7 wonders of teddy's apartment

I recently found out the US state of Georgia has "7 wonders" So. I figured. Why not my room. So.

1 - My chair
Its falling apart but still works. That's amazing.

2 - The Shitter
Its smaller than a normal shitter. I think that's cause its gotta be squeezed into a small area.

3 - The window beside my computer
Allows me to see outside.

4 - The book that holds up my 2nd monitor
Wish I had something else to hold it up as I kind of want to read the book.

5 - My 2nd heater. This room has 0 insulation. It would get very cold here without my second heater.

6 - The Backscratcher
The only item in the room that moves on a regular basis as I can't sleep without it nearby, nor can I sit at my desk if its not within arms reach.

7 - Me.
I'm wonderful.

for EJ_SA

Not for the stream, just for you (but if you happen to show it on the stream that's fine too; I just don't want this blog spammed as I use it for when I need to say something that wont fit on twitter.

Speaking of which.

I'm someone who is quite keen on urban planning and wanted to explain some of why Elon's tunnel plans are good and where the main challenge is.

The key here is the idea of reversible lanes. I can show that below.


normal highway

>>>lane>>>
>>>lane>>>
<<<lane<<<
<<<lane<<<

Lets assume the downtown core is to the left and the uptown suburbs to the right. Lets also change "lane" to the percent capacity that is being used.

This is what things might look like at 9am on a big highway

>>>033%>>>
>>>033%>>>
>>>033%>>>
<<<100%<<<
<<<100%<<<
<<<100%<<<

And this is what the same highway might look like at 5pm.

>>>100%>>>
>>>100%>>>
>>>100%>>>
<<<033%<<<
<<<033%<<<
<<<033%<<<

Without tunnels but with reversible lanes you can reach the same level of capacity just by doing this in the morning:

>>>100%>>>
<<<100%<<<
<<<100%<<<
<<<100%<<<

and this in the afternoon:

>>>100%>>>
>>>100%>>>
>>>100%>>>
<<<100%<<<

6 lanes becomes 4.
8 becomes 5.
16 becomes 9, and so on.

This works the same in tunnels as it does with reversible lanes; the difference is that we don't have space above ground to do this; but underground we do.

This leads me to the multiple entrances thing for a single tunnel; with that you can "zipper" in cars, which allows you to have them run closer together; this can be help with some kind of self-driving tech, or those guide grabbers that they showed in the video.


SO


The big "up" here is that you get the benefits of reversible lane highways with self driving cars by using this method; which increases capacity a ton.

the drawback is the cost of building the tunnel, and, especially, the connection from the tunnel to the outside. For example when building a subway line more money is spent on the stations than on the entire rest of it (the rails, electricity connection, tunnels, etc)

so if Elon can figure out how to do this on the cheap, he most certainly can be a world leader in this front, and, it will work amazingly.

memory and me.

I've just come back from shopping. its 10:30pm. I forgot the store had no chicken tendies. I learned that today at 4pm when I was shopping earlier. I forgot this and didn't remember until I saw the empty rack.

My memory works in a strange way.

I am great at remembering things. How can I say that?

Cause at 6pm today I filled out my January calendar. I have a dentist appointment at 9am on the 21st. Just for cleaning.

But I remembered that. for 3 months.

Why?

Because I'd not written it down yet.

I'd not taken action on it.

At the store at 4 I decided to buy something else. I took action on the information of there being no chicken tendies. As a result, that memory, was simply deleted.

Its not quite that simple. I might be autistic, but I'm still human. However, this is how my memory tends to work.

So.

Why am I writing this?

In CMHoC, and in other online communities where I may be running things, I sometimes write down a set of rules.

What is important to note is I don't remember them.

Why? Cause I've written them down.

If I need to reference them, they are there. Otherwise I have no clue what they say even if I just wrote them a few hours ago.

That memory is no longer needed because the data is stored elsewhere.


As such, please, if you are coming to me with clarification on a rule that I've written, tell me what the rule actually says. Chances are I have no idea what the answer is until I read the rule.

"Fuck Off"

I don't use this phrase lightly. When I use it, it means I'm starting to get mad with you. Here are some reasons why this might be.

go away

Generally when I use it, it means I want you to go away. It also means if you do not go away, I will begin to get very angry. 

I have autism and some may not understand when I'm showing signs that I'm about to become very angry.

I've decided to make this post to help explain things.

If I tell you to fuck off. Especially if I tell you fuck off more than once about the same thing; continuing to talk to me in that moment about that thing will only result in me blocking you, cutting off communication with you, yelling at you, leaving any communities we share, or punching you square in the face. 

What is the best way to deal with this?

Win the argument

Sometimes I may be done arguing. This is generally rare. I'm almost always willing to pick things up later. If I'm done for good; congratulations, you've won the argument, and are right. I am wrong. Please collect your prize. 

Wait until I'm finished what I'm doing

Frequently this is the key. Especially so if I say "I'm doing X, fuck off". When that happens if means I will continue the argument once X has been completed. Continuing to badger me on the topic will not encourage me to finish the argument quicker, and will instead encourage me to stop talking to you forever, or assault you. 

Wait until another day

Frequently I say fuck off to someone when I am tired, or about to go to bed, eat, or otherwise do a thing. When this happens the simplest and easiest solution is to wait for tomorrow and I will address the topic at that point in time. 

What not to do

There are a few key things to avoid doing in order to avoid the aforementioned consequences. I will outline them.

Insist that if I do not engage, I've lost the argument

If I'm done with this topic for good, I already accept that, and continuing to try to engage me is a waste of your time.

Insist I must stop what I'm doing and respond now

As outlined above, this will only make me stop talking to you.

Insist I can not respond on another day

If I'm sending you this its likely because of an online, not an offline argument. I'm not going to change my sleeping schedule because someone is being wrong on the internet. Internet arguments are not so valuable to me that I'm going to reschedule my life to complete one with you. 

It is my hope that though this message that I can overcome some of the communication difficulties that I experience when trying to express my frustration before it explodes into outright anger. With time, I hope to reach the point where this link is not needed.