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AndrewKemendo 4 days ago [-]
This is a good description, and similar to my favorite game to play in public with my kids: “Find the normal distribution”
Of course the most frequent ones are on door handles or pushes. Then usually parking space oil stains around an entrance. Etc…
Desire paths are also generally very tight gaussians.
You can learn a lot about pattern of life just by looking at how humans wear down the world
cogman10 4 hours ago [-]
Universities seem like a social testing ground for the desired path problem.
Some universities get it. They'll see the paths humans make cutting through the grass and adjust their sidewalks accordingly.
Others don't and instead being a futile effort to penalize and police the grass rather than just giving into the human nature to want a straight line path.
Hussain04 4 days ago [-]
Nah that last image caught me off guard
what 2 hours ago [-]
Why are scuff marks assumed to be from shoes? Why not bags/briefcases hitting the wall while leaning against it? Might explain the “implausibly tall”.
cogman10 5 hours ago [-]
I can't get to the blog for some reason. Web archive is also failing to archive it.
Of course the most frequent ones are on door handles or pushes. Then usually parking space oil stains around an entrance. Etc…
Desire paths are also generally very tight gaussians.
You can learn a lot about pattern of life just by looking at how humans wear down the world
Some universities get it. They'll see the paths humans make cutting through the grass and adjust their sidewalks accordingly.
Others don't and instead being a futile effort to penalize and police the grass rather than just giving into the human nature to want a straight line path.
Anyone have a mirror?
Here's an archive of the archive: https://megalodon.jp/2026-0718-0554-02/https://web.archive.o...