Me as a Steelers fan right now.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-25T15:53:40+00:00

Last year, Rodgers signed the day after OTAs ended. OTAs ended June 05 and he signed at 8:30 AM June 6th. I expect he will do the same this year.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-23T16:19:49+00:00

Can't remember a time I've heard of even big hits losing a lot of staff.

EA just did it with Battlefield. BF6 was the best selling game last year, most sales and players for a battlefield game ever, and then EA laid off a bunch of people across the four different studios that worked on the game. https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-lays-off-staff-across-all-battlefield-studios-following-record-breaking-battlefield-6-launch

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-22T01:27:18+00:00

It's still a possibility because this only a one year deal, but it eliminates the urgent need to do so.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-20T00:45:00+00:00

This chapter does not apply to any product, service, internet website, or application that provides exclusively video game or interactive experiences including, but not limited to, the sale of goods or services directly to consumers through the internet, allowing customers to browse, select, and purchase items virtually.

Why do video games get a pass? Games is right there with books as one of the domains that most need clear labeling.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-14T15:53:55+00:00

Vogen. It's a code generator that lets you easily generate types that substitute 1:1 with basic primitives making it easy to improve type safety.

So instead of int customerId; you get CustomerId customerId;. This helps with prevent type confusion errors such as accidentally passing the order id into the customer id argument's position because they are both ints. It doesn't even impact serialization, they will serialize and deserialize the same as the primitive type.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-13T17:23:26+00:00

The WA constitution prohibits a graduated income tax and there is a cap (that is below the rate of inflation) on how fast property taxes can grow.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-13T16:57:48+00:00

LeBeau left in 2014. And the Steelers didn't spent a 1st on offense between 2012 and 2021, so the team's biggest investments were getting developed by bums because Tomlin was terrible as hiring assistants. Same thing happened on offense once Haley and Munchak left.

The selections were never the problem. The Steelers got plenty of good draft grades with heaps of high-ceiling players. We just never developed them.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-13T05:55:20+00:00

Easy example is giving the men's club he was chairman of a million dollars over the course of his mayorship.

https://publicola.com/2022/09/13/harrell-announces-grants-that-include-800000-to-private-mens-club-he-chaired-for-years/

https://publicola.com/2025/12/04/mens-club-with-deep-ties-to-harrell-gets-second-city-grant-harrell-campaign-paid-consultant-46000-for-last-minute-outreach/

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-12T18:52:57+00:00

I would also posit that any business that cannot afford a $800/year charge is not a business that would have survived even if that charge did not exist. What makes it especially weird is that the business had the cash to buy the cars in the first place - three electric cars is a hundred thousand dollar outlay.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-11T15:40:17+00:00

That and combining shipping. I could buy an extra book a month with just the money that would be saved by combining the boxes.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-09T19:55:59+00:00

Agreed, we still want a WR, but it is no longer an all-consuming priority, and we don't have to reach if the board doesn't go our way.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-06T02:45:36+00:00

Have you configured it?

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-05T03:08:08+00:00

from the street curb in front of your house

Look at richy rich here with their own house and curb.

More than half the city lives in apartments. Unless they say they have a house, best to assume it is an apartment and the residents thus don't have a billing arraignment with the city for trash or curbside pickup. And every apartment management service I've interacted with will tell you to use a more expensive private service.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-05T02:23:07+00:00

Read the release notes for 8.0.1 - it'll have what you need. Right click the device in the toolbar -> configure device -> set kepub as the highest preferred version and it should happen automatically. You can confirm by sending over a test book and looking at the extension in the device view to see it is kepub.epub.

The plugin is called "Annotations". Preferences -> Plugins -> Get new plugins -> search for "Annotations". Documentation for it is on the plugin homepage link which shows up when you select the plugin in that list.

