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Berlin artist Simon Weckert used 99 phones and a handcart to create a "virtual traffic jam" on Google Maps

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[–] PseudorandomNoise 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you recall any of the names? I'd love to read those papers and see how effective it was. Depending on the city and the route, people might have no choice but to go over a bridge like that regardless of traffic reports.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

While I don't remember his name, I remember there was a Darknet Diaries episode about the researcher who first investigated the problem. The episode was very thorough, I liked it a lot. I also don't remember the name of the episode, so I guess this comment is kinda useless

[–] KnightontheSun 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I guess this comment is kinda useless

Props for self-awareness and yet still smashing that "reply" button, but I still think your comment is slightly useful. I often just click the "cancel" button once the "useless comment" realization hits me.

Edit: I am wrestling with it now, just after I clicked reply.

[–] scrion 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Your comment was not useless. I learned about a new podcast that I checked out, plus you got to talk about something you liked in a way that made me go look for the episode - haven't found it yet, but found some other, interesting things along the way.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Darknet Diaries is SOOOO good.