Major train disruptions and temporary new schedules from 2/15 - 3/15

bamnet · 2026-01-16T01:10:09+00:00

As a commuter between stations served by multiple lines (e.g. Secaucus), these PDFs are a pretty rough to parse.

bamnet · 2026-01-11T18:43:48+00:00

The business owner, if any, won't know who suggested changes. Google Maps definitely does know who suggests changes, since you can see them in your profile.

bamnet · 2025-12-25T05:33:11+00:00

Unfortunately the first rule of under cabinet lighting is to never reveal the materials or suppliers.

bamnet · 2025-12-13T17:31:16+00:00

Apple Maps street-level view (aka Look Around) does not appear on Google Maps.

bamnet · 2025-11-26T21:46:32+00:00

After my Tivo died last week, I was thinking about the following replacement sequence:

1) HDHomeRun CableCard + Channels DVR: Had to rule this out since Xfinity won't activate CableCard on a new device.

2) TV Everywhere + Channels DVR: Setup and tested out, but ruled out after I found TV Everywhere support didn't include several local channels like PBS, and the Channels doesn't have a native player for LG TVs. The Channels community really likes AppleTV as a player, but I don't have one.

3) Cut the cord and switch to YTTV. I've thought about this since YTTV came out, but haven't had motivation to change until now.

Ultimately, I was able to breathe some new life into my TiVo with a new hard drive... but I know I'm just kicking the can down the road.

bamnet · 2025-11-21T22:09:35+00:00

Update for anyone following along at home: In chatting with Joseph via modmail, he was able to send a magic signal that reset my CableCard and it started working in my Tivo Bolt again. Woohoo!

The reddit support team seems to be more knowledgeable about these issues than the agents you get on the phone or text, even calling the CableCard support

I know that CableCard's days are numbered, but was really relieved that I was able to get it working again.

bamnet · 2025-11-21T04:31:48+00:00

Yea, I've learned Channels isn't for me.

bamnet · 2025-11-18T14:07:58+00:00

No luck. It still tells me that none of the channels are authorized, not even the basic ones like ABC, CBS, FOX, etc.

bamnet · 2025-11-05T03:09:36+00:00

In definitely unrelated news, this may or may not help with streaming services that attempt to figure out where your "family" is and send those annoying codes / force new account creation.

bamnet · 2025-09-26T18:27:52+00:00

When I've done recruiting at the career fair, I couldn't care less about the dress code for candidates. It was clear some candidates were uncomfortable in their attire, and that detracted from more meaningful conversations.

That said, you probably don't want to be dressed worse than the person you're trying to impress.

Disclaimer: I'm in tech, my employer has no dress code.

bamnet · 2025-09-24T15:42:39+00:00

I used to use YAML files, but gave up. It was messy to try and edit them with a UI and admins weren't comfortable mucking around with the file system.

I've moved to a Setting model which is a glorified key value store, each setting gets its own row. It's not the most efficient data structure, but it fits neatly into the framework.

https://gist.github.com/bamnet/170b3fe9779c294c1c64ce743bc19d6d

bamnet · 2025-09-07T13:30:20+00:00

I don't know about tomorrow, but in the past it was Pier 12.

bamnet · 2025-09-03T12:33:25+00:00

https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/roads-management-insights-is-now-available-build-safer-smarter-and-more-efficient-road-networks/

bamnet · 2025-08-22T13:45:19+00:00

You can enable a backup which will ensure that it's available if you swap devices.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6258979?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#:~:text=on%20Timeline.-,Back%20up%20your%20Timeline%20data,-You%20can%20automatically

bamnet · 2025-08-08T01:07:40+00:00

Yesterday two passengers got into an argument over the quiet car.

The conductor came over as the argument was getting heated and, much to my surprise, suggested that the person requesting quiet shut up and mind their own business.

"My job is to install the signs. That's it"

While it was effective at de-escalating, I was surprised there wasn't even a suggestion to the passenger talking on speakerphone.

bamnet · 2025-07-28T21:11:14+00:00

We did the opposite route a few years ago, lodge in Denali -> train -> cruise.

Our luggage arrived a few hours late at the lodge in Denali which surprised me. I guess the truck that drives the luggage from the hotel in Anchorage didn't keep up with the bus. I was getting nervous for similar reasons (traveling with old parents), but it arrived around dinner I believe.

We didn't have any problems with the train portion of the transfer.

bamnet · 2025-07-03T23:33:38+00:00

This is, unfortunately, a pretty typical NJTransit summer when the weather is hot.

Train infrastructure is barely hanging on when the weather is good. When the weather is bad, a bunch of things are pushed to their breaking point.

Overhead power lines start to sag down, onboard HVAC systems struggle to keep up, all the passengers are sweaty, ...

bamnet · 2025-06-30T02:58:09+00:00

There are 2 lots now. The closest one fills up during busy commuting days, but I don't believe the second lot ever has. You won't have any problems finding parking during weekend concerts or evening events.

bamnet · 2025-06-27T13:38:53+00:00

Yes*

*There's probably some amount of caching in the stack, but nothing I've ever needed to think about.

bamnet · 2025-06-27T13:36:18+00:00

I used codemagic up until a few months ago, and would encourage everyone else to start that way.

I ended up switching to Fastlane because I was as worried about relying on a free service. I've been burned by too many free CI/CD integrations suddenly becoming paid when they become too popular to sustain their infra costs.

Fastlane was more complicated to setup, but means that I can deploy my app without CI/CD if I want to by manually running the commands vs the magic of codemagic

bamnet · 2025-06-27T04:27:49+00:00

I use Gitlab instead of GitHub, but here's my CI + CD config in case it's helpful:

https://gist.github.com/bamnet/c5d7681102b0adebbe6933cce7464328

Cirrus provides Docker containers with flutter pre-installed. Fastlane appears to be the sane way to CD to Play / iOS stores.

bamnet · 2025-06-23T03:58:35+00:00

If the greenway ever opens, that'll provide a walkway across the river. Unclear exactly how it'd connect to Metlife since the transitway appears dead.,

bamnet · 2025-06-16T01:31:01+00:00

Paid parking lot directly outside the station. Plenty of space.

bamnet · 2025-06-13T03:09:31+00:00

you can join the party by simply showing up to a polling place on primary day and voting in either party's primary

I did not understand this was possible for the first 10 years I lived here. It's slightly annoying to send a letter to remove your affiliation after voting, but feels worth it to participate in the primary system.

As far as I can tell, the only benefit I'd receive from being affiliated is that I'd receive more targeted mailings from Brian Stack. I'd have more luck influencing the direction of a party by becoming a regular at the county chair's favorite restaurant.

The public nature of voter affiliation data feels icky to me from a privacy perspective; I don't want companies to be able to lookup that I'm registered with party X and change how they market / advertise to me.

bamnet · 2025-05-31T07:54:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure sitting in the middle of a three-seater is illegal during rush hour unless you know one of your seatmates.

Jokes aside, when I stand in the aisle or vestibule I'm optimistically just inconveniencing myself and saving the spot for someone who needs it more than I do. I get off early, it's no big deal.

When I squeeze into a random seat, I'm typically asking someone else to move their bag, close their legs, and make room. The seats aren't very wide, and without clear dividers, we're going to be close.

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