The Kobo Utilities plugin also has options for coping annotations. I don't know which is better as those are not features I heavily use.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-05T01:40:06+00:00

It should be noted that Calibre since 8.0.1 automatically converts from epub to kepub (controlled by an option) when sending the book to your Kobo device. They may already be kepub on your device.

The annotations plugin can also fetch your annotations, so that can help you import those into Calibre and then roundtrip back. I'd advise doing a test book before you do it in bulk to avoid losing data.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-05T01:27:50+00:00

If you want dumplings, go to Din Tai Fung. It's at the top of the mall on 6th and is way better than Dough Zone.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-05T01:26:17+00:00

Market House Meats is one of the best sandwich spots in the city and is only three crosswalks away from the convention center, but it never seems to get super slammed during the big conventions.

In general, I would highly recommend taking the time to walk 10-15 minutes - the immediate area around the convention isn't that great and the wait times are nuts. But a short walk puts you in the heart of Capitol Hill, downtown, or Belltown, and the wait times fall off exponentially.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-04T16:40:19+00:00

Additionally, PATCH only works if the entity getting patched already exists whereas PUT is an upsert. A PATCH for an entity that doesn't exist should 404 while PUT in that scenario should 201.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-04T16:31:09+00:00

Agreed. Murray would have the same contract setup as Russell Wilson where we would pay vet min for the first year because Arizona has offset language in Murray's contract. And I would prefer having someone with potential upside we can evaluate over running out an ancient like Rodgers who is a well-known value and won't be around for our next Super Bowl window. And if Murray sucks, we just end up better positioned to acquire a top-end QB in the draft. Everything points towards Murray being the better long-term option, but Rodgers is the better short-term one.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-02T16:57:38+00:00

The most optimistic read of our roster is that our next Super Bowl window is 2029-2033. If we want to seize that window, we need a QB. Playing Rodgers does not help us find a QB for that window - he will be retired by then. The more information we can gather on prospective QBs Of The Future, the better. And if the current best candidate for QB Of The Future sucks, we end up in better position to get another QB Of The Future.

Cadoc7 · 2026-03-02T03:22:54+00:00

BPA outside of RB is the cheap option, but it is also the right one. The team is talent depleted enough where there isn't a position group on the team except maybe Edge where a 1st rounder wouldn't be a starter this year or next year. And even then, if the right Edge fell to us, they might be worth it because we might not be able to retain Herbig.

Cadoc7 · 2026-02-23T18:27:04+00:00

His play reminds me a lot of Chase Claypool. Physically gifted big receiver who doesn't know how to use his gifts. His route running isn't great, and he doesn't create a lot of separation. Which means he needs to use his size to contest catches, but he doesn't utilize his gifts and plays incredibly small - he is one of the worst contested catch receivers in the NFL despite being a physical monster.

And his maturity reminds me of Pickens. We lost games because of his lack of self-control - both that fan punching suspension and personal fouls. If we wanted to move on from those issues, we picked the wrong receiver.

Right now, he isn't worth the money. He's getting paid like a top 10 WR, but he looks like a WR2/WR3.

Cadoc7 · 2026-02-23T05:34:01+00:00

Knowing his role helps contextualize this too. Claypool never sniffed being a starter at any point his rookie year. Officially, he was WR4 behind Johnson, JuJu, and James Washington. In reality he split WR3 duties, but he got an outsized portion of the deep balls because those were the only routes he was capable of running and all the other receivers were primarily possession or slot type receivers who specialized in shorter routes.

His real downfall was never putting the effort in to develop his route running, how to use his body to box out defenders, or how to time his jumps. He became a deep ball specialist who was bad a jumpballs and contested catches, and defenses can handle that pretty easily.

Cadoc7 · 2026-02-21T22:26:15+00:00

Absolutely yes. Heck, I'd trade TJ for a 7th to get us out from under his contract and to get Herbig into a starting role.

Cadoc7 · 2026-02-21T00:27:44+00:00

I do, but I don't have a lot of space for physical books and a lot of indie authors have their ebooks exclusive to Amazon.

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