The universe according to MMM

[vdeane]

For a second I thought MMM was going to go on about the gap on I-90 in Chicago that needs to be filled with the Hypotenuse.

[Max Rockatansky]

For a second I thought MMM was going to go on about the gap on I-90 in Chicago that needs to be filled with the Hypotenuse.

I-90 just goes out of its way to violate I-80.  I'm sure if we questioned I-90 it was just say "I-80 was asking for it."

I-90 is the one that drops down to violate I-80

[algorerhythms]

So they should post an 88 k/ph than 90 k/ph so it is equivalent to 55 mph?^^^^^

When this baby hits 88 km/h, you're going to see some moderate shit.

[Scott5114]

You got it backward man! I-80 is the continuous one that the I-90 bootlegs off of. I-90 is the one that drops down to violate I-80, I-80 maintains the same latitude so it has the right-of-way (literally). Also, I-90 temporarily joins a triple concurrency in Wisconsin which disqualifies it even more. Also, more of I-90 is a toll road (in NY and MA) whereas I-80 in PA and NJ is free. So nope, I-80 remains undefeated.

I got it forward. I-90 is the continuous one that the I-80 bootlegs off of. I-80 also has to bootleg off of I-294 and I-94. How pathetic.

Interstate highways running alongside each other cannot be thought of in the same way as special relativity. It can't be seen as either way. The road that continues a mostly straight path is the one being violated. I-90 obnoxiously dips down and invades I-80 for almost 300 miles, only to fly back up north again. I-80 is just minding its own business heading east/west and I-90 trespasses on its roadway for that long a distance.

Oh and BTW, Chatgpt generally agreed with me that I-80 extension east into Long Island is a logical plan.

Interstate highways running alongside each other can be thought of in the same way as special relativity. It can be seen as either way. The road that is better is the one not being violated. And I-90 is better than I-80. We can see this by it having a higher number, because having more of something is better than not having more of it. I-80 is a sorry excuse for a business because it doesn't have as many deals or specials, or even managers. I-80 is a public right of way, like an easement, and therefore I-90 cannot be prosecuted for trespassing upon it.

ELIZA agreed with me that I am right about everything all the time.

[kkt]

Eliza (the program Emacs Doctor mode was based on) could be a lot of fun.  They had it set up for visitors to the Lawrence Hall of Science in the early 1970s.  I talked to "her" for half an hour.

[interstatefan990]

Oh and BTW, Chatgpt generally agreed with me that I-80 extension east into Long Island is a logical plan.

Is this a new indicator of credibility for use in regular conversation? Already?

[dlsterner]

Oh and BTW, Chatgpt generally agreed with me that I-80 extension east into Long Island is a logical plan.

I guess Chatgpt is the new Wallethub.

[Scott5114]

I mean, you can make a computer say whatever you want.

Code Select Expand


#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use feature 'say';

if(90 > 80)
{
     say "I-90 is the best interstate";
}
else
{
     say "I-80 is the best interstate";
}



[scott@localhost prog]$ ./bestinterstate.pl
I-90 is the best interstate

[roadman65]

I-90 saying to itself: “ I’m not the longest US interstate. Lake Michigan and Ontario ruined that for me. I’m only cheating as I dipped down to I-80 and hitched a ride with it and then later returned to my place on the grid.”

[Bruce]

I-90 has a better content rating, more revisions, and more pageviews than I-80 on Wikipedia, therefore it's more important.

[LilianaUwU]

I-90 has a better content rating, more revisions, and more pageviews than I-80 on Wikipedia, therefore it's more important.

As much as I agree with you, aren't you a bit biased, considering you're the one who made I-90 a FA? 

[kkt]

I-90 has a better content rating, more revisions, and more pageviews than I-80 on Wikipedia, therefore it's more important.

As much as I agree with you, aren't you a bit biased, considering you're the one who made I-90 a FA? 

shh, don't tell!

[J N Winkler]

Try the whole thing in the Sierra Nevadas on for size:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2022/01/interstate-80-in-sierra-nevada-mountains.html?m=1

Were the "Let 'er drift" signs still on I-80 when you did the field research and photography?

Don't recall seeing them.  Might be buried in the Flickr version of my photos:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/151828809@N08/dtTwQ75i70

Thanks for this--it looks like you wouldn't have seen them, if they are still there, since you were headed in the uphill direction.  They were installed in the 1980's (or possibly the late 1970's) for the benefit of westbound truck traffic since I-80 has a 40-mile length of nearly continuous 5% downhill grade until Auburn.  They were still in place as late as 2002, but I don't know if they survived the multiple rehabilitation contracts that covered the length between Roseville and Donner Pass in the late 2000's and early 2010's.

[kkt]

Faced with the problem of transporting many people and cars across a body of water, some places use hovercraft.  Which I guess could be said to be "very low flying cargo planes".

[algorerhythms]

I hate it when they get full of eels, though.

[Max Rockatansky]

I hate it when they get full of eels, though.

Don't worry, they are plenty charged up from all those people throwing their used car batteries into the ocean.

[Bruce]

I-90 has a better content rating, more revisions, and more pageviews than I-80 on Wikipedia, therefore it's more important.

As much as I agree with you, aren't you a bit biased, considering you're the one who made I-90 a FA? 

I am 100% unbiased. Now excuse me while I go wash my I-90 shirt for the millionth time.

[dlsterner]

[Bruce]

We need an AARoads merch store, clearly. Sell some I-99 t-shirts for $99.99.

[Roadgeekteen]

We need an AARoads merch store, clearly. Sell some I-99 t-shirts for $99.99.

I need my Souky mug.

[Max Rockatansky]

We need an AARoads merch store, clearly. Sell some I-99 t-shirts for $99.99.

Get some US 99 and CA 99 merch going also.

[GaryV]

And a bunch of mythical subway maps.

[Max Rockatansky]

Joke's on you I'm into that shit!

FIFY

[Roadgeekteen]

Joke's on you. My mom got me an I-80 shirt for Christmas, and we'll a mini I-80 notebook that I can use to take notes. And in sporting events, competing teams should wear I-80 and I-90 shirts, that's clearer than the color differences.

Proof? I want photos.

[kkt]

We need an AARoads merch store, clearly. Sell some I-99 t-shirts for $99.99.

How much for a Craig County?