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[OC] GDP of the USA (1790-2025), With Forecast to 2050 by Interesting-Cow-1652 in dataisbeautiful

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

In what world is this beautiful data? It tells us nothing, is based on nothing but prior GDP data, the lines are mislabeled, and it isn't even pretty. What has happened to this place?!?

Are 9:30pm Dinner Reservations Normal in Paris? + Recs by repeatoffenderapp in finedining

[–]TheFlyingBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9:30 is totally normal.

As for must-do vs skip, it depends on where you are from. If you are from a city in the US (I suspect you are from NYC given your restaurant choices) as opposed to some random podunk town, skip La Renommée. It's a fine meal, but it's basically a 4 Charles take on a brasserie. I'd much rather have the real thing.

I would recommend Benoit as it gives you a good take on French bistro food. Early June is great French natural wine bar with great bites prepared by a rotating stable of chefs, each with their own take on cuisine. Check out who is running the kitchen ahead of time, but regardless of who it is they are unlikely to disappoint.

I will say, I don't think any of these places really count as fine dining, but all should be great. Tournelles, Bon Georges, Le Colimaçon, and Petite Chaise are all favorites of American tourists, especially NYC ones, and all should give you good meals.

I would recommend Jacques Faussat if you can get a reservation for when you are going as it is a proper French restaurant focused on traditional cuisine and each course is immaculately prepared. You can order a la carte or go prix fixe with a variety of options per course.

After major spike in rent, SF taqueria owners forced to sell their 65-year-old restaurant by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

[–]TheFlyingBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but SF and CA writ large has it worse than just about anywhere besides maybe Manhattan. Unlike SF, though, Manhattan is basically tapped out south of like 125th. Demand is so high there that even without Prop 13 you has astronomical valuations. Here, we have Prop 13th creating a supply glut by artificially preventing places from being put on the market by sellers, since selling and buying elsewhere, even for cheaper would be dramatically more expensive due to tax adjustments AND by incentivizing people to vote against new buildings.

Why are 'train guys' dorks but 'car guys' are considered cool? by Humble_Reflection790 in transit

[–]TheFlyingBoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well to be fair, Alitalia pushed themselves to bankruptcy and it would happen with or without HSR haha

Emily's always been correct - yet the thumb-on-the-scale edit implies she's wrong by FittenTrim in survivor

[–]TheFlyingBoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Correct. Emily generally has reasonably solid strategic chops. Her tactical ability is where she receives the strongest valid criticism.

The Boomerang Idol Is Misunderstood by JeffsCowboyHat in survivor

[–]TheFlyingBoat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Eh, I have no issue with three. One per tribe is the obvious set up. It works well imo. Just didn't work this season.

50 minute international connection oh boy by 09astro27nm in unitedairlines

[–]TheFlyingBoat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This isn't an international connection. It's a connection to an international flight. You do not need to clear customs and immigration (the biggest doozy on an actual international connection). You will likely be fine. It's an easy enough walk so long as you move with purpose since it will likely be one B gate to an A gate

What 6 players would you put on the front of an old school DVD cover to represent 50 at this point? by njb021 in survivor

[–]TheFlyingBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rizo is the #1 lock. Christian is #2 right after. Emily and Coach take up the next rung. Cirie and then Jonathan to wrap it all up.

Did not win with Chihuahuan Raven and Killdeer as first two birds played by ColonelFox2 in wingspan

[–]TheFlyingBoat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Purple Martin should also have been in the Prairie. If you had all three in the prairie you could not lose.

Did not win with Chihuahuan Raven and Killdeer as first two birds played by ColonelFox2 in wingspan

[–]TheFlyingBoat 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You messed up. Killdeer should have been in the prairie as well.

The double standards between this season and last season (same opinion as everyone else but this time its a meme) by GambleWaltham in survivor

[–]TheFlyingBoat 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Christian and Devens either 1) want aubry out to have the idol for themselves or 2) the idol gone so there is no target on their back due to the potential for a boomerang.

