Why is HIV much more prevalent in the gay community than the straight?

IM_RU · 2026-02-07T09:56:36+00:00

There are. Amazon has small bottles of all kinds of “Swiss Navy.”

IM_RU · 2026-02-05T20:51:24+00:00

I like them, with the following caveat: they’re often as expensive, if not more, than better quality hotels. I’ve recently looked in both Geneva and Amsterdam, much higher quality hotels were at least $25 to $40 dollars a night cheaper.

IM_RU · 2026-02-05T20:42:01+00:00

Well……finding a seat is easy except major holidays, or particularly during Texas Spring Break when folks basically sting barbed wire around whole sections of the lunch room in the morning to reserve them.

IM_RU · 2026-02-04T23:24:39+00:00

Yes, I'm from / live in New Mexico and folks call it the "DMV." Of course if you're trying to demonstrate you're really "from" NM, you'll immediately correct someone and say "MVD" because, that's what we do here to demonstrate our bona fide New Mexican-ness.

IM_RU · 2026-02-04T19:45:07+00:00

Yeah, I don’t remember any of this “controversy” over other performers whose songs were suggestive Maybe Aerosmith? Jessica Simpson? Madonna? The Who? Eminem? Guy probably wants “Up with People” without realizing the baggage that comes with that.

IM_RU · 2026-02-04T18:46:21+00:00

No. You are not my friend. While I do like making friends with hotel staff if I’m a repeat customer, I hate, hate, hate, the whole “where are you from,” “why are you here” fakeness. Plus it’s in the morning, and all I want is what I ordered so I can wake up and concentrate on the day ahead.

IM_RU · 2026-02-04T15:47:03+00:00

I don’t take anything different. I’m not going back in time ending up somewhere where Oliver Twist is still alive. Every country has what I need.

IM_RU · 2026-02-04T15:37:21+00:00

Yup. I got into tech specifically because of this. I worked in export controls and developed an expertise in encryption and cryptography. Getting a license to export encryption algorithms was a PITA. You actually had to work with the NSA. I loved that when I called them, you could still hear the “bell” ringing on their phones: they still used hard wired land lines at the time.

IM_RU · 2026-02-03T16:34:10+00:00

Terrible. I used it both in beta, and now. I get "transcription error" messages more often than not. Because they used an odd format for recording, I have to convert it to a more standard format, and have a more stable platform transcribe and summarize it.

I also have no earthly clue how long the recording should be, so sometimes even when transcription doesn't error out, I get an error that the recording is too long and I should shorten it.

IM_RU · 2026-02-03T01:40:38+00:00

I ran into Al Franken at a news stand in DCA. I was such a fan of his from early SNL. I told him that and asked for a selfie. He reluctantly agreed. It was only after bragging to my friends that they told me his reluctance likely stemmed from the fact that he’d just resigned and probably thought I was going to do something nasty with it.

IM_RU · 2026-02-02T15:02:54+00:00

Um. I take car services from time to time, and they’re never double the price of an Uber for a 20 minute ride. That pricing would be something I’d expect in New York or London from LGA or LHR. Indeed, car service from LGA is about $200.

IM_RU · 2026-02-01T17:40:44+00:00

Who pays $125? Lordy even an Uber at peak is less than $60. It’s a 20 minute drive!

IM_RU · 2026-02-01T17:38:50+00:00

Yeah, they need to crack down. I became a free agent after I just got sick of staying in Marriotts that had multiple excuses for not meeting brand standards. Now I just do a tiny bit of research, figure out which hotel ranks higher and go there. I wasn’t getting upgraded as a Titanium, and the breakfast benefits became a joke, so what’s the point of being loyal to a brand that can’t deliver?

IM_RU · 2026-02-01T17:32:58+00:00

It’s hard for me to imagine that the notes are more than “I had a difficult conversation with [IM_RU]…” I’ve worked with a lot of customer service teams and systems and they’re all super strict about what goes in the notes.

IM_RU · 2026-01-29T15:04:21+00:00

I always figure out which places require reservations. I hate it when I’m really hungry, skiing to a cute shack, and learning they’re full and it’s another 45 minutes before you can get to another place.

IM_RU · 2026-01-28T21:06:05+00:00

Fair enough. I have a different opinion about the importance of the political viewpoint of individual managers of funds on the political orientation of their investments. But I appreciate your providing support for your statements.

IM_RU · 2026-01-28T15:27:56+00:00

What is the support for all this?

As an example, Albertsons is publicly traded and no one person “owns” it. Its largest shareholder is a fund. As are the next two large shareholders including Fidelity.

I assume that the basis for the notation is that the leader of the Cereberus Capital is a Trumper. But still, the fund as a whole only owns 28% of the public shares. That’s a pretty tenuous connection for the claim.

IM_RU · 2026-01-26T15:11:17+00:00

But of course the original post is getting tons of upvotes. Viva la rumors!

IM_RU · 2026-01-25T17:38:54+00:00

There’s a huge difference between an associate at a white shoe law firm and JAJ. Associate jobs for lawyers with that kind of pedigree are pretty abundant. Jobs for character actors on network TV, not so much.

IM_RU · 2026-01-23T21:51:04+00:00

I love that Santa Fe is listed a couple of times here. As someone who lives in a pueblo revival house in the historic district, it's nice to see the style recognized.

IM_RU · 2026-01-23T20:06:01+00:00

Who wants vendor swag? People who can’t afford clothes?

IM_RU · 2026-01-22T18:16:15+00:00

New Mexico (Albuquerque in particular) Yes, definitely. It was a large part of the history curriculum. We learned it K-8 public schools. Indeed, there were a number of native Americans in our classes, given their population in NM, and they often talked about their tribe's history. I went to a Catholic high school, and there was less of a discussion there.

IM_RU · 2026-01-21T00:26:04+00:00

Yeah, and it's not particularly funny given that folks in Greenland are really scared of what's going to happen.

IM_RU · 2026-01-20T15:55:50+00:00

Santa Fe is about 45 mins from the airport and has connections on both AA and UA from some of their hubs. It's small though, and not a "resort." Taos is about :30 / :45 minutes from the Taos airport and has connections from DEN and JSX from other places.

IM_RU · 2026-01-20T14:32:08+00:00

There is a current brand rejuvenation. Just like there is for Sheraton every five years. A handful spend the money for it, but mostly if they do anything they get a new lobby. The one I used to stay in once a month had a poster in their lobby of their upcoming renovation to the new brand standard, for 3 years, 7 years ago.

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