I see what you did there! But smaller pods with batteries may be the answer since they can stop and "park" easily without blocking the main tracks and can run off batteries while parking.

Why not have a grounding strip and an overhead 600vdc rail or wire in the tunnels to charge in motion? It can be high enough off the ground to avoid people who need to evacuate touching it.

Going last-mile is actually a bad thing in some ways ... cities should be built to subtly nudge people to walk and interact in public (both are healthy). A society where people go from indoors to car to indoors won't be a healthy or happy one. Perpetuating loneliness.

Also, 4-5 cars is short for a NYC subway train - try 8-9 cars as normal. I think only some short shuttle lines and the G train run 4-car trains.

Typical asozial techy ... I like being around other people. I like random conversations with strangers. That's part of the FUN of riding public transit.

Also, there are other ways of solving homelessness, like creating a society with lower levels of inequality and a functional mental health system. But, you know, Dumbericant austerity.

If they think that I'd want to "drive" cross counter cooped up in an isolation pod underground with no windows, they have another thing coming. Guess I'll move to Europe where conventional trains, running aboveground, with proper windows, are still a thing.

They want to DESTROY mass transit ... they hate the idea of sharing space with an unvetted stranger.

Transfers are good. They force lazy American couch potatoes to walk and exercise, whether they like it or not. Cities should be built like living gyms. Also, trains are awesome, unlike cars.

Spending public money on infrastructure is actually a good thing.

I live in the USA (NYC) and have never seen this ... maybe avoid the chain places? NYC has plenty of independent barbers who are happy to take cash. Not a problem in NJ, San Diego, or DC either.

You want a place in a working-class neighborhood, no fancy waiting room, no receptionist, just a bunch of dudes (usually dudes) cutting hair.

Frankly, if I were told that by a barber, I'd talk to them a bit while looking around, then make a very detailed call to the board of health about potential violations.

Where do you live that barbers don't take cash for walk-ins?

Finding a haircut for cash in hand hasn't been a problem for me either in the US or Poland.

Fuck the future, 2019 was fine with me.

Unless you feed it directly into the line, screaming into the phone, playing loud tones/music, or even a smoke alarm going off right by the phone isn't likely to cause damage on the other end.

Fine, same frequency as a smoke alarm. Good luck proving you weren't near a smoke alarm that happened to go off.

In civilized places (EU), one-click cancellation is pretty much required. This is a Unistatian problem.

Once you get the actual human, 1000Hz tone at max volume. Or play a "numbers station" just to confuse the shit out of them...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...