Andrew Johnson
@jandrewj86.bsky.social
Transit Planner. Follower of Politics, Hockey (Sens), and Baseball (Jays). Amateur Cartographer. Transit Aficionado.
Agreed. Would be interesting to see if anyone has a list of potential modifications from theatrical release to VHS release.
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Agreed. Would be interesting to see if anyone has a list of potential modifications from theatrical release to VHS release.
I grew up with the VHS versions of the original trilogy. I definitely noticed a lot of differences between those and the Special Edition versions, but were there any changes between the original theatrical release and the VHS version?
June 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I grew up with the VHS versions of the original trilogy. I definitely noticed a lot of differences between those and the Special Edition versions, but were there any changes between the original theatrical release and the VHS version?
That would be the easiest implementation, yup.
Being unable to do a line change would be an interesting additional disincentive. I like that!
Being unable to do a line change would be an interesting additional disincentive. I like that!
January 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
That would be the easiest implementation, yup.
Being unable to do a line change would be an interesting additional disincentive. I like that!
Being unable to do a line change would be an interesting additional disincentive. I like that!
3-on-3 OT desperately needs a half-court rule. If you bring it into the offensive zone, you shouldn’t be allowed to bring it back over the red line into your own half.
Painful to watch.
Painful to watch.
January 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
3-on-3 OT desperately needs a half-court rule. If you bring it into the offensive zone, you shouldn’t be allowed to bring it back over the red line into your own half.
Painful to watch.
Painful to watch.
Why replace? Park & Rides play a crucial role, particularly in suburban areas where local transit isn’t an attractive option for a lot of people.
If done right, the P&R capacity can be integrated into the developments.
If done right, the P&R capacity can be integrated into the developments.
January 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Why replace? Park & Rides play a crucial role, particularly in suburban areas where local transit isn’t an attractive option for a lot of people.
If done right, the P&R capacity can be integrated into the developments.
If done right, the P&R capacity can be integrated into the developments.
IMO here are the biggest things holding BART back:
1) Lack of fare integration makes transfers from local transit more difficult/costly.
2) Shortage of Transbay capacity limits frequencies on the branches, since it’s dictated by the Tube’s capacity.
3) High cost of suburban extensions.
1) Lack of fare integration makes transfers from local transit more difficult/costly.
2) Shortage of Transbay capacity limits frequencies on the branches, since it’s dictated by the Tube’s capacity.
3) High cost of suburban extensions.
January 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
IMO here are the biggest things holding BART back:
1) Lack of fare integration makes transfers from local transit more difficult/costly.
2) Shortage of Transbay capacity limits frequencies on the branches, since it’s dictated by the Tube’s capacity.
3) High cost of suburban extensions.
1) Lack of fare integration makes transfers from local transit more difficult/costly.
2) Shortage of Transbay capacity limits frequencies on the branches, since it’s dictated by the Tube’s capacity.
3) High cost of suburban extensions.
The only major honourable mention is 2000-2005:
The Grinch
Elf
Love Actually (kinda meh for me, but still quite popular)
The Polar Express
The Grinch
Elf
Love Actually (kinda meh for me, but still quite popular)
The Polar Express
December 20, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The only major honourable mention is 2000-2005:
The Grinch
Elf
Love Actually (kinda meh for me, but still quite popular)
The Polar Express
The Grinch
Elf
Love Actually (kinda meh for me, but still quite popular)
The Polar Express
If you widen it out slightly to a 6-year period, you get Die Hard in there too (1988).
December 20, 2024 at 9:52 PM
If you widen it out slightly to a 6-year period, you get Die Hard in there too (1988).
Not necessarily the smallest, but Las Vegas. Pretty much everywhere worth going is already arranged in a straight line.
December 12, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Not necessarily the smallest, but Las Vegas. Pretty much everywhere worth going is already arranged in a straight line.
Knowing about something and being able to do something about it are two very different things.
Even if the data says a pitcher is likely to throw a certain pitch in a specific situation, if you can't hit it, does it really matter that you know it's coming?
Even if the data says a pitcher is likely to throw a certain pitch in a specific situation, if you can't hit it, does it really matter that you know it's coming?
December 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Knowing about something and being able to do something about it are two very different things.
Even if the data says a pitcher is likely to throw a certain pitch in a specific situation, if you can't hit it, does it really matter that you know it's coming?
Even if the data says a pitcher is likely to throw a certain pitch in a specific situation, if you can't hit it, does it really matter that you know it's coming?
We tried to play nice with Trump the first time around, and still got slapped with tariffs. We're not going to make that mistake again.
If Trump goes through with these tariffs, our economy is going to suffer regardless of whether we respond. So might as well make that pain reciprocal.
If Trump goes through with these tariffs, our economy is going to suffer regardless of whether we respond. So might as well make that pain reciprocal.
December 12, 2024 at 6:11 PM
We tried to play nice with Trump the first time around, and still got slapped with tariffs. We're not going to make that mistake again.
If Trump goes through with these tariffs, our economy is going to suffer regardless of whether we respond. So might as well make that pain reciprocal.
If Trump goes through with these tariffs, our economy is going to suffer regardless of whether we respond. So might as well make that pain reciprocal.
