DART Should Copy UPS - ctd

Regular readers might remember my "blue sky" idea (adjective: fanciful, impractical, having dubious value) from 2012 that DART should be less like USPS and more like UPS:

UPS proves that the technology exists to compute a customized route every day for every vehicle, all based on which packages need to go where. Imagine a DART system somewhat like a taxi service or a shared ride service, where passengers submit their desired starting location and time and their desired destination. A central computer would take those thousands of requests, compute the most efficient route for the hundreds of buses in the system, and report back to the passenger when and where his bus will pick him up.

Source: The Wheel.

After the jump, "Great Minds Think Alike," Helsinki edition.

Room 237 (2012)

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Room 237 (2012): Hidden clues in The Shining about Indian Wars, Holocaust, or faked moon landings. Mind-blowing and crazy at same time. C+

Texas House Candidates Jockey for Position

The 2014 primary elections are still months away, but the candidates are already jockeying for position. The races for Texas House Districts 102 and 112, both of which include parts of Richardson, are particularly active, especially given the early date.

After the jump, a look at who's who.

State Fair of Texas (2013)

From 2013 10 19 State Fair

More photos after the jump.

Thrills and Chills at BHS

Thrills and Chills at BHS: A Halloween treat. 3 chilling 1-act plays of people going mad. Great lead acting. "I'm not mad. I'm nervous."

Meet Adolf. Err, Paprika!

Source: City of Richardson.

Meet Adolf. Err, Paprika. Richardson's own shoo-in for inclusion in
"Cats that Look like Hitler."

Meet Paprika! She a sweet little medium hair kitty, about 5 months old. Paprika came to the Shelter back in July as a scrawny little kitten and has grown into a beautiful and sweet young kitty. She is up to date on all her vaccinations and gets along great with kids and with other cats. Please help her find a fur-ever home!

Source: City of Richardson.

S2L77: Uchisar, Aksaray and Konya

From 1977 04 08 Turkey

From Uchisar, the highest point in Cappodocia, it's about a hundred miles to Aksaray. At Aksaray is a Seljuk caravansary, a fortified inn built in 1229 along the trade route from Persia to Constantinople. Sixty miles farther west is Konya, a large, industrial city with a history dating back to 3,500 BCE. Known as Iconium by the Roman Empire, Saint Paul and Barnabas preached here in about 47-48 AD (Acts 14:1-5 and Acts 14:21). Konya is maybe best known for being one of the most conservative religious centers of Turkey, home of the Mevlevi Sufi order of Islam, established in 1273 and known as the "whirling dervishes."

More photos after the jump.