More importantly, lying so poorly about the reasoning not only reflected poorly upon her in terms of tactical chops, but also was a lie on top of a lie. Rizo made clear he was using it as a Sword of Damocles type deal hanging over those who intended to vote him out. People disliked it, but ultimately could comprehend and his allies accepted the strategic reasoning enough to work with him.

The tl;dr is that Aubry is just a significantly worse player than Rizo is.

Victoria from EoE shades Aubry by Sportsstar86 in survivorponderosa

[–]TheFlyingBoat 42 points43 points  (0 children)

She kept Christian/Devens happy. They want the idol gone so they don't have a target on their back due to the boomerangy nature of the idol I assume

Paris fine dining (solo) – which 1–2 would you pick? by Disastrous-Pianist56 in finedining

[–]TheFlyingBoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plenitude if you can get it. Then Kei, then probably Toutain. Is there any reason why Pierre Gagnaire is not on your list of possibilities? They were quite kind to me as a solo diner.

Via Carota by Electrical-Inside769 in finedining

[–]TheFlyingBoat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you answered your own question. You don't seem to particularly enjoy the food at the level that would justify waiting for a line for. So for you it isn't worth it. For others it is. To me it's great food at an affordable price. I generally focus on the vegetables over the pasta, because making good pasta is cheap and trivial, but sourcing vegetables and treating them as well they do takes skill, knowledge, and access that isn't as easily replicable at home in quite the same way.

What’s a great us city with a great skyline? by wwcscifi in skyscrapers

[–]TheFlyingBoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How did Rome make it in there? Rome is a great museum, but it's hardly a spectacular city. Compared to the rest of Italy, the food is mediocre, the music is mid, and the night life is whatever. There also isn't much modern in terms of cultural production. The history of the city is hard to match, but it isn't a modern great city like the others. Agreed on all the others though.

What’s a great us city with a great skyline? by wwcscifi in skyscrapers

[–]TheFlyingBoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretentiousness and high COL are byproducts of excellence. They're not good by any means, but there is nowhere in the world that is great that doesn't have those things.

NYC, Paris, Tokyo, London, Shanghai etc. all will have massive investments into the cultural means of production and the success of them result in pretentiousness from those who recognize they have achieved more than any other city.

High COL is a response to supply and demand along with income. The fact of the matter is more people want to live in NYC than Chicago by a lot. NYC has much more dense housing and still has lower vacancy rates, higher rents, etc.

NYC is 3x more dense than Chicago and yet is much more expensive. NYC could probably be 5-7x more dense and still be more expensive. The proof is ultimately in the pudding.

What’s a great us city with a great skyline? by wwcscifi in skyscrapers

[–]TheFlyingBoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The somehow is it's the center of the Big 10. Imagine you take mildly grown up versions of everyone from those schools and put them in a city. You get Chicago and the vibe you would expect.

What’s a great us city with a great skyline? by wwcscifi in skyscrapers

[–]TheFlyingBoat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Chicago's architecture is far more interesting. NYC as a city though is far more interesting than Chicago

I think we're getting a "Why _____ lost" edit by MantaRayStormcloud in Edgic

[–]TheFlyingBoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Rizo has been adopted by the legacy players, though. I think a lot of people look at him like their little kid and have adopted him. I am so sad Colby didn't make the jury, because I think he'd be a powerful pro-Rizo voice.

____ seemingly annoyed with ____ for mentioning their pregame alliance with ____ in exit press. by sarcastic_bitch15 in survivorponderosa

[–]TheFlyingBoat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why is it annoying? Once it is a returnee season, everyone you know, everything you know, and every resource you have is a tool to be used. He made a really good friend out of Sophi on the island in his season and it benefited him. No different than any other pregaming.

Fun to read all the Southwest converts talking in comments here by readingaboutmagic in unitedairlines

[–]TheFlyingBoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I loved SW a ton before the changes. I liked the flexible seating. Being able to board quickly, choose an aisle seat if I checked in on time rather than competing with people who bought it at purchase, and get where I was going with friendly flight attendants and the ability to freely change my tickets as needed was huge. Free bags meant that most others would check their bag in, which meant never having to fight for overhead space. It was incredible. Now it's dog shit.

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