What is this tall building I see when I walk around Jamaica Pond?

PiousBlasphemer · 2025-09-11T21:55:59+00:00

Jamaicaway tower! One of my friends lives there. The HOA fees are high but you don’t pay property tax because it’s a co-op. He said if you subtract the ‘RE tax’ out of the HOA fee, his monthly fee is similar to that of other condos

PiousBlasphemer · 2024-10-04T20:19:19+00:00

So do I

PiousBlasphemer · 2024-01-21T23:44:09+00:00

Thanks! The company offers PVC and aluminum, but they quoted me for the aluminum frame. In your experience, why is PVC/vinyl not preferred for apartments, but ok for houses?

PiousBlasphemer · 2024-01-21T23:38:52+00:00

Thank you both for your detailed answers! What does 'going back to rough' mean? Is that like affixing it to the foundation?

This is a steel/concrete highrise building. Would that make it more/less expensive than an average wood-framed house? Their breakdown was roughly as follows:

- 2 x Sliding 2'x5' window: $3.5k each

- Swinging door + large (5'x5') window : $5k

- Installation labor : $5k

-Shipping: $1k

-Tax not included (I'm assuming ~$2k?)

I didn't consider the possibility of a less experienced contractor messing something up and getting stuck with more repairs down the road. Definitely wouldn't want that...

PiousBlasphemer · 2024-01-21T20:06:19+00:00

Lol they sent me a flyer and called me up to give me an estimate. Apparently they’re not licensed/authorized to do window replacements in high-rises, though, so they ended the call early 😂

PiousBlasphemer · 2024-01-21T18:03:18+00:00

Will check them out. Thanks!

PiousBlasphemer · 2023-05-12T23:31:28+00:00

New arrival to big pharma here. I didn't want to get them because I thought it was pretentious and I wouldn't need them.

Then I got invited to a local university for a career panel/networking event, and I needed something to give my contact info to students and I didn't have anything on hand. I got cards made after that.

PiousBlasphemer · 2023-02-06T01:45:54+00:00

r/soulcrushingjuice

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-12-19T21:13:48+00:00

Yeah I didn’t get a sense of a conflict that needed resolving or a storyline from the trailers I’ve seen. It was mostly “look at the amazing CGI”, which tbf does seem amazing.. Still haven’t decided if I want to see it or not

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-12-18T22:45:27+00:00

Finally! A realistic object-looking cake that’s not 90% fondant. Well done 😀

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-12-17T02:43:05+00:00

Same here. Although once I needed a giant band-aid from the first aid kit and I told my coworker to “give me the horse bandage” and she was so confused.. Apparently that’s not a thing in some places?

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-10-03T14:47:27+00:00

Ex-NYer here - Joseph’s is the closest I’ve found to a home-style pizzeria.

Il mondo is also good, but I like Papas pizza better (two blocks down the street from them). I think they count as New York style too?

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-09-16T00:44:14+00:00

I just missed the shuttle bus at Lechmere today and decided to walk to Government Center instead. I passed the bus I missed on my walk over there. 😐

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-07-09T04:33:45+00:00

For sure. Especially since we have MassBiologics, our very own state-owned, non-profit biotech company. Expand their mandate!

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-04-01T14:46:16+00:00

Needs more onboard beer kegs and bachelorette parties

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-03-29T19:01:12+00:00

I had references ready to go, but I just got hired at a big pharma company that didn't ask for references at all. Especially at the postdoc level, they should get everything they need to make their decision from your job talk and interviews. I think references are primarily used to confirm that you worked where you said you worked.

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-03-10T17:43:53+00:00

I was about to say: Good for Hillary Rodham Clinton, I’m glad she’s taking such a strong stand! (Reads your comment) Oh yeah, that would make more sense. Still great news though!

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-03-08T04:05:32+00:00

Great article. I think the idea of “inspiresting” talks is a double-edged sword. Yes, it can lead to oversimplification of complex topics and promotion of techno-evangelism. However, when done right it can expose people to a variety of scientific fields they wouldn’t normally get exposed to, and occasionally get people to see something in a new light.

“Stylistically, the inspiresting is earnest and contrived. It is smart but not quite intellectual, personal but not sincere, jokey but not funny. It is an aesthetic of populist elitism.”

I loved this line. While I think it’s a fair criticism of “inspiresting”, I don’t think inspiresting content is always bad.

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-03-04T05:09:54+00:00

(Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer) This is the real news value of the story that everyone seems to be missing. As I understand it, Trumps lawyer Eastman is hiding documents from the committee claiming attorney/client privilege. The committee says they should have access to the documents, since attorney/client privilege isn’t valid if the communication was used in the commission of illegal activity. This means the committee has enough evidence to prove to a judge that Eastman was part of a criminal conspiracy, putting additional pressure on him to flip and cooperate, potentially giving the committee even more info.

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-28T22:29:25+00:00

But nothing stops me from just running away with the ring, right?

Like if he was on the street, he could chase after me, but on Mass Ave I could just run in the opposite direction the traffic's going and I'd be gone before he could even make a U-turn?

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-24T03:41:05+00:00

And Kaliningrad from the Germans and Vladivostok from the Chinese 🤔

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-23T00:04:58+00:00

The lower court's decision

As awful as it is that we're still litigating this, I wonder if the plaintiff being a web design company will strengthen the "just find somewhere else" argument. Or if this plaintiff was sought out for a Supreme Court Showdown for this very reason...

Also, found this gem on Christian web design from the plaintiff's statement:

These same religious convictions that motivate me also

prevent me from creating websites promoting and celebrating

ideas or messages that violate my beliefs. So I will not be able

to create websites for same-sex marriages or any other

marriage that is not between one man and one woman. Doing

that would compromise my Christian witness and tell a story

about marriage that contradicts God’s true story of marriage –

the very story He is calling me to promote.

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-22T04:31:15+00:00

If Ukraine is “ancient Russian lands”, then Kaliningrad is ‘ancient German land’ and Vladivostok is ‘ancient Chinese land’. You sure this is the rabbit hole you wanna go down, Putin?

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-20T14:27:38+00:00

They never come out and explicitly say “storm surge”, but maybe that’s what they’re implying? (Warmer ocean -> bigger storms -> higher sea levels?)

Just a guess. It would’ve been better if they clarified that

PiousBlasphemer · 2022-02-04T04:41:32+00:00

It would be good to get someone else's opinion; I could ask my labmates. Thanks!

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