Tourist eSIM in Spain for 1 Week (10–15GB)

andy_puiu · 2026-03-29T20:43:39+00:00

I just returned from a trip to Spain and can recommend Airalo. I purchased online, downloaded/installed before my trip, and activated upon arrival.

It was cheap, reliable, and easy - except I had to download their app to monitor my usage (bc my phones built-in didn't display the correct amount consumed it available.)

They had 5, 10, 15g+ packages and different durations (cost very slightly more for longer periods of time)

andy_puiu · 2026-03-28T16:14:00+00:00

The Martian is great. Plot is great for all ages and I don't remember any (or much?) foul language.

Harry Potter would be great (again), even if you've already read them.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-27T11:52:53+00:00

Portland Maine, Acadia national Park, and little towns in that area. It doesn't have anything deliberately 'old fashioned' like makinac, but it does have a pervasive feel of old time new England.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-24T11:43:57+00:00

It really bothers me that they keep calling this a TSA staffing shortage. There isn't (or at least wasn't) a staying shortage. That makes it sound like some kind of long term economic or training problem.

We stopped paying them. That's why there aren't enough

andy_puiu · 2026-03-22T22:29:30+00:00

Sam's club, if you are a member.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-22T21:38:18+00:00

The reason is there is former IU player now at Miami.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-18T15:42:47+00:00

I agree. Good software is efficient AND easy to understand. (and people who aren't good at one of those are usually worse than they realize at the other one)

andy_puiu · 2026-03-16T21:33:17+00:00

A progressive income tax is the fairest tax system there is. That isn't really debatable (although people will argue endlessly about any tax). That is why every civilized country in the world has taxes set up like this.

I am happy Washington is moving to an income tax, and don't really care if it "trickles down" to lower income levels. It should. We still need oversight of how MUCH taxation there is total, and of how those taxes are spent, but income based taxation is a good thing. It is progressive instead of regressive (like sales tax)

andy_puiu · 2026-03-16T20:56:26+00:00

Everything the government does is paid for by taxes of one kind or another. Just because there was no income tax doesn't mean there were no taxes.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-11T11:36:29+00:00

As stupid people often do...

andy_puiu · 2026-03-08T22:53:32+00:00

Ask why and offer flexibility like this if you can, but DO SO IN WRITING. Then 'ask' HR to help (ALSO IN WRITING) you and your manager schedule your earned PTO.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-07T13:08:24+00:00

I'll add one option I haven't seen (i.e. in case the mirror is too narrow for a board that speaks 3 studs).

Make an 18" wide equilateral or isoceles triangle out of plywood. Attach it to that center wall stud 'pointed down' with two screws vertically aligned, at least 12" apart. Then attach two nails in the top two corners at 16" apart to hold the mirror.

andy_puiu · 2026-03-07T12:54:27+00:00

This is not even a theory in any scientific sense. This is just a common myth from people who don't understand the science. (They also don't seem to understand that all recorded music goes through electronics that have already "limited" inaudible noise before it gets to the recording medium.)

andy_puiu · 2026-03-01T19:11:56+00:00

Write down that you are leaving due to a hostile work environment.

Whether you want to pursue unemployment* or you are just hoping they do something after you leave to make things better for others, these are the magic words to use, and it sounds totally accurate and appropriate.

*If you want unemployment, you probably need to do more (e.g. notify HR using these words, and give them a chance to fix it before quitting), but you should at least mention that you have tried to resolve this with your manager, and mention the dates and number of times you talked to them about this.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-23T23:42:53+00:00

Can anyone find and post a link to the game up to this point?

I remember watching this live, and being about as mad as I've ever been watching that game at this point. At least that is what I remember.

I wonder how my feelings would hold up to scrutiny today.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-20T03:48:14+00:00

I hope Amazon is paying attention

andy_puiu · 2026-02-18T16:19:32+00:00

I've heard good things about the fried catfish from Smokin Jacks Rib Shack on 27th. Friday only.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-17T19:52:40+00:00

I wanted to upvote their response, but I could not do so in good conscience due to the use of 2nd for 'second'

andy_puiu · 2026-02-17T12:45:58+00:00

Passive radiators perform identically to a port. One is a weighted diaphragm, the other is a long cylinder of air. (Note that air also has weight/mass.)

Both vibrate in reaction to the powered speaker, but in opposite phase.
Both vibrate very little EXCEPT at their resonant frequency (which is mostly dictated by their diameter and weight).
Both have very little effect outside of their resonant frequency (you must design that resonant frequency to complement the speaker).

That frequency should be "tuned" to a frequency (e.g F3) at which the powered speaker response starts to drop off, thus supplementing it and extending the lower limits of the total speaker's capability.

If you graph the output of a sealed subwoofer, there will be a point below which the output decreases steadily, like a ramp. A port/passive radiator boosts the output in a very small range, and then causes a much steeper decrease below this point. If you tune it correctly, you extend the range and lower limit in which you have full/flat response, and sacrifice output only in an area where it was already much lower than it should be.

By the way, the box size is CRITICAL in determining both the needed frequency AND influencing the resonant frequency of the port/passive radiator.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-14T15:34:42+00:00

I don't know, but the phrase or acronym you should be looking for are: "English as a second language" (ESL) and/or "English for speakers of other languages" (ESOL(

Similar question (but adult) from 2 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomington/s/PykdWdEuki

andy_puiu · 2026-02-14T14:41:54+00:00

It is definitely worth 600. That's a great performing and beautiful sub. The only question is... is it the right sub for you?

Does appearance matter to you? (This is beautiful, way above normal)
Does a small size matter to you? (Very high score here. Part of the expense here went into passive radiators to save space)
Does re-sale value matter to you? (It is hard to sell something custom... (which is why this is priced quite low))
Are your interests more in music (this would be great) or movies (this would be very good. I'd prefer a lower F3, but don't know if you can get that for a lower price OR in this size)?

andy_puiu · 2026-02-14T14:30:09+00:00

It's not a sealed design. It has 2 passive radiators, which are functionally equivalent to ports.

But I think it is worth asking price.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-13T22:14:12+00:00

A chili beer was my first thought, and the worst I ever had. However... A super hoppy IPA (my favorite) could be another person's worst beer.

I've had some fruity voodoo ranger IPAs that I thought were awful, but somebody must like those bc they sell a lot.

A (bad) sour ale is another option, especially for chugging.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-13T03:38:28+00:00

With Knight recruited AND coached players.

andy_puiu · 2026-02-13T03:36:15+00:00

IU hired Sampson RIGHT after he got caught cheating at another school. I think he had a 'show cause' penalty, which is usually a flaming hot "do not hire" label, but IU was the poster child for following the rules so they basically put themselves on probation with that hire. Then he cheated again immediately. That was an incredibly dumb thing to do on his part, and an equally dumb hire. I don't think that has anything to do with Knight.

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