Ross Niemi
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Ross Niemi
@raniemi.bsky.social
Creator of software, builder of teams, brewer of coffee, griller of foods, grower of peppers.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dynamic/Surge pricing: Final tickets jumped another 17% between Phase 1 & 2 (2 more to go)

Parking ($75-$175) costs more than Qatar 2022 match tickets ($69)

30% resale tax (15% buyer + 15% seller = FIFA pockets $300 on every $1K resale)

No resident discount (Qatar had $11 tickets)
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I'm imagining Johnson getting ready to summon his inner McConnell: "The house will not reopen until the Tennessee special election concludes. It's so important that the American people can have their voice in the direction of the government. This is about a principle, and not a person" 🥴
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nothing pays the bills quite like dedication and patriotism - banks and landlords accept payments in both.
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Don't look up
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I think it will be done way sooner than you think. For $300 million, they'll throw down some grass seed and put up some white party tents with folding chairs. Think: White house x Fyre Festival.
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"I wish we had the Internet back in my day, then I would have known about this 'one-weird-trick'" -- Jesse Jackson (off the record)
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
... who takes working at the CDC seriously and does not want to transmit an infectious disease that could have severe consequences to public health. So please, keep on masking up! 😜
October 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Remember when that elected official kept talking about needing to visit Fort Knox to verify the gold was still there? Two straight weeks of this. Then finally -- silence. Nothing. It's almost like the problem... resolved itself. 🤔😉
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"Primum, non nocere"
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.replaceAll(/\156\157\156/, "\x6d\x61\x6c\x75\x6d")
.replaceAll(/\156\157\143\145\162\145/, "\x69\x6e\x73\x63\x69\x65\x6e\x73")
October 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I hear you and I get it.

So, what about eating a werefish after it fully scales out?

Next summer I'm going on a beach trip with friends who often bring up that they are "part fish".

They have never said that they are merfolk... However, I'd like to understand what the rules of etiquette are.
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Homan said he didn't do anything criminal or illegal.

Maybe Homan's defense is that a bag holding $50K in cash is still less in volume and weight than the 2 large duffle bag allowance that was set back in 2017?
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
However, I realize there might be another issue
September 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Admittedly, this recap may be a bit unfair of me since I was troubleshooting with Claude for a while up until this last exchange.

I should point out though that Claude did say several times that "This fix will absolutely address the issue!"
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
CLAUDE (Continuing):
Oh, I see the real issue now...
Let me check if...
Let me review...
Let me trace through...
But in the output, we're seeing...
Actually, I need to look at this more carefully...
Could the issue be...
Let me review...
I think the real issue is simpler...
(Stop)
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
CLAUDE (within a single reply):
Looking at the failures, the issue is that...
Looking more closely, I see the problem...
But wait - I also see...
Actually, I see the issue now...
Looking at the output more carefully...
Let me trace through the logic again...
But the problem is...
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM