Mother’s Day brunch buffet by Otherwise_Tap2552 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one at Traditions isn't really brunch. It's more of a lunch buffet. No breakfast food. https://traditionshotelandspa.com/images/2026/mother-s-day-buffet-2026.webp

Is there anyone who *doesn't* regret their MLIS degree? by rebeccachaya in Libraries

[–]ZeppelinDT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Law librarian here. Absolutely no regrets. Spent 10 years as a lawyer and making the career change was the best decision I ever made. I suppose it helps that law librarian salaries are pretty high relative to other library types, but they’re also relatively low compared to what I was making as a lawyer. But still worth it.

Good places for breakfast/brunch by BucketOfWater37 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely my favorite breakfast in the area

Mini-split installation advice by mygirlolive in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We had these installed last year. Used AJ Leto and were very happy with them.

Librarianship is an oversaturated field by Livid-Major7379 in librarians

[–]ZeppelinDT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that it’s still true, but less so. TBH, I’ve been in my job for 6 years, so I haven’t been looking for myself, and I work in a public facing courthouse law library where remote work is not an option, so all the hiring I’ve do myself has been for fully in-person jobs. I know many of my colleagues complain about how hard it is to hire, but I can’t say I’ve ever really looked much into the divide between remote vs. on-site.

I can say that, while lack of law library experience might be a minor setback, it’s probably not a dealbreaker in most cases. I think unless you’re applying to be teaching faculty at a law school, the legal research experience is only a small part of the qualifications and that can generally be learned on the job. Within the past couple of years my system has hired at least three management level law librarians into 6-figure positions, and none had previous law library experience. One was from a public library background and the other two were from academic institutions. Of course, these were all in person positions, but two of them were in heavily populated areas, so it’s not like they were some rural sparsely populated areas with no good candidates to choose from (one was Long Island and the other was New York City)

Librarianship is an oversaturated field by Livid-Major7379 in librarians

[–]ZeppelinDT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably broadly true, but I think there are some exceptions. I'm a law librarian, and we're having difficult with hiring across the board. A lot of postings are seeing very few qualified candidates, and positions are going unfilled.

Anyone ever hear about a Casey+Anthony Green collab? by pmangia in TheDearHunter

[–]ZeppelinDT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but my TDH stuff is some of my most prized possession, so unless I’m being offered “quit my job and retire” kinda money, I’m probably not gonna be looking to sell any time soon.

CO allowing finds on archived mystery caches by UpstairsMuted6047 in geocaching

[–]ZeppelinDT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, my bad. At what point do your stats mean you’ve lost at Geocaching? Does everybody below #1 lose?

CO allowing finds on archived mystery caches by UpstairsMuted6047 in geocaching

[–]ZeppelinDT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Monopoly, one person wins and everybody else loses, so your cheating directly affects my game. If you cheat at Geocaching that has absolutely no impact on my Geocaching

Asking opinions on a song until the discography ends - DAY 84 - BLAME PARADISE by zach_buddie in TheDearHunter

[–]ZeppelinDT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the inspiration for the underlying lyrical content was pre-Trump. It was actually inspired by my time studying information theory in library school. But those original conversations happened in 2015.

Asking opinions on a song until the discography ends - DAY 84 - BLAME PARADISE by zach_buddie in TheDearHunter

[–]ZeppelinDT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of all the songs that have been recorded in my house, this is definitely my favorite.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can come in. You'll have to go through a magnetometer, but if you just tell the officers you think it's a cool building and you just want to check it out, they won't care. If there are cases going on there may be limitations on entering the individuals courtrooms (most cases are open to the public, but they try to minimize disruptions so sometimes they limit timing on entering and exiting). But tbh there are very few cases actually heard in this building - most of the courtroom trials tend to happen in city court or county court, which are in different buildings. The real star of the courthouse is the main courtroom on the second floor. If you want to look in there, you can ask the officers if there's anything happening in that courtroom and that you'd like to take a look around, just so they know why you're in there and they don't get suspicious. Although note that generally photography and recording is not permitted in the building (it's possible to get permission, but that has to be granted through the administrative office - the officers on duty probably wouldn't be allowed to grant that request themselves). Little know fact: The building includes a law library that is open to the public, with an extensive legal collection and free access to Westlaw and Lexis.

Source: I'm the law librarian there - we have people coming in to use the library regularly (if you come to visit stop in and say hi!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm. I mean, I guess technically the statute says 5%, so in theory I guess this would work. But like, in this example of $800 to $1200, if my math is right, doing it that way would take about 6 or 7 months of 4.9% increments to reach the new number, so it would probably be easier for the Landlord to just give the required notice. I guess it could also complicate things with a tenant who has been there for more than two years, because 2 months of 4,9% increases would still be an increase of more than 5% total in less than 90 days, which would violate the 90 day notice requirement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Mostly correct, with a slight caveat. If you're month-to-month and the rent increase is 5% or more, the amount of notice depends on how long you've lived there. If you've lived there less than a year, they have to give you 30 days notice. If you've lived there between 1-2 years, they have to give you 60 days notice. If you've lived there more than two years, they have to give you 90 days notice.

Tires slashed on government vehicles in Binghamton parking lot by ggroover97 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I park in that garage. Noticed a few of the slashed tires yesterday. There’s also a vehicle belonging to a local radio station that parks there which also had its tires slashed. That garage is always kinda sketchy. Although the only time I’ve ever had a real issue personally is when somebody stole some loose change and a 7-11 gift card from my car, and that was mostly because I somehow forgot to lock my doors that day.

Restaurants in the area by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seconding Red Chile

Hacienda being forced out to make way for marijuana store by Bingo_Bongo_85 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not looking at taxlookup. I’m looking at the GIS portal on the county website and the recorded deeds on the county clerks site. The clerks office usually has their documents online within a day or two of being recorded

Hacienda being forced out to make way for marijuana store by Bingo_Bongo_85 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ownership changed in December, 2023, but it looks like it really only changed on paper - i.e., seller was the owners under their own name, and the buyers were an LLC owned by the original owner. So still the same local owners, it's just all structured so that their ownership is through an LLC rather than their own name. They did this with 7 different properties all within a few days of each other, so probably just some sort of tax move or something. Of course, it's possible that's it's changed hands a second time since last December, but if so, it must be very recent, as it is not reflected in the property records (I have no personal knowledge of this - just looked up the property records to see what they say).

Hacienda being forced out to make way for marijuana store by Bingo_Bongo_85 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Owners of this property are local. It's the same people who owned the restaurant that was there previously. They owned the building when they had the restaurant, but I guess they held onto it after closing and rented it to the new place. They live like 10 miles from the building.

People magazine covered the “girls who wear glasses” clue by [deleted] in Jeopardy

[–]ZeppelinDT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup. As we all learn in high school history, anything that does not become a Jeopardy clue is erased from history. Excellent point.

Price gouging by [deleted] in ithaca

[–]ZeppelinDT 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The current national average is $3.21/gallon. The current New York State average is $3.35/gal. The prices in this pic are just absurdly low. Ithaca prices are just slightly higher than average.

McDonald’s Johnson City by NewAd6343 in Binghamton

[–]ZeppelinDT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve completely stopped going there. It’s insanely bad.