He's been in the news for several years already. I've looked into doing the bounty hunting thing - I couldn't find anyone in violation! Every truck and bus driver in the city are generally in compliance of the idling limits. Only occasionally would some one-time-visitor out-of-towner who might not be aware of the city ordinance run afoul. Not sure whether people are just respectful of traffic rules, or whether this guy is a menace everyone knows about. If so, the bounty program is working effectively as intended!
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Modern ICE passenger cars even automatically turn off their engine at traffic lights. Engine startup has become so reliable that the car can guarantee to spin up the engine and resume applying engine power the moment you press the gas pedal.
New York City has also banned plastic bags since 2020. I was skeptical about the ban at first, because by measure of material weight, bags are but a small fraction of plastic waste. Thin film is just too efficient in terms of use-per-weight ratio. I also thought anyone who didn't want to use plastic bags already had the option to bring their own reusable bags with them.
My newfound appreciation for the ban is that not only does it divert the use of plastic material, but it forces a change in the public perception around plastic use itself. Sure, you could bring your own bags, but it felt awkward because no one else did. You felt like you were inconveniencing the cashiers and other shoppers by breaking the routine, as if you were asking for special treatment. But now it's perfectly normal! You want to carry that bag of potatoes in your arms without an external bag? Go right ahead. You want to run home carrying a jug of milk dripping condensation on the pavement? Doesn't make you look like a crazy person! All thanks to the ban. Single action by the government on behalf of the collective has achieved what collective action by many single individuals could not have.
For trash I'm still using plastic bags I hoarded in anticipation of our ban in NYC 5 years ago.
New York City reporting in, can confirm the subways have been plastered in Mullvad ads for months. I'm so glad I switched away last year, so that at least I know none of my money is used to spam my own eyeballs. Though in some sense it is nice that VPNs are common in public discourse now.
Your family was kidnapped and is now safely eating ice cream backstage. Tied to the tracks are 5 infinite worlds Hitlers.
it's not clear that he's following Monty Hall rules
Whenever I see a badly-specified Monty Hall Problem, I always imagine the host saying something like "Oh, you want to pick door number 1? Well, guess what - the car was behind door number 3 all along! You get nothing but a goat!" And only when you initially pick a door with the car does the host ask "Are you sure you wouldn't rather switch to door number 2? Look, there is even a goat behind door number 3!" Switching doors 100% gurantees you get a goat... or 50% silver balls in this case.
This is a Big Bounce theory, so it will not help explain "old" galaxies. It still presupposes the observable universe went through a short period of extreme density and temperature, just not one infinitely dense. Galaxies and stars would not have survived. The article does say the theory allows for existence of pre-primordial black holes though, which is cool. That also allows for the possibility that primordial supermassive black holes "seeded" the early galaxies, enabling them to develop faster than existing models predict. We are still not exactly sure whether galaxies develop around SBHs, or whether SBHs grow in the centers of galaxies.
Yeah, problem doesn't specify whether you want your family to live. Common mistake.
Doesn't say it's your family tied to the tracks either.
Beautifully written!
I think the probabilities cancel out?
My conclusion as well. Except that since Jigsaw has taken one gold ball out, door 2 must have slightly better chance of gold ball remaining on average (75% vs 72.2%?).
If the engine is powering the refrigerator, it is exempted. Engine powering air conditioning is not exempted.