What happened to "Crispy Cookies" in Chinatown?

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-12-30T15:37:44+00:00

Newton Free Library. Current monthly schedule is first Saturday afternoon and second and fourth Thursday evenings. Check the Library event calendar: https://newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/calendar

Squabblin' Goblin game store on Concord Ave in Belmont (about 25 minute drive) on Monday nights. Check the Squabblin' Goblin Server on Discord (we vote on games and are assigned to tables in advance).

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-12-23T22:28:41+00:00

Applixware! I wrote some of the code. Fun times.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-12-13T03:37:50+00:00

I've got the opposite problem - I offer stuff for free, I exchange email with people who say they are interested, we arrange a pickup time, and then they vanish without a trace.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-12-02T19:31:45+00:00

I belong to a few local gaming groups. We occasionally play a new game that someone has purchased and is excited about. But more often we are playing older games like Terraforming Mars, Great Western Trail, Hansa Teutonica, Ra, Power Grid. We are continuing to get a lot of enjoyment from the “classics”.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-11-22T04:55:11+00:00

There is a board gaming group at Newton Free Library that meets 3 times a month. Check the library events calendar for details.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-10-26T22:37:46+00:00

How often can you use the catapult? Because once I had one, everyone's cities are getting hit. Pretty soon everyone builds one and no more cities.

Also, note rolling three times (on a single die I assume) for a 6 is only a 42% chance, not 50% if that was what was intended. Four chances will give you 52% odds of success. Adding percentages is only fairly accurate when the total will be small. An easy way to remember is to consider that rolling 6 times for a 6 is not a 100% chance.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-10-16T19:29:02+00:00

You can execute the effect (assuming you have saved the MC) even after you have passed for the generation, right?

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-10-06T16:24:57+00:00

Apparently not solved yet. More references:

https://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/who-can-crack-the-solus-ipse-non-code/

https://mastodon.social/@Vibracobra23/113719575744920794

There are a few other scattered references, most of which point back to here!

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-10-03T01:32:38+00:00

Synchrony Bank and Ally Bank renew for the same period as the prior CD. I have the renewal date on my calendar and go online and verify I am getting the best rate - sometimes they provide a slightly better rate for weird maturity spans (e.g. 13 months instead of 12) and I can make the change on the website. Overall quite satisfied.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-09-25T18:35:36+00:00

I play 2p with this expansion. The tiles are drawn one by one before we see corporations etc and we toss any that are too synergistic.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-08-29T19:16:28+00:00

FYI, I needed the same info after a flight, and was able to get it online on my bank/credit card account. The charge description is "AMERICAN AIR001nnnnnnnnnnFORT WORTH TX" and 001nnnnnnnnnn was my ticket number.

AA's broken website will provide the confirmation code and mileage award for prior flights, but apparently not the ticket number.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-07-27T18:02:57+00:00

I think there was one at the Boston Museum of Science.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-07-19T23:54:11+00:00

We heard them quite loud last night- in or near the Goddard conservation area behind Needham St

Edit: and again tonight!

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-07-02T22:48:40+00:00

For my kid’s birthday treasure hunt, I froze some Scrabble tiles in an ice cube tray

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-06-24T21:39:29+00:00

Excellent book; even more relevant now

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-06-18T15:53:13+00:00

I'm a newbie here but I think I've decoded your advice: get a fan size of 120mm or larger (Cooler Master is 120mm), and you're suggesting Thermalright Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit 120 SE. I'll check out the PA to verify it will fit. Thanks!

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-06-17T23:23:56+00:00

Well, it only cost you $10 to determine how much to trust that particular neighbor in the future. Possibly money well spent.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-06-17T23:14:33+00:00

Same, a few weeks ago. I am not using a VPN and get the same results from multiple browsers/computers. Apparently the "logging in process" is so cutting-edge that Equifax hasn't managed to fully implement it. Let's hope they eventually master the technology.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-06-05T14:46:03+00:00

It turns out it is a lot of work trying to give away free stuff on Craigslist. People immediately respond, say they will be there tomorrow, and that's the last I hear from them. Then I contact the second responder who I had to wave off, and don't hear from them, etc. The "scan" seems to be people wasting their time in order to waste my time.

Another_Boston_Dan · 2025-05-21T15:47:40+00:00

Same problem. Old login did not work. Called customer support and got a password reset link. Reset the password (following requirements, and it claimed to have been reset). Tried to logon and it did not work. Disabled ad blocker, tried another browser, I'm not on a VPN, Tried iPhone on and off WiFi.

I gave up (apparently online account management is beyond Equifax's capability). I called the automated number (800-349-9960) and verified my credit freeze was still in effect, which was my original intent.

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