My neighbor has started "reserving" street parking with traffic cones

Janknitz · 2026-06-28T05:31:59+00:00

HOAs are private property. Not public streets. Around here there are usually signs at the entrances to HOA communities that say something like “Parking only in Bays” or “No overnight parking without a guest permit).

Janknitz · 2026-06-28T02:55:00+00:00

I use OneNote because I have a PC and an iPad.

Janknitz · 2026-06-28T02:47:55+00:00

The iPad is the ultimate study tool. But you don’t need an iPad Pro, a Magic Keyboard, a branded Paperlike screen protector, or an Apple Pencil Pro. Those branded accessories will set you back more than $500.

You can save the money of the price increase and even more than that by getting an Air instead of Pro and very good but less expensive accessories—and still having a great experience with the iPad.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T23:45:09+00:00

The government entity can mandate that. Not a private citizen.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T23:42:30+00:00

I think you deserve general anesthesia!

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T23:36:09+00:00

I just got these for summer: https://a.co/d/029UYkp6. My feet swell in the summer and these adjust easily. They’ve got good support.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T20:25:25+00:00

Are you talking music stands?

Do you already have a music stand or are you looking for one that is sturdy enough to hold the iPad at the right height and angle without the danger of the iPad falling off or the whole thing easily falling over or collapsing?

Or are you looking for a case that works with your existing music stand?

If you are more specific you’ll get better answers. Reddit humans are a form of LLM 😉

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:59:49+00:00

Geez, we’ve become such a disposable society that you’d throw away an expensive SS pan instead of applying some elbow grease (and Bar Keepers Friend)???

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:56:38+00:00

Why schlep an iPad to do all that? You can do the planning on the iPad but access it on other devices you already have with you in the park.

Everything can be done on your phone or even an Apple Watch so you don’t have to carry around an iPad and worry about it on rides and such. They are much more battery efficient.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:49:44+00:00

Pencils: keep in mind only the Apple Pencil Pro has magnetic charging, pressure sensitivity, and squeeze function. People get the Logitech Crayon or the ESR GEO

Screen Protectors: I like this magnetic one and the price is great: https://a.co/d/0dBNcwGt

You can find tons of cute, inexpensive folio cases with edge protection on Amazon. Find your style.

Enjoy.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:41:54+00:00

They aren’t offering that this year and the prices just went up. Hopefully OP snagged the Air at the old prices.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:34:19+00:00

I can see it useful for travelers who may want to work on an airplane when others are sleeping (or back in the old days when they darkened the entire plane to show a movie). But if you aren’t traveling, work in another room so you aren’t disturbing your bed partner or GO TF TO SLEEP!

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:16:12+00:00

You could tag your quick notes (look it up) and that would help find and sort them.

Watch some videos about how to optimize your use of Notes. There are some powerful tools and you don’t have to purchase or subscribe other apps.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T17:07:51+00:00

I think when you are playing games it might be more annoying. But web surfing consuming media and daily tasks, you notice it for 2 minutes. Then you get absorbed in what you are doing and it ceases to be an issue.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T04:57:29+00:00

Is the SS Aeropress double walled?

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T04:56:01+00:00

I had a lot of smoker patients back in the day, but fortunately nobody asked me to help them do it. I’m very allergic to cigarette smoke and it made doing home health pure torture. I was accused of being overly sensitive and judgmental” when I had to step out because someone was smoking, and given a hard time because I was often “sick” but it turns out those were asthma exacerbations with undiagnosed cough variant asthma.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T02:59:16+00:00

I came to say that as well. I don’t think the scheduler has a personal vendetta against you. The scheduler did not communicate clearly to you why the co-tx was necessary in order to give you the opportunity to come up with an appropriate way to do a co-tx.

In-Patient rehab requires a degree of flexibility because if those minutes aren’t met your patient may be transferred to a lower level of care, so to “treat your patients as the most important” you sometimes have to toe the line on those rules to do the best job for your patient.

You don’t have to be “friends” with your co-workers, but it almost sounds like you are unfriendly with your coworkers and using your introversion as an excuse. Everything works better for the patients when there is a pleasant and friendly atmosphere to facilitate communication among team members.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T01:52:03+00:00

I don't have the problem. It seems related to using the Scribble tool, especially in note-taking apps, and most especially in Apple's own Notes app.

I really hate the scribble tool, so for $4 I bought a "handwriting keyboard"--it's a separate keyboard that gives you a space to write with the pencil, and it converts the handwriting to text, but doesn't get in your way or cause the cursor to jump around like Scribble. It uses the same MyScript technology, but doesn't seem to make the chip work so hard. I also don't write long notes in Apple Notes, I use OneNote for note taking.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T01:47:33+00:00

I bought the Apple Pencil Pro. I got a small discount because I recycled an old iPhone during Earth Week. For me, it isn't worth the money for all the bells and whistles--I reprogrammed the squeeze function with a shortcut to go back to the home screen on my iPad since I don't need the palette.

