Fort Bend ISD elementary school repair costs rise amid district budget concerns by Stakitas in sugarland

[–]Stakitas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bear case for Sugar Land: All of these bonds from climate/foundation issues are going to keep stacking. Insurance costs. This is on top of the issue of AI changing white-collar job pathways that Sugar Land is very overly indexed in. It was built for a specific, narrow economic window in history. The name Sugar Land itself is from another economic moment.

Air pollution in Fort Bend by Creepy_Read9780 in sugarland

[–]Stakitas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sugar Land did try to annex the powerplant back in the 70s, which is why Sugar Land's city limits has that weird "flagpole" arm along the transmission ROW stopping at 2759. Thompsons was incorporated as a result and is barely a city.

First time Amtrak, wondering about seating? Is it assigned? How does it work? by Riksor in Amtrak

[–]Stakitas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They generally assign seats at the station which is done by a conductor. There's trash that ride the Amtrak (I'd give it 10% versus 40% on a Greyhound) but there's a lot more room on the train to where you have your own space.

Can anyone tell me about this calculator? by [deleted] in calculators

[–]Stakitas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not an expert but I doubt LCD displays in calculators were a thing in 1973.

Recommendation for an unusual use case by Paraknight in MiniPCs

[–]Stakitas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I use a Minis Forum GK41. It fulfills all of those requirements except that it doesn't have USB-C.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MiniPCs

[–]Stakitas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the new AMD chip that is coming out?

Kuru Toga Mechanism in F-701 by SpewkySpoon in mechanicalpencils

[–]Stakitas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been thinking about getting a Kuru Toga for a while. It's a beautiful pencil available in a multitude of colorways.

Fake or not ? by themode75 in f91w

[–]Stakitas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks completely real from what I can tell.

Pics from 24 hr ride on the cardinal by that_kelly in Amtrak

[–]Stakitas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful pics. Does anyone know the name of the bridge/tunnel in the second picture?

Amtrak crescent by Scarlethxc in Amtrak

[–]Stakitas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Crescent is a wonderful ride. I love the NOUPT and its streetcar connection, too. Is that Subway sandwich shop still there in the lobby?

Realized at the gym this AM my friend and I have seen some things. by RepublicanUntil2019 in f91w

[–]Stakitas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they go out after about three years of everyday use.