No, I think it's because you took a dismissive tone towards media that other people enjoy, which is bound to rub people up the wrong way.
chumbalumber
joined 2 years ago
Love me some rugby sevens -- the France-Fiji men's final was chef's kiss, and seeing Canada's women go so far was also a delight.
Also had one eye on any racket sports
It was good until now
Coming from a transport modeller, the title of this article is incredibly flawed, and the write up should row back a bit.
The study itself seems great; looking in detail at the carbon cost of a transport mode throughout its lifecycle. However, it emphatically shouldn't be used to inform transport policy on its own.
This will have a focus on the UK, as this is what I'm familiar with.
Rail schemes, particularly heavy rail, has massively high start up costs due to all the engineering that has to go in place (because if rail goes wrong, it tends to go very wrong, and so the rail industry and legislation is naturally very cautious).
We don't just need to get to net zero; we need to get to net zero fast. Bus rapid transit is much faster to get off the ground, and can be electrified by putting batteries in and having quick charging at certain stops and, crucially, has a capx that a cash strapped local government is more likely to swallow.
GNU STP
Doctor Who be like
I think if I were to vote in the US I might go to prison for fraud.
In case you don't know, desert sand is very smooth, which means that it doesn't bind at all in e.g. concrete. For cement, concrete etc., you need sharp sand, which has more 'sharp' bits for things to bind to.
Any particular reason they don't start Dupont? They looked much more alert once he came on. He definitely plays like a 15s nine though -- you could see it in the lines he ran
Damn, that's depressing.
Bo(mb)letus