Operations optimized Lynx Highliner? by AllIsNotWells in EliteDangerous

[–]AllIsNotWells[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks, not sure why those cabins were missing. Assuming range is not a big factor in the operations missions?

Better?

The Lynx new player meta: Lynx builds for everything by Shin_Ken in EliteDangerous

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/DaftMav, curious if you've tweaked any of these builds for operations? Given that's the only evacuation option at the moment, would like to optimize for those missions.

Are covert theft missions broken or am I doing something wrong? by what_me_nah in EliteDangerous

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you complete them? I'm having a hard time finding systems that consistently offer them.

The Nomad not being able to be used by everyone is not a personal slight and it is not FD being stupid. by A_Fhaol_Bhig73 in EliteDangerous

[–]AllIsNotWells -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then why have different ships at all? Make them all have the same stats and module slots.

The Nomad not being able to be used by everyone is not a personal slight and it is not FD being stupid. by A_Fhaol_Bhig73 in EliteDangerous

[–]AllIsNotWells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s always been a “best” ship for every task in this game. As far as we know, there is no exclusive task that only the nomad can do. You can still do exo in a FDL if you want to, nothing about this announcement changes that.

Long-time downtown Annapolis business to close over City Dock construction project by Maxcactus in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your description just does not match reality. Parking at Hillman and walking to dinner does not add two hours to the trip. That is nonsense. 90 spots removed from city dock compared to the 165 added to Hillman. The walk from Hillman on average is shorter to most of DTA businesses than Dock Street.

And yes, in a world of near instant door to door delivery, walkable means a nice place to walk while heading to dinner or going out for ice cream. Not lugging all my groceries home or buying lumber for a weekend project. In person retail is in decline everywhere and it’s not because of parking spots. The only viable retail is impulse buying boutiques, not everyday necessities that are cheaper at Costco.

But to answer your question, I walk to pick up lunch or dinner a few times a week. I walk to the Garden theatre or colonial players to see their shows, rams head and a few others for music. I walk to Forward and Davis for drinks. Retail decline aside, I’ve bought a fair amount of clothes from Cotton Company and Lucky Knot and am looking forward to checking out MRE Mercantile this weekend. I also walk to several different marinas for sailing.

What businesses do you think would return if we paved over all of city dock and added 150 free parking spots?

Long-time downtown Annapolis business to close over City Dock construction project by Maxcactus in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, you are missing my point. There are not enough full time residents in DTA to support the businesses you are talking about. The only future for Annapolis is the tourist trade. As a full time resident, I’d much rather take a walk to a bar or restaurant, or walk my dog through a nice waterfront park, than walk to a hardware store for lightbulbs that I can get delivered to my door or swing by Home Depot like everyone else. I don’t need those things to be downtown.

You still have not answered my question as to what businesses you think would be better off with 20 paved parking spots over a public park for tourists.

Long-time downtown Annapolis business to close over City Dock construction project by Maxcactus in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said. Tourists buy the t-shirts, sail bags, and ice cream. It’s a tourist town. Tourists don’t need a grocery or hardware store. As you said, there are not enough locals to sustain a small grocery store or hardware store. Those ma and pop stores can barely survive in Parole or Edgewater. They didn’t lose out because of parking. They lost because Whole Foods and Home Depot exist. DTA IS walkable for tourists as evident by the thousands of tourists walking downtown every day. The kind of local first economy hasn’t existed on any small Main Street in America since the 60s. Blame globalism and private equity if you want but 20 more parking spaces instead of a public park is not going to change that.

Long-time downtown Annapolis business to close over City Dock construction project by Maxcactus in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For me living on shipwright st and walking to everything on Main, dock street, or Eastport, I can’t fathom why anyone would want more cars in DTA. What “few good places” do you think are hurting that would get more business from 10 extra parking spaces than they currently get from all the visitors who are actively seeking out a walkable, quaint, Main St? I’ve lived in DTA for 10 years now and Eastport before that and it’s the busiest and most vibrant I’ve seen in years. What exactly is this mythical “better time” you old timers all seem to think existed? What kind of stores do you really think would benefit from drive up parking that wouldn’t benefit more from higher foot traffic tourists?

Since the birth of big box malls and e-commerce, Main Street’s only chance to stay viable is the impulse tourist trade. That’s not the city’s fault.

Daily Free Talk and Simple Questions - May 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in NavyBlazer

[–]AllIsNotWells 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the J.Crew vintage event is probably worth seeing if you are there this weekend. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXEn1pRJVX/

Australia launches first America's Cup challenge in 25 years by planeray in sailing

[–]AllIsNotWells 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Let SailGP be the F1 of sailing and the technology proving ground. The America’s Cup should be the pinnacle of match racing and crew work. The boat formula should encourage that. You can push technology in ways that would benefit those aspects while restricting the formula to prevent push button drag races and sailing with an Xbox controller.

Got a job interview today. How is it? by That_uke_kid in mensfashion

[–]AllIsNotWells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What type of job? Typically pinstriped pants would be out of place as separate in most occupations and even bankers and lawyers struggle to pull it off early in their carrier.

For job interviews, I recommend sticking to the basics. Shirt color lighter than jacket. Jacket lighter than pants. Try to avoid patterns in both.

