@straphanger why would anybody *not* want high-speed rail?
...Canada clearly isn't Japan, or Spain, or France...or any of the 25 other countries that have gotten around to building high-speed rail."
It's voices like Andrew Coyne's, echoing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's talking points, that stop ambitious transport projects going ahead.
Attacks on #Canada's Alto high-speed rail project all seem to start with the declaration:
"Now, I've ridden bullet trains in Asia or Europe"—the editorialist doesn't want you to think he's unworldly—"and sure, those ones are great, but...
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@newrepublic I started a poll on this topic .
@wjmaggos @quillmatiq Yeah I wouldn't even say that's incorrect, but I just prefer the tradeoff on these aspects on the AT side, and I see a better chance of AT becoming more independent than of AP improving the experience in the aspects that AT is ahead on
@mpjgregoire @hammondj I appreciate that you welcome everyone @mpjgregoire
yea but it's bigger than a brand of rechargeable tools. imo AT means less independence for creators, while AP means the experience is less smooth. AT means waiting for the monetization shoe to drop while AP means making it a lot harder to build and grow.
@Bowreality @chris @crispius yup me too. Only messages and calendar alerts in my phone. And sleep focus kicks in at 9pm. On my Mac & iPad have no notifications on at all.
@newrepublic wild