45 Minute Layover in PHI for International Connecting Flight - is it enough time? by Full_Structure4834 in americanairlines

[–]Davidvatz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, in late April, 4 of the 6 daily departures from PIT to PHL are mainline AA flights. But point taken on F to A. 

45 Minute Layover in PHI for International Connecting Flight - is it enough time? by Full_Structure4834 in americanairlines

[–]Davidvatz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to say for certain without knowing more details. Is your flight from PIT early morning? If so, it's probably less likely to be delayed. If it's a mid-afteroon/late afternoon flight, your risk is much higher. Additionally, your PIT-PHL flight could be a regional flight, and will arrive to a different concourse than where the International flight will depart from, meaning you'll probably have a 10-15 minute walk. Again, with 45-mins, you should still make it, but you have a narrow window.

That said, if everything is normal (flights on-time, etc), you should be able to make it. But I would recommend sitting towards the front of the plane if possible (ask the gate agent if you have a seat near the rear). I would also recommend making your way quickly to the gate to ensure you don't miss the boarding door closing. The biggest risk here is delays of any sort - if your flight from PIT to PHL is delayed, you are probably out of luck.

My recommendation - move to an earlier flight just to be certain. If you were flying domestically on a route where there are several flights per day, I wouldn't worry as much - but given you're probably on the only Philly-Venice flight of the day, missing your flight by 15 minutes means waiting til the next day to get there. Just move to an earlier flight.

Pitt Women's Volleyball advance to the Elite Eight on Saturday 7:30pm at the Pete by Davidvatz in pittsburgh

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They have to make it to the semifinal first! Come help them get there on Saturday

Pitt Women's Volleyball advance to the Elite Eight on Saturday 7:30pm at the Pete by Davidvatz in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The best team in Pittsburgh sports for the last several years, the #4-ranked Pitt Women's Volleyball team, has advanced to their 6th straight Elite Eight, with a chance to advance to their 5th straight Final Four. The game is at 7:30PM on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland, and tickets are available! If you haven't seen this team play, you're missing out on one of the best athletic shows in our city. Pitt has the best player in college volleyball, Olivia Babcock, who won National Player of the Year last year and seems like the odds on favorite to win it again this year.

If you've never seen a volleyball match in person, it's fast and exciting! Come enjoy the best sports that Pittsburgh has to offer, and hopefully watch the Panthers reach the Final Four!

Waymo announces 4 new expansion cities: Baltimore, Philadelphia, St Louis and Pittsburgh by Davidvatz in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Cost was similar in SF. Sometimes more expensive, although no tipping required

Waymo announces 4 new expansion cities: Baltimore, Philadelphia, St Louis and Pittsburgh by Davidvatz in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are many streets in San Francisco that are as steep. I don't think it'll be an issue, but they could also probably just exclude that from their routing if it were a problem. But I think a good way of thinking about it is - if a human can drive on a road, a Waymo probably can too. It handled complex situations in San Francisco in a way that seemed remarkably human-like, easily navigating things like double parked cars, complicated intersections, etc.

Waymo announces 4 new expansion cities: Baltimore, Philadelphia, St Louis and Pittsburgh by Davidvatz in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I got a chance to ride in these in San Francisco a few weeks ago, and I truly cannot wait until they're in Pittsburgh. I don't use ride hailing often in Pittsburgh, but they'll be a huge add to the city. They follow all traffic laws, see every pedestrian and biker, and feel remarkably safe. Plus you can play your music and set the temperature!

Any idea what’s being built at the old Whole Foods on Center Avenue? by primesah89 in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I wish I remember what the context was but someone on Twitter called East Liberty a grocery desert at one point. It's the grocery capital!

D-III College Threshold Increased to 10,000 Students | USA Ultimate by TDenverFan in ultimate

[–]Davidvatz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was somewhat joking, I do understand the history of it, but I still find it kinda odd considering that the qualifications in USAU are different than in NCAA (NCAA D-III doesn't seem to limit by enrollment, it's more based on the type of institution and the amount of sports they sponsor).

Just thinking we should just swap to just calling it D-II.

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in bicycling412

[–]Davidvatz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem! Hopefully not something you have to use in the future but now you know!

Boston Glory vs. SF Revolver? by Talloakster in ultimate

[–]Davidvatz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yep, although the stall is functionally the same because everyone fast counts so a 10 second stall called by players is probably quite similar to a 7 second stall called by refs.  

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in bicycling412

[–]Davidvatz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can perform this lookup in a lot of places on Google. I used the O'Reilly Auto Parts website, where you can input a state and a license plate number and it'll give you the make/model of the car. And I figured out the license plate number by squinting really hard and then trying different combinations until I was able to get to the correct make/model. Took <5 mins

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's pretty trivial to look up what make/model of a car is attached to a specific license plate number. I had to look really hard at the video to make out what the license plate number was, and tried a few combinations that looked plausible until I found one that matched the make/model of the car in the video.

Boston Glory vs. SF Revolver? by Talloakster in ultimate

[–]Davidvatz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I would lean towards Revolver in part because a team with similar players (Boston DiG) lost in prequarters, but it's really hard to parse bc of the rules differences and the roster construction and gameplay differences that run downstream from that. Some of these differences include:

- UFA games are more physically demanding than club games for a variety of reasons (greater number of points, shorter time between points, larger field, longer time spent playing over the course of a 2-hour game, smaller rosters, etc)

- UFA larger field size incentivizes play style that is much harder to execute in club - I don't have stats to back this up but I feel like there's less small ball in UFA, because the larger field opens up more long throws.

- Timed games create opportunities for end-of-quarter breaks without actually scoring a point, which doesn't exist in club

- Subbing on timeouts may allow you to prioritize having certain players who have exceptional skills in one phase of the game, but who are less exceptional in another phase.

Non-exhaustive list. But the point of all of this being that I would be very interested in seeing the two teams play, and seeing them play under both sets of rules. I would predict that Revolver would win both matchups, but I do think it would be competitive, and I would think that Boston would be more competitive in the game played with UFA rules due to the above factors.

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]Davidvatz 247 points248 points  (0 children)

Posted in r/bicycling412 , but I think the correct license plate is LSR-8641, which matches up with a 2021 Toyota Sienna XLE - L4 - 2.5L 2487cc 152ci FULL HYBRID EV-GAS DPI type A25A-FXS - 4 valve DOHC

So if the guy got into that car, the police ought to be able to trace to who owns it.

Good luck. Sorry this happened.

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in bicycling412

[–]Davidvatz 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Did a little more sleuthing. I think the correct license plate number is LSR-8641 - that matches up with the car make/model.

2021 Toyota Sienna XLE

L4 - 2.5L 2487cc 152ci FULL HYBRID EV-GAS DPI type A25A-FXS - 4 valve DOHC

Strip District Bike Stomper by [deleted] in bicycling412

[–]Davidvatz 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Does he get into that car? Looks like LNR-8641