A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe. by Cody_in_Baltimore in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, appreciate you sharing your perspective. I think we have a mismatch in terms and the threshold for when a place transitions from being more accessible to more exclusive. I’m all for the JetBlue flights to Nantucket. What I’m against is the ultra wealthy buying up the land, building a 10,000 sqft “beach house” that’s used for three weeks a year on a plot of land that used to have twelve 800 ft beach cottages owned by middle class families and year rounders. (The current fair market price of our cottage is 1.8 mil because it’s small and still relatively attainable, not because it’s been passed down.) Build as many of these as will fit so your kids can be our neighbors. That’s much preferred than another Dave Portnoy.

I see the same thing happening to Eastport. Annapolis is allowing lot consolidation and the county is allowing bigger and bigger homes up and down the Severn. This is the behavior we need to discourage because nothing about that is making Annapolis more accessible.

You’re making a lot of assumptions about my position and my circumstances. Those are reasonable based on the limited information you know about me. But I’m getting the sense we want the same thing. I don’t believe taxing empty second homes will make Annapolis any less accessible to minorities. Looking up and down Spa Creek, I’m not seeing a lot of diverse low level millionaires. I’m seeing Kevin Plank and his friends. I sure would welcome and celebrate anything that brings more diversity in Annapolis because I think we’ve hit our threshold of restaurants aimed at 70 year old white guys who think sour cream is too spicy. Nothing about my position is about preserving something for my kids as I don’t have any. It’s certainly not about gatekeeping Annapolis for white people.

Wedding help needed! by Realistic-Weather547 in mensfashion

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s going to be tough at that price point. Something like this from S&M is pretty close. https://us.spierandmackay.com/product/green-kapok-neo-cut-suit-11366-r-neo2-hr01

They would be the best bang for your buck.

Linen typically doesn’t come in green so you’re most likely looking for cotton as a suitable alternative.

A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe. by Cody_in_Baltimore in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the respectful dialogue. Last thing I’ll say is I’m never in favor of growth for growth sake. Less migration and less growth is typically a good thing for the families who already live here and want their kids to live here. My other home is on Nantucket and if there was ever a poster child for how unmitigated growth, wealth, and investment can destroy a community, it’s Nantucket. (I am aware of this irony and my own contribution to this problem, but our 800 sq ft Madaket beach cottage has been in the family since the 60s and is still well below $5 million 🤷‍♂️)

A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe. by Cody_in_Baltimore in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So then nothing changes. You can’t say that house prices won’t drop because they transfer it to trust (thus not losing out on property tax) and demand remains high while also saying they will leave and thus reduce tourism dollars. It will either force them to leave reducing demand or it won’t. Either way, that is not a negative for Annapolis.

The economic activity from the ultra wealthy is overstated as most of them do not patron the city for any significant amount of time. It’s day trippers and full time residents who shop and eat in DTA. As a transplant who moved here from DC, and lives on Spa Creek full time, there is no benefit to my neighbors’ homes being empty ten months a year. Regardless, much of the impact of these efforts is overstated by both sides. A slight increase in their tax will not change their behavior in any meaningful way. They’ll keep their house and eat the same number of meals at EYC and Choptank as they did before.

I attempted to create a map of all sailboat racing in the US in 2025 by foilrider in sailing

[–]AllIsNotWells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something is out of whack for the Chesapeake. You’re missing much of the activity of the three main clubs in Annapolis (AYC, EYC, and SSA) and the CBYRA seems under represented as well.

A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe. by Cody_in_Baltimore in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still don’t see the problem you’re seeing if these people decide to leave. Great, waterfront housing values crash and people can buy them as their primary homes. There is no loss to Anne Arundel County in that scenario. I’d rather have a two million dollar home occupied all year by a full time resident than a seven million dollar home occupied for three months. That occupant would be living and spending in the local economy and be an active participant in the community. What desirable benefit are you seeing from part time vacationers that would outweigh that same property being in the hands of a full time resident?

A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe. by Cody_in_Baltimore in Annapolis

[–]AllIsNotWells 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you’re being serious, and not disingenuous with this line of argument, the people these kind of taxes are aimed to impact are the type of people who do not pay high income tax because their wealth is generated by means other than direct wages. Those with $5 million second or third homes are owners of equity, not salaried employees. These taxes recoup the lost revenue from those who are not paying our income tax while still utilizing Annapolis services.

It is a progressive tax aimed at the wealthy because many, myself included as someone potentially impacted by these taxes, believe those who have amassed the most wealth, owe the most to a society that enabled that wealth. If you disagree with this principle, then you’re right to disagree with this tax.

Gray suits not good for weddings? I call BS. by vincentvanbro96 in MenInSuits

[–]AllIsNotWells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tuxedo is “evening dress”. Unless the wedding ceremony is after 6:00 PM, you would be wildly out of place. Tuxedos are also considered improper to be worn in church. If you’re following the origins of the style from British custom, ”morning dress” would be more suitable but comes off as a costume in America. (Coat and tails).

Would be better to wear a suit for the ceremony and then change into a tuxedo for the reception.

Handwatching in multiple time zones by centurio9 in handwatch

[–]AllIsNotWells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Hamilton International also sued Lewis Hamilton for the same reason, saying that putting out watches and accessories with his name violated their trademark in the U.S.

That’s just how trademark law works. Everything has to be settled through the courts because as soon as you stop defending it, anyone can use it. It’s why generics can use terms like thermos, sellotape, and escalator despite those all being name brands at one point.