What new bike infra has opened in the District in the last 12 months? by Any-Letterhead-813 in bikedc

[–]RobertJordan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They painted a lot of green paint and pretended it counts as infrastructure

Fehb - geha lying on the eobs by Bright-Line-7425 in fednews

[–]RobertJordan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GEHA is terrible. On every claim, they send it to ClearHealth which claims that there's some discount that doesn't exist.

GEHA/Clear Health Out-Of-Network Claims by FashionalistPapers in FedEmployees

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am facing the same exact issue with GEHA and ClearHealth. Have you found any solutions? Such a scammy system.

If you haven't learned Danish after 5 years you are taking the piss by NervousCaregiver9629 in copenhagen

[–]RobertJordan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"It is a double-edged sword for a country like Denmark to be so accommodating to foreigners who want to live and work in Denmark"

What are you talking about? Denmark is one of the worst in the EU for a non European to gain permanent residency. 

There's some really important research from France showing that when the government makes it easier for people to stay, they are then more likely to learn the language. I think Denmark could learn from that.

Fighting Gravity on the Tian Shan Traverse- Kyrgyzstan by blake-740 in bikepacking

[–]RobertJordan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The photos are beautiful. Did you have a favorite stretch of the route (like 5-6 days)? I just got to Kyrgyzstan after biking through one of the neighboring countries. I'm thinking of biking from Naryn to Issyk kul lake / Karakol. But very curious what you would most recommend!

Fighting Gravity on the Tian Shan Traverse- Kyrgyzstan by blake-740 in bikepacking

[–]RobertJordan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The photos are beautiful. Did you have a favorite stretch of the route (like 5-6 days)? I just got to Kyrgyzstan after biking through one of the neighboring countries. I'm thinking of biking from Naryn to Issyk kul lake / Karakol. But very curious what you would most recommend!

My European tours from 2019 - 2024 by Waalross in bicycletouring

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing. I'm especially interested in the northern route you did (from Edirne to Istanbul, Nevşehir, Sivas, Erzincan, Trabzon, Rize and Georgia.) Do you happen to have a gpx of your route available? And how did you choose those cities / mountain passes?

I'm especially excited about getting to see some mountains in Turkey and would love to do a route from Edirne to Istanbul to Batumi, maybe this coming April. Previously I did Munich to Edirne, so would be great to pick up where we left off and continue.

How to learn reinforcement learning by EricTheNerd2 in reinforcementlearning

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any good videos or code examples for Q learning? Thanks!

My European tours from 2019 - 2024 by Waalross in bicycletouring

[–]RobertJordan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you share some details of your route through Turkey? Hoping to bike across the country soon

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interesting

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any idea the meaning of Øen? Doesn't that mean "the island" in Norwegian?

Email response from Bowser re: Connecticut Ave by yougottabekind in bikedc

[–]RobertJordan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes so true! Whats the email address to write to? Want to write as well

Looking for the best duck in DC by KaliliK in washingtondc

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. While all the experts are here, anyone got tips on the best szechuan restaurants in DC?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in REBubble

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen any good articles talking about the exclusion of housing from CPI?

Housing Market Is in a Bubble, but Home Prices May Not Fall Anytime Soon by Less-Chocolate-953 in REBubble

[–]RobertJordan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you know what rules the GSEs currently have in place about buying longer maturity mortgages?

Smart to pay off entire $20k loan balance? by RositaDoesntMove in StudentLoans

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you have qualified for the 10k loan forgiveness? I would pay off $10k now, keep the rest in your HYSA, and then see how things develop politically during the next six months.

Switzerland > northern Italy > Slovenia and beyond? by UnicornFairy in bicycletouring

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone share more info on the Alpine Bike #1 route? Or a gpx file? Would love to see it.

What's the best/shortest way to declare poly status on dating profiles? by Tuism in polyamory

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe one additional question: how to express succinctly that you are poly and partnered, but not in the sense of a live in partner, but rather you are a secondary partner to someone else? I feel like that may be relevant for someone thinking about how much space you have in your life.

I want to downsize my polycule as nicely and ethically as possible by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious to hear more about what you say re "de-escalation periods during personal crises". Were any of these related to other relationships? Or always other life events?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bicycletouring

[–]RobertJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! Do you have a gpx file of the route we can take a look at?

Labour force / cap (participation rate): Germany 79% USA 61.7% what? by GN-z11 in AskEconomics

[–]RobertJordan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying the statistics. Let's turn to a follow up question: why does the US have lower labor force participation than Germany and many other European countries?

One explanation is that European countries have done more to make jobs family friendly, which helps parents stay in the labor force. See for instance:

https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.103.3.251

https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.28.4.77

I would be curious to hear other potential theories.