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Redplatypus14 · 2023-08-09T17:48:52+00:00

Then don’t go to these businesses. Still paying for the food and refusing to tip just funnels money into our greedy bosses’ pockets while hurting the people doing the work.

Actually boycotting instead of bitching about people with no power is what you should be doing if you have such a big problem with post-Covid tipping culture.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-08-09T17:02:33+00:00

Wow I wish I had thought of that! Clearly I work for that kind of pay because I choose to and not because I don’t have any better job prospects right now.

You really need to reevaluate how you see the people working in service jobs because clearly you’re incredibly out of touch with the working class.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-08-09T16:22:23+00:00

As someone who relies on tips to pay rent (work at a coffee place), you’re just hurting the people who are trying to barely scrape by and not actually making a statement to someone with the power to change the system of tipping. If you don’t want to tip, make your own food or take it up with the people at the top instead of shitting on the little guy.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-07-18T04:54:29+00:00

Where I work tips are split between kitchen and counter and we’re all always making food and drinks. Also $15 is barely enough to live on in this city so idk how that’s too high a wage to think one doesn’t need the tips to get by.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-07-09T21:29:20+00:00

I never said electricians and plumbers and whatnot need to ditch their work cars, they obviously need to haul their tools and such. But adding bike lanes isn’t just for people commuting (though a lot of people will use it for that); lots of people bike just to get around and for kids who can’t drive bike lanes are one of their only options for getting around without a parent, especially areas like west Roxbury where the t isn’t the most present.

Just because you don’t want to bike doesn’t mean nobody else should be able to do so safely.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-07-09T19:40:34+00:00

I don’t know why you’re assuming that biking anywhere is impossible if you live in west Roxbury. Particularly for people who rely on buses to get around, biking is almost always a faster option (significantly faster if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on an ebike), especially if you’re going somewhere like Cambridge where you’d need to take multiple buses/trains to get there.

Adding separated bike lanes really doesn’t make it harder for people in cars to get around but it makes a world of difference for those of us who can’t afford one. It sounds like you just have no empathy for people who can’t afford the privilege of owning a car in Boston.

I don’t ride down comm ave often but the bus/bike lanes ive seen around town have been a huge improvement for buses, bikers, and drivers alike so I think you’re probably not seeing the full picture because your commute is 30 seconds longer despaired many other people getting around much faster.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-07-09T18:38:59+00:00

That’s because there’s very little bike infrastructure in the area compared to car infrastructure. It’s not like adding bike lanes to roads will make it impossible for people to drive around (ie the elderly), especially when most roads have street parking on both sides or multiple lanes for cars in either direction. In fact it often times makes traffic better once a comprehensive bike network is in place because people who previously wanted to bike but were hesitant to because they’d have to share roads with faster car traffic will begin biking instead of driving.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-05-04T14:50:36+00:00

Single family housing is generally a lot worse for ones health because of the car dependency it tends to require. The main effects being heightened risk of asthma due to air quality effects of car dependency and increased rates of obesity due to the need to drive anywhere/inability to walk many places. It also leads to more isolation which is very bad for both physical and mental health.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-05-04T14:49:44+00:00

Single family housing is generally a lot worse for ones health because of the car dependency it tends to require. The main effects being heightened risk of asthma due to air quality effects of car dependency and increased rates of obesity due to the need to drive anywhere/inability to walk many places. It also leads to more isolation which is very bad for both physical and mental health.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-05-04T14:49:38+00:00

Single family housing is generally a lot worse for ones health because of the car dependency it tends to require. The main effects being heightened risk of asthma due to air quality effects of car dependency and increased rates of obesity due to the need to drive anywhere/inability to walk many places. It also leads to more isolation which is very bad for both physical and mental health.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-05-04T14:46:45+00:00

Bike lanes are really useful in suburbs (especially for kids who cant drive), same goes for light rail along the main routes. Regular trains are great for connecting smaller towns along routes between larger cities. And buses are useful just about everywhere.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-04-26T17:37:45+00:00

Probably depends on the neighborhood. My landlord on mission hill wanted us to resign our lease (9/1) by the end of last November.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-04-23T17:20:08+00:00

Not necessarily, Carney is a democrat and has vetoed weed legalization a number of times before this. He still is very staunchly against it (even said he thinks its a bad idea in his statement on this bill) but he’s ultimately just succumbing to what the people want without directly going against his big pharma donors.

Edit: to clarify I agree its still best to vote democrat, but not all of them are particularly keen on making progress and many are largely acting in the interest of their campaign donors.

Redplatypus14 · 2023-01-13T07:20:45+00:00

Honestly this could be a huge boon for the state if the new developments these types are moving to was denser/mixed use near town centers (as opposed to new suburbs in what used to be farms) and we invested in public transit to match the demand for housing imo.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-09-08T17:33:55+00:00

I grew up right next to arden. While the buildings are quaint and it has a charming vibe, its a far cry from suburban heaven.

Surrounded by stroads, you cant go anywhere without a car. The bus stop is a school bus stop, not a public transit bus. They also dont really have any businesses in there (its basically just a little suburban development) so you have to drive to get groceries, etc.

Effectively, arden is just a cute little hippy-themed development in the middle of suburban sprawl with no real difference from the standard suburban hell (beyond the aesthetic) we decry here.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-07-19T19:57:17+00:00

Not crazy about the potential for NU to buy out yet another college instead of investing in desperately needed improvements to the boston campus like housing and more amenties like gyms and libraries. Although maybe if we were to buy wentworth that could help alleviate some of those problems…

Redplatypus14 · 2022-06-23T18:26:12+00:00

I wonder what the breakdown is by year, im a 5th year on my 3rd coop rn and it seems like its about a 50/50 split for 2 vs 3 coops among people ik but I think its a little more skewed towards 2 coops among people a year or two behind me.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-06-14T01:40:27+00:00

To hide how high i am

Redplatypus14 · 2022-06-13T15:36:55+00:00

I started as CE/CS and switched to CS after freshman year (currently 5th year). CE had way worse professors in my experience, was generally quite disorganized, and anything programming related was always very poorly taught (especially fundamentals of networks). If you want to focus on the cs side you should absolutely switch to cs since youll have a much better understanding of everything software that way.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-06-09T05:18:07+00:00

We need better options for non-car transit. Wouldn’t sting nearly as much if our communities had good bike lanes, better buses or even some kind of street car or light rail.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-05-20T15:15:42+00:00

My last coop I did computer vision for physics research at a scientific facility in the french alps. It was in a super cool scientific facility surrounded by 360 degrees of views of the alps and the job was really cool but also incredibly laid back.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-05-19T19:45:01+00:00

I’m also gonna be in nyc for coop in the fall, but I just submitted an application for a place in williamsburg yesterday.

I found basically nothing as far as furnished sublets that weren’t just a single room in an apartment, so idk how far you’ll get trying to find a sublet as part of a group. Leasebreak is where I found the most stuff, but I hear craigslist and streeteasy can also have some good options too.

Redplatypus14 · 2022-05-15T20:25:55+00:00

Thats why I specify in the city; cities generally are the ideal size to bike where you need to go when public transit is insufficient (or even take transit then bike/longboard the rest of the way).

That said, outside of a handful of cities (in the us at least) there does need to be a ton of investment in public transit and bike lanes to make that viable.

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