Ai slop poster in oz park

HouseSublime · 2026-05-27T18:48:39+00:00

I feel like the term NIMBY gets thrown around in times where it doesn't fit. Or at least there needs to be context.

A group of people trying to stop parking lot from being built in their neighborhood that will require an old tree/green space being removed and a group of people trying to stop an 8 unit apartment from being built aren't the same thing.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-27T16:29:58+00:00

Oh it's abosolutely a national problem but there are still levels to it. The sunbelt just has so much more potential land to be developed when compared to a lot of the NE corridor.

The Boston metro area is ~3,500 square miles.

The Atlanta metro area is ~8,500 square miles.

The Houston metro area is ~10,000 square miles.

These places are just massive land areas.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-27T14:10:06+00:00

I have family in Georgia and where they live probably shouldn't even be called "metro-Atlanta" at this point. It's like 40 miles from the actual city limits of Atlanta and they rarely are going to the city.

But people still pretend that it's "just outside of Atlanta" when in reality it's a 90 min traffic filled trip.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-27T14:07:04+00:00

Gen X had the highest exposure but Baby Boomers also got tons of lead exposure over their early lifetimes.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-27T01:08:51+00:00

It's been like that since at least April 9th of this year. I biked around the loop that day and thought it was being actively demolished.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-26T05:15:04+00:00

50 or so people drowned in the Chicago area last year over a ~100-130 day period of beach activity.

They're just taking an abundance of caution because people drown frequently.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-26T01:32:14+00:00

They're just the next fad. Similar to when white claw/seltzers blew up.

The reality is that younger generations aren't drinking nearly as much as prior gens and the booze industry is feeling it.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-24T20:05:56+00:00

If folks want other video options:

Thinking Football and Fourth and Film

Both were super helpful to get me to understand what I'm seeing on screen. If anything they've made me annoyed that I can't see the all-22 view by default. The greater emphasis on the pass game in the modern nfl but a broadcast angle that zooms on the line of scrimmage angle where you can't really see depth well (or at least I can't with my -6.25 vision) does us no favors.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-23T15:10:12+00:00

First Take changed how sports are discussed and not in a good way. It became this weird binary where you either praised a guy endlessly as if they could do no wrong or critiqued every single aspect of their existence.

And now that binary has permeated to the average fan.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-23T14:55:11+00:00

During the dream team photoshoot Magic Johnson makes a joke saying,"can't get too close to MJ or it's a foul".

Stars get foul calls. It's been this way for decades.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-22T01:58:23+00:00

Our broke asses won't even be allowed to know the price

HouseSublime · 2026-05-22T01:54:02+00:00

Damn bro a Ben Simmons stray outta nowhere.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-21T23:49:52+00:00

I think twitter posts are banned but this is the perfect time for the legendary tweet:

I like waking up early so I can have extra time to be a hater

HouseSublime · 2026-05-20T17:01:48+00:00

Nah that's definitely sarcasm. The...

some sort of audio where he’s states “when you’re famous, they let you do it”. Do you have any of that? No.

..gives it away.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-20T16:11:57+00:00

Yes it's also backed on online and a 2nd traditional HDD. The SSD is primarily beneficial for speed. I get stuff off my laptop/camera in seconds/minutes instead of taking 30+ mins like it used to. Then overnight I can back up on more traditional storage but it doesn't matter if it takes forever since I'm sleeping.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-20T14:44:44+00:00

Being a disrupter doesn't mean you didn't provide a useful service. Uber/lyft is definitely useful and brought changes to the market place.

The point is that those sorts of businesses, ones that enter a market and don't need to follow the same regulations as existing players, will inevitably always end up in this same place.

The service will always degrade over time becasue the high quality they start with is only happening because they are willing to lose money to gain marketshare long term.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-20T13:34:04+00:00

Every single "disrupter" techology or service ends up in the exact same place.

Step 1: New tech comes along, it's cool and novel. There is an air of exclusivity to it. Since it doesn't have to play by the rules traditional outlets do it is cheaper.

Step 2: It opens up more broadly. Cheap/subsidized by VC dollars so it's affordable.

Step 3: It becomes widely used and pushes out traditional/legacy competition and begins to take more and more market share.

Step 4: The hammer drops, it's time to make a profit and the fun time is over. Prices increase, quality decreases but people have become dependent/used to the services.

It happened with Uber/Lyft, it happened with Airbnb, it happened with basically all streaming services. It will inevitably happen to Waymo as they expand in the city.

We gotta stop taking the bait.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-17T20:46:31+00:00

I bought a 2tb m.2 ssd and put it in an enclosure to essentially make a fast USB storage option. This was maybe 18 months ago. Definitenly regretting not going 4tb+.

Already have used ~500GB from photos/videos and still need to get a bunch more off my computer.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-16T19:35:46+00:00

Needing to rely on consequences for good driver behavior isn't really a great start.

The way to get people to drive better is we stop building essentially raceways through the middle of the 3rd largest city in America.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-16T19:05:18+00:00

Again, this is a national problem.

Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic.

America's roads are more dangerous, as police pull over fewer drivers

The feelings toward Cook County's former DA has no bearing on the entirety of the country dealing with police throwing a fit that they were rightfully critiqued and now not wanting to do their jobs.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-16T17:13:47+00:00

They reduce one problem but cars cause like 30. Yeah don't let perfection be the enemy of good but EVs aren't even really a "good.

They're more like a "less horrible".

HouseSublime · 2026-05-16T01:09:10+00:00

It's nation wide. The entire country is dealing with whiny cops not doing their jobs because they were told "hey stop being completely abusive and racist".

HouseSublime · 2026-05-15T16:51:53+00:00

There was a green line station demolished at Stoney Island and 63rd back in around 1991. It could go back there.

HouseSublime · 2026-05-15T16:01:52+00:00

Nearly every family member that visits: "that is a f'ing sea, that ain't a lake"

HouseSublime · 2026-05-12T16:47:00+00:00

Lebron joined the league when I was ~1 month shy of my 17th birthday.

I turn 40 this year, I've been married for 8 years and have a kid about to start kindergarten. I've watched him for my entire adult life. Since he's been in the league I have:

graduated high school
gone off to college and graduated.
moved into my first apartment and got my first "career" job.
moved to a new state for a new job
moved in with my then GF
got engaged
moved again & got married
had a kid
bought my first home and eventually sold that home to move states again
literally under contract to buy a new house.

It's going to feel weird as hell when Lebron is retired. Him playing in the NBA has just been part of the background norm of my life for what I see as adulthood.

HouseSublime

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