A lot of factors at play. Frequency of trains, length of trains, spacing of interlockings, placement and length of sidings and passing tracks, whether there are switcher movements, whether certain trains (passenger or freight) need to be on a particular track or switch tracks at a certain point, etc
December 6, 2024 at 6:34 PM
A lot of factors at play. Frequency of trains, length of trains, spacing of interlockings, placement and length of sidings and passing tracks, whether there are switcher movements, whether certain trains (passenger or freight) need to be on a particular track or switch tracks at a certain point, etc
Transit City was a fundamentally flawed plan. With no Relief Line, all of the LRT lines would have just made crowding on the existing downtown-bound subway network worse.
And the “in-median at-grade LRT unless we absolutely can’t” design philosophy led to sub-optimal configurations in many places.
And the “in-median at-grade LRT unless we absolutely can’t” design philosophy led to sub-optimal configurations in many places.
December 4, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Transit City was a fundamentally flawed plan. With no Relief Line, all of the LRT lines would have just made crowding on the existing downtown-bound subway network worse.
And the “in-median at-grade LRT unless we absolutely can’t” design philosophy led to sub-optimal configurations in many places.
And the “in-median at-grade LRT unless we absolutely can’t” design philosophy led to sub-optimal configurations in many places.
Archival footage of Merrick Garland preparing to approve the charges against Trump:
a cartoon sloth is stamping a piece of paper with its paw
ALT: a cartoon sloth is stamping a piece of paper with its paw
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December 2, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Archival footage of Merrick Garland preparing to approve the charges against Trump:
One more highway will fix it bro, I swear. I just need one more highway.
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November 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
One more highway will fix it bro, I swear. I just need one more highway.
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I think at first that will probably be the case (what’s the old saying, “never let a good crisis go to waste”?), but once the full impact of the tariffs hits the economy and it veers towards recession and people tighten their spending, companies will be forced to drop it due to slumping sales.
November 28, 2024 at 1:24 AM
I think at first that will probably be the case (what’s the old saying, “never let a good crisis go to waste”?), but once the full impact of the tariffs hits the economy and it veers towards recession and people tighten their spending, companies will be forced to drop it due to slumping sales.
For too many, an unachievable ideal is better than an achievable good.
And to make matters worse, those who do attempt to implement the achievable good are seen as “sell-outs”.
And to make matters worse, those who do attempt to implement the achievable good are seen as “sell-outs”.
November 23, 2024 at 3:04 AM
For too many, an unachievable ideal is better than an achievable good.
And to make matters worse, those who do attempt to implement the achievable good are seen as “sell-outs”.
And to make matters worse, those who do attempt to implement the achievable good are seen as “sell-outs”.
MAGA world is seeing the same purity test phenomenon, but their media ecosystem actually rewards purity (i.e. cruelty and boorishness) WITH power.
On the left there’s almost this negative feedback loop, where the more power you have, the less pure you’re seen as being. It’s self-defeating.
On the left there’s almost this negative feedback loop, where the more power you have, the less pure you’re seen as being. It’s self-defeating.
November 23, 2024 at 2:48 AM
MAGA world is seeing the same purity test phenomenon, but their media ecosystem actually rewards purity (i.e. cruelty and boorishness) WITH power.
On the left there’s almost this negative feedback loop, where the more power you have, the less pure you’re seen as being. It’s self-defeating.
On the left there’s almost this negative feedback loop, where the more power you have, the less pure you’re seen as being. It’s self-defeating.
This is one of the biggest issues with “the left” today.
Many of those with influence, particularly in the social media realm, are more concerned with scoring points in a purity one-up competition than actually trying to affect change through gaining real power.
You’re one of the few exceptions!
Many of those with influence, particularly in the social media realm, are more concerned with scoring points in a purity one-up competition than actually trying to affect change through gaining real power.
You’re one of the few exceptions!
November 23, 2024 at 2:45 AM
This is one of the biggest issues with “the left” today.
Many of those with influence, particularly in the social media realm, are more concerned with scoring points in a purity one-up competition than actually trying to affect change through gaining real power.
You’re one of the few exceptions!
Many of those with influence, particularly in the social media realm, are more concerned with scoring points in a purity one-up competition than actually trying to affect change through gaining real power.
You’re one of the few exceptions!
One thing this team (& teams from the past few seasons) have been seemingly unable to do is get loser points. Yes, losses suck, but if you can scrape out a loser point every now & then, it adds up in the standings.
At a minimum, they need to start turning 3-2 losses into 3-2 OT losses. Or just win.
At a minimum, they need to start turning 3-2 losses into 3-2 OT losses. Or just win.
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 AM
One thing this team (& teams from the past few seasons) have been seemingly unable to do is get loser points. Yes, losses suck, but if you can scrape out a loser point every now & then, it adds up in the standings.
At a minimum, they need to start turning 3-2 losses into 3-2 OT losses. Or just win.
At a minimum, they need to start turning 3-2 losses into 3-2 OT losses. Or just win.
If it’s a washroom at a transit station, give the option to pay with your transit card.
November 20, 2024 at 3:25 PM
If it’s a washroom at a transit station, give the option to pay with your transit card.