My favorite feature is how currying is applied literally everywhere. You can take any function that accepts 2 args, pass in a single arg and return a new function that accepts one arg and produces the result. In Haskell, this is handled automatically. Once you wrap your head around using partially applied and fully saturated functions you can really start to see the power behind languages like Haskell

I’ve been learning Haskell, and now I won’t shut up about Haskell

The volume of cars is a scale factor that determines the impact of traffic causing behaviors and conditions for free flowing highways (no traffic lights, stop signs, etc.). Following too closely and improper lane changing are two specific behaviors that actually create slow downs. There are numerous models that simulate this.

I came here to point this out and love the way you stated it. Confusion, hesitation and unnecessary lane changes are what create traffic. There has never been a major highway development in history that didn’t cause at least some short term issues. We should give city planners a bit more credit than that

Just finished it and checked Lemmy and saw your reply.

Overall:

This is among the best world building I have ever read. Saying that PSS subverts expectations is a huge understatement. I won’t spoil the ending, but anyone going into the hook probably should know that it is a very polarizing conclusion. I personally loved how Mieville was willing to take this chance with such a long book. I put down the hunger games after book one because I hated that an oppressive government willing to sacrifice people for entertainment suddenly allowed Pita(sp?) and Katniss to survive. PSS respects that stories don’t have to be all tied up and neat at conclusion and that sacrifices should have meaning. Truly an outstanding experience in my opinion.

Sanderson does have some sci fi stuff like Rekoners and Skyward that are not part of the same universe as mistborn and stormlight. I haven’t read them though, so I can’t give much of an opinion

Not in the slightest. Much closer to traditional fantasy than anything, but much more modern than what you would get from Tolkien or the wheel of time

About 85% of the way through Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. Absolutely loved the book so far, but I’m wary of the last two chapters as so many people have said it really changed their perspective on the book as a whole. The world building, various races, and monsters in this book are some of the best I’ve ever read. Also Mieville’s pros is masterful, and the book is surprisingly easy to read despite the incredibly wide vocabulary used throughout.

Stormlight Archives blows mistborn out of the water for me personally.

One of my favorite endings to any series ever!

Snowcrash is awesome, your free library doesn’t mail books does it ? 😂

Anyone getting into Eno probably already knows this, but Music for Airports is right up there with Aphex Twins Selected Ambient Works for its influence on ambient music going forward