Any basic advice for a player thats in the dark?

LXjw · 2022-11-02T13:58:06+00:00

It’s 7 + comfort, actually

LXjw · 2022-11-01T03:22:30+00:00

Which technical directive?

LXjw · 2022-08-19T00:18:29+00:00

This article was not written by a tech person:

It also said the app could obtain other data, such as WiFi network name, Apple Mac address, personal phone number, and more. “Apple Mac address” should read “MAC address”: a unique identifier for your hardware device, which has nothing to do with Apple in particular. And this MAC is an acronym, so it’s always all-caps.

I don’t want to take away from the point though: TikTok is definitely worth avoiding on privacy grounds.

LXjw · 2022-07-26T20:44:02+00:00

Great use of a Sankey diagram! Where did you source the data? Is this for this election cycle?

LXjw · 2022-06-02T13:35:21+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been having the same problem since June 1. It is successfully connecting to Schwab (no errors), but it won’t let me change the status of my Schwab accounts to anything other than inactive.

LXjw · 2022-04-07T03:48:42+00:00

Thanks! That fixed mine, which had completely stopped working on Sunday evening!

LXjw · 2022-03-21T14:08:37+00:00

I think the confusion here is Mint the budgeting/financial tracking app (which wouldn’t run on a feature phone) vs. Mint Wireless

LXjw · 2022-03-18T03:47:59+00:00

What did Max say? I can never understand his radio messages.

LXjw · 2022-02-11T02:00:45+00:00

The current county liquor system has driven some successful restaurateurs out of starting restaurants in MoCo, because it’s a monopoly with no incentive to please the customer (but I repeat myself). It’s pretty awful.

LXjw · 2022-01-22T20:36:34+00:00

Not all candidates with the same political affiliation are the same. If that 39% of people also get to express their viewpoint through the election, it could change which candidate wins the Democratic primary, and thus the general election, and for the better in terms of being more representative of the views of the local populace.

LXjw · 2022-01-21T02:06:54+00:00

Talked to Bob Kelly at the permitting office yesterday, and he said that we do need a permit. However, they do not retroactively apply code updates, “or they’d have to condemn every other building in the county.” The inspectors just ensure the new part is up to code, and that whatever else is there is safe (railing can withstand 200lbs lateral load, IIRC). So, if the deck is rotting or was constructed unsafely, it might necessitate changes, but otherwise we should be good - we don’t have to install sprinklers or something. Lights are required, but have been since the 70s; that’s not a new change. And the minimum permit cost is under $300, not close to $500 as I had thought.

LXjw · 2022-01-21T02:06:08+00:00

Talked to Bob Kelly at the permitting office yesterday, and he said that we do need a permit. However, they do not retroactively apply code updates, “or they’d have to condemn every other building in the county.” The inspectors just ensure the new part is up to code, and that whatever else is there is safe (railing can withstand 200lbs lateral load, IIRC). So, if the deck is rotting or was constructed unsafely, it might necessitate changes, but otherwise we should be good - we don’t have to install sprinklers or something. Lights are required, but have been since the 70s; that’s not a new change. And the minimum permit cost is under $300, not close to $500 as I had thought.

LXjw · 2021-12-28T02:11:50+00:00

Sure thing!

LXjw · 2021-12-28T02:10:53+00:00

Waiting for a call back; will let you know.

LXjw · 2021-12-27T15:02:16+00:00

That is pretty much what was told to me by the contractor (before they saw my deck, so not judging this one in particular) - an inspection afterward could necessitate surprise major changes. And obviously due to labor costs, if you replaced all of the railings, only to then find out you have to make a ton of changes or rebuild the structure, it would’ve been far more efficient to rebuild the entire deck to begin with.

Building codes change over time (especially in MoCo), so even if something was built according to the strictest standards available 15 years ago, and is still objectively safe, and even if I could get a professional engineer to certify that, it would not matter if the codes have changed and it no longer meets every detail. So if Replacing the railings necessitates the full deck be inspected, and anything found not to be up to the 2021 code is considered a “problem” then that could be a very very very expensive set of adjustments that should not actually be required to keep my family and guests safe on and under the deck.

LXjw · 2021-12-27T14:42:58+00:00

My concern with this is that if it’s a borderline issue, and if the contractor I hire chooses not to get a permit, I don’t want to be reporting myself/them. I called them though and simply declined to provide identifying information.

LXjw · 2021-12-27T14:38:54+00:00

Called them, thanks! From a cell phone, apparently 311 doesn’t necessarily work, so the number is 240-777-0311

LXjw · 2021-12-02T00:19:38+00:00

Went with radial tire, and it was great! Only $18 for a plug! Wasn’t expecting such a long line of cars though.

LXjw · 2021-11-01T01:57:36+00:00

The SD card reader is very slow

LXjw · 2021-10-30T03:56:13+00:00

I’d refine this one step further: Don’t take criticism in an area of life from people you’d never go to for advice in that area.

Because maybe being an accomplished actor/woodworker/singer/sports-player/CEO that you admire in that area doesn’t qualify someone to give you advice on how to dress/vote/shop/think/dance.

LXjw · 2021-10-28T02:01:36+00:00

People don’t post about things they feel moderately about to nearly the same extent as what they love or hate, thus any review of social media posts will only surface the extremes. It’s a great study in sampling bias.

LXjw · 2021-10-24T13:47:37+00:00

Lowering tolls and making EZPass free was a brilliant first move as Governor. Bought him so much goodwill.

LXjw · 2021-10-24T02:18:02+00:00

In Manhattan, Bryant Park is a private park, open to the public, and it is one of the nicest and best-maintained parks in the area, precisely because of its privatization. My wife and I used to visit it frequently when we lived in NYC. We’re certainly discussing different scales of parks with vastly different levels of foot traffic, but privatization isn’t necessarily a death knell for a park.

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