> Like did a bunch of teenagers sneak out at night and build a highway?
With how some of this urban design happens it almost feels to be the case at times.
A bit more real of an answer is: federalism. You're assuming the state DoT is entirely in charge of these projects. Lots of different government organizations are in charge of these things, and they don't always communicate well. Cities, counties, toll operators, and others can decide when these ramps are opened or closed. It's not just the state DoT that does these things. There's no single org that can authoritatively say "these are all the roads which are open, right now."
Now, I do agree with you, making such a data set complete and public should be some level of priority. There should be reporting standards involved in defined, standardized formats. These do not really exist, and making such a thing happen is a political question not a technical one.
Not only is that certainly not a fact, as the sibling commenter said, I find it striking how you're seemingly purposely missing the point.
They KNOW excel, they know where which buttons are, and the business logic and price calc are done in excel. These people aren't mentally challenged as you seem to think, they will know if their excel suddenly looks differently, offered by Google instead of Microsoft and in a browser instead of a native windows app.
So if you have nothing to contribute except power user arrogance, I will no longer interact with you.
> I find it striking how you're seemingly purposely missing the point.
Lol. You answer rude and get a rude response and then give up.
> They KNOW excel, they know where which buttons are
That’s not knowing excel though.
You’re not making the claim that people writing complex formulas with named ranges have an equation that doesn’t work in Sheet.
Sure, not specializing in computers doesn’t make you mentally challenged but it doesn’t make you proficient in it. If the reason somebody can’t use something is cause it “looks different” how have they survived the last 2 decades of Microsoft changes?
But the excel-boundedness is exactly my point. Several sheets are so large they have been split into three files, referencing each other or external sources via power query. I'm not even saying it's good like it is, but it's just the status quo. I don't see any viable way to turn away from Excel in the short term, which is why I seek solutions.
And knowing where which function or button is in Excel IS knowing Excel, and programming formulas, VB macros and power queries is knowing Excel too. It has been a cornerstone in this company for the past 20 years. These people aren't IT people, Their core skills and how they bring value to the company lie somewhere else, and that's perfectly fine too. but I cannot expect them to just change the software they're been relying on for years just because I say so.
Ask them how big and how many stones they have to skate by that are clearly thrown by people from land who are unsure if the ice is thick enough despite a stone larger having already been thrown.
> Why should gold be worth that much more in a bank vault than an underground mine?
OG PoW.
Less facetiously: refined gold is a commodity. Gold ores are various and require expertise to differentiate and value. They're also bulky relative to their gold content.
Pretty hard disagree. Going 75 on the highway compared to other people going 45 does have an impact on arrival times.
Sure, driving to the supermarket doesn't change much at 20mph vs 35mph. However, you may want to start speeding more situational as a lot of the lights feel very interconnected so rather than constantly hitting the same red you can speed before it to get a yellow.
Speeding largely just increases consequence of an accident but the thing that's causing them in the first place is looking at your phone. Adjusting how fast people can go won't fix then unless you dial it all the way down to 10mph.
If you're driving 75 mph and the speed limit is 45mph that's reckless.
Assuming the speed limit is 65 and you're driving at 75 that's quite normal but on a 1 hour journey you've saved ~9 minutes. Maybe worthwhile if you're going to the hospital but mostly not worth the stress and increased risk to others.
> Assuming the speed limit is 65 and you're driving at 75 that's quite normal but on a 1 hour journey you've saved ~9 minutes.
Most highways around me at 55 so it's 16 minutes. It improves much more when compared to 45 which is common to see people at because they cannot use their hands and feet at the same time (curvey roads).
> In 2024, speeding was a factor in 29% of motor vehicle crash deaths.
Well yeah of course speed is involved in a crash. You can't have a crash with two parked vehicles. Faster speeds make an accident worse but the accident occurs because somebody didn't break in time or look where they were going (common with pedestrian strikes as right turning vehicles don't look right for peds; just left for cars).
Them finding only 8% of accidents involved a distracted driver is highly suspicious. Anecdotally the amount of times I see people leaving lane unintentionally while also either staring at their crotch or holding a phone to their mouth is way beyond 8%.
It’s showing how much better or worse than inflation.
That’s not an apples-apples comparison.
Like if you don’t invest into say SNP500 then the money grows (or not) at what rate and is that rate better than the SNP500?
It’s way better to get a 10% return when there’s 11% inflation if the alternative was 0%.
I mean, if they need training data for ragdoll simulation, there's already Carmageddon series. They can connect FSD to a PC and get enough training data in no time.
Not less gruesome*, but way less dangerous for schoolchildren.
*: They should download the patch to undo the zombie conversion, but Grok can do it in a pinch.
> wholesale electricity is priced per kWh
> the latter is, as a rule, cheaper.
I think you’re missing some detail. Why do two things that are “priced per kilowatt hour” have to have different prices?
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