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Reminds me of improbable.com/airchives/pa...
HOT AIR: Postal Experiments
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December 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Reminds me of improbable.com/airchives/pa...
Recently I've been wishing for a way to manually tag items, and then in a shop say "show me all items I haven't tagged keepers", rather than sorting through all my stuff every time I'm in town, and inevitably accidentally holding onto something heavy (or selling something I meant to keep)
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Recently I've been wishing for a way to manually tag items, and then in a shop say "show me all items I haven't tagged keepers", rather than sorting through all my stuff every time I'm in town, and inevitably accidentally holding onto something heavy (or selling something I meant to keep)
The ones that have a *weight* limit (you can carry 100lbs, this sword weighs 10lbs) are better than the ones that require Tetris (you have 4 5x12 grids, this sword is 5x2, this potion is 2x1, this belt is 1x3, also here's a bag of holding that's 2x2 outside and 5x5 inside), at least.
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The ones that have a *weight* limit (you can carry 100lbs, this sword weighs 10lbs) are better than the ones that require Tetris (you have 4 5x12 grids, this sword is 5x2, this potion is 2x1, this belt is 1x3, also here's a bag of holding that's 2x2 outside and 5x5 inside), at least.
The FAA is mostly funded by specific taxes on air travel, not by general (eg income) tax revenue. I think your tax dollars aren't really giving them free labor. usafacts.org/articles/who...
Who funds the FAA? You, whenever you fly | USAFacts
In FY 2024, 65.3% of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding came from passenger taxes as part of the Airport and Airways Trust Fund (AATF).
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November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The FAA is mostly funded by specific taxes on air travel, not by general (eg income) tax revenue. I think your tax dollars aren't really giving them free labor. usafacts.org/articles/who...
Yeah $174K (Congress) is not *bad* pay (it's ~top 10% of US), but it's not "we recruit from the most talented 10k people in US". I'm not sure we want to be paying tens of millions of dollars a year, but "random software engineers, lawyers, etc are making more by the time they're age eligible" is bad
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yeah $174K (Congress) is not *bad* pay (it's ~top 10% of US), but it's not "we recruit from the most talented 10k people in US". I'm not sure we want to be paying tens of millions of dollars a year, but "random software engineers, lawyers, etc are making more by the time they're age eligible" is bad
I'm convinced part of why people get phished is real companies routinely do sketchy stuff too. (There was an account with zero balance and a matching credit balance refund, so I think it was real.)
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I'm convinced part of why people get phished is real companies routinely do sketchy stuff too. (There was an account with zero balance and a matching credit balance refund, so I think it was real.)
A few months ago Chase refunded a credit balance to me, so they sent me an email saying within a few days I needed to go to cnc.jpmorgan.com. which wanted a bank account number. No secure message, no in-app alert, no account with a matching balance.
October 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A few months ago Chase refunded a credit balance to me, so they sent me an email saying within a few days I needed to go to cnc.jpmorgan.com. which wanted a bank account number. No secure message, no in-app alert, no account with a matching balance.
(actually, maybe "no parents" is age discrimination? Idk. I sorta assume if you ask a lawyer if you can discriminate based on caregiving they'll say "it's not a good idea legally" and if you ask "but is it legal" they'll sigh and ask if they really need to get into the details and practicalities)
October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
(actually, maybe "no parents" is age discrimination? Idk. I sorta assume if you ask a lawyer if you can discriminate based on caregiving they'll say "it's not a good idea legally" and if you ask "but is it legal" they'll sigh and ask if they really need to get into the details and practicalities)
(skimming www.eeoc.gov/questions-an... it also kinda sounds like at least federally it's legal to say "we don't hire people with kids", as long as you don't hire mothers *or* fathers, but since basically everyone discriminates more against mothers than fathers this doesn't come up much)
Questions and Answers about EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
Notice concerning the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022This document was issued prior to enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which took effect on June 27, 2023.
