Friday, 5 August 2011

Tip 36: Obsess over your route.

Optimise Y

where Y 

= a*(smooth surfaces + efficient hypotenuses)

+

 b*(bikepaths)*(sneaky shortcuts)


c*(drunk pedestrians + slippery tramtracks)


d*(long fast downhills / steep sweaty uphills)

-

e*(taxis + cops + beer can-throwing SUV drivers + holier-than-thou vehicular cyclists)^2


f*(people to admire your style / avoiding that cafe where the cute waitress saw you fall off that time) 

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h*(Red lights + puddles)


BONUS TIP: If maths is not your thing:  Optimal route-finding is a personal expression of the discourse between the cultural, politico-infrastructural and the physical. Discuss.

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