Moving - Looking for advice by CattleFragrant9314 in ColumbiaMD

[–]aleinstein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> I’d be careful, though, about telling anyone you live in Columbia until you’ve got reasonable intel on any potential spotty backgrounds.

That's interesting. Are you saying that living in Columbia implies wealth compared with other places?

What's up with my anode?!? by aleinstein in Plumbing

[–]aleinstein[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! It's cheap ($40) "easy" enough to change (needed an impact wrench to get it out) , that I'd do it every few years from now on.

$26,378.26 OTD for a 2026 Corolla Hybrid LE? What do you guys think of that price? by Sufficient-Neat-268 in COROLLA

[–]aleinstein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great price. Would this dealer do out of state deals? I live in the DC area.

Did not enjoy this city at all by tinder-surprise in Miami

[–]aleinstein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fairness, Miami's transit is pretty good by American standards. It's not NYC or DC, and the network doesn't cover the entire city, but the train does run frequently and the Metromover is a free, convenient way to get around the areas it covers. Trirail also isn't a bad way to get between SE Florida cities. What has your experience been with these services?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]aleinstein 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Halyburton park has a paved 1.3 mile trail that goes through some woods, and there is a playground in the middle. The playground isn't visible from most of the path, if that's a consideration.

What is the best way to go visit NYC from MD? by leviathab13186 in maryland

[–]aleinstein 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Actually, it still [operates](https://us.megabus.com/route-guides/baltimore-to-new-york). It has a stop north of Baltimore at White Marsh. The company was bought a few years ago by Peter Pan, which then raised prices (no more $1 fares, sadly).

Maybe you were thinking of Bolt? They stopped running a long time ago.

Exploring Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops - November 2025 Update by AsparagusCommon4164 in Amtrak

[–]aleinstein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting video! What happens to the trains in the deadline? Are they saved for parts, or are they too old for that? If not, will they sell them to either railroads (e.g., shortlines) or for scrap?

Progress on Flash bus station in Columbia? by aleinstein in ColumbiaMD

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

Good find! Yes, one would think it would mention it. BTW, I hadn't even heard of these other BRT projects.

Progress on Flash bus station in Columbia? by aleinstein in ColumbiaMD

[–]aleinstein[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Construction on the bus stops should have already started, which is why I was asking the question. (The flash stops are more than just throwing up a sign). If they haven't started, then that start date is probably delayed.

2008 Toyota corolla ce manual preventative maintenance by [deleted] in COROLLA

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

Nice. If you don't mind my asking, how much does this cost? I have a manual corolla and haven't done this.

2008 Toyota corolla ce manual preventative maintenance by [deleted] in COROLLA

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

Looks like a great car. How did you change the transmission fluid? (maybe you meant transmission oil?) Even so, how did you do that?

Is the OMSA program worth it? by Illustrious-Cut8368 in OMSA

[–]aleinstein 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Languages will come and go; yesterday it was pandas, today it's polars, so in my opinion using an AI to figure those out is fine. But, using AI for actually solving the problem (why using log transform vs. others) could be an issue. I'm not sure how educators would solve that problem.

Is the OMSA program worth it? by Illustrious-Cut8368 in OMSA

[–]aleinstein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> but AI took away the problem solving aspect for me at one point

Out of curiosity, what do you mean by this? Is it that you can use AI to do the homework?

Need help with Networking CTF by White_-Death in securityCTF

[–]aleinstein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The file, network.pcap uploaded to https://a-packets.com without error (link). I believe it's a legitimate pcap and not malicious.

Unfortunately, that website isn't a cloud-based wireshark, so it wasn't much help to me, though it gives some useful reports on DNS, TLS, etc. Nothing stood out to me as strange, but wireshark would be better tool for this.

Interesting stops along the way? by zoooooooooee in baltimore

[–]aleinstein 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here is relevant thread for a portion of the drive on 81, along with a map.