#Commute Times

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Traveling, you realise that differences are lost: each city takes to resembling all cities, places exchange their form, order, distances, a shapeless dust cloud invades the continents.

- Italo Calvino

The commute times in capital cities are higher - in London they are often an hour one way. Another way of understanding it. UK (67m people) had 4m people with commutes over 60 minutes in 2019 compared to 3m in Germany (83m people).

Taken as an average the commute times of European countries are very similar. The only thing that is baffling is the 29 minutes commute time in Luxembourg which is only a tiny city.

[gwmac]

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[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Also increasingly aware that a LOT of people "manage" getting through the 40+ hour work week by sleeping less than is healthy and relying on stimulants like coffee and energy drinks to keep them going.

For people who are unwilling or unable to do this...work really does just dominate your life. Like we really should not have to rely on unhealthy practices just to have a social life or keep on top of housework or whatever.

I know I post about this a lot but I'm so TIRED all the time and it's just so depressing that this is how we're expected to spend the one life we have.

[avandelay20]

Anti-pattern example for how to FAIL at visualizing data.

The first graph focuses on Australia commute times. Note the legend labels and colors used.

Then we compare to Europe via a STACKED bar chart (which wasn't used for Australia). And for that, we'll use ranges instead of precise values and limit it to 6 values instead of 7.

To top if off - Australia is omitted from appearing in the stacked bar chart - so the reader has to guess at how we actually stack up against Europe?

Which is supposedly the entire POINT OF THAT PART OF THE ARTICLE.

Stupid.

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????

[aetherlite]

falchions and cunning ⚔️🌊

[heartorbit]

i just wanted to draw the ave mujica outfits .

[triviallytrue]

Nothing makes me feel dumber than sitting in traffic. Like yeah I would try to drive here at this specific time, just like all the other sheeple. Guess I'll go fuck myself

[bubbloquacious]

Instead of putting math departments in the buildings for natural sciences they should put them next to the philosophy department. And then any time a scientist needs some mathematics they have to make a pilgrimage to a different side of the campus.

[amphibianaday]

Taking a break from amphibianaday soon and may or may not return

Day 1821 is coming up soon, marking half a decade of amphibians! After day 1821 I will be taking break to re-evaluate if I'm still drawing because I want to or because it's become a habit. Between fulltime work and hrt turning me into some kind of extrovert I have a lot less free time now. I guess I'm figuring out how I want to spend it?

I don't want to promise any kind of return but I also can't quite commit to deciding to stop for real yet. So. I'm waiting until day 1821 so I can end on a good milestone if I don't decide to keep drawing! :D

a bunch of personal soppy thoughts about it below if you're curious!

It's been part of my life for so long, it's hard to imagine not drawing every day now. But my life is in such a different place now than it was when I started, in so many different ways. When I started I was living with my parents, working a part time job I hated, hoping to study to become a game animator. I had only barely figured out my gender situation after years of questioning and denial. Since starting this blog I have:

come out as trans

got accepted at my dream school

changed my legal name

moved out

realized I didn't want to be an animator actaully

fell in love with rigging and programming

graduated and started working as a professional technical animator

started HRT

got top suregery

Kind of wild to think about how drawing amphibians has been with me quietly in the background through all this. I'm sort of moving away from bein An Artist™ (at least professionally), but drawing all these amphibians so far has been awesome and improved my art so much. I've made lots of art I'm really proud of!

Alos gotta take this time to say a Huge thank you to anyone who has ever said something nice in an ask, dm, reply, tag, etc. I read and treasure every kind message and it's always made my day to hear my art has brightened someone else's, or been an inspiration :)

See you in 2025!

[hothammies]

night cap

[suntails]

♣️⚔️

[foldingfittedsheets]

My beloved and I realllly need to move because our house is full of mold and carpets which house allergens that are eating my beloved up from the inside. I finally have the income to justify it. Moving is inherently stressful but I found a place that looks pretty legit to look at on Tuesday.

It has extra bedrooms, a yard, a garage. It’s only a few hundred more than we pay now but it’s kinda perfect. I’m dreading the actual move but trying to get psyched by nice new things like more light coming in, less horrible children standing in the parking lot where cars go. It would be closer to work for my beloved, and not too far from mine. The cats are gonna hate hardwood floors but you can’t please everyone.

[nosnexus]

I GOT THE JOB LETS GOOOOOOOOO 🎉🎉

[srapsodia]

quick doodles and i dont really have designs for these characters yet but i started listening to TAZ vs Dracula and it's SO much fun, im having a great time

[feyrien]

Prepare Fishies