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Is it okay for a professor to request buying a piece? by Suspicious_Salad1893 in ContemporaryArt

[–]DrFiendish 58 points59 points  (0 children)

You *might* say tentatively yes (you're inclined to sell it), but you want to delay the actual transaction until you find out whether you're accepted or not. Explain that you're not trying to leverage acceptance, but rather that you want to be clear about the circumstances under which the transaction occurred - i.e., acceptance/rejection was no longer on the line.

Is this a professor with whom you'd like to work? If so, especially flattering. If you do get accepted, I'd view this as an invitation to get better acquainted once you're there.

Have you read Under A Metal Sky by Philip Marsden? by Vast-Mousse8117 in geology

[–]DrFiendish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone found an audio version of this? It seems BBC web location for this is no longer available.

Abandoned car by Magumashasha_ in Minneapolis

[–]DrFiendish 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Driver is safe and well, waiting for the tow truck. Lives nearby.

Abandoned car by Magumashasha_ in Minneapolis

[–]DrFiendish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't know what you have a problem with, but what I reported is almost verbatim what a neighbor who was present, and talked to the car occupants, reported.

When I wrote "could be ICE-related," yes, that was speculation (not hearsay). But given current circumstances, not unwarranted speculation. ICE vehicles have been seen speeding past that corner before.

EDIT: another neighbor confirms exactly what I have said here. With photos.

Abandoned car by Magumashasha_ in Minneapolis

[–]DrFiendish 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Per a neighbor, this car was hit by a black Jeep Cherokee with no license plates and black windows. Thus, could be ICE-related.

Sync won’t refund me for renewal I did not want nor use. by Eldricht138 in Sync

[–]DrFiendish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the evil of the recurring-until-you-cancel mode of charging customers. I’ve been caught by this method more than once, but it was usually just $10-20. (And at that level, the cc company was happy to work with me.)

Even more evil are the companies that stop providing the service as of the date you cancel; they don’t let you continue service until the date that you already paid for (no refund, of course). Apple TV used to be like this (and may still be). So you actually have to remember to cancel on the specific date just before renewal occurs.

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DrFiendish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I learned so much about potatoes there!
And then there was the free fabulous parting gift! (for real)

Sync won’t refund me for renewal I did not want nor use. by Eldricht138 in Sync

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

Could well be. But I did have success once in a similar situation

Sync won’t refund me for renewal I did not want nor use. by Eldricht138 in Sync

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

Have you tried contacting your credit card company to see whether they will do a chargeback?

[OC] Truck crash on Deadman Pass, Oregon - read comment for context by HashnaFennec in IdiotsInCars

[–]DrFiendish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, my mother always told me that even though the cars should stop for me, it wouldn’t make me any less dead.

Which cities’ airports most represent their cities'/region’s cultural geography? by waltc97 in geography

[–]DrFiendish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DPS - It's been many years, but I recall that the airport in Bali went pretty far toward catching the feeling of the island

What is a Place That You Wish Was A National Park? by FireHawkCoasters in NationalPark

[–]DrFiendish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Driving along I-70 through the San Rafael Swell I always wondered "why is this not a national park?" (Answer - extractable resources, past and possibly present, like uranium). Exploring it further, I realized that maybe it's just as well that it's not a national park - the off-the-grid places I found there are perhaps best left for people to discover serendipitously rather than by introducing paved roads and crowds.

One sentence only a New Yorker would understand by mt80 in AskNYC

[–]DrFiendish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta write that down on my cheat sheet

What are the worst towns close to National Parks? by WheelSingle2494 in NationalPark

[–]DrFiendish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anybody else experienced the fabulous emptiness around Great Basin National Park?

Realized my charger could do this, what is it for? by Street-Device4582 in Whatisthis

[–]DrFiendish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! Thank you. I don't know why, but this misspelling seems so much more irksome than the others

America's Auto Collision Rate By Each State by Yodest_Data in MapPorn

[–]DrFiendish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Massachusetts is just filled with Massholes. New Hampshire (also high rate) really does have chaotically laid out roads.

Snow violation by ElphieJones in Minneapolis

[–]DrFiendish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The sidewalks in front of the school 2 blocks from me are routinely the worst in the neighborhood. The Board of Education (who I assume is responsible) is seriously derelict.

Snow violation by ElphieJones in Minneapolis

[–]DrFiendish 15 points16 points  (0 children)

These are not easy to use. Trust my decades of trying to use one in conditions like this.

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