crazy_eric
crazy_eric t1_j9reu5m wrote
Reply to comment by DickBatman in The MBTA and Green Line are mentioned: We Finally Know Why It Costs So Damn Much to Build New Subways in America by timboot
yea but then a subway would be pretty useless if it didn't have any stations.
crazy_eric t1_j9r15zn wrote
Reply to The MBTA and Green Line are mentioned: We Finally Know Why It Costs So Damn Much to Build New Subways in America by timboot
A big part of the reason for the insane costs of our subways is every single station has to be uniquely designed. They cost hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. Imagine if we figure out a way to use just one design at every single station with just minor modifications, how much cheaper it would get?
crazy_eric t1_j7egph4 wrote
Reply to comment by the_fungible_man in How does shingles cause a rash when the infection is located all the way in the dorsal ganglia? by menooby
As a followup, how do we know that the cells are lying dormant in the dorsal root ganglia?
crazy_eric t1_j4m0kdw wrote
I don't have to worry about getting stabbed with HIV infected needles by White collar criminals on the train.
crazy_eric t1_j17nfny wrote
Reply to Parents, students take issue with handling of violence at Medford High School: Students walked out of class on Wednesday to protest what they described as an unsafe learning environment. by TouchDownBurrito
Why do parents and students always blame the school instead of themselves? It's the students causing an unsafe learning environment not the school/teachers.
crazy_eric t1_j9vqmpw wrote
Reply to comment by princekamoro in The MBTA and Green Line are mentioned: We Finally Know Why It Costs So Damn Much to Build New Subways in America by timboot
Yup. If each state, if not the country, could standardize stations design, the cost savings would be enormous. It would be tens of billions of dollars.