www.eeoc.gov
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
(skimming www.eeoc.gov/questions-an... it also kinda sounds like at least federally it's legal to say "we don't hire people with kids", as long as you don't hire mothers *or* fathers, but since basically everyone discriminates more against mothers than fathers this doesn't come up much)
IANAL but my understanding is that basically no questions are illegal to *ask* per se, but since it's illegal to *discriminate* based on the answers, companies tend to really discourage asking them. (Asking them is strong circumstantial evidence you were discriminating based on the answers)
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
IANAL but my understanding is that basically no questions are illegal to *ask* per se, but since it's illegal to *discriminate* based on the answers, companies tend to really discourage asking them. (Asking them is strong circumstantial evidence you were discriminating based on the answers)
They fixed it, but didn't deem it worth a correction notice.
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
They fixed it, but didn't deem it worth a correction notice.
It's from a zombie series (Newsflesh) by McGuire writing as Mira Grant. KA (zombie virus) came from a broad spectrum cold cure. I think the novella Countdown has the background. www.reddit.com/r/zombies/s/... has a bit
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October 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's from a zombie series (Newsflesh) by McGuire writing as Mira Grant. KA (zombie virus) came from a broad spectrum cold cure. I think the novella Countdown has the background. www.reddit.com/r/zombies/s/... has a bit
I've only visited, but I really enjoyed wandering around Peaks Island (there's a ferry) and ice cream at Gelato Fiasco
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I've only visited, but I really enjoyed wandering around Peaks Island (there's a ferry) and ice cream at Gelato Fiasco
Up to half a mile per cayimby.org/legislation/...
SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Up to half a mile per cayimby.org/legislation/...
Any idea why there's so many sick leave bank bills? I wouldn't have expected specific people's sick leave to involve legislative action.
September 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Any idea why there's so many sick leave bank bills? I wouldn't have expected specific people's sick leave to involve legislative action.
It feels like they're deciding to go from a big fish in a small pond to a small fish in a big pond, and I'm really not convinced that'll go well for them.
Seems like they used to have a bunch of unique bits (seating, bags, etc) and they were the only choice for people who liked that, and now... No
Seems like they used to have a bunch of unique bits (seating, bags, etc) and they were the only choice for people who liked that, and now... No
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It feels like they're deciding to go from a big fish in a small pond to a small fish in a big pond, and I'm really not convinced that'll go well for them.
Seems like they used to have a bunch of unique bits (seating, bags, etc) and they were the only choice for people who liked that, and now... No
Seems like they used to have a bunch of unique bits (seating, bags, etc) and they were the only choice for people who liked that, and now... No
I enjoy that Reddit seems to have moved on from posting actual photos to, like, paintings of Dante's Inferno.
September 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I enjoy that Reddit seems to have moved on from posting actual photos to, like, paintings of Dante's Inferno.
Probably the Discworld quote I think about / reference most. (The wiki is helpful.)
September 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Probably the Discworld quote I think about / reference most. (The wiki is helpful.)
Has this project been frozen for basically exactly our current mayor's time in office? Hmm.
August 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Has this project been frozen for basically exactly our current mayor's time in office? Hmm.
How comparable are the numbers across modes? There's significant overlap numerically across the four graphs. (I've never really understood the distinction between those three kinds of rail...)
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
How comparable are the numbers across modes? There's significant overlap numerically across the four graphs. (I've never really understood the distinction between those three kinds of rail...)
So I could believe there may also be some elements of sales (cold emails) and marketing (... brainstorming?) actually being a better fit than tech jobs. (And if you're engaging somehow, skipping other areas might be fine)
(Probably no small part tech workers understanding the limits better though)
(Probably no small part tech workers understanding the limits better though)
August 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So I could believe there may also be some elements of sales (cold emails) and marketing (... brainstorming?) actually being a better fit than tech jobs. (And if you're engaging somehow, skipping other areas might be fine)
(Probably no small part tech workers understanding the limits better though)
(Probably no small part tech workers understanding the limits better though)