Journal shanen's Journal: The trains (and buses) are breaking my brains (and what rhymes with 'buses'?) 1
Doesn't really feel like the current activity level of Slashdot justifies much effort, but I fed the following topical question to Copilot and Gemini and got lots of words, but no concrete answers in terms of specific papers or researchers. Some hints that there is some stuff in Japanese. There were some references to broader studies at a vague international level. In both cases the followup questions seemed tilted to the "increase engagement" objectives of the AIs in question.
"Is anyone researching the mental effects of the Tokyo Silver Pass on elderly residents of Tokyo? It might be a personal thing, but I think the nature of my relationships with time and distance are mutating under the conditions of new distance metrics and new places and new experiences. In particular, I almost never used the buses or the Toei Subway system, but now I use the buses pretty much every day and the Oedo Line several times a week, while I have completely stopped using the Metro Subway system. My use of JR and other train lines remains quite low..."
Trusses? (Score:2)
Crossing my trusses? Buses do drive over bridges.