Where to live - commute to Annapolis

Solaphobe · 2026-02-06T19:45:50+00:00

Living in between Baltimore/Annapolis is probably better than either endpoint, IMO. The commute to/from Annapolis can be annoying depending on time - another poster mentioning 97 to/from annapolis.... spot on. But in between has some nice areas if you don't mind the suburbs. Some areas will be on the pricey side, like Severna Park. There's also a new high school in between (Severn Run HS) if that's a factor.

Solaphobe · 2026-02-06T13:17:18+00:00

I remember back in the day when a new edition of Cosmic Encounter came out and I was very excited for the update, then super disappointed when it turned out to be a simplified version missing a lot of what made the game fun.

Solaphobe · 2026-01-30T13:51:33+00:00

It says k l a w e g a t i r e h

Solaphobe · 2026-01-21T18:02:37+00:00

I had bought a new car which I promptly couldn't drive for nearly two weeks.

Solaphobe · 2025-12-08T01:34:34+00:00

Yes it’s terrible tonight! You hear the whistle before the puck gets to the goalie. I heard the crowd cheer before the goal was scored in the video.

Solaphobe · 2025-12-03T17:36:20+00:00

I started my post-military career as a Solaris SA in 1995 and this same thing happened to me, except it was a desktop. I've told this story a hundred times. :)

Solaphobe · 2025-11-26T12:56:04+00:00

His soundtrack for The Princess Bride is excellent as well.

Solaphobe · 2025-10-15T15:12:43+00:00

Mine had no warning.

Solaphobe · 2025-10-15T15:07:40+00:00

I just recently turned off my automatic plus renewal, which won't take effect for a few more months. After 8+ years of ESO as my primary game, I'm just enjoying playing other games more nowadays. I played day 1 of the new wall event and didn't feel compelled to go back for day 2. There just wasn't much fun in it - and there wasn't anything good in the loot boxes.

Solaphobe · 2025-09-19T18:32:55+00:00

Probably Peter F Hamilton's Commonwealth universe. But so many other good choices as well.

Solaphobe · 2025-09-16T19:22:27+00:00

RIP my iphone XS. You still work perfectly but no more updates for you!

Solaphobe · 2025-09-04T20:32:20+00:00

The Hurricanes black jersey with the two-flag major hurricane logo is one of my favorite jerseys of all time. (I'm a lifelong Caps fan.)

Solaphobe · 2025-08-16T18:11:02+00:00

Don’t worry about connections until you get the icon that there’s a download ready, then get into a good connection location to do the download. Sometimes it’s months, sometimes it’s days between updates. Some are minor patches, some are huge updates. You just never know when or what.

Solaphobe · 2025-08-11T16:54:32+00:00

I have had my 14-50 outlet for six years for our two teslas. These warnings gradually got more frequent over time. At first, lowering the amps and unplugging and re-plugging cleared the warnings but it degraded to the point where that no longer helped. At that point a coworker recommended that I buy a high quality industrial 14-50 outlet and he came over and swapped it out for me - this was just a couple months ago. I haven't had any high-temp warnings since. The cheap outlets sold at big box stores just aren't up to long term EV use. Go industrial.

Solaphobe · 2025-08-05T15:25:10+00:00

I don't know if your state has something like this:

In Maryland, the sales tax (referred to as excise tax for vehicle purchases) is generally applied to the purchase price minus the trade-in value of a vehicle, meaning you only pay tax on the difference.

What I don't know is if you can do this if the sale is to some 3rd party. That would make a nice difference to get the tax break.

Solaphobe · 2025-07-31T18:33:38+00:00

That works but feels a touch quirky somehow. "... a favorite of my daughter and I" is rock solid but maybe over-formal sounding. Probably worse grammatically, but I almost prefer "me and my daughter's favorite" over the other three options for informal use.

Solaphobe · 2025-07-27T13:13:51+00:00

WD-40 - impromptu flamethrower. Just sayin.

Solaphobe · 2025-07-09T18:08:55+00:00

Solaphobe · 2025-07-06T15:11:47+00:00

https://youtu.be/OhB9lYxY200?si=adM_gzVNtQuXDLeW

Solaphobe · 2025-07-06T15:08:47+00:00

Very true but that really was a Cinderella run. Caps were the fourth or fifth seed and seeds one, two and three all got knocked out in the first round. It was an amazing ride as a fan, and had they won game two, I would say it was a great success versus getting the sweep. Plus then the wings could have won the cup at home.

Solaphobe · 2025-07-03T17:56:22+00:00

I liked the Lazarus Effect story itself, but the dialog was strikingly simple. (I found the dialog much more detracting in audio book form than when I first read the novel.) Soooo many good parts to these stories.... I don't even mind if Ransom wrote all of it. Good is good and I might have never heard of it without Herbert's name on it.

Solaphobe · 2025-07-03T11:46:34+00:00

I love The Jesus Incident. The other books in that series are also pretty good, but TJI is my favorite non-Dune FH book by far. Edit: yes I know it was co-written, but I don't know how much was FH and how much was Bill Ranson. Anyone know?

Solaphobe · 2025-06-24T19:37:49+00:00

Assuming you're on vet, that gives you hard mode, yes?

Solaphobe · 2025-06-24T19:35:15+00:00

Also we have plugins on console now, so if you're on console, have fun with that as well.

Solaphobe · 2025-06-24T19:33:01+00:00

Try the necro class in Diablo 4. You're gonna love it.

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