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minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up68·edit-23 days agoAs a train driver, I manage correct timing all the time by extensively taking shortcuts. You’re welcome. /j
minus-squarePhoenix3875@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·3 days agoAh, yes, I always love it when the train does Tokyo drift.
minus-squareLantsu@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoI read that in Germany they basically do this. If running late, they don’t stop in all the stations to save time. They skipped your station? Boohoo.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIn the 70s, a train in Chicago missed a stop. A passenger complained so they spoiler stopped the train and ran it in reverse at max speed. The next train saw a yellow signal, and assumed they’d be able to stop if they saw a slow or stopped train.
minus-squareSmoogs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago70s : the original era of fuck around and find out. only without computers and AI
minus-squaremyotheraccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 days agoThat’s because a canceled stop does not count for the “delayed” statistic, which they optimize for. It’s a great example of how a metric becoming a goal makes it a terrible metric!
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoSounds like it’s related to or just Goodhart’s Law in a hat. When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
As a train driver, I manage correct timing all the time by extensively taking shortcuts. You’re welcome. /j
Ah, yes, I always love it when the train does Tokyo drift.
#whymangaisthebest
I read that in Germany they basically do this. If running late, they don’t stop in all the stations to save time. They skipped your station? Boohoo.
In the 70s, a train in Chicago missed a stop. A passenger complained so they
spoiler
stopped the train and ran it in reverse at max speed. The next train saw a yellow signal, and assumed they’d be able to stop if they saw a slow or stopped train.
70s : the original era of fuck around and find out. only without computers and AI
That’s because a canceled stop does not count for the “delayed” statistic, which they optimize for. It’s a great example of how a metric becoming a goal makes it a terrible metric!
Sounds like it’s related to or just Goodhart’s Law in a hat.