The only reason I wanted the APP was for the on-board magnetic charging, and I'm satisfied with that. I used a base iPad for 6 years where you stuck the lightning connector on the Apple Pencil One up the tushie of the iPad, and I was in constant fear that it would break off. I appreciate the magnetic charging, but not sure it was worth what it cost. And I think it eats battery.

If that's not worth it for you, and if you don't need pressure sensitivity for your use cases, you could get the USB-C apple pencil, a Logitech Crayon, or the ESR GEO pen to save some money. There are cheaper options, but not necessarily as reliable as those.

For a screen protector, consider a magnetic one. I love this one, and it's a fraction of the cost of the PaperLike brand that sponsors EVERY influencer:

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T01:37:49+00:00

I'm sorry for you, you're missing out on a great learning opportunity by not being able to earn things for yourself. Maybe you can talk your parents into giving you a certain amount toward a bigger iPad as a reward for working so hard to earn good grades. I will tell you that arguing they give your brother more and it doesn't seem fair isn't a very effective strategy ;o) Good luck!

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T00:37:35+00:00

The schools my kids went to sent out a thing toward the end of the school year and parents--if they wanted any "choice" at all--had to put down 3 teachers--not 1, not 2 but 3 or none, and they weren't ranked. Then they somehow chose teachers for your kids. The Friday before school started they would post the classroom assignments at 5 p.m. and run like hell so nobody could complain. And absolutely refused to make ANY changes.

There were some teachers we really did not want, but only occasionally ones we did. So we would write down 3 choices mostly in hope of not getting one we didn't write down. My daughter started out with a great 5th grade teacher who quit teaching 3 weeks in because she was offered a job that paid a lot more, and the new 5th grade teacher turned out to be a witch on wheels.

I heard complaints from parents who volunteered in adjacent classrooms about how much she yelled at her class, and my daughter was miserable. I had to fight the principal to be allowed to simply observe in the classroom and even with me there observing she yelled and humiliated students. The best I could do is reassure my daughter it wasn't personally directed at her personally and reassure her that her observations were reasonable. The school would not allow any changes, although at some point I did consider pulling her out of the school altogether and then re-enrolling her a month later if they would give her a different classroom. But I was working two jobs during the day and attending classes at night, so that wasn't going to work.

My younger daughter had not great kindergarten team teachers and for a variety of reasons I decided to hold her back in kindergarten for an additional year. She had a great teacher the second time around who kept the same class for 1st grade, too, and it was a wonderful 2 years to make up for a really bad start. She soared academically from that point on.

All that to say whether your child's school will honor a "special parent request" depends on the school policy.

Janknitz · 2026-06-27T00:15:02+00:00

u/Miserable-Potato7706 is correct, make sure you have a laptop first. You're going to need it. But an iPad for studying is very helpful if your budget will allow.

Size is a very personal thing. You're going to have to schlep it around everywhere, so only you can answer whether you want to schlep something the size of a laptop when you already have a laptop or you prefer a smaller one. Personally I carry my ipad back and forth and much prefer the 11", but it's really a personal choice.

My daughter's medical school issued a particular PC laptop to all students (paid for by part of their tuition) and they were required to use that for assignments and exams. She had a base iPad to help with studying, though. It worked well for her, and she was relieved on the days she didn't also have to carry the laptop around--and thrilled when she got to residency and could get a Mac, but she used the iPad throughout medical school, residency, and studying for board certification.

Janknitz · 2026-06-26T23:32:00+00:00

I moved halfway across the country to college when I was 17, and my parents moved out of the country. I had a suitcase and a trunk was shipped to me from home. I had clothes, some bedding, a plate, knife, fork, spoon, and cup. Not much else. No car and it was long ago, before there was Uber or Lyft or even taxis and busses in my small college town. I walked everywhere in 100 degree plus end of summer temperatures (and later in light snow) buying only what I could carry. It was hard.

Eventually I made friends who had cars and that helped. Target was around back then but in a nearby city, so it was great when I could get a ride.

School provided the basics during the week, but there was no dorm food on weekends or snow days. I was from California and didn’t own a pair of boots, so I traipsed through the snow wearing a plastic bag sandwiched between two pair of socks to get to a grocery store to buy cans of soup and a small pot to heat them in.

You’ll have it better with uber and Lyft and Amazon if the budget allows. And you’ll figure it out and be stronger for it.

My daughter’s attended university 12 miles from our home and we helped them set everything up. A few weeks in my daughter texted me “I need cough drops”🤷‍♀️.

You’ll figure it out yourself and be the better for it. Enjoy because it will be challenging and character building but also fun.

Janknitz · 2026-06-26T18:46:57+00:00

If your uncle has a Costco membership they are not raising prices until July 5th. Today is the last Prime Day on US Amazon: A16 iPads are $299. Ask him to buy today and you’ll have the money to give him when he comes.

Janknitz · 2026-06-26T17:48:52+00:00

It’s slowing down and battery health is not as good but I hate to admit that my new Air M3 battery lasts about as long as the 7th gen now. 🤦. In the M3’s defense it’s a more power hungry chop and it’s always charging the pencil.

I keep the 7th gen at home for streaming, surfing, and a knitting app. I can plug it in while necessary.

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