3 ms·
Waffle House Index
- mmhsieh 7y agothis is very bad because some 300+ waffle houses have closed in the eastern U.S. out of some 1400+.
- TomK32 7y agoAll of them will close, maybe not at the same time but it will happen.
- downshun 7y agoThe halting problem is undecidable.
- downshun 7y ago> based on the reputation of the restaurant chain Waffle House for staying open during extreme weather This is fundamentally different than a weather event. The lockdown is to slow down spread of a disease. We CAN control that... unlike a natural disaster. But hey, sure, let's feed the downward spiral of mass neurosis, maybe that negativity will help the economy. Goodhart's law is relevant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law 2016 discussion on this index, specific to hurricanes etc https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15105662 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15105662 And the poor HN discourse, IMO, recently https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22681417 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22681417
- hprotagonist 7y agoWhen this subsides, I recommend going to a waffle house if you’re in that part of the world. They’re a cultural neutral turf. You see everyone there. It’s — and even more in times like these — a pretty touching and affirmational thing.