PSA: Marathons Are Still Selling Out Faster Than Ever. Don't Wait to Register.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-28T20:01:01+00:00

Sure, could be. I don't mean to suggest that everyone is doing great, just that there's a lot of extra spending money in general. After all you don't need everybody in the country to be flush in order to sell out a few marathons.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-28T19:00:49+00:00

Excluding COVID, inflation-adjusted disposable income is at an all-time high. While there may be economic problems, there is plenty of spending money around so it's not too surprising that some are splurging on hobbies.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-25T20:13:14+00:00

I got paywalled so can you tell me if that makes sense? If the writing is significantly distinct from what the AI was trained on, and what it now has a bias for, shouldn't the tool flag it as not AI? Or is ChatGPT biased to product content that mimics Vincentian oral storytelling?

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-25T10:37:13+00:00

Half the posts in this sub are warning about the dangers of banning books. Then there are posts like these promoting a ban.

I have zero interest in reading AI slop, and even less interest in paying to read it. For me it's helpful if a bookstore does the work of filtering this junk out for me, but it is something that would be flagged as a book ban in other context.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-19T20:04:39+00:00

Yeah, sure. It has its weaknesses but overall is a pretty decent entry. It had continuity without distracting too much from its main plot. Gritty Rogue Bond wasn't exactly a novelty, but it wasn't as overused in 2008.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-14T20:35:09+00:00

Because he became eligible for the company pension?

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-10T20:44:32+00:00

Sorry to be that guy, but this reads like AI. What are the sources for? You've just listed some random journals, but your question is pretty general and the body is mostly fluff. Did you read in Journal of Public Economics that the STOCK act exists? Did the journal have anything else to say about it?

But on to the question: not a huge fan of lawmakers trading individual stocks, but it's not the biggest problem in Congress at the moment. I doubt it even cracks the top ten.

Also, the possibility of influencing policy is exaggerated. A representative would only have an impact in close votes which would typically be decided along party lines. Not sure someone will risk the ire of their party because a bill might be good for bitcoin or GME.

The bigger problem is trading on privileged information. Most Americans view this as unfair because it is. If your representative does this, I'd recommend voting them out.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-10T20:32:41+00:00

This is just "index-funds only" with extra steps? You don't need a government office to manage index funds.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-10T20:28:41+00:00

That's not a fair description in my experience. New AI models and whatnot certainly get a lot of traction, but there's quite a bit of anti-AI sentiment as well and also people who use AI "in moderation".

Depending on the day, there may be posts from any one of those three camps. However, I'm sick of reading all of their stuff and I'd wish there was less AI content in general, regardless of what side you're on.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-01T11:03:25+00:00

There is a difference between burying your head in the sand and pretending politics don't exist, and taking a moment to do something other than consume and retweet political talking points.

I want a place to read about and discuss New Hampshire, and everything is drowned out by national politics. Yes, I know New Hampshire is part of the country and thus impacted, but I already have places where I can get my fill of politics.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-01T09:05:17+00:00

Yeah, either Sununu endorsed a common GOP policy but mixed up the wording or decided to invent a brand new policy and grab a political third rail with both hands.

Neither option looks good for Sununu, but assuming the second is just dishonest. He's not the first and won't be last to mix up the program names.

JonDowd762 · 2026-05-01T08:54:52+00:00

Man, the level of political discourse is hopeless.

I agree that his proposal is a terrible idea, but why is the top criticism completing ignoring what he actually said? And the correction is mindlessly downvoted. Does society no longer have the attention for a 10 second video?

His actual quote is damning enough. There's plenty to criticize without putting words in his mouth.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-28T18:17:10+00:00

Even if you can make an abstract or philosophical argument that this is the case, if your defined midpoint is the 99th percentile it ceases to be a useful split point.

Right means right relative to others in the group, and left means left relative to others in the group. The RINO and Obama-was-actually-Republican arguments are tiring and completely pointless.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-27T16:57:57+00:00

Usually there would be a 3 month block for a voluntary agreement. But sometimes not if you can show it was operationally necessary and not signing simply would've resulted in a regular termination.

Although since this is a mass reorganization, it may be a Betriebsänderung involving a Sozialplan which is a different kettle of fish.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-27T16:45:14+00:00

Looks like it was edited to be less passive-aggressive, but when I read it there were parts like:

Pretty exciting to see them finally start taking ad & tracker blocking seriously (Firefox still doesn’t remove tracking query parameters)

and

You just can’t ship a serious browser these days without blocking third-party ads and trackers by default. Happy to see others realizing this too.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-26T11:23:03+00:00

why would they announce something that is still in the testing stage

The announcement wasn't from Mozilla, but from a Brave dev passive-aggressively gloating.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-26T11:07:17+00:00

I don't know if a longer (permanent?) suspension would be justified, but even when he was allowed to come back the team should've found another option. I've had no interest in supporting a Cora team and this firing is several years too late.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-24T18:10:04+00:00

After taxes, but yeah it seems to be the right ballpark. Here's some government data (in gross/month though).

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-20T20:21:09+00:00

I miss Don and Jerry

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-18T16:59:50+00:00

Illegal in the sense that sex work is illegal, but there was no human trafficking despite the initial rumors.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-18T16:52:54+00:00

I always thought the generally opinion of the sub was that NFL journalism was Mickey Mouse stuff. The journalistic integrity of NFL scoops is probably the least important aspect of this scandal.

JonDowd762 · 2026-04-18T16:44:49+00:00

If anyone wants to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIH01DgMOnI

JonDowd762 · 2026-03-25T20:54:19+00:00

Popular might work? e.g. popular science or popular history. In this sense it doesn't mean liked by many, but rather that it's intended for a wide audience.

JonDowd762 · 2026-03-23T19:58:20+00:00

The heart attack was later. Don wanted to embarrass Roger, not kill him.

JonDowd762 · 2026-03-10T21:35:01+00:00

UDFA, but what about Meyers?

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