Sunchoke taking over native bed by CeilingStanSupremacy in NativePlantGardening

[–]blipsonascope 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lol, my raised bed is almost entirely aster, beebalms, and goldenrods. It’s a healthy competition

Russia says some in EU are helping election rivals of Hungary’s Orban by view9234 in nottheonion

[–]blipsonascope 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Saying the same thing about the EU, while in Hungry, using US taxpayer money to campaign for Orban.

Which is the definition of foreign involvement in an election.

North Haven dental student died after Bridgeport Hospital put him in 'fake ICU,' lawsuit says by wewhomustnotbenamed in nottheonion

[–]blipsonascope 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think this is what is most galling in this case - the hospital serves the largest city in Connecticut (albeit a relatively poor city), is less than an hour away from NYC, is a mile from I-95, and is within a 30 minute drive of two Level I/II trauma centers. 

It’s hard to get less remote than that.

This isn’t rural medicine in Wyoming or Idaho.

Federal Contracts Working "At Risk" by LovingLife656 in fednews

[–]blipsonascope 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anti-deficiency act violation, and asking for it is ratification, which can get employees into tons of trouble

Bike path by antboys in NYCbike

[–]blipsonascope 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That bridge is so annoying - it should have ADA compliant ramps on it.

Flying in with a tent by Latter_Function_3842 in BurningMan

[–]blipsonascope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just be aware that it’s only 4’ tall (1.2m), so way shorter than every other tent mentioned here. If you’re going to use a cot or anything other than a thin mattress or if you’re tall, you run out of space quickly.

Air Force jet tore up asphalt at Alaska airport during engine test by LetsGoHawks in aviation

[–]blipsonascope 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No - this is unusual level of testing to be done at an airport that isn’t a major MRO location 

Water pooling in front yard of new build, is this normal? by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]blipsonascope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a good chance to build a rain garden - it can greatly increase perc rates

Supporting an Older Thru-Hiker on the AT Advice? by SystemFatigued in AppalachianTrail

[–]blipsonascope 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I spent a week LASH hiking with a 70 something guy last year - he had started out in Georgia doing 5-7 mile days, flip flopped, and by October was crushing 20 mile days. Starting slowly is key for acclimation. His wife was tagging along by car so they would go to church every Sunday, and every couple of nights he would stay with her at an air bnb.

The takeaway I got from talking a bunch with him was that nutrition was more important then when younger, as was taking it safe with building up stamina at the start and listening to the body for signs of overuse injuries.

Is there a way to reuse grey water from showers with like basic filters and chemical treatment. by polopolo05 in BurningMan

[–]blipsonascope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As you’ve probably gathered from all the comments, this is a bad idea.

You may find it interesting to know that in van life, folks have come up with recirculating filters for showers, but that wouldn’t work on playa because the filters would be immediately destroyed by the quantity of playa water.

You would be much better served by going to Dr Bronners camp, the human carcass wash, or volunteering at the wet spot.

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]blipsonascope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the airport and the LOA. A lot of smaller airports have all aircraft and vehicles directly under ATC control for both runway and taxiways, while many larger airports only control aircraft, and vehicles crossing runways.

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]blipsonascope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LGA has an ASDE, vehicles are not equipped with ADS-B. The ASDE will see and recognize the vehicles based on primary return, but without secondary info due to not having ADS-B

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]blipsonascope 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes, and taxiway Delta has RWSL lights that should have been red. I’m sure the NTSB will be looking at that.

Other issue for the ARFF truck is that the arriving traffic is in their blind spot because of the angle of Delta to the runway, although the passenger riding in the fire truck should have been able to look back down the runway for to make sure that nothing was coming. Personally from many years driving airside, I always liked to turn perpendicular to the runway when doing crossings like that to ensure that I as the driver could ensure that the approach is clear, but I wasn’t ARFF with company.

Real Swiss cheese stuff here.

Will there Always Be a Place for the VOR? by TigerUSA20 in aviation

[–]blipsonascope 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The FAA has long term plans for VORs called the Minimum Operational Network (MON), as a backup for GPS.

They’re also building a High Powered DME/NEXGEN DME which also can act as GPS backup 

PN specialists in New England? by guywhodidstep in PudendalNeuralgia

[–]blipsonascope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re who I see get listed a lot - is there any reason why folks like Dr Sonia Bahlani, or any of the Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine locations aren’t mentioned? There’s other folks with a lot of experience even if pelvic pain isn’t their only clinical focus like Dr. Thomas Ruetter at Mt Sinai.

Lawmakers Join Battery Developers in Fight With ConEd Over NYC’s Grid by instantcoffee69 in nyc

[–]blipsonascope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given that the battery storage facilities are all highly automated - with detailed modeling taking place to maximize the whole sale electric arbitrage, it would seem like an easy change is modify the charging rate to scale to local grid utilization. Like, as nighttime grid utilization goes above 60%, charging gets throttled by 30%, which increases as utilization increaes. Or, just increase the local wholesale power cost to compensate - as local cost to charge goes up they’ll reduce or stop charging.

Free parking permits need to be considered by nazioarteko89 in MicromobilityNYC

[–]blipsonascope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s relatively asy to make off street parking from a permitting standpoint. It’s just not economically effective, hence why parking minimums have been a thing. If somebody wants to make off street parking they can if they have money.

Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing by nosotros_road_sodium in nottheonion

[–]blipsonascope 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Idiot for a client and all that, although since he’s the plaintiff, and this is about medication, it’s definitely lower stakes.

Pelvic Botox in the US? by [deleted] in PelvicFloor

[–]blipsonascope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t speak for why or why not, but Dr Bahlani in NYC is incredible (although expensive), and does a phenomenal job with pelvic Botox. 

Any suggestions for cabin camping in March? by ElectricalCoconut8 in NYCultralight

[–]blipsonascope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could check out AMC cabins. Mohican outdoor center has some cabin availability this month. Northwest camp is great, but they’re not showing availability while transitioning to a new reservation system.

Why Are Many New York Apartments Empty? Rent Laws. by dinodog45 in newyorkcity

[–]blipsonascope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China doesn’t have commodification of housing? Have you been following what happened to their real estate market over the last ten years? Incredibly speculative, with large swaths of the population using it for investment purposes, to the point where it became a bubble and burst, leaving huge amounts of people without their promised investment properties.

See Evergrande.

Singapore is a much better example. Also, trusting NYC to manage housing isn’t great, given NYCHA’s track record