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Re: This is not an acceptable way for transit operators to deal with slow bus traffic

Mike Busch — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:02:04 -0000

Perhaps even better, remark these parking/bike lanes into Shared Bus Lanes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wik.... This provides a much wider, much safer (can't get doored, more room to maneuver, etc.) space for cyclists. It also gives buses a priority lane, which makes them a much more attractive option for people who would normally drive. We cyclists might even find that bus drivers are more polite to us – they are in less of a hurry because they aren't stuck in stopped traffic.

Re: http://til.developingego.com/post/20585234933

Mike Busch — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:48:33 -0000

The rub is that the original solution was O(n), while the "updated" solution is O(n**2). There's an inflection point for small arrays (like the above example), but at 400 numbers, the second solution completely falls over. The original was better.

Here's the benchmarking code I used: https://gist.github.com/f69...

Re: This just in: Nerds are Mad at the iPad!!!!

Mike Busch — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:28:21 -0000

FLOWERS ARE PRETTY!

Re: Value and Money are not the same.

Mike Busch — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:33:34 -0000

Well put Leon. Its the same argument I've been having with friends for what seems like ages. The value that I pay in to the system to help everyone comes back to me in full - our society is better for it, thus I am better for it. Politics (which are also for sale at the hands of the lobbies in Washington and the Senators who listen to them) is what often gets in the way. I can't help but think that our "Founding Fathers" would be quite dismayed at the system we've created to "help" our people. It only helps the people who have enough money to buy policy these days, and that's not right by anyone's standards.