwreckstv, xQc, and Drake, under which they were provided with credit to gamble during streams on Twitch. The surge in gambling streams tied to these deals and others led to scrutiny, resulting in Twitch announcing in September 2022 that it would prohibit streams of online slots, roulette and dice games on services that are not licensed to operate in the United States or "other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection"—a ban that would include Stake.[7][28][29] Craven and Tehrani subsequently launched a competing livestreaming service known as Kick as a sister company, which would differentiate itself by promising higher revenue splits to streamers than Twitch, and looser content guidelines—especially in regards to gambling streams.[29]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tfondz7k6jhvs6hv7t7dhjti/bafkreihsrwq6jnzf55w5jpgsv5xavnrgwk5mqtmbxefslumtsputhefu7y@jpeg)
October 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Was at the Stop Predatory Gambling national conference over the weekend. Craziest thing I learned was that Twitch competitor Kick is owned by massive gambling site Stake. It was launched after Twitch banned influencers streaming internet slots for their 12-year-old fanbases.
Total money gambled in Virginia. Those lines are different types of gambling, so you need to stack them. Talk about a hockey stick chart.
September 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Total money gambled in Virginia. Those lines are different types of gambling, so you need to stack them. Talk about a hockey stick chart.
Apparently Virginia's anti-gambling school curriculum would have a section where they would teach students how to play the games. Awesome.
September 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Apparently Virginia's anti-gambling school curriculum would have a section where they would teach students how to play the games. Awesome.
I always assumed gamblers felt the wins but were numb to losses. But I'm watching a VCPG presentation that says dopamine spikes during wins AND losses.
One theory is that gamblers experience a loss as meaning that a win is now closer. The dopamine is about anticipation, and losses build it.
One theory is that gamblers experience a loss as meaning that a win is now closer. The dopamine is about anticipation, and losses build it.
September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I always assumed gamblers felt the wins but were numb to losses. But I'm watching a VCPG presentation that says dopamine spikes during wins AND losses.
One theory is that gamblers experience a loss as meaning that a win is now closer. The dopamine is about anticipation, and losses build it.
One theory is that gamblers experience a loss as meaning that a win is now closer. The dopamine is about anticipation, and losses build it.
Tesla did not crash 3 times in one day. This confusion is due to NHTSA's SGO database being in Excel, where "July 2025" is encoded as "July 1, 2025." If you look through SGO ADS, every crash "occurs" on the first of the month.
September 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Tesla did not crash 3 times in one day. This confusion is due to NHTSA's SGO database being in Excel, where "July 2025" is encoded as "July 1, 2025." If you look through SGO ADS, every crash "occurs" on the first of the month.
Another day, another traffic signal control paper to review that assumes pedestrians don't exist.
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Another day, another traffic signal control paper to review that assumes pedestrians don't exist.
Reviewing for TRB this year and seeing many papers with both straight and smart quotes/apostrophes. Does this indicate:
1. LLM usage
2. Co-authors copying and pasting from LaTeX
3. Other
1. LLM usage
2. Co-authors copying and pasting from LaTeX
3. Other
September 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Reviewing for TRB this year and seeing many papers with both straight and smart quotes/apostrophes. Does this indicate:
1. LLM usage
2. Co-authors copying and pasting from LaTeX
3. Other
1. LLM usage
2. Co-authors copying and pasting from LaTeX
3. Other
A thousand times repost, the whole thread, forever.
My coolest moments, my most proud moments-- taking down abusers, bruising corporate bullies, writing things that resonated with people I respected-- were moments where I was fully engaged intellectually and morally.
But they were not SUCCESSFUL moments in the traditional sense.
But they were not SUCCESSFUL moments in the traditional sense.
September 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A thousand times repost, the whole thread, forever.
8 months after the inauguration, USDOT still hiring only FAA and a few Maritime positions. Zero NHTSA or FHWA positions. One NTSB job in HR, first I've seen from them in awhile.
www.usajobs.gov/job/845831600
www.usajobs.gov/job/845831600
HR Specialist (Development)
The HR Specialist (Development) position is located within the National Transporation Safety Board, Office of Human Capital Management and Training in Washington, DC.
www.usajobs.gov
September 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
8 months after the inauguration, USDOT still hiring only FAA and a few Maritime positions. Zero NHTSA or FHWA positions. One NTSB job in HR, first I've seen from them in awhile.
www.usajobs.gov/job/845831600
www.usajobs.gov/job/845831600
Unsurprisingly, the Minneapolis shooter displayed multiple 30-round magazines, and a possible 50-round, in their YT video. Magazines over 10 rounds are useless in hunting and home defense, yet appear repeatedly in mass shootings. As a gun owner, I want them banned.
August 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Unsurprisingly, the Minneapolis shooter displayed multiple 30-round magazines, and a possible 50-round, in their YT video. Magazines over 10 rounds are useless in hunting and home defense, yet appear repeatedly in mass shootings. As a gun owner, I want them banned.
Honored to be speaking about state-run casino apps at Stop Predatory Gambling's national conference in October. Unlike other groups, SPG doesn't accept money from industry.
August 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Honored to be speaking about state-run casino apps at Stop Predatory Gambling's national conference in October. Unlike other groups, SPG doesn't accept money from industry.
The Army Recreation Machine Program (ARMP) runs slots machines on bases, addicting vulnerable, underpaid 18-year-olds. And further confirmation that industry-funded NCPG mostly exists to provide cover at the last possible second. www.wired.com/story/us-mil...
August 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Army Recreation Machine Program (ARMP) runs slots machines on bases, addicting vulnerable, underpaid 18-year-olds. And further confirmation that industry-funded NCPG mostly exists to provide cover at the last possible second. www.wired.com/story/us-mil...
In honor of the Transportation Research Board annual meeting paper submission deadline closing in 4 hours, here's my running list of research projects I never got around to or was unable to solve. [thread]
August 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
In honor of the Transportation Research Board annual meeting paper submission deadline closing in 4 hours, here's my running list of research projects I never got around to or was unable to solve. [thread]
A buffet line flush against the wall bringing out the raging engineer in me.
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A buffet line flush against the wall bringing out the raging engineer in me.