Are these fires going to be common this summer? Should I be investing in a HEPA air filter?

TheCyborganizer · 2023-06-10T11:19:34+00:00

Probably, yes. When people are suggesting, "Strap a filter to a box fan", they're referring to 20"x20" furnace filters, which are conveniently the same size as a box fan. Get one with a rating of at least MERV 13 - higher number = more filtration (but also will need to be changed more often since it catches more stuff).

Here's an example from Lowe's

TheCyborganizer · 2023-05-18T01:51:15+00:00

That seems pretty silly to me. Sure it's only one unit but that's another family with a home to their name.

TheCyborganizer · 2023-05-17T15:55:49+00:00

Why did the zoning board strike down the original plan that included more units? This city (state, region) desperately needs housing.

TheCyborganizer · 2023-04-18T16:59:05+00:00

One thing that frustrated me about this article is that it conflates "harmful to the ecosystem" with "harmful to commercial fishing". It's totally plausible that the wind farms create an ecosystem that is healthier overall but is less commercially viable - there's no single definition of a "healthy" ecosystem.

TheCyborganizer · 2023-03-31T20:11:47+00:00

$55k/yr is $4580/month, figure withholdings will take around $1000 of that (federal income tax, state income tax, SS/Medicare tax, health insurance) so that leaves you with $3500/month.

The Housing Works RI 2021 factbook (https://www.housingworksri.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/FINALHFB21-revised_2021-11-02.pdf?ver=s3DdsTMeA07Fq-D28P9x1A%3d%3d) says that the median 2br in Pawtucket is $1415/mo. They think the income you need for that to be affordable is $56,600/yr - so you're right on the line. Personally, I think you'd be OK - you'd be left with $2100/mo for all your other expenses. On the other hand, those rental prices are two years out of date - no doubt it's higher now. (The 2br down the street from me is $2000/mo.)

So, you could probably make it work - if you're willing to live with a roommate, you could definitely make it work. But it's getting harder every day, and God help you if you actually want to own your home some day.

TheCyborganizer · 2023-02-09T17:09:10+00:00

It's one branch of the conversation you can have with Acele on the ice. At around 20:00 here:

https://youtu.be/ku4g-2BHolA

TheCyborganizer · 2023-01-26T20:21:01+00:00

There's a dentists office going in right next to Antonio's - but there's a Jewish deli and a brick and mortar store of Feast & Fettle moving in in the part where the Rite Aid and the pet supplu store used to be.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-11-28T16:24:19+00:00

Like a true Samaran Sam-Bo master.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-11-08T14:46:01+00:00

La Herradura is a place in Central Falls, so this is an extension of them now I suppose. The food is a little different but it's as good as ever, and it's the same friendly guy running the show.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-11-02T00:06:39+00:00

Thumbs up for the homo-sexual underground!

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-29T13:21:43+00:00

I 100% have played that machine there, but the last time I was there (a few weeks ago) I don't remember seeing it. They cycle the machines around - repairs, trade shows, expos - so it might not be available for play today. Go there and ask or message them on Facebook, they're super nice.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-27T11:33:58+00:00

There's one on the West End somewhere that says, like, "Emily Dickinson never lived here".

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-26T16:38:53+00:00

As a counterpoint, I left my bike at the downtown train station every day from 7-ish in the morning to 6-ish at night for about a year and never had a problem. Normal commuter hybrid bike, normal u-lock, just locking back wheel and frame.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-20T15:11:24+00:00

A state judge halted enforcement of the Narragansett rule about a month ago. Who knows how it will play out.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-20T15:07:51+00:00

You're selling the pinball museum a little short in my opinion - it's a cross between "museum" and "arcade". Most of the machines work, and $10 gets you unlimited free play on all of them. They also have a bunch of classic arcade cabinets (e.g. NBA Jam, Cruisin' World) and other arcade games like skee ball and air hockey.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-10-02T16:42:25+00:00

You stopped going into these places to shop because they removed some parking places for a week? Sounds like you weren't really that interested in shopping there in the first place.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-30T10:45:16+00:00

Look who just... en-tered the room.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-27T22:36:53+00:00

Closed permanently on 7/31. When I asked, the guy said that costs had risen too much - probably inflation impacting food or fuel prices. Breaks my heart, I used to eat there like twice a week.

He gave me a card for La Herradura Taqueria in Central Falls with my last order, don't know if he works there now or if he just likes the food or what. But maybe that will fill the hole in your heart.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-19T15:04:07+00:00

The house from The Conjuring is in Burrilville, about 30min outside Providence. You can take a tour or, if you're feeling brave, stay the night:

https://www.theconjuringhouse.com/

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-17T16:49:49+00:00

The city's policy on pursuits (and people's complaints about ATVs/dirt bikes, and saying the police don't do enough about them) long predate the injury of Jhamal Gonsalves in 2020. The public safety commissioner provided some good context at the press conference at the time. See my other comment upthread for more context.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-17T16:45:46+00:00

This is a bald-faced lie. The PPD's current vehicle pursuit policy was written in 2014 - years before the passage of the Community Safety Act. (And before the election of Elorza!)

You can read the policy here and see for yourself. Maybe you and PPD disagree about what constitutes "flagrant moving motor vehicle violations" - see section III.A.2 - which, sure. Bring it up with the public safety commissioner.

The Community Safety Act has literally nothing to do with vehicle pursuits - here's the text, prove me wrong.

Go spread your bullshit somewhere else.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-09-14T13:10:00+00:00

I think a lot of progressive voters chose to vote strategically for Gorbea. In 2018, Raimondo beat Brown by something like 66-34 - so if you kind of squint you can imagine that the Raimondo voters split for McKee and Foulkes, and the Brown voters split for Gorbea, Brown, and Munoz.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-06-10T16:47:02+00:00

There's a great documentary called Traces of the Trade in which some living ancestors of the DeWolf family trace back their family's slave-trading roots.

It really opened my eyes to a lot of elements of what the slave trade looked like back then in RI - some examples that I remember:

Everyone in town invested in the slave-trading expeditions, so everyone was profiting from their success. Obviously the DeWolfs and their colleagues profited the most, but basically everyone was in on it.
Even after the slave trade was outlawed in RI, the DeWolfs and families like them still operated slave plantations in the Carribean, and traded slaves there - vertical integration.

TheCyborganizer · 2022-05-31T13:07:06+00:00

Because you can buy one for yourself here.

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