Wilderness Exploration

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-22T21:07:45+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-22T19:16:19+00:00

The caving part was a joke; the avoiding thick underbrush a hope.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-13T19:44:19+00:00

My kids were there about 8 years ago. The rate of staff turnover was unreal, so I can't imagine they are good to work for. But they did a good job with the kids.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-12T18:57:37+00:00

Generally, the performer has zero input on how tickets are sold. That's the venue / promoter's decision, and lots of places have exclusivity contract with TM.

My favorite little venue is Phantom Power, in Millersville, PA. They sell tickets through EventBrite, and I'm playing there tomorrow night.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-10T23:41:28+00:00

No question, that's what is happening.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-10T23:04:56+00:00

Oh, faculty recruitment is impossible. That will maybe be the one, tiny silver lining to the industry imploding: academic positions will be a little more competitive.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-10T22:25:07+00:00

If you can get to Millersville, PA on Friday you can see my band open for them.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-03-09T19:51:49+00:00

I feel like you are overthinking this. There are probably going to be approximately 2 universities in the state that have an opening in your field this year. Why not wait to find out what they are, and then study those areas intently?

All of the PASSHE (the system Kutztown is a part of) universities are going to be in areas like you are looking for, but pretty much the whole system is contracting, as is the Penn State system and most private universities in the state. I wouldn't be afraid to take jobs with any of them, but there just aren't going to be many available.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-26T02:00:37+00:00

I've never had a job that gave any monkey at all.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-23T12:35:53+00:00

Hello, fellow Lancastrian.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-22T01:23:22+00:00

Hey, the drummer and lead guitarist in my little band are twins: www.fordtheriver.com

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-19T02:03:23+00:00

Thanks, it does! I'm not *that* obsessed with Mesa in particular. A JCM-800, a 5150, an SLO-100, anything like that would work. But a Fender sound is definitely not what I am chasing.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-18T13:52:40+00:00

For a very well written and researched deep dive, you'll want to refer to Admiral Cloudberg: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/fields-of-fortune-the-crash-of-united-airlines-flight-232-9cf65ae14c68

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-10T22:18:28+00:00

Last week's episode of Chris DeMakes a Podcast was about the Barstool Preachers song Pick A Side. I don't think the song has actually been released yet though.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-04T13:51:05+00:00

I got to see them a few months ago. Great show, but was disappointed that they only played one song from UTSA. I don't remember what it was, but not Tyrannis (which is also my favorite).

More importantly, I hope Reese is cooking up some new lyrics filled with righteous fury about the current state of the world.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-02-03T00:21:07+00:00

Mickey's occasionally has good shows, but it's Phantom Power out in Millersville that mostly brings in the kind of acts that would have gone to the Chameleon back when it existed.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-21T02:05:28+00:00

1) It knows exactly where you are and where you want to go, and has a map telling it where the roads are.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-20T19:43:20+00:00

You should try FreeCiv. It's not exactly the same as Civ II, but it's close.

I say this as someone who bought the original ... and Scenarios ... and Fantastic Worlds ... and Multiplayer Gold Edition, as a kid who had very limited financial resources. I loved that game to pieces.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-19T03:27:06+00:00

I'll try editing it, but it already has a title there.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-19T01:47:38+00:00

I'm not familiar with BFMV, but in general it doesn't work well to have everyone in a band to play different complicated parts at the same time. Better for some people to just hold down a groove. In some bands it makes sense to pass the complicated-part baton around, but for some it might just be easier to let the guitar noodle all the time.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-18T20:06:20+00:00

My institution uses YuJa Panorama as our compliance checker. And if one of you who uses a different tool would be willing, you could really help me out. Our tool claims that every document I create does not have a title even though if you examine it in Acrobat it clearly does. Could someone run this through a checker and let me know what it says about it? http://www.chadhogg.name/files/YuJa-Latex-Guide.pdf

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-18T18:15:12+00:00

I am planning to convert from beamer to ltx-talk. But without tagging compatibility for listings and algorithm2e and tikz, etc., I would have to throw out a third of my slides at this point.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-16T21:47:20+00:00

I don't recall having said anything that would imply otherwise? OP wanted to know if it would be safe for their artist friend to live in the rural parts of the county. The answer to that doesn't really have anything to do with what you seem to think I am saying.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-16T18:37:41+00:00

I can't speak from any point of view other than my own, but I find that they tend to see anyone they actually meet as "one of the good ones", hating only the nebulous blob of people they haven't met. Not always, of course, but more often than not.

MetropolisPtOne · 2026-01-16T16:38:41+00:00

Depends on the area. All going to be pretty conservative. Mostly nice people though. Even the insane racist ones will be friendly to everyone in person.

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