Optimizing my commute III

[asterroc]

I was reminded by mathsex people that (1) if I assume gas mileage and speed are equally important, that I could just average the optimal speed for both and I get around 65mph for the ideal driving speed, or (2) a potential way of giving a more realistic value to my time as compared to the gas mileage is to put a dollar value on my time - according to my salary that's around $20/hr. More math to come...

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[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

Physics semigrad (was doing a PhD in high energy physics, took a terminal MS and got out). If I go back, it'll be in CS, not physics - much as I love the subject I don't think I have a PhD's worth of interest in it. (Then again, I might just have been stupid to go into high energy because Rice didn't have anyone working in the area I was really interested in - should've taken a year and reapplied for a transfer to other schools)