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how is the UPS one not even top 4?
February 19, 2026 at 7:24 AM
how is the UPS one not even top 4?
how do they handle trains changing tracks?
February 19, 2026 at 7:24 AM
how do they handle trains changing tracks?
is there some sort of standard for this? seems very commonplace in the netherlands but almost nonexistent in the US aside from maybe a few streets in seattle
February 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
is there some sort of standard for this? seems very commonplace in the netherlands but almost nonexistent in the US aside from maybe a few streets in seattle
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It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!
February 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!
there's no way that's true.
February 19, 2026 at 3:53 AM
there's no way that's true.
you'd think a serious threat to development might motivate those places to pay more though. if anything a lump sum payment from a big national system might be easier for the companies to project revenue from than the US system?
February 19, 2026 at 12:29 AM
you'd think a serious threat to development might motivate those places to pay more though. if anything a lump sum payment from a big national system might be easier for the companies to project revenue from than the US system?
siemens is building a plant in upstate ny to produce actual electric catenary powered HSR trains, why wouldn't you just order some emus from there?
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
siemens is building a plant in upstate ny to produce actual electric catenary powered HSR trains, why wouldn't you just order some emus from there?
how much distance do metra trains cover in a day?
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
how much distance do metra trains cover in a day?
besides the bqe I guess which ones are insane?
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
besides the bqe I guess which ones are insane?
why would you replace it with anything at all?
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
why would you replace it with anything at all?
is there a quick way of calculating how much faster a route would be at hsr speeds vs 160ish kmh?
at some point i think you said hsr had equal energy consumption as 160 or so but idk if that was a consistent equation or more of a rule of thumb
at some point i think you said hsr had equal energy consumption as 160 or so but idk if that was a consistent equation or more of a rule of thumb
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
is there a quick way of calculating how much faster a route would be at hsr speeds vs 160ish kmh?
at some point i think you said hsr had equal energy consumption as 160 or so but idk if that was a consistent equation or more of a rule of thumb
at some point i think you said hsr had equal energy consumption as 160 or so but idk if that was a consistent equation or more of a rule of thumb
most of those diesels are going to need replacement or big overhauls soon anyway, and modern emus would be cheaper in the long run
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
most of those diesels are going to need replacement or big overhauls soon anyway, and modern emus would be cheaper in the long run
lmao you really think a serious person attempting to organize production for an entire country wouldn’t use this tech as well as tons of other software? a serious attempt at that would involve so much coding and statistics it’d make your head spin
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
lmao you really think a serious person attempting to organize production for an entire country wouldn’t use this tech as well as tons of other software? a serious attempt at that would involve so much coding and statistics it’d make your head spin
these replies are proving your point. yikes
February 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
these replies are proving your point. yikes
presumably any country with the gigantic bureaucracy it would take to do state economic planning would be interested in AI too as it would make their task easier
February 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
presumably any country with the gigantic bureaucracy it would take to do state economic planning would be interested in AI too as it would make their task easier
so? wouldn't slow diesel trains still be in amtrak's way?
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
so? wouldn't slow diesel trains still be in amtrak's way?
imo they should be somewhat actively investigating drugs themselves, not just waiting around for someone to show up with a ready made pill, does that actually happen?
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
imo they should be somewhat actively investigating drugs themselves, not just waiting around for someone to show up with a ready made pill, does that actually happen?
getting out of amtrak's way faster is a benefit to amtrak!! same as with mbta elecrtification
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
getting out of amtrak's way faster is a benefit to amtrak!! same as with mbta elecrtification
they moved a bridge from galveston to the bay area??
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
they moved a bridge from galveston to the bay area??
also when was the last time anything remotely similar even happened?
February 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
also when was the last time anything remotely similar even happened?
battery chemistry and assembly isn't the sexiest topic but its like half the cost of the car
February 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
battery chemistry and assembly isn't the sexiest topic but its like half the cost of the car
i'd guess a future affordable ev would have an lfp or sodium battery with maybe some silicon mixed in, not nmc, but seemingly everybody but china bet on nmc
February 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
i'd guess a future affordable ev would have an lfp or sodium battery with maybe some silicon mixed in, not nmc, but seemingly everybody but china bet on nmc
guessing labor/currency differences is too fuzzy for me, the big mistake seems to really have been betting on the wrong battery chemistry, and also often assembling it inefficiently
February 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
guessing labor/currency differences is too fuzzy for me, the big mistake seems to really have been betting on the wrong battery chemistry, and also often assembling it inefficiently
there was already an edgy dissatisfied vibe before that though. idiocracy came out in 2006 for example, south park, etc
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
there was already an edgy dissatisfied vibe before that though. idiocracy came out in 2006 for example, south park, etc