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Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under America America Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under Linux Linux Everything filed under self-driving cars self-driving cars Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Frequent fixed-route buses are the only way to cover a whole city with useful transit quickly, which makes them a land-use decision rather than a fallback. Frequent fixed-route buses are the onlyway to cover a whole city with usefultransit quickly, which makes them aland-use decision rather than a fallback. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Jul 2016 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Replacing big transit vehicles with small ones puts more vehicles on the street to move the same people, which is the one thing a dense city has no room for. — tap to centre the map on it Replacing big transit vehicles withsmall ones puts more vehicles on thestreet to move the same people,which is the one thing a dense cityhas no room for. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Jul 2016 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Self-driving cars will not fix commuting; the US needs public transportation instead. — tap to centre the map on it Self-driving cars will not fixcommuting; the US needs publictransportation instead. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bus grids cannot function as a city's primary transit backbone at the scale of a very large, low-density city like Los Angeles, no matter how much priority the buses get. — tap to centre the map on it Bus grids cannot function as acity's primary transit backbone atthe scale of a very large,low-density city like Los Angeles,no matter how much priority thebuses get. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: No dense city anywhere runs without heavy reliance on transit, and no new transport technology changes the space arithmetic that makes that true. — tap to centre the map on it No dense city anywhere runs withoutheavy reliance on transit, and nonew transport technology changes thespace arithmetic that makes thattrue. Last stated 12 years ago 4 Nov 2014 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: In low-density places driverless taxis really will beat buses, and transit agencies should hand that work over and concentrate on dense corridors. — tap to centre the map on it In low-density places driverlesstaxis really will beat buses, andtransit agencies should hand thatwork over and concentrate on densecorridors. Last stated 12 years ago 4 Nov 2014 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spreading jobs into a polycentric region does not cut commuting: transit ridership is weaker there than in cities with one strong centre. — tap to centre the map on it Spreading jobs into a polycentricregion does not cut commuting:transit ridership is weaker therethan in cities with one strongcentre. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split intoindependent power blocks feddirectly at 1500 volts DC, ratherthan run through one centraldistribution system. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux iscoming, at least among developers,because there is enoughdissatisfaction with both Apple andMicrosoft. Last stated a year ago 26 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. — tap to centre the map on it Being blunt to the point of abuse onthe kernel mailing list is who I amand the right way to run theproject. Last stated 8 years ago 16 Sept 2018 LT Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are LT Linus Torvalds — no longer holds since 2018-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents make doing things onLinux far more approachable. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Jun 2026 BV Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Frequent fixed-route buses are the only way to cover a whole city with useful transit quickly, which makes them a land-use decision rather than a fallback. Last stated 21 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago Holds Jarrett Walker Read this korrent →