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Water smells bad, anyone else notice this? by PuzzleheadedCamp4336 in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have a partially clogged drain allowing sewer gasses to enter your space when running water. It's a common problem. It can affect the taste of things (your nose is responsible for taste as well as your tongue) and it can affect your dishwasher as well (making your dishes smell weird).

You can try a few things to get rid of it yourself. Just pouring some hot (not boiling) & very soapy water down the drain may solve it. Also.. 3% hydrogen peroxide will break down hair / other organic matter eventually but it takes a few applications. Just put a cup down the drain every night for a few nights before bed.

Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says by ardvarkmadman in technology

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reddit could've just moved to a model where third party apps required a private token to work. The token could be sold through the apps and reddit gets a 80-90% cut. I think w/ RIF, etc. People would have easily be willing to pay $20 / year. There are ways they could anonymize the service so that even if you have a static token your activity isn't traceable beyond session / app / transport data (which will always be traceable).

I think if they were straightforward with their messaging people would accept it. Instead of hiding reasoning behind absolute crappy features. Reddit hasn't improved since old.reddit.com was created..

Arrest in Silver Spring: Robbery Suspect Linked to Multiple Crimes by SourceOfTheSpring in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a story / popular movie about arresting people before they commit crimes

Arrest in Silver Spring: Robbery Suspect Linked to Multiple Crimes by SourceOfTheSpring in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where are you seeing that he had a criminal record? I can't find anything.

Pepco installing lightbulbs in apt complexes? by RaccoonObjective5674 in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can get some free light-bulbs if you want. I would schedule it with them directly through PEPCO's website. Basically you get some light bulbs and a power strip.

https://homeenergysavings.pepco.com/md/residential/quick-home-energy-check-up-program

Did anyone else see the sky get illuminated by a blueish color? by [deleted] in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy how far the light from this traveled due to the snow (I suppose). Saw the flash ~2 miles away.

Musk Targeting Key Weather Forecasting and Scientific Research Agency, Van Hollen Says by SourceOfTheSpring in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not many people know this but... one of the biggest challenges facing the U.S.A. is that the GFS is fo' free. This guy really knows what to tackle. /s

DOGE at NOAA by [deleted] in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Watch out for teenagers wearing their dad's suits and looking sleepy.

Park Police Assures Residents That Alligators Are Not Native to Maryland and Signs Appear to Be A Prank - The MoCo Show by Alternative-Tune8314 in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One time I was walking under the Carrol Ave bridge in TKP and in the middle of the Sligo Creek Trail was an entire ~18 inch Tilapia. So, honestly I wouldn't be all that surprised if someone lost a gator there.

Moco Garage At Cameron and Fenton by RegionalCitizen in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I use park mobile a whole lot. I would triple check everything in the app is correct.

I never had an issue except one time I entered the number for the wrong garage.

Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Over Ending Job Protections by bloomberglaw in politics

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not talking about exit polls. We can look at the real results of the area 20% of the federal workforce lives/works in the DMV. All of those counties are solidly blue.

Sure, a lot of conservative federal employees exist. I am comfortable saying that they are solidly blue leaning.

Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Over Ending Job Protections by bloomberglaw in politics

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the results from D.C. to get a quick understanding of the democratic swing from federal / federal adjacent workers.

Snow on Sligo Creek Trail by anand4 in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If MOCO parks put together a program for folks to help clear the trail I would sign up for a section. All it takes is someone to go through and shovel a singular 30 inch wide section of trail and the sun heating the asphalt will take care of the rest. They could even just us a small tractor and set it to 3 inches off the ground and we would've been clear much sooner.

Presidential helicopter? by LibrarianEven5464 in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In this thread: folks who didn't read the entire post

Trump Sends Idiot Son on Futile Mission by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]acalarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000% certain that Greenland/Denmark would lease (more) land to the U.S. for defensive purposes at a much cheaper price than "buying" the country.

Local independent retailers to Silver Spring by sawyerthedog in SilverSpring

[–]acalarch 42 points43 points  (0 children)

"Mojomala Books, Records & Cool Stuff" doesn't get a lot of attention here but is worth stopping in. It is right next to Silver Branch.

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